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THE CHUBB CORPORATION
15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, P.O. BOX 1615, WARREN, NEW JERSEY 07061-1615
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Chubb Corporation will be held at
15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey on April 24, 2001 at 11:00 A.M., local
time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect 16 Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and shall
qualify.
2. To approve the selection of independent auditors for the year
2001.
3. To approve The Chubb Corporation Global Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (2001), such Plan being set forth as Exhibit A to the accompanying
Proxy Statement.
4. To approve The Chubb Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation
Plan (2001), such Plan being set forth as Exhibit B to the accompanying
Proxy Statement.
5. To approve The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-
Employee Directors (2001), such Plan being set forth as Exhibit C to the
accompanying Proxy Statement.
6. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before
the meeting and any adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2001 will be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment
thereof.
By order of the Board of Directors,
HENRY G. GULICK
Vice President and Secretary
Dated: March 23, 2001
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TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, PLEASE FILL IN, SIGN, DATE
AND RETURN THE PROXY SUBMITTED HEREWITH, IN THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE OR
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE PROXY TO VOTE USING A TOUCH-TONE
TELEPHONE OR BY ACCESSING THE INTERNET. THE GIVING OF SUCH PROXY WILL NOT AFFECT
YOUR RIGHT TO REVOKE SUCH PROXY BY APPROPRIATE WRITTEN NOTICE OR TO VOTE IN
PERSON SHOULD YOU LATER DECIDE TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
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THE CHUBB CORPORATION
15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, P.O. BOX 1615, WARREN, NEW JERSEY 07061-1615
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PROXY STATEMENT
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March 23, 2001
The Proxy accompanying this Proxy Statement is solicited by the Board of
Directors of The Chubb Corporation to be voted at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on April 24, 2001 and at any adjournment thereof. The Proxy may be
revoked by appropriate written notice at any time before it is exercised. See
"Voting, Solicitation of Proxies, Shareholder Proposals and Nominations."
A copy of the Corporation's Annual Report to Shareholders for 2000
accompanies this Proxy Statement and Proxy which are first being mailed to
Shareholders on March 23, 2001.
As of March 5, 2001, the record date for the determination of Shareholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 175,231,678 shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation were issued and outstanding. Each share of Common Stock entitles
the holder to one vote on all matters brought before the Annual Meeting.
THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, TO ANY RECORD HOLDER OR
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ITS COMMON STOCK ON SUCH RECORD DATE, UPON RECEIPT OF A
WRITTEN REQUEST, A COPY OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION ON FORM 10-K. WRITTEN REQUESTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CHUBB
CORPORATION TO THE ATTENTION OF HENRY G. GULICK, VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY,
15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, P.O. BOX 1615, WARREN, NEW JERSEY 07061-1615.
The Corporation is a holding company with subsidiaries principally engaged
in the business of property and casualty insurance. Its principal subsidiaries
are Federal Insurance Company ("Federal"), Chubb Executive Risk Inc., Pacific
Indemnity Company ("Pacific"), Vigilant Insurance Company ("Vigilant"), Great
Northern Insurance Company ("Great Northern"), Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
("Chubb Canada"), Chubb Insurance Company of Australia, Limited, Chubb Insurance
Company of Europe, S.A., Chubb Re, Inc., Chubb Financial Solutions, Inc. and
Bellemead Development Corporation ("Bellemead").
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The following persons have been nominated by the Board of Directors to
serve as Directors until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their
respective successors shall be elected and shall qualify. All of the nominees
were elected as members of the Board of Directors at the 2000 Annual Meeting
except Karen Hastie Williams, who was elected a Director by the Board of
Directors at its regular meeting on December 1, 2000 and Alfred W. Zollar, who
is standing for election for the first time. Pursuant to the provisions of the
By-Laws, the Board of Directors has fixed the number of Directors to be elected
at 16. In the event that any of the nominees should be unable or unwilling to
serve as a Director, it is intended that the Proxy will be voted for such
person, if any, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. However, the
Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable or
unwilling to serve as a Director.
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NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR
NAME AGE(1)
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[ZOE BAIRD PHOTO] ZOE BAIRD, age 48. President, The Markle Foundation since
January 1998. Ms. Baird first became a Director of the
Corporation in 1998. For six years, until the end of 1996,
Ms. Baird was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
Aetna, Inc. During 1997, she was Senior Visiting Scholar and
Senior Research Associate at Yale Law School. Ms. Baird
founded and currently chairs Lawyers for Children America,
is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the
American Law Institute and is on the Board of Save the
Children. Ms. Baird is a member of the Board of Trustees,
James A. Baker, III Institute for Public Policy and the
Brookings Institution.
[JOHN C. BECK PHOTO] JOHN C. BECK, age 69. Member, Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC, an
investment counseling firm. Mr. Beck has been associated
with Beck, Mack & Oliver since 1958 and first became a
partner in 1962. He first became a Director of the
Corporation in 1988. Mr. Beck is also a Director of Russell
Reynolds Associates, Inc.
[SHEILA P. BURKE PHOTO] SHEILA P. BURKE, age 50. Under Secretary for American
Museums and National Programs, Smithsonian Institution since
June 2000. Ms. Burke had been Executive Dean and Lecturer in
Public Policy of the John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University since 1996. Ms. Burke first became a
Director of the Corporation in 1997. For the ten years prior
to her appointment as Executive Dean, Ms. Burke served as
Chief of Staff to the United States Senate Majority Leader
Bob Dole. She serves on the Board of Directors of Picker
Institute, Boston, MA and Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. She
is a Trustee of Marymount University, Arlington, VA and the
University of San Francisco, a member of the Kaiser
Foundation Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, a
member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Health
Care Strategies, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors
of Community Health Systems, Inc.
[JAMES I. CASH, JR.
PHOTO] JAMES I. CASH, JR., age 53. The James E. Robison Professor
of Business Administration, Harvard University. Professor
Cash has been a member of the Harvard Business School
faculty since 1976. Professor Cash first became a Director
of the Corporation in 1996. He is also a Director of
Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc., General Electric
Company, Knight-Ridder, Inc., State Street Corporation and
WinStar Communications, Inc. He is a Trustee of the
Massachusetts General Hospital. Professor Cash is also an
overseer for the Boston Museum of Science.
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NAME AGE(1)
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[PERCY CHUBB, III PHOTO] PERCY CHUBB, III, age 66. Former Vice Chairman of the
Corporation. Mr. Chubb retired as an officer of the
Corporation and employee on February 1, 1997 and served as a
consultant through January 31, 1999. Prior to his retirement
he had served as Vice Chairman since June 1986. Prior to his
election as Vice Chairman, Mr. Chubb had been an Executive
Vice President since 1981. He had also served as Vice
Chairman of Bellemead, a Senior Vice President of Federal
and Chairman of Chubb Canada. Mr. Chubb had been associated
with Chubb since 1958. He first became a Director of the
Corporation in 1978.
[JOEL J. COHEN PHOTO] JOEL J. COHEN, age 63. Former Managing Director, Investment
Banking Department, and Director, Mergers and Acquisitions,
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation until
his retirement on November 3, 2000. Mr. Cohen had been
associated with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation since October 1989. He first became a Director
of the Corporation in 1984. Mr. Cohen was a consultant from
February 1988 until October 1989. Mr. Cohen had been General
Counsel: Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms from
November 1987 through January 1988 and a Partner of Davis
Polk & Wardwell, attorneys, until September 1987. He had
been associated with Davis Polk & Wardwell from 1963 until
September 1987 and became a Partner in 1969. Mr. Cohen is
also a Director of Maersk, Inc.
[JAMES M. CORNELIUS JAMES M. CORNELIUS, age 57. Chairman, Guidant Corporation.
PHOTO] Mr. Cornelius has been associated with Guidant Corporation
since September 1994 when he was elected Chairman of the
Board of Directors. Mr. Cornelius retired as a senior
executive of Guidant Corporation on August 1, 2000. From
1986 to 1994, he was Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Eli Lilly and Company. He
first became a Director of the Corporation in 1998. Mr.
Cornelius is currently a Director of Guidant Corporation,
Hughes Electronics Corporation and American United Life
Insurance Company and he serves as a Trustee of DePauw
University and Treasurer of the Board of Governors of the
Indianapolis Museum of Art.
[DAVID H. HOAG PHOTO] DAVID H. HOAG, age 61. Former Chairman, The LTV Corporation.
Mr. Hoag retired as Chairman on February 1, 1999 and served
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from January 1991
until September 1, 1998. Mr. Hoag also served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of LTV Steel Company from 1983
until 1990. Mr. Hoag had been associated with The LTV
Corporation since 1960. On December 29, 2000, The LTV
Corporation and 48 of its direct and indirect subsidiaries
filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the United
States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. He first became
a Director of the Corporation in 1994. Mr. Hoag is also a
Director of Brush Engineered Products, The Lubrizol
Corporation, NACCO Industries, Inc., PolyOne and Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board of Cleveland. Mr. Hoag is also a
Trustee of Allegheny College and University Hospitals --
Cleveland.
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[DEAN R. OHARE PHOTO] DEAN R. O'HARE, age 58. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation since June 1988. Mr. O'Hare also served
as President between December 1994 and September 1996 and
was President from 1986 until 1988. Mr. O'Hare was elected
an Executive Vice President in 1985 and a Senior Vice
President in 1979. Mr. O'Hare has been associated with Chubb
since 1963. He first became a Director of the Corporation in
1984. Mr. O'Hare is also a Director of the Fluor Corporation
and H.J. Heinz Company.
[WARREN B. RUDMAN PHOTO] WARREN B. RUDMAN, age 70. Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison, attorneys, since January 1993. Senator
Rudman first became a Director of the Corporation in 1993.
Prior to January 1993, Senator Rudman had been a United
States Senator from New Hampshire since 1980. He is also on
the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange, a
Director of Allied Waste Industries, Inc., Collins & Aikman
Corporation, Boston Scientific and Raytheon Company and a
Director of several funds in the Dreyfus Family of Mutual
Funds. Senator Rudman is also Chairman of the President's
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and Co-Chairman of the
Concord Coalition and serves on the Senior Advisory Board of
the Institute of Politics of the John F. Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University.
[SIR DAVID G. SCHOLEY SIR DAVID G. SCHOLEY, CBE, age 65. Senior Advisor, UBS
PHOTO] Warburg since September 1997. Prior to September 1997, Sir
David had been Chairman of the International Advisory
Council, Swiss Bank Corporation since November 1995. He had
been Chairman of SBC Warburg, the investment banking
division of Swiss Bank Corporation, from February 1995 until
November 1995. Prior to February 1995, Sir David had been
Executive Chairman of S.G. Warburg Group plc since 1984. He
first became a Director of the Corporation in 1991. Sir
David is a Director of Vodafone Group plc, Deputy Chairman
of Anglo American plc and Chairman of Close Brothers Group
plc. He is also Chairman, Board of Governors, of Wellington
College, a Trustee of the Glyndebourne Arts Trust and The
National Portrait Gallery, Governor of the National
Institute of Economic and Social Research and Chairman,
International Council, INSEAD.
[RAYMOND G. H. SEITZ RAYMOND G.H. SEITZ, age 60. Vice Chairman, Lehman Bros.
PHOTO] International (Europe) since April 1995 following his
retirement as Ambassador of the United States of America to
the Court of St. James's. He first became a Director of the
Corporation in 1994. Previously he was Assistant Secretary
of State for European and Canadian Affairs from 1989 to
1991. Ambassador Seitz had served in the United States
Foreign Service since 1966 wherein he held many positions in
the U.S. and abroad. Ambassador Seitz is also a Director of
British Airways plc, Cable & Wireless Co. plc, Marconi plc,
Pacific Century CyberWorks and Rio Tinto plc. He is a
Trustee of the National Gallery and the Royal Academy.
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[LAWRENCE M. SMALL LAWRENCE M. SMALL, age 59. Secretary of the Smithsonian
PHOTO] Institution since January 2000. Mr. Small had been President
and Chief Operating Officer of Fannie Mae since September
1991. He first became a Director of the Corporation in 1989.
Prior to September 1991, when Mr. Small joined Fannie Mae,
he had served as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Executive
Committee of Citicorp and Citibank, N.A. since January 1990.
He had been associated with Citibank since 1964. Mr. Small
also serves on the Boards of Marriott International, Inc.,
New York City's Spanish Repertory Theatre, Mt. Sinai-New
York University Medical Center and Health System, the
National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts and the Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars.
[KAREN HASTIE WILLIAMS KAREN HASTIE WILLIAMS, age 56. Partner, Crowell & Moring,
PHOTO] LLP since 1982. Ms. Williams had been a law clerk to Mr.
Justice Thurgood Marshall and Judge Spottswood W. Robinson
III of the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit. She also served as Chief Counsel to the
United States Senate Committee on the Budget and as
Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in
the Office of Management and Budget. She first became a
Director of the Corporation in December 2000. Ms. Williams
is also a Director of Continental Airlines Inc., Gannett
Company, Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc. and
SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Bank, Inc. She is also Trustee,
Amherst College, Black Student Fund and NAACP Legal Defense
and Education Fund.
[JAMES M. ZIMMERMAN JAMES M. ZIMMERMAN, age 57. Chairman and Chief Executive
PHOTO] Officer of Federated Department Stores, Inc. He has been
associated with Federated Department Stores, Inc. since
1965. Mr. Zimmerman was elected to his present position in
May 1997. Prior to that he had been President and Chief
Operating Officer since March 1988. He first became a
Director of the Corporation in 1998. Mr. Zimmerman is also a
Director of Federated Department Stores, Inc. and H.J. Heinz
Company.
