Chubb, Hit Hard by Covid-19, Taps New Top Government Lawyer

Chubb Ltd., a global insurer that lost $1.5 billion during the second quarter largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, has hired a new top government affairs lawyer as it works with other companies and lawmakers to address business interruption issues related to Covid-19.

John Fielding has joined Chubb as senior vice president and general counsel for global government and industry affairs, the company recently announced. He spent the past 13 years as an attorney at Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, where he also served as general counsel for the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, an insurance industry trade ...