Political Risk Insurance

Instrument Description

Chubb is a large publicly traded insurance company operating in 54 countries and territories. It offers property and casualty insurance to all sizes of enterprises as well as individuals. Chubb offers political risk insurance to cover losses from government, political and economic disturbances.

Chubb specifically covers:

  • “Expropriation & Discrimination:
    • Confiscation, expropriation and nationalization
    • Selective discrimination
    • Forced divestiture
    • License cancellation and breach of contract
  • Political Violence and Forced Abandonment
    • Damage to, or destruction of, physical assets as a result of physical violence
    • Abandonment of the assets or the foreign enterprise, or the abandonment of the operations of the foreign enterprise, as a result of political violence
  • Inability to Import/Export
    • Cessation of operations where exports are crucial to the business
    • Loss of products that are only of realisable value if exported
  • Inability to Covert or to Transfer Currency
    • Dividends
    • Shareholder loan payments
    • Intercompany payables
    • Proceeds of sale”

Eligible Projects and Transactions

Chubb offers its services to projects on a case-by-case basis after a full risk evaluation.

Eligible Regions

Chubb offers its services in 54 countries and territories around the world. These include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Eligible Countries

  • Flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • Flag of Australia
    Australia
  • Flag of Austria
    Austria
  • Flag of Bahrain
    Bahrain
  • Flag of Belgium
    Belgium
  • Flag of Bermuda
    Bermuda
  • Flag of Brazil
    Brazil
  • Flag of Canada
    Canada
  • Flag of Chile
    Chile
  • Flag of China
    China
  • Flag of Colombia
    Colombia
  • Flag of Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
  • Flag of Denmark
    Denmark
  • Flag of Ecuador
    Ecuador
  • Flag of Egypt
    Egypt
  • Flag of Finland
    Finland
  • Flag of France
    France
  • Flag of Germany
    Germany
  • Flag of Gibraltar
    Gibraltar
  • Flag of Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
  • Flag of Hungary
    Hungary
  • Flag of Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • Flag of Ireland
    Ireland
  • Flag of Italy
    Italy
  • Flag of Japan
    Japan
  • Flag of Korea, South
    Korea, South
  • Flag of Macau
    Macau
  • Flag of Malaysia
    Malaysia
  • Flag of Mexico
    Mexico
  • Flag of Netherlands
    Netherlands
  • Flag of New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • Flag of Norway
    Norway
  • Flag of Pakistan
    Pakistan
  • Flag of Panama
    Panama
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea
    Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Peru
    Peru
  • Flag of Poland
    Poland
  • Flag of Portugal
    Portugal
  • Flag of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
  • Flag of Russia
    Russia
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia
  • Flag of Singapore
    Singapore
  • Flag of South Africa
    South Africa
  • Flag of Spain
    Spain
  • Flag of Sweden
    Sweden
  • Flag of Switzerland
    Switzerland
  • Flag of Taiwan
    Taiwan
  • Flag of Thailand
    Thailand
  • Flag of Tunisia
    Tunisia
  • Flag of Turkey
    Turkey
  • Flag of United Arab Emirates
    United Arab Emirates
  • Flag of United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
  • Flag of United States
    United States