[ALFRED W. ZOLLAR PHOTO] ALFRED W. ZOLLAR, age 46. President and Chief Executive
Officer of Lotus Development (a subsidiary of IBM
Corporation) since 2000. Mr. Zollar had been General
Manager, Network Computing Software Division, IBM
Corporation from May 1998 to February 2000; General Manager,
Network Software, IBM Corporation from October 1996 to May
1998 and Senior Vice President, Development, Tivoli Systems,
an IBM Company, from February 1996 to October 1996. Mr.
Zollar is a Board member of the Executive Leadership
Council.
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(1) As of April 24, 2001.
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BENEFICIAL SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table lists Chubb stock-based holdings, including the
beneficial ownership of the Corporation's Common Stock by Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer, the four most highly compensated executive officers other
than the Chief Executive Officer and Directors and executive officers as a
group, in accordance with the definitions adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act"). No Director or officer beneficially owns as much as one half of 1%
of the outstanding Common Stock, except for Mr. O'Hare whose beneficial
ownership reflected in the table is .54%.
NUMBER OF SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
NAME MARCH 5, 2001(1) DEFERRAL PLAN(2) TOTAL
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Zoe Baird.............................. 8,500 843 9,343(3)
John C. Beck........................... 78,322 15,626 93,948(4)(22)
Sheila P. Burke........................ 16,265 -- 16,265(5)
James I. Cash, Jr...................... 20,200 -- 20,200(6)
Percy Chubb, III....................... 797,031 -- 797,031(7)(22)
Joel J. Cohen.......................... 52,900 12,571 65,471(8)
James M. Cornelius..................... 21,000 2,191 23,191(9)
David H. Hoag.......................... 25,000 1,295 26,295(10)
Dean R. O'Hare......................... 937,606 -- 937,606(11)(21)(22)
Warren B. Rudman....................... 32,200 2,639 34,839(12)
Sir David G. Scholey, CBE.............. 37,000 3,510 40,510(13)(22)
Raymond G. H. Seitz.................... 24,200 -- 24,200(14)
Lawrence M. Small...................... 54,000 2,200 56,200(15)
Karen Hastie Williams.................. 100 -- 100
James M. Zimmerman..................... 12,100 415 12,515(16)
Alfred W. Zollar....................... 100 -- 100
John J. Degnan......................... 305,540 -- 305,540(17)(21)(22)
David B. Kelso......................... 218,542 -- 218,542(18)(21)
Thomas F. Motamed...................... 220,678 -- 220,678(19)(21)
Michael O'Reilly....................... 292,198 -- 292,198(20)(21)
Directors and Executive Officers as a
group................................ 4,121,989 41,290 4,163,279(22)
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(1) Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares listed, unless otherwise indicated.
(2) Includes compensation allocated to the Market Value Account of the
Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (See "Directors'
Compensation" on page 12). The value of units allocated to this account is based
upon the market value of the Corporation's Common Stock.
(3) Includes 8,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant to
The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1996).
(4) Includes 26,722 shares held in accounts managed by Beck, Mack & Oliver
LLC, for which Mr. Beck disclaims beneficial ownership, 1,000 shares held in a
trust for Mr. Beck's benefit and 48,000 shares that may be purchased within 60
days pursuant to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee
Directors.
(5) Includes 16,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1996).
(6) Includes 20,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(7) Includes 3,195 shares held by trusts for Mr. Chubb's benefit, 19,084
shares owned by a member of Mr. Chubb's family who lives in his home, 519,183
shares owned by the Victoria Foundation Inc., of which
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Mr. Chubb is President and one of 14 trustees, 56,764 shares which Mr. Chubb has
a right to purchase within 60 days under The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock
Incentive Plans and 16,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1996).
Mr. Chubb disclaims beneficial ownership of 538,267 of such shares.
(8) Includes 44,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(9) Includes 12,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1996).
(10) Includes 24,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(11) Includes 708 shares held by members of Mr. O'Hare's family who live in
his home, 5,743 shares held by a family limited partnership, 784,446 shares that
may be purchased within 60 days pursuant to The Chubb Corporation Long-Term
Stock Incentive Plans and 417 shares which Mr. O'Hare has the right to purchase
within 60 days under the Stock Purchase Plan (1989). Mr. O'Hare disclaims
beneficial ownership of 6,451 of such shares.
(12) Includes 32,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(13) Includes 100 shares owned by a member of Sir David Scholey's family
who lives in his home, of which Sir David disclaims beneficial ownership and
36,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant to The Chubb
Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(14) Includes 24,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(15) Includes 44,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors.
(16) Includes 12,000 shares that may be purchased within 60 days pursuant
to The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1996).
(17) Includes 432 shares held by members of Mr. Degnan's family who live in
his home, 274,300 shares which Mr. Degnan has the right to purchase within 60
days under The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans, 417 shares
which Mr. Degnan has the right to purchase within 60 days under the Stock
Purchase Plan (1989) and 3,562 shares in the Corporation Stock Fund of the
Capital Accumulation Plan of The Chubb Corporation, Chubb & Son Inc. and
Participating Affiliates. Mr. Degnan disclaims beneficial ownership of 432 such
shares.
(18) Includes 202,685 shares which Mr. Kelso has the right to purchase
within 60 days under The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (1996)
and 417 shares which Mr. Kelso has the right to purchase within 60 days under
the Stock Purchase Plan (1989).
(19) Includes 201,488 shares which Mr. Motamed has the right to purchase
within 60 days under The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans, 417
shares which Mr. Motamed has the right to purchase within 60 days under the
Stock Purchase Plan (1989) and 841 shares in the Corporation Stock Fund of the
Capital Accumulation Plan of The Chubb Corporation, Chubb & Son Inc. and
Participating Affiliates.
(20) Includes 242,029 shares which Mr. O'Reilly has the right to purchase
within 60 days under The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans and
417 shares which Mr. O'Reilly has the right to purchase within 60 days under the
Stock Purchase Plan (1989).
(21) Includes 2,231, 827, 2,486, 2,395 and 3,126 shares which were
allocated to Messrs. Degnan, Kelso, Motamed, O'Hare and O'Reilly, respectively,
pursuant to The Chubb Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP").
(22) Such shares include the shares reflected above as to which Messrs.
Beck, Chubb, Degnan, O'Hare and Scholey disclaim beneficial ownership, 28,659
shares which executive officers other than those listed in the table above
disclaim beneficial ownership, 25,249 shares which were allocated to executive
officers other than those listed in the table above pursuant to the ESOP,
605,032 shares which executive officers other than those listed in the table
above have the right to purchase within 60 days under The Chubb Corporation
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans, 2,919 shares which executive officers other
than those listed in the table
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above have the right to purchase within 60 days under the Stock Purchase Plan
(1989) and 6,937 shares in the Corporation Stock Fund of the Capital
Accumulation Plan of The Chubb Corporation, Chubb & Son Inc. and Participating
Affiliates which are beneficially owned by three executive officers other than
those listed in the table above. All Directors and executive officers as a group
own 2.4% of the outstanding Common Stock.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
As required by Securities and Exchange Commission rules, the Corporation
notes that on April 24, 2000, Dean R. O'Hare, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation was granted a stock option award by the Organization
& Compensation Committee based on a Black-Scholes monetized value on date of
grant. Because an incorrect fair market value for the Corporation's Common Stock
was used in the conversion of the monetized award grant, the option exercise
price was overstated by 31 1/4 cents per share and the number of options was
understated by 686. This correction was reported on an amended Form 5 on March
8, 2001. Stephen J. Sills, an Executive Vice President of The Chubb Corporation,
was late in reporting two gifts of Common Stock on September 19, 1999. These
gifts were reported on a Form 5 on February 15, 2001. Charles M. Luchs, an
Executive Vice President of Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance
Company, was late in reporting two sales of Common Stock on March 23, 2000 and
May 24, 2000. These sales were reported on a Form 5 on February 15, 2001.
CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS
As of March 5, 2001 the Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc ("Royal &
Sun Alliance") at 30 Berkeley Square, London, WIX 5HA, England reported that it
held 9,023,916 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation (approximately 5.2% of
the outstanding Common Stock at March 5, 2001). Royal & Sun Alliance has
reported that it holds such shares for the purpose of investment.
FMR Corp. ("FMR") (at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109)
has filed a Schedule 13G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934
Act") indicating that as of December 31, 2000, it beneficially owned 16,563,063
shares of Common Stock (approximately 9.47% of the outstanding Common Stock at
December 31, 2000) through (i) three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Fidelity
Management & Research Company ("Fidelity"), Fidelity Management Trust Company
("Fidelity Trust") and Strategic Advisers, Inc. ("Strategic Advisers") and (ii)
its interest in Fidelity International Limited ("FIL") (at 42 Crowlane,
Hamilton, Bermuda), a Bermuda joint stock company. FMR has reported that its
shares of Common Stock were not acquired with the purpose or effect of changing
or influencing control of the Corporation.
Fidelity is the beneficial owner of 15,915,293 shares or approximately
9.104% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Corporation at December 31, 2000,
as a result of acting as investment adviser to various investment companies
registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Edward C.
Johnson 3d, FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity, and the funds each has
sole power to dispose of the 15,915,293 shares owned by the Funds. Neither FMR
Corp. nor Edward C. Johnson 3d, Chairman of FMR Corp., has the sole power to
vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the Fidelity Funds,
which power resides with the Funds' Boards of Trustees. Fidelity carries out the
voting of the shares under written guidelines established by the Funds' Boards
of Trustees.
Fidelity Trust is the beneficial owner of 452,670 shares or approximately
0.258% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Corporation at December 31, 2000
as a result of its serving as investment manager of the institutional
account(s). Edward C. Johnson 3d and FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity
Trust, each has sole dispositive power over 452,670 shares and sole power to
vote or to direct the voting of 360,670 shares, and no power to vote or to
direct voting of 92,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the institutional
account(s) as reported above.
Strategic Advisers, an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, provides investment advisory services to
individuals. It does not have sole power to vote or direct the
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voting of shares of certain securities held for clients and has sole dispositive
power over such securities. As such, FMR Corp.'s beneficial ownership may
include shares beneficially owned through Strategic Advisers.
Members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d family are the predominant owners of
Class B shares of Common Stock of FMR Corp., representing approximately 49% of
the voting power of FMR Corp. Mr. Johnson 3d owns 12.0% and Abigail Johnson owns
24.5% of the aggregate outstanding voting stock of FMR Corp. Mr. Johnson 3d is
Chairman of FMR Corp. and Abigail P. Johnson is a Director of FMR Corp. The
Johnson family group and all other Class B shareholders have entered into a
shareholders' voting agreement under which all Class B shares will be voted in
accordance with majority vote of Class B shares. Accordingly, through their
ownership of voting Common Stock and the execution of the shareholders' voting
agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR Corp.
FIL provides investment advisory and management services to a number of
non-U.S. investment companies and certain institutional investors. FIL is the
beneficial owner of 195,000 shares or approximately 0.111% of the Common Stock
at December 31, 2000. FIL has sole power to vote and dispose of 195,100 shares.
FMR Corp. and FIL have reported that they are of the view that they are not
acting as a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) and that they are not
otherwise required to attribute to each other the "beneficial ownership" of
securities "beneficially owned" by the other corporation.
The Board of Directors knows of no other beneficial owner of five percent
or more of the Corporation's Common Stock nor does it know of any arrangement
which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Corporation.
See "Transactions with Certain Shareholders."
AUDIT, ORGANIZATION & COMPENSATION AND NOMINATING COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors has, among other Committees, an Audit Committee, an
Organization & Compensation Committee and a Nominating Committee.
The Audit Committee is composed of Messrs. Cohen (Chairman), Cash,
Cornelius and Seitz, and Ms. Baird and Ms. Burke. Each of the Audit Committee
members is independent as defined by the New York Stock Exchange listing
standards. The Audit Committee's report can be found on page 11 and a copy of
the Audit Committee's Charter is included as Exhibit D to this Proxy Statement.
The Organization & Compensation Committee is composed of Messrs. Small
(Chairman), Cornelius, Hoag and Rudman. Sheila P. Burke was a member of the
Committee until July 1, 2000. No officer of the Corporation or any of its
subsidiaries may serve on the Organization & Compensation Committee. In 2000,
the Committee met five times. The Committee monitors the performance and
oversees the promotion of the senior executive officers of the Corporation and
its principal operating subsidiaries and periodically consults with the Chief
Executive Officer and other members of senior management regarding the
development of qualified replacements to succeed key executives and other
aspects of succession planning. The Committee determines overall compensation
policy for senior management of the Corporation, recommending to the Board of
Directors new compensation programs or changes in existing programs which the
Committee finds appropriate. Any action to be taken with regard to the salary of
any employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, which is in excess
of certain amounts, is subject to ratification by the Committee. In addition,
the Committee performs administrative functions pursuant to The Chubb
Corporation Director's Charitable Award Program, The Chubb Corporation Long-Term
Stock Incentive Plan (1992), The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive
Plan (1996), The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (2000) (the
"Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans"), the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan
(1996) (the "Annual Incentive Compensation Plan"), The Profit Sharing Plan of
The Chubb Corporation, Chubb & Son Inc. and Participating Affiliates (1987) (the
"Profit Sharing Plan (1987)"), The Chubb Corporation Investment Department/Chubb
Asset Managers, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Investment Department
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Incentive Plan"), the Stock Purchase Plan (1989) of The Chubb Corporation (the
"Stock Purchase Plan (1989)") and The Chubb Corporation Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan and ratifies certain awards made pursuant to incentive or
bonus plans of subsidiaries of the Corporation.
The Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Hoag (Chairman), Cohen and
Rudman. The Committee seeks out, evaluates and recommends qualified nominees for
election as Directors, considers Director performance before recommending
re-election and makes recommendations concerning the size and composition of the
Board. In 2000, the Committee met three times. The Committee will consider
Shareholder recommendations for Director nominees, provided that such
recommendations are submitted to the Corporation in accordance with the same
requirements and procedures as are set forth in the Corporation's By-Laws for
nominations by Shareholders of persons for election as directors at an Annual
Meeting. These requirements and procedures are summarized under "Voting,
Solicitation of Proxies, Shareholder Proposals and Nominations" on page 34 of
this Proxy Statement. For additional information on this process, Shareholders
should write to Henry G. Gulick, Vice President and Secretary, The Chubb
Corporation, 15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey
07061-1615.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
In accordance with its written charter adopted by the Board of Directors in
2000, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit D to this Proxy Statement, the
Audit Committee of the Board assists the Board in monitoring (1) the integrity
of the financial statements of the Corporation, (2) the compliance by the
Corporation with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the independence and
performance of the Corporation's independent auditors and (4) the performance of
the Corporation's internal auditors. Management of the Corporation has the
responsibility for the preparation of the Company's financial statements and the
independent auditors have the responsibility for the examination of those
statements. In 2000, the Audit Committee met four times.
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements
of the Corporation as of and for the year ended December 31, 2000 with
management and the independent auditors. The Audit Committee also discussed with
the independent auditors, who are responsible for expressing an opinion on the
conformity of the Corporation's audited financial statements with generally
accepted accounting principles, their judgments as to the quality, not just the
acceptability, of the Corporation's accounting principles and such other matters
as are required to be discussed with the Audit Committee under generally
accepted auditing standards, including any matters required to be discussed by
SAS 61. In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures
and the letter from the Corporation's independent auditors required by
Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 and has discussed with the
independent auditors the auditors' independence from management and the
Corporation, including the matters required by the Independence Standards Board
and considered the compatibility of non-audit services with the auditors'
independence.
The Audit Committee also discussed with management, the internal auditors
and the independent auditors the quality and adequacy of the Company's internal
controls and the internal audit function's organization, responsibilities,
budget and staffing. The Audit Committee reviewed with both the independent
auditors and the internal auditors their audit plans, audit scope and
identification of audit risks. The Audit Committee reviewed the annual report of
the Corporation's loss reserves and met with management and the Corporation's
outside reserve advisors to discuss the adequacy of the Corporation's loss
reserves. The Audit Committee met with management to review the Corporation's
major business risk exposures and the Corporation's procedures for monitoring
and managing business risk and its policies and procedures regarding compliance
with applicable laws and regulations and the Corporation's code of business
conduct.
Based on the above-mentioned reviews and discussions with management and
the independent auditors, internal auditors and outside reserve advisors, as
well as other reviews and discussions by the Audit Committee, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board that the Corporation's audited financial
statements be included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Audit Committee also recommended the reappointment, subject to shareholder
approval, of the independent auditors and the Board concurred with such
recommendation.
The foregoing report has been furnished by the following members of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation who comprise the Audit Committee:
Joel J. Cohen (Chairman) James I. Cash, Jr.
Zoe Baird James M. Cornelius
Sheila P. Burke Raymond G. H. Seitz
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DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE
In 2000, there were four meetings of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation. All of the incumbent Directors attended 75% or more of the
aggregate of the Board and the respective Committee meetings.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
All Directors of the Corporation are also directors of Federal. It is the
practice of the Corporation's Board of Directors to hold concurrent meetings
with the Board of Directors of Federal.
Each Director receives an annual stipend in the amount of $35,000, all of
which is paid by the Corporation. In addition, a meeting fee of $1,500 is paid
to Directors for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended. Directors
receive a fee of $1,500 for each Committee meeting attended. In those instances
where the Boards or Committees of the Corporation and Federal meet concurrently,
each shares proportionately in the payment of the fees. In addition, members of
the Finance Committee, the Executive Committee, the Organization & Compensation
Committee, the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Pension &
Profit Sharing Committee receive an annual stipend from the Corporation of
$7,500. The Chairmen of the Audit Committee and of the Organization &
Compensation Committee receive annual stipends from the Corporation of $15,000
for service on those Committees in lieu of the foregoing Committee stipends. As
members of the International Advisory Board of The Chubb Corporation, Messrs.
O'Hare and Scholey received meeting fees of $5,000 each in 2000. Directors who
are officers of the Corporation receive meeting fees for attendance at
Directors' meetings only and do not receive stipends or fees for Committee
meetings.
Pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
adopted by the Corporation in 1987, Directors may elect to defer, until a date
specified, receipt of all or a portion of their compensation. This plan provides
that, in addition to a Cash Account upon which amounts deferred earn interest
compounded quarterly, at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in effect on certain
specified dates, amounts deferred may also be allocated to a Market Value
Account, the value of which is based upon the market value of the Corporation's
Common Stock from time to time, a Shareholder's Equity Account, the value of
which is based upon the book value of the Corporation's Common Stock established
on an annual basis, or a combination of such accounts. At its regular Board
meeting in December 1995, the Board of Directors adopted guidelines suggesting
that eligible Non-Employee Directors voluntarily defer 50% of all stipends into
the Market Value Account starting in 1996. At March 5, 2001, deferred
compensation accounts were maintained for 10 Directors, of which eight Directors
are currently deferring compensation pursuant to this plan. For 2000, Directors
deferred $526,375 of compensation from the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
During 2000, Mr. Seitz agreed to waive the right to receive $135,381 previously
deferred under the Plan in connection with the purchase of a life insurance
policy on his life and the life of his spouse under the Corporation's Estate
Enhancement Program and in connection therewith recognized imputed income of
$67.66 for the premiums paid by the Corporation for this policy. In addition,
Messrs. Hoag and Small recognized imputed income of $646.99 and $637.14,
respectively, in 2000 in connection with life insurance policies purchased in
prior years under the same Program. The cost of the life insurance policies to
the Corporation will not exceed the after-tax cost the Corporation expected to
incur in connection with the payment of previously deferred amounts under the
Plan. At December 31, 2000, the aggregate account values reflecting Directors'
deferrals and earnings on such deferrals were as follows: $3,571,555 for the
Market Value Account, $141,814 for the Shareholder's Equity Account and $23,430
for the Cash Account.
DIRECTOR'S CHARITABLE AWARD PROGRAM
Effective January 1, 1992, the Corporation established the Director's
Charitable Award Program. Under the Program, which is administered by the
Organization & Compensation Committee, each Non-Employee Director following his
or her first election to the Board of Directors by Shareholders may recommend
that the Corporation direct one or more charitable contributions totalling
$500,000 to eligible tax exempt organiza-
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tions. Generally, eligible Directors are paired, and contributions are made to
the organizations selected by a Director upon the death of the second paired
Director. At March 5, 2001, 13 eligible Directors were participating in the
Program. The Program may be funded by the Corporation through, among other
vehicles, the purchase of life insurance policies on the lives of the Directors.
Individual Directors derive no financial benefit from this Program since all
charitable deductions accrue solely to the Corporation. The Program may be
terminated at any time by the Organization & Compensation Committee.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1988)
was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by Shareholders in 1988 and
was amended, extended and renamed The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (1992) by the Board of Directors and approved by
Shareholders in 1992. Upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors, it was
again extended, amended and approved by Shareholders in 1996 as The Chubb
Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (1996) (the "1996
Non-Employee Directors Plan"). The 1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan provides
that an aggregate of 400,000 shares of Common Stock of the Corporation be
available for issuance upon exercise of options granted thereunder. The 1996
Non-Employee Directors Plan will terminate on the day following the 2001 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. The Board of Directors has unanimously recommended the
adoption of the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan by Shareholders at the 2001
Annual Meeting. See "Proposal to Approve The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan
for Non-Employee Directors (2001)".
The 1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan is administered by the Board of
Directors. Only Eligible Directors, as defined, may receive options under the
1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan. There are currently 14 Eligible Directors.
Following the election of Directors, as of the date of each Annual Meeting that
occurs while the 1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan is in effect, each individual
who is then an Eligible Director will be granted an option to purchase 4,000
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation. The purchase price per share of the
Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the option shall be 100% of the fair
market value per share of Common Stock on the day the option is granted.
Options granted under the 1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan are
non-statutory options. The options shall be exercisable in whole or in part at
all times after the date of grant and are transferable to certain members of the
optionee's immediate family. All outstanding options held by an optionee shall
be automatically canceled upon termination of the optionee's service as an
Eligible Director, except for terminations due to retirement and under certain
other specified circumstances.
In the case of certain mergers, consolidations or combinations of the
Corporation with or into other corporations, or in the event of a Change of
Control of the Corporation, as defined, the holder of each option then
outstanding shall have, unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, the
right to receive on the date or effective date of such event a cash payment in
an amount calculated as set forth in the Non-Employee Directors Plans.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
I. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
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AWARDS PAYOUTS
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SECURITIES
RESTRICTED UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
STOCK OPTIONS/ LTIP COMPEN-
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY(1) BONUS(2) AWARDS(3) SARS(4) PAYOUTS(5) SATION(6)
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Dean R. O'Hare........... 2000 $1,004,751 $800,000 $ 0 449,862 $ 0 $189,486
Chairman and 1999 991,107 800,000 143,234 222,480 448,508 227,246
Chief Executive Officer 1998 925,424 850,000 250,184 73,245 826,775 290,660
Thomas F. Motamed........ 2000 389,584 400,000 0 180,853 0 84,025
Executive Vice President 1999 347,693 400,000 107,402 72,999 75,935 97,244
1998 296,154 425,000 187,593 23,755 110,237 88,798
John J. Degnan........... 2000 395,835 350,000 0 154,004 0 78,611
President 1999 381,040 350,000 89,509 67,838 203,436 95,491
1998 350,193 400,000 156,387 28,500 308,651 115,842
Michael O'Reilly......... 2000 386,035 350,000 0 136,990 0 74,048
Executive Vice President 1999 372,685 300,000 89,509 65,450 131,099 92,869
1998 351,520 325,000 156,387 23,755 220,473 103,580
David B. Kelso........... 2000 416,876 250,000 0 136,960 0 70,985
Executive Vice President 1999 408,347 250,000 85,960 65,450 196,192 88,758
1998 387,116 325,000 156,387 23,755 330,710 111,261
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(1) Includes Director's fees for 2000, 1999 and 1998 of $11,000, $12,500,
$11,000 for Mr. O'Hare.
(2) Includes for Messrs. O'Hare, Motamed, Degnan, O'Reilly and Kelso amounts
paid for such years under the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (including
certain amounts for 1999 and 2000 that were deferred at the election of
certain of these executives).
(3) For the purposes of the Securities and Exchange Commission's compensation
reporting rules, outstanding performance share awards are treated as
equivalent to restricted stock units. The total number and value (based on a
per share price at December 29, 2000 of $86.50) of performance shares
outstanding for the three year periods ending December 31, 2001 and 2002 are
30,059 ($2,600,104) for Mr. O'Hare, 17,847 ($1,543,766) for Mr. Motamed,
16,908 ($1,462,542) for Mr. Degnan, 15,550 ($1,345,075) for Mr. O'Reilly and
15,029 ($1,300,009) for Mr. Kelso. The total outstanding nonvested
Restricted Stock award balances as of December 29, 2000 were 7,171 shares
($620,292) for Mr. O'Hare, 5,377 shares ($465,111) for Mr. Motamed, 4,482
shares ($387,693) for Mr. Degnan, 4,482 shares ($387,693) for Mr. O'Reilly
and 4,408 shares ($381,292) for Mr. Kelso. Dollar values are based on a
value per share of $86.50 on December 29, 2000 for awards outstanding on
such date.
(4) Includes options granted in such years (including restoration options) under
the Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans. See Options/SAR Grants table below for
more information on the 2000 grants.
(5) Includes payments made in settlement of performance share awards for Messrs.
O'Hare, Motamed, Degnan, O'Reilly and Kelso for the three year periods ended
December 31, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Also includes for Mr. O'Reilly deferred
payments under the long-term segment of the Investment Department Incentive
Plan paid in 1998 for the performance period ended December 31, 1994.
(6) Includes allocations for 2000, 1999 and 1998 under the qualified Capital
Accumulation Plan and the Capital Accumulation Excess Benefit Plan of
$71,750, $73,144 and $96,577 for Mr. O'Hare, $31,583, $30,908 and $28,846
for Mr. Motamed, $29,833, $31,242 and $38,008 for Mr. Degnan, $28,041,
$29,707 and $33,727 for Mr. O'Reilly and $26,675, $29,333 and $36,485 for
Mr. Kelso and allocations for 2000,
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1999 and 1998 under the ESOP qualified plan and the ESOP excess plan of
$117,736, $154,102 and $194,083 for Mr. O'Hare, $51,377, $66,267 and $59,952
for Mr. Motamed, $48,778, $64,249 and $77,834 for Mr. Degnan, $46,007,
$63,162 and $69,853 for Mr. O'Reilly and $44,310, $59,425 and $74,776 for
Mr. Kelso. Includes $69 and $1,065 for 1999 and 2000, respectively, for Mr.
