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Chubb’s Greenberg: Start Questioning the Societal Benefits of Litigation Funding

Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg said society and the business community need to start asking questions regarding the purpose of third-party litigation funding, a major contributor to increases in frequency and severity within casualty lines. “What social purpose does litigation funding …

Chubb Increases Loss Cost Trends ‘Rather Than Be Lagging and Get Caught’: Greenberg

Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg said the insurer is seeing favorable returns, but additional rate is needed to “keep pace with loss costs, which are hardly benign.” Greenberg said during the July 27 call to discuss second-quarter earnings that Chubb has …

Chubb CEO Greenberg Stresses Need to Address Ransomware and ‘Systemic’ Cyber Risk

Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is doubling down against outlawing ransomware payments to address the the growing threat of ransomware. He appears to make an exception, however, for cryptocurrency payments. “While I don’t think the government should outlaw ransomware …

Chubb Is ‘Firing On All Cylinders,’ Says CEO Greenberg After Record Results for Q2

Chubb released positive second quarter results, driven by gains in its commercial property/casualty business and related rate hikes in the sector. The company called it a “record quarter” with “robust” numbers. The company said it had its best property/casualty premium …

Report: $8.1B of Sandy’s Damages Attributable to Climate Change

Roughly $8.1B of Superstorm Sandy’s damages in 2012 are attributable to “climate-mediated anthropogenic sea level rise,” a report out this week shows. The report published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications examined how much of the more than $60 …

Chubb CEO Greenberg Reiterates Call for Litigation Reform

Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is reiterating a call for litigation reform nationally and at the state level to address what he said is a “systemic” worsening of the legal environment and its harmful impact on the insurance industry. …

Chubb ‘Disappointed’ in Hartford’s Rejection of Merger Offer, Talks

Global insurer Chubb Ltd. today issued a statement that it is “disappointed that The Hartford chose not to engage in discussions regarding a strategic business combination.” However, the disappointed insurer said it will continue to seek opportunities for acquisitions. Chubb’s …

Allianz Privately Mulls Counteroffer for The Hartford After Chubb’s Offer

Chubb Ltd.’s $23 billion takeover offer for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has prompted Germany’s Allianz SE to study the feasibility of a counteroffer, according to people familiar with the matter. Europe’s biggest insurer is discussing its options with potential …

Chubb Bids for Significant Scale Including The Hartford’s ‘Crown Jewel’

Five years ago, Evan Greenberg led ACE’s nearly $30 billion acquisition of Chubb, morphing Chubb into its current status as a global property/casualty insurance giant he continues to guide as CEO. Now, the insurer is gunning for even larger size …

Chubb CEO Says U.S. Failure to Manage Covid-19 Hurts Economy, Global Image

Global insurer Chubb’s employees have begun to return to their offices in many countries around the world as governments have brought the coronavirus pandemic under control. However, the United State government has not been able to get the virus under …