Zurich announces new Head of General Insurance
Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) today announced the appointment of Alex Morgan as Head of General Insurance (GI), Australia & New Zealand.
Mr Morgan currently serves as Chief Risk Officer, Zurich Asia Pacific (APAC), and brings a wealth of local and regional expertise, having previously led GI Retail (SME) and Cover-More businesses in Australia & New Zealand. He has also served as Head of Specialty (APAC), Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Corporate (Japan) and Head of Financial Institutions and Management Liability (United Kingdom).
The appointment follows the promotion of Sean Walker to the newly created role of Head of Commercial Insurance (CI) & Chief Technical Officer (APAC).
Mr Walker will join the Global CI Leadership Team and become a member of the Zurich Group Leadership Team. Working with local markets, he will be responsible for regional GI strategy as well as consolidating and enhancing Zurich’s underwriting and claims capabilities across APAC.
Justin Delaney, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Australia & New Zealand said: “I am very pleased to welcome Alex to our leadership team. As the only major composite – life and general – insurer in the market, this is a critical appointment.”
“With a strong understanding of the local market, together with broad global and regional experience, Alex will bring both continuity and a fresh perspective as we seek to further advance our customer offering and competitive position.”
“I want to also congratulate and thank Sean for his excellent leadership of the GI business in Australia & New Zealand. As testament to his extensive experience and deep expertise, Sean’s appointment represents both a fantastic professional opportunity and, more importantly, a meaningful and important strategic step for Zurich in the region,” Mr Delaney said.
The appointments are effective from 1 August, 2023. Mr Morgan will continue to be based in Sydney. Mr Walker will relocate from Australia to Singapore.
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Zurich Financial Services Australia is a life insurance, commercial insurance and investments specialist that has been participating in the Australian market since 1920. Since its acquisition of OnePath Life from ANZ in 2019, the organisation provides life insurance to more than 1.5 million Australian customers under both the Zurich and OnePath Life brands. Further information about Zurich Financial Services Australia is available at www.zurich.com.au.
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading global multi-line insurer founded more than 150 years ago, which has grown into a business serving more than 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories, while delivering industry-leading total shareholder returns. Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich offers protection services that go beyond traditional insurance, to support its customers in building resilience. Since 2020, the Zurich Forest project supports reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. The Group has more than 65,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information is available at www.zurich.com.