Chubb

• KRE Insurance Adapts to Increasingly Global World, Sophisticated Criminals

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2012

  Kidnap, Ransom and Extortion insurance coverage is much more than the name implies. The coverage has become broad—one shaped by competition and a growing need as we become a more globalized, high-tech society within many areas of political or economic strife.

• To Develop New Coverage Options, Specialty Players ‘See Around Corners and Imagine’

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2012

  Insurance providers need to have no fear of failure when developing new products to adjust to and cover emerging risks associated with the fast-paced evolution and trends among worldwide businesses.

• As Transportation & Construction Rebound, Inland Marine Revs Up

  By Bonnie Cavanaugh  |  April 26, 2012

  As the economy begins to turn, competition in Transportation and Construction coverage are heating up the Inland Marine Specialty Insurance segment.

• Success in Silicon

  By Emma Lehmann  |  April 25, 2012

  Efficiency, risk management services and client referrals drive Stratton Agency

• Chubb Insurance: All Fired Up

  By Bryant Rousseau, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 20, 2012

  Setting fires in the workplace is frowned upon by most employers, but at Chubb Insurance it’s an activity that’s not only actively encouraged—it’s actually an essential part of the company’s profit picture.

• Fire Facility Takes a Hands-on Approach to Training

  April 20, 2012

  While Chubb’s fire lab has all the accoutrements of a typical classroom—white boards and rows of desks—it also is the sort of place that would cause the eyes of a child to light up—or those of any adult with an inclination to learn how cool stuff works.

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  Leveraging Hindsight into Foresight: Lessons from the Titanic

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com, Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 11, 2012

  It’s been almost 100 years since the Titanic sank, and although risk management and technology have improved the odds, the maritime industry still faces unique challenges.

• Commercial-Lines Pricing Survey, MarketScout Report Show Further Signs of Upward Market Turn

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  March 15, 2012

  Evidence of a market turn continues to mount, as a survey of commercial-lines executives shows rates rose 3 percent in 2011’s fourth quarter—and recent analysis contends that rates could climb by as much as 10 percent over this year.

• Paulson Looks to Enlist Analysts in Bid to Split Hartford

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2012

  Hedge fund titan John Paulson tried on Friday to enlist securities analysts in his effort to force Hartford Insurance Group to separate its property and casualty businesses from the lesser-performing life businesses.

• Reserve Releases Push Rate Increases

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 9, 2012

  Reserve releases are showing signs of ebbing and insurers are pushing rate increases that could translate into as high as 10 percent increase over this year, according to a report.