Hewett, Bond lead Zurich's Surety, Credit & Political Risk group

Zurich North America Commercial’s Specialties business unit has named David Hewett and Michael Bond to lead its Surety, Credit & Political Risk group. Hewett and Bond will lead the integrated unit that develops and markets Zurich’s portfolio of surety, credit insurance and political risk insurance products to contractors, fortune 2,000 businesses, investors, international banks, multinational companies and infrastructure developers across North America and in emerging markets worldwide.

Hewett has been named executive vice president of Domestic Surety, and Bond has been named executive vice president of International Surety, Credit & Political Risk.

Hewett will be responsible for Zurich’s contract and commercial surety business in North America. He joined Zurich in 2003 and was promoted to vice president for the Surety Core Contract group in 2006. Hewett was named senior vice president for Contract Surety in 2008, with responsibility for all contract surety accounts in the U.S. and Canada.

Bond will be responsible for management of Zurich’s trade credit insurance, political risk insurance and international surety business.

Bond was formerly senior vice president, International Surety, focusing on the expansion of Zurich North America Commercial’s International Surety initiative. Bond joined Zurich in 1998 as a senior underwriter for trade credit and political risk business in emerging markets.