Motamed which represents an amount imputed as income in connection with the
Corporation's payment of a premium on a life insurance policy on the lives
of Mr. Motamed and his spouse in exchange for the relinquishing by Mr.
Motamed of the right to receive under the Pension Program a lump sum amount
equal to $300,000 plus interest in accordance with his participation in the
Corporation's Estate Enhancement Program.
II. OPTIONS/SAR GRANTS TABLE
OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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% OF
TOTAL POTENTIAL REALIZED
OPTIONS/ VALUE AT ASSUMED
NUMBER OF SARS ANNUAL RATES
SECURITIES GRANTED EXERCISE OF STOCK PRICE
UNDERLYING TO OR BASE APPRECIATION FOR
OPTIONS/ EMPLOYEES PRICE OPTION TERM(3)
SARS IN FISCAL PER ------------------------
NAME GRANTED(1) YEAR(2) SHARE EXPIRATION DATE 5% 10%
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Dean R. O'Hare................... 255,589 4.38% $47.97 March 1, 2010 $7,710,435 $19,539,757
44,411* 0.76% 59.96 March 1, 2005 55,993 768,014
138,182*# 2.37% 80.00 April 24, 2005 232,425 3,188,224
10,492@ 0.18% 84.19 June 8, 2004 190,356 409,937
1,188@ 0.02% 84.19 June 8, 2004 21,554 46,417
Thomas F. Motamed................ 88,999 1.52% 47.97 March 1, 2010 2,684,861 6,803,966
88,999* 1.52% 59.96 March 1, 2005 112,209 1,539,089
1,068@ 0.02% 79.28 February 27, 2006 28,797 65,330
596@ 0.01% 83.84 March 10, 2009 27,550 67,858
1,191@ 0.02% 83.84 March 5, 2007 40,652 94,737
John J. Degnan................... 77,002 1.32% 47.97 March 1, 2010 2,322,944 5,886,796
77,002* 1.32% 59.96 March 1, 2005 97,084 1,331,621
Michael O'Reilly................. 68,495 1.17% 47.97 March 1, 2010 2,066,311 5,236,437
68,495* 1.17% 59.96 March 1, 2005 86,358 1,184,507
David B. Kelso................... 68,480 1.17% 47.97 March 1, 2010 2,065,858 5,235,290
68,480* 1.17% 59.96 March 1, 2005 86,339 1,184,247
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* Premium-priced options.
# Granted under 2000 plan. All others granted under 1996 plan.
@ Restoration options.
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(1) The number of shares for each person represents a stock option granted under
the Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan without a related stock appreciation
right. The options that expire on March 1, 2010, March 1, 2005 and April 24,
2005 are exercisable for 50% of the number of shares shown on March 2, 2001,
March 2, 2001 and April 25, 2001, respectively, and 100% on March 2, 2002,
March 2, 2002 and April 25, 2002, respectively. The exercise price for each
stock option expiring March 1, 2010 is not less than the fair market value
of the Corporation's Common Stock on the date of grant. The exercise price
for options expiring March 1, 2005 and April 24, 2005 is 25% higher than the
fair market value of the Corporation's Common Stock on the date of grant.
After they become exercisable, all options are transferable to certain
members of the optionee's immediate family. There is an option restoration
feature with each option expiring March 1, 2010 which provides that the
optionee can receive a separate option grant when previously owned shares
are exchanged in a stock-for-stock exercise if the market price on date of
exercise is at least 25% higher than the exercise price. The restoration
option will be a non-statutory option, the number of option shares will
equal the number of exchanged shares used to exercise the original option,
the exercise price will be the fair market value on the grant date of the
restoration option, the term will be for the length of time remaining in the
original option and the restoration option will be immediately exercisable.
The restoration feature does not apply to options transferred by the
optionee.
(2) Based on total grants in 2000 of 5,837,099 shares.
(3) The assumed 5% and 10% annual rates of stock price appreciation used in the
table are prescribed by the proxy rules and are not intended to forecast
possible future appreciation in the price of the Corporation's Common Stock.
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III. AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTION/SAR VALUE TABLE
AGGREGATED OPTION/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION/SAR VALUES
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES
UNDERLYING VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS OPTIONS/SARS
AT FY-END AT FY-END(1)
SHARES -------------- --------------------
ACQUIRED VALUE EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Dean R. O'Hare.................. 88,232 $3,324,035 454,459/549,422 $12,383,896/$14,897,150
Thomas F. Motamed............... 5,088 147,888 77,377/213,111 1,644,464/ 6,729,365
John J. Degnan.................. 5,400 286,875 163,379/187,923 4,922,312/ 5,916,815
Michael O'Reilly................ 7,000 212,341 140,810/169,715 4,505,235/ 5,331,360
David B. Kelso.................. -- -- 101,480/169,685 2,411,711/ 5,330,384
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(1) Based on a value per share at December 29, 2000 of $86.50.
IV. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS TABLE
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN -- AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
PERFORMANCE OR ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
NUMBER OF OTHER PERIOD UNDER NON-STOCK PRICE-BASED
SHARES, UNITS UNTIL PLANS (UNITS OR $)
OR OTHER MATURATION OR ----------------------------
NAME RIGHTS(1) PAYOUT THRESHOLD TARGET MAXIMUM
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Dean R. O'Hare................................ 16,677 2000-2002 8,339 16,677 25,016
Thomas F. Motamed............................. 9,902 2000-2002 4,951 9,902 14,853
John J. Degnan................................ 9,381 2000-2002 4,691 9,381 14,072
Michael O'Reilly.............................. 8,859 2000-2002 4,430 8,859 13,289
David B. Kelso................................ 8,338 2000-2002 4,169 8,338 12,507
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(1) Includes performance share awards granted under the Corporation's Long-Term
Stock Incentive Plan in 2000 with respect to the three year performance
cycle ending December 31, 2002. The number of shares earned is dependent on
the achievement of a specified earnings per share target established by the
Organization & Compensation Committee for the three year period. Settlement
of the awards may be in shares or cash or a combination of both at the
discretion of the Organization & Compensation Committee.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the
Corporation's previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate future
filings, including this Proxy Statement, in whole or in part, the following
Performance Graph, the Audit Committee Report on page 11 and the Organization &
Compensation Committee Report on pages 18 through 22 shall not be incorporated
by reference into any such filings.
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COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG THE CORPORATION'S COMMON STOCK,
THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 STOCK INDEX AND THE STANDARD & POOR'S
PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INDEX
FIVE YEAR COMPARISON
S&P(R) Insurance (Property-
CHUBB CORP. S&P 500(R) CASUALTY) INDEX
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Dec-95 100 100 100
Dec-96 114 123 122
Dec-97 163 164 177
Dec-98 142 211 164
Dec-99 126 255 123
Dec-00 197 232 118
TEN YEAR COMPARISON
S&P(R) Insurance (Property-
CHUBB CORP. S&P 500(R) CASUALTY) INDEX
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Dec-90 100 100 100
Dec-91 145 130 125
Dec-92 171 140 147
Dec-93 153 155 144
Dec-94 156 157 151
Dec-95 199 215 205
Dec-96 226 265 249
Dec-97 324 353 362
Dec-98 282 454 336
Dec-99 251 550 251
Dec-00 393 500 241
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* Assumes, for the five and ten year graphs, that the investment in the
Corporation's Common Stock and each index was $100 on December 31, 1995 and
December 31, 1990, respectively, and that all dividends were reinvested.
Making the same comparison of cumulative total return for the past one year
period ended December 31, 2000, an investment of $100 in the Corporation's
Common Stock, the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor's
Property and Casualty Index would have yielded the following: Chubb, $157; S&P
500 Index, $91; and S&P Property and Casualty Index, $96.
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ORGANIZATION & COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION POLICIES
The Corporation's executive compensation program is designed to align
Shareholder interests with business strategy, company values and management
initiatives. It is based on the following four principles: (i) to link the
interests of management with those of Shareholders by making a substantial
portion of executive compensation depend upon the Corporation's financial
performance and by encouraging stock ownership in the Corporation, (ii) to
attract and retain superior executives by providing them with the opportunity to
earn total compensation packages that are among the most competitive in the
industry, (iii) to reward individual results by recognizing performance through
salary, annual cash incentive and long-term incentives and (iv) to manage
compensation based on the level of skill, knowledge, effort and responsibility
needed to perform the job successfully.
A position evaluation program establishes pay levels among all positions
reflecting the importance and value of similar positions to the Corporation. A
position's pay level determines a range of values within which the executive's
compensation is administered.
Executive officers' compensation includes: annual cash compensation
(consisting of base salary and annual incentive awards paid in cash) and
long-term incentive awards, as well as additional features which are available
to most other employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, including
profit sharing plans, pension plans, a stock purchase plan and an employee stock
ownership plan, all of which allocate payments generally based on an
individual's level of annual cash compensation.
It is the general policy of the Corporation that executive officer
compensation qualify for tax deductibility pursuant to the regulations under
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under these regulations, in order
to qualify for tax deductibility, payment of compensation in excess of $1
million to the chief executive officer and the four other highest paid executive
officers must be made in accordance with performance criteria disclosed to and
approved by Shareholders and pursuant to pre-established arrangements which,
among other things, limit the exercise of discretion to increase the awards
beyond the limits initially set. The Committee believes that mathematical
formulas cannot always anticipate and fairly address every situation which may
arise. For this reason, the Committee has historically retained the authority to
adjust compensation awarded in light of extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring
events. The Committee continues to believe that this reservation of authority,
and its exercise under appropriate circumstances, operates in the best interests
of the Corporation and its Shareholders even though in exercising such
authority, compensation might not be deductible.
The Committee determines annual cash incentives based upon both performance
against financial goals and performance relative to the insurance peer
companies. It varies the size of option, premium-priced option, performance
share, and performance-based restricted stock grants based on the company's
performance compared to its goals and the need to stay competitive with other
companies seeking people of the type Chubb seeks to attract, retain and
motivate. The value of stock options, performance shares and restricted stock is
tied directly to the stock price. The number of performance shares earned for a
three year performance period can vary from 0 to 1.5 times the targeted number
of shares based on performance against earnings per share and other selected
goals. The number of performance-based restricted shares granted is tied to the
number of performance shares earned and, thus, varies based on the same
performance measures. The value of the performance shares and performance-based
restricted shares varies up and down with the stock price.
The cornerstone of the Corporation's compensation program is to pay for
performance and the Committee believes that the Corporation's compensation
program has strong performance-based forms of executive compensation that link
the interests of management with those of Shareholders. Other than base salary,
all major elements of the Corporation's executive compensation programs vary
directly with both corporate and individual performance. As part of that, the
Committee sets difficult performance targets for executives. The Committee
varies total compensation targets for executives depending on company
performance. The better the company's performance in relation to the
competition, the greater the compensation
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opportunity for executives and vice versa. Executives have substantial portions
of their compensation at risk for annual and long-term performance, with the
largest portion at risk for the most senior executives.
In 2000, the Committee requested a nationally recognized executive
compensation consultant to provide a comprehensive annual update of the
executive officer compensation strategy and competitive position to assist it in
its analysis of pay strategy, compensation levels and types of long-term
incentives used. This review resulted in affirmation by the Committee that the
executive compensation program and strategy are appropriate and working as
intended to pay for performance. The Committee firmly endorsed the concept that
for financial comparison the Corporation's peer group is an industry comparison
group composed of property and casualty insurance companies. A second peer group
of 14 companies in the insurance and financial services industries is used to
measure the competitive position of the compensation potentially available to
the executive officers of the Corporation named in the Summary Compensation
Table. For other than the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table, the Committee generally uses industry surveys which include, but are not
limited to, members of the property and casualty insurance peer group referenced
above.
ANNUAL CASH COMPENSATION
Amounts paid as base salary, including merit salary increases, are
determined by the executive's performance, placement in the salary payband
established for the executive's position and the salaries offered in the
industry for comparable positions. Outside independent consultants are
periodically used to gather and analyze industry comparisons of salary data to
ensure that the positioning of salaries in the compensation program is
competitive for comparable positions. The Committee monitors and approves
changes in base salary for senior executive officers (including the executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table). Promotional salary increases
reflect the executive's movement to an increased level of responsibility and are
granted when earned.
The Committee sets and approves the formulas which establish the amounts
available for annual incentive awards to executive officers. For 2000, incentive
awards paid to most executive officers were determined under the Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan (1996). This plan's formula measures the
Corporation's performance, including combined loss and expense ratio ("combined
ratio"), net income and operating income return on equity against the results of
an industry comparison group. Net income under this formula is the Corporation's
investment income arising from the property and casualty insurance business and
underwriting profit or loss from that business. Each year the Committee approves
goals for the combined ratio and net income based on the outlook for business
conditions that year. After the close of business each year, the formula takes
into account how well the Corporation performed against its own goals and how
well it performed against an industry comparison group's average combined ratio
and operating income return on equity. Included in this industry comparison
group are three out of the seven companies which, along with the Corporation,
comprise the Standard & Poor's Property and Casualty Index used in the
Performance Graphs on page 17 as well as three other insurance companies against
which the Corporation has over time compared itself.
