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News about international insurance and reinsurance group Chubb, including news about the company’s financial results, its new product launches, new hire news and other analysis or insight about Chubb’s insurance and reinsurance offering.
Chubb management highlights adverse large loss trend in homeowners
16th November 2018
Management at global insurer and reinsurer Chubb have highlighted an adverse large loss trend in homeowners business, and the firm is taking underwriting actions and rate increases to offset the impacts. Chubb recently announced its financial results for the third-quarter of 2018, which revealed catastrophe losses of $450 million and ... Read the full article
Chubb partners with Munich Re’s HSB on IoT services
2nd November 2018
Global insurer Chubb has entered into a partnership with Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company that will provide the firm’s policyholders with access to Internet of Things (IoT) technology for homes and businesses. The IoT sensors and devices will target the threat of water damage by monitoring for ... Read the full article
Chubb announces series of leadership changes
25th October 2018
Global insurer Chubb has appointed Joe Vasquez as Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and head of the company's global accident and health insurance business, with Keith Higdon set to succeed him in his current role as President of ESIS, the company's third party risk management and claims services affiliate. Higdon, who has more ... Read the full article
Cat losses hit Chubb in Q3 but operating profit up year-on-year
24th October 2018
Global insurer Chubb has reported pre-tax catastrophe losses of $450 million ($372 million after-tax) for the third-quarter of 2018, and a core operating profit of $1.1 billion, compared with a $60 million loss a year earlier. Chubb announced previously that it expected Q3 2018 catastrophe losses to amount to $450 ... Read the full article
Chubb’s third quarter nat cat losses total $450mn
10th October 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance firm Chubb has revealed its preliminary estimates for net losses attributable to natural catastrophes in the third quarter of 2018, which totalled $450 million pre-tax, or $372 million after tax. Chubb said that the losses are attributable to more than 20 separate global weather events, including Hurricane ... Read the full article
Chubb names Jeremiah Konz as Reinsurance Officer for overseas insurance
18th September 2018
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has appointed Jeremiah Konz as Executive Vice President, Reinsurance Officer for Chubb Overseas General, the company’s international general insurance business in over 50 countries and territories. Konz currently serves as Senior Vice President, Ceded Reinsurance for Chubb’s North American operation, having joined Chubb in 2012, ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints new senior leaders for Hong Kong
22nd August 2018
Chubb has appointed Stanley Wong to succeed Doug White as Country President for Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau, and Douglas Wong to succeed Patrick Wong as Head of Property & Casualty for Hong Kong, effective 1 October 2018. Doug White was recently appointed as Head of Chubb’s newly established Major ... Read the full article
Chubb launches new Major Accounts Division in Asia Pacific, names head
21st August 2018
Property & Casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has launched a new Major Accounts Division in the Asia Pacific region and has named Doug White, current Country President of Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau, as its head, effective 1 October 2018. Chubb said the new Division will be a dedicated premium service encompassing ... Read the full article
Chubb partners with Swiss Re on Travel Delay insurance solution
10th August 2018
Property & Casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has partnered with Swiss Re to launch Flight Delay - an insurance solution for air travellers in Australia that enables payouts on delays as short as 30 minutes. The product is available via Chubb’s Connect app and is powered by Australia-based payments platform provider United ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Aspen’s Raheila Nazir as UK&I Cyber Underwriting Manager
7th August 2018
Property & Casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Raheila Nazir as Cyber Underwriting Manager for the UK and Ireland, effective immediately. Nazir will report to Kyle Bryant, Cyber Risks Manager, Europe, Chubb and be responsible for the leadership and direction of Chubb’s Cyber Underwriting team in the region. ... Read the full article
Chubb’s Brexit preparations move forward
25th July 2018
Chubb European Group and its ACE Europe Life subsidiary has converted to Societas Europaea, enabling both companies to redomicile to another European Union (EU) jurisdiction and continue to undertake business both across the EU and into the UK. The conversion is the next step in Chubb’s efforts to redomicile its businesses ... Read the full article
Chubb announces membership to blockchain solutions startup BiTA
16th July 2018
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has become an industry association member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), a company designed to promote the development of blockchain use through applications in the trucking and transportation logistics industries. Chubb hopes the move will aid in further digitising its products and services, ... Read the full article
Aon and Chubb partner on new terrorism and political violence policy
10th July 2018
Re/insurance broker Aon plc has collaborated with Chubb Limited and Lloyd’s to develop a new stand-alone terrorism and political violence solution, called Platinum, which addresses the demands of an increasingly regulated market. Platinum has been designed for multinational clients looking to fulfil local regulatory requirements in all territories they operate in, ... Read the full article
Matthew Hardy named EVP of Global Energy, Chubb Overseas General
2nd July 2018
Chubb has announced the appointment of Matthew Hardy as Executive Vice President, Global Energy, Chubb Overseas General, effective July 1st, 2018. Hardy will report to Timothy O'Donnell, the newly-appointed Division President, Commercial Property & Casualty, Chubb Overseas General. Hardy has been active for over two decades and was previously Product Head, Energy ... Read the full article
Chubb becomes first business to integrate TOM Structured Data Capture service
29th June 2018
Chubb has become the first business to go live with an integrated Structured Data Capture (SDC) service from the London Market’s Target Operating Model (TOM), according to the London Market Group (LMA). SDC enables the contents of documents such as Market Reform Contracts and binding authorities to be converted into consistent, ... Read the full article