Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announced that Peter Giger will join the Group on October 1, 2019, as Group Chief Risk Officer and a member of Zurichs Executive Committee. He succeeds Alison Martin who was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Bank Distribution. Mr. Giger joins Zurich after four years as Head of the Insurance division and Deputy CEO of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. He left FINMA in September 2018. Prior to joining FINMA, Mr. Giger held various executive positions at Zurich from 2002-2014, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of its General Insurance business in 2010-2014. From 1999-2002, he was Head Structured Finance at Swiss Re. Mr. Giger started his career at Zurich, holding a series of management roles between 1992 and 1999.