Chubb News

Chubb Adds North Territory to Scotland Regional Manager Macfarlane’s Responsibilities

Chubb has promoted Andy Macfarlane to the newly-created position of regional manager, Scotland and the North. Macfarlane, who was previously regional manager, Scotland, now has an extended role which includes Chubb’s branches in Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, in addition to …

Chubb Appoints Lee as Head of Bancassurance for Asia Pacific

Chubb announced the appointment of Jin Lee as the head of Bancassurance for Asia Pacific. In her new role, Lee’s primary responsibility will be to oversee the DBS Bank-Chubb partnership which spans across Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and China. …

Maleno to Lead Chubb North America Field Operations; Merna to Lead Major Accounts

Chubb announced two executive appointments in its North America Insurance operations. Christopher A. Maleno has been named division president, Field Operations, and Matthew Merna has been named division president, Major Accounts. Both appointments are effective July 2. Maleno will have …

Chubb’s Darling Honored for Industry Leadership, Cystic Fibrosis Work

Compassion and helping others were the key takeaways from a message that Jim Darling delivered to a group of several hundred insurance professionals gathered to honor him in Los Angeles, Calif. on Thursday night. Darling, regional executive officer for Chubb’s …

Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Aims to Be Major Financial Services Player in SE Asia

After gaining success in ride-hailing, Grab co-founder Anthony Tan is pushing his startup into a new challenge: catering to those under-served by traditional financial institutions in Southeast Asia. Tan, together with GrabPay Southeast Asia Managing Director Jason Thompson, laid out …

Chubb to Provide Drivers’ Products for SE Asian Transportation/Fintech Platform Grab

Grab, the Southeast Asia on-demand transportation and fintech platform, announced a partnership with Chubb to offer insurance solutions for Grab’s drivers. Using the Grab app, drivers will be able to select different insurance options to protect their vehicles, their livelihoods …

Chubb Global Markets Appoints Hiscox’s Rowley as Senior Underwriter Financial Lines

Chubb announced the appointment of Benjamin Rowley as senior underwriter Financial Lines, Chubb Global Markets. Rowley is a medical malpractice specialist with a broad knowledge of errors and omissions and will be responsible for growing and managing this specialized area …

Insurers Begin to Offer Cryptocurrency Theft Cover, Tackling Risks of Growing Sector

Major global insurers are starting to offer protection against cryptocurrency theft, willing to tackle daunting challenges it brings rather than miss out on this volatile and loosely regulated, but rapidly growing business. So far only a few insurers sell such …

Chubb Launches Agency Management & Agency Underwriting Unit in Singapore

Chubb announced the launch of a new Agency Management and Underwriting unit in Singapore. This dedicated unit will manage the strategic growth of the agency distribution channel as well as its specific underwriting and service needs. Two new appointments have …

Goulding Tapped as President of Combined Insurance in Chicago

Chicago-based Combined Insurance, a Chubb company, recently named Kevin Goulding as its new president. Prior to joining Combined, Goulding served as regional president for Chubb Life, Asia Pacific. Before joining Chubb, Goulding served in various leadership roles with AIG, including …