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Casualty Lines


Casualty line of business within Tata AIG aims at providing customised liability insurance solutions of Public Liability, Product Liability and Employer's Legal Liability insurance. The insurance policies are designed to meet risk transfer needs, statutory needs or contractual needs of Corporates across the board. Our Liability solutions cater to risk mitigation needs of smallest of business organizations to the largest of Multinational business operator from across the Industry. We indemnify our insured against demand of legal damages/compensation and legal defense costs on account of claims from third parties due to bodily injury or property damage that may have been accidentally occurred owing to insured's business operations.

Why should you Insure with Tata AIG? 
 
• Tata AIG has the ability to issue internationally accepted Policy wording, which can stand legal scrutiny across all jurisdictions around the world.

• A Duty to Defend policy providing unmatched claims handling ability.

• Flexibility in giving internationally accepted Occurrence Based or traditional Claims Made Format.

• Tata AIG can design Global Master Control Programmes for the discerning Indian multinational like yours having a presence throughout the world. When your business transcends geographic boundaries, Tata AIG can help you design worldwide liability programme with central control over locally admitted policies or an unmatched shield that grants both Excess and Difference in Conditions coverage.

• Our claims personnel in 130 countries are well networked with local lawyers and deal with leading local adjusters and surveyors, on a daily basis. This gives you an unmatched defence.

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Our capability to deliver un-matched solutions and global services come from our lineage. AIG's global presence places us in a unique position to offer a worldwide liability programmes, centrally controlled from the Indian headquarters of insured. The liability policies offer a wide range of options to customize market needs such as:

• Policy option of Claims-Made or Occurrence-based forms
• Duty to defend benefits
• Worldwide claim service assistance
• Very Large appetite for risks complex or simple alike.

Public / General Liability Insurance

Overview
 
Public Liability Insurance offers cover for third party liabilities (Bodily Injury / Property Damage) arising out of the premises occupied by the Insured and legal costs incurred in connection therewith. The policy can be extended to cover legal expenses arising out of Pollution, Act of God Perils, Transportation of Hazardous Substances, Carriage of treated effluents etc.

Customer Profile
 
This policy can be offered for manufacturing premises, Godowns / Warehouses. While this addresses the requirements of the manufacturing enterprises, other non manufacturing entities like IT companies, BPOs, Hotels, Schools, Restaurants and Clubs, can avail of this insurance cover.

Depending upon your nature of operations Tata AIG Can customize your Public Liability Insurance policies as follows:

• Public Liability Industrial Risks - For Manufacturing Units.
• Public Liability Non Industrial Risks - For Non Manufacturing entities like IT companies, BPOs, Hotels, Schools, Restaurants and Clubs
• Public Liability Act - For all business units handling hazardous substances as per Public Liability Act, 1991.


Tata AIG Advantage
 
Tata AIG's public liability coverage option gives you the freedom to choose between:

• Commercial General Liability and traditional Claims Made Wordings
• Duty to Defend and Reimbursement Type Wordings
• Claims Made and Occurrence Based wordings
• Defense Costs in addition and Defense Costs Inclusive covers
• Retention and Deductible based coverage

Product Liability Insurance

Overview
 
Product Liability Insurance indemnifies the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, and retailer against third party liability arising out of the sale of products by the manufacturer. The liability may arise due to:

• A defect in the product, which has been used by the consumer
• A defect in the packaging, which has compromised the safety of the product
• Inappropriate usage of the product by the consumer due to absence of labels indicating usage precautions / warnings or
• Wrong instructions in the label causing the liability.

Customer Profile

All Manufacturing units and all those in the chain of supply whether in the wholesale or retail trade, Loan License and Contract Manufacturers, On-behalf Producers as also those on the marketing or the branding side, have Product Liability exposures and therefore the target market for this class of business is enormous. Also we intend to be of service to the large Indian Exporting Community who may be contractually bound to effect Product Liability Insurance.

