Zurich appoints new chief underwriting officer

The insurer confirmed that he has succeeded Mark Platten, who has decided to take a sabbatical for 12 months.

Mr Major will be responsible for all aspects of underwriting across GCUK including managing key broker and customer relationships, and portfolio management. He will report to Ann Haugh, chief executive officer of GCUK.

He joined Zurich in 2003 having begun his career with RSA. In 2007 he was appointed head of property for GCUK and in February 2011 was made head of first party risk and