Chubb Announces Leadership Appointments in Overseas General Commercial Insurance

Chubb announced two leadership appointments within its Chubb Overseas General (COG) division. Ben McGregor has been named Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Property, COG, and Alex Forman has been named Senior Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance Casualty, COG, effective immediately. Both will report to John DePeters, Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Insurance & Specialty, COG.

McGregor and Forman will be responsible for driving the performance and growth of COG’s middle market capabilities and enhance segment-specific underwriting strategies for the division’s commercial property and casualty portfolio. They will also collaborate with Industry Practice leadership to expand the division’s offerings by leveraging advanced analytics and new technology to deepen market reach and continue delivering innovative solutions to clients.

“These appointments underscore the strength of our leadership talent and our ongoing commitment to invest in a world class commercial insurance platform with strong underwriting discipline and focused growth,” said DePeters. “Ben and Alex each bring deep technical expertise to their roles, and together they will be instrumental in scaling our capabilities.”

McGregor brings more than 30 years of insurance industry experience to his new role, including 23 years at Chubb, where he has led and developed property portfolios in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Most recently, he served as Head of Property and Terrorism for the United Kingdom and Ireland regions. He is a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF).

Forman has more than two decades of insurance industry experience. Prior to joining Chubb in 2020, he led teams at AIG and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, where he served as Head of UK Retail Underwriting. In his most recent role at Chubb, he oversaw the profitability and strategic growth of the UK, Ireland & South Africa (UKISA) casualty portfolio.