Thomas Sepp appointed Chief Operating Officer for EGI

Zurich, September 18, 2009 – Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announces the appointment of Thomas Sepp (41, German citizen) to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Europe General Insurance (EGI), effective October 1, 2009. He succeeds Claudia Dill, who was appointed CEO for the North America Shared Services Platform (ZFUS) effective September 1, 2009. In his new position, Mr. Sepp will be responsible for strategy development and he will continue to drive operational transformation across EGI to ensure delivery of business goals and profitable growth. He will report to Annette Court, CEO Europe General Insurance, and will be based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Mr. Sepp joins Zurich from McKinsey where he has most recently been Leader of their UK Insurance Practice. He has more than 10 years of consulting experience in the insurance industry spanning a broad range of topics and geographies. Mr. Sepp holds a PHD in Public Administration from the Vienna School of Business and holds a Master on Industrial and Business Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany.