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Northwestern University's Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) Partners with IDM Brand to Provide Virtual Participation in Global Summit on Innovation
PR Newswire - Thu May 26, 10:17AM CDT
Kellogg Innovation Network's (KIN) annual summit, to be held in Miami Beach, FL on June 1-3, will attract more than 300 thought leaders across all continents and industries to explore innovation, political economic shifts, and social and environmental change. In an innovative approach to spreading information from some of the world's best thought leaders, KIN has partnered with IDM Brand - which has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Naples - to provide real-time participation in the summit by amplifying the discourse through social media, and exploring new ways to engage Northwestern's and KIN's worldwide community. Global delegates attending this year's KIN summit include a former president of Mexico, former senior advisor to the prime Minister of India, presidential appointee to the US State Department, the CEO and chairman of Zurich Insurance Group, and other visionaries from 29 countries.
The best companies are the best aligned
PRWeb - Thu May 19, 10:30AM CDT
One question that challenges all business leaders - from multinationals to small scale start-ups is how to create and sustain a winning organisation. The key, according to new research from Jonathan Trevor, Associate Professor of Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford is to ensure the company is strategically aligned - arranging all elements of an organisation to optimally support the fulfilment of its long-term purpose.
Christian Colombera Joins Everest Syndicate 2786 as Head of Financial Lines
BusinessWire - Mon May 02, 9:05AM CDT
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announced today Christian Colombera has joined the company as Head of Financial Lines for Everest Syndicate 2786. He will report to the Syndicate's Active Underwriter.
RE: 188.92 (-0.36)
Zurich Insurance Group Purchases 2.0 University Place for Record Amount
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 20, 7:00AM CDT
2.0 University Place, one of the few multi-certified, multi-tenant LEED Platinum new construction office buildings in the world, has been sold to Zurich Insurance Group for a record $41.25 million, with an implied rate of $438 square-foot. At the time of the sale, 2.0 University Place, located at 30 N. 41st Street, was fully leased. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration, serves as the anchor tenant leasing three floors of the five-story building.
Everest Re Group, Ltd. Names Michael G. Kerner as Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy and Risk Management
BusinessWire - Wed Mar 30, 8:33AM CDT
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE:RE) announced today that Michael G. Kerner will be joining the Company as Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy and Risk Management. Mr. Kerner assumes his new role on April 1, 2016.
RE: 188.92 (-0.36)
Accenture Implements New Core Insurance IT System for Zurich Insurance's Launch in Colombia
BusinessWire - Wed Mar 23, 10:59AM CDT
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) recently completed building and implementing a new core insurance information technology system for Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), marking the insurer's entrance into the property and casualty (P&C) business in Colombia as part of its strategy for expansion in Latin America.
ACN: 113.05 (+0.70)
A.M. Best Comments on Ratings of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd Following Its Preliminary Update for the Fourth Quarter of 2015
BusinessWire - Fri Jan 22, 1:00PM CST
A.M. Best has commented that the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of "aa-" of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland) and its rated affiliates are unchanged, following Zurich Insurance Group Ltd's (Zurich) (Switzerland) preliminary update on the performance of its General Insurance business. The outlook for the ratings is negative.
Tradeshift Chosen to Help Zurich Insurance Group 'Change the Way it Does Business'
BusinessWire - Thu Jan 07, 8:00AM CST
Tradeshift, the leading global supplier collaboration platform, today announced that it has been selected by Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) (VTX: ZURN) to help optimize the insurer's supplier-facing business processes by delivering innovation, efficiency and cost reductions in its global accounts payable and procurement operations.
A.M. Best Comments on the Ratings of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd and Its Subsidiaries Following Its Announcement to Acquire Rural Community Insurance Agency Inc. and Its Subsidiary
BusinessWire - Mon Dec 21, 2:18PM CST
A.M. Best has commented that the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of "aa-" of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland) and its rated affiliates are unchanged following the announcement that Zurich Insurance Group Ltd's (Switzerland) U.S. non-life subsidiary, Zurich American Insurance Company (ZAIC) (New York), will acquire 100% of Rural Community Insurance Agency Inc. (RCIA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Rural Community Insurance Company (RCIC) (Anoka, MN), together known as Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) from Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo) (NYSE:WFC), a financial services organisation in the United States.
