Chubb tapped two former Zurich executives and a third from within the company for its regional claims team. Willis Towers Watson appointed aa new corporate risk and broking market leader and construction leader for St. Louis, Mo.

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Chubb made three new appointments for its regional claims team, and two are former Zurich executives.

• • Marc Scheidegger was named claims director, Continental Europe, and will be based in Paris. With 22 years of experience in the insurance industry, Scheidegger joined Chubb from Zurich where he served in a series of senior claims roles with international responsibilities – most recently as chief claims officer, Hong Kong General Insurance.
  • John Latter is the new claims director, UK and Ireland, and is based in London. Latter has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience and also joins Chubb from Zurich, where he was director of Technical Centre, UK Claims. Prior to this, Latter held a number of senior claims roles with both UK and international responsibilities.
  • Kevin Smith has been appointed as European claims service manager. Based in London, Smith will have responsibility for overall service delivery across Europe and will focus on major multinational accounts, as well as the development of Chubb’s service proposition across the middle market and SME sectors. Smith first joined Chubb in 2003 as property claims adjuster in London. After occupying a number of external roles in the technical and claims management spheres, Smith returned in 2013 as assistant property claims manager, Europe.

All three will report to Steve Parry, director of claims, Europe and Eurasia & Africa.

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Willis Towers Watson appointed John Campbell as corporate risk and broking market leader and construction leader for St. Louis, Mo.

Campbell will be responsible for driving the overall CRB growth strategy, value proposition and talent acquisition efforts in the region. Additionally, he will oversee the development of the company’s construction business in the region. He will report to Scot Housh, head of corporate risk and broking for the Midwest region.

Campbell joins Willis Towers Watson from USI Insurance Services, where he held a variety of leadership roles, including most recently national construction practice leader.

Source: Chubb, Willis Towers Watson