Global insurance trends

Zurich Assures UK Customers That Brexit Will Actually Change Very Little

Zurich are upbeat about the UK insurance landscape after Brexit, and have posted a statement on their website, to reassure customers that in the short term at least, there will be very little change in […]

Business

Zurich Buys Oak Underwriting from RSA

Zurich UK has reached an agreement to acquire Oak Underwriting plc from RSA Insurance. The agreement will transform Zurich’s scale in the high net-worth sector and reinforces the company’s focus on achieving a leadership position […]

Emerging Risk

Opinion: Cybercrime Attacks Are a Huge Challenge for Insurers

In this Opinion article, Alison Martin, Group Chief Risk Officer at Zurich Insurance Group, takes a look at cybercrime and how this rising, and ever-changing type of risk, poses challenges for the insurance sector; In […]

Global insurance trends

Zurich’s Innovation Foundry Will Bring New Ideas to Insurance Market

Today sees the launch of Zurich’s UK Innovation Foundry. The new initiative which will tackle the ever changing customer demands as well as embedding a clear culture of innovation throughout the insurer – from the […]

Business

Will Carillion’s Collapse Prompt a Rewrite of Government Outsourcing Rules?

The collapse of services and construction group Carillion this week will have a major impact in the world of outsourcing. It’s unlikely that the government will reverse its policy (and that of the previous Labour […]

Investment

Zurich Completes Transformation Project with CapGemini

The insurance industry is changing at a rapid pace and those companies who don’t integrate and modernise their software systems risk being left behind. IT isn’t something that the customer can see, but it is […]