Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
28
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
EU Transparency Register
499059113403-37 First registered on 07 Apr 2014
Goals / Remit
Zurich is a leading multi-line insurance provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices. With about 55,000 employees, we deliver a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services for individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in more than 170 countries.
Main EU files targeted
Zurich is active across a range of European policy initiatives including, but not limited to:
- Solvency II
- Insurance Mediation Directive
- PRIIPs Regulation
- Capital Markets Union
- EU-Swiss Relations
- Data Protection
- Insurance Block Exception Regulation
- Tax Issues
- Long-Term Investment
- Telematics
- Motor Insurance
- Pensions Policy, inc. IORP II
- Single market for Financial Products and ServicesAddress
Head Office
Austrasse 44/46
Zurich 8045
SWITZERLANDEU Office
Rue Montoyer 51
Brussels 1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 75% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Mar 2018
Name Start date End Date Lizeth TIJSSEN 14 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Sabine SEGGELKE 14 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Deborah PORRET 24 Oct 2023 23 Oct 2024 Federica CASARSA 24 Oct 2023 23 Oct 2024 Mr Tilman HENGEVOSS 12 Oct 2019 10 Oct 2020 Mr Tilman HENGEVOSS 15 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Mr Tilman HENGEVOSS 05 May 2017 05 Apr 2018 Mr Tilman HENGEVOSS 03 Feb 2016 01 Feb 2017 Ms Elizabeth Tijssen 26 Jan 2016 22 Jan 2017 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Tilman Hengevoss (Head Public Affairs EMEA Region)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Mario Greco (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Zurich Insurance is a member of the following organizations at the European level;
Chief Financial Officer Forum
Chief Risk Officer Forum
European Financial Services Roundtable
European Justice Forum
Pan-European Insurance Forum
Zurich Insurance is a member of the think- tank Centre for European Policy Studies.
Zurich Insurance is a member of the think-tank European Policy Centre
Zurich Insurance is a member of Member State and Global organizations which seek to impact policies relevant to the Company. Only those with a explicit European policy-making goals are detailed here.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum
Communication activities
Zurich has held a number of events to engage with policy-makers.
Other activities
Zurich Insurance engages with the European Institutions by making our views known on a variety of issues affecting our interests, or where we have a significant contribution to make. We also work with the Institutions to provide our technical knowledge and expertise.
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Meetings
28 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 16 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable European Investment Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting WEF CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Artificial Intelligence Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Corporate Sustainability, due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject retail investment, investor protection and sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
- Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
- Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject the upcoming open finance and mobility data space initiatives Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Simon Genevaz (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable finance; retail investment strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable finance, retail investment DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 19 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject retail investment, investor protection and sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject European Commission retail investment strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Fabien Dell (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location video-call Subject Energy situation in the EU; financing of the green transition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 07 Apr 2022 Location virtual Subject open finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2022 Location Paris in the margins of EUROFI event Subject 15 minutes chat on EU policy and political agenda, the future financial services landscape and the use of AI in financial services DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 23 Feb 2022 Location Paris in the margins of EUROFI event Subject 15 minutes chat on EU policy and political agenda, the future financial services landscape and the use of AI in financial services DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 21 Nov 2018 Location BERL Subject Income Gap Protection and the European Pillar of Social Rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Julie Ruff (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Insurance, Sustainable Finance,Taxonomy, Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2017 Location Tallinn Subject Fintech, PEPPs Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject High-Level dinner on the White Paper on the Future of Europe and the EU’s challenges and priorities for the coming years. Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Long term investment, stability risks, international relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tatyana Panova (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 04 Oct 2016 Location BERL Subject Income Protection Gap Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Financial services Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Belgium, Brussels, BERL Subject Solvency II, PRIIPS KID, Digitalisation, PPP, Retail Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Sebastian Kuck (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Cyber security Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location BERL Subject cybersecurity DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Bodo Lehmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2015 Location BERL 10/180 Subject Exchange of views and economic situation and outlook Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Reinhard Felke (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Dec 2014 Location BERL/10 Subject Meeting with Adam McCarthy, Head of Government and Industry Affairs Zurich Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)
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