SCHAUMBURG, IL, Nov. 11, 2014 – For the third straight year, Zurich North America has earned a national award for being a leading provider of captive insurance services. Zurich was named the country’s Best Insurance Company at the 2014 Captive Live USA Conference in Chicago on Oct. 6. More than 200 captive management professionals attended this year’s U.S. Captive Services Awards presented by Captive Review magazine.

We are pleased that Zurich consistently receives recognition from Captive Review, one of the captive segment’s most influential trade publications,” said Dan Riordan, CEO of Zurich Global Corporate in North America. “Captive services are a growth segment for Zurich, so this recognition carries added weight in delivering a compelling message to customers. We are committed to this market and have a great deal to offer to help customers better utilize their captives.”

As one of the nation’s largest commercial property and casualty insurers, Zurich has the ability to provide a broad range of fronting services for a variety of property, casualty and employee benefit needs. The insurer also helps captives in many innovative ways through a host of reinsurance, claims, risk engineering and loss analysis services.

“This award recognizes that it takes teams of talented professionals to do captive programs well, and Zurich is a recognized leader in this industry segment,” said Steve Bauman, head of Captive Services for Zurich Global Corporate in North America. “It takes a multi-disciplinary, service-oriented organization with broad underwriting capabilities to achieve such a strong position in the captives industry.”

Companies were chosen for the awards by a panel of 11 judges, who are U.S.-based captive owners or risk managers. Zurich’s achievement builds on prior year recognitions at the U.S. Captive Services Awards. The company was named Fronter of the Year in 2012 and Collateral Services Provider of the Year in 2013.

“This year’s award carries special significance because it represents a vast, more holistic assessment of Zurich’s strengths as a captive service provider,” Bauman said.

The Captive Live USA Conference brings together the country’s prime captive insurance and risk management professionals for networking and industry insights. Delegates meet leading advisers and service providers while celebrating excellence in the captive insurance enterprise.

About Zurich
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With more than 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in more than 170 countries. The Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1872. The holding company, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN), is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information about Zurich is available at www.zurich.com.

In North America, Zurich is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors. Life insurance offered in the United States is issued by Zurich American Life Insurance Company, an Illinois domestic life insurance company. For more information about the products and services it offers and people Zurich employs around the world go to www.zurichna.com. 2012 marked Zurich’s 100 year anniversary of insuring America and the success of its customers, shareholders and employees.

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Media contact:
Blaine Krage
Zurich North America
Cell: 224.279.4178
blaine.krage@zurichna.com