Nov. 9, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Zurich, a leading property and casualty insurer in North America, announced today it has appointed Patrick Lundy to Head of Energy for Zurich North America Commercial. Lundy will immediately assume responsibility for managing Zurich’s domestic energy business in North America, including collaborating with leaders of Zurich’s global energy business in North America to help mitigate the sophisticated risks facing Zurich’s energy customers.

Lundy joins Zurich from Travelers, where he held the position of Vice President of Field Management & Operations for its Oil and Gas division. Prior to his most recent role, Lundy served at AIG for seven years as Vice President of Divisional Corporate Account Segment Manager for its Global Marine & Energy Excess Casualty unit.

Lundy has held various underwriter positions in the insurance industry and started his insurance career as an underwriter at Zurich in Canada.

“We are glad to have Patrick back with Zurich,” said Steve Rand, president of Commercial Markets for Zurich North America Commercial. “With Patrick’s wealth of experience in helping customers with their global and domestic energy insurance needs, I’m confident Patrick will further Zurich’s presence in the energy market.”

Lundy will be based in Houston.

About Zurich

Zurich’s North America Commercial and Global Corporate in North America business divisions are part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries. In North America, Zurich (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors.