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<LEGEND>
                            THE CHUBB CORPORATION
                          Financial Data Schedule(*)
(*) This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Income and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1999
<DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE>                            12,777<F1>
<DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE>                            1,742<F2>
<DEBT-MARKET-VALUE>                              1,801<F3>
<EQUITIES>                                         769
<MORTGAGE>                                           0
<REAL-ESTATE>                                        0
<TOTAL-INVEST>                                  16,019
<CASH>                                              23
<RECOVER-REINSURE>                                 109<F4>
<DEFERRED-ACQUISITION>                             780
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  23,537
<POLICY-LOSSES>                                 11,435<F5>
<UNEARNED-PREMIUMS>                              3,323<F6>
<POLICY-OTHER>                                       0
<POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS>                                0
<NOTES-PAYABLE>                                    759<F7>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           177
<OTHER-SE>                                       6,095<F8>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    23,537
<PREMIUMS>                                       5,652
<INVESTMENT-INCOME>                                893
<INVESTMENT-GAINS>                                  87
<OTHER-INCOME>                                      97<F9>
<BENEFITS>                                       3,942
<UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION>                      1,530
<UNDERWRITING-OTHER>                               375
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    710
<INCOME-TAX>                                        89
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                621
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                       621
<EPS-BASIC>                                       3.70
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     3.66
<RESERVE-OPEN>                                   9,050
<PROVISION-CURRENT>                              4,148
<PROVISION-PRIOR>                                (206)
<PAYMENTS-CURRENT>                               1,279
<PAYMENTS-PRIOR>                                 2,570
<RESERVE-CLOSE>                                  9,749<F10>
<CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY>                          (206)
<FN>
<F1>DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE REPRESENTS FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS CLASSIFIED AS
    AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE AND CARRIED AT MARKET VALUE AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO 115.
<F2>DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE REPRESENTS FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS CLASSIFIED AS
    HELD-TO-MATURITY AND CARRIED AT AMORTIZED COST AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO 115.
<F3>DEBT-MARKET-VALUE REPRESENTS THE RELATED MARKET VALUE OF FIXED MATURITIES
    CLASSIFIED AS HELD-TO-MATURITY.
<F4>RECOVER-REINSURE REPRESENTS REINSURANCE RECOVERABLE ON PAID CLAIMS.
<F5>POLICY-LOSSES EXCLUDE THE REDUCTIONS FOR REINSURANCE RECOVERABLES ON UNPAID
    CLAIMS ($1,686) AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS 113. SUCH AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN
    TOTAL ASSETS.
<F6>UNEARNED-PREMIUMS EXCLUDE THE REDUCTION FOR PREPAID REINSURANCE PREMIUMS
    ($240) AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 113. THIS PREPAID AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN
    TOTAL ASSETS.
<F7>NOTES-PAYABLE INCLUDES LONG-TERM DEBT OF $759.
<F8>OTHER-SE INCLUDES PAID IN SURPLUS; RETAINED EARNINGS; FOREIGN CURRENCY
    TRANSLATION LOSSES, NET OF INCOME TAX; UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION OF
    INVESTMENTS, NET; RECEIVABLE FROM ESOP AND TREASURY STOCK.
<F9>OTHER-INCOME REPRESENTS REVENUES FROM REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS.
<F10>RESERVE-CLOSE INCLUDES $606 EXECUTIVE RISK RESERVES AT ACQUISITION.
</FN>