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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.
COVID-19 will be the biggest event in insurance history: Chubb CEO
27th April 2020
Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg has said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to become the “largest event in insurance history” once all the costs are added up. Speaking as part of an earnings call alongside the release of Chubb’s Q1 results, Greenberg assured investors that the pandemic would be ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Markwick-Day to CUO role within overseas general energy division
24th April 2020
Global re/insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Melanie Markwick-Day as upstream energy senior underwriting officer for its overseas general energy division. Markwick-Day previously worked for Lloyd’s syndicates Ascot and Neon as upstream energy class underwriter. She is based in London and reports to Andrew Brown, Chief Underwriting Officer, global energy. Her remit ... Read the full article
Financial market volatility hits Chubb in Q1, COVID-19 impact limited so far
22nd April 2020
Chubb's Q1 net income fell by more than 75% year-on-year to $252 million as a result of financial market volatility in the credit, equity and foreign exchange markets, with the firm's book value per share decreasing by 5.5% in the quarter. The insurer and reinsurer highlights the mark-to-market impact from financial ... Read the full article
Forced COVID-19 payments could “bankrupt” industry: Chubb CEO
17th April 2020
Legal efforts to make insurers retroactively pay for business interruption losses related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could “bankrupt the industry,” according to Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, Greenberg said that the insurance industry is “a fundamental part of the economic plumbing” of the US, and ... Read the full article
Chubb says no layoffs during COVID-19, makes pandemic relief commitment
6th April 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced that it will not layoff any of its employees during the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. At the same time, the re/insurer has revealed a commitment of $10 million to pandemic relief efforts globally. As countries around the world continue efforts to stop the spread of ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Construction Industry Practice Leader
5th March 2020
Global insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Stephen Buonpane as Construction Industry Practice Leader for its large account segment. In this capacity, he will oversee strategic direction, while leading a team of construction underwriting and service specialists across multiple lines of business. Buonpane will succeed Bill Hazelton who was recently named ... Read the full article
Chubb bolsters NA Claims Leadership team
4th March 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced the appointments of Bill Hazelton and Megan Watt to its North America claims leadership team as the firm looks to better address the complex litigation landscape. Hazelton, who joined Chubb in 2005, has been named Head of Chubb North America Claims. In this role, ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Dawn Miller to country president, Switzerland
27th February 2020
Global insurer Chubb has announced the promotion of Dawn Miller to the role of country president, Switzerland. Effective March 1, Miller will be responsible for establishing and growing Chubb’s insurance business in Switzerland. She will be based in Zurich and succeeds Florian Eisele following his appointment as senior vice president director of ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Xavier Florit as regional head of corporate, A&H
19th February 2020
Global insurer Chubb has appointed Xavier Florit as regional head of corporate, accident and health for Continental Europe. Florit has been with the company since 2016, having previously served as head of A&H for France. Before that he held several roles within the insurance industry working for both brokers and insurers. He will ... Read the full article
Chubb exploring merger deal for Saudi Arabian division
19th February 2020
Chubb Arabia Cooperative Insurance Company, the Saudi Arabian arm of global re/insurer Chubb, has said that it plans to enter into talks with Al Ahli Takaful Company about the possibility of a merger. If a merger discussion is agreed, both companies will sign a non-binding memorandum of understanding to evaluate a ... Read the full article
Chubb’s P&C combined ratio strengthens in Q4
5th February 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced net income of $1.2 billion for the fourth-quarter of 2019 and a global property & casualty (P&C) combined ratio, which excludes agriculture, of 91.9%. The re/insurer announced in January that it expected its North America Agricultural Insurance unit to fall to an underwriting ... Read the full article
Chubb targets non physical damage BI with new terrorism solution
3rd February 2020
Insurer and reinsurer Chubb has launched a new Non Damage Terrorism Solutions policy offering designed to bridge gaps in traditional terrorism business interruption policies. The new product is a single policy offering protection against non damage business interruption, plus employee and customer care assistance as a result of a terrorism loss. Chubb ... Read the full article
Chubb endorses Phase One of US-China trade agreement
16th January 2020
Global re/insurance firm Chubb has issued a statement endorsing the completion of the Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China. The agreement, signed yesterday by US President Donald Trump and China’s chief negotiator, Liu He, aims to defuse parts of the trade conflict that has developed between the ... Read the full article
Chubb makes changes to European leadership team
15th January 2020
Insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced a number of changes within its European leadership team, including the appointment of Nadia Côté as Head of Major Accounts Division for Europe, succeeding Suresh Krishnan. Krishnan takes on the role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Chubb North America Accident and Health. In his new ... Read the full article
Chubb, Grab launches app-based travel insurance product
15th January 2020
Global insurer Chubb has partnered with Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab on an app-based travel insurance product available for customers in Singapore. ‘Travel Cover’ allows Singapore-based customers to purchase cover from S$2.50 per day for travel to any destination globally. The product is distributed by GrabInsure Insurance Agency, Grab Financial Group’s insurance ... Read the full article
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