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Part 2: Contingency plan – longer-term absence – precautions

Contingency plan for SMEs: Longer-term absence – provisions for the future.

Welcome to smzh ag – Your partner for comprehensive financial and pension solutions. A longer-term absence of management or the business owner requires larger-scale provisions to ensure the legal and financial stability of a business. Private pension plays a central role in this regard in order to prevent Switzerland's Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) from taking any decisions. Our experts will show you how to protect yourself sustainably and best prepare your company and private circumstances.

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Emergency scenarios – What to do?

1

Ensure ability to act

  • Advance directive: An advance directive makes sure that a person of trust will represent your interests in case you lose your decision-making ability. This prevents any intervention of the Swiss Child and Adult Protection Authority.

  • Clear distribution of roles: Define responsibilities in the areas of personal custody, care of property, and legal representation.

  • Name successor: Define who is to assume the management of your company in the long term.

2

Plan communication

  • Internal: Inform family, employees, and business partners about your provisions at an early stage.

  • External: Keep your most important customers and suppliers informed about regulations in order to foster trust.

3

Ensure long-term financial security

  • Insurance policies: Review daily benefits, life, and disability insurance to offset any losses of income.

  • Liquidity planning: Build financial provisions to cover your business costs for at least six to twelve months.

  • Pension fund solutions: Make sure that your employees remain insured.

4

Guarantee digital estate and document management

  • Passwords and access rights: Document the most important access rights and ensure that they remain available for persons of trust.

  • Central storage of documents: Store contracts, powers of attorney, and further relevant documents in a safe place.

Our contingency process

Immediate assessment of the situation

  • Does an advance directive exist?
  • Are succession rules clearly documented?
  • Is there a financial buffer or insurance that can be activated?

Creation of individual provision plan

  • Definition of long-term corporate and succession strategy.
  • Integration of private and business protections.
  • Creation of a communication plan for all relevant parties.

Regular review and adjustment

  • Annual review of plan.
  • Adjustments to legal, financial, and personnel changes.

Our support in terms of long-term provision

smzh ag provides:

Pension and succession planning

Advice and creation of advance directives and succession plans.

Legal protection

Support in drawing up wills, inheritance contracts, and shareholders' agreements.

Financial planning

Optimization of your insurance coverage and establishment of a long-term liquidity buffer.

Call us or make an appointment online for a non-binding first conversation. We look forward to hearing from you.

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An advance directive prevents the Swiss Child and Adult Protection Authority from taking decisions on your or your company's behalf. You stay in control of your personal and financial matters.

You can name one or several persons of trust, whether they are family members, friends, or specialists.

Every two years at least or in case of significant changes in your life.

We help you establish and legally safeguard clear regulations for your business and family succession.