Zurich aims to lift operating profit, EPS as part of new 2022 targets

ZURICH (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance set new targets to grow operating profit and earnings per share over the next three years, Europe's fifth-biggest insurer said in a statement ahead of its investor day in London on Thursday.The insurer aims for a business operating profit after tax return on equity (BOPAT ROE) in excess of 14% and increasing, up from its current target of more than 12%, as well as organic earnings per share growth of at least 5% annually. BOPAT ROE stood at 15% in the first..