John Amore’s tenure with Zurich Insurance began in 1992, leading to his appointment as a member of the Group Executive Committee in Switzerland and CEO of the North America division by 2001. Advancing to the position of Zurich’s CEO of Global General Insurance in 2004, he retained this leadership role until his retirement in December 2010.
Amore serves as director on the Boards of Everest Re Group Inc., a multi-national insurance and reinsurance company, as well as the W.F. Casey Foundation, a not-for-profit supporting foster care for the children of New York. Additionally, Amore is an Overseer Emeritus of the Board of Overseers for the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science at St. John’s University in New York.
Amore holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance from New York University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in AviationManagement from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1972.