{"id":1689,"date":"2026-10-14T07:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nrcpas.com\/life-insurance-guides\/key-person-insurance\/key-person-insurance-startup-growing-business\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T23:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:06:09","slug":"key-person-insurance-startup-growing-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nrcpas.com\/life-insurance-guides\/key-person-insurance\/key-person-insurance-startup-growing-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Person Insurance for Growing Florida Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Plan for the Business If a Key Person Is Lost<\/h1>
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What a coverage review covers<\/h2>\n

Start with the role<\/h3>

We begin with the person's role in the business and the goals the company is working toward.<\/p><\/div>

Policy terms matter<\/h3>

Benefits, premiums and conditions depend on the issuing insurer's underwriting and the policy you choose.<\/p><\/div>

Ownership planning<\/h3>

Key person coverage can be considered alongside buy-sell agreement planning when owners want to address ownership transitions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Plain-language answers<\/h3>

We explain insurance terms and how a policy may fit the business's finances in everyday language.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

By Nischay Rawal \u00b7 Published October 14, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Key person insurance is life insurance that a business buys on an employee or owner whose work it depends on. The company pays the premiums and is generally the beneficiary, subject to the policy terms and insurer approval. This page explains who it fits, how the process works, and what to check before you decide.<\/p>\n\n

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Not sure what your next step is?<\/h3>

Talk it through with our team — we can walk you through how a situation like yours is usually handled and what your options are.<\/p>

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What Key Person Insurance Is and Who It Fits<\/h2>\n

Key person insurance is a policy the company owns. It insures someone whose loss would hurt the business, such as a founder, a lead engineer, or the person who manages major client accounts. The policy helps the business plan for that gap.<\/p>\n

Early-stage companies and growing firms with only a few people carrying critical knowledge or relationships often consider it. Florida law limits who a business may insure. Under the Florida insurable interest statute<\/a>, a business has an insurable interest in a key person only if it gets that person’s written consent before the insurance is bought.<\/p>\n

A personal policy belongs to the insured and their family. Key person coverage belongs to the company, which decides how to use the benefit. How this works depends on the insurer, the policy terms, and the business’s structure. This is general information, not legal or tax advice.<\/p>\n\n

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Who to Cover and What the Policy Can Help With<\/h2>\n

The business should list the people whose absence would most affect operations. Rank roles by real impact, not by title. A founder with no daily role may matter less than the engineer who holds the only copy of the code.<\/p>\n

A business may consider the policy to help with:<\/p>\n