John Cox

Skills and experience

John Cox is the Area Executive for Zurich North America in the Great Lakes Area. This territory encompasses Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.

John is responsible for all market execution and distribution management within the Great Lakes Area and is based in his hometown of Cleveland.

Prior to joining Zurich in September 2017, John served as branch vice president for the Oklahoma and Arkansas branches of CNA Insurance based in Oklahoma City. Before that, he spent 20 years with AIG, most recently as vice president, responsible for the distribution and market execution of its national account business segment in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia. During his AIG tenure, John also held various underwriting and business unit management roles. He began his career in claims with Allstate Commercial Insurance.

Educational background

John is a graduate of the University of Akron and holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing.