General Insurance Article - Zurich to propose Swiss regulator for board

 Zurich Insurance Group has announced that the Board of Directors will propose to the next Annual General Meeting on 4th April 2013, the election of Monica Mächler to the Board of Directors. Zurich also announced that Armin Meyer, who has served the maximum tenure of office under the Group’s internal guidelines, will not stand for re-election.

 Josef Ackermann, chairman of the Board of Directors of Zurich, comments “We are delighted to have secured the agreement of Monica Mächler. Her wide-ranging experience in regulatory matters, on a Swiss and international level, and the insurance sector would add highly relevant and valued expertise to our Board.”