If you are coping with a catastrophe that has had such a severe impact on your business that you can no longer operate, making a claim on your business interruption insurance can make the difference between whether you can keep your doors open or not. While weather-related claims are the most common form of business interruption claim, there are a wide variety of events that can occur that could be cause for a business interruption insurance claim. Power outages, telecommunications failures, computer hardware breakdowns, and simple human error can shut down businesses for extended periods of time and create large and unanticipated revenue shortfalls. Water and fire damage claims can cause damage that will need to be repaired, causing you to lose business.