Zurich
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Zurich takes new underwriting stance against energy companies to tackle climate change
Zurich Insurance Group is accelerating its policy to further reduce the use of carbon fossil fuels, which will see the…
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Leveraging new technology to efficiently manage a global partner network
Globalisation has reduced the distances and barriers between countries, allowing corporations to perform business in multiple markets, which has driven…
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Risk management challenges and new technologies
Risk managers are facing many risk management challenges, not least in the international programme space where there are increasing regulatory…
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Tackling supply chain risks by leveraging AI and risk engineering expertise and tools
Supply chains have become much more complex and this not only means greater vulnerability, but also makes it much harder…
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Building cyber resilience
Cyberspace has become a dangerous source of crime and disruption. Data breaches are increasing both in terms of size and…
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Rise of the regulators – how changing regulation is impacting cost of risk
Changing regulation and new approaches by regulators are a challenge for risk managers, both in terms of keeping up with…
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Zurich focuses on global A&H business with new appointment
Zurich Insurance Group is focusing on accident and health (A&H) business, with the appointment of a new head of A&H…
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How effective country risk analysis can support corporate strategy
Multinational companies often operate in highly volatile risk environments across the globe and one of their biggest challenges is to…
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Zurich North America appoints new head of group captives
Zurich has appointed Jason Meador as head of group captives in alternative markets for Zurich North America, effective 1 January…
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A different approach: international programmes for mid-market companies
More and more mid-market companies across Europe are expanding overseas in one form or another. This might be a company…
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Claims Insights – from data to information to action
Data is widely available and easy to access. However, gaining useful, relevant and practical information from that data, and translating…
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US tax reform
There has been much talk about the impact of recent tax reforms in the US on the insurance sector and…
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Zurich acquires top ten insurer in Indonesia
Zurich Insurance Group is to acquire a leading insurer in Indonesia, which will make it the largest foreign property and…
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Structuring an international programme to avoid surprises
International insurance programmes are no longer simply for large multinationals. As the world has got smaller, many medium-sized companies are…
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The benefits of international programme training
For insurance products and classes of business, there is no shortage of training and education programmes available to brokers and…
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Preparing for smooth sailing – whatever Brexit outcome is reached
As the UK Government sets out its desired future relationship with the EU and the negotiations move into their final…
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Credibility and predictability are everything in global programmes
Helene Westerlind, a Swedish citizen, joined Zurich as liability claims adjuster in 2003 before becoming a liability underwriter. Between 2008…
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Managing employee safety risks
It is often said that its employees are the most valuable asset a business has, and as a risk manager,…
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Designing Captives for Latin America
Risk management in large organisations has evolved considerably but the implementation of new approaches varies by region. Outside Latin America,…
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Zurich premium growth flat in Q1 as focus turns to profit
Zurich Insurance Group saw P&C first-quarter premiums climb to $9.33bn from $8.92bn, up 5% in US dollars but down 1%…