Clinical Trials Insurance

Chubb’s clinical trial cover looks after the unique needs of the life sciences industry

Highlights and Features

What it covers

Our trials policy covers your activities for these areas:

  • Clinical trial liability in all trial phases

  • Liability for injury to a research subject, including no-fault compensation

  • Single clinical trials

  • Blanket programs

  • Domestic and multinational clinical trials

  • Drugs or medical device testing – including implantable devices and vaccines

  • Locally admitted, non-admitted and master policy programs

  • Fronting for large captive trial programs

  • Indemnity extended to clinical research organisations and ethics committees

Who it’s for

Our insurance for clinical trials protects businesses, institutions and professionals like these:

  • Biotechnology businesses
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturers
  • Medical device companies
  • Hospitals
  • Universities and colleges
  • Research institutes
  • Physician groups

Key Coverage Benefits

WORLDcert™

WORLDcert™ is Chubb’s state-of-the-art, interactive clinical trial insurance and certificate management system. Designed to make securing coverage user-friendly and efficient, WORLDcert™ provides details of clinical trial insurance requirements worldwide, relays important insurance information, and enables issuance of clinical trial insurance quotes and certificates instantly* – giving clients unprecedented control over the certificate and insurance management process.

*Instant certificate issuance available in 34 countries

Clinical Trials Extras

Chubb’s clinical trials product offers a range of extra covers for events . These include expenses incurred for product recalls, media relations costs following subject injury, medical monitoring of uninjured subjects exposed to the product, and liabilities arising from a breach of research subject’s private information.

Extended Liability and Extended Reporting Periods

We provide automatic extended reporting periods in line with local market expectations and regulatory requirements. Our trial product also includes our Extended Liability feature, providing certainty of coverage for future claims arising from a circumstance notified to us or correlated to a claim made against you during the policy period.

 

Case Study

How a strong, well-designed insurance programme multi-pronged coverage response deals with the challenges of a clinical trial

In a series of scenarios we explain the significant losses life sciences companies can face when conducting clinical trials – and the coverage needed to keep them protected amid ever-changing risks.

Why Chubb?

We’re experts in clinical trial insurance – and we care about your business

FAQs

Clinical trials insurance covers legal liability for injury to a research subject and, where required, No-Fault Compensation for claims made during the policy period or within the standard extended reporting periods (additional periods can be added if requested). The policy can be annual or cover the whole trial duration, where permitted. 

Clinical trials insurance is designed for organisations that conduct or sponsor clinical trials. The sponsor is the entity or person that initiates, organises and supports the clinical trial and takes responsibility for the overall conduct of the trial, including liability for injuries that may be suffered by patients. Examples of organisations that should have clinical trials insurance include pharmaceutical companies (solely or jointly with other research institutions such as universities and hospitals); private research organisations under a grant from government or from public donations; and publicly funded research organisations, such as universities and teaching hospitals.

Certificates issued within 24 hours for a select group of territories. 

Interested in this Chubb policy?

Have a question or need more information? Contact us to find out how we can help you get covered against potential risks.