Insurance for Life Sciences Companies

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Industry overview

Chubb’s Life Sciences Industry Practice (LSIP) has been a market leader for over 25 years. With over 100 dedicated and trained P&C Underwriters, Claims Professionals and Risk Engineers — we have the experience and specialized knowledge our clients, brokers and agents depend on.
What is Life Sciences insurance?

Life Sciences insurance offers specialized risk management solutions for organizations developing and advancing technologies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and related fields. Designed to address the unique exposures of the life sciences sector, this insurance supports companies as they innovate and expand globally with tailored protection and industry expertise.

What coverage does Chubb provide?

Chubb provides coverage for General Liability, Products Completed Operations, Clinical Trials, and Product Recall. Additional options include Errors and Omissions, Healthcare Liability, and Cyber.

Who is it for?
This insurance is suitable for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. It extends to clinical trials, dietary supplement companies, and digital health innovators. We also support contract manufacturers, packing companies, contract research and site management organizations, labs, distributors, and a variety of other life sciences service companies.
What services does Chubb provide?

Chubb offers in-house risk consulting expertise to help life sciences companies identify, mitigate, and control risk. Chubb delivers advanced services in business continuity planning and supply chain disruption, consultation and installation of water and temperature sensors to protect valuable facilities, and infrared thermography analysis to identify hot spots without disrupting operations.

Use case example

A Medical Device Manufacturer chose Chubb for its comprehensive property offerings, including unlimited business interruption indemnity and global capabilities, ensuring business continuity and regulatory compliance across multiple countries. The client valued Chubb’s simplicity in admitted coverage and consistent claims support for international operations.

Who we serve

Chubb has deep expertise across the spectrum of life sciences companies and their activities from start-ups to the world’s largest companies

Products and Services

From supply chain disruptions to the constant search for breakthrough innovations, life sciences companies face scrutiny, pressure, and ever-changing liability risks. Chubb supports our over 6,000 life sciences clients in their ground-breaking and life-saving work with our specialized and dedicated life sciences practice team.

Clinical trials insurance
Our clinical trials insurance and underwriting expertise meets the needs of companies that conduct clinical trial programs around the world and qualifies us to help you coordinate your trial insurance programs and avoid costly delays.
Errors & omissions (E&O) insurance
In an increasingly litigious society, it’s critical to have insurance protection against liabilities impacting professionals, the services they provide, and their company’s financial reputation.
Property insurance
Supported by our exceptional risk consulting, claims services, and global capabilities, our dedicated underwriters tailor your property coverage to meet the unique needs of your business.
Workers' compensation insurance
Companies of all sizes can get customized coverage with features like proactive managed care to speed return-to-work timeframes, fraud detection and prevention, and litigation and recovery management.
General liability insurance, including products completed operations
Extend your cover through our tailored products from our specialist underwriters and claims professionals, and our experienced risk engineers.
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CHUBB SPECIALIST PROFILE

Meet our Life Sciences Industry Practice Leader

Lee Farrow | EVP, Life Sciences Industry Practice Leader

“We pride ourselves on being ready with products and solutions that meet the emerging needs of these companies as they pursue scientific breakthroughs.”

Endorsements

Trusted to help manage your life sciences risk

BIO
Chubb is the endorsed property and casualty carrier for BIO – the largest industry organization in the world.
MDMA
We are the endorsed carrier of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), and members of the MDMA are eligible to access certain customized insurance solutions.
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Research

Middle Market Indicator

Chubb partners with the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) to support the Middle Market Indicator (MMI), a semiannual research survey launched in 2012. The insights gained through this partnership plant the seeds of new ways Chubb can support and protect middle market businesses in a rapidly changing world. The MMI polls 1000 executives (CEOs, CFOs and other financial decision makers) from middle market companies with $10 million to $1 billion in annual revenue.

Frequently asked questions

Our package policies include contingent business income coverage that indemnifies your company in the event of a loss from a covered peril to property of third party suppliers that disrupts the supply chain. We will help you to evaluate your contingent business interruption limits needs carefully by providing a basic business income calculator. For larger, more complex organizations we can assign you a business income consultant to determine what you need.

Perishable property is often the most critical asset of a life sciences company, so we understand that any malfunction or loss of power to refrigerators or freezers, or any introduction of contaminants, can be devastating. Our property policy includes all-risk ‘change in controlled environment’ insurance for spoilage of perishable property at owned locations, and in transit. It also covers contamination from bacteria, mold, mildew, viruses, microorganisms, pathogens, radiation, or airborne microbes.

 

In addition, we take a proactive approach to risks of spoilage and contamination, helping clients develop loss control recommendations.

We can review clients' third party contracts from a risk management perspective to help the clients and their attorneys identify potential liability risks that may be presented. We can work with clients' insurance agents and brokers to help ensure they appreciate these risks as they advise their clients on applicable insurance solutions.

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