Zurich North America makes national accounts moves

Bill Chepulis (left) and Brian Winters

Zurich North America named former large casualty head Brian Winters to the newly created position of head of U.S. national accounts broker execution and said Bill Chepulis would succeed him in the casualty role.

New York-based Mr. Winters joined Zurich in 2007 and has held various distribution and management roles, a Zurich statement said.

Schaumburg, Illinois-based Mr. Chepulis joined Zurich in 2005 and was most recently head of underwriting for U.S. national accounts.

Both will report to Paul Lavelle, head of U.S. national accounts for the insurer.