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Tribune Shareholder Suit Against Chicago Insurance Broker OK’d to Proceed

Apr 8 2016 // Finding an exclusion in a directors and officers (D&O) policy to be “ambiguous,” an Illinois appeals court has allowed to go forward a lawsuit filed against a large Chicago insurance brokerage by two former...

Chubb’s Cox to Retire in July; Meyer to Head Financial Lines Division

Apr 8 2016 // Chubb announced that Robert C. Cox, division chairman of North America Financial Lines, will retire on July 1, 2016, bringing to a close a 35-year career with the company. Upon Cox’s retirement, Scott A. Meyer,...

Chubb Adds Cyber Bullying Insurance for U.S. Homeowners

Apr 5 2016 // Chubb has added cyber bullying coverage to its U.S. Masterpiece Family Protection policy to help cover clients and their families from the expenses associated with a cyber bullying incident.According to Christie Alderman,...

Chubb’s Shanks, ACE’s Huntley Join QBE North America High Net Worth Expansion

Apr 5 2016 // QBE North America announced two executive appointments to support growth in personal insurance and expansion into the high net worth market.Eric Shanks has been appointed senior vice president, High Net Worth. In this...

People – Southeast

Apr 4 2016 // Chubb has launched its Small Commercial Insurance division for North America, which will offer management and professional liability and standard insurance coverages for small businesses with annual revenues up to $10...

CNA Names Chubb’s Townsend as Senior Vice President for Claims

Mar 31 2016 // Commercial property/casualty insurance carrier CNA has appointed Joel Townsend as senior vice president, Claim, responsible for claims customer service for CNA’s global Management Liability, Financial Institutions...

Chubb Launches Healthcare Industry Practice, Taps Clouser to Lead

Mar 30 2016 // Chubb has launched a new industry practice providing insurance coverage and risk management options to the healthcare marketplace. Chubb’s Healthcare Industry Practice will offer a range of insurance products and...

Chubb Appoints P&C Risk Engineering Leadership Team in Asia Pacific

Mar 28 2016 // Chubb has appointed Darren Cantas its head of Risk Engineering for Property and Casualty in Asia Pacific.He will continue to lead the region’s P&C Risk Engineering Services team, comprising 32 risk engineers...

Prepare for Disruption in High Net Worth Insurance Segment

Mar 28 2016 // ACE’s $28.3 billion purchase of Chubb will create a major disruption in the luxury insurance market. When the integration of the two insurers is complete, the new company is anticipated to control approximately $6...

Chubb’s Overseas General Appoints Puleo as Head of Custom Industry Solutions

Mar 25 2016 // Chubb announced that Bill Puleo has been appointed senior vice president, head of Custom Industry Solutions for Overseas General Insurance, the company’s international general insurance business, with immediate...

Chubb Names Leaders for Expanded Small Commercial Division for North America

Mar 23 2016 // Chubb has launched its Small Commercial Insurance division for North America, which will offer management and professional liability and standard insurance coverages for small businesses with annual revenues up to $10...

London-Based Chubb Global Markets Announces Lineup of Management Team

Mar 23 2016 // Chubb Global Markets, the London-based wholesale insurance division of Chubb, has announced the lineup of its management team. All appointments are effective immediately.As previously announced, Matthew Shaw will serve as...

Chubb Global Cyber Practice Launches Service to Combat Ransomware Attacks

Mar 23 2016 // In response to a 430-percent growth rate in Chubb’s criminal-related cyber losses over the past five years, Chubb’s Global Cyber Risk Practice has launched a service to assist policyholders with ransomware...

Pi Chubb, 81, Former Chubb Vice Chairman, Dies

Mar 22 2016 // Percy Chubb, III, the former vice chairman of The Chubb Corp., has died at the age of 81.Pi Chubb, as he was known, was the great-grandson of Thomas Caldecot Chubb and grandson of Hendon Chubb, who founded Chubb & Son...

For Greenbergs Post-AIG, Business Is $650M Family Affair

Mar 22 2016 // Long after leaving American International Group Inc., members of the Greenberg family are expanding financial ties through companies they now oversee.Evan Greenberg’s Chubb Ltd., previously known as Ace Ltd., has...

Chubb Names Claims Management Team in Europe

Mar 22 2016 // Chubb announced a number of appointments within its claims management team in Europe, with immediate effect.All the following positions will report to Peter Murray, director of claims for Chubb in Europe and will be based...

New Chubb’s O’Brien Traverses High Wire of Integrating High Net Worth Businesses

Mar 21 2016 // Its acquisition of Fireman’s Fund’s business in April, 2015 provided ACE Ltd. with an idea of what’s involved in integrating two leading high net worth insurance businesses.Frances D. O’Brien is now...

D&O Marketplace Continues to See Softening Rates

Mar 21 2016 // The directors and officers (D&O) liability marketplace continues to find softening rates and intense competition especially in excess layers, according to industry executives. The industry is also seeing a continuing...

Chubb Names Leadership Team for Insurance Operations in Bermuda

Mar 18 2016 // Chubb Ltd. has named the leadership team for its insurance operations in Bermuda, effective immediately.On Jan. 14, 2016, ACE completed its acquisition of Chubb. ACE Bermuda is expected to become Chubb Bermuda in the...

Chubb Changes Transactional Insurance Team; Plans for Growth

Mar 17 2016 // Chubb announced changes in its leadership team for its transactional risk protection products that help facilitate merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and other transactional deals.Edward Markovich, senior vice...