Chubb appoints John Watkins head of casualty claims for North America claims

Chubb has named John Watkins senior vice president, head of casualty claims for its North America claims organization.

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Watkins will be responsible for managing approximately 325 casualty claims examiners and will oversee primary, excess and umbrella general liability claims for both commercial and personal lines, as well as environmental, construction, construction defect, medical risk, life science, aviation, programs, agriculture and multinational claims.

He will report to Jeffrey Miller, executive vice president, senior claim officer, North American claims, and will be based in Basking Ridge, N.J.

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Wealth of claims management experience

Watkins has more than 27 years of claims management experience. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of complex claims for Liberty Mutual's commercial insurance business.

Watkins received his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts.

“John is a strategic leader and has a broad claims and legal background with an emphasis on managing complex casualty lines. His deep expertise and industry knowledge will enable our strong casualty team to further provide superior claims handling for our commercial and personal lines clients,” said Frank Lattal, senior vice president and chief claims officer, Chubb Group. 

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