Latest Zurich Headlines
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People Moves: Kaminski Returns to Zurich NA to Lead Direct Markets; Chubb Names Williams Private Equity Leader; Trucordia Names Khanna CIO
Jul 2 2025 // Todd Kaminski, a 30-year veteran of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Zurich North America, returns as head of direct markets, effective July 7. Todd Kaminski Kaminski will report to Kristof Terryn, CEO of Zurich North America....
People Moves: Boroughs Named Chubb Group Vice Chairman, Hogan Succeeds Boroughs as Investment Officer; Cushing Named Head of Construction at Zurich NA
May 20 2025 // Boroughs Named Vice Chairman, Chubb Group; Hogan Succeeds Boroughs as Chubb Group Chief Investment Officer Chubb Limited, with U.S. headquarters in Warren, New Jersey, named Tim Boroughs vice chairman, Chubb Group and...
People Moves: Zurich NA Promotes Fox to Lead National Accounts, Caminiti CUO
May 15 2025 // Zurich North America announced key leadership changes within U.S. national accounts and underwriting as Heather Fox has been promoted to lead national accounts and Peter Caminiti was promoted to chief underwriting...
People Moves: Cushing Named Deputy CUO at Zurich North America
Mar 25 2025 // Tobias Cushing Zurich North America appointed Tobias “Toby” Cushing to the newly created role of deputy chief underwriting officer. Cushing previously served as casualty technical director. In his new role,...
People Moves: Zurich NA Appoints Bessette Chief Data Officer; O’Neill Named Head of NFP’s Financial Institutions Group
Jan 23 2025 // Zurich NA Appoints Bessette as Chief Data Officer Kristen Bessette Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, appointed Kristen Bessette as chief data officer. Based on the East Coast, Bessette previously...
People Moves: Aon’s Mann, Trombino and Younger Join WTW Financial Institutions Team; Former Fortitude CEO Bracken Hired as Zurich NA CFO
Jun 26 2024 // WTW appointed three former Aon executives to roles within its financial institutions and professional services industry division, a part of Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) North America. Heather Mann Heather Mann, based...
People Moves: Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Pro Liability & Cyber; FM Global CEO Appointed Board Chair; WTW Names Lombardo Named Chair of REHL Division
Apr 25 2024 // Zurich NA Names Higginbotham Head of Professional Liability & Cyber Kara Higginbotham Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, has named Kara Higginbotham as head of professional liability and cyber...
Jury Awards $80M to 3 Former Zurich NA Employees for Wrongful Termination
Apr 24 2024 // Zurich North America was ordered by a California jury to pay three former employees a total of about $80.2 million to end a wrongful termination case earlier this month. Melinda Brantley, Nicholas Lardie, and Daniel Koos...
People Moves: Zurich North America Changes Leadership in Captives, Crop, Construction, Customer Office
Jan 18 2022 // Zurich North America announced the following changes: Jason Meador, currently head of Captives at Zurich North America, has been appointed to lead the Rural Community Insurance Services crop insurance business following...
People Moves: Promotions at Zurich North America, Cross Insurance; Risk Strategies Hires Bryant
Dec 22 2021 // Zurich North America Names Peterson Regional Executive for the East Region Zurich North America has named Andy Peterson as regional executive for the East region. Peterson, who has been with Zurich since 2008, will begin...
Zurich North America Doubles Down on Apprenticeship Program
Nov 18 2021 // Zurich North America announced it will significantly expand the Zurich Apprenticeship Program, doubling the number of participants in 2022. CEO Kristof Terryn said the insurer plans to hire approximately 70 apprentices in...
People Moves: Allstate’s Chauhan Heads Zurich NA Strategy; AGCS Expands Executive Team With Laufer, Pignataro
Jun 7 2021 // Neeren Chauhan has been named head of Strategy, Innovation & Business Development for Zurich North America. Chauhan joins Zurich after serving as vice president, Distribution Transformation and Market Share Growth, for...
Zurich NA Names Heintz Underwriting Manager for South Central Region
Mar 9 2021 // Jim Heintz has been appointed as underwriting manager for property/casualty insurer Zurich North America’s South Central area. In his role as underwriting manager for the South Central area, Heintz will be...
Zurich North America Names Aviva’s Kundi as Canada Chief Risk Officer
Feb 25 2021 // Sonia Kundi has joined the Zurich North America Group Risk Management team as Canada chief risk officer, effective immediately. She reports to North America Chief Risk Officer Colleen Zitt and will be a member of her...
Zurich North America Connects Its Attorneys With Pro Bono Needs in Illinois
Oct 26 2020 // Insurer Zurich North America is collaborating with the digital legal company Paladin to connect Zurich’s attorneys with pro bono service opportunities. Approximately 97% of respondents to a recent survey by Legal...
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 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 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 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,...
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...
