Zurich's Emerging Markets Unit Adds Marketing Manager in Hong Kong.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Zurich announced that Susan Yee has joined its business unit providing insurance and risk management solutions in emerging markets as marketing manager in Hong Kong. A leading provider of political risk and medium-term trade credit insurance, Zurich develops insurance solutions for global customers investing and trading in developing economies around the world.

Ms. Yee will be responsible for marketing and underwriting support for Zurich's political risk and credit insurance solutions in Asia.

"Susan adds substantial depth to our team, which delivers solutions tailored to the Asian market from multiple Asian locations," said Daniel Riordan, executive vice president and managing director of Zurich's emerging markets unit. "Zurich's presence in Asia and our reputation in the industry will allow Susan to collaborate with a host of customers and partners to customize innovative solutions that protect investors from political and commercial risk in emerging markets."

Prior to joining Zurich, Yee was manager of channel management with HSBC's corporate and institutional banking division. Yee has also worked at the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), Australia's export credit agency, where she was manager of product development for its structured trade and project finance division. She also served at EFIC as a senior underwriter in the export credit insurance division.

Yee holds a Bachelor of Arts in economic history and politics from the University of Sydney and a Master of Business in marketing from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Zurich's business unit offering insurance solutions in emerging markets (www.zurichna.com/politicalrisk) is based in Washington, D.C., with offices in London, Barcelona, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The unit provides political risk and trade credit risk solutions to financial institutions, multinational corporations, investors, exporters and infrastructure developers. Zurich is a member of the Berne Union, an international union of credit and investment insurers.

Zurich Financial Services (www.zurich.com) is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network that focuses its activities on its key markets in North America and Europe. Founded in 1872, Zurich is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Through its offices in more than 50 countries, 62,000 Zurich employees serve clients in more than 120 countries. In North America, Zurich (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the large global corporate, middle market and small business sectors.