17 May 2016 Insurance

Chubb promotes exec to construction & cyber risk role in Africa

Chubb has appointed Gilbert Flepp, formerly cyber risks manager (First Party) for Continental Europe, to the role of head of construction, Powergen and cyber risk for Africa, as it continues to build its insurance capabilities in the Eurasia & Africa region.

In his new role, Flepp will be responsible for the performance and profitable growth of Chubb’s insurance portfolios in these developing areas of risk in Africa, and will also provide technical underwriting support and guidance to the teams in Russia and Turkey.

He will also continue to work with Chubb’s Continental Europe team, reflecting the diverse distribution channels and geographies through which African business is written by Chubb.

Flepp will continue to be based in Paris, reporting to Giles Ward, regional president for Chubb in Eurasia and Africa and to Steve Reiss, chief operating officer for Chubb in Continental Europe.

He has over 30 years of insurance industry experience and joined a Chubb predecessor company CIGNA in 1989.

“Construction and power generation is an increasingly important sector for the African continent, while our research shows that technology risk is the number one emerging risk for African risk managers,” said Ward. “Gilbert, with his wealth of technical and underwriting experience, will play a key role in developing our risk solutions and further strengthening our capabilities within our Eurasia & Africa region in general.”

He added: “I welcome him to our team and I am very much looking forward to working with him.”

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