Downhill since ACE acquisition - IT Development Staff Chubb Employee Review

2.0
Sep 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good employees (below the level of senior leadership). Other than that, it's uncertain since things are in flux after the acquisition by ACE Insurance. Many of the good things about Chubb started going away immediately after the takeover.

Cons

Senior management cares more now about the bottom line, how much is the stock worth, than the customers and the employees. It's all about doing what's the cheapest. Outsourcing of work is the strategy. ACE kept the Chubb name after the acquisition in order to take advantage of Chubb's reputation as a high-end insurer with great customer service. But they're slowly killing that reputation.

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Pros

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Cons

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