Chubb makes senior appointments in Asia

Chubb has made a number of senior hires this week in its Asian operations.

Adam Clifford (pictured) is the new Singapore country president for its general insurance business, subject to regulatory approval. This role is in addition to his current responsibilities as the insurer’s regional head of casualty for Asia-Pacific.

In this expanded role, Clifford will have the overall responsibility for the growth and financial results for the operations in Singapore across all lines of business.

Seperately, Jason Keen has been appointed as head of property and casualty for Asia-Pacific.

Keen will succeed Paul McNamee, who will assume his new role as regional president for Asia-Pacific in the fourth quarter of this year.

Keen will have overall responsibility for Chubb’s commercial property and casualty business across the region which includes property and terrorism, energy, construction, casualty, financial lines, surety, environmental, SME, marine and custom industry Solutions.

In his new capacity, Keen will report to McNamee.

McNamee said: “Jason is a proven leader with a strong sense of vision for his business and an unwaivering focus on execution. He has demonstrated leadership in underwriting and all that this encompasses including analytics, portfolio management, marketing and distribution management.”