Tina Mallie Named Head of Direct Markets for Zurich North America Commercial

Zurich, a leading property & casualty insurance provider in North America and globally, announced that Tina Mallie is the new head of Direct Markets for Zurich North America Commercial. In her new role, Mallie will be responsible for overseeing Zurich's insurance offerings to businesses that sell or service automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and equipment, as well as auto recyclers.

"We are looking forward to Tina leading this important part of our business and helping develop products and services for the exclusive group of customers this business area represents," said Craig Fundum, president of Programs & Direct Markets for Zurich North America Commercial. "She brings insight and experiences from her previous roles in the U.S. and Switzerland that will add to our proven value proposition."

Mallie joined Zurich in 2002 and most recently served as head of Construction Services for Zurich's Programs & Direct Markets business unit. She is currently based in Schaumburg, Ill. but will be relocating to Overland Park, Kan., where Zurich's Direct Markets strategic business unit is based.

Mallie previously served as chief administrative officer for Zurich North America Commercial, with responsibility for several functional areas including risk management, communications, human resources, and innovation. She served as chief of staff for the global chief administrative officer at the Group's Corporate Center in Zurich from 2002 - 2004.

Prior to joining Zurich, Mallie served in an executive position at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York and as a professor of accounting at Miami University. She earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's in business administration from Tennessee Technological University. She earned a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Tennessee and is a Certified Public Accountant.

For more information about Zurich's Direct Markets business, go to http://www.zurichna.com/zdu. About Zurich Zurich in North America is a part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with 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 and employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries, including more than 9,500 employees in North America.

Zurich was the first overseas insurer to enter the U.S. market in 1912. According to Highline Data LLC (NAIC 2008), Zurich in North America (www.zurichna.com) is the second-largest writer of commercial general liability insurance and the fourth-largest commercial property-casualty insurance company, serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors. Zurich's risk engineering services in the United States are provided by Zurich Services Corporation.