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Have you visited our revised Agent Connection site?

Our Agent Connection marketing and education site for agents and brokers has recently been significantly updated with a new look and some useful new features. Located within the @chubb portal, Agent Connection contains our Marketing Materials, Billing options and information, Forms & Letters, Systems & Training and State Information.

The updates to Agent Connection include:

An improved, simpler site layout.
A modern “look & feel.”
Easier to use navigation.
“Mouse over” marketing brochures for a “quick view.”

Log on to @chubb today and visit the new and improved Agent Connection, if you haven’t already done so. To view screen shots of the revised home page and Marketing Materials section, click here and here.

Updated Fair Credit Reporting Act documents posted on Agent Connection.

We have posted updated information regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Please review the documents to be sure you understand your responsibilities in this area. As always, feel free to direct any questions to our Customer Service Center representatives. To access the documents on Agent Connection, click “Forms & Letters” and then “Regulatory.” Click here to view the documents now.

President Obama signs National Flood Insurance Program extension on May 31, but coverage for secondary homes will cost more.

The House passed a 60 day extension of the NFIP on May 30 under expedited procedures that includes a provision to phase out premium subsidies for second homes over four years, effective July 1. This agreement, based on commitments by the Senate leadership, raises the likelihood that legislation reauthorizing the program until Sept. 30, 2016 could be passed by both houses prior Congress’ August 3 summer recess date. However, the reduction of premium subsidies on secondary homes became law with the signing of the 60 day extension. According to the National Underwriter P&C website, the market impact of the House vote will be “a 25% increase in flood insurance rates for any property that is not a primary residence.” For more coverage of the story, please click here.

With the passage of this legislation, Chubb’s Primary and Excess Flood Coverage may make more sense for your clients than ever. For an informative video on our flood products, please click here.

Are your clients aware just how devastating identity theft can be?

Chubb’s identity theft services provider, Identity Theft 911^® recently posted a video of an Ohio school teacher that found himself thrown in jail as the result of his identity being stolen. He and his wife tell their story and attest to the value of the services provided to them by Identity Theft 911^®. To view this impactful video, click here.

The fraud assistance, educational and preventative services provided by Chubb and Identity Theft 911^® are available to all Chubb homeowners, automobile and Group Personal Excess policyholders as a complementary service. Don’t forget to remind your customers of this valuable Chubb advantage.

Also remember that the Chubb ID Theft website is continually updated with valuable tips, resources, news and alerts. Visit www.chubbidtheft.com again today.

Wildfire season is upon us. Are all of your eligible customers enrolled in Wildfire Defense Services? Do you have any Texas customers with homes in our newly expanded zip codes?

As previously announced, we expanded our Wildfire Defense Services to an additional 68 Texas counties beginning March 19, 2012.

Offering Wildfire Defense Services demonstrates Chubb’s commitment to bringing real value and peace of mind to our customers, but we must get eligible customers enrolled. Please consider this a reminder to enroll any eligible Chubb customers in our Wildfire Defense Services program as soon as possible.

For a list of all the regions where the services are now available, click here to download the current enrollment form. You may also enroll your customers by visiting www.chubbwildfiredefense.com and be sure to have customer names, policy numbers and contact information handy.

The latest issue of Collector Car Insider is now available.

Chubb Personal Insurance is proud to be a title sponsor of the 2012 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show June 21-24. The latest issue of our quarterly collector car newsletter gives readers inside information about the event and provides editorial focus on what is perhaps America’s most iconic automobile brand, the Chevy Corvette.

To download the latest issue or subscribe to the digital version of the newsletter, please click here.