2 November 2015Actuarial & underwriting

New lead appointed for Chubb captive law firm


Insurer ACE has announced that Jeffrey Miller will be in charge of Chubb’s captive law firm North American House Counsel.

The announcement was made by ACE following its acquisition of Chubb, which is set to be completed in the first quarter of next year.

North American House Counsel will be integrated with the combined company, following the merger.

Miller will also serve as executive vice president, senior claims officer, North America – casualty, workers compensation and accident and health and will lead the casualty technical practice tower.

He will have executive responsibility for all aspects of claims management for the North America insurance division, which as previously announced will be led by John Lupica, who will serve as vice chairman of the new Chubb Group and co-president of the North America Insurance division and Dino Robusto, who will serve as executive vice president of the new Chubb Group and co-president of the North America insurance division.

Douglas Poetzsch has also been appointed as executive vice president, senior claims officer, North America – property and professional liability. Currently, Poetzsch is executive vice president and head of North American claims for ACE.