The annual incentive pool available for payments is determined by weighing
the combined ratio result as well as the net income and operating income return
on equity results to generate a total award pool under the Plan. A percent is
applied to the target dollar award pool for each payband to develop a final cash
award pool. The pool can range from 0% to 200% of the target dollar award for
all participants covered by the Plan.
Amounts actually paid for annual incentive awards to executives are based
on the executive's individual performance and payband. Where applicable,
individual performance is judged on the following considerations: profit,
growth, expense control, productivity, leadership, staff development, diversity
management, performance/compensation management, innovation, collaboration and
internal/external customer service. Awards are approved by the Committee based
upon recommendations by management after year end. Annual cash compensation has
been administered to slow the growth in base salaries and place a greater
proportion of the executive's annual cash compensation at risk through the
variable amounts available for an annual incentive award.
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Other annual cash incentive plans in which certain executive officers
participate include The Chubb Corporation Investment Department/Chubb Asset
Managers, Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Investment Department Incentive
Plan") and The Profit Sharing Plan (1987). The Investment Department Incentive
Plan provides both annual and long-term cash awards which are competitive with
those provided by similar financial institutions, including property and
casualty insurance companies and banks. Such awards are granted to the
Corporation's investment professionals and are based on results measured against
market indices which represent standards of investment performance regularly
used by investment analysts to compare and analyze the performance of investment
professionals responsible for managing a particular asset class. The Profit
Sharing Plan (1987) provides employees of the Corporation and its participating
subsidiaries with cash awards on a sliding scale of 0% to 4% of a participant's
eligible compensation based on a schedule relating to the consolidated return on
premiums earned by the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of the
Corporation.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS
Long-term incentive awards are made under the Long-Term Stock Incentive
Plan. The Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, which is administered by the
Committee, is an omnibus plan and provides stock based awards to eligible
employees which include most levels of management as well as the Corporation's
executive officers. The Plan was designed in consultation with a nationally
recognized executive compensation consulting firm and periodically the Committee
obtains the advice of consulting firms with regard to the ongoing administration
of the Plan. Awards granted to executive officers include stock options,
premium-priced stock options, performance share awards and restricted stock
awards.
Long-term incentive awards, including stock options, premium-priced stock
options and performance shares, for executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table are based on guidelines that provide for larger awards
commensurate with payband levels that reflect competitive grant practices within
a broad peer group of 14 companies in the insurance and financial services
industries. Included in the peer group of 14 companies are four of the seven
companies which, along with the Corporation, comprise the Standard & Poor's
Property and Casualty Index, and additional insurance companies against which
the Corporation has over time compared itself, as well as insurance brokerage
and financial services companies, reflecting the fact that the Corporation also
operates within the broader financial services industry. For other than the
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table, the Committee
generally uses industry surveys which include, but are not limited to, the
members of the industry comparison group of property and casualty insurance
companies described under the heading "Annual Cash Compensation."
Performance share awards are generally granted annually and are earned
based on earnings per share targets or other selected corporate financial goals
for three year performance periods. As with options, the number of performance
shares granted is based on payband levels and the executive's most recent level
of performance. Payment values are dependent on the Corporation's stock price at
the end of the performance period, thus linking executives' interests directly
with Shareholders, as well as the achievement of selected corporate financial
goals. The number of performance shares actually earned and paid out for each
three year performance period can vary from 0% to 150% of the original target
award based on the attainment of these corporate goals. In 2000, a performance
goal was established for the three year performance period ending in 2002
reflecting a cumulative operating earnings per share target for such period.
After consultation with a nationally recognized executive compensation
consultant, the Committee also decided to grant premium-priced options, having a
five year-term as well as traditional options having a 10 year-term, to named
executive officers in 2000. The premium-priced options provide for an exercise
price 25% over the fair market value on the grant date with 50% of each option
grant exercisable one year following grant and the remaining 50% after two
years. The Committee granted approximately 50% of the options awarded in 2000 to
the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table using traditional
options having a 10 year-term and the balance as premium-priced options. The
Committee believes that premium-priced options provide a strong incentive to
increase stock price and minimize the potential for windfall gains from option
grants made when the stock price increases due to a general upward movement in
the stock market. Executives do not realize any of the
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gain between the stock price on the date of grant and the exercise price; gains
are only realized on the appreciation above the exercise price.
The Committee in 2000 discontinued the use of performance-based restricted
stock for senior executives and increased the target performance share grant
size to offset the discontinued performance-based restricted stock award for
such executives.
Restricted stock awards are granted to a limited number of executive
officers in positions requiring specialized skills and knowledge that do not
entail the broad management responsibilities most appropriately tied to
performance share grants and are also granted to attract and retain other
selected employees, including executive officers.
CEO COMPENSATION
Mr. O'Hare is a participant in all of the aforementioned components of the
executive compensation program. The value of his compensation from each
component of the program is a direct reflection of both his individual
performance and the Corporation's performance as described below. Approximately
90% of Mr. O'Hare's compensation is in the form of variable pay.
Mr. O'Hare's salary was reviewed in March 2001 under the Corporation's
normal merit guidelines. The Committee decided to continue his annualized base
salary at $1 million (excluding Director's fees) in order to qualify for tax
deductibility pursuant to the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Mr. O'Hare's annual cash incentive award for 2000 was $800,000 which is
equal to the incentive award paid to him for 1999. The Corporation achieved a
combined loss and expense ratio of 100.4% which outperformed the combined ratio
average of 107.6% for the industry comparison group referred to above under the
discussion concerning Annual Cash Compensation. In addition, the Corporation
achieved 99.5% of its net income goal (as defined under the Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan)and recorded an operating earnings return on equity of 10.4%
which surpassed the industry comparison group's average of 6.2%. The Committee
considered these results as well as Mr. O'Hare's leadership skills and financial
management talent in determining the incentive award paid to him.
In March 2000, Mr. O'Hare was granted 16,667 performance shares for the
three-year performance period ending December 31, 2002 and was also granted
stock options for 300,000 shares. Subsequently, Mr. O'Hare was granted stock
options for an additional 138,182 shares in April 2000 in order to achieve a
total targeted level of long-term incentive opportunity that was very
competitive within the peer group of 14 companies in the insurance and financial
services industries. This action was approved by the Committee after
consultation with a nationally recognized executive compensation consultant, who
provided a comprehensive update of the executive officer compensation strategy
and competitive position. The Committee granted approximately 58% of the options
awarded in 2000 using traditional options priced at 100% of fair market value on
date of grant having a 10 year-term and the balance using premium-priced options
having a five year-term with an exercise price 25% over the fair market value on
the grant date. The Committee believes that use of premium-priced options is
appropriate to minimize the potential for windfall gains from option grants made
when the stock price increases due to a general upward movement in the stock
market.
With respect to performance shares granted in March 1998 for the three-year
performance period which ended December 31, 2000, the cumulative earnings per
share, as adjusted, during this performance period were below the threshold
established by the Committee in 1998 in order to qualify for a payment. On this
basis, Mr. O'Hare did not earn a performance share payment. This compares with
the performance share payment made in 2000 of $448,508.
As mentioned under Long-Term Incentive Awards, the Committee in 2000
discontinued the use of performance-based restricted stock for senior executives
including Mr. O'Hare. Therefore, Mr. O'Hare did not receive an award of
performance-based restricted stock in March 2001 for 2000 results. This compares
with his performance-based restricted stock award of 2,986 shares granted in
March 2000 for 1999 results which had a fair market value on the award date of
$143,234.
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The foregoing report has been furnished by the following members of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation who, along with Sheila P. Burke who served
on the Committee until July 1, 2000, comprised the Organization & Compensation
Committee:
Lawrence M. Small (Chairman) David H. Hoag
James M. Cornelius Warren B. Rudman
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PENSION PROGRAM
Eligible employees of the Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries
participate in the Pension Plan of The Chubb Corporation, Chubb & Son Inc. and
Participating Affiliates (the "Pension Plan"). As in effect during 2000, the
Pension Plan provides to each such employee annual retirement income beginning
at age 65 equal to the product of (x) the total number of years of participation
in the Pension Plan and (y) the difference between (i) 1 3/4% of average
compensation for the five years in the last ten years of participation prior to
retirement during which the employee was most highly paid ("final average
earnings") and (ii) an amount related to the employee's primary Social Security
benefit.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"),
and the Internal Revenue Code, impose maximum limitations on the annual amount
of a pension which may be paid under a funded defined benefit plan such as the
Pension Plan. The Pension Plan complies with these limitations. The Board of
Directors adopted, effective as of January 1, 1976, an unfunded benefit
equalization plan of the type permitted by ERISA which will provide annual
payments to persons who are participants under the Pension Plan and their
beneficiaries. Such payments will be equal to the difference between (a) the
benefits which would be payable to such persons under the Pension Plan, without
taking into consideration the limitations imposed by ERISA and the Internal
Revenue Code and (b) the maximum annual benefits to which such persons are
entitled under the Pension Plan by reason of such limitations.
The table which follows shows the estimated annual benefits payable upon
retirement to persons in specified remuneration and years-of-service
classifications under the Pension Plan and the unfunded benefit equalization
plan (referred to collectively as the "Pension Program"). The retirement
benefits shown are based upon retirement as of December 31, 2000 at age 65 and
computed on the basis of straight life annuity benefits. Such benefits, as shown
in the following table, are subject to an offset of an amount related to the
primary Social Security benefits in an amount approved by the Internal Revenue
Service in effect at the time of retirement.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS PAYABLE AT AGE 65
STRAIGHT LIFE ANNUITY BASIS
FINAL
AVERAGE YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
EARNINGS -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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$ 100,000................ $ 8,750 $ 17,500 $ 35,000 $ 52,500 $ 61,250 $ 70,000
200,000................ 17,500 35,000 70,000 105,000 122,500 140,000
400,000................ 35,000 70,000 140,000 210,000 245,000 280,000
600,000................ 52,500 105,000 210,000 315,000 367,500 420,000
800,000................ 70,000 140,000 280,000 420,000 490,000 560,000
1,000,000................ 87,500 175,000 350,000 525,000 612,500 700,000
1,300,000................ 113,750 227,500 455,000 682,500 796,250 910,000
1,600,000................ 140,000 280,000 560,000 840,000 980,000 1,120,000
1,800,000................ 157,500 315,000 630,000 945,000 1,102,500 1,260,000
2,000,000................ 175,000 350,000 700,000 1,050,000 1,225,000 1,400,000
2,200,000................ 192,500 385,000 770,000 1,155,000 1,347,500 1,540,000
2,400,000................ 210,000 420,000 840,000 1,260,000 1,470,000 1,680,000
2,600,000................ 227,500 455,000 910,000 1,365,000 1,592,500 1,820,000
2,800,000................ 245,000 490,000 980,000 1,470,000 1,715,000 1,960,000
3,000,000................ 262,500 525,000 1,050,000 1,575,000 1,837,500 2,100,000
Remuneration covered by the Pension Program includes salary (including
salary contributed to the Capital Accumulation Plan of The Chubb Corporation,
Chubb & Son Inc. and Participating Affiliates),
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overtime and awards under The Chubb Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation
Plans, the Investment Department Incentive Plan and the Profit Sharing Plan
(1987) in the year paid rather than the year earned.
With respect to the individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table on
page 14, Messrs. Degnan, Kelso, Motamed, O'Hare and O'Reilly have, for the
purposes of the Pension Program, 9, 3 1/2, 22 1/2, 36 1/2 and 30 years of
credited service, respectively, and their 2000 remuneration for purposes of the
Pension Program was $745,835, $666,876, $789,584, $1,793,751 and $701,035,
respectively. In 1999, Mr. Motamed relinquished the right to receive under the
Pension Program a lump sum amount equal to $300,000 plus interest in accordance
with his participation in the Corporation's Estate Enhancement Program.
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
Pursuant to a recommendation by the Organization & Compensation Committee
and authorization by the Board of Directors, the Corporation has in force
severance agreements with the executive officers of the Corporation named in the
Summary Compensation Table. Each agreement becomes operative only upon a "Change
in Control" that occurs when the officer is in the employ of the Corporation.
Under the agreements, a "Change in Control" occurs if (a) following a tender or
exchange offer for voting securities of the Corporation, a proxy contest for
election of the directors, or a merger or consolidation or sale of all or
substantially all of its business or assets, its directors immediately prior to
such event cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors when such
event occurs or within one year thereafter or (b) any person or group acquires
25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation without
prior approval by a majority of the Directors then in office. Such agreements
have an initial term of two years and are automatically extended for successive
two year periods unless the Corporation gives one year's prior notice that it is
terminating an agreement at the end of the then current two year period.
If a change in control occurs and the executive officer's employment with
the Corporation terminates within two years thereafter (other than by reason of
death, disability, retirement at normal retirement age, discharge for cause, or
voluntary termination by the executive officer except for Good Reason), the
executive officer becomes entitled to the severance benefits described below.
Termination for "Good Reason" means termination because of, among other things,
the involuntary assignment of such executive officer to duties inconsistent with
the executive officer's position prior to such Change in Control; reduction of
the executive officer's base salary or bonus; the Corporation acting with
adverse effect upon the executive officer's benefits under any benefit plans in
which the executive officer is participating at the time of such Change in
Control; or a determination made by the officer in good faith that as a result
of such change in control the executive officer cannot discharge the officer's
duties effectively.
