Zurich

Asia | 4 Mar 16

Zurich Australia, part of Zurich Insurance Group, said it has reached a deal with the Macquarie Group to buy its Australian life insurance business for an undisclosed sum.

People Moves | 3 Mar 16

Schroders courted a little controversy this week with the appointment of its new board chairman. Zurich Insurance named a new chief underwriting officer in Asia Pacific, while Legal & General Investment Management created a new head of product role.

Asia | 26 Feb 16

Zurich Insurance Group’s existing operations in Hong Kong and Singapore have emerged intact from the current global review into the company’s operations.

Companies | 18 Feb 16

Zurich Insurance Company will divest its 25% stake in financial services partnership Openwork within the next four years, under an agreement that will see Openwork continue to distribute Zurich product lines in the UK.

People Moves | 16 Feb 16

Nikko AM has named a new EMEA head; while Generali Worldwide, after losing its chief executive to Zurich, has poached a new sales manager for the firm’s Singapore branch. Zurich UK Life appointed a new CFO and RBS Group named JP Morgan Chase’s former head of wealth management in Asia as the new chief executive of Coutts & Co and Adam & Co.