Our people

Grow and develop

We foster a culture of excellence in which all employees are challenged, motivated and proud to be part of Zurich. People Management is a key pillar of the Zurich strategy. We strive to provide the best tools and resources to develop the best people in the industry.

Expand your experience

Now that you've joined Zurich, we will help you turn your knowledge into insight and develop you to reach your professional potential. You will have access to programs and courses that match both your needs and Zurich's.

You can expect a focused development program including both formal and informal elements. This includes moving people into roles that expand their experience and prepare them to take on more senior roles.

You can also expect to be part of a performance-driven culture, one that aligns your goals to the organization's, and rewards everyone based on their accomplishments.

The bottom line is Zurich recognizes that engaging and motivating everyone to be a powerful force in driving the organization forward is critical to success.

Develop your career

Having the right people in the right place at the right time is critical for Zurich to continue to deliver world-class performance and market-leading service in its chosen markets. Every employee in business has unique talents to offer and individual development plans to make the most of these.

E-Learning, classroom training and on-the-job experience opportunities for all are complemented by mentoring from senior colleagues to develop business, leadership, technical and interpersonal skills.

Apply your talents effectively

You will have the opportunity to take on challenging assignments that stretch your thinking and your capabilities. With the help of your manager, you will develop an individual development plan (IDP) to help take you to the next level of performance. On our Learning Experience Platform MyDevelopment you can access our technical academies with curated content that’s relevant for you and also dive into 16’500 LinkedIn Learning courses. Farmers Insurance provide relevant learning through their Farmers University.

Community resilience employee secondment program

Employees with relevant skills have the opportunity to take part in Zurich’s employee secondment program. For an agreed length of time, employees can be seconded to a project with one of our alliance organizations such as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) or Practical Action, with a research institution such as the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center or the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), or with local Red Cross societies that are directly involved in projects.

Health and safety

At Zurich, we take precautions to prevent people from becoming injured or ill while working or working in conditions which may pose a health risk. Prevention of work-related ill health is achieved through ergonomic design of workplaces and equipment, provision of high quality working environments and management of potential health risks.

Improved personal health is encouraged through various local initiatives including access to fitness facilities, health screening and medicals, wellbeing programs, healthy food choices, work-life balance initiatives, flexible working and stress management.