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Cyber Insurance Rates Fail to Match Catastrophe Risk-Chubb CEO

Rising prices of insurance against cyber attacks fail to take account of the potential catastrophic effects of a widespread attack, Chubb Ltd. Chief Executive Evan Greenberg said on Wednesday. “The pricing environment is pretty good,” Greenberg said on a conference …

Chubb CEO Says Company No Longer Looking to Buy Hartford Insurance

NEW YORK — Chubb Ltd’s chief executive officer on Wednesday crushed the idea of buying its smaller insurance rival, the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc, saying “the chapter with the Hartford is closed.” Chubb had said last week it was …

The Hartford Rejects Chubb’s $23 Billion Buyout Offer

The Hartford today announced that its board of directors has unanimously rejected rival insurer Chubb’s unsolicited proposal to acquire The Hartford for $23.24 billion. The Hartford said its board determined that entering into discussions regarding a strategic transaction “would not …

Insurer Chubb Offers to Acquire Rival Hartford for $23.24 Billion

Property and casualty insurer Chubb Ltd on Thursday offered to acquire smaller rival Hartford Financial Services Group Inc in a $23.24 billion cash-and-stock deal. Chubb’s $65 per share offer represents a premium of 13.2% to Hartford’s last close of $57.41. …

Chubb Exploring Purchase of Rival Hartford, Sources Say

Chubb Ltd., the global insurer led by Evan Greenberg, is exploring an acquisition of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. in what could be one of the industry’s biggest deals in years, people familiar with the matter said. The New York-listed …

Chubb Urges U.S. and Insurers to Team Up for Future Pandemic Costs

Chubb Ltd. proposed that insurers and the U.S. government work together to cover future business-interruption losses from pandemics, as the industry faces a flurry of lawsuits over costs related to coronavirus-related shutdowns. Chubb, the large global insurer led by Evan …

Insurers Want Taxpayers to Back Pandemic Coverage For Businesses

The U.S. insurance industry is promoting the idea of an insurance plan backed by the federal government that would help businesses that in the future suffer losses from a pandemic, people familiar with the effort told Reuters. The campaign involves …

Insurers Feel the Heat as Chefs, Trump Join Calls for Payouts

LONDON/NEW YORK — Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of up to 100,000 pounds ($123,460.00) to cover losses during the coronavirus lockdown. Now he fears for the future as he …

Coronavirus to Spur Largest Single Loss in Insurance History – Chubb CEO

The, will likely spur the largest single loss in insurance industry history, said Evan Greenberg, chief executive officer of Chubb Ltd, during a call with analysts on Wednesday. Chubb, one of the world’s largest insurers, reported its first-quarter financial results …