Chubb News

Chubb Expands Global Cyber Facility with Multiline Peril Endorsements

Chubb has launched a suite of multiline cyber peril endorsements for its Global Cyber Facility to helps risk managers address exposure gaps in their insurance portfolio and respond to the concerns of their c-suite and board. First introduced in 2015, …

Chubb Promotes Parry to Claims Director, Europe, Eurasia & Africa

Chubb announced the promotion of Steve Parry, currently claims director for UK and Ireland, Operations and Integration, to the role of director of Claims, Europe and Eurasia & Africa. In his new role, Parry will have overall responsibility for strategy …

Chubb Taps Allied World’s Müller as Property & Technical Lines Director, Europe

Chubb has appointed Alf Müller to the role of Property and Technical Lines director for Continental Europe, as it continues to evolve its client offering in the property, power generation (powergen) and construction insurance markets. In his new role, Müller …

Chubb Global Markets Names Novae’s Clarke as Senior Casualty U/W

Chubb Global Markets, the London-based wholesale insurance division of Chubb, announced the appointment of Lee Clarke as senior casualty underwriter. In his new role, Clarke will be primarily responsible for the management and profitable growth of Chubb Global Market’s casualty …

Chubb Expands Cyber Risk Mitigation Offerings

Chubb has expanded its suite of cyber loss mitigation services for U.S. and Canadian policyholders to reduce the impact and likelihood of a cyber incident. Chubb’s expanded suite of cyber services for loss mitigation includes: Password Defense—Available to Chubb cyber …

Fairfax Plans to Raise $1 Billion in IPO for Fund to Make Africa Investments

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the Canadian insurer that made its largest acquisition last week, is selling shares in an initial public offering for a fund that will make investments in Africa. The company is seeking to raise as much as …

Chubb Names Lambourne as Head of Multinational Claims, Overseas General Insurance

Chubb announced that Graham Lambourne, currently Global Clients Claims manager, Europe, has been promoted to the role of head of Multinational Claims for Overseas General Insurance. Lambourne will be responsible for further refining and enhancing Chubb’s multinational claims capability, working …

10th Annual IICF Northeast Charitable Gala in New York Raises Record $1.4M

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization working with the insurance industry to help communities and enrich lives, has announced that more than 900 insurance professionals attended its 10th annual Northeast Benefit Dinner on December 14th at New …

Canada’s Fairfax to Buy Switzerland’s Allied World for $4.9B in Cash, Stock

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the Canadian investment and insurance company, agreed to buy Allied World Assurance Co. for $4.9 billion in cash and stock in Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa’s biggest purchase. Fairfax will pay $54 per share, which is …

Chubb Appoints Updyke to Lead Commercial Insurance Operations

Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, has appointed Jeffrey Updyke as regional manager for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the company’s commercial insurance division in North America. In this role, Updyke will be based …