Zurich appoints Griffin U.S. Multinational Underwriting Head
Promotion coincides with 50th anniversary of award-winning Zurich Multinational business around the world.
Cody Griffin has been appointed U.S. Head of Multinational Underwriting for Zurich North America, a leading provider of international and other commercial insurance solutions in the U.S. His promotion coincides with the 50th anniversary of the award-winning Zurich Multinational business worldwide, led by Global Head of Zurich Multinational Rosa Pan.
Griffin, who is based in Denver, previously was Head of Multinational Casualty at Zurich North America. In his expanded role, he will continue to report to Head of Large Casualty Bill Chepulis while adding oversight of the suite of multinational products. Griffin also will work closely with Zurich Customer & Distribution Management to strengthen relationships with brokers and customers, continuing to build on a customer-centric model.
Additionally, Griffin will collaborate with Bob Boyle, U.S. Head of Multinational, who oversees the execution of Zurich's 20,000 U.S. multinational policies and programs as well as the digital transformation of the Zurich Multinational offering. This partnership is expected to further integrate and enhance Zurich's multinational services, delivering a seamless best-in-class customer experience.
“Since its inception, Zurich has pioneered the multinational insurance market, offering exceptional support and knowledge that enable businesses to operate with confidence globally in an increasingly complex risk environment,” Pan said. “While celebrating 50 incredible years of business, we look ahead to the next 50 with a clear vision for the future. Strengthening our U.S. multinational presence, offering and service excellence is an important step in this journey.”
Broad network supports large corporate and Middle Market customers
Globally, Zurich Multinational offerings are available in over 200 countries and territories and serve over 7,500 customers worldwide.
In the U.S., Zurich’s multinational offerings have earned numerous honors in the past three years, including Business Insurance Innovation Awards for the Zurich API Connector Solution, International Towers by Zurich and a continuing education course on Writing Business into the United States. Zurich’s Exporter Solutions Digital Platform won a PropertyCasualty360 Luminaries Award and a Business Insurance U.S. Insurance Award for Underwriting Team of the Year.
“Zurich Multinational offers a range of industry-leading risk management solutions that have long been a key part of our value proposition for large corporate and middle market businesses in the U.S. and beyond,” Chepulis said. “As strong as our Multinational offering is and has always been, Cody has a vision for further enhancing the customer experience. It’s about optimizing both our talent and our digital tools to ensure we identify, anticipate and respond as swiftly as possible to customer needs, which are evolving faster than ever in today’s world.”
Griffin has been with Zurich since 2020 and has held several positions in the business whose name was updated this year to Zurich Multinational. (It was previously known as IPZ or International Programs from Zurich). Prior to joining Zurich, Griffin held underwriting positions at AIG and Liberty Mutual.
Griffin earned a Master of Science in Insurance Management from Boston University and holds several professional designations, including Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU), Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Associate in Insurance Services (AIS). He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado.
His role change is effective immediately.
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