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Beazley chief sees opportunity for growth under Zurich banner - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Beazley chief sees opportunity for growth under Zurich banner by Claire Wilkinson Mergers and Acquisitions , P/C Insurers United Kingdom Beazley , Zurich May 6, 2026 PHILADELPHIA – Zurich Insurance’s $10.9 billion acquisition of Beazley will expand the specialty insurer’s distribution and product reach, while its underwriting approach will not change, CEO Adrian Cox said Tuesday in an interview at the Risk & Insurance Management Society’s Riskworld conference. Beazley will gain increased access to customers through Zurich’s global distribution network, including its client relationship managers, agency network and retail broker presence, Mr. Cox said. “That access to risk goes through the roof,” he said. Zurich also brings a captive business and bancassurance operations and a broader property/casualty platform that Beazley can access, he said. “We can use their distribution to sell products alongside them and vice versa,” he said. Beazley last year said it would invest $500 million to build a new Bermuda platform, focused on alternative risk transfer for large corporates and captives. The insurer reported net insurance written premium of $5.2 billion in 2025, comprised of $1.79 billion in specialty insurance premium, $1.4 billion in property, $898.1 million in marine aviation and political risk, $891.7 million in cyber and $231.5 million via its digital platform for small businesses. Zurich’s breadth in mainstream property/casualty fills a gap for Beazley, Mr. Cox said. Being owned by Zurich will also support Beazley’s growth in areas such as small and midsize enterprise business, where the regulatory environment, particularly in the United Kingdom and Europe, is becoming more complex, Mr. Cox said. “The infrastructure you need to support SME gets increasingly large,” he said. Beazley will operate as a specialty insurance division within Zurich and will retain its brand and underwriting model, Mr. Cox said. “They’ve bought us because we have that, and they intend to keep that,” he said. Since the deal was announced, feedback from insurance buyers has focused on whether Beazley’s underwriting approach and decision-making will change, Mr. Cox said. “The answer is … nothing’s going to change,” he said. The U.S. represents about 65% of Beazley’s business and about 45% of Zurich’s specialty portfolio, Mr. Cox said. “When we bring the two teams together, it’ll still be over half of what we do, and it won’t be long before it gets back to 60%.” Beazley’s shareholders approved the deal in April, and it is expected to close in the second half of this year. 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