Latest Zurich Headlines
All the headlines from our Zurich Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Zurich NA Launches Nonsubscriber Work Injury Insurance Policy in Texas
Sep 17 2020 // Zurich North America, based in Schaumburg, Ill., has launched an Occupational Accident & Employers Work Injury Liability Insurance Policy for nonsubscribers to the workers’ compensation system in Texas. The new...
Zurich Insurance Decides Not to Renew Cover for Canada’s Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline
Jul 23 2020 // Insurer Zurich has decided not to renew cover for the Canadian government’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline, said a spokeswoman for the project, which is opposed by environmental campaigners and some indigenous...
Zurich NA Sustainability Head: Pandemic is a Roadmap for Climate Change Battle
Jul 16 2020 // Ben Harper picked an interesting time to start his new job as head of corporate sustainability for Zurich North America. Harper stepped into the role in January. Harper had been with Zurich for nearly 20 years, previously...
Zurich Insurance Forms New Legal Panel for Large and Complex Claims in EMEA
Jun 9 2020 // Zurich Insurance Group has introduced a new legal panel to provide advice on the management of large and complex claims across the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. The new panel consists of BLM, Clyde &...
Zurich North America Brings Apprenticeship Program to New York City
May 22 2020 // Zurich North America is expanding its professional apprenticeship program from its Chicagoland headquarters to its downtown New York City office this fall, with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) as the...
Zurich Insurance Estimates Coronavirus Pandemic Claims to Hit $750 Million for 2020
May 14 2020 // Zurich Insurance estimates that the overall property and casualty (P&C) claims from the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the region of $750 million for 2020. To put that into context, Zurich’s CFO George Quinn said...
Zurich Insurance’s Former CEO and Chairman Gerber Dies
May 12 2020 // Fritz Gerber, a former leader of Zurich Insurance Group, has died. Gerber was 91. He passed away on May 10, 2020, according to the company, which did not disclose further details. “Fritz Gerber was a remarkable...
Zurich North America Adds Chubb/ACE Veteran Wells as U.S. Head of Middle Market
May 4 2020 // Zurich North America has appointed Alexander Wells as U.S. head of Middle Market. He will be responsible for the strategic management and development of Zurich’s Middle Market business. Wells, who is new to Zurich,...
Swiss Re, Zurich Insurance in Talks with Swiss Regulator About Coronavirus Impact
Mar 20 2020 // Switzerland’s top insurance companies are in talks with the financial regulator about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on their capital buffers and their business, according to people familiar with the...
Zurich Insurance Partners with Cyber-Security Specialist CYE
Feb 26 2020 // Zurich Insurance Group has created a new offering together with cyber-security company CYE to shield businesses against the growing risks of cyber crime. With the partnership, Zurich’s specialist cyber insurance and...
Zurich North America Appoints Harper as Head of Corporate Sustainability
Jan 27 2020 // Ben Harper has been named head of Corporate Sustainability for Zurich North America. In this new position, Harper will be responsible for coalescing Zurich’s people and capabilities to advance the company’s...
BHSI Taps Villalba from Zurich Insurance as Head of Claims in Spain
Nov 4 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has named Javier Villalba to its expanding leadership team in Spain as head of Claims. Villalba comes to BHSI with nearly 20 years of claims experience. He was...
Bonaccorso to Retire as PartnerRe’s CFO, Succeeded by Burnet from Zurich Insurance
Oct 11 2019 // PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Mario Bonaccorso, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire from the company on March 31, 2020 to pursue a new entrepreneurial venture with financial support from...
Tokio Marine HCC Expands Surety Team in France with 2 Hires from Zurich Insurance
Oct 8 2019 // Tokio Marine HCC announced the appointment of Jennifer Metcalfe as senior surety underwriter – France, effective Sept. 16. She reports to Aymeric Vinet Desrues, head of Surety – France, who was appointed in...
Zurich Insurance Taps Giger from Swiss Regulator, FINMA, as Group Chief Risk Officer
Sep 20 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group announced that Peter Giger will join the group on Oct. 1, 2019, as group chief risk officer and a member of Zurich’s Executive Committee. He succeeds Alison Martin who was recently appointed...
Zurich Insurance Expects to Beat Targets as It Enters Final Stretch of Turnaround
Aug 8 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group AG said it expects to beat all its financial targets for the 2017-2019 period as the global insurer enters the the final stretch of a three-year turnaround. “In 2016, we gave ourselves...
Zurich Insurance Names Martin as CEO EMEA and Bank Distribution, Succeeding Blanc
Jul 10 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Alison Martin to the role of chief executive officer Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Bank Distribution with immediate effect. Martin will continue to oversee the Group Risk...
Blanc Resigns as CEO EMEA of Zurich Insurance
Jul 3 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group announced that Amanda Blanc, CEO EMEA and Bank Distribution and a member of the group’s executive committee, has tendered her resignation. Blanc joined the company in October 2018. Zurich said...
MGM Resorts Sues Zurich American Insurance for Las Vegas Shooting Defense Costs
Jun 24 2019 // More than 4,000 people are seeking damages from MGM Resorts International related to the Las Vegas Strip mass shooting that left 58 people dead, the casino giant said in a lawsuit alleging its insurance company has failed...
Zurich Insurance Creates Customer Office, Appointing MindFolio’s Kalcher as Chief
Jun 7 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group announced the appointment of Conny Kalcher to the position of chief customer officer. She will lead the newly created Customer Office as part of Zurich’s drive to further elevate customer...
