Latest Chubb Headlines

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CNA’s Sandelands Returns to Chubb as Customarq Product Manager

Aug 16 2017 // Chubb has named Barbara Sandelands executive vice president and Customarq Package product manager for its Commercial Insurance division in North America. In this newly created role, she will be responsible for profit and...

Chubb’s Rhyner Named President of Navigators Professional Lines in U.S.

Aug 15 2017 // James L. Rhyner has been appointed president of the Navigators Pro division of Navigators Management Co., the U.S. underwriting operation. In this role, Rhyner will lead Navigators’ U.S. directors and officers...

AIG Appoints Williamson as Global Head of Employee Communications

Aug 14 2017 // American International Group Inc. has appointed Anita Williamson as global head of employee communications, effective today. In this role, Williamson will develop and execute global programs to strengthen employee...

QBE Appoints Chubb’s Kurinsky as Malaysia CEO

Aug 11 2017 // QBE has appointed Chris Kurinsky as chief executive officer, QBE Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad. In this role, Kurinsky will be responsible for QBE’s business across Malaysia. He will continue to drive the profitable...

Chubb UK & Ireland Promotes Savvas to Head of Professional Indemnity

Aug 9 2017 // Chubb UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Chris Savvas as head of Professional Indemnity (PI), as the company continues to develop its financial lines and PI capabilities. In his new role, Savvas will be...

Insurtech Funding Jumps to $1B: Willis Towers Watson/CB Insights Report

Aug 7 2017 // Insurtech funding volume hovered close to $1 billion in the 2017 second quarter, a result nearly 150 percent larger than the same period a year ago, according to a quarterly report on the sector from Willis Towers Watson...

Chubb’s Claims Team Taps Scheidegger, Latter from Zurich; Promotes Smith

Aug 4 2017 // Chubb announced the appointment of three new positions within its regional claims team. Marc Scheidegger has been appointed as claims director, Continental Europe, and will be based in Paris. With 22 years of experience in...

Chubb Net Income Up 79% in Q2; P/C Combined Ratio at 88

Jul 26 2017 // Chubb Limited reported net income for the second quarter ended June 30 of $1,305 million compared with $726 million for the same quarter last year‚ a 79 percent increase. Operating income was $1,180 million compared with...

BHSI Taps AIG’s Maxwell, Chubb’s Dilley for Exec. & Professional Lines in S. Europe

Jul 26 2017 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the appointments of Vanessa Maxwell as head of Professional Indemnity & Cyber Insurance and Tom Dilley as head of Financial Institutions in Southern...

Chicago’s Chubb Workplace Benefits Promotes Wayland to Sr. VP

Jul 24 2017 // Chubb Workplace Benefits in Chicago has promoted Jon Wayland to senior vice president of sales. Wayland has 30 years of insurance industry experience and previously served as vice president of brokerage channel sales. In...

Q2 Insurtech Funding Rises to $1B: Willis Towers Watson/CB Insights Report

Jul 24 2017 // Insurtech funding volume hovered close to $1 billion in the 2017 second quarter, a result nearly 150 percent larger than the same period a year ago, according to a quarterly report on the sector from Willis Towers Watson...

Chubb Launches Multi-line Practice for Large Transportation Clients

Jul 21 2017 // Chubb has launched a multi-line industry practice within its Major Accounts division that will provide insurance products, service and risk management options for best-in-class large risk transportation clients in the...

Chubb Names Farrow Practice Leader for Life Sciences Industry in North America

Jul 20 2017 // Chubb has named Lee Farrow as executive vice president and Life Sciences Industry practice leader for North America. In his new role, effective immediately, he will oversee the strategy, operations and underwriting of...

Chubb Names New Leadership in Casualty Major Accounts for North America

Jul 14 2017 // Chubb today has made new leadership appointments within its Global Casualty and Excess Casualty lines of business for its North America Major Accounts division, which serves large U.S.- and Canadian-based companies...

Chubb Appoints Bertossi as VP, Global Underwriting, Succeeding Bonneau

Jul 13 2017 // Chubb Ltd. announced it has named Ross Bertossi vice president of Global Underwriting for Chubb Group. He succeeds Jacques Bonneau who announced his retirement. Bertossi will have responsibility for advancing underwriting...

Chubb Launches New MasterPackage Policy for Tech Firms in UK, Ireland

Jul 5 2017 // Chubb has announced the launch of an expanded MasterPackage solution for technology companies domiciled in the UK and Ireland. The company described it as a comprehensive first and third party policy catering specifically...

Chubb Names Sherman to Lead North America Management Liability Business Unit

Jun 27 2017 // Chubb has appointed Leigh Anne Sherman to lead its Private/Not-For-Profit Management Liability business within the North America Financial Lines division. Sherman will have overall responsibility for leading the...

JLT Re Appoints Chubb’s Williams as Partner in Bermuda Operation

Jun 23 2017 // JLT Re, the global provider of reinsurance broking and consultancy, has appointed Deanna Williams as a partner in JLT Re’s Bermuda operation. She will report to Charles Withers-Clarke, partner, JLT Re in Bermuda, who...

Chubb’s Crooks Named XL Catlin’s Inland Marine Director in California

Jun 22 2017 // XL Catlin has named Russell Crooks as vice president and national inland marine director. Crooks is based in San Francisco. He will liaise with brokers and clients throughout the Western U.S. to address inland marine...

Chubb Opens Office in Reading, UK; Davison, Glover Appointed to Local Team

Jun 20 2017 // Chubb announced it has opened a new office in Reading, Berkshire, in the UK, and has appointed two key members to the local team, as it continues to build its local presence across the UK and Ireland. Mark Davison has been...