Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Chubb, Named 2025 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 28, 2025--

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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.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ saying “we need this song of hope today” as conflicts spread around the world.

With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its second month and Russia’s ongoing campaign in Ukraine, Leo has repeatedly called for a halt in hostilities. In his Easter homily, the pope singled out those who wage war, abuse the weak and prioritize profits.

Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, addressed the faithful from an open-air altar in St. Peter’s Square flanked with white roses, while the steps leading down to the piazza where the faithful gathered were filled with spring perennials, symbolically resonating with the pope’s message of hope.

The pontiff implored the faithful to keep their hope in the face of death, which lurks “in injustices, in partisan selfishness, in the oppression of the poor, in the lack of attention given to the most vulnerable.

“We see it in violence, in the wounds of the world, in the cry of pain that rises from every corner because of the abuses that crush the weakest among us, because of the idolatry of profit that plunders the earth’s resources, because of the violence of war that kills and destroys," he said.

He quoted his predecessor Pope Francis in warning against falling into indifference in the face of “persistent injustice, evil, indifference and cruelty," because “it is also true that in the midst of darkness, something new always springs to life and sooner or later produces fruit.”

He will later deliver the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” message — Latin for “to the city and the world.’’

Traditional ceremonies at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, revered by Christians as the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, were scaled back under an agreement with Israeli police. Authorities have put limits on the sizes of public gatherings due to ongoing missile attacks.

The restrictions also dampened the recent Muslim holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr holiday, as well as the current weeklong Jewish festival of Passover. On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall — normally attended by tens of thousands — was limited to just 50 people.

The restrictions have strained relations between Israeli authorities and Christian leaders. Police last week prevented two of the church’s top religious leaders, including Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from celebrating Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

On Tuesday, the pope had expressed hope that the war could be finished before Easter.

Barry reported from Milan. Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed.

Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Clergy follow Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV sprinkles holy water with a bunch of hyssop sprigs as he presides over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)