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* The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has named Stuart Spencer to the position of chief operating officer of Worldwide Accident & Health, effective June 1.

Spencer joins Chubb (http://www.chubb.com/) from American International Group, where he served as president of the Worldwide Accident and Health Division of AIG's Life Companies. Prior to joining AIG in 1996, Spencer was a partner and chief operating officer of The Golden Rule LLC and director of corporate card marketing at American Express.

• Selective Insurance Group Inc. (www.selective.com) announced the following appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America :

Thomas Clark (Sparta, N.J.) to senior vice president, claims general counsel. Clark joined Selective in March 2009. Prior to joining Selective, he was vice president of regional counsel operations at USAA.

Stephen Coward (Matthews, N.C.) to assistant vice president, regional claims manager for Selective's Southern region office. Previously, he served as manager of the southern region's workers compensation and litigation operations. Coward joined Selective in August 1996. Prior to joining Selective, he was the liability manager for Aetna Life and Casualty Company's Charlotte, N.C. service center.

Darryl Holmes (Bridgewater, N.J.) to assistant vice president, commercial lines underwriting. Holmes joined Selective in February 2009. Prior to that, he was a branch manager at Zurich North America.