Broadcasters

Comprehensive insurance solutions for a complex industry—intensely competitive, highly regulated, and quickly evolving, broadcasters live in a world of wide-ranging risk. For more than two decades, Chubb has been helping them stay on the air.
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Who we serve

  • TV and radio owners/operators with broadcasting equipment, including nonprofit organizations, network and independent commercial broadcasters, and colleges and universities
  • Network of three or more radio and/or TV broadcast locations
  • Telecommunication firms
  • Tower leasing firms
  • Broadband operations
  • Larger video and film risks

P&C Insurance Products for Broadcasters

Builders' Risk
Take advantage of the specialized solutions, experience, financial capacity and underwriting flexibility to meet the insurance needs of contractors and developers.
Commercial Package (CMP)
Flexible property and liability insurance protection in one policy.
Environmental
Get broad coverage for a range of premises-based environmental liabilities and exposure management.
Equipment Breakdown
When key equipment breaks down, you face potential losses not only from the equipment itself, but also due to production delays and/or interrupted cashflow. Chubb’s policy can help keep your business running smoothly.
Marine
Chubb has extensive experience in marine insurance and provides various commercial coverage options for different risks in shipping and logistics.
Property
If you’re a U.S.-based company requiring domestic, international or global property coverage, Chubb can provide comprehensive full-limit (package or monoline), primary, quota share and excess all-risk property insurance to meet your unique needs.

Broadcast Industry Insurance Coverage Highlights

Coverage for variety of radio and television broadcasting property risks, including:

  • Building and contents
  • Business interruption
  • Crime
  • Media software
  • Mobile broadcasting equipment
  • Towers and antennas
  • Risks of direct physical loss coverage
  • Real property, personal property and liability exposure options
  • Admitted and non-admitted capability based upon account characteristics

Manage Risks for Broadcasters

Consider the financial impact on your organization if:

  • As an owner or operator of broadcasting and communications equipment, you face risk from damaged or lost equipment and the losses that can stem from that downtime.
  • A fire destroys an antenna and interrupts your broadcast.
  • An individual sues you for copyright infringement, alleging that your organization included her copyright-protected work in an advertising campaign.
  • A news broadcast inadvertently includes personal information about someone, who then sues you for invasion of privacy.

 

With 25 year's experience insuring the broadcast and cable industry, Chubb offers a wide spectrum of state-of-the-art insurance solutions tailored to your unique risks. Maybe that’s why Chubb is endorsed by the Media Financial Management Association (MFM) as the preferred commercial insurer for its members.

Broadcast Industry Insurance Coverage Highlights

Coverage for variety of radio and television broadcasting property risks, including:

  • Building and contents
  • Business interruption
  • Crime
  • Media software
  • Mobile broadcasting equipment
  • Towers and antennas
  • Risks of direct physical loss coverage
  • Real property, personal property and liability exposure options
  • Admitted and non-admitted capability based upon account characteristics

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Chubb Small Business leverages superior underwriting expertise and world renowned claims and account services to offer exceptional insurance solutions for small radio and television broadcasting businesses.