Continuity guide

Regulatory, contractual and insurance obligations

Business continuity targets are often influenced by duties outside the continuity team, including contracts, regulation, insurance and customer commitments.

ComplianceContracts

Editorial review: August 11, 2026 · Adrian M. Westbridge

Inventory obligations

Maintain a controlled view of obligations that affect recovery time, notification, record retention or service levels.

Ownership

Legal, compliance, procurement, risk and business owners may each own different interpretations.

Evidence

Exercises, training records and plan reviews may be useful evidence where contracts or governance require continuity arrangements.

Not legal advice

This site does not determine whether a particular law, regulation or contractual clause applies.

Business continuity is organization-specific. Recovery priorities, legal duties, safety requirements, contracts, insurance terms and technical recovery methods should be validated by the responsible people in the organization.