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Zurich names new global head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
Zurich Financial Services has appointed the firm's chief investment officer Martin Senn as chief executive at the start of next year as the existing chief executive retires. Aside from his role as chief investment officer, Senn also sits on the firm's ...

Zurich manager wins Aon Benfield Scholarship

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
Victor Caballero of Zurich Financial Services has won the Aon Benfield Scholarship for 2009 - a joint scholarship from the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Aon Benfield Australia. Caballero, segment development manager at Zurich ...

Zurich expands Life Risk team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Stuart Meyers as Life Risk Business Development Manager - NSW. Meyers has over 12-years experience as a BDM and has worked previously at ING and Asteron Life. "Meyers' appointment adds further experience ...

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
CommInsure has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). A Commonwealth Bank of Australia spokesperson said the investment team within the insurer is working on implementing the principles into the firm's process now. ...

Zurich upgrades insurance suite

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Zurich Financial Services Australia improves the pricing of its life insurance products and revamps the firm's software to allow financial advisers to write insurance faster. The firm has cut the price of death cover and reduced the premium for TPD ...

Zurich expands investment team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Zurich Financial Services has added three new staff to the firm's investment team, including an investment analyst, a relationship manager and a research manager. Elliot Bullock was hired as an investment analyst after recently graduating from the University ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
Climate change should be at the top of insurers' concerns as it directly impacts product premiums and the bottom lines of insurers worldwide, according to Zurich. "Climate change should not be on page five - it needs to be on page one," said David Smith ...

Zurich urges superannuation reform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Zurich Financial Services is calling the government to review superannuation legislation after a report found non-dependants could potentially miss out on death benefits. The firm's Death and taxes are certain - super still confounds whitepaper found ...

Zurich launches cadetship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Zurich Financial Services has sidestepped the graduate program route in favour of a cadetship that gives aspiring high school students a chance to work in finance even before they graduate - and Zurich is happy to pay for the cadet's university fees ...

Zurich hires investment specialist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia appointed Patrick Noble as senior investments specialist. Prior to this appointment, Noble worked at Skandia for roughly five years as investment specialist and also across distribution and investment research roles. ...