Highly regarded Zurich veteran Anthony Pagano has accepted a role at Vero as State Sales Manager, NSW/ACT.

Mr Pagano was head of distribution at Zurich before he resigned in unusual circumstances in October.

He and head of customer and product proposition Nick Cook took redundancies that Zurich was obliged to offer when their positions were affected by a restructure.

insuranceNEWS.com.au reported at the time that Zurich had not expected the two key managers to accept the redundancy offers.

Vero National Manager Broker Distribution Sam Sanfilippo says Mr Pagano, who spent 19 years at Zurich, “is a highly respected and successful figure, and Vero is delighted to secure his services”.

“In his role at Zurich as head of commercial distribution, Anthony was instrumental in leading the national cluster relationships and has developed strong links with key brokers and broker groups,” he told insuranceNEWS.com.au.

“The NSW/ACT region is a key area for Vero, and Anthony’s strong ties with the broker community will be invaluable.”

Mr Pagano will take up his new position in March.