Global Insurer Appoints Leadership Team For Personal Risk In North America

Eliane Chavagnon

23 November 2015

ACE, the global insurer, has revealed the leadership line-up for its personal risk services division in North America, effective upon completion of the firm's acquisition of Chubb, which is expected in the first quarter of 2016.

The personal risk services business will provide property and casualty insurance products for homes, automobiles, art, jewelry, watercraft and other valuable possessions. The division will also provide services that will help clients protect their property, lifestyle and families from risk and, in the event of a loss, with claims services.

As previously announced, Frances O’Brien will serve as senior vice president of the new Chubb Group and division president of personal risk services, and Scott Gunter will serve as chief operating officer of this unit. Gunter will report to O’Brien, who will report to Paul Krump, who will serve as executive vice president of the new Chubb Group and president of commercial and personal insurance services.

Meanwhile, Hope Jarvis – currently a senior vice president for compliance and strategy manager – will lead the personal insurance operations segment. As well as reporting to O’Brien, Jarvis will report to James English, who is currently executive vice president and North America chief operations officer at ACE, and will continue to serve in that role.

The following managers will report to Gunter:

Chris Donahue, currently chief underwriting officer for ACE Private Risk Services, will serve as CUO.
Annmarie Camp will lead personal insurance sales and distribution. Camp is currently a senior vice president of national sales and distribution manager for ACE Private Risk Services.
James Fiske, currently senior vice president and US marketing manager for Chubb Personal Insurance, will lead personal insurance marketing. In addition to reporting to Gunter, Fiske will report to Cora Klena, who is currently senior vice president of North America marketing and communications for ACE and will continue to serve in that role.
Noel Hannon will serve as personal insurance underwriting centers leader. Hannon is currently senior vice president and US underwriting centers officer for Chubb Personal Insurance.
Jennifer Naughton will lead personal insurance risk consulting services. Naughton is currently vice president and loss control services New York regional manager for Chubb Commercial Insurance.