Zurich Insurance
Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer servicing customers in global and local markets. We offer products and services for a diverse range of customers from small businesses to multinational corporations, as well as providing High Net Worth insurance. Our strategy focuses on delivering a great service through responsive trading, local expertise, digital innovations and strong customer-centric propositions, underpinned by our core values and commitment to a sustainable future.
Ecclesiastical hires former RSA broker director in newly-created role
Ecclesiastical has appointed Kevin Jones, who was formerly commercial director in the UK broker division at RSA, in the newly-created role of director of strategic development.
FSA slaps Zurich UK with record fine for data loss
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has hit Zurich UK with a record fine of £2.275m for failing to have adequate systems and controls in place to prevent the loss of customers’ confidential information.
Brit nominates former Zurich chief for top financial role
Brit Insurance is set to appoint a new group chief financial officer to replace the departing Matthew Scales.
Zurich raids Axa for property head
Zurich UK has announced the appointment of Peter Clark as head of property and strategy exposure management, commercial lines, effective 1 October 2010.
Director leaves Aon to head up Torus' UK casualty team
Torus has expanded its casualty platform with the appointment of David Whyman as senior vice president, UK head of casualty, based in London.
News analysis - Emergency Budget: Chancellor's axe and tax
Emmanuel Kenning reviews economists' reactions to the announcements in the Emergency Budget.
Market watch - commercial motor: Has commercial motor gone flat?
Though the economy continues to be troublesome and commercial motor is still highly competitive with small margins, there are some areas of improvement and growth, writes Fiona Nicolson.
Bluefin confirms raid on Aon's property team
Bluefin Insurance Services has confirmed that Keith Burnham will head up its real estate team following his departure from Aon.
First Zurich apprentices qualify
The first people at Zurich to undergo a new industry-driven insurance apprenticeship have qualified at their Cardiff location.
Henderson unveils a dozen new hires
Leeds-based Henderson Insurance has revealed a raft of 12 new appointments, all made within six weeks.
NIG raids Zurich for new head of key accounts
Insurer NIG has appointed Chris Woollam as head of key accounts. Reporting to NIG’s director of sales and distribution, Dave Parry (pictured), he will be responsible for developing the key account proposition and distribution strategies and managing the…
Axa head condemns claims farming practice as 'immoral'
Axa's head of personal lines intermediary has slammed brokers that make money from the "immoral" practice of claims farming, warning that insurers would penalise those who were heavily involved.
Hiscox hires regional managers
Hiscox has announced the appointment of Bill Guiney as regional manager of Manchester and Hannah Hosking as regional manager of Scotland and Ireland.
Zurich European GI chief to leave following restructure
Zurich Financial Services Group has announced a streamlined management structure and related senior management appointments, affective as of 1 July, 2010.
ATE: Group Litigation: Collective danger ahead
Ever since the Woolf reforms removed legal aid for civil claims in 1999, a fearsome uprising has threatened, looming as a storm cloud over the insurance industry, writes Ralph Savage.
Zurich plugs in new technology and telecommunications offering
The professional and financial lines team of Zurich in the UK has launched a new technology and telecommunications insurance product.
XL targets Irish mid-market
XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital, today announced the launch of its new Dublin based underwriting operation for middle market casualty business.
Technology: All aboard the IT express
Emmanuel Kenning looks at PowerPlace's efforts to move the broker market towards a growing technological presence in commercial lines
Ace adds to trade credit team
Stuart James has been appointed head of trade credit, based in London, with effect from 1 June 2010.
Free SME security campaign to enhance broking opportunities
Brokers could benefit from an initiative supported by the Home Office that aims to boost insurance and security for hundreds of thousands of micro and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Zurich agrees to boost security following loss of personal data of nearly 50,000 clients
Zurich Insurance agrees to improve information security after losing over 46,000 individuals’ personal financial information.
Cunningham Lindsey raids Zurich for liability fraud chief
Cunningham Lindsey appoints fraud manager in its liability services division following concerns that fraudsters are focusing on employers' liability (EL) public liability (PL) claims.
Fleet chief to leave Adding 1
Adding 1 fleet chief Jim McClymont has resigned from the business, Insurance Age has learnt.
