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Hart Named Midwest Region Executive at Zurich North America

Oct 9 2014 // Zurich North America announced that Sabrina Hart has been named as regional executive for the Midwest region in marketing, distribution and regional management (MD&RM), effective Oct. 16. Hart’s office will be in...

Zurich NA Names Cooper Regional Leader for Commercial Markets

Oct 8 2014 // Commercial property and casualty insurer Zurich North America, named Marcus Cooper is now the commercial markets regional leader for the South. He is based at Zurich’s North America headquarters in Schaumburg,...

Hahn to Lead Predictive Analytics at Zurich North America

May 2 2014 // Property and casualty insurance provider Zurich North America, based in Schaumburg, Ill., appointed Peter Hahn as head of predictive analytics. Hahn comes to Zurich from McKinsey & Company Inc., where he led the...

Zurich NA’s Mayers Accepted as a Fellow for Chicago Economic Growth Plan

Jan 9 2014 // Zurich North America announced that Taffy Jo Mayers, regional sales director for the Midwest region, has been accepted as a fellow for World Business Chicago’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs. The Plan is a...

Zurich North America Names Barrett Senior VP on Trade Credit Insurance Team

Nov 27 2013 // Zurich in North America has announced the appointment of Anthony Barrett as senior vice president and head of Short Term Multi-Buyer Trade Credit Insurance. Barrett, a 28-year industry veteran, is based in New York City...

Former Zurich North America Executive Gilway to Head Florida’s Citizens

Jun 14 2012 // Florida’s state-backed homeowners insurer has reached into the private sector for its new president, selecting an experienced insurance executive and consultant. The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of...

Dowdy to Lead Zurich North America Railroad Insurance Practice

Nov 3 2011 // Zurich announced that Jim Dowdy will add responsibility for its North America railroad insurance practice in addition to overseeing Zurich’s specialty lines property business. The company also appointed Ron Mathewson...

Merkel Appointed Regional Chief Underwriting Officer at Zurich North America

Oct 21 2011 // Zurich announced the appointment of Mary Merkel as regional chief underwriting officer for Zurich in North America, effective immediately. Merkel replaces Tim Carter, who left the company to pursue another...

Zurich North America Commercial Offers Alternative to Texas Nonsubscribers

Jul 21 2011 // Property and casualty insurance Zurich announced its North America Commercial’s Accident & Health unit is now providing an alternative to Texas workers’ compensation coverage for employers who opt out of...

Zurich North America Names Several Appointments in Surety

Dec 10 2010 // Zurich’s North America made several key appointments to its specialty lines Surety unit. The insurer promoted Michael Bond to head of Surety. In his 12 years with Zurich, Bond has had responsibility for numerous...

Zurich North America Introduces E&O Policy for In-House Lawyers

Mar 18 2010 // Zurich North America has introduced Employed Lawyers Select, a new errors and omissions (E&O) policy that gives in-house counsel coverage against negligence claims. “Without negligence coverage, in-house...

Zurich North America Commercial Names Rasor to Lead Construction Unit

Mar 11 2010 // Property and casualty insurance provider Zurich named Scott Rasor as head of Zurich North America Commercial’s Construction group. Rasor previously served as senior vice president for Construction, specializing in...

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...

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,...

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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...

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