Latest Zurich Headlines
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Web Enables Agents to Cut Processing Time for Small Business Accounts
Mar 11 2002 // When the prospect of selling insurance over the Internet first reared its head, one of the initial impressions it left was that it posed a threat to independent insurance agents and brokers. Futurists proclaimed a new...
McCartney Named CFO at Zurich North America
Mar 8 2002 // Zurich North America announced today that John McCartney has been named to the position of chief financial officer. McCartney currently serves as CEO of Empire Fire and Marine, a business unit of Zurich North America that...
Zurich North America Unveils Tool to Evaluate Exposures, Coverage Needs
Feb 5 2002 // Zurich North America has introduced a new tool to better evaluate business interruption exposures and calculate coverage needs. Going forward, Zurich will use the tool, known as the Business Interruption Coverage...
Zurich North America Introduces Business Interruption Coverage Calculator
Jan 25 2002 // Zurich North America is introducing a new tool to better evaluate business interruption exposures and calculate coverage needs, the company announced today. Going forward, Zurich will use the tool, known as the Business...
Zurich North America Unveils Comprehensive Travel Assistance
Dec 11 2001 // Illinois-based Zurich North America announced the availability of comprehensive travel assistance services through Zurich Travel Assistsm, a global travel assistance program of Zurich North America. Based in Toronto,...
Zurich North America Environmental Kicks Off Incentive Reward Program for Agents
Oct 29 2001 // Zurich North America Environmental kicked off a fourth-quarter sales promotion for its agents on Monday, Oct. 22. Through the rewards program, called “Turn up the Volume,” Zurich North America agents who reach...
Zurich North America Surety Announces New Notary Public Bond/E&O Package
Oct 4 2001 // Zurich North America Surety announced its new Notary Bond/Errors & Omissions Package to serve notaries public. The package, distributed through the company’s network of licensed independent agents, combines a...
Zurich North America Will Not Invoke ‘Act of War’ Exclusions
Sep 25 2001 // Zurich North America announced it will not invoke “act of war” exclusions on any policies that present claims related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S. “Be assured, our company has a...
Zurich NA Surety Creates Sales, Underwriting Teams
Jun 26 2001 // Zurich North America Surety announced it has established dedicated teams to manage its Commercial Surety line of business. Previously, many of the company’s field representatives were responsible for handling both...
Zurich NA to Offer Surety Products Through One Unit
Jun 22 2001 // Zurich North America announced it will begin offering its environmental and standard surety products through its Surety & Financial Enterprises business unit. Previously, the two products were offered through separate...
Zurich North America Launches New Product Recall Coverage
Jun 12 2001 // Zurich North America’s Excess & Surplus Group is offering a new coverage for expenses related to product recalls, the company announced yesterday. The product recall expense coverage is designed for small to...
Zurich North America’s Surety Unit Focuses On Larger Contract
May 15 2001 // Zurich North America Surety (formerly part of Fidelity and Deposit or F&D), reorganized to increase its share of large contractor surety business. Zurich North America Surety represents part of Zurich North...
ePolicy, Zurich North America Align to Offer Small Business Insurance Nationwide
May 10 2001 // Torrance, Calif.-based ePolicy.com Insurance Services, Inc., which offers insurance products for small businesses and professionals over the Internet, signed an agreement with Zurich North America Small Business, a unit of...
Zurich North America Unveils New Product
May 7 2001 // Zurich North America introduced a new private equity fund liability insurance product. The Private Equity Liability Insurance product provides protection for directors, officers and general partners of private equity funds...
Zurich North America Expands Availability of HR Care Program
Apr 5 2001 // Zurich North America plans to expand its HR Care service to mid-sized privately-held companies. The risk management tool will be available free of charge to mid-sized private companies that purchase Zurich Private...
InsureZone Offering Zurich’s Business Insurance Classes
Mar 26 2001 // InsureZone has aligned with top-rated insurance carrier Zurich North America Small Business, a unit of Zurich North America. InsureZone will serve as a provider of Small Business’ commercial and residential...
Zurich American Sues Microsoft
Apr 21 2000 // Zurich American Insurance Co. has filed a federal suit in Washington against Microsoft Corp., asking for a ruling that the coverage it wrote for the company does not apply to damages and settlement costs in private...
