Zurich Australia
Zurich Australia is the Australian-facing insurance and wealth-solutions business of Zurich Insurance Group, offering personal and business cover.
Last updated September 25, 2026
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Overview
Zurich Australia is the local Australian-facing business of Zurich Financial Services Australia, which the company describes as the local arm of Zurich Insurance Group serving Australia and New Zealand. Its parent is a global, multi-line insurer. Zurich Australia presents its proposition around combining the Group’s global expertise with local care, and says it has served customers in Australia and New Zealand for 100 years. The business is part of a group that serves customers in more than 200 countries and territories. For individual customers, the Australian website highlights life insurance, income protection and home loan protection. It also provides access to retail investment documents and forms. For businesses, its insurance offering ranges from small-business packages to cover for multinational corporations. Listed product lines include business pack, motor, property, marine, liability, financial lines, workers compensation in Western Australia and Tasmania, accident and health, business and corporate travel, and energy insurance. Business insurance is available through brokers. The Business Pack is described as a flexible policy for Australian small and medium-sized enterprises, combining property, liability and business interruption cover. The company also publishes customer claims stories and information, supports customers experiencing vulnerability, and features Zurich Evolve, an initiative described as working to protect health and deliver value beyond cover. Zurich Australia says its broader purpose is to ‘create a brighter future together’ and identifies disaster resilience, community partnerships and sustainability as areas of community contribution. The homepage reports that Zurich Australia completed the acquisition of ClearView Wealth Limited; the supplied material does not specify the completion date or further transaction details.
History
Zurich Australia is the local Australian-facing business of Zurich Financial Services Australia, which identifies itself as the local arm of Zurich Insurance Group for Australia and New Zealand. The company says that Zurich Australia and New Zealand has combined global expertise with local care for 100 years. The supplied sources do not give a precise founding year, founder, or a detailed account of the business’s early development, so those details cannot be established here. Zurich Insurance Group provides the larger corporate context. Zurich Australia describes the Group as a leading multi-line insurer with customers in more than 200 countries and territories. The Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, has about 60,000 employees, and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under ZURN; its American Depositary Receipt program trades over the counter under ZURVY, according to the local company’s about page. These are Group-level facts, not separate listing details for the Australian business. In Australia, Zurich’s described offering spans personal protection, business insurance and access to retail investment materials. Personal products featured on the homepage include life insurance, income protection and home loan protection. Its business insurance range includes business pack, motor, property, marine, liability, financial lines, selected workers compensation, accident and health, business and corporate travel, and energy insurance. The company says business insurance is available through brokers. Its Business Pack is positioned as a flexible package for small and medium-sized Australian businesses, combining property, liability and business interruption cover. The company’s stated purpose is to ‘create a brighter future together’. It says it contributes to communities through disaster resilience, community partnerships and sustainability. The parent Group’s initiatives described on the About page include a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 and the Zurich Forest project, launched in 2020 to support reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil. These are Group-level commitments and activities rather than claims specific to the Australian operation. The current Australian homepage also reports that Zurich Australia completed the acquisition of ClearView Wealth Limited, but the available source does not provide a completion date or details about the transaction’s effects on the business. The evidence establishes Zurich Australia as an active insurance and wealth-solutions business, but does not identify its local headquarters, executives, or a precise founding date.
Products and positioning
A local Australian insurance and wealth-solutions business backed by Zurich Insurance Group’s global expertise, serving both personal customers and businesses. Business cover is distributed through insurance brokers.
Life insurance
Personal cover featured on the Zurich Australia homepage.
Income protection
Personal cover featured on the Zurich Australia homepage.
Home loan protection
Personal cover featured on the Zurich Australia homepage.
Business insurance
Australian business lines include Business Pack, motor, property, marine, liability, financial lines, workers compensation in Western Australia and Tasmania, accident and health, business and corporate travel, and energy insurance.
Zurich Business Insurance (Business Pack)
A flexible package for Australian SMEs combining property, liability and business interruption cover in one policy.
Brand decisions
- Acquisition of ClearView Wealth LimitedOther
Recent events
- Unconfirmed
Zurich appoints China CEO[6]
Reported:
Zurich appointed a China CEO; the supplied article does not provide the appointee's name or further details.
Zurich completes acquisition of Special Insurance Services[7]
Reported:
Zurich American Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, completed its acquisition of Special Insurance Services, a Texas-based specialty insurance program manager.
Zurich announces nine-month financial results[8]
Reported:
Zurich announced financial results for the first nine months of the year. Property and casualty gross written premiums rose 3% year over year, while its life business fell 8% on a like-for-like basis; sales recovered in the third quarter.
Zurich launches Climate Change Resilience Services[9]
Reported:
Zurich launched Climate Change Resilience Services to help businesses prepare for current and future climate-related risks, including weather events and other climate effects.
Zurich and By Miles enter five-year usage-based insurance agreement[10]
Reported:
Zurich entered a five-year agreement with By Miles for a usage-based insurance model.
- Unconfirmed
Embark Group rebrands Zurich businesses as Advance and Horizon[11]
Reported:
Following its acquisition of Zurich’s retail and investment platform and related businesses, Embark Group rebranded the platform as Advance by Embark and the investment management business as Horizon by Embark.
Zurich partners with Carpe Data on claims monitoring[12]
Reported:
Zurich announced a partnership with Carpe Data to improve claims-processing efficiency and help detect insurance fraud using Carpe Data’s ClaimsX system.
Sources12 sources
- 1Welcome to Zurich Australiazurich.com.au
- 2About - Zurich Australiazurich.com.au
- 3Business Insurance - Zurich Australiazurich.com.au
- 4Business Insurance for Professional Services - Zurich Australiazurich.com.au
- 5Zurich Australiawikidata.org
- 6Zurich 任命中国区首席执行官asianinvestor.net
- 7Zurich 完成对 Special Insurance Services 的收购prnewswire.com
- 8Zurich公布前九个月财务业绩insurancebusinessmag.com
- 9Zurich推出气候变化韧性服务insurancebusinessmag.com
- 10Zurich与By Miles达成五年期按使用计费保险协议globalreinsurance.com
- 11Embark Group 将 Zurich 业务更名为 Advance 和 Horizoninternational-adviser.com
- 12Zurich与Carpe Data合作改进理赔监控insurancebusinessmag.com
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