Zurich Insurance Group appoints Peter Hirs as Group Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Hirs will assume the new role on July 1. Hirs' new role at Zurich Insurance Group was previously held by Dalynn Hoch, who recently rejoined Zurich North America to lead the RCIS crop insurance business. Hirs previously held regional CFO roles in Zurich Asia Pacific, Zurich Global Corporate North America and Zurich Switzerland.

Hirs joined Zurich Group M&A in 2005 after several years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse. In his next role as Group Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Hirs will report to Group CFO Claudia Cordioli.