Tata AIG Advantage
 
Tata AIG's public liability coverage option gives you the freedom to choose between:

• Duty to Defend and Reimbursement Type Wordings
• Flexibility in giving Internationally accepted Occurrence based wordings or traditional claims made format
• Worldwide Jurisdiction for Global exports
• Defense Costs in addition and Defense Costs Inclusive covers
• Flexibility to add your buyer / reseller as Additional Insured / Named Vendor under scope of the policy

Commercial General Liability

TATA AIG offers world's favourite liability policy "Commercial General Liability (CGL)" to discerning Indian Multinationals to cater to their unique Insurance needs. AIG's global presence places us in a unique position to offer a worldwide liability programme, centrally controlled from our India headquarters.

Overview
 
The Commercial General Liability policy is the ideal policy for organisations that are proactive in their approach towards Liability issues. It is accepted the world over as the complete policy to provide seamless protection to the Insured. It's a modular policy and it covers third party liability arising from various business exposures such as:

• Premises Operations
• Products and Completed Operations
• Advertising and Personal injury
• Supplemental Payments such as Fire Damage Limits and Medical Expenses

Customer Profile
 
• Indian Companies that have global operations
• Foreign Companies with a CGL Policy in other Jurisdictions, looking to extend that to their Indian operations.
• Companies who are contractually bound to carry Occurrence based liability cover
• Exporting companies who would prefer claim handling abilities in all major jurisdictions

Tata AIG Advantage
 
Tata AIG's public liability coverage option gives you the freedom to choose between:

• Our policy is a duty - to - defend policy, which means that having paid the premiums, you have almost entirely outsourced the Claims handling to us. From the point of Notice of claims, we defend you. Our claims department, in the country where the claim has arisen, handles the enquiry into the claim, pays the lawyers and handles the defence till the claim is brought to a logical conclusion by proceedings. What we bring on the table are:
 - Expert claims handling through experienced claims department of the AIG office of the country where the claim may arise.
 - Expert legal help (AIG goes only to extremely competent and renown legal counsel) at most economic rates. AIG promises volume business to lawyers and therefore can drive their fees down thus helping you cut down your legal expenses. Mitigation of the financial claim helps you in all renewals thereafter.
 - As an independent third party, AIG helps to bring objectivity into Claims proceedings, which can help protect your position if the claim is not entirely legally tenable against you.
 - You would appreciate that when we are handling your claims (up to the adequacy of the LOL), your funds are not tied up in legal expenses etc. and the alternate use of funds is available to you. This can mean enormous relief when you are looking at mounting legal expenses in litigious jurisdictions.
 - An assurance from your end at the time of the claim to the Board and Senior Management that the insurance company is handling the claim.
• CGL also offers important coverage in terms of Personal & Advertising Inquiry covering legal claims brought on account of libel/slander/wrongful eviction or detention on the premises.
• CGL provides a Special Medical Payments cover where any first aid rendered to a third party for an accident on insured premises is settled on a no-fault liability basis without any deduction towards an excess/deductible.
• CGL is issued on internationally accepted wording which satisfy the most discerning insurance buyers across even highly litigious jurisdictions. So with Tata AIG insurance - you never need to worry about acceptability of your wording.

Workmen's Compensation Policy

Overview
This policy covers the legal liability of an Employer to an unlimited extent, under the Workmen's Compensation Act, The Fatal Accidents Act, and at Common Law. This liability devolves statutorily on the employer if his employee, falling under the purview of the definition of "Workman", suffers death, bodily injury (both temporary and permanent), and disease arising out of and in the scope of his employment.

Customer Profile
All manufacturing units with employees who fall under the purview of the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Act, 1923 have Employers' Liability exposures under the Act. All business organisations have Employers' Liability exposures under Common Law and such organisations form the target market for this class of business.

