Brian Winters
Director of Business Execution, U.S. National Accounts
Zurich North America
Skills and experience
Brian Winters is Director of Business Execution for U.S. National Accounts at Zurich North America, responsible for driving broker execution efforts in support of the National Accounts strategy. He previously was Head of Large Casualty for National Accounts, overseeing a portfolio consisting of Domestic Casualty, Excess Casualty, International Casualty and Energy Casualty. Before that, he served as the Head of Sales & Distribution, where he oversaw the Sales & Distribution team's efforts to achieve profitability and growth targets through customer and distribution strategies. A leader at Zurich North America since 2007, Winters has served as Head of Global Corporate in North America (GciNA) Casualty, Head of Specialty Products and various Sales & Distribution roles. With more than 30 years in the insurance industry, he has broad experience in underwriting, broker relations and leadership at a number of carriers, including XL Catlin, Kemper, Travelers and AIG.
Educational background
Winters attended the College of Insurance, known today as St. John’s School of Risk Management, in New York City, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in insurance.