Latest Chubb Headlines

All the headlines from our Chubb Topic Page, ordered by recency.

People & Places

Oct 11 2004 // Dave Wyrsch The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ)swore in new officers for the 2004/2005 year at its 111th annual conference in Newport, Rhode Island. Dave L. Wyrsch, Sr., of The Van Dyk Group...

People & Places

Oct 11 2004 // Nancy Baily Kevin Mangan InVEST, an education program that develops a diverse pool of insurance professionals and informed consumers by educating high school and community college students on insurance, financial services...

Fitch Affirms Chubb’s ‘AA’ IFS Ratings

Oct 7 2004 // Fitch Ratings announced that it has affirmed the ratings of The Chubb Corporation, notably the “AA” insurer financial strength ratings (IFS) of Chubb’s P/C insurance subsidiaries. Fitch noted that these...

ACE Risk Management Appoints New Executives

Sep 28 2004 // ACE Risk Management (ARM), a unit of ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, has announced executive appointments for its senior management team, that were effective Sept. 15. Tony...

Chubb Develops Next Generation Coverage for Life Sciences Companies

Sep 27 2004 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced that it has launched a portfolio of policies to help protect life sciences companies from property and casualty exposures faced by the industry. “Chubb’s...

ACE USA Expands DBA Workers’ Comp Coverage; House Named to Lead DBA Product Initiative

Sep 24 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the expansion of its Defense Base Act (DBA) product offerings. The new coverages includes “risk control and claims management...

Hurricane Spin-down Coverage

Sep 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, introduced hurricane spin-down insurance that can be used by the chemical process industry to help reduce the financial...

Chubb Deploys New Technology for E&O Coverage

Sep 17 2004 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced the development of “a new tool to help agents, brokers and their information and network technology clients save time and money when applying for errors and omissions...

‘Chicago’ Magazine Names Chubb a Top Employer

Sep 16 2004 // Chicago magazine has ranked the commercial lines carrier Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. No. 2 out of the top 25 places to work in Chicago. The magazine determined the 25 best employers in Chicago with the help of the...

ACE USA Appoints N.Y.-Based Mayer to Senior VP Post to Lead Construction Practice

Sep 15 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Frank Mike-Mayer, senior vice president, to lead the ACE USA Construction Group. Based in New York City,...

Chubb Report Highlights Employee Theft Concerns

Sep 14 2004 // A new survey from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has found that three in five privately held companies report that it is likely that an employee will steal company funds or equipment this year. “Executives at...

ACE USA Makes Available Energy Casualty Practice to Enhance Global Energy Operations

Sep 9 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the launch of its Energy Casualty Practice, led by Keith Mattheessen. The new group will reportedly enhance ACE’s U.S. energy...

People and Places

Sep 6 2004 // Ernst Csiszar The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named South Carolina Director of Insurance and current president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Ernst N. Csiszar...

People and Places

Sep 6 2004 // Brian Corbett Westfield Center, Ohio-based Westfield Insurance has named Brian G. Corbett executive of personal lines and nonstandard auto. His responsibilities include managing the profitability and expansion of Defender,...

People and Places

Sep 6 2004 // Barbara Peat Florida-based Bankers Insurance Group announced that Barbara Peat, vice president of corporate marketing and communications, has been promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing officer. In addition...

Chubb Offers Tips for Collectors before Lending Art

Sep 1 2004 // Prompted by the recent theft of two famous paintings by Edvard Munch from a museum in Oslo (See IJ Website Aug. 23,24), the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has issued a bulletin advising would-be lenders of artistic...

ACE USA Forms ACEONLINE; Benson Named President

Aug 24 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, is creating a new unit, ACEONLINE, focusing on web-based distribution of insurance products that target the small to middle market. ACE...

ACE Forms Financial Services Industry Practice

Aug 17 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, has announced the creation of the ACE USA Financial Services Practice. This specialized practice will focus on providing comprehensive risk...

ACE Westchester Specialty Group Bases New Environmental Division in Atlanta

Aug 16 2004 // ACE Westchester Specialty Group, the U.S.-based wholesale focused property and casualty operation of the ACE Group of Companies, has entered the environmental risk market, resulting in the creation of a new environmental...

ACE USA Offers Evacuation Coverage

Aug 13 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced that its Global Terrorism Unit is introducing a new insurance policy that protects businesses from losses caused by the need to...