Craig Fundum Named Chief Marketing Officer at Zurich North America.Business Editors SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2003 Zurich North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , a leading commercial property - casualty insurance company, has announced the appointment of Craig Fundum as chief marketing officer, reporting directly to John Amore, the company's chief executive officer. As head of Corporate Marketing, Fundum will spearhead the development and implementation of Zurich North America's marketing and enterprise customer and distribution management strategies. He will also oversee the activities of Zurich North America's regional vice presidents, who are responsible for distribution management and business development in each of the company's seven U.S. regions. Corporate Marketing, under Fundum's direction, will support Zurich North America's business units with marketing research, marketing services and customer strategy consultation through Zurich's network of business unit marketing officers. "Craig brings an ideal combination of insurance experience and marketing expertise to his new position," said John Amore, chief executive officer, Zurich North America. "He is highly regarded for his ability to achieve results, improve performance and grow the business." Fundum has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, serving in various senior executive positions. He began his insurance career in 1981 as an underwriter underwriter n. a company or person which/who underwrites an insurance policy, issue of corporate securities, business, or project. (See: underwrite) UNDERWRITER, insurances. One who signs a policy of insurance, by which he becomes an insurer. with the Royal Insurance Group and joined the Zurich organization in 1990. At Zurich, he has held various leadership positions including assistant vice president of Commercial Group Programs, vice president of sales and marketing and regional marketing vice president of Small Construction. He was appointed the president of the Small Business Solutions SBU SBU St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, New York) SBU Stony Brook University (State University of New York) SBU Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO) in 1997 and most recently served as CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Strategic Partnerships business unit. Mr. Fundum has a bachelor's degree in marketing management from the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Zurich North America (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the multinational, middle market and small business sectors in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. Headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., Zurich North America has 12,750 employees and wrote $13.6 billion in premiums in 2002. Zurich North America includes the Zurich U.S. business units (Corporate Customer, Middle Markets, Small Business, Strategic Partnerships, Construction, Specialties, Zurich Global Energy and Empire Insurance Companies), as well as Universal Underwriters Group, Zurich North America Canada, Zurich Corporate Solutions and Centre. The Zurich U.S. pool of companies is rated A (excellent) by A.M. Best and A+ (strong) by Standard & Poor's. Zurich North America is a member of Zurich Financial Services Zurich Financial Services Group is a major financial services group based in Zurich, Switzerland. Global operations North America The US consumer market is served primarily by Farmers Insurance Group the third largest personal lines property & casualty insurance . Zurich Financial Services (www.zurich.com) is an insurance-based financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. provider with an international network that focuses its activities on its key markets of North America, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. . Founded in 1872, Zurich is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It has offices in approximately 60 countries and employs about 68,000 people. SWX SWX Swiss Exchange (trademark of SWX Swiss Exchange) SWX SolidWorks (3D solid modeling CAD software) SWX Splitter / Wave Division Multiplexer Swiss Exchange/virt-x: ZURN Note to editor: an electronic photo of Craig Fundum is available upon request. |
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