Chubb News

Chubb, Hiscox, Tokio, Other Lloyd’s Underwriters Form Innovation Facility to Insure Emerging Risks

A group of Lloyd’s underwriters has launched a new facility with £53 million ($67.5 million) of capacity that is designed to speed up re/insurance product development for new and emerging risks. The Product Innovation Facility is led by senior underwriters …

Lloyd’s Gathers Group of Industry Heavy-Hitters as Advisers for Its Future Strategy

Lloyd’s has gathered a group of industry heavy-hitters — such as Evan Greenberg at Chubb, Dan Glaser at Marsh & McLennan, and John Haley at Willis Towers Watson — to sit on advisory committees that will help support and develop …

Chubb to Partner with National Association of Women Business Owners

The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) has partnered with Chubb to provide NAWBO members with small business insurance resources, including education, insurance products and services generally reserved for global corporations, including Chubb’s Cyber Enterprise Risk Management policy. According …

U.S. P/C Commercial Lines Market ‘Best in Years,’ Says Chubb CEO Greenberg

Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg referred to his company as being in the midst of a “rational market” and appeared pleased with its direction and tone so far in 2019. “In the first quarter, in total, with all lines …

Chubb’s Q1 Net Income Dips Slightly but Commercial Insurance Produces Gains

Chubb saw its net income dip slightly in the 2019 first quarter, though commercial and other insurance premiums rose at a healthy clip. The insurance giant’s property/casualty combined ratio also improved, and catastrophe losses dropped. “Chubb had a very good …

Chubb Expands Insurance Coverage in Canada for Private Equity Firms

Chubb is providing expanded insurance coverage, called “Private Equity+”, to address “the unique risks of Canadian private equity firms.” These extended offerings help transfer and mitigate many of the private equity firms’ most significant liabilities by combining in one policy …

Chubb Names Kennett as Head of Financial Institutions for UK, Ireland and Global Mkts.

Chubb has appointed Jonathan Kennett as head of Financial Institutions for the UK and Ireland and Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the insurer’s London market wholesale and specialty arm. In this role, Kennett will have responsibility for the leadership, strategy and …

Insurers Face Big Claims from Victims’ Families After Boeing 737 MAX Crash: Sources

Boeing Co.’s insurers face big claims from families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, coming less than six months after the crash of the same type of Boeing aircraft in Indonesia, insurance and aviation sources said. An Ethiopian …

UK’s Global Aerospace Is Boeing’s Lead Insurer

Britain’s Global Aerospace is the lead insurer for the world’s biggest plane maker Boeing Co, the insurer’s top boss said on Monday. “I can confirm that Global Aerospace leads Boeing, and also Lion Air,” Chief Executive Officer Nick Brown said …

Chubb Increases Stake in China’s Huatai Insurance Group to 26.2%

Chubb Ltd. announced it has received Chinese regulatory approval to increase the company’s ownership in Huatai Insurance Group Co. Ltd. to 26.2 percent from 20 percent, effective Feb. 27, 2019. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Huatai Insurance …