Latest Chubb Headlines
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2012 Off to Bad Weather Start for P/C Insurers
Jan 13 2012 // A tree lays in a yard after a possible tornado roared through Icard, N.C,. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.Damaging hailstorms in Australia. Unprecedented tornadoes in the southeastern United States. Constant windstorms in...
Insurance Veterans’ Forecasts for 2012
Jan 5 2012 // Now that the year 2011 is behind us, let’s take a look at what might be ahead. Insurance Journal spoke with leading industry professionals and asked them what they are expecting this year. If their forecasts are any...
Chubb Creates Online System for Private Companies and Nonprofits
Dec 13 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has developed an online system to make it easier for producers to procure professional liability and management liability insurance for private companies and nonprofit...
Chubb Adds New Coverages to Private Company Program
Dec 5 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has added protection for cyber breaches and other crimes to its ForeFront Portfolio 3.0 program for private companies. The new cyber security insurance will allow U.S. companies to...
AIG Says Commercial Line Rate Hike Is Accelerating
Nov 21 2011 // American International Group said recently its U.S. commercial line rates are increasing at an accelerated pace. A number of other major insurers have offered similar observations in the latest earnings season. “In...
AIG Says Commercial Line Rate Hike Is Accelerating
Nov 4 2011 // American International Group said its U.S. commercial line rates are increasing at an accelerated pace. A number of other major insurers have been offering similar observations in this earnings season. “In U.S....
Chubb Adds Gooding Auction Data to Classic Car App
Nov 3 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has added Gooding & Co. automobile auction data to its Classic Car Guide mobile app. “As part of a sponsorship renewal with Gooding, users of Chubb’s app will be able...
Chubb Profit Falls in Q3
Oct 21 2011 // The Chubb Corp. reported that net income in the third quarter of 2011 was $298 million compared to $572 million in the third quarter of 2010. Net income per share declined to $1.04 from $1.80. Operating income was $252...
ACE USA Introduces Healthcare Premises Pollution Policy
Oct 17 2011 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced a healthcare premises pollution liability insurance policy that is designed to address the environmental risks faced by the healthcare industry....
Chubb Reports Q3 Disaster Losses Up to $475 Million
Sep 29 2011 // Property insurer Chubb Corp. Wednesday warned it would report up to $475 million in pretax catastrophe losses in the third quarter, most of it coming from late August’s Hurricane Irene. Chubb said $300 million to...
Chubb Executive McElwee Joins Homesite Insurance in Boston
Sep 12 2011 // Homesite Insurance Co., a Boston-based property insurer, appointed Chubb veteran Andrew McElwee Jr. as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. In this position, he will be part of Homesite’s...
ACE Westchester Expands Environmental Coverage with Premises Pollution Package
Jul 13 2011 // ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused insurance division of the ACE Group, has launched ACE Westchester Elite Premises Pollution Liability form. The new policy provides a package of pollution coverages and...
New Chubb Service Assists Businesses With Data Breach Fallout
Jul 5 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has introduced a new service to help businesses manage a data breach. In the event of a data breach, the service can refer business managers to a specialist law firm, which can conduct a...
Chubb Unveils Package Insurance Policy for Apartment, Co-op, Condo Risks
Jun 21 2011 // A new commercial multi-peril package policy from the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. will provide apartment building owners and co-op and condominium associations with a package of property, casualty, workers compensation,...
Surety & Fidelity Association Elects Chubb’s Vispoli as Chair
May 11 2011 // The Surety & Fidelity Association of America has elected Tracey Vispoli, senior vice president, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, as chair of the board for 2011-2012. Vispoli is the global manager for Chubb’s...
EEOC Settles Wisconsin Discrimination Complaint with Chubb
May 6 2011 // A federal agency says a New Jersey insurance company will pay $110,000 to settle allegations of racial discrimination at its Milwaukee office. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the agreement on May...
Terrorism Risks Lead Professionals to Refuse Business Trips
May 5 2011 // Growing concerns over worldwide terrorism have caused some professionals to refuse going on business trips. Half of all respondents to a new survey reported they would refuse a business trip because of concerns related to...
Survey: Businesses Not Doing Enough to Protect Against Discrimination, ID Theft
May 2 2011 // Nearly a third of Americans report that businesses are not doing enough to protect them from workplace discrimination and identity theft. A recent survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. found that one in three people...
Chubb Adds Pet Injury Coverage, Other Enhancements to Auto Policy
Mar 17 2011 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is adding up to $2,000 in coverage to its automobile policy for pets injured or killed in a crash or other covered loss. The policy will help pay to treat, board or replace domestic pets,...
ACE USA Reorganizes Medical Risk Business
Mar 11 2011 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, is reorganizing its medical liability group into two operating units, ACE Medical Risk and ACE Life Sciences. These two units will serve the unique...
