Zurich
Hayley Robinson joins Zurich as UK chief underwriting officer
Previously she was managing director of global risk solutions, UK & international, for RSA
Zurich appoints Mark Anders
He will be the new head of sales account management for corporate risk business
Dying to talk about it
Zurich's Peter Hamilton discusses how insurers and advisers can broach difficult conversations around ageing.
Gary Shaughnessy: The global reality of the income protection gap
A new report from Zurich has revealed some worrying numbers on the extent of the income protection gap in both the UK and around the world. Gary Shaughnessy takes a closer look at some of the findings
Zurich pays out £121.6m in claims during H1
Zurich achieved a 97% pay-out rate overall on critical illness, income protection and life insurance policies over the first six months of 2017 - paying out £121.6m to almost 2,000 customers.
Zurich celebrates 10th anniversary of annual protection statements
Zurich has provided over 700,000 annual protection statements to customers since 2007.
240 jobs lost as Zurich restructures
Life and general insurance arms combined
Zurich reports significant growth in critical illness sales to Q4 2016
Zurich has reported a 20% increase in applications for critical illness policies during the first 9 months of 2016, with over 30,000 new policies sold during this period.
Scottish Widows introduces electronic GP reports
Scottish Widows has introduced electronic General Practitioner (GP) reports into its protection policy underwriting process to make it simpler and quicker to obtain customers' medical information from their GP practice.
Zurich: There is 'high untapped demand' for income protection
There is 'high untapped demand' for income protection cover, according to research from Zurich exclusively shared with COVER.
Zurich UK Life reports 15% increase in operating profit
Zurich UK Life has reported a 15% increase in its operating profit compared to the same time last year, according to its half year results for 2016.
Just one in five have income protection
Only one in five 5 UK respondents to a global survey have income protection cover in the event of becoming too ill or disabled to work, according to research from Zurich.
CIExpert: Zurich no longer in the 'relegation zone' with CI plan upgrade
CIExpert has revealed that Zurich has refreshed its critical illness plans- adding three 100% conditions twenty additional payment conditions.
Zurich restructures to consolidate global life and non-life business
Zurich Insurance Group has begun a process to bring its life and non-life insurance business closer together with a restructure of its senior management and businesses globally.
Zurich divests 25% stake in Openwork
Openwork and Zurich have signed an agreement that will see the insurer divest its 25% shareholding in the network within the next four years.
Zurich UK Life appoints Helen Pickford as CFO
Zurich UK Life has announced the appointment of Helen Pickford as chief financial officer (CFO).
A flourishing whole-of-life market?
Fiona Murphy finds a ‘vibrant' and ‘growing' whole-of-life market compared with its term assurance sister
Zurich pays over £212m in protection claims
Zurich has revealed that it paid out over £212.5m in claims over 2,500 retail protection customers and their families during 2015, an increase from 11% from £191m in 2014.
Gary Shaughnessy named Zurich Global Life CEO
The chief executive of Zurich's UK Life division, Gary Shaughnessy, has been promoted to head the division globally.
Is technology improving the protection sales process?
Zurich's Richard Sadler looks at how technical innovations are affecting the way in which people buy protection products.
Zurich to cut up to 440 UK jobs
Zurich has confirmed proposals to cut up to 440 jobs in its UK general insurance business as part of a programme to reduce costs in the organisation and simplify its operating structure.
Zurich drops £5.6bn RSA Group bid
Zurich has withdrawn its £5.6bn bid for rival firm RSA group after suffering losses in its general insurance business.
Maximise lack of competition by stepping up to sell IP- Zurich
Zurich's Richard Moodey has urged brokers to ‘step up' and sell more income protection (IP) policies as the Mortgage Market Review has caused dwindling competition within the adviser community.
Zurich launches travel safety website for group protection customers
Zurich has launched a safety website for group life and income protection customers and their employees in partnership with crisis management firm red24.
