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Zurich hires former AIG exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed former AIG UK executive, Shane Doyle, as general manager of general insurance after Andrew Barrowman announced he is stepping down from the role. Doyle previously worked at AIG for 15 years across a ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... brokers proper training on climate change and how it could affect their clients' business. Insurance and investments group Zurich doesn't just walk the walk on climate change, it is positioning itself as an insurer that can help brokers become 'climate ...

Company sales earnings on hold till 2011: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... growth for at least another calendar year, an investment expert predicts. Matthew Drennan, general manager of investments at Zurich Financial Services Australia, said overall, local listed companies posted reasonable profits due to aggressive cost cutting ...

IRESS adds Asteron

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... first introduced in July, initially launching with integration to CommInsure's premium engine. Soon after, validation of Zurich risk products was added. Andrew Walsh, managing director of IRESS, said that "the introduction of our premium validation framework ...

REIT review shows signs of stability

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... 'four stars'. Perpetual's Wholesale Property Securities fund was taken 'off hold' and awarded a 'two stars' rating and Zurich Investments' Aust Property Securities fund's rating remained stable with a 'four stars' rating. The rating reflected conviction ...

Advisers prepare for spike in insurance sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
Around one third of advisers who use CommInsure and Zurich as their primary risk provider expect their level of business with these firms to increase by more than 20 per cent next year, new research shows. CoreData research also indicates one in five ...

Top 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... Netherlands - ING. Japan: Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho, Nomura, Sumitomo Mitsui Insurance groups: Aegon, Allianz, Aviva, Axa, Swiss Re, Zurich According to the Financial Times, the FSB will ask these institutions "to start drawing up so-called living wills ...

Zurich ramps up investment business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
Zurich Financial Services Australia has promoted Matthew Drennan to general manager of investments as part of a strategy to expand its investments division. Drennan, previously director of investments at the firm, will report to David Smith, chief executive ...

Super funds eye catastrophic investing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... three-month LIBOR plus 3 per cent to as much as three-month LIBOR plus 20 per cent per year. Niklaus Hilti, the group's Zurich-based head of insurance-linked strategies, said that ILS are a great diversifier to a typical super fund portfolio because ...

FSP reviews insurer line up

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... statement from the firm noted that FSP's survey looks at the services provided by AIG, Aviva, Axa, CommInsure, ING, Tower and Zurich. Each of the providers are assessed by advisers on a range of factors including underwriting, new policy processing ...