Zurich group risk launch plans top service delivery

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Zurich has entered the group risk business in the UK, with an initial focus on group life (lump sum)...

Zurich has entered the group risk business in the UK, with an initial focus on group life (lump sum) and group income protection (IP), with further developments planned for later in the year, writes Paul Robertson. Jonathan Plumtree, Head of Zurich Corporate Risk, said: "We have been positioning for this launch for a while and will be putting our first cases on risk on the first of April. We have to be competitive in this market as far as our products go but what we want to do is have an excellent service proposition. We need to deliver from day one and grow going forward, so initially we...

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