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Zurich appoints Kristof Terryn as CEO of General Insurance, replacing Mike Kerner

Zurich announced that Kristof Terryn, currently CEO of Global Life, will take over as CEO of General Insurance, effective October 1, 2015.

By Jayleen R. Heft | Updated on September 04, 2015
Kristof Terryn, newly appointed CEO of General Insurance for Zurich Insurance Group. (Photo: Zurich)

Zurich Insurance Group announced that Kristof Terryn, currently CEO of Global Life, will take over as CEO of General Insurance, effective October 1, 2015. He replaces Mike Kerner, who is stepping down for personal reasons and will be leaving the company at the end of this year. Kristof Terryn will continue to run the Global Life business until a replacement is announced. 

Kristof Terryn has been CEO of Global Life since August 2013, and a member of Zurich’s Group Executive Committee since his appointment to his previous position as Group Head of Operations in 2010. He has held a number of senior executive positions, including COO for the General Insurance business and, before that, COO of Global Corporate. Prior to joining Zurich in 2004, he had a successful career in the financial services industry, initially in banking where he worked in capital markets, and later with McKinsey & Company’s financial services practice in Brussels and Chicago.

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Jayleen R. Heft

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Jayleen Heft is the digital content editor for PropertyCasualty360.com. Contact her at [email protected].

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