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Zurich appoints new head of Oak Underwriting following takeover

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Mark Peters as the new head of Oak Underwriting, a UK-based high net-worth insurance specialist, which it acquired from RSA Insurance.   3 July 2018

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Zurich names new CEO of general insurance, Australia & New Zealand

Zurich Australian Insurance, a division of Zurich Insurance Group, has appointed Tim Plant as CEO of general insurance, Australia & New Zealand.   10 July 2018

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Zurich on track to beat profit targets for 2019; posts 'best H1 result in a decade'

Zurich Insurance Group posted the 'best first half result in a decade' driven by underlying growth across the business and a strong underwriting performance in property & casualty. The CEO is confident that it will beat its three-year financial targets in 2019.   8 August 2019

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Zurich improves P&C performance in H1

Zurich Insurance Group’s property & casualty (P&C) operations benefitted from an improved underwriting performance in the first half of 2018.   9 August 2018

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Zurich unveils UK Innovation Foundry

Zurich has launched a new initiative to drive innovation throughout the insurer, with a renewed focus on changing customer demand and needs, the company said in a Feb. 20 press release.   21 February 2018

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Zurich invests in insurtech Digital Insurance Group

Zurich Insurance Group has co-led a €15 million funding round with Finch Capital in European insurtech firm Digital Insurance Group (DIG) to further drive its growth.   13 June 2018

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Zurich North America hires new chief claims officer from Allied World

Zurich North America has hired Allied World's Paul Lavelle as chief claims officer. He succeeds Steve Hatch, who retired earlier in August.   22 August 2018

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Blanc resigns as CEO EMEA of Zurich and chair of ABI after less than a year

Zurich Insurance Group’s CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Amanda Blanc has resigned with immediate effect. She joined the group in October 2018 from AXA.   3 July 2019

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Zurich makes $0.4bn Adira acquisition, becomes largest foreign P&C insurer in Indonesia

Zurich Insurance Group is acquiring 80 percent of PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika (Adira Insurance), a property and casualty (P&C) insurer in Indonesia, from PT Bank Danamon Indonesia and a minority investor.   27 September 2018

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Beazley swoops on Swiss Re, Zurich in Asia Pacific growth push

The insurer has made four new appointments to boost its specialty lines and M&A capabilities in the region.   17 September 2020

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