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Zurich Insurance Group Headquarters & offices · Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich Insurance Group · Zurich, Switzerland
A lakeside “insurance palace” from 1900, joined since 2021 by new wings wrapped in a 200-tonne crystalline façade of 824 glass prisms.
The campus on Mythenquai, its courtyards and its lake-water cooling, then the benefits, the people and the numbers. Every fact from Zurich's own websites, its campus book and job postings, and the designers who worked on the campus.
- 824glass prism elements in the new façade
- Since 1901head office on Mythenquai
- LEED + WELLPlatinum, plus Minergie-ECO
- 53,000employees worldwide
Sources: zurich.com (History and Heritage; Quai Zurich Campus eBook “In good company”) · careers.zurich.com job posting 137200
Companies / Switzerland / Insurance / Zurich Insurance Group
THE HEADQUARTERS · MYTHENQUAI 2 · 1900 / 2021
A restored palace, prism-glass wings and three stone courtyards
Adolf Krischanitz joined Zurich's listed buildings on Mythenquai to a comb-like, slightly taller new structure. Along Alfred-Escher-Strasse it wears local Bollinger sandstone; toward the lake, a crystalline façade of glass prisms that breaks and recomposes the reflections of its neighbours. The stairwells of the 1900 building were returned to their original state and lit with Krischanitz's pearl-string lamps. Inside the new buildings, desks are not assigned: an app opens the doors and shows which desks are free, all workplaces sit near windows facing the lake or the Arboretum park, and movable “Dancing Walls” reshape the rooms. Lake water from 11 metres below the surface heats and cools the whole campus.
- Old and new buildings by Adolf Krischanitz
- 824-element prism-glass façade
- Three courtyards in Bollinger sandstone
- 400-seat auditorium, 100+ meeting rooms
- Lake-water heating and cooling
- Heritage Center open to visitors
Prism glass and sandstone: the new buildings
Adolf Krischanitz's new wings wear Bollinger sandstone along Alfred-Escher-Strasse and, toward the lake, a façade of 824 glass prisms weighing more than 200 tonnes.
Three courtyards and the stone fountain
Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten designed three courtyards in Bollinger sandstone with 232 m² of planting between the historic and new buildings.
Inside: open workspaces and meeting rooms
Desks in the new buildings are not assigned, all workplaces sit near windows facing the lake or the Arboretum, and the campus has a 400-seat auditorium and more than 100 meeting rooms.
The 1900 building on Mythenquai
Built in 1899–1900 and completed in 1901, the head office on the lakeshore was called an “insurance palace”; its stairwells were returned to their original state in the renovation.
Sources: zurich.com Quai Zurich Campus eBook “In good company” (chapters Journey, At work, Next, For good) · zurich.com History and Heritage (2021) · WSDG project page “Quai Zurich Campus”
Quai Zurich Campus, Mythenquai
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Quai Zurich Campus — Group headquarters (historic Building A and new wings) | Mythenquai 2, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland |
| New Building B (sandstone façade) | Alfred-Escher-Strasse, 8002 Zürich, Switzerland |
Source: Quai Zurich Campus eBook (imprint: Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, Mythenquai 2, 8002 Zürich) · Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten project page · See them on the map ↓
Source: Quai Zurich Campus eBook (“Combining past and present”, “Diamonds are forever”, “A rock, a fountain or a table?”, “Feeling good”, “Where's the parking?”) · matí project page “Zurich Insurance Headquarters” · WSDG project page · zurich.com History and Heritage
Office tour videos
Benefits (Switzerland)
Zurich subsidises employees' life-insurance premiums for retirement by up to 50% — up to CHF 5,000 a year in pillar 3b.
Premiums for daily sickness allowance and non-occupational accident insurance are covered in full.
Generous, flexible parental leave after birth or adoption, for both parents.
Employees can buy additional vacation days.
At Quai Zurich Campus, up to two days a week remote within Switzerland.
A subsidy for the public-transport pass, plus everyday discounts through Swibeco.
Free fitness classes on campus, a gym, a bike station, lockers and showers.
A day of charitable work of your choice, backed by a donation from the Z Zurich Foundation.
Source: zurich.ch “Jobs & Careers” (Your benefits; employee quotes) · careers.zurich.com job posting 137200 (2026) · zurich.com Quai Zurich Campus eBook (“Sustainably better”, “Where's the parking?”). Zurich does not publish the number of vacation days or parental-leave weeks on these pages.
Why people stay: what Zurich itself describes
Share of employees in Switzerland who recommend Zurich as an employer, in the latest employee survey.
Zurich Switzerland aims to fill 30% of vacancies with internal candidates; projects and rotations let people try other business areas.
Internal programmes for specialist and managerial careers.
Apprentices and young professionals currently trained by Zurich in Switzerland.
Employees have given around one million hours of volunteer work in their communities, supported by the Z Zurich Foundation.
Resource groups build community for colleagues worldwide, alongside FlexWork@Zurich flexible working.
