Insurance for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity Firms

Whether you’re a private equity company performing due diligence on a potential acquisition or a company entering a transaction independently, finding the right insurance for risks involving your M&A transactions requires a level of expertise that not every insurer can offer. Our experienced professionals work with small, medium-sized, and large companies and have a deep understanding of private equity firms and their specific requirements for mitigating risk, as well as a portfolio of products and services that can be tailored to meet your needs.
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Products & Services

Specialized M&A and PE insurance can cover you against many forms of risk inherent in mergers and acquisitions

Before closing, our transactional risk products that facilitate M&A – such as representations, and warranty and tax indemnity coverage – allow parties to efficiently allocate the risk. After closing the transaction, existing casualty liabilities can be managed through loss portfolio transfers and close-outs, and a variety of liability products and directors and officers insurance.

Chubb also offers a range of ongoing insurance products, detailed below. 

Management liability insurance
Chubb’s suite of management liability products are specifically designed to address the exposures of private and not-for-profit companies. Regardless of your size or industry, we have an insurance solution for you.
Global transactional risk insurance
This covers both the buyer and seller for risks connected to the underlying deal in a merger and acquisition.
Multinational insurance
U.S.-based companies with global operations want their insurance programs to be consistent across their sites and operations. Chubb’s tailored multinational coverage can help smooth that process.
Cyber insurance
Our cyber enterprise risk management insurance covers business interruption loss due to a network failure or attack, as well as investigation costs, legal costs, and other expenses.
Property insurance
Supported by our exceptional risk engineering, 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 management, and litigation and recovery management.

Commercial package insurance

In addition to coverage for large, multinational companies, Chubb insures small and midsize businesses with three package policy options — Business Owners Policy (BOP), Benchmarq, and Customarq. Each combines property, business income, and general liability insurance, and can be tailored for your specific exposures. 

  • Business owners policy (BOP)

    Insure your small business with this customizable insurance package policy. It offers a combination of property, business income, crime, employment practices liability, cyber, and general liability coverages, as well as the ability to add supporting insurance solutions specifically tailored to your small business needs.

  • Benchmarq

    Designed to be scalable for small to midsize businesses, Benchmarq is a flexible, customizable package including property, business income, and general liability insurance. Featuring enhanced base coverages that are broader than the industry standard, Benchmarq makes it easy to add protections as your business grows or risks evolve.  

  • Customarq

    Our proprietary package product offers midsize businesses property, business income, and general liability insurance with a wealth of options to suit your needs. Customarq’s modular approach provides unmatched flexibility to protect against global exposures and industry-specific perils, and to quickly respond to emerging and evolving risks.

Seth Gillston
CHUBB SPECIALIST PROFILE

Meet our Private Equity Industry Practice Leader

Seth Gillston | EVP, Private Equity Industry Practice Leader

“We want to be responsive, we want to be creative, and we want to be on the forefront of meeting the needs of the ever-changing private equity landscape.”

FAQ

These days many mergers and acquisition transactions have a multinational component and Chubb’s dedicated M&A/private equity team has broad and deep expertise supporting transactions that span a number of geographic regions. Our Worldview® platform enables clients to track every aspect of their M&A insurance programs.

Our M&A insurance covers thousands of transactions every year and we are one of the largest directors & officers liability portfolio carriers for private equity firms in North America. Our dedicated underwriting team has extensive experience and is backed by state-of-the-art service and technology capabilities, providing clients with the assurance that their M&A insurance program enables deals to be executed seamlessly and on time.

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