NU Online News Service, Feb. 16, 1:04 p.m. EST

Zurich Financial Services Group says its 2011 fourth-quarter net income fell 46 percent to $557 million, but the company's net income for the year climbed 10 percent to $3.8 billion.

Zurich's Chief Executive Officer Martin Senn also says the company has proposed changing its name from Zurich Financial Services Ltd. to Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. “in recognition of the fact that Zurich's strategic focus has been on insurance for several years….”

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