financial service industry

Financial Institutions Insurance

Insurance for Financial Institutions

Zurich has been delivering insurance solutions to financial institutions longer than any other insurance provider in the U.S. Zurich works closely with financial institutions, offering more than 20 coverages to help them better protect their assets based on the wide spectrum of risks faced by financial institutions.

For more information, contact:

Stan Bernard
Head of Financial Institutions, Property and Casualty
201-207-3974
stanley.bernard@zurichna.com


Alex Muralles
Head of Financial Institutions, Financial Lines
917-891-1643
alex.muralles@zurichna.com

Why choose Zurich for financial institution insurance?

Zurich has been a part of the financial services industry for 150 years, so we come to the table with extensive experience.

Zurich offers a full suite of financial services insurance solutions, including a proprietary package policy combining property and liability coverages for foreclosed and force-placed properties through our Lender Property Reporting (LPR) policies. And we have a dedicated team of underwriters experienced in working with financial institutions.

For financial services firms with international exposures, we can design and help implement a Global Master Program assuring compliance with all local insurance and tax regulations, as well as Foreign package coverages and trip travel programs.

What types of financial institutions does Zurich insure?

Zurich has a broad business appetite providing insurance and risk management services for many types of financial institutions, with a special focus on banks, credit unions, asset managers, and insurance companies and brokers.

Depository Institutions

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Comprehensive suite of insurance coverage for depository institutions that include banks and credit unions

Insurance for banks

Insurance for credit unions

Asset Managers

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Comprehensive suite of insurance coverage for asset managers that includes investment advisers, hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity, venture capital firms, and more

Insurance for asset managers

Insurance Companies

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Comprehensive suite of insurance coverage for insurance companies and brokers that include property & casualty, life, benefits, and health

Insurance for Insurance Companies and Brokers

Insurance Products for Financial Institutions

Zurich offers a “one-stop-shop” solution suite of insurance products, including Property and Casualty, Financial Lines, Cyber insurance, Trust, Mortgage Protection Policies, Lender Property Reporting, and International coverages:

Property Insurance

Zurich’s broad all risk property form addresses the exposures that financial institutions face including:

  • Technology Service Provider
  • Unintentional Errors or Omissions
  • Flexible Extended Period of Indemnity options
  • Better Green™ - coverage to rebuild to same or higher green standard automatically included via sublimit after a covered loss
  • Flexible Accounts Receivables, Valuable Papers, Computer Systems and Fine Arts limits
  • Ordinance or Law applies to all covered property and time element loss, not just buildings
  • Loss of Utilities includes overhead lines
  • Broad personal property definition includes Personal Property of others in your care, custody and control 

General Liability

Coverage highlights that include:

  • Broad Named Insured (includes Partnerships, Joint Ventures and LLC’s)
  • Automatic Blanket Additional Insured
  • Automatic Waiver of Right of Subrogation and primary non-contributory conditions
  • Drive-through Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Property Damage
  • Definition of Bodily Injury includes mental anguish, mental injury, shock, fright or death

Umbrella

  • Crisis Reimbursement
  • Essential Executive coverage

International Coverage

Coverage can include solutions for:

Exporter Solutions

  • Coverage for domestic companies moving into the global arena

Zurich Envoy®

  • Coverage for companies with an established foreign presence

Zurich Envoy® Global Property

  • Coverage for larger and more complex risks, our "all risk" property form was built with both domestic and global clients in mind, providing flexibility and alignment with applicable insurance regulations in all jurisdictions where we provide insurance.

Zurich Travel Assist

  • Provides concierge services (e.g., forgotten prescription, lost passport) and facilitation for medical and security needs

Management and Professional Liability

  • Directors and Officers (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), Fiduciary Liability and Crime
  • Professional Liability or Errors &Omissions (E&O)
  • Cyber

Workers’ Compensation

Flexible options that include:

  • Level and variable dividend options available
  • Loss sensitive programs available
  • Headcount retrospective options
  • Pay-as-you-go payroll options

Specialized Financial Services Coverages

In addition to the many traditional insurance coverages needed by most businesses, Zurich can provide specialized insurance coverages tailored to the needs of financial services firms, including:

  • Foreclosed Properties
  • Mortgage Protection Policy
  • Trust Properties
  • Repossessed Auto
  • Contingent Auto Leasing

Risk Engineering

Financial services businesses need to identify, assess and mitigate risks as components of a robust risk management program. Zurich Risk Engineering professionals can be central to that process, having extensive experience working with companies in many industries, including financial services.

In addition to the services of a dedicated Risk Engineering Services Coordinator, Zurich Resilience Solutions can provide a suite built to address the most frequent and severe risks facing financial services businesses, including:

  • Property and Casualty risk assessments
  • Water intrusion evaluation
  • Water Damage Prevention and Mitigation Program
  • Office ergonomics
  • Slip, trip and fall assessment
  • Fleet review and telematics implementation assistance
  • Access to Safety Source’s complete on-line video library
  • Cyber risk assessment
  • Access to Disruptive Event response and security experts
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Claims services

Zurich Claims specialists are strategically deployed across the U.S. and around the globe to help customers respond to and mitigate loss events, and to gain insights into ways to become more resilient against future losses, with:

  • An award-winning, Zurich-owned Customer Care Center available 24/7¹
  • Concierge Customer Service Executive, acting as a dedicated resource for all claims and related inquires
  • Access to digital programs that provide a transparent claims process
  • Knowledgeable and reliable claims staff with industry-specific expertise
  • When utilized, integrated Medical Management program yields a 63% reduction in medical bills costs, on average²

1.   Top Mid-size Contact Center as recognized by Contact Center World in 2021
2.   Zurich North America Claims Finance 2021

FAQs

Financial services institutions and related businesses – from banks and credit unions to asset managers as well as insurance companies and brokers – operate in a business environment that can change overnight. Further, they need the same property, liability, workers’ compensation and other lines of commercial insurance as other businesses.

Zurich understands that managing the complex risks facing financial services businesses can be particularly challenging in uncertain times. It is why we deliver a wide variety of financial services insurance products – from the traditional property and casualty insurance coverages all businesses need to specialized products attuned to the unique needs of companies in this important industry.