Latest Zurich Headlines
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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 // Wayne Cwik 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...
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...
Zurich North America Environmental Makes Deal to Purchase Renewal Rights for Kemper’s ECB
Jan 15 2003 // Zurich North America Environmental has come to an agreement-in-principle to acquire renewal rights to the existing policies of the Kemper Insurance Companies environmental casualty book of business. “We are confident...
