Ngata Ltd. insured under a loss of profits policy of Sh.16,000,000. The company’s premises were partly destroyed by fire which took place on 1 May 2018 and the business resumed normal operations on 1 September 2018. Given below is the information extracted from the books of the company relating to the policy: Period of indemnity is six months. Net profit for preceding financial year – Sh.8,800,000. Insured standing charges – Sh.9,600,000. Uninsured standing charges – Sh.1,400,000 Increased cost of working – Sh.5,000,000. Savings in insured standing charges – Sh.800,000. Reduction in turnover avoided through increase in cost of working – Sh.10,000,000 Financial year ends on 31st December. The following are turnovers for four months ended 30 April, 31 August and 31 December respectively.

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  1. Ngata Ltd. insured under a loss of profits policy of Sh.16,000,000. The company’s premises were partly destroyed by fire which took place on 1 May 2018 and the business resumed normal operations on 1 September 2018.

Given below is the information extracted from the books of the company relating to the policy:

  1. Period of indemnity is six months.
  2. Net profit for preceding financial year – Sh.8,800,000.
  3. Insured standing charges – Sh.9,600,000.
  4. Uninsured standing charges – Sh.1,400,000
  5. Increased cost of working – Sh.5,000,000.
  6. Savings in insured standing charges – Sh.800,000.
  7. Reduction in turnover avoided through increase in cost of working – Sh.10,000,000
  8. Financial year ends on 31st December.
  9. The following are turnovers for four months ended 30 April, 31 August and 31 December respectively.

Year

Sh.

Sh.

Sh.

 

Jan-April

May- Aug

Sept- Dec

2017

2018

22,000,000

24,000,000

50,000,000

25,000,000

48,000,000

31,000,000

 

10.  Owing to reasons acceptable to insurers, the special circumstances clause recommended the following:

  • Increase of annual and standard turnover by 20%
  • Increase of rate of gross profit of 2%

Required:

a) A statement showing the calculation of the amount of the consequential loss claim. 

b) Describe a typical case study of a company that suffered a major loss and the how it went through the compensation process.

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