Zurich closes acquisition of DWS Vita SpA in Italy
Zurich, June 3, 2008 – Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has announced today the completion of the acquisition of 100% of Life insurer DWS Vita SpA from an Italian subsidiary of Deutsche Bank. Through this transaction, Zurich and Deutsche Bank are strengthening their global partnership with an additional distribution channel in Italy. The transaction was first announced on December 17, 2007.