Zurich Promotes Underwriter in Specialties Business Unit

Zurich announced Wednesday the appointment of Christopher Haarmann as chief underwriting officer of its specialties business unit in Schaumburg, Ill. Haarmann will lead underwriting operations for specialties products across the United States, Zurich said.Haarmann joined Zurich in 1998 and has worked in a variety of senior roles, including starting Zurich’s Structured Solutions group and managing a key profit center for Zurich Programs, the carrier said. Most recently he served as senior vice president for Global Liability lines, where he was a member of the start-up management team that...