Source: zurich.ch “Zurich as an Employer” and “Jobs & Careers” · zurich.com “What it's like to work at Zurich” · Quai Zurich Campus eBook (interview with the Z Zurich Foundation)
Who works here
employees worldwide (2026)
work for Zurich in Switzerland, 1,500 of them in the general agencies
young professionals in training in Switzerland
founded in Zurich as the “Versicherungs-Verein”
Source: careers.zurich.com job posting 137200 (2026) · zurich.ch “Zurich as an Employer” · zurich.com History and Heritage
Office history: 120 years on the same lakeshore
- 1872 Founded in Zurich
Zurich was incorporated as the “Versicherungs-Verein” (Insurance Association), a subsidiary of the “Schweiz” Marine Insurance Company, to write marine reinsurance. In 1875 it moved into accident insurance.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1879 An office at the new Zurich Stock Exchange
Zurich and Schweiz Insurance rented an office in the new Zurich Stock Exchange so that visitors to the bourse could find out about insurance.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1901 The head office at Mythenquai 2
Built in 1899–1900, the new head office on the lakeshore was completed in 1901. The city's weekly chronicle wrote that no larger company in Zurich had nicer or more beautifully situated premises; contemporaries called it an “insurance palace”.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage · Quai Zurich Campus eBook
Head office on Mythenquai, 1905 · unbekannt; upload by sidonius 09:34, 8 October 2008 (UTC) / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1932–35 The ensemble grows along Mythenquai
Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten date the hedge in front of Building F, a wing in “strongly objectified neo-classicism”, to 1932, and the front garden of Building A to 1935; both were restored in the renovation.
Source: Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten project page “Quai Zurich Campus”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1947 Heating with lake water
Zurich installed its first heat pump in 1947 and ran it until the campus renovation. Its 2021 successor draws water from 11 metres below the surface of Lake Zurich.
Source: Quai Zurich Campus eBook (“Go with the flow”)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2015 Planning a new campus
When Zurich set out to refresh its headquarters in 2015, the plan combined two historic buildings with three new ones designed by Krischanitz, targeting LEED Platinum.
Source: WSDG project page “Quai Zurich Campus”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2021 Moving into Quai Zurich Campus
In July 2021 employees moved into the renovated campus, on the site where Zurich has been headquartered since 1900. It is built for hybrid working and includes the Zurich Heritage Center, which is open to visitors.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2022 150 years
Zurich celebrated its 150th anniversary on October 22, 2022, with programmes for employees and a day of free public transport in the canton of Zurich.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
Zurich has stayed on the same lakeshore block in the Enge district since 1901, growing from Mythenquai back to Alfred-Escher-Strasse.
- 1 · 1901Mythenquai 2 — The new head office on the lakeshore
- 2 · 2021Alfred-Escher-Strasse — New sandstone and prism-glass buildings
- 3 · TodayMythenquai 2 — Quai Zurich Campus, Group headquarters
Addresses: zurich.com History and Heritage · Quai Zurich Campus eBook · Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Zurich Insurance Group does
Zurich began in 1872 as a marine reinsurer, turned to accident insurance in 1875 and is today a multi-line insurer for companies and households in property and casualty and life. In October 2026 it completed the acquisition of Beazley, creating what Zurich calls the world's largest specialty insurer.
Property & Casualty (Commercial Insurance and Retail), Life, and Farmers (management services for the U.S. Farmers Exchanges).
Where the money came from · gross written premiums, first half of 2026
Source: Zurich media release, Aug 6, 2026 (half-year results 2026)
Source: Zurich media release, Aug 6, 2026 · media release, Oct 2, 2026 (Beazley)
Chief executives
Group CEO since March 2016.
Took over as CEO in 2010.
Former CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers; the first CEO from outside the company.
Remembered as “Reserves Meyer” for building Zurich's financial strength.
Led the turnaround after Zurich left marine insurance.
Founded in 1872 as the “Versicherungs-Verein”, a subsidiary of the “Schweiz” Marine Insurance Company.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage · Annual Report 2025 page · media release, Aug 6, 2026
Zurich Insurance Group: questions people ask
Where is Zurich Insurance Group's headquarters?
At Quai Zurich Campus, Mythenquai 2, 8002 Zürich, on the shore of Lake Zurich. Zurich has been headquartered on this site since 1900–01.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage · Quai Zurich Campus eBook
Who designed Quai Zurich Campus?
The Viennese architect Adolf Krischanitz designed the renovation and the new buildings. The landscape and courtyards are by Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten, the lighting by matí, and the reception and furniture by Stephan Hürlemann.
Source: Quai Zurich Campus eBook · Vogt and matí project pages
When did Zurich move into Quai Zurich Campus?
In July 2021, when employees moved into the renovated and extended headquarters.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage
What is special about the glass façade?
The new buildings' crystalline façade is made of 824 glass-prism elements weighing over 200 tonnes. Rather than mirroring the neighbouring buildings, the prisms break and recompose their reflections.
Source: Quai Zurich Campus eBook (“Diamonds are forever”, “Combining past and present”)
Is Quai Zurich Campus sustainable?
It meets LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum and Swiss Minergie-ECO standards. It is heated and cooled with water from Lake Zurich, has rooftop photovoltaics and rainwater tanks, and has only 43 parking spaces.
Source: Quai Zurich Campus eBook (“Feeling good”, “Sustainably better”, “Where's the parking?”)
Can you visit Zurich's headquarters?
The Zurich Heritage Center at Quai Zurich Campus presents the company's history in museum-quality exhibitions and is open to visitors.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage (2021)
Does Zurich Insurance allow hybrid work?
Yes. Job postings for Quai Zurich Campus offer up to two days a week of remote work within Switzerland; desks on campus are booked through an app.
Source: careers.zurich.com job posting 137200 · Quai Zurich Campus eBook
What benefits does Zurich offer in Switzerland?
Up to 50% off life-insurance premiums (up to CHF 5,000 a year), fully paid sickness and accident premiums, parental leave for both parents, the option to buy extra vacation days, a transport-pass subsidy and an annual Community Day.
Source: zurich.ch Jobs & Careers
How many people work at Zurich Insurance?
About 53,000 employees worldwide; 7,200 work for Zurich in Switzerland, 1,500 of them in independent general agencies.
Source: careers.zurich.com job posting 137200 · zurich.ch Zurich as an Employer
Who is Zurich's CEO?
Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer since March 2016.
Source: zurich.com History and Heritage
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