INSURANCE GLOSSARY

B — Insurance Terms

Bankers Blanket Bond (BBB), Bid Bond, Business Interruption (BI).

Bankers Blanket Bond (BBB)
A comprehensive fidelity and crime insurance package for banks and financial institutions covering employee dishonesty, computer crime, forgery, robbery and in-transit losses under a single policy. A standard requirement in the banking sector globally, often mandated by bank regulators and correspondent banking relationships.
Bid Bond İhale Kefalet Senedi
A bond provided by a bidder to an obligee guaranteeing that the bidder will enter into a contract and provide the required performance bond if awarded the contract. If the bidder wins the tender but refuses to execute the contract, the obligee can make a claim against the bid bond. Commonly required in public procurement under Turkish Law No. 4734.
Business Interruption (BI) İş Durması Sigortası (BI)
Insurance covering loss of revenue and ongoing expenses when a business is interrupted or reduced as a result of a physical damage loss (e.g. fire, flood) at the insured premises. BI is normally purchased alongside a property (PAR) policy and is triggered by the same physical loss event. Key parameters are the indemnity period and the maximum indemnity.

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