Singapore business insurance

Compare insurance for your Singapore company.

Public liability, professional indemnity, directors and officers, WICA, foreign worker medical, cyber, fire, marine cargo, group medical and more — compared in plain English, sourced from licensed insurer wordings, and routed to MAS-regulated brokers when you request a quote.

Two business insurances are mandatory in Singapore. WICA insurance for manual and lower-earning non-manual workers, and foreign worker medical insurance for every Work Permit / S Pass holder. Non-compliance carries fines and imprisonment under MOM legislation.

Compare by cover type

Singapore companies typically carry between 3 and 8 of these covers. The right mix depends on what you sell, who you employ, where you operate and what your contracts require.

Liability cover

Public Liability

Covers your business against legal liability for third-party injury or property damage arising from your operations or premises. Typically required by landlords, NEA / LTA / URA licensing, and many tender contracts.

Professional Indemnity

Covers legal liability arising from professional negligence, errors and omissions in advice or services. Required under MAS, Law Society, ISCA, BOA, PEB and SMC licence conditions for regulated professionals.

Directors & Officers

Protects the personal assets of company directors and officers against claims arising from decisions made in their corporate capacity. Often triggered by fundraising, IPO, VCC formation or family-office structuring.

Employers Liability

Covers liability to employees for injury or illness arising from employment, beyond what WICA provides. Often bundled into a commercial package policy.

Cyber Liability

Covers first- and third-party losses from cyber incidents — ransomware, data breach, business interruption, PDPC fines, regulatory investigation costs. See cyberinsurance.com.sg for full clause-level comparison.

Product Liability

Covers legal liability for third-party injury or property damage caused by defective products you manufacture, distribute, import or sell. Critical for manufacturers, importers and exporters — especially those reaching the US, Canada, EU or Australia markets.

Medical Malpractice

Professional indemnity for medical and dental practitioners covering negligence in clinical care. Required by SMC, SDC, MOH licence conditions. Underwritten by SMA Indemnity (mutual for SMA members), Beazley, Markel, Newline and Lloyd’s syndicates.

Commercial Crime

Covers loss from employee dishonesty, third-party fraud, computer-systems fraud, funds-transfer fraud, social engineering. Critical for fintech, payment service providers, family offices and financial institutions.

Errors & Omissions

Specialised professional indemnity for technology, SaaS, IT consultancies and digital agencies covering errors in software, integration failures, data loss. Often combined with cyber liability.

Workforce & people cover

WICA Insurance

Mandatory

Mandatory under the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 for all manual workers and non-manual workers earning S$2,600 or less per month. Covers medical expenses, lost wages and lump-sum compensation for work-related injury or disease.

Foreign Worker Insurance

Mandatory

MOM-required medical insurance for every Work Permit and S Pass holder, with a minimum annual coverage of S$60,000 for inpatient care and day surgery. Most employers also bundle WICA.

Group Medical

Employee health benefit plans covering hospitalisation, outpatient GP and specialist consults, dental, and optional extras. Increasingly expected by knowledge workers as part of remuneration.

Keyman Insurance

Life and critical illness cover on a key employee or founder, with the business as beneficiary. Protects the business against the financial impact of losing a person critical to operations or financing covenants.

Corporate Travel

Annual or per-trip insurance for employees travelling on business. Medical, emergency evacuation, trip cancellation, baggage, kidnap and political-evacuation extensions for higher-risk regions.

Group Personal Accident

Lump-sum compensation for death or permanent disablement from accidental cause, paid to the employee or estate. Typically a multiple of annual salary. Bundled with group medical or sold standalone.

Group Term Life

Lump-sum death benefit paid to the employee’s nominee, typically a multiple of annual salary (1x to 4x). Underwritten by AIA, Great Eastern, Income, Manulife, Prudential, Singlife and others. Often paired with group medical for talent retention.

Group Hospital & Surgical

The core inpatient and day-surgery section of a group medical plan. Tiered by ward class (restructured A, private standard, private deluxe). Co-ordinates with MediShield Life and Integrated Shield Plans.

Property & assets cover

Fire Insurance

Covers loss or damage to commercial buildings and contents caused by fire, lightning and limited additional perils. Required by most landlords for commercial tenants in Singapore.

