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Zurich awarded Pensions and Life Assurance Company of the Year

Zurich named Pensions and Life Assurance Company of the Year at Chambers Ireland InBusiness Recognition Awards 2025.

Encouraging employees to join their company pension plan

The impending introduction of Auto Enrolment (AE) presents a valuable opportunity for employers to engage employees on their retirement planning explains Ciara O'Brien, Senior Client Relationship Manager at Zurich.

Auto-enrolment checklist for employers

Auto-enrolment in Ireland will be launched 1st January 2026 but employers need to start planning now so we have created a checklist guide to how to prepare for auto-enrolment.

Should you be thinking of moving to a Master Trust?

Over the last couple of years, employers, trustees, and anyone who is involved in the day-to-day running of a company pension scheme has been faced with one main question – whether a move to a ‘Master Trust’ arrangement is best, writes Niall Hall, Corporate Distribution Manager at Zurich.

Managing employee talent with a key benefit

More and more employers are incorporating protection into their total remuneration packages to attract and retain key talent. 

Auto-enrolment is coming, how ready is your business?

While pension Auto-Enrolment (AE) systems and models are common in most countries, Ireland has lagged in introducing its own. Conor O'Reilly, Distribution and CRM Manager at Zurich looks at AE and explains what it means for employers.

Retirement Matters: 2025 edition

Our 2025 edition of Retirement Matters has been published. Read in full here.

Auto-enrolment webinar: Prepare your business for launch in 2025

Listen to our recent webinar where we cover all the latest updates on Auto-enrolment in Ireland, and how employers can prepare their business for its launch. The Zurich Pensions team cover AE implementation, actions and considerations for employers, while Moira Grassick, COO at Peninsula Ireland, one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of HR services, covers the HR aspects in detail.

Employers – Launch date for Auto-enrolment (AE) confirmed – it’s time to start the conversations

Not surprisingly, the introduction of auto-enrolment (AE) has been pushed out from an ambitious start of 1st January 2025 to a more realistic date of end September 2025. Niall Fitzgerald, Head of Retirement Solutions, Zurich explains key considerations for your business.

Auto-enrolment (AE) delayed – but don’t stop the conversations

Although Auto-enrolment (AE) has been delayed, now is the perfect time to discuss the needs of your corporate clients, writes Niall Fitzgerald, Head of Retirement Solutions, Zurich.

Pension Matters: Edition 2

The second edition of Pension Matters, a quarterly market report has been published. Read the full report here. 

Auto Enrolment shines spotlight on pension coverage and adequacy

Minister Heather Humphries on 5th April 2024 published the long-awaited Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill. The advent of the Auto Enrolment (AE) is one of the most significant and welcome developments in the pensions landscape for very many years, writes Clodagh O’Connell, Customer Relationship Manager at Zurich Life.
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