SSInsurance object
Investigator(s)
Study participants
Sponsor
The defined policy values for liability coverage are at least: Cat A trials: Entire trial: CHF 3 000 000.- Per person: CHF 250 000.- All other clinical trials: Entire trial: CHF 10 000 000.- Per person: CHF 1 000 000.-
The liability coverage must cover damage occurring up to ten years after the completion of the clinical trial (extension of this period is attributable to the use of ionising radiation and GMOs.
Exemptions from liability coverage requirements in relation to clinical trials are attributable in special cases such as low- risk Cat A trials.
The insurance certificate needs to be sent to the EC.
The General Insurance Conditions (GIC) and a master Certificate of Insurance is provided on the Swissethics website in section Templates > Insurance.