Chubb News

Chubb Profit Slightly Down; U.S. Commercial Renewal Rate Hike 9% in Q2

The Chubb Corp. reported $404 million profit for its second quarter, declining 3.6 percent from $419 million reported a year earlier. The results were hampered by weaker investment results and significant catastrophe losses, though smaller compared to the cat losses …

Chubb: $506M Q1 Income, Business Insurance Renewal Prices Edge Up

The Chubb Corporation reported $506 million in net income for the 2012 first quarter, down slightly — 0.59% — from $509 million income reported one year ago. The insurer’s underwriting profit improved significantly, but it was offset by weaker realized …

Chubb Says Commercial Renewal Rates Rose 6% in Q4, Up From 4% in Q3

Chubb Corporation said its commercial insurance renewal rates were up 6 percent in the 2011 fourth quarter, as the pace of renewal rate increases continues to accelerate. Chubb also said it secured renewal rate hikes in professional liability lines for …

Chubb Posts $452M in Q4 Profit, Approves $1.2B Share Buyback

The Chubb Corporation reported fourth-quarter net income of $452 million, down 27 percent from $620 million net income reported during the same period one year ago. The Warren, N.J.-based insurer said the results were hurt by catastrophe losses as well …

2012 Off to Bad Weather Start for P/C Insurers

Damaging hailstorms in Australia. Unprecedented tornadoes in the southeastern United States. Constant windstorms in northern Europe. Sound familiar? This year is starting a lot like last year in terms of unexpectedly severe weather, to the consternation of the insurance industry, …

Judge Tosses JPMorgan Lawsuit Against Insurers

A JPMorgan unit cannot force insurers to pay a $250 million settlement between failed investment bank Bear Stearns and government regulators, a state appeals court in New York ruled on Tuesday. Reversing a trial court, the appeals court threw out …

AIG Says Commercial Line Rate Hike Is Accelerating

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. commercials lines, we are seeing a rate increase …

Chubb Adds Gooding Auction Data to Classic Car App

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 to view vehicle pricing …

Chubb Profit Falls in Q3

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 million …

Chubb Reports Q3 Disaster Losses Up to $475 Million

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 $375 million of the $400 …