Chubb appoints John Keogh as president
Keogh 'continues to demonstrate the skill, character, and intellect that exemplify great leadership,' says Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg.
Insurance veteran John Keogh has been appointed as Chubb’s new president, effective immediately, the company announced on Dec. 2. Keogh also will remain the firm’s chief operating officer and will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Evan G. Greenberg.
“I am honored and grateful to be named president of Chubb,” said Keogh in a press release. “I have benefited greatly from Evan’s leadership and the contributions of my many outstanding colleagues. I am energized and excited to continue building with Evan, an enduring firm that delivers profitable growth and superior value to our clients, distribution partners, shareholders, and employees.”
Keogh’s insurance career started more than 30 years ago as an underwriter with AIG. During his 20 years at the multinational insurer, Keogh served as senior vice president of Domestic General Insurance and president and CEO of National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, an AIG member company. Keogh joined Chubb — then ACE — in 2006 and quickly moved up the ranks, most recently as executive vice president and COO.
In a statement, Greenberg emphasized Keogh’s long-standing insurance leadership and expertise: “The title of president more appropriately reflects John’s current wide-ranging responsibilities and importance to the success of our company and is in recognition of his exceptional contributions and leadership over the course of his 14 years as my partner and trusted colleague. John is an outstanding insurance executive; he continues to demonstrate the skill, character, and intellect that exemplify great leadership, including a true command and level of execution excellence across our global insurance operations. I look forward to working with John for years to come.”
In addition to his responsibilities at Chubb, Keogh is chairman of the board of overseers for the Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science of St. John’s University, and he serves on the board of trustees of the Eisenhower Fellowships. He is also on the board of directors of the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund and the Brown University Sports Foundation.
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