Zurich announces new leadership team for group insurance

Francis Burgess
FRANCIS BURGESS
Zurich Financial Services (Australia) Limited - Head of Pricing, Group Insurance
APPOINTMENT
ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED
Date: 29 September 2021
Position: Head of Pricing, Group Insurance
By Elizabeth Fry

Zurich Life & Investments has made three senior leadership appointments to its group insurance team.

Francis Burgess will join Zurich Life and Investments in the newly created role of head of pricing, group insurance.

Burgess joins the insurer from TAL where he was most recently head of pricing.

He will work alongside Jennifer Faglioni and John Mirotsos, who have taken up the roles of head of product and head of partnerships respectively. The two are internal appointments, in line with Zurich's commitment to career development.

Faglioni previously ran group claims and has 14 years of industry experience. Before joining the insurer, she spent time at both ANZ and MLC Australia.

Mirotsos was previously the national sales manager of group insurance. He has over 30 years of industry experience at institutions such as ANZ Wealth and ING.

Zurich's group insurance team is also looking to add an executive to run member engagement and innovation and will likely fill the role next month.

The three new hires report to Darren Wickham, head of group insurance.

Commenting on the three appointments, Wickham noted that Burgess brings deep technical expertise and professional leadership to the team.

"His appointment will help boost Zurich's actuarial strength whilst delivering new insights and innovation to our partners," he said.

"His skill set will be complemented ably by Mirotso's relationship experience and Faglioni 's deep knowledge of member needs and future product imperatives."