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Extra Expense
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Definition. Extra expense coverage pays the additional costs a business incurs to keep operating (or resume faster) after a covered property loss — such as renting temporary space, leasing equipment, or paying rush fees — over and above its normal operating costs.
Also known as:
extra expense coverage, expediting expense
Extra expense coverage reimburses the added costs you spend to avoid or minimize a shutdown after a covered property loss — the money you would not have spent if the loss had not happened. Think temporary rented space, expedited shipping for replacement equipment, a generator, overtime, or IT recovery costs.
It is the companion to business income coverage. Business income replaces the profit and continuing expenses you lose while you are down; extra expense funds the spending that keeps you up. For some operations — a data center, a medical office, a business that cannot afford to lose customers — spending extra to stay open is cheaper than the income loss, which is why the two coverages work together in a business interruption program.
Some businesses buy "extra expense only" coverage when continuing operations elsewhere is feasible and the priority is avoiding downtime rather than replacing lost income. Coverage is typically triggered by the same causes of loss as your commercial property policy and limited by the policy period and any sublimits.
Example
A fire closes a dental practice's building. To avoid losing patients, the dentist rents and equips a temporary office for $18,000 over two months. Extra expense coverage reimburses that $18,000 — separate from the business income lost during the transition.
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