Zurich appoints Risk Specialist

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced the appointment of Adam Crabbe as a risk strategy specialist within its life and investments business, effective March 2018.

Crabbe has more than 25 years' experience in the finance industry, having previously held roles as a financial adviser, and practitioner and lecturer at Kaplan. Most recently, he was a senior analyst, risk research with the Commonwealth Bank.

Commenting on his appointment at Zurich, head of sales, life risk, Nathan Taggart said: "We are delighted to welcome Adam into our Risk Strategy team. He is the ideal candidate for Zurich to continue to grow our distribution footprint in the market and educate our existing licensee and advice partners."

"With increasing regulation of the financial advice profession, we believe that adviser education has never been more important. In this role, Adam will be central in ensuring advisers are equipped with the best knowledge, tools and resources to make the best decisions for their customers and their businesses."