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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 26, 2009
ACE LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Switzerland | | 1-11778 | | 98-0091805 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Bärengasse 32
CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (0)43 456 76 00
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
On February 26, 2009, the Board of Directors amended sections 6 and 7 of the company’s Organizational Regulations to reflect changes that had been made to the audit committee and compensation committee charters regarding the audit committee’s review of enterprise risk management and the compensation committee’s evaluation and review procedures. A copy of the Organizational Regulations, as amended and restated, is attached as Exhibit 3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 3 | | Organizational Regulations of the company, as amended and restated |
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| 4 | | Organizational Regulations of the company, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3) |
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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| ACE LIMITED |
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| By: | | /s/ Robert F. Cusumano |
| | Robert F. Cusumano |
| | General Counsel |
DATE: March 4, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Number | | Description | | Method of Filing |
| 3 | | Organizational Regulations of the company, as amended and restated | | Furnished herewith |
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| 4 | | Organizational Regulations of the company, as amended and restated | | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 |
