Chubb has announced leadership appointments within its North America Property business unit and in its wholesale excess and surplus lines division.
Matt Booker has been appointed Executive Vice President, Westchester Property and Inland Marine.
In his new role, he will have responsibility for leading new business development, strategic direction, and implementation of underwriting strategy and product development of all property and inland marine products and services.
Based in Alpharetta, Georgia, Booker will report to Scott Meyer, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group, and Division President of Westchester.
Bob Meyer, who previously served as head of Westchester Property and Inland Marine, has been appointed to the newly created role in Chubb North America Property as Executive Vice President, North America Property.
In his new position he will report to Derek Talbott, Division President, North America Property, and serve as a key member of Chubb’s North America Property management team.
Meyer will be responsible for strategic planning, portfolio management, including CAT management, and reinsurance strategy and will continue to be based in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Booker has close to two decades of insurance experience, with 11 years spent at Chubb. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Senior Vice President, Major Accounts Property in the United States, which serves the large account segment.
Prior to that, he served as Chubb’s Senior Vice President and New York and Mid-Atlantic Regional Property Underwriting Manager.
Bob Meyer has more than three decades of insurance experience, having served in a variety of managerial and underwriting positions in global property, energy, inland marine and excess and surplus lines.
He joined CIGNA, a Chubb predecessor company in 1986 as an international property underwriter in New York and moved through various Property and Inland Marine-related underwriting and managerial positions both in New York and Atlanta.
Scott Meyer commented: “This is yet another example of the breadth of leadership within our organisation.
“Both Matt and Bob have strong track records in underwriting, coupled with extensive leadership skills. That combination will certainly help ensure that our businesses continue to meet the needs of our distribution partners and policyholders.”
Talbott added: “Over the past few years, we have experienced significant growth in our North America Property business.
“Bob’s years of experience and expertise are a perfect complement to our existing leadership team, and his industry knowledge and reputation within the industry will help us to further develop our business.”
