Chubb News

Insurers to Offer up to $5B in Capacity to Hike Developing Nations’ Climate Resilience

Insurers are partnering with the United Nations and other public groups to help the poorest countries bounce back from natural disasters that may become a more regular occurrence. As part of the program, as much as $5 billion in insurance …

Chubb Personal Auto Service Protects Insured Info for Total Loss Vehicles

Chubb has launched a new service designed to help personal auto clients remove sensitive electronic information from their vehicles in the event of an insured total loss. “While hands-free GPS and mobile connectivity has made driving more convenient and safer, …

3 Steps to Keep the Cameras Rolling for Entertainment Clients In Hurricane Season

The magic of the movies has the power to transport theater goers to distant lands, faraway places and, in some cases, entirely different planets. Television shows are no exception, and the power of set design is a contributing factor to …

Chubb Launches CoverPlus Liability Insurance for Middle Market Manufacturers

Chubb has introduced CoverPlus – a new platform offering expanded liability-driven products tailored to the evolving risks faced by middle market manufacturers from new technologies and processes. CoverPlus offers a custom-tailored suite of coordinated insurance products and offers flexible and …

Chubb Launches Combined Product for Professional Service Firms

Chubb has introduced a new offering designed to help professional service firms mitigate a variety of exposures that can impact their businesses. The new Pro ERM offering combines miscellaneous professional liability, media liability, cyber liability, and first-party cyber coverages with …

Insurers Pressured to Drop Coverage of Canada’s Oil Sands Pipeline

A coalition of 32 environmental and indigenous groups on Thursday urged insurers to stop underwriting the Trans Mountain pipeline to pressure Canada to cancel its plan to expand the project, which carries crude from Alberta’s oil sands to British Columbia’s …

Chubb appoints Kwan as Division Head of Property & Casualty for Singapore

Chubb announced the appointment of Eric Kwan as division head of Property & Casualty for Singapore, effective Aug.5, 2019. He reports to Scott Simpson, Chubb’s country president for Singapore. In Kwan’s new role, he has overall responsibility for leading Chubb’s …

Chubb Promotes Ortega to President, Overseas, as Andrade Moves to Top Everest Role

Chubb Ltd. has appointed Juan Luis Ortega as executive vice president, Chubb Group, and president, Overseas General Insurance. He succeeds Juan Andrade, who is leaving Chubb to take the role of president and chief executive officer of Everest Re. Everest …

Chubb Names Kopp Head of A&H for APAC, Nisbet Appointed Thailand Country President

Chubb announced two leadership appointments for the company’s Asia Pacific business, which are effective from Oct. 1, 2019. Edward Kopp, currently country president of Chubb’s general insurance business in Thailand, has been appointed to the position of senior vice president, …

Chubb Adds Small Business Coverage for Food Service Industry to Digital Platform

Chubb has added small business insurance to cover risks faced by the food service industry to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a suite of products for businesses with up to $30 million in revenue. According to …