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ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) announced today members of the future leadership team it intends to appoint for the company’s North America Personal Risk Services division. The appointments will take effect upon completion of the acquisition of Chubb, which is expected in the first quarter of 2016.

North America Personal Risk Services will offer an array of property and casualty insurance products for individuals and families with fine homes, automobiles, art, jewelry, watercraft and other valuable possessions. The division also will provide customers with state-of-the-art services that will help protect their property, lifestyle and families from risk and, in the event of a loss, with exceptional claims services.

As previously announced, Frances D. O’Brien will serve as Senior Vice President of the new Chubb Group and Division President, North America Personal Risk Services, and C. Scott Gunter will serve as Chief Operating Officer, North America Personal Risk Services. Mr. Gunter will report to Ms. O’Brien. Ms. O’Brien will report to Paul J. Krump, who, as previously announced, will serve as Executive Vice President of the new Chubb Group and President, North America Commercial and Personal Insurance.

Leadership Team Members

The North America Personal Risk Services division will include a full complement of product, service and distribution managers.

Hope Jarvis will lead Personal Insurance Operations. Ms. Jarvis is currently Senior Vice President and Global TPA, Compliance & Strategy Manager for Chubb. In addition to reporting to Ms. O’Brien, Ms. Jarvis will report to James English, who is currently Executive Vice President and North America Chief Operations Officer for ACE and will continue to serve in that role.

The following managers will report to Mr. Gunter:

• Chris Donahue will serve as Chief Underwriting Officer. Mr. Donahue is currently Chief Underwriting Officer for ACE Private Risk Services.
• Annmarie Camp will lead Personal Insurance Sales and Distribution. Ms. Camp is currently Senior Vice President, National Sales and Distribution Manager for ACE Private Risk Services.
• James A. Fiske will lead Personal Insurance Marketing. Mr. Fiske is currently Senior Vice President and U.S. Marketing Manager for Chubb Personal Insurance. In addition to reporting to Mr. Gunter, Mr. Fiske will report to Cora Klena, who is currently Senior Vice President, North America Marketing & Communications for ACE and will continue to serve in that role.
• Noel P. Hannon will serve as Personal Insurance Underwriting Centers Leader. Ms. Hannon is currently Senior Vice President and U.S. Underwriting Centers Officer for Chubb Personal Insurance.
• Jennifer M. Naughton will lead Personal Insurance Risk Consulting Services. Ms. Naughton is currently Vice President and Loss Control Services New York Regional Manager for Chubb Commercial Insurance.

“High net worth customers expect the best and most innovative products and services to protect them and their families from complex and continuously evolving risks. By assembling some of the most talented and service-oriented people in the business, we will provide innovative solutions to our customers, agents and brokers through world-class products and services,” said Ms. O’Brien.

“Fran and Scott are pulling together a distinguished team of experts in underwriting, risk consulting, sales and marketing, and operations management that will enable us to serve our customers well, support our agent and broker partners and build our combined business,” said Mr. Krump.

About ACE Group

ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at www.acegroup.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All forward-looking statements made in this communication, related to the acquisition of Chubb, potential post-acquisition performance or otherwise, reflect ACE’s current views with respect to future events, business transactions and business performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” ”expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “could,” “future,” “project” or other words of similar meaning. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed transaction involving ACE and Chubb, including future financial results; ACE’s and Chubb’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions; the expected timing of completion of the transaction and other statements that are not historical facts. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the following: the inability to complete the transaction in a timely manner; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the transaction, including receipt of required regulatory approvals; the failure of the proposed transaction to close for any other reason; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction will not be realized; the risk that integration of Chubb’s operations with those of ACE will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the challenges of integrating and retaining key employees; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on ACE’s, Chubb’s or the combined company’s respective business relationships, operating results and business generally; the possibility that the anticipated synergies and cost savings of the merger will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; general competitive, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations; and actions taken or conditions imposed by the United States and foreign governments and regulatory authorities. In addition, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results of the combined company described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated September 11, 2015, that was delivered to ACE’s and Chubb’s respective shareholders, and in ACE’s and Chubb’s respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that are available on the SEC’s website, located at www.sec.gov, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in ACE’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015, and “Risk Factors” in Chubb’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2015. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. ACE undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.