Swiss listed Zurich has made Belinda Tan head of local financial advisers and banks of its life business in Singapore.

Starting next week Tan is looking to grow these two channels as Zurich continues to strengthen its independent distribution and external sales network.

She reports to Peter Huber, chief executive of Zurich’s Life business in Singapore.

Tan joins Zurich from Friends Provident International, where she was regional sales manager for the Bancassurance and financial adviser channels.

“I am very pleased to welcome Belinda to our team. Her appointment is a demonstration of Zurich’s ongoing commitment to the independent distribution channel. Belinda, with her extensive channel sales experience, will play a crucial role at Zurich as she leads the FA and banks sales teams in growing our network and maximizing sales opportunities through these channels,” said Huber.