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Zurich Commercial Association

1299 Zurich Way, Schaumburg, IL, 60196, United States

Overview

Zurich American Insurance is an insurance company that offers a wide range of commercial business insurance products and risk management products for mid-sized and large businesses, and multinational corporations. The firm offers commercial insurance, risk management, and business underwriting services. Zurich American Insurance Company operates as a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group. The firm was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Commercial
  • Financial Services
  • Insurance
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Investment portfolio

  • Work-ID

    Participated · Equity · Aug 2025

    Work-ID, founded in 2025 and based in Zurich, builds a digital skills passport that grows throughout a working life and a Skills-Manager product that identifies who fits professionally and personally. Skills-Manager shows companies which skills exist in their organisation, helps anticipate shortages, and locates missing skills. The product is offered in a freemium model with no system integration required and early adopters are already using it. The individual-facing Work-ID digital skills passport will be available from September 15, 2025. The team recently added Renato Profico as CEO, who brings two decades of experience from JobCloud and Doodle. Work-ID is integrating insights from the Innosuisse flagship project “Swiss Circular Economy for Skills and Competences” with partners including the University of St. Gallen, University of Zurich, EPFL, ZHAW and the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training.

Team

  • Kristof Terryn

    CEO

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  • Viola Cao

    Data Scientist

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  • Thomas D. Fioretti

    Chief Risk Engineering Officer and Market Facing Underwriting Trainee, Commercial Surety

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  • James Bracken

    Chief Financial Officer

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