Chubb appoints Marcos Gunn as SVP and regional president of Latin America

Property/casualty insurer Chubb has appointed Marcos Gunn as senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Latin America.

Gunn will have overall responsibility for the general management and business results for all operations in the region, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Gunn has more than 20 years of insurance industry experience. When ACE completed its acquisition of Chubb in 2016, he was appointed president, Northern Latin America region, in addition to his role as chief operating officer for the company's Latin America operations. He joined ACE in 2000, and has served in a variety of management roles, including country president of Chile; regional vice president of accident and health, Latin America; and regional vice president of accident & health, Asia Pacific. Prior to joining ACE, he served as a commercial insurance underwriter at Chubb in Argentina.

Gunn is currently division president, Northern Latin America, which includes Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and chief operating officer of the Latin America region.

He will report to Juan Luis Ortega, who earlier was named president of the company's overseas general insurance operations. He will retain his current responsibilities for an interim period until his has been announced.

John Keogh, executive vice chairman and chief operating officer of Chubb, said: "I am so pleased to appoint Marcos to this role. With more than 20 years of insurance industry experience, including 19 with Chubb, Marcos has a long and proven track record of accomplishment leading insurance businesses in both the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. He is a strong executive who brings deep experience to this new assignment leading one of our company's fastest-growing regions."

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Ortega added: "Marcos is the perfect executive to lead the Latin America region. He has served as a country president multiple times, led the A&H business in two regions of the world, and, more recently, overseen the impressive business results from our Mexican operations. His underwriting and product experience spans commercial property and casualty, A&H and personal lines. I have great confidence that Marcos has the management, leadership capabilities and vision to lead the region's continued profitable growth."