Zurich Expands Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Offering

September 5, 2007 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Zurich Financial Services has announced an expanded directors and officers liability insurance offering for middle market companies in North America, which now targets private and not-for-profit companies with up to $750 million in assets and fewer than 1,500 employees.

Customers may choose from a menu of management liability products, including employment practices liability insurance purchased in conjunction with directors and officers liability insurance, fiduciary liability insurance, and crime insurance, offered in one policy form with one aggregate limit of up to $25 million, the announcement said. The middle market allows for the array of critical coverages to be packaged with risk management services, Salvatore Pollaro, senior vice president at Zurich, said in the announcement.

The recently enhanced risk management tools include a hotline service that offers customers confidential advice from senior-level attorneys at employment law firm Jackson Lewis. Other risk management services include a complimentary membership in the Society for Human Resource Professionals (SHRM) and HR Care – an online employment resource.

Zurich Financial Services can be found on the Web at  www.zurich.com .

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