Zurich to Sponsor Risk & Insurance Management Society Webinar on Foreign Casualty and Overseas Compliance Issues

Webinar will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zurich, a leading property & casualty insurance provider in North America, announced today it will host a Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) webinar on the importance of foreign casualty and the value of controlled international programs to corporate customers as they look overseas for profitable business opportunities. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 from 1 - 2 p.m. ET.

The webinar will be moderated by Bill Coffin, Director of Publications, Editor of Risk Management magazine, RIMS. The participants in the roundtable discussion will be:

• Andrew MacKinnon, Senior Vice President, Segment Head, Foreign Casualty, Zurich North America, Global Corporate
• Scott Taber, Vice President, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Zurich North America
• Mary Gardner, Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, Zurich North America

The panel will answer the following questions during the webinar:

• What are the main risk challenges facing international businesses today?
• What are the potential pitfalls of non-compliance in local country markets?
• How does a clear understanding of compliance actually create flexibility?
• How do you build an effective international risk management program?
• How do you select the right risk management partner?

There is no charge for RIMS members to attend the webinar.

Non-RIMS members may participate for a fee of $30. For more information and to register for the webinar, go to http://cf.rims.org/Template.cfm?Section=Upcoming&Template=/CourseDirectory/CDCoursesList.cfm&custom=webin or click HERE.

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.

Editor’s note: Accredited members of the press are invited to participate in the webinar free of charge. To register, please contact Amy Benson, RIMS communications associate, at [phone] or [e-mail].