Zurich
Zurich UK General Insurance business plans up to 440 job losses
Zurich announces proposals to cut up to 440 jobs in its UK general insurance business as part of a programme to reduce costs in...
Zurich platform reduces price further with more super clean funds
Leading insurer and platform provider Zurich is extending the range of funds available on its intermediary platform by increasing the number of 'super clean'...
Zurich comments on the government’s response to its consultation on budget changes
Zurich commented on the Government's response to its pensions consultation on the Budget changes.
Simon Foster, Head of Corporate Life and Pensions, UK and International...
Zurich increases financial underwriting limits and expands large case service
Leading insurer Zurich has increased its financial evidence limits for customers applying for life and critical illness insurance, so that getting cover is quicker...
Zurich : toys in the attic
An audit of the nation’s attics has uncovered that Britain’s lofts are home to a horde of Barbie dolls – over a third of...
Appointment : Zurich names David White as new Head of Retail, UK Life
Global insurer Zurich announces the appointment of David White as Head of Retail, UK Life with effect from 21 January 2013.
David joins from Fidelity...
Zurich : reports record life cover applications
Zurich yesterday reported record levels of customers applying for life assurance ahead of the Gender Directive taking effect on 21 December 2012.
Customer applications...
Zurich : Superstorm Sandy impact at $700 million
Swiss insurer Zurich Insurance Group said on Monday that Superstorm Sandy had hit it with claims worth about $700 million (532 million euros).
"It's difficult...
Zurich : Brits still confused by sickness benefit entitlement
New research from Zurich shows that the majority of UK adults are unaware of the limited financial support available to them if they become...
Swiss Life : first-half drop in net profit to 301 million euros
Insurance giant Swiss Life posted Friday a first-half drop in net profit to 361 million francs (301 million euros, $371 million) that nonetheless beat...
Zurich : on in ten SMEs I Britain has considered closing down
More than one in ten (11%) British small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) say they have considered closing down in the last three months as...
ZFS : Q3 profits surge despite catastrophes
Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services (ZFS) posted Thursday a 64 per cent jump in third quarter net profit to $1.2 billion, despite what it...
Partnership : Zurich partners with AIFA to spearhead RDR readiness
Zurich announced it is joining forces with the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as the new supporter of AIFA's online business transition academy,...
Zurich Financial sells some policies to Swiss Re
Zurich Financial Services said Wednesday it is selling part of its non-core businesses to reinsurer Swiss Re, which will allow it to unlock and...
Zurich adds U.S. customers after acquiring auto unit from AIG
Zurich Financial Services AG, the insurer that got more than a quarter of policy sales from the U.S. in the first nine months of...
Zurich closes the acquisition of Compagnie Libanaise D’Assurances in Lebanon
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced today that its subsidiary Zurich Insurance Company Ltd has completed the acquisition of 99.99% of Compagnie Libanaise D’Assurances...
Building firm Rok files for administration
Building firm Rok - which numbers Axa and Zurich among its insurance clients - this morning announced that it had filed for administration.
Only last...
Swiss Re says it weathers oil spill costs with big profit
Swiss Re, one of the world's biggest reinsurers, reported on Thursday an 812-million-dollar second-quarter net profit despite the cost of disaster damage from the...
Insurer Zurich posts 76-percent profit jump in first quarter
Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said on Thursday that its first-quarter net profits soared 76 percent to 935 million dollars (729 million euros), despite...
Swiss Re edges back to profit-making
One of the world's biggest reinsurers, Swiss Re, on Thursday reported a 506-million-Swiss-franc annual net profit in 2009, edging away from a record loss...
