Business continuity (BC) experts have been preparing for the US attacks for years, the Business Continuity Institute has said.
However, chief executive John Sharp said the events would cause business interruption insurers to look more carefully at their insured's business continuity plans.
He said: “This is what business continuity professionals have been preparing for, thinking through scenarios, like ‘What if we have no access to these facilities'.”
Sharp said London companies had activated their BC plans on Tuesday after the City was evacuated and they were cut off from their facilities.
“This is where the value of a professional business continuity plan comes into play,” he said.
“This is not just happening in the US – it's the implications worldwide.
They evacuated the financial district in Belgium and the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur and they all held businesses as well.”
Sharp said companies would have to become more aware of business continuity plans following the attacks.
“The insurance companies will focus very quickly on the effectiveness of business continuity and when they renew business interruption policies, they may well say the current business continuity processes are unacceptable,” he said
