Zurich still unsure on platform launch date

The firm announced in July 2011 it would launch a retail offering in Q4 of last year, which was then pushed back to early in 2012. Following the departure of distribution head Jaki Platt, the platform was delayed again. Gary Shaughnessy, chief executive of Zurich's UK life business, said the launch was still on target for some time in Q4 of this year after a successful pilot. "We can't give an absolute date because it's important for us that it's right, and having been in the platform market for some time, these things are complex and it's a dangerous thing to give an absolute date...