WFC: 48.65 (+0.12)
Athene Holding Ltd. Names Martin P. Klein as Chief Financial Officer
BusinessWire - Mon Oct 19, 3:30PM CDT
Athene Holding Ltd. ("Athene Holding," together with its subsidiaries, "Athene" or the "Company"
announced today that it has appointed Martin P. Klein as Chief Financial Officer of Athene, effective November 9, 2015.
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings and Revises Outlook to Negative for Zurich Insurance Company Limited and Some of Its Rated Affiliates
BusinessWire - Fri Oct 02, 11:56AM CDT
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" and has revised the outlook to negative from stable for Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland) and some of its rated affiliates. ZIC is the main operating company of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Switzerland), the ultimate parent of the Zurich group of companies (together known as Zurich). Additionally, A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the ICR of "a" of the holding company, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. (See below for a detailed list.)
EagleEye Analytics Selected by Zurich Insurance Group for Trial Project
Thomson Reuters ONE - Tue Aug 25, 6:45AM CDT
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EagleEye Analytics, provider of the most advanced machine learning predictive analytics technology for insurance, has been selected by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. to conduct a 14 month trial of EagleEye's Talon Predictive Analytics System for its global advanced analytics initiative.
Zurich Insurance Group Selects BT As Global Networking Provider
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 08, 6:05AM CDT
BT today announced that it has entered into a six-year global communications and network contract with Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich). The agreement will help transform Zurich's IT infrastructure and is expected to deliver increased network performance and improved audio and video capabilities for the company's customers and employees.
BT: 25.83 (-0.33)
Zurich Insurance Group Extends Insurity's Policy Decisions
BusinessWire - Tue Apr 21, 1:00PM CDT
Insurity, Inc., a provider of core insurance processing software and services, today announced that Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has chosen to expand its implementation of Insurity's Policy Decisions. With a relationship that spans more than 20 years, Zurich's expansion decision demonstrates its continued ability to leverage Insurity's technology, functionality, and experience to meet its business challenges into additional areas of its operations.
Zurich Insurance Group Implements Europe-Wide BearingPoint Solvency II Reporting Solution
Marketwire Canada - Thu Jan 22, 5:00AM CST
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint announced today the signing of a contract with Zurich Insurance Group for the implementation and use of BearingPoint's ABACUS/Solvency II reporting solution for 25 affiliates. This standard software package enables comprehensive regulatory reporting in accordance with the new Solvency II requirements in the EU. It is built on BearingPoint's ABACUS solution suite that is widely used in European countries to address Basel III, EMIR and further regulations. ABACUS/Solvency II comprises data collection, validation, preparation and Solvency II supervisory reporting. As a standardized solution, it offers a process flow aligned to the specific requirements of Solvency II. Thus, ABACUS/Solvency II helps reduce software development and deployment costs as well as associated risks.
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Zurich Insurance Company Limited
BusinessWire - Wed Nov 26, 12:30PM CST
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland), the main operating company of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Zurich) (Switzerland). A.M. Best has also affirmed the ICR of "a" of Zurich, the ultimate parent of the Zurich group of companies.
Accenture aids Zurich Insurance Group to revamp global corporate website
M2 - Wed Nov 05, 4:40AM CST
Accenture (NYSE:ACN), a global management consulting, cloud, technology services and outsourcing company, announced on Tuesday that Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer, has gone live with its new global corporate website (http://www.zurich.com) that was built with help from Accenture.
ACN: 113.05 (+0.70)
Accenture Helps Zurich Insurance Group Revamp Global Corporate Website to Support Digital Marketing Strategy
BusinessWire - Tue Nov 04, 3:03AM CST
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has gone live with its new global corporate website (www.zurich.com) that was built with help from Accenture (NYSE:ACN). Zurich's website was revamped to enhance digital interactions with consumers and better support its global digital marketing strategy.
ACN: 113.05 (+0.70)
Zurich Insurance Group Collaborates With Hearsay Social to Empower Agents Through Social Media
Marketwired - Tue Oct 21, 8:31AM CDT
Hearsay Social®, provider of the leading social business platform for the financial services industry, and Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets, today announced an expanded program empowering Zurich agents in Europe to share content with clients through social media.
