Distribution and Marketing for Zurich’s General Insurance

Distribution and Marketing for Zurich’s General Insurance

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces the appointment of Dirk De Nil (50, Belgian citizen) to the position of Head of Customer, Distribution and Marketing for its General Insurance (GI) business. Previously he held the position of Head of Sales and Distribution for GI.
In his new role, Mr. De Nil will continue to report to Michael Kerner, CEO General Insurance. “I’m

Zurich’s Annual Report 2012 available now

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) today announced that its Annual Report 2012 and Annual Review 2012 are now available on www.zurich.com (please see link below). The Annual Report contains detailed information about Zurich's financial performance, strategy, structure, executive bodies, risk management, corporate governance and remuneration in 2012. It is available in English, German and French, with the financial statements in English only. The Annual Review provides an overview of Zurich's business and strategy, and of its financial and operating performance in 2012. It is also available in English, German and French.

Zurich’s Broker Relationship Leader Moves to Berkshire Hathaway Specialty

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance — the new commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway — appointed Lori Spoon Rafkin as senior vice president, customer and broker engagement. Spoon Rafkin was previously broker relationship leader, North America, at Zurich Insurance. She is based in New York.

Prior to her role at Zurich, Spoon Rafkin was executive vice president and chief administrative officer, commercial finance division, at CIT Group. Before that, she spent the entirety of her career in the commercial insurance industry, holding numerous senior level positions at Marsh Inc., including managing director and chief of staff of Marsh’s New York operations, as well as sales and industry practice leader with Marsh’s Global Services Group in New York. She began her career as an international underwriter with Chubb Insurance.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance officially commenced operations on June 13. Underwriting on the paper of Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity group of companies, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare, executive and professional lines insurance and programs for customers across the U.S. Based in Boston, it has regional underwriting offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.