Paul J. Krump was appointed executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, The Chubb Corporation, in June 2008. He is responsible for Chubb Commercial Insurance, Chubb Personal Insurance, Chubb Specialty Insurance and Surety. Mr. Krump previously served as chief operating officer for Chubb Commercial Insurance, a position he held since 2000. Mr. Krump joined Chubb as an underwriting trainee in 1982. He held various commercial lines underwriting positions until 1986, when he became an executive protection and international underwriter in Dusseldorf, Germany. Mr. Krump returned to the U.S. in 1989 and held several positions in Chubb's Department of Financial Institutions, including Northern zone manager and U.S. underwriting manager. In 1994, he rejoined Chubb's commercial lines underwriting and held several management positions. Mr. Krump has a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from St. John's University. He has also attended executive management programs at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland; the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL; and the U.S. Army War College/Columbia Business School.