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Myron Steves Adds Zurich NA Small Business

Oct 13 2004 // Houston-based Myron F. Steves & Company announced an expansion of its Commercial Standard Lines department. Zurich North America Small Business has been added as a part of the group of companies currently...

Zurich Names Kaplan Chief Underwriting Officer – North America Commercial

Oct 6 2004 // Zurich North America announced that it has named Gary Kaplan Chief Underwriting Officer for Zurich North America Commercial and head of its Technical Center. “Gary’s knowledge of the Zurich organization, his...

People and Places

Jul 19 2004 // As part of its previously announced management restructuring, Neenah, Wis.-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. promoted Wayne Cwik to vice president of actuarial services and JMI Insurance Services. Cwik will direct rate...

Zurich NA Names Financial Enterprises President

Mar 8 2004 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America, one of the nation’s largest property-casualty insurance companies, announced that Christopher A. Taylor was named president of the financial enterprises profit...

Zurich North America Names Taylor as President of Financial Enterprises Center

Mar 5 2004 // Zurich North America announced the appointment of Christopher A. Taylor as president of the Financial Enterprises profit center. In this capacity, Taylor will lead efforts to further strengthen the company’s position...

Zurich NA Small Business Account Execs Now Are ‘State Agents’

Jan 21 2004 // The small business unit of Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America has elevated the position of its 175 account executives to the position of state agent, the company said in a statement.The transition recognizes the...

Zurich North America Unveils ‘Virtual Consulting’ Web-Based Service

Jan 6 2004 // Zurich North America (www.zurichna.com) announced the launch of a new web-based service that provides small business insurance agents and their customers with industry-specific risk engineering support.Called Virtual...

DePrimo to Head Zurich NA Railroads

Oct 14 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America announced that Denise H. DePrimo has been named senior vice president and profit center manager for Zurich North America Railroads. DePrimo will lead the unit, which...

David Young Named Zurich NA’s Middle Markets Strategy VP

Aug 28 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America announced that David Young has been named first vice president of strategy for its middle markets business unit. Young will be responsible for developing and implementing...

Zurich NA Appoints Marcus to New Account Executive Position

Aug 27 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based insurer Zurich North America announced the appointment of Kenneth Marcus to account executive, a newly created marketing position for its Middle Markets business unit. Based in the Chicago branch...

Zurich North America Unveils FinanceSuite Product Line for Small Business Customers

Jul 18 2003 // Zurich North America announced the launch of the FinanceSuite(tm) product on the Business Finance Center website.The Business Finance Center is an online commercial lending marketplace where the Zurich network of...

Zurich NA Makes Customer Billing Information Available Online

May 28 2003 // Zurich North America Small Business announced a new Direct Bill Web site on zurichna.com. The new site gives agents and brokers direct online access to their customers’ billing information, including the status,...

Zurich N.A. Gets UHC Professional Liability Nod

Apr 10 2003 // Zurich North America, a leading property-casualty insurance company, was selected as a preferred hospital professional liability insurance provider by University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), a group of the nation’s...

Zurich NA Launches Small Biz Finance Center

Apr 1 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America today announced the launch of the FinanceSuite product on the Business Finance Center Web site. The Business Finance Center is an online commercial lending marketplace where the...

Zurich N.A. Small Biz Launches Direct Bill Web Site

Mar 1 2003 // Zurich North America Small Business today announced a new Direct Bill website on zurichna.com.The new site gives agents and brokers direct online access to their customers’ billing information, including the status,...

PIA NAT’L, ZURICH NA NOTE NATIONAL CSR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Feb 24 2003 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) is joining with Zurich North America Small Business to honor an outstanding customer service representative (CSR) who works for a member of the...

Zurich North America Reports More than Doubling E-Commerce Policies Underwritten in 2002

Feb 4 2003 // Zurich North America Financial Enterprises, a unit of Zurich North America, reported that during 2002 it more than doubled the number of insurance policies it has underwritten to cover e-commerce risks.The doubling of...

PIA National, Zurich North America Small Business Note National CSR of the Year Award

Feb 4 2003 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) is joining with Zurich North America Small Business to honor an outstanding customer service representative (CSR) who works for a member of the...

Zurich NA Gives Details on WTC Lawsuits

Jan 23 2003 // Zurich American Insurance Company (ZAIC) has given additional details, and clarified the company’s position, on the recently filed lawsuit against Larry Silverstein and other entities in a dispute related to the...

Zurich North America Small Business Forms Partnership with Foremost Co.

Jan 22 2003 // As part of its strategy to provide independent agents with easy access to high-quality products and services through the internet, Zurich North America Small Business announced the formation of a cross-selling alliance...