Earnings Fall at Chubb

Chubb Corp, one of the largest U.S. business insurers, announced its earnings declined by 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2008, reflecting a moderate decline in the value of policy sales.

Published on April 25, 2008

Chubb posted operating earnings of $620 million, down from $634 million, or $1.53 a share, in the same period a year ago.

Chubb’s net written premiums were down 2% to $2.9 billion, while investment income was up approximately 7% to $410 million for the quarter.