Zurich Insurance : appoints Head of Regional Business Development for A&H

Zurich announces the appointment of Graham Wood to the newly created role of Head of Regional Business Development for Accident & Health (A&H). He was recruited from Chubb where he was A&H Business Development Manager for the North & Scotland regions.

Graham joined Zurich on the 2nd January and having previously worked at L&G, Cigna/Ace Insurance and Independent Insurance he will bring a wealth of A&H experience to Zurich and the new leadership role.

Graham will report to Zurich's Head of Specialty Lines, Commercial Insurance UK, Stephen Moss, who comments:

'Graham is highly respected in the market and I'm extremely pleased to see him join our team. This is an important hire for Zurich and reflective of our strategic ambitions to invest and expand our regional A&H capabilities as part of the broader Specialties portfolio.

'It's a newly created role so the building and maintaining of client relationships, constant analysis of customer needs and the ongoing assessment of evolving risk will be of paramount importance.

'We have great ambitions for our Specialties offering so to have a highly motivated individual join our team - someone who can help share our strategic vision and put robust plans in place for the future - fills me with great optimism for the future.'

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Andrew Lyons | Media Relations Manager | 07875 888 462 | [e-mail]