Chubb Offers Medical Benefits to Transgendered Employees

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has extended its medical benefits to transgendered employees and dependents. “This is a natural evolution for Chubb, where our inclusive environment demonstrates our commitment to fair and equal treatment for all employees,” said Trevor Gandy, senior vice president and chief diversity officer for Chubb. Chubb’s announcement reinforces a growing trend among employers and insurers who are recognizing sex reassignment as a medically indicated, rather than optional, procedure. Thirty-nine percent of Fortune 500 companies offered transgender-inclusive health benefits this year, up from 1% in 2004,…

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Chubb Corp. reports losses verging on $500 million from natural disasters in the third quarter

The Chubb Corporation, a massive property insurance organization, has had a difficult time recovering from recent storms in the U.S. The occurrence of natural disasters in the U.S. has been unusually high this year, and the damage caused by these storms has been unprecedented. The storms have imposed gargantuan financial losses on the insurance industry and many companies are still sifting through claims from earlier in the year that are adding to total losses. Chubb officials have warned investors that the company’s third quarter losses may end up being higher…

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