Zurich in North America Leads Panel Discussion at Chicago 2016 and the City of Chicago's First Summit on Sport and Sustainability

Zurich is supporting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was asked to participate in the Summit due to its position as a leading provider of environmental and construction insurance solutions. In January 2008, Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) launched its market-focused global Climate Initiative with the primary goal to understand the emerging weather, financial and regulatory risks associated with climate change and to develop products and services that help customers cope with these risks.

Dunai will discuss ways to help overcome challenges when creating a truly sustainable design for a project or sporting venue with the following panelists:

• Terry Brickman, national director of quality management for PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc. and a Zurich customer
• Peter A. Braithwaite, senior program manager of Sustainability for CLM/CH2M Hill
• John Register, Paralympic Silver medalist and associate director of Community and Military Programs for United States Olympic Committee

"Each of our panelists brings an interesting perspective to this important discussion about creating a building design that is not changed through contract, value engineering and contractor alternatives," said Dunai. "Terry has experience with helping build the new Vancouver Convention Centre for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games; Peter is responsible for delivering the Olympic Delivery Authority's Sustainable Development Strategy for the Olympic Park, Village and other off-site venues for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London; and John's experience as a Paralympian will provide valuable insight not only for Chicago's vision for a Blue-Green Games, but for furthering the discussion of sustainability around the world."

Dunai continued, "Zurich is fortunate to host a panel with first-hand experience in creating worldwide environmentally sustainable Games. I look forward to advancing the dialogue and having a lively discussion."

Chicago 2016 and the City of Chicago first Chicago Summit on Sport and Sustainability will take place on September 10-11, 2009. For more information about Chicago 2016's Summit on Sport and Sustainability, go to http://www.chicago2016.org.

For more information about Zurich in North America, go to http://www.zurichna.com.

About Zurich

Zurich's North America Commercial and Global Corporate in North America business divisions are part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries. In North America, Zurich (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors.

Media contact:
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Zurich
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