
Insurance for Retailers
Why choose Zurich for Retail Business insurance?
The world of retail continues to transform. Zurich provides a multiline solution for best-in-class retailers, including Property, General Liability, Commercial Auto, Workers’ Compensation, Cyber, Employment Practices, Directors and Officers, Errors and Omissions, and International.
Targeted classes for retail businesses
- Clothing and shoes stores
- Luggage and jewelry stores
- Retail bakeries
- Eyeglass stores
- Stationery and bookstores
- Computer and electronics stores
- Hobby, craft, and musical instruments stores
- Furniture and home furnishing stores
- Department stores
Retail Businesses resources
Insurance solutions for Retail Businesses
The Property Portfolio Protection (PPP), Zurich’s broad all-risk Property form, addresses exposures that retail companies face.
Coverage highlights include, but are not limited to:
- Peak Season Endorsement
- Merchandise sold but not delivered-selling price
- Brands and Labels Included
- Consequential loss to undamaged stock included
- Flexible Transit and Unnamed Locations limits available
- Unintentional Errors or Omissions
- Better GreenTM – coverage to rebuild to same or higher green standard is automatically included via sublimit after a covered loss.
- Computer Systems (excluding Electronic data)
- Equipment Breakdown coverage included with no sub-limit
- Ordinance or Law applies to all covered property and time element loss, not just buildings
- Tailored valuation provisions – No coinsurance contract
- Loss of Utilities includes overhead lines
- Unscheduled Locations time element coverage sublimit in base Business Income with Extra Expense form
- Broad Named Insured includes partnerships, joint ventures and LLCs
- Automatic Blanket Additional Insureds
- Automatic Waiver of Right of Subrogation and Primary Non-contributory conditions
- Incidental Medical Services, Good Samaritan Acts and Co-Employee extensions
- All perils included for property damage to Premises Rented to You
- Definition of Bodily Injury includes mental anguish, mental injury, shock, fright or death
- Broadened contractual liability
- Level and variable dividend options available
- Loss-sensitive programs available
- Flexible payroll reporting options
Broadening coverage endorsement adds 23 extensions in one form, including:
- Lease or Loan Gap
- Employees as insureds
- Waiver of subrogation (when required by contract)
One of the industry’s largest networks, providing coverage in 200+ countries and territories.
- 3,000+ dedicated multinational experts worldwide
- 7,500+ claims experts globally with 550 certified in handling multinational claims
- 950+ Risk Engineers and Consultants
- Marine stock throughput
- Directors and Officers Liability (D&O)
- E&O/Professional Liability
- Cyber
- Zurich Business Travel Solution with broad coverage for medical care, repatriation, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), loss of personal property and more
- Kidnap & Ransom coverage with up to $5 million in limits and access to a premier
Meet our Retail Business specialists
Ready to do business, but don't have a broker? Find a broker

Risk Engineering
Through Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), we provide specialized insights and tools to support our customers with solutions addressing traditional and evolving risks – above and beyond insurance.
Learn more
Claims Services
Zurich Claims specialists are strategically deployed in the U.S. and around the globe to help customers mitigate and respond to loss events, and to gain insights into becoming more resilient against future losses.
Learn moreFAQs
Organizations that should consider retail insurance protection include:
- Clothing and shoes stores
- Luggage and jewelry stores
- Retail bakeries
- Eyeglass stores
- Stationery and bookstores
- Computer and electronics stores
- Hobby, craft, and musical instruments stores
- Furniture and home furnishing stores
- Department stores