Award recognizes the hard work and dedication of program administrators working directly with Zurich's Programs unit
Zurich, a leading writer of program business in the United States, is proud to announce five winners of its Programs unit Spirit of Excellence award. The award was created in 2008 and is given to program administrators (PAs) who work directly with the Zurich North America Commercial's Programs business unit and have demonstrated exemplary performance during the previous year.
Zurich congratulates the following 2009 Spirit of Excellence award honorees that includes two repeat winners:
- HUB International Transportation Insurance Services, Inc. – Specialty Auto program (2008 and 2009 recipient)
- Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) – Crop program (2008 and 2009 recipient)
- HUB International Midwest Limited – Veterinarian Professional Liability program
- Colonial General Insurance Agency, Inc. – Lawyers' Professional Liability program
- All Risks Limited – Workers' Compensation program
"We are pleased to recognize our program administrators who had an excellent year from both Zurich's and the PA's perspective," said Craig Fundum, president of Programs & Direct Markets for Zurich North America Commercial. "We set high expectations for our PAs, and when they exceed these expectations, it represents their commitment to our customers and to Zurich."
PAs working with Zurich specialize in writing insurance policies for niche businesses. Zurich currently works with more than 40 PAs across the U.S.
In order to qualify for a Spirit of Excellence Award, PAs had to meet the following criteria:
- Met or exceeded their gross written premium (GWP) plan
- Exceeded profit objectives
- Performed effectively in the areas of underwriting and finance
- Executed effectively on annual action plans
Fundum continued, "Zurich is proud to present the Spirit of Excellence award to this year's five qualified candidates. We were especially excited that two of our PAs are repeat honorees. We value the work all of our PAs do on behalf of Zurich and will continue annually to honor program administrators that meet or exceed our criteria with the Spirit of Excellence award."
To learn more about the programs offered by Zurich, go to http://www.zurichna.com/zna/products/product/programs_products/programs.htm.
About Zurich
Zurich in North America is a part of Zurich Financial Services Group (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 and employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries, including more than 9,500 employees in North America.
Zurich was the first overseas insurer to enter the U.S. market in 1912. According to Highline Data LLC (NAIC 2008), Zurich in North America (www.zurichna.com) is the second-largest writer of commercial general liability insurance and the fourth-largest commercial property-casualty insurance company, serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors. Zurich's risk engineering services in the United States are provided by Zurich Services Corporation.
Contacts:
Media contact:
Jennifer Nowacki
Zurich
(847)
605-6511
jennifer.nowacki@zurichna.com
