Zurich North America Names Benjamin to Lead Management Solutions Group

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, May 21 -- Zurich Insurance, a property-casualty insurance company, issued the following news release:

Brian Benjamin, a longtime insurance executive with extensive experience in professional liability lines, has joined Zurich North America as Head of Management Solutions.

Benjamin will be accountable for the direction, management and performance of the Management Solutions Group (MSG) unit, which is part of Specialty Products in North America Commercial Insurance. He will report to Brian Winters, Head of Specialty Products, Zurich North America Commercial Insurance. He will also have global responsibilities for financial lines, reporting to Jim Shea, Zurich Global Head of Commercial Insurance, in this capacity.

"We're thrilled to have Brian join the Zurich team as head of our Management Solutions Group," Winters said. "His expertise and leadership will ensure that Zurich continues to inspire confidence in our ability to help customers manage their risk."

Zurich's Management Solutions Group provides solutions that help customers mitigate their risk in areas such as management liability, employment practices liability, healthcare, fiduciary and crime. The Specialty Errors and Omissions (E&O) unit is also a part of MSG and includes professional liability E&O, employed lawyers and security and privacy, as well as captive life insurance agents.

Prior to joining Zurich, Benjamin held executive roles with XL Catlin and AIG, most recently serving as Global Head Mergers & Acquisitions Insurance for XL Catlin. He has extensive experience working with brokers and customers, as well as expertise in underwriting strategy and models, product innovation and strategic initiatives in various management and professional liability lines.

Benjamin earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix.