Jeff Gallimore, Zurich
Jeff Gallimore
Chief Operations officer, U.S. Commercial Insurance
Zurich

Jeff Gallimore is the Chief Operations Officer for Zurich U.S. Commercial Insurance (USCI). In this role he is responsible for establishing best-in-class service for customers and brokers and to help drive USCI's operational priorities by delivering improved solutions in a cost-effective and market-leading way. He joined Zurich North America in 2008.

Over his career, Jeff has built on a broad set of business expertise in standard Property & Casualty, Small Business, Environmental, Global Energy, Financial and Credit Lines and most recently International. Gallimore has held various leadership roles of increasing responsibility throughout Zurich North America in Operations and Specialty Products. Jeff has ascended steadily in USCI, most recently serving as Vice President – Director of Operations prior to taking the ad-interim Chief Operations Officer role in 2019. Prior to joining Zurich, Gallimore spent more than 15 years at AIG in various management roles, including Vice President of Operations for AIG's Small Business unit. 

Gallimore is a member of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) and a founding and now active member of the Zurich African Ancestry Alliance (ZAAA) employee resource group. He also works with the Newark High School Business Advisory and coaches basketball through the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). 

Gallimore holds a degree in business administration and management from Hampton University in Virginia.