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- February 9 2026
Zurich hires Blain Waterford as head of travel for ANZ
He joins Zurich from AIG in Singapore.
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- February 6 2026
Zurich debuts Australia cyber offering with Cowbell launch
Move expands upon existing partnership, with the cyber MGA backed by the Swiss insurer in the US and UK.
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- February 4 2026
Beazley board gives in to Zurich’s sweetened US$11bn offer
The deal is at an offer price of GBP13.10 in cash and Beazley paying its shareholders permitted dividend of 25 pence for FY25.
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- February 2 2026
Zurich promotes Melissa Starfield to head of strategic broker management
She replaces Hamish MacLean, who left Zurich for Delta Insurance Australia.
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- January 22 2026
Beazley unanimously rejects Zurich’s US$10bn takeover proposal
Offer 'materially undervalues Beazley and its longer-term prospects as an independent company', the board said.
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- January 19 2026
Zurich launches US$10bn bid for Beazley
Swiss carrier sweetened its offer to GBP12.8 per share after a January 4 bid was rejected for undervaluing the specialty insurer.
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- November 7 2025
Megan Shao rejoins Zurich as chief claims officer for APAC
Shao had served as head of claims for Asia at Axa XL since March.
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- November 7 2025
Climate change reality means its time for insurers to step up and play a part, Zurich Insurance’s EMEA CEO says
Alison Martin was speaking this week at the 25th annual Insurance Innovators Summit in London.
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- August 26 2025
Zurich Malaysia promotes Yuan Feng Hoo to chief pricing actuary
Hoo, who has also been handed head of technical excellence role, has previously held multiple P&C leadership positions with the insurer.
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- August 22 2025
Regina Wiedmann promoted to Zurich Insurance’s CFO for Japan P&C
Wiedmann has relocated from her previous role with Zurich in Singapore to Tokyo following the appointment.
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- August 7 2025
Zurich’s APAC H1 non-life GWP grows 14% to top US$2bn
Growth driven by motor and SME portfolios, commercial insurance expansion in India and Malaysia and digital partnerships.
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- July 23 2025
Zurich takes Swiss Re’s Michael Szwajda as Singapore broker relationship lead
He will focus on deepening broker and customer relationships and driving growth for the insurer's commercial insurance portfolio, including Zurich Resilience Solutions opportunities.
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- July 10 2025
Zurich hands Jim Qin expanded role as CEO for Hong Kong life and general insurance arms
Qin has been the CEO for the global insurer's Hong Kong general insurance business since 2021.
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- June 17 2025
Exclusive: Zurich names Koji Okumura as senior property underwriter in Japan
Okumura earlier worked at Munich Re as an underwriter for almost 10 years, travelling between Japan and Hong Kong.
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- May 30 2025
Zurich names Suncorp’s Morris Garsin as head of claims excellence for ANZ
Sydney-based Garsin will assume the role in August.
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- May 15 2025
Zurich bolsters APAC SME offering with Theo Pitsikas as regional head
James Garrett will succeed Pitsikas as head of SME for Australia and New Zealand.
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- May 13 2025
Zurich Singapore hands out 2 expanded property, financial lines leadership roles
Christy Yeo appointed head of property, and Wendy Ong appointed head of financial lines.
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- March 27 2025
Zurich names Dominic Tarquini as head of commercial insurance in Hong Kong
Tarquini joined Zurich in 2022 from Aspen Insurance, having previously worked for QBE Europe.
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- February 26 2025
Zurich promotes Alex Todd to APAC CUO
Singapore-based Todd has been with Zurich since August 2023, having joined from Chubb.
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- February 20 2025
Zurich’s APAC P&C business grows, GWP up amid ‘stellar performance’ in FY24
Non-life business' COR also improved, driven by rate and claims management in the motor and health portfolios.
