(Finance) – Two pavilions of Rho Fiera Milano exclusively, an area of 34,000m2 and over 600m2 of LED walls, 3 stages, 12 hours of work: the two days that brought together for the first time have endedto Zurich and Zurich Bank in a single Convention. I am some numbers of the event with cui Zurich Italy celebrated i goals achieved and the 2024 objectives set for the two networks, in the presence of Country CEO Bruno Scaroni.
In line with the title of the convention: “Being unique. Together”, the two days – explains the note – represented an opportunity for dialogue and discussion for agents, financial consultants and Zurich partners who, welcomed by the front lines of both realities, they participated in a rich proposal of dedicated sessions.
The first day, in plenary, also saw the participation of international guests of the Group – Alison Martin, CEO EMEA and Bank Distribution and Stephan Van Vliet, Group Chief Investment Officer – demonstrating how relevant the Italian business unit is. External testimonials, a gala dinner and a show closed the first day.
The second day the two networks then split for two parallel conventions. Michele Colio, Head of Distribution, Marketing & Customers of Zurich and Silvio Ruggiu, General Director of Zurich Bank, illustrated the strategic priorities of their respective networks for 2024 and the next steps to further strengthen the collaboration between the two entities.
Inside the Insurance convention focus on life, with the recent arrival of the new CEO Zurich Investments Life Renato Antonini, on the growth of non-life and the launch of the new Zurich Salute solution and on the importance of the relationship, even digital, with the customer. Furthermore, an important moment was the signing of the new supplementary agreement for the three-year period 2024/2026 with GAZ, the Zurich Agents Group, in which Enrico Ulivieri, President of GAZ, also took part. The agreement confirms the will of Zurich to continue investing in Agents, using all available levers.
The session dedicated to Zurich Bank, opened by greetings from President Alessandro Castellano, offered financial advisors a view of the current macroeconomic scenario and the investment policy of the Zurich Group. Following the interventions of the front lines of Zurich Bank who explored the investment strategies, the consultancy model illustrated by Federico Gerardini, Commercial Director of Zurich Bank, the Bank’s business model and the specific innovations for the Private and Wealth Management segment .
“During 2023, our Agents confirmed their central role as an essential point of reference for Customers. We want to continue investing to support the excellence of the agency network. In this context, the signing of the new Supplementary Agreement 2024-2026 with the Agents Group represents a further concrete response; growth, life and protection, digitalisation and service will be a fundamental competitive lever for Zurich Agents”, he underlined Michele Colio, Head of Distribution, Marketing & Customers at Zurich
For Silvio RuggiuGeneral Director of Zurich Bank, “The path started by Zurich Bank in just over a year of activity fills me with pride and satisfaction. In this, the Convention was an opportunity for us to celebrate the commitment that our consultants have been able to put in place, making the most of the strength and expertise of the Zurich Group as well as the opportunities for collaboration with the insurance branch, to accompany our customers in the most important choices and thus offer the best financial advisory model”