SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 12, 1999
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THE CHUBB CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEW JERSEY 1-8661 13-2595722
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, WARREN, NEW JERSEY 07061-1615
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 908-903-2000
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On March 12, 1999, the Board of Directors of The Chubb
Corporation adopted a new shareholders rights plan designed to preserve the
Board's ability to protect shareholders against unsolicited attempts to
acquire control of the company that do not offer an adequate price to all
shareholders or are otherwise not in the best interest of Chubb and its
shareholders.
A copy of the Rights Plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
SIGNATURE
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.
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert S. Rusis
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Name: Robert S. Rusis
Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
March 30, 1999