Latest Chubb Headlines

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Chubb Unit Insurance Dispute Complicates Boy Scouts Abuse Victims’ Deal

Aug 31 2021 // A dispute over whether a unit of insurance giant Chubb Ltd. must contribute to a trust fund for sexually abused Boy Scouts is complicating talks to end the youth group’s bankruptcy case.Lawyers for more than 80,000...

People Moves: Insurtech Joyn Adds Schoberth; Chubb’s Lubin Joins Crum & Forster; TransRe Promotes O’Gwen; AXA XL’s Klimczak Moves to U.S.

Aug 25 2021 // Insurtech Joyn Adds Schoberth as Chief Distribution OfficerInsurance technology company Joyn Insurance announced the addition of Uwe Schoberth as chief distribution officer. The role will focus on developing broker...

People Moves: Chubb Names Georgia-Based Booker, Meyer to EVP Roles; Skipper Joins Palomar; The Villages Adds Dooley

Aug 25 2021 // ChubbChubb announced leadership appointments within its North America Property business unit and in its wholesale excess and surplus lines division, Westchester. Matt Booker has been appointed Executive Vice President,...

People Moves: Chubb’s Kocsondy Joins Beazley Cyber; Ames & Gough Adds Martin; WTW’s Kinzer Moves to Zurich Construction; AXA XL Adds 4 to Pollution Team

Aug 17 2021 // Beazley Appoints Chubb’s Kocsondy as U.S. Cyber & Tech ChiefSpecialist insurer Beazley has appointed Patricia Kocsondy as head of U.S. Cyber & Tech. Kocsondy, an experienced cyber underwriter and manager,...

Chubb CEO Greenberg Stresses Need to Address Ransomware and ‘Systemic’ Cyber Risk

Aug 16 2021 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is doubling down against outlawing ransomware payments to address the growing threat of ransomware. He appears to make an exception, however, for cryptocurrency payments.“While I...

Chubb CEO Greenberg Stresses Need to Address Ransomware and ‘Systemic’ Cyber Risk

Jul 29 2021 // Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is doubling down against outlawing ransomware payments to address the the growing threat of ransomware. He appears to make an exception, however, for cryptocurrency...

Chubb Is ‘Firing On All Cylinders,’ Says CEO Greenberg After Record Results for Q2

Jul 28 2021 // Chubb released positive second quarter results, driven by gains in its commercial property/casualty business and related rate hikes in the sector.The company called it a “record quarter” with...

People Moves: Covéa Insurance Names Furness CEO; BHSI Hires Chubb’s Alder-Smurthwaite; Pritchard Promoted at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

Jul 27 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at three insurers: Covéa Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.A summary of these new hires follows here. Covéa...

Chubb Launches Insurance for Offshore Wind Farms

Jul 27 2021 // Chubb has announced the launch of an insurance solution for offshore wind farms.Chubb’s Offshore Wind Farm policy has been developed to support green energy providers through the entire offshore wind farm process –...

Chubb Canada Launches Hub for General Aviation and Non-Major Aerospace Insurance

Jul 23 2021 // Chubb announced that it has set up an aviation hub in Canada to develop further its domestic general aviation and non-major aerospace business.The Canadian Aviation hub is part of a new regional focus for the aviation team...

People Moves: Westchester Promotes McLaughlin; New Hires at Insurity, Lockton

Jul 20 2021 // Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers and managing general agencies, appointed Craig Campestre as chief sales officer.Campestre will lead Insurity’s sales strategy and...

People Moves: AXA XL Hires AXIS’ Watson as Snr U/W; Hartford’s Pallett to Tegron; Chubb’s Bagaric to BHSI; MGA Spring Hires AXA XL’s Stanford

Jul 13 2021 // These international People Moves detail appointments at AXA XL, Tegron Specialty (the new D&O underwriter), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, and London-based MGA platform Spring Partners.A summary of these new...

People Moves: Chubb’s Thanduparakkal to Hiscox, SCOR’s Prabis to Hiscox ILS; Tokio Marine HCC Int’l Hires 3 for Professional Risks

Jul 8 2021 // These International People Moves detail appointments at Hiscox and Hiscox ILS as well as three appointments at Tokio Marine HCC International’s Professional Risks team.A summary of these new hires follows here....

People Moves: Hippo Adds Executives from Chubb, AIG, Tower Hill, Weston; Hub Names Rutt to Lead Cannabis

Jun 3 2021 // Hippo Names Executives Bienek, Primerano, Stienstra, DonahueHome insurer Hippo announced four executive appointments to its insurance team as it prepares to go public. Tim Bienek, Hippo’s chief insurance strategy...

People Moves: WTW’s Hegelbach to Newly Created Renewable Energy Role at Howden; Browne Is Division President, Consumer Lines, APAC, for Chubb

May 28 2021 // Howden Specialty announced the appointment of Severin Hegelbach as divisional director. In this newly created role, Hegelbach will lead a renewable energy advisory service, focused on providing in-depth risk advice for...

Chubb Updates Lower Middle Market Commercial Package Product

May 27 2021 // Chubb has rolled out a new insurance product for the lower middle market segment with an expanded base coverage offering in both property and liability.Benchmarq Package features scalable property and general liability...

People Moves: Chubb’s Goldie Joins IAT; Diaz-Padron Appointed to LAAIA Board; Comer to Lead MEMIC’s Southeast Region

May 11 2021 // IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property/casualty and surety products, has hired Bobbie Goldie as senior vice president of the company’s Moving & Storage division as well as Distribution Strategy....

Jailed Ex-Wirecard CEO Files Lawsuit Against Chubb to Get D&O Coverage

May 10 2021 // Markus Braun, the former chief executive officer of scandal-ridden Wirecard AG who has been in jail for almost a year, sued insurance giant Chubb Ltd. to make it pick up his legal bills, people familiar with the case...

Lack of Travel Has Harmed Business Relations, Chubb Survey Finds

Apr 30 2021 // Business travelers are eager to travel again for work and life, but most remain concerned at the same time about contracting COVID-19 and favor extra precautions.They are also concerned that their lack of travel has hurt...

Chubb CEO Sees ‘Outstanding’ Q1 and Lots of Options for Growth Without Hartford

Apr 29 2021 // Chubb reported sizable net income of $2.30 billion in the first quarter of 2021 versus $252 million for the prior year’s first quarter as the global insurer’s commercial property/casualty businesses continued...