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Chubb Offers New D&O Policy with Board Committee Endorsement

Nov 21 2007 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has introduced Executive Elite, an excess directors and officers (D&O) liability policy that provides a dedicated limit of liability for directors and officers that is not shared with...

Business Moves

Nov 4 2007 // AmWINS, London American GeneralAmWINS Group Inc., a national wholesale insurance broker based in Charlotte, N.C., reports it has acquired London American General Agency Inc. Based in San Diego, Calif., London American is a...

Chubb Reports 3d Quarter Net Income Up 22%

Oct 26 2007 // The Chubb Corp. reported that net income in the third quarter of 2007 was $738 million or $1.87 per share, compared to $604 million or $1.43 per share in the third quarter of 2006.Operating income, which the company...

Chubb Approved to Form Wholly Owned Chinese Insurer

Oct 19 2007 // The New Jersey-based Chubb Group announced that Federal Insurance Company, a member of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, has received approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to convert its...

The Offshore Tax Debate – Déjà vu – All over Again

Sep 28 2007 // At least that’s how Yogi Berra might describe it. On Sept. 25 William R. Berkley, chairman and CEO of the company of the same name, gave a detailed indictment before the Senate Finance Committee of the iniquities...

Chubb lowering homeowners rates in Calif. 18.4 percent

Sep 24 2007 // The California Department of Insurance has announced that Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is implementing a 18.4 percent homeowners insurance rate reduction that is expected to save Californians approximately $14.5...

Chubb Lowering Homeowners Rates in Calif. 18.4 Percent

Sep 17 2007 // The California Department of Insurance has announced that Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is implementing a 18.4 percent homeowners insurance rate reduction that is expected to save Californians approximately $14.5...

Chubb Offers E&O Policy for Government Technology Contractors

Sep 4 2007 // The lack of familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations and government immunities can leave U.S. government contractors exposed to costly lawsuits from customers and business partners, says Chubb Group of Insurance...

People and Places

Sep 3 2007 // Richard E. Meuret has been appointed vice president and manager, Field Operations Analysis, for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company operations. Meuret will be based in the insurer’s Boston home office and...

Ohio sues Marsh, AIG, Ace, Chubb, Hartford for anti-trust violations

Sep 3 2007 // Following a three year long investigation by his office and the Ohio Department of Insurance, Attorney General Marc Dann has filed suit against the world’s largest insurance broker, Marsh & McLennan and four of...

People

Sep 3 2007 // Richard E. Meuret has been appointed vice president and manager, Field Operations Analysis, for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company operations. Meuret will be based in the insurer’s Boston home office and...

ACE Expands Environmental Policy

Aug 31 2007 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has expanded its suite of environmental liability insurance products to cover the exposures of U.S. multinational organizations with global...

Chubb Offers Services to Aid Chicago Area Customers with Storm Damage

Aug 29 2007 // In response to the severe thunderstorms that have resulted in flooding in the Chicago area, the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is offering its homeowners insurance customers two services to help reduce damage to their...

Ohio Sues Marsh, AIG, Ace, Chubb, Hartford for Anti-trust Violations

Aug 28 2007 // Following a three year long investigation by his office and the Ohio Department of Insurance, Attorney General Marc Dann has filed suit against the world’s largest insurance broker, Marsh & McLennan, and four of...

Ace USA Appoints Nilson Senior VP, Western Region

Aug 24 2007 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, announced it has appointed John Nilson senior vice president, Western Region for ACE Risk Management. Nilson will be based in Los Angeles and...

ACE Stand-Alone Product Protects Retired Directors’ Personal Assets

Aug 17 2007 // ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused property and casualty operation of the ACE Group of Companies, has launched Retired Directors Assurance, a stand-alone policy designed to protect the personal assets of...

Chubb ‘Green Team’ to Further Develop Renewable Energy Sector

Aug 15 2007 // In response to the accelerating development of environmentally friendly energies, products and technologies, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies says it has formed a green energy team of underwriters and loss control...

Chubb Introduces New Flood Product in Texas

Aug 14 2007 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced it has introduced its admitted excess flood insurance policy in Texas. With the inclusion of Texas, Chubb has launched its flood insurance products in 27 states and the...

How to write energy risks in a volatile world

Aug 6 2007 // The world has experienced rapid and profound changes in recent years, and the energy industry has been no exception. Climate changes (including global warming), market fluctuations, ever-increasing business mergers and...

Chubb Names Commercial Lines Market Segment Manager

Aug 1 2007 // The Chubb Group has created a commercial underwriting group to manage existing market segments as well as drive the development of new and emerging segments. James L. West, senior vice president of Chubb & Son and...