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Federal Court approves Zurich's Macquarie acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... financial adviser segment. Macquarie Life staff will transfer to Zurich and Zurich's customer-base will grow by 60%. Zurich Life and Investments chief executive TIm Bailey said: "This acquisition sees the coming together of two businesses which share ...

AFA Adviser of the Year finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... continues to be both raised and met. This is a great reflection of the desire in our industry to adapt and change." Zurich Life and Investments chief executive Tim Bailey added: "As Australia's premier advice awards, we continue to see finalists who ...

Zurich appoints Macquarie vets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... which is when Zurich anticipates the Macquarie Life acquisition will be finalised. Commenting on the appointments, Zurich Life and Investments chief executive Tim Bailey said: "We're delighted that Daniel and Dave will be joining Zurich. Both are respected ...

Zurich appoints AIA claims manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... regarded business with a strong brand and a well-deserved reputation for excellence in product development and service," Zurich life and investments chief executive Tim Bailey said at the time. "The acquisition is consistent with our long term strategic ...

Zurich exits Singapore life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... review of our life insurance business in Singapore." As at December 1, the two entities affected by the decision are Zurich Life Insurance (Singapore) and Zurich International Life (Singapore Branch). Zurich's statement also reassured that the company ...

Zurich restructures retail life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... reflect a move towards simplifying our product range, pricing and execution to benefit advisers and their customers," Zurich life and investments general manager Philip Kewin said. "We feel this sentiment has been lost in much of the recent industry ...

Zurich expands life risk team

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... New South Wales team, having both formerly held other senior positions at Zurich. Commenting on their appointments, Zurich Life and Investments head of retail sales Kristine Brooks said, "Zurich's Life and Investments business has been on a sustained ...

Advisers should beware industry "frenemies"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... at segmenting their client-bases around digital communication strategies, while advisers lag behind. To illustrate, Zurich life and investments marketing head Richard Dunkerley (also speaking at the launch) noted that less than 10% of the advisers of ...

Zurich makes senior appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... number of senior roles spanning underwriting, product development and distribution. Commenting on the appointment, Zurich life and investments chief executive Colin Morgan said: "Since joining our Australian operation, Phil has been instrumental in turning ...

Zurich moves on from group insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
Zurich Life has withdrawn from the group life insurance sector, acknowledging that it lacks the scale to penetrate the market. The insurer will close its book to new mandates and it will cut two jobs as a result. A Zurich spokesperson told Financial ...