Resilience for Business

Extreme weather in Australia accounts for 19 of the 20 largest catastrophe events in the previous 40 years.There is little that individuals can do to stop extreme weather occurring in their location. However, controlling the level of damage that a business suffers and how the business recovers from such an event is entirely in the hands of directors and management of business operations. Failure to prepare for probable disaster events, to ensure that recovery from the most likely impacts can occur, is planning to fail. Regardless of the size of a business there are some basic principles that can be followed in order to increase the resilience of a business operation to extreme weather events. The following discussion guide provides a starting point for consideration of business exposures and recovery.

Considerations for Business Resillience to Extreme Weather Events

Further Information

For further information, contact Mr Karl Sullivan, General Manager Policy, Risk & Disaster Planning Directorate on (02) 9253 5155 and email ksullivan@insurancecouncil.com.au