CHUBB announced the appointment of Adrian MATTHEWS, currently Executive Vice President and Zonal Leader Major Accounts for the company's Midwest, Canada and Northeast regions in North America, to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), Continental Europe. 

In his new role, Adrian MATTHEWS will be responsible for the performance and development of CHUBB's property and casualty product lines as well as the company's sales and distribution function across Continental Europe.

He succeeds Steve REISS, who recently returned to the United States to lead CHUBB's North American Real Estate and Hospitality Industry Practice. Adrian MATTHEWS will be based in Paris, reporting to Jeff MOGHRABI, Division President, Continental Europe. He will take up the role before the end of the first quarter of 2017.

Adrian MATTHEWS has 32 years of insurance industry experience. Before assuming his current role, he had served as Chief Operating Officer for CHUBB's Midwest region from 2012 to 2015. Prior to joining ACE as a primary casualty underwriting manager in 1993, he held underwriting positions at ROYAL Insurance and HARTFORD Insurance.