Zurich Underwriting Program from Venture Designed to Provide Insurance Coverage for the Golf & Country Club Industry

Zurich, a leading writer of program business in the United States, announced that it is underwriting Venture Insurance Programs' (Venture) offering designed for private & semiprivate golf and country clubs, as well as golf resorts, daily-fee courses, communities and top golf management companies - The Preferred Club Program®.

"Zurich maintains strong relationships with its program partners," said Craig Fundum, president of Programs & Direct Markets for Zurich North America Commercial. "We look forward to developing another solid relationship with Venture, a company dedicated to helping insure the specialized needs of today's golf and country clubs."

With Zurich's underwriting of this program, Venture's retail agents will receive an additional opportunity to place the following coverages: property, general liability, liquor, pollution, auto, flood, umbrella, earthquake, directors & officers (D&O) and employment practices, along with an extended list of proprietary, enhanced coverages tailored to clubs and resorts. This national program is currently available in 45 states with continued expansion in 2010.

For more information about Venture's Preferred Club Program, go to http://www.ventureprograms.com.

To learn more about Zurich's programs business, go to http://www.zurichna.com/zna/products/product/programs_products/programs.htm. Insurance coverages are underwritten by individual member companies of Zurich in North America, including Zurich American Insurance Company. Certain coverages are not available in all states. Some coverages may be written on a nonadmitted basis through licensed surplus lines brokers. About Zurich Zurich's North America Commercial and Global Corporate in North America business divisions are 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. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries. In North America, Zurich (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors.