UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | | June 8, 2007 |
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THE CHUBB CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| New Jersey | | 1-8661 | | 13-2595722 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey | | 07061-1615 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | | (908) 903-2000 |
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 5.02. | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
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| (d) | | On June 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of The Chubb Corporation (Chubb) appointed Martin G. McGuinn as a member of Chubb’s Board of Directors, filling an existing vacancy. In addition, Mr. McGuinn was appointed to the Audit Committee and Organization & Compensation Committee of Chubb’s Board of Directors. |
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| | | Mr. McGuinn is an independent director. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. McGuinn and any other persons or entities pursuant to which Mr. McGuinn was appointed as a director. Since January 1, 2007, neither Mr. McGuinn nor any immediate family member of Mr. McGuinn has been a party to any transaction or currently proposed transaction with Chubb that is reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. |
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| | | Upon his appointment to the Board, Mr. McGuinn became entitled to a prorated portion of Chubb’s $50,000 annual non-employee director retainer fee in the amount of $29,167 and received a prorated equity award under The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2004) (the Director Plan) in the form of 1,157 total shareholder return units and 384 fully vested stock units. Going forward, Mr. McGuinn will participate in Chubb’s compensation and benefit programs on the same basis as Chubb’s other non-employee directors. Information regarding Chubb’s annual non-employee director retainer fee, the Director Plan and Chubb’s other compensation and benefit programs for non-employee directors is set forth in Chubb’s proxy statement dated March 23, 2007 under the heading “Corporate Governance — Director Compensation.” |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| | THE CHUBB CORPORATION
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| Date:June 12, 2007 | By: | /s/ W. Andrew Macan | |
| | | Name: | W. Andrew Macan | |
| | | Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
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