Building Owners: Insurance Exposure May Be Wider Than You Know

Zurich North America Commercial sponsors real estate webinar: “Uninsured exposures: are you covered?”

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ever-changing building codes, hidden language in vacancy clauses, and blanket limits on multiple buildings are just a handful of the challenges building owners face when attempting to insure all exposures, said Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurer globally and in North America.

To help building owners understand the exposures they may be missing, Zurich will sponsor the webinar “Uninsured exposures: are you covered,” part of the GlobeSt.com webinar series.

The webinar will take place on Monday, October 18 at 12:30 p.m. EDT/11:30 a.m. CDT, and will feature a panel of real estate, insurance, and economic specialists, including:

• Tim Bunt , Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, CB Richard Ellis
• Mike Halvey , Head of Real Estate, Zurich North America
• Robert Hartwig , President of Insurance Information Institute
• Joffre Mishall, Property Claims, Zurich North America

The panel will be moderated by John Salustri , Editorial Director, GlobeSt.com.

Members of the media interested in attending the webinar should contact Brett Wood at 847.605.8826 or [email protected].

About Zurich

Zurich in North America is a part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries, including more than 9,500 employees in North America.

Zurich entered the U.S. market in 1912. According to Highline Data LLC (NAIC 2008), Zurich in North America (www.zurichna.com) is the second-largest writer of commercial general liability insurance and the fourth-largest commercial property-casualty insurance company, serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors. Zurich's risk engineering services in the United States are provided by Zurich Services Corporation.

Zurich, North America Brett McKenzie Wood , (847) 605-8826
[email protected]

Source: Zurich