Zurich

Insurer Zurich is training its sales staff to obtain the same minimum qualification level as that required of the advisers they speak to.

Zurich's UK platform assets had grown to £6.97bn by the end of the third quarter.

Insurer Zurich has made close to $1bn from the sale of its stake in Chinese insurer New China Life (NCI).

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Zurich has created two new management roles in its UK life business to "take full advantage of significant market opportunities" and has hired former chief operating officer of Aegon employee benefits Iain Black.

Zurich has seen a 4% rise in the number of income protection claims settled in favour of the claimant in the first six months of the year, paying out to 94% of cases.

More than half of advisers (53%) have found the transition to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) either smooth or very smooth, according to research published today.

High inflation and falling house prices have led to spiraling living costs for British expatriates, according to a survey.

Zurich has appointed a new leadership team for its board following last month's resignation of Josef Ackermann over the death of the company's chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier.

The chairman of Zurich insurance group has resigned days after the apparent suicide of chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier.