ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) today announced a new multi-year services agreement with
Chubb, the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty
insurance company, to consolidate and integrate the company's IT
infrastructure following ACE Limited's January 2016 acquisition of The Chubb
Corporation.
Chubb's goals for its IT infrastructure include enhancing
productivity and adopting a more agile environment securely
designed to further enhance the user experience, deploy services to
its customers faster, increase speed to market, and achieve greater
overall cost efficiency.
Key aspects of this agreement include IBM Cloud offerings for
the z Systems mainframe and development and test environments, as
well as cloud storage to archive critical data long term. The work
IBM will perform for Chubb includes IBM Security Services.
"One of the attributes that defines Chubb is the exceptional
service it delivers to clients and distribution partners," said
Kevin Shearan, VP and Group CIO of
Chubb. "We're committed to an IT environment that will enable us to
adapt quickly to market changes and deliver an as-a-service model
that will enable us to continue provide clients with the services
they deserve."
This agreement reinforces IBM Cloud's ability to integrate and
consolidate various environments and accommodate the complex nature
of a major merger. IBM Cloud provides clients with the opportunity
to adjust to faster industry cycles without increased IT
investment.
"This agreement demonstrates how global organizations are
utilizing hybrid cloud environments to quickly integrate
business-critical data and applications to achieve their business
objectives," said Philip Guido,
General Manager, IBM Global Technology Services, North America. "Today, companies are looking
for technology partners that understand the dynamics of their
respective businesses and help them deliver innovations and
business outcomes that have a positive impact on their business
performance."
For more information on IBM Cloud, visit
www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/.
About IBM Global Technology Services
IBM Global
Technology Services offers end-to-end IT consulting and business
services supported by an unparalleled global delivery network that
is transforming its business to lead in an era of Cognitive and
Cloud. As a cloud services integrator, GTS is managing the services
and underlying infrastructure in an integrated and unified way. It
is modernizing clients' IT environments to help them meet the
increasingly complex customer demands. GTS provides clients with
innovative technology solutions that help them to improve their
business processes and in turn, profitability.
About Chubb
Chubb is the world's largest publicly
traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in
54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and
casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health
insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of
clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and
manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay
our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined
by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution
capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations
globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P
500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New
York, London and other
locations, and employs approximately 31,000 people worldwide.
Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.
Media Contact
Scott
Cook
IBM Media Relations
scotty@us.ibm.com
720-395-2360
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