Northwestern University's Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) Partners with IDM Brand to Provide Virtual Participation in Global Summit on Innovation
PR Newswire - Thu May 26, 10:17AM CDT
Kellogg Innovation Network's (KIN) annual summit, to be held in Miami Beach, FL on June 1-3, will attract more than 300 thought leaders across all continents and industries to explore innovation, political economic shifts, and social and environmental change. In an innovative approach to spreading information from some of the world's best thought leaders, KIN has partnered with IDM Brand - which has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Naples - to provide real-time participation in the summit by amplifying the discourse through social media, and exploring new ways to engage Northwestern's and KIN's worldwide community. Global delegates attending this year's KIN summit include a former president of Mexico, former senior advisor to the prime Minister of India, presidential appointee to the US State Department, the CEO and chairman of Zurich Insurance Group, and other visionaries from 29 countries.
The best companies are the best aligned
PRWeb - Thu May 19, 10:30AM CDT
One question that challenges all business leaders - from multinationals to small scale start-ups is how to create and sustain a winning organisation. The key, according to new research from Jonathan Trevor, Associate Professor of Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford is to ensure the company is strategically aligned - arranging all elements of an organisation to optimally support the fulfilment of its long-term purpose.
Christian Colombera Joins Everest Syndicate 2786 as Head of Financial Lines
BusinessWire - Mon May 02, 9:05AM CDT
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announced today Christian Colombera has joined the company as Head of Financial Lines for Everest Syndicate 2786. He will report to the Syndicate's Active Underwriter.
RE: 188.92 (-0.36)
Zurich Insurance Group Purchases 2.0 University Place for Record Amount
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 20, 7:00AM CDT
2.0 University Place, one of the few multi-certified, multi-tenant LEED Platinum new construction office buildings in the world, has been sold to Zurich Insurance Group for a record $41.25 million, with an implied rate of $438 square-foot. At the time of the sale, 2.0 University Place, located at 30 N. 41st Street, was fully leased. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration, serves as the anchor tenant leasing three floors of the five-story building.
Everest Re Group, Ltd. Names Michael G. Kerner as Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy and Risk Management
BusinessWire - Wed Mar 30, 8:33AM CDT
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE:RE) announced today that Michael G. Kerner will be joining the Company as Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy and Risk Management. Mr. Kerner assumes his new role on April 1, 2016.
RE: 188.92 (-0.36)
Accenture Implements New Core Insurance IT System for Zurich Insurance's Launch in Colombia
BusinessWire - Wed Mar 23, 10:59AM CDT
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) recently completed building and implementing a new core insurance information technology system for Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), marking the insurer's entrance into the property and casualty (P&C) business in Colombia as part of its strategy for expansion in Latin America.
ACN: 113.05 (+0.70)
A.M. Best Comments on Ratings of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd Following Its Preliminary Update for the Fourth Quarter of 2015
BusinessWire - Fri Jan 22, 1:00PM CST
A.M. Best has commented that the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of "aa-" of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland) and its rated affiliates are unchanged, following Zurich Insurance Group Ltd's (Zurich) (Switzerland) preliminary update on the performance of its General Insurance business. The outlook for the ratings is negative.
Tradeshift Chosen to Help Zurich Insurance Group 'Change the Way it Does Business'
BusinessWire - Thu Jan 07, 8:00AM CST
Tradeshift, the leading global supplier collaboration platform, today announced that it has been selected by Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) (VTX: ZURN) to help optimize the insurer's supplier-facing business processes by delivering innovation, efficiency and cost reductions in its global accounts payable and procurement operations.
A.M. Best Comments on the Ratings of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd and Its Subsidiaries Following Its Announcement to Acquire Rural Community Insurance Agency Inc. and Its Subsidiary
BusinessWire - Mon Dec 21, 2:18PM CST
A.M. Best has commented that the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of "aa-" of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland) and its rated affiliates are unchanged following the announcement that Zurich Insurance Group Ltd's (Switzerland) U.S. non-life subsidiary, Zurich American Insurance Company (ZAIC) (New York), will acquire 100% of Rural Community Insurance Agency Inc. (RCIA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Rural Community Insurance Company (RCIC) (Anoka, MN), together known as Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) from Wells Fargo & Company (Wells Fargo) (NYSE:WFC), a financial services organisation in the United States.
