Zurich_at_RIMS Twitter Handle Offers Real-Time Insider’s Look at Upcoming RIMS 2010 conference

Zurich_at_RIMS is Another Zurich HelpPoint—here to Help Make You a Better Risk Manager

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) 2010 Annual Conference & Exhibition, a gathering of thousands of risk professionals, encourages attendees to “think forward, think risk.” In keeping with that theme, Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurance provider globally and in North America, will be “live-tweeting” via Twitter from this year’s conference in Boston, April 26 – 29, 2010, in order to relay breaking Zurich news, trending topics, and other information to followers in real-time. The Zurich_at_RIMS handle is now live on http://www.Twitter.com.

“Zurich’s long-standing presence at the annual RIMS conference has enabled us to serve as a HelpPoint for attendees and fellow participants,” said Mike Foley, CEO of Zurich North America Commercial. “Now through Zurich_at_RIMS, participants and non-participants alike will be given a behind-the-scenes look at one of the premier risk management events of the year.”

Zurich encourages risk managers, customers, brokers, insurance professionals, media professionals, and the general public to follow Zurich_at_RIMS.

“Zurich_at_RIMS offers risk managers at RIMS—as well as those unable to attend the conference—a way to keep their fingers on the pulse of industry news and trends,” said Michael Kerner, CEO of Zurich Global Corporate in North America. “In planning Zurich’s booth and sessions at RIMS, our goal is always to help the risk manager achieve success at the conference. Now, Zurich executives can help make it a successful experience by relaying news and insights instantaneously, in 140 characters or less.”

This is not Zurich’s first social media initiative: Zurich maintains the HlpPntAdvocate (HlpPnt is abbreviated for HelpPoint) Twitter handle and the Zurich RiskDebate Twitterhandle. HlpPntAdvocate is a hub for Zurich's network of specialists providing insights for risk preparedness, business trends, and catastrophe advice. RiskDebate, which launched at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is an ongoing debate of the risks facing the world today, and what can be done to cope with them.

RIMS conference attendees can visit Zurich in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) at booth number 1815. Attendees and non-attendees alike can sign up to “follow” Zurich at RIMS at http://twitter.com/Zurich_at_RIMS.

To follow Zurich HelpPoint Advocate on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/HlpPntAdvocate. To follow Zurich’s RiskDebate, go to http://twitter.com/RiskDebate.

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.

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Source: Zurich