Chubb's Westchester unit names new division president

Chubb (NYSE: CB) announced two executive appointments within Westchester, its wholesale excess and surplus (E&S) lines business in North America, effective immediately.

Dave Lupica, who has served as Vice President of Chubb Group and Division President of Westchester, has been named Executive Chairman. In the role, he will provide governance oversight and advise on strategy for Chubb's wholesale E&S business in North America.

Dave Roberts, previously Chief Operating Officer of Westchester since 2025, has been appointed Vice President of Chubb Group and Division President of Westchester, succeeding Lupica. Roberts will have executive operating responsibility for Chubb's wholesale E&S lines business in North America and will report to Scott Meyer, Senior Vice President of Chubb Group and Chief Operating Officer of North America Insurance.

Lupica has more than 40 years of insurance industry experience and joined Chubb, then ACE, in 2000. He was inducted into the Insurance Business America Hall of Fame in 2024.

Roberts has nearly 20 years of insurance industry experience and has spent more than a decade with Westchester, where he previously held senior leadership positions overseeing small business products, business development, underwriting operations, and profitability performance. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Penn State University.

Juan Luis Ortega, Executive Vice President of Chubb Group and President of North America Insurance, said of Roberts: "Dave is an underwriter at his core, with a disciplined approach to evaluating risk from every angle."

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