Property All Risk

Broader cover than fire insurance — protects against all sudden and accidental physical loss or damage to commercial property, including water damage, accidental damage, theft and impact, subject to named exclusions.

Marine Cargo

Covers loss or damage to goods in transit by sea, air, road or rail. Critical for any Singapore-based importer, exporter or freight forwarder given Singapore's role as a regional shipping and logistics hub.

Contractors All Risk

Covers physical loss or damage to construction works, materials and plant, plus third-party liability arising from the construction project. Often required by main contractors and BCA tender categories.

Business Interruption

Covers loss of gross profit, fixed costs and additional expenses while the business cannot trade following an insured physical-damage event. Pays the cash gap between the incident and full trade recovery.

Machinery Breakdown

Covers sudden and accidental physical damage to plant, machinery, and electrical equipment from mechanical or electrical breakdown. Critical for manufacturers, data centres, hotels, hospitals, marine operators. HSB (Munich Re) is the global specialist.

Goods in Transit

Covers loss or damage to goods while being transported by road, rail or inland waterway within Singapore or across borders. Distinct from marine cargo (which covers international sea/air shipments).

Marine Hull

Physical loss and damage cover for vessels — hull, machinery, freight at risk and protection-and-indemnity (P&I). Critical for SG ship-owners, charterers and offshore operators using the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore registry.

Fine Art & Specie

Specialist all-risk cover for high-value art, antiques, collectibles, gold and bullion, and high-value goods in storage or transit. Standard cover for SG galleries, family-office collections, jewellery wholesalers and HNW private clients.

Singapore commercial insurers we compare

All carriers shown are licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

AIG Singapore logo
Chubb Singapore logo
Zurich Insurance Singapore logo
MSIG Singapore logo
Sompo Singapore logo
Liberty Insurance Singapore logo
QBE Singapore logo
Tokio Marine Singapore logo
FWD Singapore logo
Etiqa Insurance Singapore logo
HDI Global Singapore logo
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty logo
Income Insurance logo
Great Eastern Life logo
AIA Singapore logo
Manulife Singapore logo
Prudential Singapore logo
Singlife logo
Beazley (Singapore) logo
Hiscox Singapore logo
Markel International Singapore logo
HSB Engineering Insurance (Munich Re) logo
Atradius Singapore logo
Coface Singapore logo
Global Aerospace logo

How Company Insurance SG works

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Tell us about your business — sector, headcount, turnover, what you want covered. We pass the enquiry to MAS-regulated insurance brokers on our panel who arrange competitive quotes.

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The broker confirms cover, issues the policy schedule and supports you at renewal and at claim time. Pricing is the same whether you go direct or via our panel.

Frequently asked questions

What is company insurance in Singapore?

Company insurance in Singapore is an umbrella term covering the commercial insurance products a business needs to operate — including Work Injury Compensation (WICA) insurance, foreign worker medical, public liability, professional indemnity, directors and officers, fire and property all risk, marine cargo, cyber liability, group medical and sector-specific covers. Most are not mandatory under statute, but several are required by licensing authorities, landlords or tender contracts.

Is business insurance mandatory in Singapore?

Two business insurances are mandatory by Singapore statute: Work Injury Compensation (WICA) Insurance for all manual workers and lower-earning non-manual workers under the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019, and Foreign Worker Medical Insurance for every Work Permit and S Pass holder under MOM requirements. Other commercial insurances are required by landlord leases, licensing authorities (NEA, LTA, URA, MAS, Law Society) or tender conditions rather than by statute.

How does Company Insurance SG make money?

Company Insurance SG is a comparison and lead-referral service. When a business requests a quote through our platform, we share the enquiry with one or more MAS-regulated insurance brokers on our panel and receive a referral fee from the broker. Referral fees do not influence the editorial ranking of insurers or policies on this site.

Who regulates business insurance in Singapore?

General insurance in Singapore is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Insurance Act 1966 and the Financial Advisers Act 2001. Insurance brokers must hold a MAS licence and are subject to MAS notices on conduct, disclosure and anti-money laundering.