Three Insurance Professionals with High-Net-Worth Expertise Join Chubb

WARREN, N.J., May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Three insurance professionals with substantial expertise in the high-net-worth customer segment have joined Chubb Personal Insurance (CPI).

Jennifer Celmer, Robert Haibi and Eric Shanks have been appointed to strategic management roles at Chubb after having served in various capacities in the personal insurance operations at Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer, Robert and Eric to Chubb," said Kathleen Tierney, chief operating officer of Chubb Personal Insurance. "Their broad experience and industry knowledge complement our deep expertise in the high-net-worth insurance marketplace. They will help us further enhance the extraordinary level of service we provide to our agents, brokers and customers and to maintain our global leadership in managing and insuring the risks of high-net-worth individuals."

In her new role, Celmer will serve as a worldwide underwriter for CPI's Signature (large account) customer segment. She also will manage and help enhance the long-term strategy of the Custom Solutions team, which provides customized insurance solutions for Signature clients who have unique and complex risks. Celmer had served as the high-net-worth segment leader for personal insurance at Fireman's Fund. Previously, she held various positions at AIG Private Client Group, including eastern zone underwriting manager. She began her career as a personal insurance underwriter in New Jersey for Chubb 17 years ago.

As national brokers marketing manager, Haibi will be responsible for managing relationships with CPI's national broker and agent partners to help drive profitable growth. At Fireman's Fund, Haibi served as the personal insurance national distribution executive. He previously held positions with AIG Private Client Group, including central zone executive and southeast region marketing manager. He entered the insurance industry 19 years ago as a claims representative in New York for Progressive Insurance.

As a market segment manager, Shanks will have responsibilities related to marketing, services, underwriting and business strategy for Signature business. Most recently, Shanks oversaw the product management and high-net-worth underwriting departments for Fireman's Fund's personal insurance division. He previously held positions at AIG Private Client Group, including central zone executive, and at Chubb in Chicago, New Jersey and St. Louis. Shanks began his career as underwriter for Safeco Insurance 22 years ago. 

About Chubb

Since 1882, members of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies have provided property and casualty insurance products to customers around the globe. These products are offered through a worldwide network of independent agents and brokers. The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is known for financial strength, underwriting and loss-control expertise, tailoring products for the needs of high-net-worth individuals and commercial customers in niche markets and select industry segments, and outstanding claim service.

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is the marketing term used to describe several separately incorporated insurance companies under the common ownership of The Chubb Corporation. The Chubb Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and, together with its subsidiaries, employs approximately 10,000 people throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. For more information regarding The Chubb Corporation, including a listing of the insurers in the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, visit www.chubb.com.

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