In addition, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the underwriting agreement will provide that the obligations of the underwriters are subject to specified conditions precedent and that the underwriters with respect to a sale of offered securities will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities of a series if any are purchased.
Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional offered securities, to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price with additional underwriting discounts or commissions, as may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust grants any over-allotment option, the terms of the over-allotment option will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If a dealer is utilized in the sales of offered securities, Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust will sell the offered securities to the dealer as principal. The dealer may then resell the offered securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. Any dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter of the offered securities so offered and sold. The name of the dealer and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Offers to purchase offered securities may be solicited directly by Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust and the sale of the offered securities may be made by Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust directly to institutional investors or others with respect to any resale of the offered securities. The terms of any of these sales will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Offered securities may also be offered and sold in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise by one or more remarketing firms acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreements, if any, with Chubb, Chubb INA and/or a Chubb Trust and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the offered securities remarketed by them.
Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be entitled, under agreements entered into with Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust, to indemnification by Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust against some civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in this prospectus, any supplement or amendment hereto, or in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, or to contribution with respect to payments which the agents, underwriters or dealers may be required to make.
Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust may authorize underwriters or other persons acting as Chubb’s, Chubb INA’s and/or the applicable Chubb Trust’s agents to solicit offers by specified institutions to purchase offered securities from Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust, pursuant to contracts providing for payments and delivery on a future date, which will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Institutions with which these contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and others. However, in all cases, these institutions must be approved by Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust. The obligations of any purchaser under any contract will be subject to the condition that the purchase of the offered securities shall not, at the time of delivery, be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which the purchaser is subject. The underwriters and other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of these contracts.
Each series of offered securities will be a new issue and, other than the common shares, which are listed on the NYSE, will have no established trading market. Chubb, Chubb INA and/or the applicable Chubb Trust may elect to list any series of offered securities on an exchange and, in the case of the common shares, on any additional exchange. However, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, none of Chubb, Chubb INA or any Chubb Trust shall be obligated to do so. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the offered securities.
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