Zurich shares a three-step plan to help manufacturing companies protect their most valuable asset – their reputation

Zurich sponsors webinar hosted by IndustryWeek on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 2 p.m. EDT

Schaumburg, Ill., March 14, 2011 – Today’s manufacturers face growing concerns around the safety of their products from governmental organizations and consumers, which is evident by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) creating a publically available, searchable and internet accessible website for consumers to post comments on the safety of products and substances under the CPSC’s jurisdiction and the Senate’s new food-safety bill that if fully enacted would give the US Food and Drug Administration authority to issue food recalls, rather than, as it currently stands, leaving the decision up to the company or asking a company to issue a recall.

To help manufacturing companies protect their most important asset – their reputation – Zurich, a leading provider of property and casualty insurance in North America and globally, is sponsoring a live, webinar titled, “Reputational risk: a three-step plan for protecting your manufacturing company’s most valuable assets” on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 2 p.m. EDT.

IndustryWeek will host the webinar, which will explore:
*The key elements of reputation risk management;
*How to reduce product liability and other exposures, and;
*The actions manufacturers should take to protect their reputation – before, during, and after a product recall.

The following speakers will share their insights during the webinar:
*Cal Beyer, head of Manufacturing, Zurich North America Commercial
*Adrienne Selko, online editor, IndustryWeek
*Mark Kinzie, principal, Averture who provides international product liability counsel to Fortune 500 manufacturers
*James E. Lukaszewski, crisis communication management specialist, The Lukaszewski Group Division, Risdall McKinney Public Relations

For more information regarding and to register for the complimentary, Web-based conference, go to http://www.industryweek.com/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=943.

About Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurance provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East as well as other markets. For more information about Zurich, go to http://www.zurichna.com/zna/media/news-releases/archive/boilerplate.htm.
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Media contact:

Jennifer Nowacki
Zurich
(847) 605-6511
jennifer.nowacki@zurichna.com