Beale, Kerner take new roles at Zurich

ZURICH, Switzerland—Inga Beale has been named global chief underwriting officer and Mike Kerner has been named chief executive officer of global corporate in North America for Zurich Financial Services Group.

Ms. Beale, who is head of organizational transformation and mergers and acquisitions for the Zurich, Switzerland-based insurer, takes her new role effective June 1. She will retain her leadership role of the Zurich Way, a best practices effort by the insurer, and remains a member of the insurer's group management board. She is based in Zurich.

Mr. Kerner, who also takes his new position June 1, currently is global chief underwriting officer and head of group strategy. He is based in New York.

Mario Vitale, CEO of global corporate, has been the interim CEO of global corporate in North America since Jan. 1.

In addition, Zurich is reuniting its group mergers and acquisitions and group strategy efforts under the leadership of Christian Carl, who is to join the insurer June 1 to head those functions from the Zurich office. He previously worked in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs & Co.