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Zurich Insurance Group

Political Risk Insurance

Instrument description

Zurich Insurance Group offers a Political Risk Insurance for a diverse group of potential clients, including investors, banks, contractors and other firms that face political risks in emerging markets. For infrastructure projects, the following risks can be covered by the insurance product: political violence, expropriation, currency inconvertibility, contract frustration, wrongful calling of bonds, and forced abandonment and other coverages.

Insurance policies can be issued for a specific project, on a contract-specific basis or for a multi-country portfolio.

Eligible projects and transactions

This insurance is targeted at long-term infrastructure projects in emerging markets, including telecommunications, energy, transportation and water infrastructure. This insurance is also available for projects and investments in the extractive sector.

Eligible regions

Not all products or services offered by Zurich Insurance Group are available in all jurisdictions. The following link provides an overview of countries where Zurich Insurance Group offers certain services: https://www.zurich.com/en/corporate/products-and-services/captive-services/global-captive-services-network

Key features

  • Size of Coverage: Up to USD 150 million per transaction.
  • Tenor of coverage: Up to 15 years.

Eligible Countries

  • Flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • Flag of Australia
    Australia
  • Flag of Austria
    Austria
  • Flag of Bahrain
    Bahrain
  • Flag of Belgium
    Belgium
  • Flag of Brazil
    Brazil
  • Flag of Canada
    Canada
  • Flag of Chile
    Chile
  • Flag of China
    China
  • Flag of Colombia
    Colombia
  • Flag of Denmark
    Denmark
  • Flag of Finland
    Finland
  • Flag of France
    France
  • Flag of Germany
    Germany
  • Flag of Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
  • Flag of Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • Flag of Ireland
    Ireland
  • Flag of Italy
    Italy
  • Flag of Japan
    Japan
  • Flag of Kuwait
    Kuwait
  • Flag of Lebanon
    Lebanon
  • Flag of Liechtenstein
    Liechtenstein
  • Flag of Malaysia
    Malaysia
  • Flag of Mexico
    Mexico
  • Flag of Netherlands
    Netherlands
  • Flag of New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • Flag of Norway
    Norway
  • Flag of Oman
    Oman
  • Flag of Portugal
    Portugal
  • Flag of Qatar
    Qatar
  • Flag of Russia
    Russia
  • Flag of Singapore
    Singapore
  • Flag of Spain
    Spain
  • Flag of Sweden
    Sweden
  • Flag of Switzerland
    Switzerland
  • Flag of Turkey
    Turkey
  • Flag of United Arab Emirates
    United Arab Emirates
  • Flag of United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
  • Flag of United States
    United States
  • Flag of Venezuela
    Venezuela