Sam Thomas named Zurich’s interim CUO following Dunn exit
Zurich UK’s head of retail underwriting, Sam Thomas, has been named interim chief underwriting officer.
The move comes after Caroline Dunn left Zurich earlier this year to take over from the retiring David Ovenden as CUO for Axa UK Commercial.
Thomas, pictured, has been leading the underwriting for
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