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ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) announced today the future personal lines leadership team it intends to appoint for the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division. The leadership appointments will take effect upon completion of the acquisition of Chubb, which is expected in the first quarter of 2016.

The new Chubb Group’s international personal lines division will provide a broad range of traditional and specialty insurance products to targeted customer segments in emerging and developed markets around the world: auto, residential and other insurance; property and casualty products for high net worth individuals and families with fine homes, automobiles, art, jewelry, watercraft and other valuable possessions; and specialty coverage such as mobile phone handset insurance.

As previously announced, Darryl Page will serve as Vice President of the new Chubb Group and Division President, Personal Lines, for the Overseas General Insurance division. The leaders reporting to Mr. Page will include:

• John Thompson will serve as Chief Underwriting Officer and Senior Vice President, Personal Lines. Mr. Thompson will lead Mass Motor and Mass Residential Products. Currently, Mr. Thompson is Chief Underwriting Officer, Personal and Business Insurance, and Senior Vice President, Motor and Residential Products, for ACE Overseas General.
• Chris Eappariello will serve as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Personal Lines. Mr. Eappariello will lead Specialty Personal Lines. Currently, Mr. Eappariello is Chief Marketing Officer, Personal and Business Insurance, and Senior Vice President, Specialty Personal Lines, for ACE Overseas General.
• Simon Mobey will serve as Senior Vice President, Personal Lines, and will lead High Net Worth. Currently, Mr. Mobey is Senior Vice President and Personal Lines Manager, Europe, for Chubb.
• Raul Cisneros will serve as Vice President, Personal Lines, and Chief Actuary. Currently, Mr. Cisneros is Vice President, Personal and Business Insurance, and Chief Actuary, for ACE Overseas General.
• Justin Boyson will serve as Vice President, Personal Lines, and Head of Operations and Strategy. Currently, Mr. Boyson is Vice President, Personal and Business Insurance, and Vice President, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, for ACE Overseas General.
• As previously announced, Gary Willoughby will serve as Vice President, Personal Lines Claims. Currently, Mr. Willoughby is Vice President, Claims, Personal and Business Insurance, for ACE Overseas General.
• David Byrne will serve as Vice President, Personal Lines, and Division Finance Officer. Currently, Mr. Byrne is Vice President, Personal and Business Insurance, and Division Finance Officer, for ACE Overseas General.

As previously announced, Mr. Page will report to Juan C. Andrade, who will serve as Executive Vice President of the new Chubb Group and President of the Overseas General Insurance division.

“I am pleased to announce this team of professionals who will lead Chubb’s international personal lines organization,” said Mr. Page. “I am particularly delighted to welcome Simon Mobey and our Chubb teammates, who will help us enhance our product reach and enable us to continue to serve ACE’s personal lines clients outside of North America. Simon brings deep high net worth knowledge and expertise to our team, and I am excited to leverage his talents more broadly.”

“By bringing together the best of ACE and Chubb, we will have a broader and deeper capability to serve consumers in both developed and emerging markets,” said Mr. Andrade. “I have tremendous confidence in Darryl and his team of professionals to continue to profitably grow our international personal lines portfolio.”

About ACE Group

ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com.

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Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed transaction involving ACE and Chubb, including future financial results; ACE’s and Chubb’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions; the expected timing of completion of the transaction and other statements that are not historical facts. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the following: the inability to complete the transaction in a timely manner; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the transaction, including receipt of required regulatory approvals; the failure of the proposed transaction to close for any other reason; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction will not be realized; the risk that integration of Chubb’s operations with those of ACE will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the challenges of integrating and retaining key employees; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on ACE’s, Chubb’s or the combined company’s respective business relationships, operating results and business generally; the possibility that the anticipated synergies and cost savings of the merger will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; general competitive, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations; and actions taken or conditions imposed by the United States and foreign governments and regulatory authorities. In addition, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results of the combined company described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated September 11, 2015, that was delivered to ACE’s and Chubb’s respective shareholders, and in ACE’s and Chubb’s respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that are available on the SEC’s website, located at www.sec.gov, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in ACE’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 27, 2015, and “Risk Factors” in Chubb’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2015. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. ACE undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.