WFC: 48.65 (+0.12)
Athene Holding Ltd. Names Martin P. Klein as Chief Financial Officer
BusinessWire - Mon Oct 19, 3:30PM CDT
Athene Holding Ltd. ("Athene Holding," together with its subsidiaries, "Athene" or the "Company"
announced today that it has appointed Martin P. Klein as Chief Financial Officer of Athene, effective November 9, 2015. A.M. Best Affirms Ratings and Revises Outlook to Negative for Zurich Insurance Company Limited and Some of Its Rated Affiliates
BusinessWire - Fri Oct 02, 11:56AM CDT
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" and has revised the outlook to negative from stable for Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland) and some of its rated affiliates. ZIC is the main operating company of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Switzerland), the ultimate parent of the Zurich group of companies (together known as Zurich). Additionally, A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the ICR of "a" of the holding company, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. (See below for a detailed list.)
EagleEye Analytics Selected by Zurich Insurance Group for Trial Project
Thomson Reuters ONE - Tue Aug 25, 6:45AM CDT
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EagleEye Analytics, provider of the most advanced machine learning predictive analytics technology for insurance, has been selected by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. to conduct a 14 month trial of EagleEye's Talon Predictive Analytics System for its global advanced analytics initiative.
Zurich Insurance Group Selects BT As Global Networking Provider
PR Newswire - Wed Jul 08, 6:05AM CDT
BT today announced that it has entered into a six-year global communications and network contract with Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich). The agreement will help transform Zurich's IT infrastructure and is expected to deliver increased network performance and improved audio and video capabilities for the company's customers and employees.
BT: 25.83 (-0.33)
Zurich Insurance Group Extends Insurity's Policy Decisions
BusinessWire - Tue Apr 21, 1:00PM CDT
Insurity, Inc., a provider of core insurance processing software and services, today announced that Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has chosen to expand its implementation of Insurity's Policy Decisions. With a relationship that spans more than 20 years, Zurich's expansion decision demonstrates its continued ability to leverage Insurity's technology, functionality, and experience to meet its business challenges into additional areas of its operations.
Zurich Insurance Group Implements Europe-Wide BearingPoint Solvency II Reporting Solution
Marketwire Canada - Thu Jan 22, 5:00AM CST
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint announced today the signing of a contract with Zurich Insurance Group for the implementation and use of BearingPoint's ABACUS/Solvency II reporting solution for 25 affiliates. This standard software package enables comprehensive regulatory reporting in accordance with the new Solvency II requirements in the EU. It is built on BearingPoint's ABACUS solution suite that is widely used in European countries to address Basel III, EMIR and further regulations. ABACUS/Solvency II comprises data collection, validation, preparation and Solvency II supervisory reporting. As a standardized solution, it offers a process flow aligned to the specific requirements of Solvency II. Thus, ABACUS/Solvency II helps reduce software development and deployment costs as well as associated risks.
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Zurich Insurance Company Limited
BusinessWire - Wed Nov 26, 12:30PM CST
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "aa-" of Zurich Insurance Company Limited (ZIC) (Switzerland), the main operating company of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (Zurich) (Switzerland). A.M. Best has also affirmed the ICR of "a" of Zurich, the ultimate parent of the Zurich group of companies.
Accenture aids Zurich Insurance Group to revamp global corporate website
M2 - Wed Nov 05, 4:40AM CST
Accenture (NYSE:ACN), a global management consulting, cloud, technology services and outsourcing company, announced on Tuesday that Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer, has gone live with its new global corporate website (http://www.zurich.com) that was built with help from Accenture.
ACN: 113.05 (+0.70)
Accenture Helps Zurich Insurance Group Revamp Global Corporate Website to Support Digital Marketing Strategy
BusinessWire - Tue Nov 04, 3:03AM CST
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has gone live with its new global corporate website (www.zurich.com) that was built with help from Accenture (NYSE:ACN). Zurich's website was revamped to enhance digital interactions with consumers and better support its global digital marketing strategy.
ACN: 113.05 (+0.70)
Zurich Insurance Group Collaborates With Hearsay Social to Empower Agents Through Social Media
Marketwired - Tue Oct 21, 8:31AM CDT
Hearsay Social®, provider of the leading social business platform for the financial services industry, and Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets, today announced an expanded program empowering Zurich agents in Europe to share content with clients through social media.
