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Excess and Surplus (E&S) Lines insurance is an important and growing segment of U.S. insurance industry. While standard lines carriers or retails agents can cover many business needs, E&S can provide cover for new products, new business innovation or higher risk policies.

Christopher Lewis, Head of Excess and Surplus Lines at Zurich North America, discusses some examples and touches on upcoming risks all businesses should be paying attention to.

Recorded: December 13, 2022

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Workers' compensation insurance is the sixth largest line of insurance in the United States. But what is workers' comp? How does it work? And what are the challenges that companies face to control costs and keep workers working?

Featuring Mauro Garcia, Technical Director and Head of Workers' Compensation Underwriting for Zurich North America.

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Do you eat? If so, you should be interested in what crop insurance is and how it impacts American farmers. We also discuss the upcoming Farm Bill. Today's guests are Jason Meador, head of RCIS for Zurich North America, and Zurich's Director of Crop Insurance within the Government and Industry Affairs Group, Jeff Sands.

RCIS is Zurich North America's crop insurance business.

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What is captive insurance? And should your company take advantage of a captive program? Adriana Scherzinger, Head of Captive Sales and Execution at Zurich North America, discusses these questions as well highlighting the latest trends in this space.

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Houston is the 4th most populous city in the U.S. and no stranger when it comes to severe weather risks. Houston’s Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer Priya Zachariah joins the podcast to talk about leading the citywide resilience and sustainability efforts to help Houston prepare for, withstand, and bounce back from these severe weather risks and more.

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Recent statistics around car thefts are sobering. What can auto dealers, rental companies and other businesses with fleets do to combat the rising thefts?

Daryl Allegree, Account Executive with Zurich’s Programs & Direct Markets, and Mark Mikesell, Senior Customer Service Executive in Zurich’s Claims Department discuss real life examples and strategies businesses can adopt to mitigate their theft risks.

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EPL, or Employment Practice Liability, impact businesses of all sizes. Claudine English, Zurich Employment Practices Liability, Crime and Fidelity Product Officer discusses the 5 litigation trends that companies need to be aware of. Plus, she highlights some practices that can help manage and minimize your businesses risks.

Additional resources:

2021 EEOC Annual Performance Report: https://www.eeoc.gov/2021-annual-performance-report-apr#

EEOC Guidelines: https://www.eeoc.gov/

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From decreased stress levels to improved morale, there are plenty of reasons to love having a furry friend at your side during the workday. In this episode of Future of Risk, Paul Noffke, Head of Business Services for Zurich North America, talks about brining pups to the office and Zurich North America's pilot program for it.

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This year’s Global Risks Report by World Economic Forum continues to sound the alarm for climate threats such as extreme weather, climate action failure and biodiversity loss. David Edsey, Climate Director of Technical Underwriting at Zurich North America talks about climate related risks and how businesses can build climate resiliency.

Recorded: 6-21-22

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The world is becoming increasingly digitized and reliant on technology, which has created new risks and vulnerabilities. Michelle Chia, Head of Professional Liability & Cyber, and David Shluger, Head of Cyber Risk Engineering for Zurich Resilience Solutions, talk about the importance of cyber resilience and how organizations can protect themselves.

Recorded: 6-21-22