Chubb Loses Bid to Stop New York Archdiocese From Deposing CEO

May 4, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC

Chubb Ltd. can’t protect CEO Evan Greenberg from being deposed by the Archdiocese of New York over his role in the insurer’s denial of child sex abuse claim coverage, a court referee ruled.

Chubb’s motion for a protective order to block Greenberg’s deposition was denied because New York law doesn’t recognize a special “apex doctrine” that shields high-ranking executives from testifying, referee and former justice Rosalyn Richter said in a May 1 ruling in the New York Supreme Court, New York County.

“A CEO in a position such as the one held by Mr. Greenberg should not expect to be ...

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