Zurich Australia’s Country Manager NZ Mike Poole is to step down next month to take up another role within the company.

A Zurich spokesman told insuranceNEWS.com.au today that Mr Poole, who helped set up the NZ office when Zurich returned to the market three years ago, “wants to return to a distribution role”.

His replacement will be former solicitor and Sovereign GM Adviser Distribution Adrian Riminton, who will take up the Zurich NZ position on July 19.