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Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), has been named as the insurance industry leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2020. This is an important accolade and helps to demonstrate Zurich’s strategic commitment to sustainability.

In the current economic environment, the yield available across asset classes, including cash, has been steadily reducing. This has led to negative cash deposit rates and resulted in low risk investors seeking potential for returns in other areas.

While the global economy continues to recover, this week's international news was mixed. Declines on the first three trading days of the week were largely offset by a rally on Thursday, writes Ian Slattery.
US data dominated the back end of last week, with the monthly payroll data coming in well below expectations, writes Ian Slattery.

There is a common misconception that if you have health insurance you don't need serious illness cover, when in fact this couldn't be further from the truth.

Climate change poses important risks and opportunities for business and financial leaders globally and the Zurich sponsored Bloomberg Green Summit event will see top experts, influencers and activists call for real climate action and lasting positive change.
Economic data and earnings helped stocks move higher last week as major indexes notched their fourth week of gains in a row, writes Ian Slattery.
Our new 2 Factor Authentication Login is now live.
Equities enjoyed their third positive week in a row, as a number of US indexes hit record highs once again, writes Ian Slattery.

Equities hit a record high in the US on Thursday, before markets closed for Good Friday, writes Ian Slattery.

Global stocks moved higher last week as a strengthening dollar enhanced returns from US based assets, writes Ian Slattery.

Over the last couple of weeks many of you have been in touch to get individual credentials issued. Our agency team are working through these requests and we're aiming to have everyone's credentials sent out before we go live with the new two factor authentication.