Fine art and specie
Protection for prized valuables
From armored car operators to world-famous museums, a diverse range of businesses have art, jewelry, collectibles, and other valuables that require protection.
Fine art and specie require specialized coverage, as well as a true understanding of the unique risks involved. That’s why customers rely on us to help protect against physical loss or damage of their precious assets – whether they’re on display, in storage, or in transit.
We underwrite risks to a broad range of fine art and valuables, including:
- Collections of fine art including paintings, etchings, prints, photographs, statuary, artistic merit, antiques, historical, rarity and other works of art, antiquities, musical instruments, silverware, cameras, rare books, manuscripts, rugs, textiles, tapestries, miscellaneous collectibles, etc.
- Jewelry: Covers articles of personal adornment including watches, generally containing gemstones, silver, gold, platinum, or other precious metals or alloys.
- Coins: Covers coins, medals, paper money, bank notes, tokens of money, coin albums, containers, frames, cards, display cabinets in use with such collections, and other numismatic property.
- Stamps: Envelope, official revenue, match and medicine stamps, covers, locals, reprints, essays, proofs, books, pages, and other philatelic mountings.
- Wine: Collectible wines and spirits including vintage and investment wine collections.
- Miscellaneous collectibles: All other individually owned items of personal nature not previously categorized in the above predefined coverage categories.
With experience in fine art, general specie, jewelers block, and cash in transit, our underwriters are accustomed to dealing with high-value, sensitive risks.
Solutions for complex risks
Fine art
We provide fine art coverage for:
- Museums
- Private collections
- Exhibitions
- Private jewelry
- Galleries
- Foundations and Universities
- Artists
- Art in Fine Art Storage Facilities
- Terrorism
Line size: $250 million or equivalent
General specie
We provide general specie coverage for:
- Banks – premises and transit
- Vault risks
- Bullion, Precious metals
- Non-negotiable and negotiable securities
Line size: $250 million or equivalent
Jeweler’s block
We provide jeweler’s block coverage for:
- Retail/wholesale jewelers
- Exhibitions and fairs
Line size: $30 million or equivalent
Cash in transit
We protect cash in transit, including:
- Premises
- Armored car transit
Line size: $30 million or equivalent
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Mary Henschke-Berrios
New York
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