Zurich Insurance
Pelgrin appointed to head of continental Europe at Sompo Canopius
Sompo Canopius has appointed Thierry Pelgrin as head of continental Europe.
Career file: Jack Howell
Zurich has appointed Jack Howell as its new Asia-Pacific CEO. He is expected to join the company on 1 September and will be based in Taikoo, Hong Kong.
Top 30 European insurers 2016: At the top of their game
A lack of large natural disasters, favourable exchange rates and a number of sizeable mergers have seen many of the top 30 European insurers weather the tough environment and climb the rankings
Diversity: How to implement a more eclectic workforce
Historically, the insurance industry has lacked diversity. When you imagine a typical insurance firm, you may picture a male, pale and stale boardroom. Increasingly, though, the industry has been implementing a range of initiatives to draw in a more…
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Greenwood takes on international role at CII
Mark Greenwood, the Chartered Insurance Institute's Asia-Pacific regional director, has taken on the new role of international director.
XL Catlin bolsters Asia-Pacific political risk team
XL Catlin has made a senior underwriting appointment in Sydney.
Zurich to shed 20% of executive-level jobs
Zurich will cut 20% of 1900 executive jobs across the group as part of a wider restructure.
Chiu takes on Zurich global corporate role in Hong Kong
The founder of Dual Asia has been given a different role at Zurich Hong Kong after running financial lines for Greater China.
Zurich relaunches SME platform following negative feeback
Zurich has carried out a major refresh on its SME insurance platform Ztrade, in response to negative broker feedback following the platform’s original launch.
Week in Post: Rio 2016, diving doggies, a racism row and rejoice, the Insurance Act is finally here!
You know you’ve been bitten by the Olympic bug when you find yourself watching the weightlifting at 1:30am in the morning, hours before you have an event and need to be pretty sharp.
Zurich UK sees hike in profits despite strong stance on new business
Zurich UK has seen business operating profit and combined operating ratio significantly improve in the first half of 2016, despite an 8.1% drop in gross written premiums.
Zurich appoints Howell Asia-Pacific CEO
Mario Greco, global CEO of Zurich, recruits former Generali colleague for Asia-Pacific role.
Zurich has steady first half as Greco restructures
Global general insurance profits and gross written premiums at global giant Zurich were stable in the first half of 2016 compared with the same period last year.
Can Zurich rebound from senior brain drain as Sharma and Martin join departee list?
Zurich was long regarded as consistency personified; a stable and calming force in an often turbulent insurance market. But in recent years, the Swiss giant has been hit hard by poor financial performance. To counter that, the company then introduced a…
Enterprise fallout, fraud cases reopened, blockchain and Ghostbusters - the week in Post
Well the weather might have turned a touch greyer, but the summer holidays are truly here judging by the fact my commute to work is less busy but buying a sandwich in the West End at lunchtime has become a lengthy tourist obstacle course.
Career file: Conor Brennan appointed as UK GI head of Zurich UK
Conor Brennan will replace Vibhu Sharma, who left his role as Zurich’s UK country manager and head of general insurance business, amid wider restructuring at the company.
Supreme Court rules that claims cases can be re-opened
The Supreme Court has ruled that cases can be re-opened if new evidence of fraud subsequently comes to light after the settlement.
Broker: The cross-selling opportunity
It is a commonly expressed view that the general insurance community isn't sufficiently capitalising on existing client relationships to cross-sell further products, and that it lags well behind the major banks and online retailers in this respect.
Enterprise collapse will affect 14,000 motorists
A Zurich-owned Managing General Agent will reimburse outstanding premiums to Irish motorists who have been affected following the collapse of Enterprise Insurance on Friday.
Trak Global launches Appy Fleet and announces Tim Holliday as non-executive director
Former Zurich UK personal lines MD and chief underwriting offer Tim Holliday has joined telematics technology company Trak Global as a nonexecutive director.
Roundtable: Have insurers got their IT priorities back to front?
Have insurers mistakenly prioritised digitalisation to the detriment of improving back office processes, with potential consequences in terms of regulatory compliance, productivity and customer service?
Customer satisfaction in the insurance industry continues to rise
Customer satisfaction in the insurance sector has increased over the past year, research from the UK Customer Satisfaction Index has revealed.
On Demand Webinar: Ageas, Guidewire and Zurich discuss the path to digital insurance nirvana
So much has been written and spoken about the need to "go digital", but what does that actually mean?