Zurich Financial Services has appointed Malcolm Gilbert as head of investor relations, with effect from 1 February 2004.

Gilbert has replaced Donna Galer, who became executive vice president in the office of the chief executive of Zurich North America.

Gilbert will be responsible for group-wide investor relations activities. He joins Zurich from Royal & SunAlliance, where he has been director of financial communications since 1998.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.