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Eagle To Operate Under The Global Zurich Brand
30 July 2007
- Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich)
has announced that as of today its majority-owned South African
business, SA Eagle, will operate under the global
Zurich
brand and the registered name Zurich Insurance Company South Africa
Limited. This step signals
Zurich’s
commitment to this operation and to the South African market.
John Amore, Zurich’s global CEO General Insurance and member of the
Group Executive Committee said, “We are excited about launching the
Zurich
brand in South Africa. The in-depth understanding of the local
insurance sector that our team in South Africa has, combined with
the Group’s global risk management capabilities and the access to
our global platforms, positions them well to achieve further growth
in this important market.”
Nick Beyers CEO of Zurich in
South Africa
(formerly SA Eagle) said, “This is so much more significant than a
simple name change. While the existing trusted relationships with
our customers and partners will remain, this move demonstrates that
we are part of a global Group, with the experience of 135 years
serving customers across the world. I firmly believe that our
position in the local market can only benefit from the stature and
reputation of a truly global brand such as Zurich, and our brokers,
customers and employees will value the sense of security and
stability that this brings.”
The
Zurich brand is being launched in
South Africa
with a major national advertising brand campaign. Summarised in the
tagline “Because change
happenz”, the brand campaign addresses the need
of Zurich’s customers to manage and cope with the variety of changes
that life brings to them or their business. To help its customers,
Zurich actively evaluates change to deliver innovative and secure
insurance solutions in an unpredictable and rapidly changing world.
Zurich
in South Africa
is a short-term insurance company headquartered in
Johannesburg and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Founded
in 1965, it offers insurance products and services that respond to
the needs of individual, commercial and corporate customers. It has
a network of 11 sales areas and a series of service outlets across
the country, and employs approximately 1,000 people. In addition, it
has subsidiaries locally as well as in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Zurich
Financial Services Group (Zurich)
is 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 55,000 people serving
customers in more than 150 countries.
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