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title: "Does Business Interruption Cover Supplier Shutdowns?"
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# Does Business Interruption Cover Supplier Shutdowns?

Only if you have contingent business-interruption coverage and the supplier loss meets its terms.

Only if you have contingent business-interruption coverage and the supplier loss meets its terms. The cited guidance notes that the supplier may need to be named and suffer qualifying physical damage. Contingent business interruption (CBI) can extend protection when a listed supplier or customer suffers qualifying property damage that interrupts your operations. The Insurance Information Institute notes that CBI can be limited to physical damage and may require named supplier locations; a general supply-chain disruption is not automatically covered.

Check whether direct and indirect suppliers are included, whether locations must be scheduled, which causes qualify, and what waiting period and limit apply. Update the schedule when suppliers change. Ask about broader supply-chain cover if the risk involves road closures, labor shortages, or nonphysical disruptions.

## Related Questions

- [What Is Business Interruption Insurance?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/business-interruption/what-is-business-interruption-insurance)
- [What Doesn’t Business Interruption Cover?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/business-interruption/what-business-interruption-does-not-cover)
- [Does Business Interruption Cover Lost Revenue?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/business-interruption/does-business-interruption-cover-lost-revenue)
- [Does Business Interruption Cover Payroll?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/business-interruption/does-business-interruption-cover-payroll)

## Related Coverage

- [Commercial property](https://spot.insure/coverage/commercial-property)

## Sources

1. [Business Interruption and Business Owner Policy](https://content.naic.org/insurance-topics/business-interruption-and-business-owner-policy). National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Background; Commercial property; Business interruption; Contingent business interruption. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [What Business Income Loss Coverages Are Out There? Learn the Endorsements That Can Help with Lost Business Income](https://content.naic.org/article/small-business-insight-what-business-income-loss-coverages-are-out-there-learn-endorsements-can-help-lost-business-income). National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Top Considerations; Things You Should Know: business income, extra expense, service interruption, contingent business interruption, civil authority. Accessed 2026-09-25.
3. [Protecting your business against contingent business interruption and supply chain disruption](https://www.iii.org/article/protecting-your-business-against-contingent-business-interruption-and-supply-chain-disruption). Insurance Information Institute; Limits of contingent business interruption; Broader supply chain coverage. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Business Interruption Insurance FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/business-interruption).

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