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Zurich is one of the largest insurance companies in the world. Headquartered in Switzerland, Zurich Insurance provides a wide range of specialist commercial insurance products and is a meaningful buyer of reinsurance protection.
Zurich looks to cut property claims settlement times with new AI solution
16th April 2021
Global insurer Zurich says it is able to cut property claims settlement times to under 24 hours with a new AI solution created in collaboration with Sprout.ai. Sprout.ai is a London-based claims automation platform that last year secured $2.5 million in a second seed funding round. The solution is described as ... Read the full article
MetLife completes sale of US P&C business to Zurich
8th April 2021
MetLife, Inc. has announced the completion of its previously announced sale of Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries to Farmers Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group. First reported in November, the $3.94 billion deal sees Farmers Group jointly acquire MetLife Auto & Home ... Read the full article
Zurich partners with Previsico using technology for a major client
8th April 2021
Flood forecaster Previsico has partnered with insurer Zurich and one of their top UK customers in a market-first tripartite pilot across 5,000 UK locations. The aim is to plug a major flood forecasting gap around surface water flooding and significantly reduce the cost of false alarms. One of the biggest risks in ... Read the full article
Zurich announces climate change targets
1st April 2021
Global insurer Zurich has announced it will be setting new targets for its investments and operations in an effort to accelerate the transition to a net-zero emission economy. It has also pledged to help finance the transition and will require companies it invests in to set targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. The group ... Read the full article
Zurich creates new Resilience Solutions services unit
18th March 2021
Global insurer Zurich has created a new unit designed to help meet the demand from businesses for risk prevention and mitigation services. Zurich Resilience Solutions, will provide services aimed at enhancing the overall resilience of a customer’s business and complement traditional insurance products. Its offering combines risk advisory services and insights with ... Read the full article
Zurich names Sierra Signorelli as CEO for Commercial Insurance
4th March 2021
Zurich Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Sierra Signorelli to the role of Chief Executive Officer for Commercial Insurance Signorelli, who currently serves as Zurich’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer, will also become a member of the Executive Committee with immediate effect. She succeeds James Shea, who has decided to leave Zurich ... Read the full article
Zurich looks to simplify the structuring of international insurance programs
24th February 2021
Global re/insurer Zurich Insurance Group has further developed its Multinational Insurance Application with the launch of its new Zurich Global Program Support (GPS) Tool, designed to simplify the process of structuring international insurance programs. The new tool provides large multinational businesses with valuable information to aid in the design of international ... Read the full article
Zurich appoints Dirk De Nil as CEO of Nordics
18th February 2021
Zurich Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Dirk De Nil as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Nordics region operations, comprising Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. De Nil will take on this role with immediate effect, while retaining his current responsibilities as CEO Benelux, therby expanding his management oversight in ... Read the full article
Zurich’s profit falls 20% on COVID-19 and catastrophes
11th February 2021
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and higher catastrophe losses pushed down Zurich's business operating profit (BOP) by 20% to $4.2 billion in 2020, while net income fell by 8% to more than $3.8 billion. For the year, Zurich has reported a COVID-19-related impact of $852 million, which includes $450 million ... Read the full article
Zurich names Penny Seach as CUO for EMEA
4th February 2021
Penny Seach, currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of General Insurance, Zurich Hong Kong, has been appointed as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of the re/insurer's Europe, Middle East and Africa (MENA) operations, effective March 1st, 2021. In her new role, Seach will be based in Zurich and will report directly to Sierra ... Read the full article
Pen Underwriting & Zurich agree specialist fleet deal in Ireland
2nd February 2021
Pen Underwriting and Zurich Insurance have announced a second multi-year capacity deal for specialist fleets in the hazardous goods, tankers and environmental industries in the Republic of Ireland. The three-year agreement follows on from a similar five-year UK capacity deal to support the same sector, announced earlier this month. The new Irish ... Read the full article
Pen Underwriting & Zurich in specialist fleet capacity deal
8th January 2021
Multi-territory managing general agent Pen Underwriting has announced a new UK capacity deal with Zurich in the specialist area of hazardous industries and tanker transportation. The agreement will see Zurich provide capacity for in excess of £165m in premium over the next five years for Pen’s Hazardous Goods and Environmental Industries’ ... Read the full article
BBC Pension Scheme secures £3bn longevity swap with Zurich, Canada Life
15th December 2020
The BBC Pension Scheme has secured a longevity swap with global insurer Zurich for more than £3 billion of pensioner liabilities. Reinsurer Canada Life was also involved in the de-risking transaction, providing cover to Zurich. The deal will give the BBC scheme and the BBC, as sponsoring employer, with protection against the ... Read the full article
MetLife agrees $3.9bn sale of US P&C business to Zurich
11th December 2020
Life insurer MetLife has reached an agreement with Zurich, via its subsidiary Farmers Group, over the $3.94 billion sale of its US property and casualty business. This deal, initially reported in November, will see Farmers Group jointly acquire MetLife Auto & Home with the Farmers Exchanges, a group of three ... Read the full article
Zurich partners with Plum Underwriting on UK home insurance
11th December 2020
Zurich UK has entered into a long term agreement with specialist MGA Plum Underwriting to provide capacity for its UK non-standard home insurance portfolio. The five-year partnership replaces current capacity from Lloyd’s and focuses on a portfolio of targeted products in the non-standard property segment. It will cater for risks including non-standard ... Read the full article
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