Sharma pledges to keep Zurich on track

Vibhu Sharma

Vibhu Sharma insists “our focus remains unchanged” as he takes up role as CEO for UK general insurance in part one of our interview.

Vibhu Sharma, the new CEO of UK general insurance at Zurich, has pledged to keep the business steady and said there will not be any changes in strategy.

He commented: "We are not in retreat and it is not a turnaround. We have a good business."

Sharma moved over from the Zurich business in Switzerland around six weeks ago and formally took over from Dave Smith, who has now retired, at the start of April.

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He praised the UK as a "welcoming" market and added: "What you find is the UK is

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