Zurich Offering Defense Base Act Coverage

Zurich announced Monday that it is now offering Defense Base Act coverage to U.S. government contract workers employed overseas.The DBA, mandated by the U.S. government, requires all U.S. government contractors and subcontractors to secure workers' compensation insurance for their employees working overseas, as well as provide death benefits to eligible survivors of employees killed in the course of employment.“In 2008, Zurich began offering workers’ compensation insurance for U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who are working on federal contracts outside t...