Chubb announced July 22 that it has integrated its North America Accident and Health (A&H) businesses.
The property & casualty insurer also announced that Chris Martin, current President of Chubb Workplace Benefits, has been appointed Division President of Chubb North America Accident and Health effective immediately.
In this position, Martin will oversee the division's strategy, product and business development, profit and loss performance, and underwriting operations.
James Walloga, Chubb's Executive Vice President of Specialty Accident and Health, will continue to lead the company's North America Specialty Accident and Health business.
"This integration of our A&H businesses reinforces our commitment to the marketplace, where we see tremendous opportunities to further serve our partners and clients," said Matt Merna, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group, Division President, Chubb North America Major Accounts. "This new structure will provide our distribution partners and clients with greater resources and better access to products and services that are designed to meet the unique challenges of workplace and travel risk for individuals, employees, as well as a variety of organizational entities."
Martin will report to Merna, with a matrixed reporting line to Joe Vasquez, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and head of the company's Global Accident and Health business.
Martin joined Chubb in 2011 as President of Worksite Solutions for Combined Insurance, a Chubb Company, and was promoted to President of Chubb Workplace Benefits in 2016. He holds a Masters of Management in marketing and organization behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Yale University.
