Mining and Metals
Zurich Resilience Solutions delivers practical risk management support across the entire materials value chain, from mining operations to refining. Our Mining and Metals team draws on deep industry experience and Zurich’s global network to provide tailored solutions for both multinational operators and individual commodity producers.
Risk Management - from Mining to Refining
Our Mining and Metals team’s breadth of industry experience and expertise, combined with Zurich’s leading position as an insurer in this sector, allows us to proactively deliver bespoke risk management solutions that cater for the needs of large, vertically integrated multinationals to smaller individual commodity producers. Our approach is hands-on and tailored to your operation. We take the time to understand your goals and challenges, delivering advice and solutions that are actionable, effective, and built for the mining and metals environment.
Key Risks in Mining and Metals
The mining and metals industry faces a complex set of risks across every part of the value chain. At Zurich Resilience Solutions, we help you manage these top risks to protect your assets, people, and business performance:
Liability Risk Management
Employer's Liability Risks
Protect miners and site staff with solutions for workplace injuries, compensation, and regulatory compliance.
Liability Risk Management
Construction Liability Risks
Manage risks during mining site construction, expansions, and equipment upgrades with robust liability cover and project assessments.
Climate Risk Management
Environmental & Climate Risks
Limit environmental impacts like tailings, emissions, and water contamination with tailored climate and environmental risk management.
Organisations Resilience
Business Continuity Risks
Keep your operations running smoothly with continuity planning and controls designed for mining sites and complex supply chains.
Our Capabilities
We support a diverse range of clients in the mining and metals sector, from integrated global operators to smaller commodity producers. Our team of engineers, hired directly from the industry, is passionate about protecting your operations and ensuring long-term resilience. We successfully deliver hundreds of risk engineering solutions each year, helping clients improve their risk profile and manage the full lifecycle of their insurance policies.
Our Reach
Zurich Resilience Solutions has a Mining & Metals risk engineering team working on every continent. With over 850 engineers globally, we share insights and best practices to deliver market-leading advice wherever your assets are located.
Our People
Our experts bring hands-on experience and deep industry knowledge to every project. We work collaboratively with you, providing tailored risk management solutions and practical advice to meet your business needs.
Our Services
Clients benefit from our expertise through a wide range of services, including:
- Risk Engineering Surveys: Receive detailed risk improvement guidance, including loss scenario modelling.
- Tailings Insurability Surveys: Access global benchmarking and unique loss modelling for tailings management.
- Climate Change Risk Assessments: Get market-leading, data-driven climate risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
- Construction Risk Engineering Surveys: Early-stage risk engineering for new projects, supporting EAR and CAR coverage.
- Casualty Risk Engineering Surveys: Comprehensive casualty risk reviews to help manage exposures.
Risk resources for Mining and Metals
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