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FAQ - Frequently asked questions


This section lists questions and answers addressing basic information on the Group as well as recent announcements and related business topics.

For specific questions related to shareholder information, please go to Investor Relations.

Current Issues

  • When will the Annual Results 2007 be presented?
    The Group's Annual Results 2007 will be presented on February 14, 2008.

Company Related

  • Zurich Financial Services held several Investors' Day in 2006 and 2007 about the following topics:
    Investment Management - A Creator of Value
    Europe General Insurance
    North America Commercial
    Capital Management
  • Where can I find financial information on the Group?
    An overview on Zurich's key facts and figures is provided in the About Zurich - Zurich at a glance section.
  • Where can I find Zurich's corporate brochure?
    The online version of Zurich at a Glance is available under the following link.
  • Does Zurich have an online publication?
    Industry Insight is Zurich's online publication. It has been developed to promote greater awareness of current issues that affect both insurers and the insured. The articles featured are based on a broad range of insurance and risk-related topics, which Zurich believes are particularly relevant in today’s business environment.
  • How many employees does Zurich Financial Services have?
    Zurich employs about 58,000 people worldwide.
  • What are Zurich's core values?
    At Zurich Financial Services, we adhere to the following core values: customer dedication, pioneering, excellence, employee contribution, integrity. See the About Zurich section: our values. From these values we derive basic principles that serve as added reference points for our activities. These principles center on creating value, trust, respect, fairness, cooperation, compliance with legal and other obligations, sound governance, and corporate citizenship.
  • What are the Zurich Financial Services Group's views and activities on corporate citizenship, community involvement, sustainability and the environment?
    These are areas that matter considerably to us and are contributing factors to our ability to deliver long-term value to our investors.
    See our values, corporate citizenship and environment
  • Where can I find information regarding Zurich's history?
    An overview of the Group's history can be found in our About Zurich section.
    Zurich history book and CD-Rom: On its 125 year anniversary in 1997, the Zurich Group published an easy reading history book documenting its development against the historic background of the European insurance industry. You may also want to learn about Zurich's history with a CD-Rom. At our headquarters at Mythenquai 2 in Zurich,we also have 'Explorama': an interactive, multimedia exhibition on our Group's history. It is supplemented by educational and informative modules on the insurance industry.
    Please contact us to order your personal anniversary book or the CD-Rom (free of charge).

Business Related


Miscellaneous

  • Why do we not use "ZFS" as an abbreviation for Zurich Financial Services?
    Zurich Financial Services does not use the acronym "ZFS" because another company has trademarked a very similar acronym which could risk confusion to the public.
    We therefore use "Zurich" as a short substitute for Zurich Financial Services.
  • Where can I find news releases of Zurich subsidiaries?
  • How can I reach a media contact for Zurich's business divisions and key countries?

    Business Divisions
    - Farmers: Jerry Davies
    - International Businesses Division: Zvjezdana Zeco

    Key Countries
    - Germany: Bernd O. Engelien
    - Italy: Paola Lunghi
    - Spain: Clara Rocabert
    - Switzerland: Sonja Giardini
    - United Kingdom: Susannah Mogg
    - United States: Keith Owens
  • Where can I find the curriculum vitae of your senior management?
    Please see the following page about our Group Management.