The Chubb Corporation
15 Mountain View Road
Warren, NJ 07059
August 28, 2013
Mr. James Peklenk
Staff Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Dear Mr. Peklenk:
Reference is hereby made to Joel Parker’s letter dated August 19, 2013 to John D. Finnegan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chubb Corporation (“Chubb”), providing comments on Chubb’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Chubb will respond to the comments set forth in your letter as promptly as practicable and, in any event, no later than September 17, 2013.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
/s/ W. Andrew Macan
W. Andrew Macan
Vice President, Corporate Counsel
& Secretary
| cc: | Joel Parker, Accounting Branch Chief |
| Mark Brunhofer, Review Accountant |
