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The Insurance Hall of Fame recognizes leaders who have made a broad, encompassing, and lasting contribution to the insurance industry and broader society. They are celebrated by their peers as visionaries and innovators who inspire others to elevate the vital role insurance plays in global security. Nominees for the Insurance Hall of Fame are submitted by IIS members and evaluated for selection by the IIS Executive Council, a body of senior insurance executives and academics. Recent laureates include luminaries Prem Watsa of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Dr. Chang-Jae Shin of Kyobo Life, Larry D. Zimpleman of Principal Financial, A. Greig Woodring of RGA, and Shuzo Sumi of Tokio Marine Insurance.
Under Greenberg’s leadership, Chubb has grown to become a world leader in insurance and one of the largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance companies globally, with operations in 54 countries and territories. Greenberg joined the company, then named ACE Limited, in 2001 as Vice Chairman and was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in 2004. He became Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2007 and led the transformative acquisition of Chubb in 2016, creating the powerhouse it is today.
Greenberg previously spent 25 years at American International Group, where he held several senior leadership positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer. With five decades of experience, he is widely recognized for his strategic vision, operational excellence, and commitment to advancing the insurance industry.
In addition to his corporate achievements, Greenberg is actively engaged in public policy and international economic and foreign affairs. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Board of Directors of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Board of Directors of the U.S.-China Business Council. He is also Executive Vice Chair of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.
Greenberg also supports the environment and education as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society and the Advisory Board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM) in Beijing.
“Evan’s visionary leadership has transformed the global insurance landscape. His ability to navigate complex risks while fostering innovation and advancing the industry’s role in protecting societies worldwide is unparalleled”, says Josh Landau, President of the International Insurance Society. “We are honored to recognize Evan as the 2025 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate and celebrate his profound and enduring contributions to the insurance community.”
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The International Insurance Society (IIS) has named Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Chubb Group, the 2025 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate. Greenberg will be formally honored at an awards ceremony on Oct. 26, 2025, at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue in Rüschlikon, Switzerland. The ceremony will mark the opening of the Global Insurance Forum, which runs from Oct. 26-27, 2025.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Exit polls in Portugal’s presidential election Sunday suggested a populist party leader was among the frontrunners in a tight race led by a center-left Socialist candidate, with a runoff ballot next month appearing likely.
The indications of a second-place showing by André Ventura, leader of the Chega (Enough) party, could bring another political breakthrough for Europe’s growing far-right parties, as he could face off against Socialist António José Seguro in a Feb. 8 decider between the two top candidates.
Chega’s surge in public support made it the second-largest party in Portugal’s parliament last year, just six years after it was founded.
Seguro, the Socialist, was set to collect most votes, followed by Ventura and conservative João Cotrim Figueiredo just behind him, according to the exit polls by the country’s three main broadcasters. Official results were expected late Sunday or early Monday.
Nine other candidates ran in a record field, but none came close to the more than 50% required for a first-round victory, the exit polls indicated.
The winner will replace President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has served the limit of two five-year terms.
One of Ventura’s main targets has been what he calls excessive immigration, as foreign workers have become more conspicuous in Portugal in recent years. “Portugal is ours,” he says.
During the election campaign, Ventura put up billboards across the country saying, “This isn’t Bangladesh” and “Immigrants shouldn’t be allowed to live on welfare.”
Such blatant anti-immigrant sentiment expressed in public was unthinkable in Portugal just a few years ago.
His sudden and growing presence in Portuguese politics has snatched support from the country’s two main parties that have alternated in power for the past half-century: the center-right Social Democratic Party, currently in government, and the center-left Socialist Party.
Only one woman is among the candidates. Portugal has never had a female or non-white head of state.
Last May, Portugal held its third general election in three years in its worst spell of political instability for decades. Steadying the ship is a key challenge for the next president.
Ventura, the populist leader, has sought to turn immigration into a campaign issue, but voters appear more concerned about a housing crisis and the cost of living.
A law permitting euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Portugal that parliament approved in 2022, but has been held up by constitutional objections, will likely land on the president’s desk for approval.
In Portugal, the president is largely a figurehead with no executive power. Mostly, the head of state aims to stand above the political fray, mediating disputes and defusing tensions.
However, the president is an influential voice and possesses some powerful tools, being able to veto legislation from parliament, although the veto can be overturned. The head of state also possesses what in Portuguese political jargon is called an “atomic bomb” — the power to dissolve parliament and call early elections.
Political events in Portugal have little bearing on the overall direction of the European Union. It has one of the bloc’s smallest economies, and its armed forces are of a modest size.
A runoff between the top two finishers on Sunday will be held on Feb. 8.
That will decide who serves a five-year term at the president’s riverside “pink palace” in Lisbon.
Presidential candidate Andre Ventura, of the populist Chega party, casts his ballot in Portugal's presidential election at a polling station in Lisbon, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
A man folds his ballot as he votes in Portugal's presidential election at a polling station in Lisbon, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Henrique Gouveia e Melo, a retired Rear Admiral running as an independent, shakes hands with a fish seller at a market in Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, while campaigning for Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Andre Ventura, of the populist Chega party, gestures to supporters while campaigning for Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro, of the center-left Socialist Party, delivers a speech at his campaign closing rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro, of the center-left Socialist Party, delivers a speech at his campaign closing rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro, of the center-left Socialist Party, delivers a speech at his campaign closing rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Luis Marques Mendes, center right, from the center-right Social Democratic Party, with his wife Rosa Sofia Salazar, in the background, greets supporters while campaigning for Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Presidential candidate Luis Marques Mendes, from the center-right Social Democratic Party, with his wife Rosa Sofia Salazar, gestures to supporters while campaigning for Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, Portugal, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
