Chubb Limited reports developments for a global insurance business spanning commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health, reinsurance and life insurance. News commonly covers underwriting results, net premiums written, combined ratio trends and earnings materials across North America, Overseas General, consumer insurance and commercial insurance.
Company updates also include insurance partnerships, risk-management programs for sectors such as marine and life sciences, reinsurance facility announcements, claims leadership, operations and technology appointments, and earnings conference schedules. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under CB.
Chubb (CB) ranked second overall in customer satisfaction in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study. The insurer rose five spots and scored 746 out of 1,000, while ranking first in Digital Channels. The study drew responses from 2,900 insurance customers at businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
Chubb (NYSE: CB) reported third-quarter net income of $2.84 billion, up 1.5% from the prior year, as catastrophe losses increased. Net income per share rose 4.4% to $7.30. Core operating income fell 2.2% to $2.98 billion, while its per-share figure rose 0.8% to $7.66.
Consolidated net premiums written increased 1.9% to $15.14 billion. Property and casualty underwriting income fell 8.8% to $2.06 billion; its combined ratio, measuring claims and expenses against premiums, rose to 84.1% from 81.8%. Pre-tax catastrophe losses reached $705 million versus $285 million. Net investment income rose 8.6% to $1.79 billion, and Life Insurance segment income increased 11.4% to $369 million.
Nine-month net income rose 12.9% to $8.02 billion, and core operating income increased 21.0% to $8.60 billion. Quarterly capital returns totaled $1.57 billion. Investment portfolio losses reduced book value during the quarter.
Chubb (NYSE: CB) will hold its third quarter earnings conference call on October 21, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
The company expects to release third quarter earnings and its financial supplement after the market closes on October 20, 2026. The documents and live webcast will be available at investors.chubb.com, with a replay available after the call.
National Geographic Society (CB) announced the first grants under its new Blue Boundaries program, created with support from the Chubb Charitable Foundation to link conservation science and storytelling for wetland, coastal and reef ecosystems.
The inaugural cohort of National Geographic Explorers will conduct freshwater wetland projects in the Lower Mekong Basin, the Mississippi River watershed, and the shared wetlands of Southern Mexico, Belize and Guatemala over a phased, six-year program. Projects span community-led monitoring of megafish, microbial and invasive-species research, carbon balance studies in swamps, and work on manatees, cave species and peatlands, integrating local and Indigenous knowledge.
Chubb (CB) has appointed Johan Oosthuizen as Global Head of Digital Business and Gabriel Lazaro as Global Head of Digital Growth & Strategic Consumer Partnerships, effective immediately.
Oosthuizen will oversee all aspects of Chubb’s global digital business, including partnership acquisition and performance and the deployment of approved products. He will report to Paul McNamee and be accountable to Bryce Johns for life-related production. Lazaro will lead partnership relationships and growth strategies across digital platforms, technology companies and emerging ecosystems, covering both P&C and Life across Chubb Overseas General and North America. He will report to McNamee and Oosthuizen. These appointments continue Chubb’s investment in scaling its digital business and strengthening its partnership ecosystem.
Chubb (CB) appointed Sean Ringsted as Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President, Chubb Group, effective immediately.
This newly created role gives Ringsted responsibility for the company’s worldwide artificial intelligence, data and analytics strategy and initiatives. He has more than three decades of experience at Chubb and its predecessor ACE Group, spanning risk, digital transformation, analytics and actuarial leadership. Ringsted most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chubb Group and Chief Digital Business Officer, where he led Chubb’s global AI efforts and built its digital business unit. He previously served as Chief Risk Officer, Chief Digital Officer and Chief Actuary in various group and reinsurance roles.
Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.02 per share, payable on October 2, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 11, 2026. According to Chubb Limited, the dividend will be paid in U.S. dollars from legal reserves via the company’s transfer agent and represents the second installment of the dividend approved by shareholders on May 21, 2026.
Chubb (NYSE: CB), through its pet insurance brand Healthy Paws, has entered a strategic partnership with DogPack, a global dog-owner platform. The integration gives U.S.-based DogPack users seamless, in-app access to Healthy Paws accident and illness pet insurance options tailored to each dog's profile, with a streamlined path to enrollment.
Chubb (NYSE: CB) announced leadership changes at Westchester, its wholesale excess and surplus (E&S) lines business in North America. Dave Lupica, previously Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, Westchester, has been named Executive Chairman, focused on governance oversight and strategic advice for the wholesale E&S business.
Dave Roberts, formerly Chief Operating Officer, Westchester, has been appointed Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, Westchester, succeeding Lupica. The appointments are effective immediately. According to Chubb, Lupica brings more than 40 years of industry experience, while Roberts has nearly 20 years of experience, including over a decade in senior roles at Westchester.
Chubb (NYSE: CB) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $2.85 billion ($7.30 per share), down 3.8% year over year, while core operating income rose 14.6% to $2.84 billion ($7.26 per share, up 18.2%). Consolidated net premiums written were $14.7 billion, up 3.6%.
P&C net premiums written grew 3.0% (6.3% excluding large account and E&S property), and Life Insurance net premiums written rose 7.5% with segment income up 9.0%. P&C underwriting income increased 18.8% to $1.94 billion, with a combined ratio of 83.8% versus 85.6% a year ago. Pre-tax net catastrophe losses were $475 million compared with $630 million.
Pre-tax net investment income reached a record $1.76 billion (up 12.3%), with adjusted net investment income of $1.88 billion (up 11.4%). Book value per share rose 12.3% year over year to $195.45, and tangible book value per share increased 17.1% to $131.93. Capital returned to shareholders in the quarter totaled $1.37 billion, including $979 million of share repurchases and $395 million in dividends.