Solutions for an evolving public sector

Zurich’s proprietary property forms offer flexibility through broad coverage with numerous optional property extensions including:

• Hacking event or computer virus attack
• Decontamination expense
• Blanket by-laws, increased cost of construction
• Land improvements
• Master key replacement
• Proof of loss/claims preparation cost (professional fees)
• Valuable papers and records

• Builders risk maximum $5 million
• Equipment breakdown
• Optional integrated equipment breakdown coverage — combined property and boiler machinery deductibles
• Included coverage for emergency generators, A/C systems, boiler and pressure vessels, pumps and compressors, transformers and stationary electrical equipment

Whether the loss is from computer fraud, property destruction, employee theft or forgery, we have the crime insurance to help you protect your organization. Zurich provides easy-to-understand, customizable criminal insurance solutions including:

• Comprehensive dishonesty
• Disappearance
• Destruction

• Employee dishonesty
• Loss inside and outside premises
• Money orders and counterfeit paper currency
• Depository forgery
• Computer fraud and funds transfer
• Professional fees
• Rewards
• Telecommunication theft
• Unauthorized business card use
• Transportation of property by armoured car

Zurich offers a wide variety of coverages, terms and services designed for inland marine transportation that address public sector customers’ needs including:

• Mobile equipment
• Contractors equipment
• Scheduled property floaters

Zurich is able to provide inland marine solutions both packaged within the property form and independent from the property coverage when appropriate.

Protect your organization with coverage that anticipates current and emerging risks. Zurich custom casualty products provide streamlined solutions with substantial limits to meet your community’s needs. 

Our primary casualty coverage includes:

• Capacity up to $5  million per occurrence with multiple aggregates available:
• Commercial general liability (CGL) wordings designed for public entities:
• Crisis management expense:
• Limited professional liability services:
• Owned and non-owned watercraft (up to 16 metres):
• Non-owned auto:
• Named insured to include elected or appointed officials, directors or executive officers, members of any of your agencies, boards or commissions, committees of council, employees, volunteer workers and student interns (only for acts within the scope of their employment by you or while performing duties related to the conduct of your business).

Human error occurs in every sector. Zurich’s specialists can offer solutions for mitigating liability exposures for a broad range of professionals on a claims made basis. Public officials errors and omissions coverages include:

• Conflict of interest 
• Legal expense 
• Counsellor vs. counsellor legal expense
• Employment practices liability (EPL) including indemnity and defence expense

Educators legal liability errors and omissions coverage includes:

• Employment incident aggregate
• Defence reimbursement

Zurich’s auto solutions offer qualifying customers a policy with the capability to grow along with your public sector organization. Coverage includes:

• Capacity up to $5 million per occurrence with higher limit available
• Per occurrence deductible 
• Replacement cost coverage (limitation period applies)
• City owned and/or transit operations
• Zurich environmental emergency response (ZEER)