Zurich North America names new U.S. Middle Market industry practice leaders
NewsroomArticleSeptember 7, 2022
Schaumburg, Ill. – Zurich North America has named two new industry practice leaders to its U.S. Middle Market team. Erin Terpack was appointed Head of Technology and Manufacturing. Katie Daly was appointed Head of Real Estate, Retail, Hospitality and Wholesale.
As members of the Industry Practices team, they will be responsible for profitably growing the U.S. Middle Market business by developing and implementing business plans focused on building Zurich’s specialization in their respective industries.
“Erin has 23 years of insurance industry experience and brings to Zurich leadership and technical expertise in numerous commercial insurance segments across all lines of business as well as strong market relationships built on her solution-oriented business approach,” said John Mizzi, Head of Industry Practices, U.S. Middle Market.
Terpack joins Zurich from Sompo International, where she served as Regional Underwriting Executive, responsible for driving growth and distribution across a 10-state territory. Previously, she held leadership positions at Chubb, including Vice President, Commercial Insurance Manager and Assistant Vice President, Underwriting Manager.
Terpack earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and two children.
Daly joins Zurich from The Hanover Group, where she served most recently as Product Director for General Liability and Umbrella, responsible for product delivery to eight business units. Previously, she was the Director of Middle Market for the Carolinas, where she developed and implemented line of business and industry strategy to grow branch profitability.
“Katie’s field underwriting experience, distributor relationships, as well as line of business expertise will be an asset to the Industry Practices team,” Mizzi said.
Daly earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. She lives in Charlotte, where she is a member of the Junior League of Charlotte.