Decent money but loads of red tape and obsolete stuff. - Developer Chubb Employee Review

3.0
Mar 21, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is ok. The work from home flexibility is nice. And, since there's so much red tape, you actually don't have to do that much to be better than anyone else. On the other hand, if you actually want to make a difference, if you are a programmer that wants to innovate, then Chubb is most certainly not the place for you unless you have a product on the side.

Cons

It used to be, before the merger, that development groups were entrepreneurial and genuinely agile. Now that we have completed our merger, our IT has been reorganizing and we've added loads of BAs, PMs, auditors, managers and business owners such that the typical programmer in IT now probably is carrying the product weight of a half a dozen people who work in IT but do not actually make software. Red tape, finger pointing, and risk adversity are now baked into the corporate culture.

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2.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Business side is smart and is superb at their product

Cons

The IT organization struggles with structural challenges that impact efficiency. The offshore-heavy model in India means US-based employees regularly work early hours to stay aligned, which is unsustainable long-term. The workforce is heavily weighted toward a high-headcount service model rather than investing in strong engineering talent — you need fewer, better engineers, not more bodies. Central tech functions are attempting to build platforms, but without a clear shared understanding of what a platform actually means, these initiatives remain incomplete. The result is heavy manual workarounds propping up half-finished solutions. Strategic direction shifts frequently, and ongoing layoff announcements make it difficult to plan or build momentum.

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