On her second day as UK prime minister, Theresa May has cleaned house and named her new cabinet. Zurich International Life has appointed a new chief operations officer, while Deutsche Bank has provisionally appointed a chief executive for Asia Pacific.
Unusual Risks, a UK-based mortgage and insurance advice firm has launched a new service aimed at providing life insurance to British expat living abroad.
Swiss-based insurer Zurich has sold its operations in South Africa and Botswana to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
Perception and reality differ significantly when it comes to how families around the world think they will be impacted if the main earner suffers from critical illness, disability or worse without appropriate cover, says Zurich.
Expanding waistlines in the United Arab Emirates are having an impact on the region’s insurance claims, with obesity often a contributing factor in both life insurance and critical illness claims, according to Zurich Insurance Group.
Zurich Insurance Group has sold its general insurance operations in Taiwan as part of its efforts to reshape its global organisation and stem a decline in profitability.
Zurich Global Life and Simplylife, a unit of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), have announced a five-year cooperation deal to market and distribute protection products through Simplylife’s network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mario Greco, the recently appointed chief executive of Zurich Insurance Group, has announced a company-wide reorganisation and named his new leadership team.
Martin Senn, the former chief executive of Zurich Insurance Group who only stepped down in December, has killed himself, the company said.
FPI has confirmed the departure of Singapore managing director Chris Gill and named his replacement. Zurich has made several senior changes of late, including handing the reins of its MEA Global Life business to Walter Jopp. Axa France’s chief executive and chairman is to depart, while Deutsche Bank’s co-chairman of the management board is to…
Walter Jopp has been appointed chief executive of Zurich Global Life, Middle East & Africa, with immediate effect.
Zurich Insurance Group reported a drop in net profits for the first quarter, after operating profits fell 23% in general insurance and a marginal decrease in the company’s Global Life business.
