The recent fire at Iron Mountain's facility in London has prompted us to
look at our own insurance provisions for records (particularly vital
records) held by third party storage contractors and on our own council
sites.
Our initial concern is whether we are only be covered for the value of the
physical records, e.g the paper (minimial amounts) rather than their
content/importance(which may be substantial if the Council was not able to
provide these for one reason or another).
I wondered if any list members could share their experience; particularly
whether:
1)They are only covered for cost of paper and how they manage this, (e.g
distaster recovery plans/being able to sue if negligence is cited).
2) They have different insurance arrangements for all/selected records?
(Does this exist for records you hold the records or are terms entered into
with storage contractors?)
=is it impossible to insure records?
Any feedback would be much appreciated and if members would prefer to reply
off-list; I will collate and anonymise any responses and feedback.
Many thanks
Caroline Ives
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