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Business achievements
Zurich Financial Services Group Worldwide
Zurich Financial Services is the world's largest Swiss insurance-based financial services
provider1 and is a Fortune Global 150 company2. It has a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries.
- We achieved business operating profit of over HK$51 billion3 in 2007
- We have rating of AA- from Standard and Poor's4 and A1 from Moody's4, which underscore our strong financial strength
- We are one of the world's major players. Among other credentials, we insure most of
Fortune's Global 100 companies.(download our Annual Report 2007)
- We are among the top 10 insurance companies globally5
- We are among the top 5 insurance companies in Europe6
- We rank 2nd top position in linked individual life new business in Hong Kong.7
- Our shares qualify for various indices and funds focused on companies making progress in corporate responsibility and long-term growth. These include the FTSE4Good Europe Index, Dow Jones World and STOXX Sustainability Indices
Zurich Insurance Group (Hong Kong)
Zurich Insurance Group (Hong Kong) is one of the top 10 insurers in Hong Kong, providing
customers with the most professional and reliable insurance services. Our group's current total premium income in Hong Kong is close to HK$7.4 billion.
Major awards and achievements
- Recruitment Centre was opened to deepen our penetration and further enhance our distribution capacity to support the growth strategy of Zurich in the region (2007)
- Supported Porsche in Hong Kong in establishing Sports Driving School to provide training to Porsche's drivers (2007)
- Conferred the "PRIME Awards for the Best Enterprise in Greater China 2007" by the PRIME Magazine, in recognition of the company's vision and presence in Greater China (2007)
- Introduced Zurich EziNet (2006) and ZurichCare (2007), user-friendly online services for customers in financial and insurance planning
- Zurich ranked the second largest unit-linked provider in Hong Kong (2006)
- Through integrating the strengths of the operating models of both insurers and banks, Zurich carried out "Zurich Advice" - a breakthrough in the current agency development. It ushers new partnership between the advisors and the company. It also enhances the goal-based financial planning services (2005)
- Zurich joined the Patron's Club, a Caring Company Scheme formed by the Caring Company's Awardees (2005)
- Conferred the "Outstanding Partnership Project" (2004) and "Caring Company" (since
2002) awards by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, in recognition of the company's contribution to a caring community
- Invited to be a Charter Member of the Hong Kong Management Association, in recognition of the company's dedication to professional training and development (2002)
- Two customer service representatives won "Customer Service Award" conferred by the
FLMI Society of Hong Kong (2002)
- New "Professionalism for Life" television commercial was a finalist for Best Animation:
Computer, 2002 Television and Cinema Advertising Competition of the New York Festivals and a shortlist for the 13th Times Asia-Pacific Advertising Awards respectively (2002)
- Entered into a bancassurance alliance with Fortis Bank* in Hong Kong to manifest the
advantages of bancassurance to customers (2002)
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