Upon such termination, the executive officer's severance benefits shall
equal a multiple of the sum of (i) one year's salary at the annual rate in
effect at the time of the Change in Control and (ii) the average of the
executive officer's annual awards under the Corporation's cash incentive
compensation plans for the three years preceding such Change in Control. The
multiple is four in the case of Mr. O'Hare and two in the case of the other
executive officers. Also, the Corporation must maintain in force the insurance
and disability benefits available to the executive officer immediately prior to
the Change in Control, or their equivalents, for two years after such
termination or until the earlier commencement of new, full-time employment by
the executive officer. The executive officer is not required to mitigate the
amount of any payments by seeking other employment. The Corporation must pay all
legal fees and expenses incurred by the executive officer as a result of such
termination, including any incurred in seeking to enforce the severance
agreement.
As of March 5, 2001, severance benefits of base salary and cash incentive
compensation under the Executive Severance Agreements which would have been
payable to the individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table are: Mr. Dean
R. O'Hare, $7,266,667; Mr. Thomas F. Motamed, $1,616,667; Mr. John J. Degnan,
$1,533,333; Mr. Michael O'Reilly, $1,430,400 and Mr. David B. Kelso, $1,390,000.
Agreements under the Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans provide for the accelerated
payment or vesting of awards granted under such plans under certain
circumstances in the event of a Change in Control of the Corporation.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Organization & Compensation Committee is composed of Messrs. Small
(Chairman), Cornelius, Hoag and Rudman. Sheila P. Burke was a member of the
Committee until July 1, 2000. No current or former officers or employees of the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries serves on the Organization & Compensation
Committee. During 2000, no executive officer of the Corporation served on the
compensation committee of another corporation except Mr. O'Hare who serves on
the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Fluor Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS WITH DIRECTORS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES
Prior to his retirement on November 3, 2000, Joel J. Cohen was a Managing
Director of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ("DLJ"), which
firm provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to the
Corporation and its subsidiaries. In addition, certain subsidiaries of the
Corporation participate as limited partners in an investment partnership of
which DLJ Merchant Banking Inc. is the managing general partner.
Sir David G. Scholey, CBE is Senior Advisor, UBS Warburg, the investment
banking division of UBS AG. of Switzerland, which provides certain securities
transaction services to the Corporation and its subsidiaries through its
affiliate companies.
Ambassador Raymond G. H. Seitz is a Vice Chairman of Lehman Bros.
International (Europe), which firm and its affiliated companies provide
securities transaction services to the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
The Corporation believes that the above transactions were effected on terms
as favorable to the Corporation and its subsidiaries as could have been obtained
from other sources in view of the nature of the services rendered.
In 2000, various subsidiaries of the Corporation had transactions in the
ordinary course of their business with certain Directors and officers of the
Corporation and their associates in connection with policies of insurance issued
to them by such subsidiaries. All employees of the Corporation and certain of
its subsidiaries are offered the opportunity to obtain property and casualty
personal insurance from various subsidiaries of the Corporation at a price
representing a maximum discount of 10% from the regular price.
TRANSACTIONS WITH CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS
In the regular course of their business, the Corporation's property and
casualty subsidiaries may and do assume and cede reinsurance to and from
insurance companies which are subsidiaries of Royal & Sun Alliance, an insurance
holding company organized under the laws of England (collectively the "Sun
Group"). As reported, the Sun Group as of March 5, 2001 was the beneficial owner
of approximately 5.2% of the Corporation's Common Stock acquired solely for the
purposes of investment.
The Corporation has relationships with subsidiaries of FMR Corp. As
reported, FMR Corp. reported that as of December 31, 2000 it was the beneficial
owner of approximately 9.47% of the Corporation's Common Stock, acquired solely
for the purpose of investment. Certain subsidiaries of FMR Corp. perform trustee
and recordkeeping services relating to various employee retirement plans
maintained by the Corporation. Total fees paid for such services in 2000 were
$736,035.
The Corporation believes that such transactions are all on terms as
favorable to the Corporation as those available from unrelated third parties.
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APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors, acting upon the recommendation of the Audit
Committee, unanimously recommends for approval by the Shareholders the selection
of Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young") as the independent auditors of the
Corporation for the year 2001. Ernst & Young has acted as such auditors for the
Corporation for many years. The following summarizes the fees paid to Ernst &
Young for 2000:
Audit Fees
$1,800,000
Financial Information Systems Design and Implementation Fees
$-None-
All Other Fees
$2,400,000
All other fees include $800,000 for audit related services, which generally
include fees for employee benefit plan and statutory audits, business
acquisitions, accounting consultations and Securities and Exchange Commission
registration statements, and approximately $1,000,000 for tax related services.
Representatives of Ernst & Young are expected to be present at the Annual
Meeting and to have the opportunity to make a statement should they desire to do
so and to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for approval of the selection
of independent auditors.
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ITEM 3 -- PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE CHUBB CORPORATION GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN (2001)
INTRODUCTION
The Stock Purchase Plan was first adopted by Shareholders at the Annual
Meeting in 1972 and has been extended and approved by Shareholders several times
since 1972. Under the current terms of the Plan, no offer may be made after
September 30, 1999. The last offering commenced in March 1999 and terminated in
March 2001. Subject to the approval of the Shareholders at the Annual Meeting,
the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Organization & Compensation
Committee, has unanimously adopted The Chubb Corporation Global Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (2001)(the "2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan").
SUMMARY OF THE 2001 GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The following summary of the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text thereof, which is
attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit A.
The purpose of the plan is to provide employment incentive through a
capital accumulation opportunity, link employee and shareholder interests and
provide an opportunity for employees to purchase the Corporation's stock.
Under the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 7,900,000 shares of
Common Stock are authorized for purchase.
Employees who have been employed by the Corporation or a participating
subsidiary for at least one year are eligible for participation in the 2001
Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan except that employees in paybands seven and
above (generally Senior Vice Presidents and above) and employees whose regular
work week is less than 20 hours per week are not eligible. It is anticipated
that there will be approximately 9,801 employees eligible to participate in the
2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides that the Organization
& Compensation Committee ("the Committee") may from time to time determine the
date on which the Corporation shall commence an offering to all eligible
employees for the purchase of Common Stock of the Corporation. Each offering
will provide that an eligible employee may elect to purchase a number of shares
of Common Stock determined by the Committee but in no event more than the number
of shares with an aggregate fair market value equal to 2 1/4 times 10% of the
employee's annual salary as of the grant date. Notwithstanding the above, no
employee may be eligible to receive rights to purchase shares in any single
calendar year having an aggregate fair market value at the time of grant in
excess of $25,000. Each offering shall have a stated term as determined by the
Committee but not longer than 27 months and may have a purchase price of not
less than 85% of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the grant
date of the purchase right.
Subject to rules adopted by the Committee in connection with certain
terminations of employment occurring prior to the purchase period specified for
an offering by the Committee a participant may not elect to purchase any portion
of the shares covered by the employee's purchase right prior to any such
purchase period. The Committee shall determine what the permissible payment
methods will be for that offer, which may include a cash payment method and a
method permitting payment pursuant to a cashless exercise program. Cash proceeds
received by the Corporation from any sale of Common Stock under the 2001 Global
Employee Stock Purchase Plan will be used for general corporate purposes.
Under the terms of the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the shares
of Common Stock authorized to be sold may be either treasury shares or shares of
authorized and unissued Common Stock of the Corporation. The 2001 Global
Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides for adjustments in the number of shares
which may be purchased and the purchase price in the case of certain changes in
the Corporation's capital structure and other corporate events when the
Committee deems such adjustments to be necessary in
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order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits to be made available under
the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The Committee shall have sole discretion in determining when to make offers
and which subsidiaries shall be eligible to participate in such offerings under
the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition, each offering shall
contain such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the 2001 Global Employee
Stock Purchase Plan as the Committee shall prescribe, including, but not limited
to, the effect thereon of the death, retirement or other termination of
employment of the employee and the effect, if any, of a Change in Control of the
Corporation. The terms of each offer are to be communicated to each eligible
employee. The offers made under the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan are
subject to applicable tax withholding requirements and may not be assigned or
transferred, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
No offering may commence under the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan
after April 24, 2011. The 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan may be
amended or terminated at any time by the Board of Directors (and in some
circumstances, the Committee), except that no amendment may be made without
Shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or
regulatory requirement with which the Committee has determined it is necessary
or desirable to have the Corporation comply.
The 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan is not subject to any of the
provisions of ERISA and is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
Under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code, employees will not realize
taxable income upon the grant of a purchase right or when they complete their
purchase for cash for and receive delivery of the stock which they are eligible
to purchase, provided such purchase occurs while they are employed or within
three months after termination of employment. If no disposition of such stock is
made within two years after the date of grant or within one year after the date
of acquisition, any gain or loss which may be realized on the ultimate sale will
be treated as long term capital gain or loss. However, if such stock is disposed
of within such two-year or one-year periods, including a disposition which is
part of a cashless exercise purchase method, the difference between the market
value of such stock at the time of purchase and the purchase price will be
treated as income taxable to the employee at ordinary income rates in the year
in which the disposition occurs and the employer will be entitled to a deduction
from income in the same amount in such year. Notwithstanding the above, if the
purchase price of the stock when offered was less than 100% of its then fair
market value, upon a subsequent disposition of the stock by the employee,
including a disposition after the two-year and one-year periods referred to
above, or the death of the employee while holding such stock, the employee will
recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income in an amount equal to the
discount at the time of the offer or, if less, the excess of the stock's value
at the time of such disposition or death, as the case may be, over the original
purchase price.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for approval of the proposal
to adopt the 2001 Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ADOPTION OF
THE 2001 GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
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ITEM 4 -- PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE CHUBB CORPORATION ANNUAL INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION PLAN (2001)
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to the Corporation's Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (1996)
(the "1996 Cash Incentive Plan"), key employees of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries are eligible to receive annual cash bonuses based on achievement by
the Corporation of target financial goals and management's assessment of each
participant's individual performance during that year. In order to enable the
Corporation to continue to attract, reward and retain employees whose efforts
are largely responsible for the Corporation's overall success and to qualify
annual cash bonus payments to certain executive officers for favorable tax
treatment under tax rules, the Board of Directors adopted, and in April 1996 the
Shareholders approved, the 1996 Cash Incentive Plan. After examining the
Corporation's overall compensation structure in consultation with a nationally
recognized independent compensation consulting firm, the Organization &
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") has concluded
that the criteria for setting target goals be expanded and the maximum annual
payment to a "covered employee" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code under the 1996 Cash Incentive Plan be increased from $2,500,000 to
$5,000,000. Since tax rules contained in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code require that certain complying plans be approved by Shareholders at least
every five years and that certain major amendments be approved by Shareholders,
the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Committee, has
unanimously resolved to have the entire plan, as amended and renamed the Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan (2001) (the "2001 Cash Incentive Plan") submitted
for Shareholder approval. If the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan is not approved by
Shareholders, the 1996 Cash Incentive Plan will remain in effect as previously
approved by Shareholders.
SUMMARY OF THE 2001 CASH INCENTIVE PLAN
The following summary of the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan,
which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit B.
The Committee is authorized to administer the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan in
accordance with its terms. Each year, the Committee selects participants from
the officers and key employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The
Committee establishes target awards for the year by payband or other standards
and establishes a target award pool which is the sum of the target awards for
such year for all participants. The Committee also establishes target financial
goals for such year under which from 0% to 200% of the target award pool can
become available for payment.
Target awards are based on one or more of the following Corporation,
subsidiary, operating unit or division financial performance measures: (i)
combined loss and expense ratio; (ii) earnings per share; (iii) net income; (iv)
operating efficiency; (v) return on average equity; (vi) cash return on average
equity; (vii) return on average assets; (viii) earnings before interest and
taxes; (ix) operating income; (x) after tax operating income; (xi) cash flow(s);
(xii) stock price; (xiii) strategic business objectives consisting of one or
more objectives based on meeting specified cost targets, business expansion
goals, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures; (xiv) except in the
case of a "covered employee", as defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code, any other performance criteria established by the committee; or
(xv) any combination of (i) through (xiii).
Each goal may be expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis, may be
based on or otherwise employ comparisons based on internal targets, the past
performance of the Corporation and/or the past or current performance of other
companies, and in the case of earnings-based measures, may use or employ
comparisons relating to capital, shareholders' equity and/or shares outstanding,
or to assets or net assets.
After the close of the fiscal year, the Committee determines what part of
the target award pool is available for payment based on the achievement of the
target financial goals. The Committee then, based on these results and upon
management's assessments of each participant's individual performance during the
year, determines what part, if any, of the participant's target award shall be
paid. The Committee is under no
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obligation to pay all of the available target award pool for a year and in no
event can the total amount paid under the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan for a year
exceed 200% of the target award pool for such year. In addition, no participant
who is a "covered employee" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
may receive an award under this Plan greater than $5,000,000.
All payments under the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan are made in cash as soon as
practicable after the close of a fiscal year, except that under uniform rules
established by the Committee, participants may be given the opportunity to defer
such payments.
While the benefits to be paid for 2001 and future years have not yet been
determined by the Committee, the following table shows the amounts paid for 2000
under the existing 1996 Cash Incentive Plan:
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION AMOUNT PAID
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Dean R. O'Hare.............................................. $ 800,000
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Thomas F. Motamed........................................... 400,000
Executive Vice President
John J. Degnan.............................................. 350,000
President
Michael O'Reilly............................................ 350,000
Executive Vice President
David B. Kelso.............................................. 250,000
Executive Vice President
All current executive officers as a group................... 3,546,000
(17 persons including those named above)
All employees as a group.................................... 50,262,349
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The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is required for approval of the proposal
to adopt the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ADOPTION OF
THE 2001 CASH INCENTIVE PLAN.
