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Zurich Bolsters ME Team

Zurich Middle East has bolstered its operations in the region with a number of key appointments within its global corporate and general insurance divisions.  

David Breton has joined the insurer’s general insurance division as head of strategic marketing and business development. Breton will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives in the Middle East and will lead Zurich’s entrance into the personal insurance market in the region.

Michael Mansour also joins the general insurance division as regional manager for bank distribution and affinity. 

Within its global corporate division, Zurich has appointed Glenn Doan to manage its risk engineering team in the Middle East.  Based in Bahrain and the UAE, Doan will be responsible for providing risk management services to support Zurich’s regional insurance partners.

Hassan Kaissi has been appointed head of customer and distribution management, while Daniel Morrison has been appointed underwriting manager for marine, Marline Nehme senior casualty underwriter and Tejal Bartlett as underwriting manager for onshore energy property. 

Saad Mered, CEO of Zurich Middle East, said: “We are at an exciting phase in the growth of both our general insurance and global corporate divisions.  Speaking to brokers, regulators and industry peers it is evident that insurance penetration in the region is set to rise.”