Former Zurich Canada CEO to head up university reciprocal exchange
April 8, 2021 by Greg MeckbachPatrick Lundy is about to take the reins of Burlington, Ont.-based Canadian University Reciprocal Insurance Exchange (CURIE). Lundy, CEO of Zurich Canada from 2012-17, will be CEO of CURIE effective Apr. 19, 2021. Until recently, Lundy was senior vice president…
What you need to know about clients changing production
April 21, 2020 by Adam MalikA company that makes sweaters can’t flip a switch the next day and start making hospital gowns for frontline healthcare workers before working through important insurance considerations, according to experts. If you have a client looking to shift production —…
How Zurich and BFL helped Bauer’s move to make face shields
April 17, 2020 by Adam MalikSports equipment maker Bauer made headlines when it announced it would shift its production to making face shields for front line employees deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind the scenes helping to make it possible was its broker, BFL…
The burning question: where is Canada’s national wildfire plan?
October 1, 2019 by Adam MalikEnough talk about wildfire risk has taken place, says Zurich Canada’s risk boss. Now there needs to be real action around building a national strategy on wildfires. It’s been three years since the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., for which…
This global carrier could re-enter the Canadian retail insurance market
February 27, 2019 by Greg MeckbachSeventeen years after selling its personal lines business to the insurer now known as Intact, Zurich Canada has ambitions to re-enter the “retail” space, but it remains to be seen how it would do that or what form it would…