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Zurich employees took time out of work to volunteer for two big beach clean events organised by Clean Coasts.

In the nine months since we launched our Income Protection product to the market, we have been delighted with such a huge response, positive feedback and the sales we have achieved in such a short space of time.

US equities rose from an almost two-year low on Monday and Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rising 5.6%, its best two-day move since 2020, writes Ian Slattery. 

To officially mark Zurich’s partnership with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), Barry Sheridan, CEO of DSI and the DSI fundraising team were welcomed to the Zurich office in Blackrock.

Last week’s most prominent development was undoubtedly the fallout from the announcement of the new UK government’s mini budget growth plan the previous Friday, writes Ian Slattery. 

Maximising pension contributions can be a very effective way to help your clients save for the retirement they deserve. With this in mind we've put together targeted sales aids to help you discuss the options available.

On September 27th, Paschal Donohoe TD (Minister for Finance) and Michael McGrath TD (Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform) delivered the Budget for 2023 to the Dáil.

We’re delighted to announce the latest addition to our Signature Free ‘OnlineApply’ offering – Single Premium Personal Pensions, including transfers from other life offices.

Zurich Insurance plc and National Gallery of Ireland, along with Crawford Art Gallery, won Best Long-Term Partnership at the 2022 Business to Arts Awards for the annual Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize competitions.

We were delighted to welcome the Taoiseach Micheál Martin who officially opened Zurich House, our new Gold LEED Certified office building in the heart of Blackrock, County Dublin.

Equities were sharply lower last week as the US inflation release for August surprised to the upside. The headline annual rate fell to 8.3%, however core prices rose 0.6%, twice the 0.3% forecast, writes Ian Slattery. 

In this investment podcast recorded on September 8th 2022, we speak about key market events in the month of August and Zurich Investments current positioning and outlook. We also take a look at inflation and how this can affect consumers and investors. All the information contained in this podcast was accurate at the time of recording.