Latest Zurich Headlines
All the headlines from our Zurich Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Zurich North America Offers New Collateral Offerings
Sep 4 2009 // Zurich in North America is now offering its customers in the construction business a new collateral approach to help ease the strain of credit in the current market. Zurich says the new collateral alternatives also expands...
Zurich North America Names Cooper SVP, National Sales
Aug 27 2009 // Zurich in North America named Marcus Cooper as senior vice president for national sales and strategic relationships, effective immediately. Cooper replaces Mike Vaught, who is retiring. Cooper will continue serving as...
Texas Court Says Spouse Can Pursue Workers’ Comp Bad Faith Claim
Feb 6 2009 // The spouse of a workers’ compensation claimant may continue her bad faith complaint against Zurich American Insurance company over the insurers’ refusal to pay compensation benefits, a district court in Travis...
Zurich Insurance Says It’s Actively Looking for Acquisitions
Dec 23 2008 // Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services Group, a serial acquirer in recent years, is not letting tighter credit markets hamper its pursuit of acquisitions, a company executive said on Monday. “Zurich is definitely in...
Zurich North America Cuts 400 Jobs
Apr 11 2008 // Zurich North America Commercial (NAC) said it will reduce approximately 400 positions or four percent of the staff that support its business division, primarily in non-market-facing roles. Mike Foley, CEO of NAC, said the...
Zurich NA Commercial Names Cooper to Lead South Central Region
Oct 18 2007 // Zurich North America named Marcus Cooper regional executive for its South Central Region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Cooper will be based in Zurich North America Commercial’s Dallas,...
People and Places
Jul 2 2007 // Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the past 15...
People
Jul 2 2007 // Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the past 15...
Jay Dillon
Jul 2 2007 // People Donald Gaddis Co. Inc. announced that Jay Dillon will lead the newly opened Franklin, Mich., office. Dillon has over 35 years of extensive commercial insurance experience, according to the Gaddis statement. For the...
Zurich Divests Interest in Thai Insurance Sub
Dec 28 2004 // Zurich Financial Services Group announced that it has divested its interest in Thai Zurich Insurance Company to Sri Brothers Co., Ltd. and to Pailuck Co., Ltd. “This step is in line with Zurich’s strategy to...
Zurich NA Latest Insurer to Suspend Employees as Fallout from Marsh Probe Continues
Nov 12 2004 // Zurich Financial Services (Zurich) said today it has suspended “several employees” following a review of its business practices and relationship with brokerage giant Marsh. The company said it has been...
Myron Steves Adds Zurich NA Small Business
Oct 13 2004 // Houston-based Myron F. Steves & Company announced an expansion of its Commercial Standard Lines department. Zurich North America Small Business has been added as a part of the group of companies currently...
Zurich Names Kaplan Chief Underwriting Officer – North America Commercial
Oct 6 2004 // Zurich North America announced that it has named Gary Kaplan Chief Underwriting Officer for Zurich North America Commercial and head of its Technical Center. “Gary’s knowledge of the Zurich organization, his...
People and Places
Jul 19 2004 // Wayne Cwik As part of its previously announced management restructuring, Neenah, Wis.-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. promoted Wayne Cwik to vice president of actuarial services and JMI Insurance Services. Cwik will...
Zurich NA Names Financial Enterprises President
Mar 8 2004 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America, one of the nation’s largest property-casualty insurance companies, announced that Christopher A. Taylor was named president of the financial enterprises profit...
Zurich North America Names Taylor as President of Financial Enterprises Center
Mar 5 2004 // Zurich North America announced the appointment of Christopher A. Taylor as president of the Financial Enterprises profit center. In this capacity, Taylor will lead efforts to further strengthen the company’s position...
Zurich NA Small Business Account Execs Now Are ‘State Agents’
Jan 21 2004 // The small business unit of Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America has elevated the position of its 175 account executives to the position of state agent, the company said in a statement. The transition recognizes the...
Zurich North America Unveils ‘Virtual Consulting’ Web-Based Service
Jan 6 2004 // Zurich North America (www.zurichna.com) announced the launch of a new web-based service that provides small business insurance agents and their customers with industry-specific risk engineering support. Called Virtual...
DePrimo to Head Zurich NA Railroads
Oct 14 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America announced that Denise H. DePrimo has been named senior vice president and profit center manager for Zurich North America Railroads. DePrimo will lead the unit, which...
David Young Named Zurich NA’s Middle Markets Strategy VP
Aug 28 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America announced that David Young has been named first vice president of strategy for its middle markets business unit. Young will be responsible for developing and implementing...
