Zurich Appoints New Head of GAIA for the Americas

Posted on Jul 28, 2010 by Sergio Ulloa (G+)

Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has appointed Dan Dunmoyer as the new Head of Government And Industry Affairs (GAIA) for the Americas, with his base located in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Dunmoyer as the Chairman for Zurich GAIA will be reporting to both Paul Hopkins, Regional Chairman of Zurich in the Americas and Peter Buomberger, Group Head of GAIA International. Mr. Dunmoyer will lead all the state and federal legislative and regulatory affairs activities for Zurich. Back in December 2008, Mr. Dunmoyer joined Zurich as Senior Vice-President of government and industry affairs and head of state legislative and regulatory affairs. Before joining Zurich, Mr. Dunmoyer was chief cabinet secretary and deputy chief of staff at the California Government. During the period from 1996 to 2005 Mr. Dunmoyer worked in the private sector and was president and CEO of the Personal Insurance Federation of California. Mr. Dunmoyer was alumni of the University of Southern California, where he obtained a bachelors degree in political science and a masters degree in public administration. Insurance Company mentioned: Zurich Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich Financial Services Group is an insurance-based financial services provider with a network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe and also in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Zurich is one of the world's largest insurance groups, and one of the few to operate on a truly global basis. With 60,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries, our business is concentrated in three business segments: General Insurance, Global Life, and Farmers.