Tata AIG Advantage
Indian multinationals who have Workmen's Compensation needs in various countries around the world can opt for global policies from Tata AIG, which leverage AIG's presence in more than 130 countries. Tata AIG can issue locally admitted and non-admitted policies as per the demands of the jurisdiction in which the multinational operates.

Excess / Umbrella Liability Policy

Overview
 
The policy is an Occurrence based policy (can also be issued on a Claims Made basis) and covers liabilities arising due to bodily injury, Property damage, Personal injury or Advertising injury devolving on the insured caused either by an Occurrence or arising out of liability assumed under an "Insured Contract". It is triggered when either the applicable limits of insurance of the underlying policies are exhausted or when the damages covered under the umbrella are not covered by the underlying insurances.

Customer Profile
 
Companies which are multinational in character and have autonomous operations in various countries and jurisdictions where liability exposures differ considerably.

Tata AIG Advantage 
 
Tata AIG's public liability coverage option gives you the freedom to choose between:
• Offers Excess and Umbrella Covers for all the following types of Policies
 - Public Liability Insurance
 - Product Liability Insurance
• Umbrella also a Duty-to-defend policy based on the CGL format.
• International claims handling expertise stretching to more than 130 countries.
• Coverage can be written on both Claims Made and Occurrence Formats.
• Among the few underwriters who can provide both Worldwide jurisdiction Primary and Umbrella coverages not only in India but also worldwide.
• Experience and ability to handle all types of Large and Commercial Liability risks.

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To add to our capability, Tata AIG also offers various Non-traditional Insurances like:-

Contaminated Products Insurance

Overview
 
Manufacturers and retailers in the Food and Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Tobacco and Cosmetic Industries have a significant investment in the integrity of their products. An event that jeopardizes the quality of these products - or the customer's faith in them - directly impacts the company's bottom line.

In the last few years, a number of Companies have devastating effects of a Product Contamination Incident.
The chain of events triggered by an incident can include:

• Drop in sales/loss of market share
• Decline in customer confidence
• Diminished brand loyalty
• Loss of retail shelf space
• Forfeiture of your right to supply
• A full scale Product Recall
• The financial impact of a Product Contamination incident - whether accidental or deliberate - can be devastating to your Company.

Tata AIG Contaminated Products Insurance provides coverage for wide range of expenses, which include:

• Costs incurred to recall, inspect, destroy and replace Insured's products.
• Lost net profit as a result of lost sales of the contaminated product.
• Expenses incurred to rehabilitate the product and return sales to pre incident levels.
• Fees and expenses of Consultants
• This policy consists of two parts: Accidental Contamination and Malicious Product Tampering of the Insured's products.

Accidental Contamination is any accidental or unintentional contamination, impairment or mislabeling of an Insured Product(s), which occurs during or as a result of its production, preparation, manufacture, packaging or distribution; provided that the use or consumption of such Insured Product(s):

• has resulted in or would result in clear, identifiable, internal or external visible physical symptoms of bodily injury, sickness, disease or death of any person(s), within one hundred and twenty (120) days following such consumption or use, or
• has caused or would cause physical damage to (or destruction of) tangible property.
Malicious Product Tampering is any actual, alleged or threatened, intentional, malicious, and wrongful alteration or contamination of the Insured's Product(s), whether or not by an employee of the Insured, so as to render it unfit or dangerous for its intended use or consumption or to create such impression to the public.

Customer Profile
 
Manufacturers and retailers in the Food and Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Tobacco and Cosmetic Industries.

Tata AIG Advantage
 
• One of the few insurers worldwide who can offer this Policy as a standalone or as an adjunct to the basic Product Liability Policy.
• This policy not only aims to mitigate the financial impact of loss, but also to reduce some of the danger and risk involved in resolving a situation. Through AIG's partnership with Clayton Associates, specialist crisis management security consultants and Hill and Knowlton, specialist crisis management public relations consultants, Tata AIG can strategically help the insured with a tailored response to a specific problem.
• Offers unmatched claims experience across 130 countries around the world as also in highly litigious markets like the USA / Canada, Europe and Australia.

