Zurich

Incoming Zurich Europe, Middle East and Africa chief executive Amanda Blanc has been appointed as the first female chair of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Paid life claims reached 99% and mental health most common reason for IP pay-out

Previously she was managing director of global risk solutions, UK & international, for RSA

He will be the new head of sales account management for corporate risk business

Zurich's Peter Hamilton discusses how insurers and advisers can broach difficult conversations around ageing.

A new report from Zurich has revealed some worrying numbers on the extent of the income protection gap in both the UK and around the world. Gary Shaughnessy takes a closer look at some of the findings

Zurich achieved a 97% pay-out rate overall on critical illness, income protection and life insurance policies over the first six months of 2017 - paying out £121.6m to almost 2,000 customers.

Zurich has provided over 700,000 annual protection statements to customers since 2007.

Life and general insurance arms combined

Zurich has reported a 20% increase in applications for critical illness policies during the first 9 months of 2016, with over 30,000 new policies sold during this period.