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Chubb Europe Launches Updated ‘MasterPackage’ for Technology Companies

Jan 15 2014 // Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE announced the launch of the new edition of its MasterPackage for Technology Companies policy. It described the product as a “comprehensive first and third party policy to cater...

10 Things to Know About Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Jan 13 2014 // The employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) line has been showing the largest price hikes in U.S. commercial insurance. The EPL line’s year-over-year price increases spiked into double digits during the 2013...

ACE USA Names Sutter Senior VP for Distribution Management

Dec 13 2013 // ACE USA, the U.S. based retail operations of ACE Group, has appointed Carl Sutter as senior vice president, Distribution Management. Sutter will have responsibility for developing strategic broker relationships, and...

ACE USA Appoints Springer as Kansas City Branch Manager

Dec 10 2013 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail insurance operations of ACE Group, has appointed Kimberly Springer as branch manager of its Kansas City branch office.Springer will work closely with insurance brokers and clients in the...

People – Southeast

Dec 2 2013 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced that Michael Browne, president and chief operating officer of the Harleysville Insurance, a member of the Nationwide family of companies, will retire effective May 1,...

10 Things to Know About Pollution Liability

Dec 2 2013 // In 2013, pollution liability news included: a $500 million cleanup plan for N.Y.’s Gowanus Canal; a $47 million cleanup plan for the Ringwood, N.J., Superfund site; a $113 million suit alleging toxicity at the...

Chubb Appoints Auerbach as European Multinational Solutions Manager

Nov 11 2013 // Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE announced the appointment of Jan Auerbach to the role of Chubb European Multinational Solutions manager, which offers insurance products and services for companies undertaking business...

People – Southeast

Nov 4 2013 // The Chubb Corp.’s board of directors announced that John D. Finnegan, Chubb’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, will remain in his current roles until the end of 2016, breaking a Chubb policy...

People – East

Nov 4 2013 // The Chubb Corp.’s board of directors announced John D. Finnegan, Chubb’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, will remain in his current roles until the end of 2016, breaking a Chubb policy that...

Finnegan to Remain at Chubb Despite Retirement Policy; Executive Switches, Q3 Results Reported

Oct 25 2013 // The Chubb Corp.’s board of directors announced Thursday that John D. Finnegan, Chubb’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, will remain in his current roles until the end of 2016, breaking a Chubb...

ACE Appoints Senior VP for ACE USA Surety Unit in New York

Oct 21 2013 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, appointed Teresa Black to the newly created role of senior vice president and chief operating officer for the ACE USA Surety unit. Black, who most recently served...

Chubb’s Lloyd’s Syndicate Announces Cyber Security Offering

Sep 5 2013 // Chubb’s London office announced the availability of cyber security insurance through its Lloyd’s Syndicate, Chubb 1882. It is “based on Chubb’s successful US offering, the product combines...

Washington Nationals Sue Crime Insurer Over Player’s Lie About Age

Aug 7 2013 // Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals sued an insurance company for $1 million for declining to provide crime insurance coverage for an alleged fraud scheme involving a team executive linked to the signing of...

Chubb Q2 Profit Jumps 43% to $579M; Renewal Rates Up in All Business Units

Jul 26 2013 // The Chubb Corp. reported its 2013 second quarter net income of $579 million, a 43.3 percent increase from $404 million net income posted a year ago.The company said it benefited from higher rates and stronger underlying...

ACE Appoints Talbott President of North America Property & Specialty Lines

Jul 22 2013 // The ACE Group promoted Derek Talbott to division president, North America Property & Specialty Lines. Talbott succeeds Paul McNamee, who has been named deputy president of ACE’s Asia Pacific region.With more than...

Hill to Lead ACE Group’s International Property Business

Jul 19 2013 // The ACE Group has appointed Jarrod Hill to Executive VP and Head of International Property for ACE’s Overseas General business, effective September 1, 2013. He will have responsibility for all of ACE’s retail...

ACE Expands Catastrophe Capacity in North America

Jul 15 2013 // The ACE Group has increased catastrophe limits to $30 million across all its North American retail and wholesale broker-distributed commercial property lines of business. This capacity will be offered through ACE’s...

Chubb Estimates Q2 Catastrophe Losses at $240M

Jul 10 2013 // The Chubb Corp. estimates that catastrophe losses in the second quarter will be approximately $240 million before tax, or $156 million after tax ($0.60 per share after tax). The company said that about $175 million of the...

ACE Construction Practice Launches Healthcare Construction Project Services

Jul 9 2013 // ACE USA has launched new capabilities specifically designed for healthcare industry construction projects through ESIS, Inc., a risk management services company owned by the ACE Group.The new offerings include...

EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get

Jun 25 2013 // Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ramping up rates dramatically or quietly pulling back from the area, say those...