Zurich Insurance
Tokio Marine Kiln expands Birmingham-based underwriting team
Tokio Marine Kiln has appointed Mark Bradshaw from Zurich and Owen Shelley from Aviva to underwriting roles in the Midlands.
IFB joins SRA and insurer talks over 'consistent' approach to claimant firm fraud
High level discussions are taking place between the insurance industry and the Solicitors Regulation Authority towards establishing a consolidated process for submitting evidence of fraud perpetrated by claimant law firms.
Rank: 18 - Vibhu Sharma, UK CEO, Zurich general insurance
Last year saw ‘the perfect storm’ for Zurich with tough market conditions and greater than normal large losses meaning a plummeting business operating profit in the third quarter.
Zurich mulls shrinking businesses in light of poor underwriting results
Poor underwriting results at Zurich have led the Swiss-based insurer to consider shrinking parts of its businesses, according to chief risk officer Cecilia Reyes.
Durrant to join Marsh's claims team in Hong Kong
Kevin Durrant, head of customer management claims - Hong Kong at Zurich, is moving to Marsh later this month.
Claims Club blog: Can the SRA grow enough teeth to put fear in 'dodgy' law firms
The word “landmark” seems to be an over-used one when it comes to legal judgements.
Barrowman moves from Australia to JLT Hong Kong
Andrew Barrowman has joined JLT Asia as CEO of the global broker's Hong Kong office.
Quiz of the week – 29 January
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Greco leaves Generali to become Zurich global CEO
Mario Greco is leaving his role as CEO of Generali to join Zurich as global CEO starting on 1 May.
Henderson announces new MD and CEO
Henderson Insurance Brokers has hired Andy White, formerly of Zurich, as its new managing director.
Europe: March of the European giants
European insurers have huge influence in the UK, so how are their strategies set to unfold?
UK and Ireland winter storms to cost Zurich $275m
Zurich is expecting to record an operating loss in general insurance for the fourth quarter of its financial year as a result of strong storms across the UK and Ireland.
Zurich appoints Australia and New Zealand CEO
Zurich has appointed Rajbir Singh Nanra as its CEO for Australia and New Zealand.
Rate reductions mooted as industry calls on government to follow NI lead on GDL
Pressure is building from the insurance industry on government to introduce graduated driver licensing across the rest of the UK, following the roll out of new laws for young drivers in Northern Ireland.
Gravity of cyber risk stressed as climate change tops risk list
Failure to act on climate change was named the top global risk by the World Economic Forum today (14 January), as a Marsh leader claimed cyber risk is widely underestimated outside the US.
Analysis: Hong Kong's 2016 prospects
Insurers in Hong Kong look set to have a testing year in 2016 as competition remains intense, margins are tight and the market gears up for a new regulatory regime writes Nicky Burridge.
C-Suite - Insurer: Taking it personally
The pace of change in the IT landscape means insurers must listen and act on feedback from brokers
Zurich commercial broker and claims director Spencer to depart
Zurich UK’s commercial broker and claims services director Adrian Spencer is to step down at the end of January as part of wider cost cutting at the insurer, Post can reveal.
Quiz of the week - 8 January
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Transactor and Zurich partner on car and household schemes
Software provider Transactor Global Solutions and Zurich have entered a partnership that will see a range of Zurich products distributed through the Transactor platform.
Storms' insured loss estimate increases to £1.4bn
Latest estimates from accounting firm PWC suggest insured losses from storms Desmond, Eva and Frank, which battered the UK in December 2015, could reach £1.4bn as Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday (3 January) pledged £40m to repair and improve flood…
Zurich to spend up to £702m on US agricultural insurer
Zurich's subsidiary, Zurich American Insurance Company, will buy US agricultural insurer Rural Community Insurance Services for up to $1.05bn (£702m) from Wells Fargo, which will strengthen its top five position in US commercial insurance.
Two nominees for Zurich board announced
Zurich has proposed two new board members for election including former Standard Life CEO David Nish.