In 2001 Mr. Piccolomini was appointed managing director of global financial and executive risks. In 2003 he was made co-managing director of global markets international. He returned to Italy to head

Prior to joining Zurich, he served from 2001 to 2004 as CEO of the Austrian Financial Market Authority, supervising insurance companies, banks and the securities market in Austria and serving as a mem

Excess capital being returned to shareholders via stock buybacks, players

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