When does Contingent Business Income and Extra Expense apply?

Contingent Business Income and Extra Expense coverage is designed to protect a business from loss of income and additional expenses incurred due to a disruption in the operations of another business that is crucial to its operations. This often involves scenarios where the insured relies on another business for its supply chain, operations, or services.

The correct choice focuses on a situation where the insured suffers a financial loss because an essential supplier's equipment has malfunctioned, leading to business interruption. This indicates that the insured's income is affected not by their own property loss, but rather by the breakdown at a third-party location that they do not own or operate. This coverage allows businesses to mitigate loss when they are impacted by instabilities in organizations that have a direct link to their operational capacity.

Other options do not accurately represent the scenarios where this particular coverage is applicable. For instance, experiencing a loss directly is associated more with first-party coverage, rather than the contingent nature of this coverage. The reference to a major disaster affecting the entire industry suggests a different type of coverage that addresses broader economic consequences rather than specific operational dependencies. Lastly, vandalism of the insured's property pertains to direct loss or damage coverage rather than contingent income scenarios, which specifically rely on interruptions caused by third parties.