Zurich U.S. Names Gary Kaplan Global Property Director

Dateline: 24/03/1999

SCHAUMBURG, IL, March 24, 1999 -- Gary S. Kaplan has recently been named director of global property and national accounts property at Zurich U.S. He formerly headed property business for the energy segment.

Mr. Kaplan assumes responsibility for an operation that produces $300 million in annual premiums. He reports to Greg Maguire, executive vice president and director, Property Group, Diversified Products.

Mr. Kaplan joined Zurich U.S. Diversified Products in June, 1995 and served in positions of increasing responsibility for energy property business. Mr. Kaplan was with The Home Insurance Company from 1988 to 1995, where his last assignment was vice president for energy property business. Prior to Home Insurance, he worked at IRI as the chemical account consultant’s manager in the oil division of its Western Regional Office.

A resident of Naperville, Ill., Mr. Kaplan holds a B.S. degree in chemistry from Northern Illinois University.

Zurich U.S. is a member of the Zurich Financial Services Group, a global leader in the financial services industry. Providing its customers with products and solutions in the area of financial protection and asset accumulation, the Group concentrates its activities in four core businesses: non-life and life insurance, reinsurance and asset management.

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the Group’s worldwide presence builds on strong positions in its three home markets – the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The Zurich Financial Services Group has offices in more than 60 countries reaching over 30 million customers and employing some 68,000 people.

Media contact: Chris Tasher
Public Relations Manager, Zurich U.S.
847-605-6372