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KAMP Award

On September 11, 2001, Zurich North America lost four colleagues in the World Trade Center attacks: John Keohane, Peggy Alario, Kathy Moran and Lud Picarro. Since 2002, Zurich has celebrated their lives by presenting the KAMP Leadership Award to deserving employee leaders. KAMP is an acronym representing each of our colleagues’ last names, but it also serves as a reminder about Keeping A Meaningful Perspective, something each of those friends and colleagues exemplified in their lives. The KAMP Leadership Award is a tribute to their spirit of courage, dedication, integrity and passion.

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KAMP Remembrance Garden

On the one-year anniversary of 9/11, Zurich created a living legacy to our colleagues lost tragically that day, establishing the KAMP Remembrance Garden as a place of tribute and reflection.
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Commitment to rebuilding New York City

Over the years, Zurich has invested our time and talents to the greater New York community through efforts with SBP, LPSHS and other organizations. In 2016, Zurich made a four-year commitment of $500,000 towards the new construction of the expanded 9/11 Tribute Center.

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KAMP Leadership Award Winners

Nominated by their colleagues, KAMP Leadership Award winners demonstrate leadership, extraordinary care and passion for their work, a courageous spirit in the workplace, a high standard of integrity, and leadership and commitment to the larger community.
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The K.A.M.P. Leadership Award is one of Zurich’s most meaningful internal honors, created to commemorate four colleagues – John Keohane, Peggy Alario, Kathy Moran and Lud Picarro – who were tragically lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks. The award name, K.A.M.P., reflects the initials of their last names and serves as a reminder to Keep A Meaningful Perspective, a principle each of them embodied.

Established in 2002, the K.A.M.P. Award recognizes Zurich employees who demonstrate the same values these colleagues exemplified: courage, dedication, integrity and passion. Winners are nominated by their peers and honored for their positive impact within Zurich and the broader community.

Zurich also honors their memory through the KAMP Remembrance Garden, created on the one-year anniversary of 9/11 as a living tribute and space for reflection. Additionally, Zurich continues to support the Lower Manhattan community through rebuilding efforts and longstanding partnerships, including a multiyear financial commitment to the 9/11 Tribute Center.