Zurich Insurance Services

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Zurich Insurance Services

Type of Company	Private
Founded	1977
Headquarters	Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Industry	Financial Services
Products	Insurance
Website	www.zisjax.com

[edit] About Zurich Insurance Services

Through a strategic alliance and a series of individual contracts, Zurich Insurance Services, Inc. (ZIS), a privately held corporation in Jacksonville, Florida, provides service delivery, builders risk program management, marketing support and other administrative services. The cornerstone of the ZIS/Zurich Financial Services relationship is the partnership between ZIS and the small business unit of Zurich in North America.

Specializing in long-term, cost efficient solutions that support Zurich's strategic plans, ZIS provides services directly to three Zurich business units and six Zurich Financial Services member companies. As part of these agreements, more than 11,000 distributors in the United States receive one and done service including underwriting, telephone support, Internet technical assistance, policy issuance and billing service, and cooperative advertising. In addition, ZIS provides producer contracting and licensing services for all Zurich in North America business units and their distributors and customer support for all business units utilizing the direct bill system.

Zurich Insurance Services, Inc. operates a brokerage, Zurich Insurance Brokerage Services, Inc., and agency, InsuranceLink, allowing non-Zurich appointed agents and insureds access to Zurich's products, including the Builders Risk Plan.

[edit] History

Specializing in providing elite service and branded solutions, Zurich Insurance Services, Inc. (ZIS) is a privately held company in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1977 as Home Builders Insurance Program, ZIS has grown to a mid-size business with over 350 employees.

ZIS provides a multitude of marketing and administrative services to Zurich in North America, one of the nation's leading commercial insurers. Through this unique arrangement, independent agents across the country receive telephone and technology support, billing services, and sales and marketing support. ZIS also serves as a program administrator for Zurich's Builders Risk Plan, a course of construction policy for residential and commercial builders and remodelers.