Insurance company Zurich North America announced the promotion of Chris Nolan. Nolan was previously the head of large contract surety before getting promoted to head of surety in US national accounts, effective immediately. He will succeed Bob Murray, who retired in June.
In his previous role, Nolan led a team responsible for providing bonds to contractors involved in public works and construction projects. As Head of Surety, Nolan will oversee both contract and commercial surety operations, which offer account-based and transactional surety bonds to Zurich customers across a variety of industries.
Prior to joining Zurich in 2022, Nolan started his career as an underwriting trainee at Chubb, where he was promoted to senior underwriting officer. Nolan holds an MBA in accounting from Seton Hall University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University. He also served as chief risk officer and head of commercial surety at Berkley Surety.
Since 1890, Zurich’s surety bonds and the companies it acquired helped provide financial guarantees, leading to the building of landmarks like the Hoover Dam.
In addition to Nolan’s promotion, Zurich North America has recently made other notable leadership appointments, including James Bracken as Chief Financial Officer in June and Al Crook as Chief Human Resources Officer in July.
