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Zurich
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.
Robin Cooper-Driver & Edward Rayfield join Zurich’s APAC Commercial Insurance unit
9th September 2024
Zurich Insurance Company has announced two key appointments to its Asia Pacific (APAC) Commercial Insurance business, with Robin Cooper-Driver as new Head of Financial Lines, Asia Pacific, and Edward Rayfield as Head of Casualty, Asia Pacific. Both will be based in Singapore and will report to Liam Burrell, CEO Singapore & ... Read the full article
Newly launched Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance to address the climate crisis
3rd September 2024
Zurich Insurance Group and its corporate foundation, the Z Zurich Foundation, have launched the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance (the Alliance) to assess current levels of resilience within vulnerable communities and implement appropriate solutions to climate hazards. The Alliance evolved from the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance launched in 2013, bringing together a ... Read the full article
Zurich Singapore names Nixon Ooi as Head of Accident & Health
19th August 2024
Zurich Singapore has appointed Nixon Ooi as Head of Accident and Health, reporting to Alexandra Cowley, Chief Underwriting Officer, Singapore. Ooi's remit in this role will include leading underwriting, portfolio management and proposition development for Accident & Health. With over 12 years of industry experience, Ooi joins Zurich from Chubb, where he ... Read the full article
Zurich sees best-ever H1 operating profit of $4bn
8th August 2024
Zurich has announced that its group business operating profit (BOP) climbed to a record $4 billion in H1 of 2024, marking an increase of 7% compared to the same period of 2023. The firm's net income attributable to shareholders also increased in H1 of 2024, rising 21% to $3 billion. Zurich's P&C ... Read the full article
AIG to sell its personal travel insurance & assistance business to Zurich
26th June 2024
Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has entered into a definitive agreement with Zurich Insurance Group to sell the latter its global individual personal travel insurance and assistance business for $600 million in cash plus additional earn-out consideration. The sale is expected to close by the end of 2024, subject ... Read the full article
Former Fortitude Re CEO Bracken named Zurich NA CFO
25th June 2024
Zurich North America has hired insurance executive James Bracken as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Peter Hirs, who is set to return to Zurich Insurance Group in Switzerland as Group Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. As Zurich North America CFO, Bracken will be tasked with overseeing Actuarial, Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR), ... Read the full article
Zurich acquires 70% of India’s Kotak General Insurance
19th June 2024
Zurich Insurance Company's acquisition of a majority stake in Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited, for a total consideration of Rs. 5,560 crores (USD 670 million), makes it the first foreign insurer to enter India since the FDI rules were changed to allow up to 74% foreign ownership in 2021. Together, ... Read the full article
Zurich Singapore appoints Matt Graves as Chief Claims Officer
28th May 2024
Zurich Singapore has appointed Matt Graves as its new Chief Claims Officer, reporting directly to Liam Burrell, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore and Head of Commercial Insurance Asia. Graves’ remit will include an enterprise-wide responsibility for all claims functions across Zurich Singapore’s Commercial and newly launched Retail segment. In his new role, ... Read the full article
Zurich P&C revenue hits $10.25bn in Q1 as GWP swell 9%
16th May 2024
Zurich Insurance Group has reported that Q1 2024 P&C insurance revenue was up 12% on a like-for-like basis to $10.25 billion, driven by strong commercial and retail growth. In commercial, rates improved across all regions with an average of 5%. Zurich noted that its North American line was a key contributor, ... Read the full article
Pen Underwriting extends fleet deal in Republic of Ireland with Zurich
26th April 2024
Pen Underwriting has announced the extension of its long-term strategic collaboration with Zurich in the Republic of Ireland to support its highly specialist fleet insurance offering, covering motor fleets in the hazardous goods, tankers and environmental industries, following a multi-year renewal of their existing capacity deal. This agreement will see Zurich ... Read the full article
Zurich NA names Higginbotham as Head of Professional Liability & Cyber, US National Accounts
24th April 2024
Zurich North America, the commercial property and casualty insurer, has appointed Kara Higginbotham as the Head of Professional Liability and Cyber for U.S. National Accounts. Higginbotham will report to Brian Zink, the Head of Financial Lines, U.S. National Accounts. She will also continue leading the Corporate Accounts team until her successor ... Read the full article
Swiss Re & Zurich address the risks that GenAI poses for the re/insurance industry
28th March 2024
As AI technology continues to progress further, especially with the rise in Generative AI (GenAI), organisations across the re/insurance sector are experimenting more with the technology and finding new ways to apply it into their workforce. Reinsurance giant Swiss Re's CEO, P&C Re, Urs Baertschi, recently stated that it feels like ... Read the full article
Zurich and Klook launch parametric benefit to provide real-time lounge access for delayed flights
21st March 2024
Zurich Insurance has partnered with travel and leisure e-commerce platform Klook to introduce FlyEasy coverage, which, powered by Zurich Edge platform with micro-services from Blink Parametric, aims to reduce customer stress from long flight delays at airports. Available for Singapore residents, FlyEasy offers travellers real-time, complimentary lounge access - available through ... Read the full article
Zurich APAC reports 11% GWP growth in 2023 results
23rd February 2024
Zurich Asia Pacific (APAC), part of the global insurance group, has recently announced its results for the full year of 2023. The report highlights significant growth in its Property & Casualty (P&C) sector. Throughout 2023, the P&C business experienced robust growth, reaching gross written premiums (GWP) of $3.6 billion. This marks ... Read the full article
Zurich adds $300m top cat layer for Europe to 2024 reinsurance arrangements
22nd February 2024
European re/insurer Zurich has made some adjustments to its reinsurance coverages for 2024 with the addition of a new $300 million top catastrophe layer to its Europe all perils tower, while the retention on its U.S. all perils tower has come down by $50 million to $600 million. Alongside the ... Read the full article
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