Caroline Dunn bolsters Zurich’s leadership team as Chief Underwriting Officer at Zurich UK

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Tracy Dickerson, Head of External Communications Zurich UK
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01 September 2021

Zurich welcomes Caroline Dunn as Chief Underwriting Officer in the UK to lead its underwriting strategy across all lines of business, subject to regulatory approval.

Caroline will join the Zurich team in November. This follows Hayley Robinson’s recent promotion to the role of Chief Group Underwriting Officer at Zurich Insurance Group.

With a wealth of experience in the UK insurance market, Caroline joins from Lloyd’s where she has spent seven years heading up various divisions such as Market Development and Underwriting. In her most recent role, in the Markets division, Caroline is responsible for the distribution strategy, broker and syndicate relationships and leading the Lloyd’s Global Network. Prior to this, Caroline spent 14 years with RSA.

Caroline Dunn, incoming UK Chief Underwriting Officer comments: “There has never been a more exciting time for the insurance sector, with both market and customer needs shifting at a rapid rate. Joining the team at Zurich is the natural next step in my career and a very exciting one. A strong and successful customer centric brand with a hugely talented team, I’m looking forward to embracing the challenges ahead and offering the best quality products and services to our customers and brokers.”

Commenting on the appointment, Tim Bailey, Zurich UK CEO said: “At such a pivotal moment for both our industry and Zurich in the UK, I’m really pleased to welcome Caroline to Zurich UK. Her experience at both Lloyd’s and RSA gives her the perfect skillset to lead our Underwriting team as we continue to grow our business and serve both our customers and brokers. We are all very much looking forward to working with Caroline as she joins our team in November.”

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