Zurich Insurance News

Zurich Buys MAA Takaful Berhad, Expanding in Malaysia Takaful Market

Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, has completed the acquisition of MAA Takaful Berhad (MAAT), a leading provider of Takaful products in Malaysia, from MAA Group Berhad and Solidarity Group Holding BSC. The combination of MAAT’s …

Zurich Offers Post Cyber Attack Response Service in APAC

Zurich Insurance has launched DigitalResolve, a coordinated incident response service to help businesses in Asia Pacific (APAC) mitigate and recover from cyber attacks. Offered through Zurich’s partner Crawford & Co., DigitalResolve helps organizations coordinate and manage resources so they can …

UK’s Insurance Act May Lead to More Intense Rate Competition: Fitch Wire

A new U.K. law, designed to make it harder for insurers to dispute commercial insurance claims, could lead to more intense price competition and slimmer margins for the sector, according to Fitch Ratings. The Insurance Act, due to take effect …

Allianz Plans to Purchase Zurich’s Moroccan Division for $275M

Allianz Group plans to pay more than $275 million for Zurich Insurance’s Moroccan subsidiary. The deal for Zurich Assurances Maroc is expected to close at the end of 2016, pending regulatory approvals. Zurich’s sale of its Moroccan division follows a …

Zurich to Sell General Insurance Operations in Taiwan to Hotai Motor

Zurich Insurance will sell its general insurance operations in Taiwan to Hotai Motor Co. Ltd., with the business to become part of the Hotai Group, subject to approvals and conditions from the supervisory regulator. Hotai Motor Co. Ltd. has become …

Zurich Reorg Designed to Improve the Customer Experience: CEO Greco

The structural changes announced by Zurich Insurance Group late last week are intended to organize the company “around the customer” and improve customer innovation, according to Chief Executive Officer Mario Greco. While a simplified structure will create cost benefits, that …

Zurich’s CEO Greco Cleans House with Tough Road Ahead: Opinion

Switzerland’s biggest insurer, Zurich Insurance, has unveiled a shareholder-friendly shift to a simpler management structure under new chief Mario Greco. That’s a positive step. Too bad it’s into a brewing storm. There’s certainly a lot to like about Zurich’s decision …

Zurich’s New CEO Greco Reorganizes Company, Simplifying Structure

Zurich Insurance AG’s new chief executive officer, Mario Greco, is shaking up the largest Swiss insurer after an unexpected jump in claims last year forced it to abandon a takeover and prompted his predecessor’s exit. Zurich is merging its biggest …

Executive Suicides Shock Swiss Business Community

An unusual number of suicides by top executives in Switzerland has prompted introspection in its business community over how senior managers are dealing with stress as its companies struggle to retain their status in the global economy. The death last …

Credit Suisse Sells Operational Risk Bonds, Insuring Rogue Trading, Cyber Crime

Credit Suisse Group AG sold 220 million Swiss francs ($222 million) of bonds designed to offload potential losses on events like rogue trading, with some investors sidestepping the issue because of the incalculable risk. The second-largest Swiss lender initially planned …