Zurich’s Annual Report 2016 and Information About the AGM 2017 Available Online Now

ZURICH, March 3 -- Zurich Insurance Group, a provider of general insurance and life insurance products and services, issued the following news release:

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announced today that its Annual Report 2016 and Annual Review 2016 are available now.

The Annual Report contains detailed information about Zurich's financial performance, strategy, structure, executive bodies, risk management, corporate governance and remuneration in 2016. It is available in English and German, with the financial statements in English only.

The Annual Review, a shorter summary document, provides an overview of Zurich's business and strategy, and of its financial and operating performance in 2016. It is also available in English and German.

In addition, the invitation to the Annual General Meeting 2017 of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd and the Board of Directors' report on the approval of the remuneration of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee can be found here (https://www.zurich.com/en/investor-relations/shareholder-area/annual-general-meeting).

As announced on February 8, 2017, the Board of Directors will propose to elect Catherine P. Bessant to the Board of Directors for a term of office of one year at the Annual General Meeting on March 29, 2017.

All the other Board members will stand for re-election for another one-year term. Subject to the re-election and election of the members of the Board by the shareholders, the Board of Directors of Zurich will consist of the following members:

* Tom de Swaan, Chairman

* Fred Kindle, Vice-Chairman

* Joan Amble

* Susan Bies

* Dame Alison Carnwath

* Christoph Franz

* Jeffrey L. Hayman

* Monica Machler

* Kishore Mahbubani

* David Nish

* Catherine P. Bessant

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