Zurich has hired former Prudential director Tulsi Naidu as its new UK chief executive.
Naidu will lead both Zurich’s life and the general insurance businesses following a restructure of the business announced earlier this year.
She will report into Gary Shaughnessy, who left his position as Zurich UK life chief executive to become chief executive for Zurich’s businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Anne Torry will head Zurich’s life division in the UK as part of Naidu’s leadership team.
Before joining Zurich in September as head of business development for EMEA, Naidu was an executive director at Prudential in the UK and Europe.
Shaughnessy said Zurich hoped to simplify its UK business under Naidu.
‘The UK is a hugely important market to Zurich and having an integrated business here under single leadership will help us operate in a less complex and more sustainable way,’ he said.
Source: City Wire