Mr. Sepp succeeds Claudia Dill, who was named CEO for the North America Shared Services Platform

Zurich Financial Services has named Thomas Sepp to the position of chief operating officer (COO) for Europe General Insurance (EGI), effective October 1, 2009, reported news-insurances.com.

He succeeds Claudia Dill, who was named CEO for the North America Shared Services Platform (ZFUS), effective September 1, 2009. Mr. Sepp will supervise for strategy development and will continue to drive operational transformation across EGI to make ensure delivery of business goals and profitable growth.

He will report to Annette Court, CEO of Europe General Insurance, and will be based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Mr. Sepp joins Zurich from McKinsey, where he has most recently been leader of their UK Insurance Practice. He has over ten years of consulting experience in the insurance industry.