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Transportation solutions

Professionally managed transportation companies with greater than $300 million in revenues require a long-term insurance carrier that understands the intricacies of the business, can respond to the complex needs of cross border operations and has extensive experience handling and mitigating claims.

Why Zurich?

Zurich offers a full range of products and services designed uniquely to deliver value for your business – whether you have claims or not:

  • Tailored solutions to meet your needs, including both traditional and alternative risk transfer
  • Underwriters with the experience and technical expertise to understand complex transportation accounts
  • Risk Services specialists who have the expertise to create a customized risk management program for various fleets, including hazardous materials, bulk carriers, specialized carriers and flatbeds
  • Dedicated Customer Service Executives (CSE) who will consult with you to collaborate and develop a customized claims handling agreement
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Solutions for trucking companies

Transportation Package Policy (TPP)

The Transportation Package Policy (TPP) is a total solution that combines the important coverages our transportation customers need into one policy.

  • Includes coverage for auto, cargo, commercial general liability
  • Optional per occurrence deductible, regardless of lines of business affected by a single claim
  • Broader cargo coverage than typically found in a standard policy
  • Eliminates gaps in coverage between lines
  • Flexibility to expand coverage to your terminals and garage

Customized services

  • Access to Zurich Environmental Emergency Response (ZEER) – no additional charge and provides direct access to a dedicated team of professionals who are experienced in spill related environmental emergency response and support
  • Risk services
  • Alternative risk solution

Complimentary and specialized products

Zurich offers products focused on meeting specific needs to reduce gaps in coverage, and lower costs.

  • Property (including crime, warehouseman legal liability and other property ) and boiler & machinery
  • Freight forwarders (up to $250,000 limit)
  • Pollution liability (sudden and accidental as well as site pollution)
  • Railroad liability
  • International operations
  • Intermodal containers
  • Environmental liability
  • Directors & Officers liability
  • Errors & Omissions

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