Latest Chubb Headlines

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Chubb Enhances Work Injury Compensation Product in Singapore

Jan 8 2018 // Chubb announced it has enhanced to its Chubb Work Guard product, which is work injury compensation cover for Singapore businesses.The enhanced wording will apply to all risks bound from Jan. 1, 2018, unless separately...

Chubb Restructures Real Estate and Hospitality Practice

Dec 21 2017 // Chubb has restructured and made several appointments in its its Real Estate and Hospitality practice. As part of this new structure, the following appointments are effective immediately:Seth Gillston, Chubb’s...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Names Chubb’s McGrath to New Zealand A&H Post

Dec 19 2017 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) has appointed Jared McGrath to head its new line of Accident & Health products in New Zealand. The product line includes Corporate Travel, Group Personal Accident and...

Chubb Names Booker Major Commercial Lines Property Accounts Senior VP

Dec 19 2017 // Chubb has named Matt Booker, as senior vice president, Major Accounts Property, in the United States. In this capacity, he will have responsibility for underwriting, strategy, production, product development, management,...

Chubb Appoints Church as Head of International Property

Dec 15 2017 // Chubb announced the appointment of Brian Church as executive vice president and head of International Property for Chubb’s Overseas General business, effective Jan. 1, 2018.In this role, Church will have...

Chubb Names French & Hill to Asia-Pacific Leadership Positions

Dec 14 2017 // Chubb announced two leadership appointments in the company’s Asia Pacific business.John French, currently country president for Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed to the position of senior vice president,...

Former Chubb Chairman, CEO O’Hare Passes Away at 75

Dec 5 2017 // Chubb Limited announced today the passing of Dean R. O’Hare, former chairman and chief executive officer of The Chubb Corp. who served the company for almost 40 years before retiring in 2002. He was 75.O’Hare...

Chubb Expects $320 Million in Q4 Catastrophe Losses Including California Wildfires

Nov 30 2017 // Chubb Limited reported a preliminary loss estimate for the fourth quarter from natural catastrophes, including the California wildfires, of approximately $320 million pre-tax, or $249 million after tax.Chubb said its...

Chubb Forms Partnership with China’s Largest P/C Insurer, PICC

Nov 27 2017 // Giant insurer Chubb Limited has entered into a 10-year strategic cooperation agreement with PICC Property & Casualty Company of China that will provide PICC’s customers and other Chinese-affiliated companies...

People

Nov 20 2017 // Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has appointed Bill Doucette as vice president of Human Resources and Organization...

Insurers Had Crews Working in Heart of California Wildfires to Prevent Loss

Nov 15 2017 // “It was all hands on deck.”That apt description of the reaction to the deadly outbreak of wildfires that ravaged California in October was from Stephen Poux, global head of risk management and loss prevention...

Everest Taps Former Chubb Exec Collura to Lead New Private Company/Non-Profit Business

Nov 14 2017 // Everest Re Group, Ltd. has formed the Private Company/Not-for-Profit business segment (Private/NFP) within the Everest Specialty Underwriters unit of Everest Insurance. The new business segment will fit within all areas of...

Chubb Launches Commercial Division for SMEs in Asia Pacific

Nov 14 2017 // Chubb announced it has formed a division in Asia Pacific dedicated to the risk management needs of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).This new business division, which is named the Small Commercial Division,...

Cyber Service: How the Market Is Dishing Out Innovation

Nov 6 2017 // No one knows what the future of cyber risk holds. But more market choices and value-added services are now part of this fast-growing market.“We don’t know,” said Blake Wiedman, partner at Nashville-based...

Siddiqui Named Sr. VP, General Counsel at Combined Insurance

Nov 3 2017 // Combined Insurance in Chicago has named Sadaf Siddiqui senior vice president and general counsel. In her new role, Siddiqui will provide regulatory and legal counsel to the company. Siddiqui comes to Combined from Chubb...

XL Catlin Names Chubb’s Konczal Assistant Vice President in California

Nov 2 2017 // XL Catlin’s Global Excess Casualty has named Joel J. Konczal as assistant vice president and underwriting manager for Northwest excess casualty. He will be based in San Francisco, Calif. and report to Matthew...

Chubb Reports Q3 Loss Due to Catastrophes; CEO Greenberg Sees Prices Firming

Oct 27 2017 // Chubb, like other property/casualty insurers and reinsurers, faced significant catastrophe losses from hurricanes and earthquakes that struck in August and September. The insurer reported a net loss of $70 million for the...

Chubb Taps Hiscox’s Hosking, Promotes Bear to UK Middle Market Broker Roles

Oct 3 2017 // Chubb has announced the appointment of two new positions within its Middle Market Independent Broker segment.Hannah Hosking has been appointed as Head of Distribution – Independent Brokers UK&I, while Steve Bear has...

Chubb, Homeowners Settle High-Dollar Suit over Ohio Mansion Fire

Oct 2 2017 // A dispute over a multi-million-dollar insurance claim for a suburban Cincinnati mansion that burned down in 2014 has settled weeks before a trial was scheduled to start.A federal court filing says attorneys for Jeffrey and...

Chubb Enters Bancassurance Distribution Agreement with Singapore’s DBS Bank

Sep 29 2017 // Chubb Ltd. announced it has entered into a 15-year distribution agreement with DBS Bank, the largest banking group in Southeast Asia.Under the terms of the agreement, Chubb will distribute general insurance products on an...