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): June 20, 2003 ACE LIMITED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Cayman Islands 1-11778 98-0091805 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) ACE Global Headquarters 17 Woodbourne Avenue Hamilton, Bermuda HM 08 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-5200 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Information On June 20, 2003 ACE Limited's Board of Directors elected Evan Greenberg to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of ACE Limited. Mr. Greenberg will continue to head ACE Global Reinsurance and ACE Overseas General, and will also take responsibility for day-to-day operations of ACE Limited, the parent company. His new duties include supervision of all ACE Limited administration functions and learning and development. Dominic Frederico will become Vice Chairman of ACE Limited, with continued responsibility for ACE's North American operations, which include ACE USA, ACE Westchester Specialty Group and ACE Bermuda, as well as for all of ACE's financial lines of business. 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. Dated: June 23, 2003 ACE LIMITED By: /s/ Robert Blee ----------------------- Robert Blee Chief Accounting Officer