Kidnap, Ransom and Extortion Insurance

Kidnap and Extortion are unpleasant facts of life in today's global business environment. It is estimated that between 1996-1999 over 7,000 kidnappings were reported worldwide.

Overview
 
This indemnity policy provides coverage for losses incurred as a result of Kidnapping, Bodily Injury Extortion, Blackmail or Property Damage Extortion - including trade secrets, proprietary information and computer viruses and Product Contamination. Expert consultants help companies prepare for and respond to incidents in order to bring kidnap victims home safely and bring successful conclusions to Extortion and Blackmail situations.

Product Features
 
• Worldwide Coverage, Actual Ransom Payment, In Transit Loss of Monies Expense, Expert Consulting/Negotiating Fees and Expenses, Defense Costs/Judgements and Settlements, Death or Dismemberment During an Incident.
• Expenses including: Lost Salary, Medical Costs, Rest and Rehabilitation, Psychological Counseling and Job Retraining.
• US$50 Million Capacity.
• 24 hour, worldwide access to Clayton Consultants, world leader in hostage negotiation and private security. Clayton Consultants provide comprehensive services including pre-incident planning and counter-terrorism.
• Family Endorsement, Evacuation, Value of Products, AD&D / Terrorism, Child Abduction
• Policies can be customized to meet specific client needs. All products are offered on a worldwide basis in any jurisdiction except where prohibited by law.

Customer Profile
 
Medium-to-large companies, especially those with operations and facilities in countries outside India. Also companies that require their employees to travel extensively - especially to high-risk areas in India and Outside India. Besides corporate clients, this policy is also an attractive cover for celebrities and high net worth individuals.

Tata AIG Advantage
 
• This policy not only aims to mitigate the financial impact of loss, but also to reduce some of the danger and risk involved in resolving a situation. Through AIG's partnership with Clayton Associates, specialist crisis management security consultants and Hill and Knowlton, specialist crisis management public relations consultants, Tata AIG can strategically help the insured with a tailored response to a specific problem.
• AIG has issued this policy in even sensitive and vulnerable countries and Tata AIG intends to capitalize on this to satisfy stringent prerequisites such as confidentiality of cover.


Pollution Legal Liability

Overview
 
Site-specific environmental insurance policy that allows the insured to design a program suitable for the insurable risks of a facility. "Select" is an easy-to-read menu of site-specific environmental coverages and includes on and off-site coverages for property damage, bodily injury an cleanup costs triggered by pollution conditions. Also makes enhanced non-owned disposal site coverage available to generators of waste materials.

Customer Profile
 
Bulk Storage Terminals, Chemical Manufacturer, Electric Utilities, Electroplating Operations, Environmental Labs, Hazardous Waste Landfill Operations, Incinerators, Manufacturers, Medical Facilities, Mining, Printers, Recyclers, Refiners, Research and Development, Universities, Utilities, Waste Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facilities Analytical Labs, Food Processors, Hospitals, Hotel/Motel, Residential Properties, Light Industrial Properties, Mobile Home Parks, Commercial Real Estate, Shopping Malls, Undeveloped Land, Warehouses, Property Managers/Developers, Trustees/Financial Institutions.

Tata AIG Advantage
 
• A or C Coverage for on-site cleanup of unknown pre-existing conditions triggered by Discovery (Coverage A) or third-party claim (Coverage C). The choice is between A or C.
• B or D Coverage for on-site cleanup of new conditions triggered by Discovery (Coverage B) or a third-party claim (Coverage D). The choice is between B or D.
• Provides coverage for property damage to personal property of third parties caused by on-site pollution conditions while such personal property is on the insured property and for on-site pollution conditions which result in bodily injury to third parties while on the insured site.
• Provides for on-site cleanup costs on or under a non-owned location resulting from pollution conditions originating form non-owned location.