All the headlines from our Zurich Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 18 2015 // Zurich Insurance Group plans to establish an apprenticeship program in the U.S. to help attract and train young people for careers in the insurance industry.Zurich said it is committed to putting into practice a program...
Feb 12 2015 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest insurer, fell short of an earnings target as fourth- quarter profit fell 20 percent on lower income from the general insurance unit. The shares declined.Net income...
Dec 30 2014 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America has appointed Terry McCafferty as head of group captives, a key strategic business unit of Programs & Direct Markets.In his new role, effective Feb. 1, McCafferty will be...
Dec 16 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, is about to make its first investments in European direct lending, including infrastructure debt.The insurer wants to lend to small to medium-sized European...
Nov 10 2014 // Commercial insurer Zurich North America has named Mark Shults regional executive for the South in marketing, distribution and regional management. His office is in Atlanta. In his new role, Shults will lead the Zurich...
Nov 6 2014 // KENNESAW, GA, November 6, 2014 — Blue River Underwriters, a division of Breckenridge Insurance Group, has introduced a new United States Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act (USL&H) and Maritime Employers Liability...
Oct 9 2014 // Zurich North America announced that Sabrina Hart has been named as regional executive for the Midwest region in marketing, distribution and regional management (MD&RM), effective Oct. 16. Hart’s office will be in...
Oct 8 2014 // Commercial property and casualty insurer Zurich North America, named Marcus Cooper is now the commercial markets regional leader for the South. He is based at Zurich’s North America headquarters in Schaumburg,...
Oct 7 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest insurer, named group controller Vibhu Sharma to head of general insurance operations for the U.K.Sharma, 48, will start in April, Louise Zucchi, company spokeswoman,...
Aug 18 2014 // The former head of Zurich Insurance and lead director of Goldman Sachs, James Schiro has died at the age of 68, the bank said.The American citizen, who also served on the boards of Pepsico and Reva Medical, had retired...
Aug 7 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, said second-quarter profit rose 6 percent as it took fewer losses from natural catastrophes.Net income rose to $837 million from $789 million a year earlier,...
Jul 14 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, doubled its planned investment in green bonds, citing their growing appeal in Europe.The company said in November that it wanted to invest as much as $1...
Jul 3 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, the largest Swiss insurer, said the sale of its Russian retail unit will lead to an estimated loss of about $300 million.The insurer said it is selling the business to Moscow-based Olma Group and...
May 15 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, the biggest Swiss insurer, said first-quarter profit rose 20 percent, helped by capital gains on investments.Net income rose to $1.27 billion from $1.06 billion in the year-earlier period, the...
May 2 2014 // Property and casualty insurance provider Zurich North America, based in Schaumburg, Ill., appointed Peter Hahn as head of predictive analytics. Hahn comes to Zurich from McKinsey & Company Inc., where he led the...
Mar 24 2014 // A New York trial court recently ruled in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case that Zurich American Insurance Co. has no duty to defend Sony Corp. of America and Sony Computer Entertainment America in...
Mar 17 2014 // A New York trial court recently ruled in a commercial general liability (CGL) policy coverage case that Zurich American Insurance Co. has no duty to defend Sony Corp. of America and Sony Computer Entertainment America in...
Mar 11 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, the biggest Swiss insurer, plans to save $250 million annually by cutting as many as 800 jobs after lowering its profit goal in December, the company said.Zurich plans to remove management layers...
Feb 13 2014 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, the biggest Swiss insurer, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates after restructuring charges following a business review.Net income rose 9 percent to $1.07 billion,...
Jan 9 2014 // Zurich North America announced that Taffy Jo Mayers, regional sales director for the Midwest region, has been accepted as a fellow for World Business Chicago’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs.The Plan is a...