Zurich’s Surety, Credit and Political Risk group today announced the appointment of David H. Anderson as regional manager for Asia-Pacific. In this role, he will direct business operations for the group throughout the region, continuing to expand the group’s presence throughout Asia-Pacific.
Anderson joined Zurich in August 2002. He most recently served as vice president and deputy regional manager - Asia-Pacific, where he established and developed Zurich Surety, Credit & Political Risk’s Australian and Singapore offices and provided underwriting guidance to regional underwriters. Prior to joining Zurich, Anderson was an underwriter at FCIA Management Corp., managing multi-buyer trade credit insurance programs for customers on the east coast of the United States. Previously, Anderson was with Citicorp International Trade Indemnity, Inc. underwriting political risk insurance for Citibank and other clients worldwide. Anderson holds a B.A. from Amherst College and a joint M.B.A./M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
“We are delighted that David will move into this key role with our Asia-Pacific team,” said Daniel Riordan, president of Surety, Credit and Political Risk. “He brings a depth of international experience that will allow us to expand our relationships with companies that are taking advantage of growth opportunities in these markets. Through our offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, we have been creating closer ties to our customers throughout this region and David’s role will reinforce our strategic expansion and commitment to this market.”
Anderson succeeds Frederic Louat as regional manager for Asia-Pacific. Louat recently accepted the position as Zurich's Chief Underwriting Officer for Greater China and South East Asia, based in Hong Kong.
Zurich’s Surety, Credit & Political Risk group is a leading provider of contract and commercial surety, trade credit and political risk insurance products worldwide. Surety, Credit & Political Risk serves customers through underwriting offices located in 35 cities throughout North America, as well as Barcelona, Beijing, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Zurich.
Zurich provides surety bonds, political risk and trade credit insurance for financial institutions, multinational corporations, investors, exporters, contractors and infrastructure developers in North America and emerging markets.
Zurich is a member of the Berne Union, an international union of credit and investment insurers, as well as ICISA, an international association of trade credit insurers and surety bond providers.
About Zurich
Zurich's North America Commercial and Global Corporate in North America business divisions are part of ZurichFinancialServicesGroup (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries. In North America, Zurich (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors.
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