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ACE Takes 24% Stake in CoverHound’s Online Commercial Insurance Plans

Sep 22 2015 // CoverHound has raised $33.3 million in a financing round led by ACE Group, which the company plans to use to build an online commercial insurance platform starting with businessowners policy insurance offerings that could...

U.S. Taxes Push Insurance Start-Ups Offshore: Fishman

Sep 17 2015 // Jay Fishman, who built New York-based Travelers Cos. into one of the world’s biggest insurers, lamented that disparities in tax rates are pushing established rivals and industry newcomers outside the U.S. Over the...

ACE Names Leaders for New Chubb Business Units, Major Product Lines

Sep 8 2015 // ACE Limited today revealed the leadership teams for the company’s North American business units, including national accounts, middle market, small commercial, high net worth personal lines, wholesale/excess and...

ACE Reveals New Chubb Field Management Team, 8 Regional Executives

Sep 8 2015 // ACE Limited announced the leadership team it intends to appoint for the company’s North America field organization that will take over upon completion of the acquisition of Chubb, which ACE said is expected in the...

QBE Appoints Lingafelter as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Region

Aug 31 2015 // QBE Insurance has appointed Mark Lingafelter as managing director of its Asia Pacific region with effect from September 1, 2015. Based in Singapore, Lingafelter will be accountable for the ongoing execution of the QBE Asia...

Chubb’s Stephenson Joins CNA Commercial as Chief Underwriting Officer

Aug 24 2015 // CNA has appointed Julie Stephenson as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for CNA Commercial. In this role, Stephenson will be responsible for underwriting oversight and governance for all business written...

People – East

Aug 17 2015 // ACE Limited, which announced plans to acquire Chubb for $28 billion in July, has designated a post-merger leadership team for the North American insurance operations of the combined company. The North America leadership...

AIG Sees Opportunity in ACE-Chubb Marriage

Aug 17 2015 // ACE Limited’s acquisition of Chubb Insurance could create opportunity for American International Group (AIG), which is already a major player in the high net worth market along with both ACE and Chubb. Asked during...

AIG Insurance Results Down in Q2; CEO Sees Opportunity in ACE-Chubb

Aug 4 2015 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) today reported net income of $1.8 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to $3.1 billion, for the second quarter of 2014. Second quarter net income declined primarily...

Chubb Did Not Seek Competing Offers Prior to ACE Deal

Aug 3 2015 // Chubb Corp. and its bankers at Guggenheim Securities opted against seeking competing offers before the insurer agreed to be purchased by ACE Ltd. for more than $28 billion. “It was not asked by the Chubb board to,...

The New Chubb Will Preserve Old Chubb’s Agency Culture, Says ACE’s Greenberg

Aug 3 2015 // The new company formed as a result of ACE Limited’s $28 billion acquisition of The Chubb Corp. will continue the Chubb practices that have made it a favorite among independent insurance agents, ACE CEO Evan Greenberg...

ACE Names North America Management Team for New Chubb

Jul 28 2015 // ACE Limited, which announced plans to acquire Chubb for $28 billion earlier this month, has designated a post-merger leadership team for the North American Insurance operations of the combined company. The North America...

ACE Names Chubb’s Krump Exec. VP – Global Underwriting & Claims

Jul 28 2015 // ACE Limited announced that Paul Krump, currently President of Personal Lines and Claims for Chubb, will serve as Executive Vice President for Global Underwriting and Claims for the parent company, effective “upon the...

Chubb Reports Q2 Results

Jul 24 2015 // The Chubb Corp., which on June 30 agreed to be acquired by ACE Limited for $28 billion, reported net income in the second quarter of 2015 totaling $494 million, just a notch below the $499 million achieved in the second...

New Chubb Will Preserve Old Chubb’s Agency Culture, Says ACE’s Greenberg

Jul 23 2015 // The new company formed as a result of ACE Limited’s acquisition of The Chubb Corp. will continue the Chubb practices that have made it a favorite among independent insurance agents, ACE CEO Evan Greenberg has...

Travelers Decided to Pass on Buying Chubb: Fishman

Jul 22 2015 // For Travelers Cos.’ dealmaking Chief Executive Officer Jay Fishman, sometimes it’s OK to let one get away. Fishman said Tuesday that he opted against buying Chubb Corp., which agreed to be purchased by Ace Ltd....

ACE Q2 Profit Climbs in First Earnings Report After Chubb Announcement

Jul 22 2015 // ACE Ltd., the insurer that agreed this month to acquire Chubb Corp., said second-quarter profit rose 21 percent as policy sales climbed. Net income increased to $942 million, or $2.86 a share, from $779 million, or $2.28,...

ACE to Acquire Chubb in $28.3 Billion Deal

Jul 20 2015 // In a major transaction, ACE Limited has agreed to acquire The Chubb Corp. for $28.3 billion in cash and stock. The balance sheet’s size and strength will elevate the combined company into the elite group of global...

Analysis of Chubb’s Future Position in P/C Product Lines

Jul 20 2015 // Just a little over six months ago, ACE announced a deal to acquire the high-net-worth personal lines business of Fireman’s Fund from Allianz, competing against Chubb, which holds the leading position in the...

Poll: Is ACE-Chubb Deal Good or Bad?

Jul 15 2015 // The insurance industry believes that on the whole, the ACE Ltd. acquisition of Chubb Corp. is a good deal. Industry professionals see the deal as perhaps better for the parties involved than for the property/casualty...