Zurich Insurance News
European Firms, Insurers, Warned of U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Pipeline
The U.S. State Department this month told European companies which it suspects are helping to build Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they face the risk of sanctions as the outgoing Trump ...
Zurich Insurance Reportedly in Advanced Talks to Buy MetLife U.S. P/C Unit
Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to acquire MetLife Inc's U.S. property and casualty (P&C) car and home insurance unit for close to $4 billion, according to people ...
Flex Work Drives 20% More Women Applying For Senior Roles: Zurich
Employers that embrace flexible working after the COVID-19 pandemic could boost applications from women for top jobs by as much as 20 percent, according to a study by Zurich Insurance. Between March ...
Zurich Insurance: COVID-19 Claims Won’t Make Huge Impact
Zurich Insurance Group does not expect property claims triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic to materially affect the group, Europe's fifth-largest insurer said on Thursday, adding that it planned to ...
Zurich Insurance Declines to Renew Cover for Controversial Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline
Insurer Zurich has decided not to renew cover for the Canadian government's Trans Mountain oil pipeline, said a spokeswoman for the project, which is opposed by environmental campaigners and some ...
Top Risks Revisited Post-COVID
Reaching out to some of the same risk professionals that respond to the its "Global Risks Report" each year, the World Economic Forum announced the results of a special "COVID-19 Risk Perception ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
Zurich Insurance made two executive appointments. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance said it has expanded its Global Property Underwriting Officer team.
Zurich Debuts Podcast Series to Help Biz Clients Harmed by Pandemic
Zurich Insurance is focusing on helping business clients harmed by the coronavirus pandemic with a new podcast series. The series – Risk Insights: Coronavirus – will highlight "key risk ...