Chubb Hires APAC Property Head From AIG

Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer has announced new appointments for its Asia Pacific property and casualty team.

Commercial property specialist Alex Todd has joined Chubb as its head of property, a role in which he will be responsible for the growth and performance of its commercial property portfolio in Asia, the company announced on Friday.

Todd brings 18 years of international experience and joins from AIG, where he led a team of 50 and was accountable for a variety of first-party programs and specialty lines across Canada. Based in Chubb’s Singapore regional office, he will report to Grant Cairns, regional head of property and casualty for Asia Pacific.

The company also appointed Jamie Park, previously Chubb’s chief underwriting officer as well as head of portfolio management, casualty, and financial lines and environmental liability in Korea, as its head of financial lines, based in Singapore.

In her new role, Park will be responsible for the underwriting, product development, new business opportunities, as well as driving the overall profitability of Chubb’s Financial Lines portfolio in Asia.

The appointment of the pair supports the continued drive and strategic direction of its growing property portfolio, and position as the market leader in financial lines across Asia, Chubb said in a statement.