Regional offices - Zurich for brokers
Our regional office network
We have regional offices catering for various lines of business, and types and sizes of customer.
Some of our regional offices specialise in specific Mid-Market business lines (for organisations with between £5 million and £250 million turnover).
Our local expertise means you can easily reach the right experts to help you place Mid-Market risks quickly and efficiently. Our experienced underwriters are fully empowered to write a broad range of risks. 99% of our underwriting decisions are made locally.
For general enquiries:
South East and City
Our regional offices across South East and City provide underwriting expertise across multiple disciplines.
| Office location | Lines of business |
|---|---|
| Chelmsford | Construction, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
| Croydon | Construction, financial lines, marine lines, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
| Fareham | Construction, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
| London | Accident and health, construction, energy, financial lines, marine lines, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
To discuss opportunities or underwriting needs in this region, please get in touch with our local specialists
Duncan Fletcher
Head of Regional Markets - South East and City
Stuart Toates
Regional Underwriting Leader - South East and City
Heidi Buckingham
Regional Sales Manager - South East and City
Swatee Singh Ross
Regional Operational Performance Manager - South East and City
Midlands, South West and Wales
Our regional offices across Midlands, South West and Wales provide underwriting expertise across multiple disciplines.
| Office location | Lines of business |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | Construction, engineering, financial lines, multinational, and real estate |
| Bristol | Construction, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
| Cardiff | Construction, marine, motor, property and casualty, real estate and SME insurance |
| Chipping Norton | High-net-worth clients |
To discuss opportunities or underwriting needs in this region, please get in touch with our local specialists
Georgina Davis
Head of Regional Markets - Midlands, South West and Wales
David Geere
Regional Underwriting Leader - Midlands, South West and Wales
Alison Newell
Regional Sales Manager - Midlands, South West and Wales
Karen Brogden
Regional Operational Performance Manager - Midlands, South West and Wales
Northern England
Our regional offices across Northern England provide underwriting expertise across multiple disciplines.
| Office location | Lines of business |
|---|---|
| Leeds | Construction, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
| Manchester | Construction, engineering, financial lines, high-net-worth clients, marine, motor, property and casualty, real estate, and surety |
To discuss opportunities or underwriting needs in this region, please get in touch with our local specialists
Paul Mundy
Head of Regional Markets - Northern England
Maureen Shenton
Regional Underwriting Leader - Northern England
Stephen Bridge
Regional Sales Manager - Northern England
Andy Curran
Regional Operational Performance Manager - Northern England
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Our regional offices across Scotland and Northern Ireland provide underwriting expertise across multiple disciplines.
To discuss opportunities or underwriting needs in this region, please get in touch with our local specialists
Jonathan Kerr
Head of Regional Markets - Scotland and Northern Ireland
Lorna Beaton
Regional Underwriting Leader - Scotland and Northern Ireland
Drew Drillingcourt
Regional Sales Manager - Scotland and Northern Ireland
Karen McVicker
Regional Operational Performance Manager - Scotland and Northern Ireland
Network Trading Branch
Our Network Trading Branch provides underwriting expertise across multiple disciplines for our network brokers.
| Office location | Lines of business |
|---|---|
| Cardiff | Construction, motor, property and casualty, and real estate |
To discuss your opportunities or underwriting needs, please get in touch with our local specialists.
David Hadden
Head of Network Trading Branch
Mathew Somers
Underwriting Portfolio Manager
Peter Edwards
Telephone Account Team Leader
Regional brokers are a vital part of the intermediated insurance ecosystem, and the most effective way through which insurers can support regional markets. The value and importance of local trading relationships and knowledge cannot be underestimated, which is why we’re so pleased that these new offices will bring us closer to our broker partners.
