Hamburg/Zurich: June 5, 2023
UnisonSteadfast, the largest independent network of medium-sized insurance brokers is pleased to announce that Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), the commercial risk advisory and services unit of Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), has become a supplier to the global network for risk management services and solutions.
Under the agreement between both organisations, UnisonSteadfast members in 140 countries have access to ZRS – a business unit created to help businesses address a rapidly changing risk landscape and to provide holistic risk management service solutions for clients worldwide, covering, inter alia, Climate Change Resilience, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and a wide range of ESG topics.
“We are pleased to cooperate with Zurich Resilience Solutions as it allows us to make Zurich’s risk engineering services and a highly valuable industry expertise available to our broker members,” said Wolfgang Mercier, UnisonSteadfast President & CEO. “UnisonSteadfast is currently developing a global risk management strategy for our broker members. With direct access to the expertise of the unique network of more than 850 Zurich risk engineers ZRS will become a part of our global risk management approach and our offering for the UnisonSteadfast broker community.”
“Risk management has become a strategic priority as businesses adapt to new challenges and build resilience to ensure their business continuity now, and in the future. By working with Unison, we can support businesses to achieve this with our global team of risk experts and engineers”, said Hanno Mijer, Global Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions.
About UnisonSteadfast AG
UnisonSteadfast, with its more than 700 highly qualified broker members, forms the largest insurance brokerage network in the world. About 24,000 employees at more than 2,000 offices in 140 countries on 6 continents (Europe, North and Latin America, Asia, Africa and Australia-Oceania) generate a gross written premium volume of more than US $40 billion. The global UnisonSteadfast network is coordinated from Hamburg, Chicago, Miami, London, Xàbia (Spain), Shanghai, Johannesburg and Sydney. Its members - mainly medium-sized brokerage companies – benefit from access to high-quality cross-border insurance solutions and excellent service.
Contact: Polina Balko, polina.balko@unisonsteadfast.com , Tel: +49 (0)40 80 90 729 – 15
About Zurich Resilience Solutions
Zurich Resilience Solutions is Zurich Insurance Group’s global risk consultancy business unit that supports customers with solutions that go beyond risk transfer. In a rapidly evolving risk landscape, they provide customers with services that help them prevent and mitigate risks and sometimes even make uninsurable risk insurable again. Their 850 risk experts work with customers to support them develop and deliver their risk management strategies, using specialized insights, tools and services to tackle both traditional and evolving risks. New solutions aimed at climate, supply chain and cyber risks are delivered to a strongly growing customer base of both existing and new customers.
