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Zurich Australia announces leadership appointment to Life & Investments Operations team

23 Feb 2022

From Zurich Financial Services Australia

Suzi Leung

Zurich Life & Investments is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzi Leung to the role of Chief Claims Officer, effective immediately. Suzi will be reporting to Hilary Bates, Chief Operating Officer of Zurich Life & Investments.

On the appointment, Hilary Bates, Chief Operating Officer, said: “We are delighted to welcome Suzi to the Life & Investments Operations team. Suzi is an experienced executive and will bring with her a continued focus on empowering her team to deliver exceptional experiences to our customers, and a deep understanding of the Zurich business having been with the Group for more than a decade.”

As the newly appointed Chief Claims Officer, Suzi will be focused on maintaining Zurich’s best in market claims approach and delivering on the claim’s transformation journey.

Ms. Leung adds: “I look forward to continuing my journey at Zurich and will maintain our best in market claims philosophy by approaching each claim with care and empathy. This is especially important as we migrate our OnePath retails claims onto Claims Vantage.”

Suzi was appointed Chief Operations Officer of Zurich General Insurance in January 2021 after 10 years in several Claims and Operational roles within Zurich Australia, Switzerland and North America, where her roles and responsibilities have ranged from personal injury claims and business transformation, to oversight of Zurich’s real estate assets in Australia and New Zealand.

Prior to her appointment as Chief Operations Officer she was Head of Operational Services and Delegated Claims for two years.

Suzi will also continue in her current position as Chief Operating Officer, General Insurance until mid-March.

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