ITEM 5 -- PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE CHUBB CORPORATION STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS (2001)
INTRODUCTION
Shareholders first approved the Corporation's Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors at the 1988 Annual Meeting and did so again at the 1992
and 1996 Annual Meetings.
Pursuant to the Corporation's Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
(1996) (the "1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan"), each non-employee Director of
the Corporation is granted each year, in connection with his or her election or
re-election to the Board, an option to purchase 4,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Corporation believes that the Non-Employee Directors Plan has encouraged
stock ownership by non-employee Directors, thus benefiting Shareholders by
giving such Directors a proprietary interest in the Corporation. Further, the
1996 Non-Employee Directors Plan has enhanced the Corporation's ability to
attract, retain and suitably reward Directors of exceptional ability, upon whose
leadership and management skills the Corporation's future rests in large part.
Accordingly, the Board of Directors has unanimously recommended adoption by
Shareholders of The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
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Directors (2001) (the "2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan"). The 1996 Non-Employee
Directors Plan will terminate the day after the 2001 Annual Meeting.
SUMMARY OF THE 2001 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS PLAN
The following summary of the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2001 Non-Employee
Directors Plan, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Exhibit C.
Administration. The Board of Directors is authorized to administer the
2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan in accordance with its terms; however, the
Board shall have no discretion with respect to the selection of Directors
eligible to receive options, or the exercise price thereunder.
Eligibility. Only Eligible Directors, as defined in the 2001 Non-Employee
Directors Plan, may receive options under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan.
The 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan defines Eligible Director as a Director of
the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries
and has not within one year immediately preceding the date of eligibility
received any award under any plan of the Corporation providing for the
discretionary issuance of stock, stock options or stock appreciation rights.
There are currently 14 Eligible Directors.
Shares Subject to the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan. An aggregate of
400,000 shares of Common Stock shall be available for issuance upon the exercise
of options granted under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan. On the day
following the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders the 1996 Non-Employee
Directors Plan will terminate with 113,713 shares remaining which were
previously approved by Shareholders for grants. Thus, approval of the 2001
Non-Employee Directors Plan will increase the number of shares available for
stock options to Directors by 286,287 shares.
Grant, Term and Conditions of Options. As of the date of the first Annual
Shareholders Meeting at which Directors are elected following the Annual
Shareholders Meeting at which Shareholders first approve the 2001 Non-Employee
Directors Plan, and as of the date of each of the subsequent four Annual
Shareholders Meetings at which Directors are elected, each individual who is
then an eligible Director will be granted an option to purchase 4,000 shares of
Common Stock or such lesser amount as may be determined by the Board. The
options will be non-statutory stock options not intended to qualify under
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The purchase price per share of the
Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the option shall be 100% of the fair
market value per share of Common Stock, determined as provided in the 2001
Non-Employee Directors Plan, on the day the option is granted. Eligible
Directors shall pay the exercise price of the options in either cash or in
Common Stock owned by the Eligible Director for at least six months. Except as
set forth below, options shall be exercisable in whole or in part at all times
after the date of grant.
In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, subdivision or combination
of the Common Stock or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common
Stock, the number of shares available for issuance upon exercise of options, the
number of options to be granted each year, the number of shares subject to
outstanding options and the exercise prices of outstanding options shall be
appropriately adjusted.
Except as noted below, all outstanding options held by an optionee shall
automatically be cancelled upon such optionee's termination of service as an
Eligible Director. When such termination occurs, however, by reason of voluntary
mid-term resignation, declining to stand for re-election (whether as a result of
reaching mandatory retirement age or otherwise), becoming an employee of the
Corporation or a subsidiary, or becoming disabled all outstanding options held
by such optionee on the date of such termination shall continue to be fully
exercisable for five years following the date of such termination. In the event
of the death of an optionee (whether before or after termination of service as
an Eligible Director), all outstanding options held by such optionee and not
previously cancelled or expired on the date of death shall be fully exercisable
by such optionee's legal representative within one year after the date of death
(without regard to the expiration date of the option specified in accordance
with the preceding sentence). No option shall be transferable by an
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optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and during
the lifetime of the individual to whom an option is granted it may be exercised
only by such individual or such individual's guardian or legal representative,
except that options may be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order, or to a member of the optionee's immediate family under rules
established by the Board of Directors.
Restoration Options. Any Eligible Director who exercises an option granted
under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan within seven years of the option's
grant by delivering shares of Common Stock in satisfaction or partial
satisfaction of the exercise price shall be automatically granted a Restoration
Option under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan, subject to certain
conditions. The Restoration Option shall entitle the holder to purchase a number
of shares of Common Stock equal to the number so surrendered at a purchase price
of 100% of the per share fair market value on the date the Restoration Option is
granted, and shall otherwise have the terms and conditions of options granted
under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan as described above. No Restoration
Option shall be granted if (i) the per share fair market value on the date of
exercise is not at least 125% of the exercise price of the original option, (ii)
the exercising optionee is not an Eligible Director on the date of exercise of
the original option or (iii) the original option is itself a Restoration Option.
Mergers, Sales and Change of Control. In the case of certain mergers,
consolidations or combinations of the Corporation with or into other
corporations, or in the event of a Change of Control of the Corporation, as
defined in the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan, the holder of each option
(including a Restoration Option) then outstanding shall (unless the Board
determines otherwise) have the right to receive on the date or effective date of
such event a payment in an amount calculated as set forth in the 2001
Non-Employee Directors Plan in exchange for such options.
Plan Amendments. The 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan may be amended by
the Board as it shall deem advisable. Without the authorization and approval of
Shareholders, however, the Board may not increase the number of shares which may
be purchased pursuant to options granted under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors
Plan, change the requirement that option and Restoration Option grants be priced
at 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, or modify in any respect the
class of individuals who constitute Eligible Directors.
Term of Plan. The adoption of the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan has
been approved by the Board and shall become effective upon its approval by the
Shareholders. The 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan shall terminate on the day
following the Annual Shareholders Meeting at which Directors are elected in the
year 2006 (except for the automatic grant of Restoration Options which shall
continue until the seventh anniversary of such Annual Shareholders Meeting)
unless the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan is extended or terminated at an
earlier date by Shareholders.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
Under present Federal income tax laws, options (including Restoration
Options) granted under the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan would have the
following tax consequences.
1. When an optionee exercises an option, the difference between the option
price and any higher market value of the stock on the date of exercise will be
ordinary income to the optionee and will be allowed as a deduction for Federal
income tax purposes to the Corporation. When an optionee disposes of shares
acquired by the exercise of the option, any amount received in excess of the
market value of the shares on the date of exercise will be treated as long or
short term capital gain, depending upon the holding period of the shares. If the
amount received is less than the market value of the shares on the date of
exercise, the loss will be treated as long or short term capital loss, depending
upon the holding period of the shares.
2. To the extent that an optionee pays all or part of the option price of a
non-statutory option by tendering shares of Common Stock owned by the optionee,
the rules described in paragraph 1 above apply, except that the number of shares
received upon such exercise which is equal to the number of shares
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surrendered as payment of the option price shall have the same tax basis and tax
holding period as the shares surrendered. Generally, the additional shares
received upon such exercise have a tax basis equal to the amount of ordinary
income recognized on such exercise and a holding period which commences on the
date of exercise.
The foregoing discussion summarizes the Federal income tax consequences of
the 2001 Non-Employee Directors Plan based on current provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code, which are subject to change. The summary does not cover any state
or local tax consequences of participation in the 2001 Non-Employee Directors
Plan.
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The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
of the Corporation present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting is
required for approval of the proposal to adopt the 2001 Non-Employee Directors
Plan.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ADOPTION OF
THE 2001 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS PLAN.
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VOTING, SOLICITATION OF PROXIES, SHAREHOLDER
PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS
The Proxy, if returned properly executed or voted as directed by touch-tone
telephone or by accessing the Internet and not subsequently revoked by written
notice delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, will be voted in
accordance with the choice made by the Shareholder with respect to the proposals
listed thereon. If the authority to vote for the Board of Directors' nominees,
or any such nominee, for election as a Director is not withheld, the Proxy will
be voted for the election of the Board of Directors' nominees for election as
Directors. If a choice is not made to vote with respect to the proposals to
approve the Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2001), the Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan (2001) or the Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
(2001), the proxy will be voted for each such proposal. If a choice is not made
to vote with respect to the selection of independent auditors for the year 2001,
the proxy will be voted for such proposal.
Under New Jersey law and the Corporation's By-Laws, each share of Common
Stock outstanding on the record date is entitled to one vote at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, and the presence in person or by proxy of the holders
of shares entitled to cast a majority of the votes constitutes a quorum. Votes
are tabulated by the Corporation's transfer agent using the transfer agent's
automated system. Under New Jersey law, Directors are elected by a plurality of
the votes cast at the meeting. Approval of The Chubb Corporation Stock Option
Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2001) requires the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation present
or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Approval of the selection of
independent auditors, approval of The Chubb Corporation Global Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (2001) and approval of the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan each require
the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. Proxies submitted with abstentions and broker
non-votes are included in determining whether or not a quorum is present. Votes
withheld for the election of Directors have no impact on the election of
Directors, except that votes withheld may result in another individual receiving
a higher number of votes cast. Abstentions will not be counted in tabulating the
votes with respect to the approval of selection of independent auditors, the
approval of the 2001 Cash Incentive Plan or the approval of The Chubb
Corporation Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2001), but will have the effect
of votes against approval of The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (2001). Broker non-votes will not be counted in
tabulating the votes with respect to the proposals presented to Shareholders.
The Board of Directors is aware of no matters other than those specifically
stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting which are to be presented for action at
the meeting. However, should any further matter requiring a vote of the
Shareholders arise, it is the intention of the persons named in the Proxy to
vote the Proxy in accordance with their judgment.
The cost of this solicitation of proxies is being borne by the Corporation.
In addition to the solicitation of proxies by use of the mails, the Corporation
may use the services of one or more Directors, officers or other regular
employees of the Corporation (who will receive no additional compensation for
their services in such solicitation) to solicit proxies personally and by
telephone. Arrangements will be made with brokerage firms and other custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation material to the beneficial
owners of the shares held of record by such persons and the Corporation will
reimburse them for reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in so doing. In
addition, the Corporation has retained Georgeson Shareholder Communications
Inc., New York, New York, to aid in the solicitation of proxies by mail, in
person and by telephone for a fee which is estimated not to exceed $12,500 plus
out-of-pocket expenses.
Proposals by Shareholders intended to be presented at the 2002 Annual
Meeting must be received by the Corporation no later than November 23, 2001 in
order to be qualified for inclusion in the Corporation's Proxy Statement and
form of proxy for such meeting. Under the Corporation's By-Laws, proposals
intended to be presented at an Annual Meeting without inclusion in the
Corporation's Proxy Statement for the meeting, and/or nominations of persons for
election as directors at an Annual Meeting, may be made by a Shareholder who was
a Shareholder of record at the time of the giving of notice to the Corporation
of such proposal or nomination, who is entitled to vote at such Annual Meeting
and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in the Corporation's
By-Laws. For such business and/or nominations to be properly brought before an
Annual Meeting, written notice thereof shall be delivered to the Secretary of
the Corporation at the principal
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executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 nor more than 120 days
prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's Annual Meeting. Such
notice shall set forth (A) as to such business that the Shareholder proposes to
bring before the meeting, a brief description of such business, the reasons for
conducting such business at the meeting, any material interest of such
Shareholder in such business and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf
the proposal is made, (B) as to each person whom the Shareholder proposes to
nominate for election as a director, all information relating to such person
that would be required to be disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for the
election of such person as a director pursuant to Regulation 14A under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including such person's written consent to
being named in the Proxy Statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if
so elected); and (C) as to the Shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial
owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal or nomination is made (1) the name
and address of such Shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation's books, and
of such beneficial owner and (2) the class and number of shares of the
Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such Shareholder and
such beneficial owner.
A copy of Article III, Section 10, of the Corporation's By-Laws, which
covers the foregoing matters, is available without charge to stockholders of
record upon written request to the Corporation at its principal executive
offices, attention: Henry G. Gulick, Vice President and Secretary, 15 Mountain
View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey 07061-1615.
By order of the Board of Directors,
HENRY G. GULICK
Vice President and Secretary
March 23, 2001
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EXHIBIT A
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (2001)
1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The purpose of the Global Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (2001) (the "Plan") is to amend and restate the Stock Purchase Plan (1989)
in order to continue to provide employment incentive through a capital
accumulation opportunity, link employee and shareholder interests, and provide
an opportunity for employees of The Chubb Corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation") and certain of its subsidiaries to purchase the Corporation's
stock.
2. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall be administered by the
Organization & Compensation Committee (the "Committee") as from time to time
appointed pursuant to the By-Laws of the Corporation. The Committee shall have
full power and authority to construe and interpret the Plan and may from time to
time adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan as it may deem
best. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all
parties, including the Corporation, its stockholders and its employees.
The Committee may in its sole discretion determine from time to time that
the Corporation shall grant purchase rights under an offering ("Offering") to
all of the then eligible employees, provided, however, that it shall be under no
obligation to do so.
3. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN. The individuals who shall be eligible to
receive grants of purchase rights under an Offering shall be all the employees
(including directors who are employees) of the Corporation or of any Subsidiary
of the Corporation designated by the Committee as a Participating Subsidiary in
an Offering, except those employees who, on the date as of which purchase rights
are granted under an Offering (the "Grant Date" in respect of each purchase
right), are in paybands seven and above (or their equivalents), have less than
one year of continuous employment with the Corporation or a Participating
Subsidiary immediately prior thereto or whose customary employment on such date
is, or at any time during such one year period was, less than twenty hours per
week; provided, however, that a purchase shall only be effected with an employee
of a Subsidiary only if such purchase will, under the applicable provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code as then in effect, qualify for the same tax treatment
as would be accorded if such employee was then an employee of the Corporation;
and further provided, that no individual shall be eligible to effect a purchase
under an Offering if immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, the
aggregate value or voting power of all shares of stock of the Corporation and
any Subsidiary then owned by such individual, either directly or indirectly,
within the meaning of the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code and
including all shares of stock with respect to which such individual holds
options, would equal or exceed in the aggregate 5% of the total value or
combined voting power of all classes of stock of any corporation in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation (including the
Corporation), in which each corporation other than the last corporation in the
unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations of such chain
(all corporations other than the Corporation in such chain herein called
"Subsidiaries" or individually a "Subsidiary"). The term "Compensation" as used
in this Plan means annual salary and does not include any bonus, overtime
payment, contribution to an employee benefit plan or other similar payment or
contribution. Employment by a corporation, business or business unit
substantially all of the stock or assets, of which have been acquired by the
Corporation or a Participating Subsidiary or employment by a corporation which
has been merged with or into the Corporation or a Participating Subsidiary shall
be considered as employment by the Corporation or a Participating Subsidiary for
all purposes of the Plan, including for purposes of determining whether or not
an employee of the Corporation or a Participating Subsidiary has met the one
year employment requirement set forth above.
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4. STOCK. The stock subject to the purchase rights shall be, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, either authorized but
unissued shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation ("Common Stock") or
shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Corporation or any Subsidiary
of the Corporation, including shares purchased in the open market or otherwise.
Subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6(h)
hereof, the total number of shares of Common Stock which may be the subject of
such Agreements shall not exceed in the aggregate 7,900,000 shares.
In the event that any shares of Common Stock which are the subject of an
Offering are not purchased, such unpurchased shares of Common Stock may again be
available for subsequent Offerings.
5. NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH AN EMPLOYEE MAY PURCHASE. An eligible employee
may elect to purchase under an Offering a number of shares of Common Stock
determined by the Committee but in no event greater than the number of shares of
Common Stock with a fair market value (determined as provided in Section 6(b))
on the Grant Date, not in excess of 2 1/4 times 10% of the employee's rate of
Compensation as of the Grant Date, in each case as determined from the payroll
records of the Corporation and the Participating Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Plan no individual may
elect to purchase under Offerings in any single calendar year, a number of
shares of Common Stock which, together with all other shares in the Corporation
and Subsidiaries which the employee may be entitled to purchase in such year
pursuant to an Offering and under any other employee stock purchase plan, as
defined in Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code (as it may be amended from
time to time), has an aggregate fair market value (measured in each case on the
Grant Date) in excess of $25,000.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OFFERINGS:
(a) General:
The Offerings shall be in such form as the Committee shall from time to
time approve, and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
prescribe not inconsistent with the Plan.
(b) Purchase Price:
The purchase price per share will be not less than 85% of the fair market
value of a share of the Common Stock based on the average of the highest and
lowest sales prices as reported for consolidated trading of issues listed on the
New York Stock Exchange on the Grant Date.
(c) Payment of Purchase Price:
Each Offering shall prescribe the method or methods pursuant to which the
purchase price of shares shall be paid by the employee, including cash purchase
and cashless exercise purchase methods.
(d) Term of Offerings:
Each Offering shall be dated as of the date purchase rights are granted
under the Plan and shall have a stated term ending on a day (the "Expiration
Date") which is not more than 27 months from such date.
(e) When Shares Must be Purchased:
Each Offering shall provide that, subject to earlier purchase pursuant to
Paragraph 6(g) hereof, any shares to be purchased thereunder must be purchased
during a purchase period ending no later than the Expiration Date (hereinafter
called the "Purchase Period") provided, however, that the Offering may provide
that if the fair market value (determined in accordance with Section 6(b)
hereof) during the Purchase Period is less than the purchase price per share of
the Offering (increased by any amount necessary to pay transaction fees as in
the case of a cashless exercise), no purchase will be made during the Purchase
Period and the purchase rights will be terminated.
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(f) Employee's Purchase Directions:
Except as provided in Section 6(e) hereof and subject to earlier purchase
pursuant to Paragraph 6(g) hereof, each Offering shall provide that the employee
during the Purchase Period may purchase all of the shares covered by such
Offering unless the employee shall, in the manner provided for in the Offering,
notify the Secretary of the Corporation, or such other persons specified in the
Offering, during an election period established under an Offering that the
employee does not desire to purchase any of such shares or desires to purchase
fewer than all of such shares.
(g) Termination of Employment and Change in Control:
Each Offering shall specify the applicable rules in respect of the effect
of the death, disability, retirement or other termination of employment of the
employee and the effect, if any, of a change in control of the Corporation.
(h) Adjustments:
In the event that the Committee shall determine that any stock dividend,
extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split-up, spin-off combination, exchange of shares, warrants or
rights offering to purchase Common Stock at a price substantially below fair
market value, or other similar corporate event affects the Common Stock such
that an adjustment is required in order to preserve the benefits or potential
benefits intended to be made available under this Plan, then the Committee
shall, in its sole discretion, and in such manner as the Committee may deem
equitable, adjust any or all of (1) the number and kind of shares which
thereafter may be made the subject of Offerings under the Plan, (2) the number
and kind of shares subject to outstanding Offerings and (3) the purchase price
with respect to any of the foregoing and/or, if deemed appropriate, make
provision for a cash payment to a person who has outstanding purchase rights
provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any such purchase rights
shall always be a whole number.
(i) Assignability:
No rights hereunder shall be assignable or transferable except by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of an employee who
has been granted purchase rights under an Offering the shares which are covered
by such purchase rights may be purchased only by the employee.
(j) Employee's Agreement:
If, at the time of the purchase of shares which are covered by purchase
rights under an Offering, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, it is
necessary or desirable, in order to comply with any applicable laws or
regulations relating to the sale of securities, that the employee purchasing
such shares shall agree that such employee will purchase such shares for
investment and not with any present intention to resell the same, the employee
will, upon the request of the Corporation, execute and deliver to the
Corporation an agreement to such effect. The Corporation may also require that a
legend setting forth such investment intention be stamped or otherwise written
on the certificates for shares purchased pursuant to the Plan.
(k) Rights as a Shareholder:
An employee who has been granted purchase rights hereunder shall have no
rights as a shareholder with respect to shares covered by such purchase rights
until the date of the issuance of the shares to the employee. No adjustment will
be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the
date of such issuance. For purposes of this Plan, the Corporation, in lieu of
the issuance of certificates, may utilize a book entry account system for
recording ownership of shares of Common Stock, subject to the rules generally
applicable to such system.
7. TERM OF PLAN. No grant of purchase rights shall be made after April 24,
2011.
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8. AMENDMENTS. The Plan is wholly discretionary in nature. As such, the
Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, from time to time alter, amend,
suspend, or discontinue the Plan or alter or amend any and all purchase rights;
provided, however, that no such action of the Board of Directors may, without
the approval of the Shareholders, make any amendment for which Shareholder
approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement with
which the Committee has determined it is necessary or advisable to have the
Corporation comply. Subject to the limitations in this Section 8 relating to
Shareholder approval, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make such
amendment or modification to the Plan or any purchase rights granted thereunder
as is necessary or desirable to comply with, or effectuate administration of the
Plan under the laws, rules or regulations of any foreign jurisdiction, the laws
of which may be applicable to the Plan or its participants thereunder.
9. APPLICATION OF FUNDS. The proceeds received by the Corporation from the
sale of Common Stock pursuant to an Offering will be used for general corporate
purposes.
10. GOVERNING LAW. This Plan and all Offerings shall be construed in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT B
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN (2001)
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of The Chubb Corporation Annual Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "Plan") is to provide The Chubb Corporation (the
"Company") and its subsidiaries with an effective means of attracting, retaining
and motivating officers and other key employees and to provide them with
incentives to enhance the growth and profitability of the Company.
2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall become effective as of
January 1, 2001, subject to approval by the Shareholders of the Corporation.
3. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Organization &
Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of the
Company. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be
authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan and to make all other determinations necessary
or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The determination of the
Committee in the administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall be final
and conclusive.
4. ELIGIBILITY. Incentive Compensation awards under the Plan for any
fiscal year of the Company ("Fiscal Year") may be granted to those key employees
and officers (including officers who are directors) of the Company and its
subsidiaries ("Participants"), who shall be selected by the Committee after
consideration of management's recommendations. Subsidiaries shall mean any
business entity in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more
of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock.
5. ANNUAL INCENTIVE POOL DETERMINATION. As soon as practicable either
before or after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, the Committee shall designate
a list of Participants for such Fiscal Year, designate target awards by salary
grade or such other standard determined by the Committee and establish a target
award pool, which shall be the sum of target awards for all Participants. The
Committee shall also determine target financial goals for the year which shall
be based on one or more of the following Company subsidiary, operating unit or
division financial performance measures: (i) combined loss and expense ratio;
(ii) earnings per share; (iii) net income; (iv) operating efficiency; (v) return
on average equity; (vi) cash return on average equity; (vii) return on average
assets; (viii) earnings before interest and taxes; (ix) operating income; (x)
after tax operating income; (xi) cash flow(s); (xii) stock price; (xiii)
strategic business objectives consisting of one or more objectives based on
meeting specified cost targets, business expansion goals, and goals relating to
acquisitions or divestitures; (xiv) except in the case of a "covered employee",
as defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, any other
performance criteria established by the committee; or (xv) any combination of
(i) through (xiii).
Each goal may be expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis, may be
based on or otherwise employ comparisons based on internal targets, the past
performance of the Company and/or the past or current performance of other
companies, and in the case of earnings-based measures, may use or employ
comparisons relating to capital, shareholders' equity and/or shares outstanding,
or to assets or net assets. and construct a schedule around such goals that
would result in the earning of from 0% to 200% of the target award pool
depending upon what percentage or percentages of the financial goal or goals
were achieved. As soon as practicable after the end of the Fiscal Year, the
Committee shall determine the percentage of the target award pool available for
payment based upon such schedule and after considering management's
recommendations, if any, that the effect of unusual items on the financial
results for such Fiscal Year be excluded from the calculations.
6. AWARD DETERMINATION. As soon as practicable after the end of the Fiscal
Year, the Committee shall approve incentive award payments to Participants which
are based both on the size of the target award pool available and upon
management's assessment of the Participant's individual performance during the
Fiscal Year but in no event may the Committee increase an award to a participant
deemed to be a covered employee
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over such amounts payable based on the objective criteria established at the
outset of the Fiscal Year for which the award is made, nor shall the maximum
award payable to any such covered employee exceed $5,000,000. The Committee
shall have no obligation to pay out all of the award pool for a Fiscal Year, but
in no event can the total amount paid exceed 200% of the target award pool for
such Fiscal Year. Except as provided in Section 8 with respect to deferred
awards, Participants must be employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries
as of the payment date under Section 7 to be eligible for award payments,
provided, that if the Participant's employment is terminated prior to the
payment date by reason of death, retirement on or after the Participant's Normal
Retirement Date under the Company's Pension Plan, disability (as defined in such
Pension Plan), or any other reason with the consent of the Committee, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for an award payment to that
Participant or the Participant's Designated Beneficiary, if applicable.
7. FORM OF PAYMENT. All awards approved by the Committee for payment,
unless deferred under Section 8, shall be paid in cash as soon as practicable
after the end of the Fiscal Year.
8. DEFERRALS. (a) From time to time, Participants may be offered the
opportunity to defer receipt of all or a portion of their award, if any. Whether
a deferral opportunity shall be offered for awards granted hereunder for a
Fiscal Year shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(b) Deferred awards payable under this Plan shall not be funded but will
constitute the general obligations of the Company.
(c) The Committee shall have the right to terminate or limit the right of
Participants to continue the previously elected deferral of an award for any
Fiscal Year if the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine at any time
that such continued deferral has become inadvisable because of changes in the
Federal tax laws or any other circumstances which, in the judgment of the
Committee, jeopardize the ability of the Company to appropriately finance the
deferral of such award.
9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. The following miscellaneous provisions are
applicable to this Plan:
(a) Except in the event of the death of a Participant, the rights and
interests of a Participant under the Plan may not be assigned, encumbered or
transferred.
(b) No employee or other person shall have any claim or right to be granted
an award under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall
be construed as giving any employee or other person any right to be retained in
the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(c) The Company shall have the right to deduct from all payments made under
the Plan any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments.
(d) The Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of New York.
(e) Each Participant shall designate in a manner determined by the
Committee a beneficiary (the "Designated Beneficiary") to receive payments due
hereunder in the event of such Participant's death. If no Designated Beneficiary
survives the Participant, it shall be the surviving spouse of the Participant
or, if there is no surviving spouse, it shall be the estate of the Participant.
10. TERMINATION. The Board of Directors of the Company may amend, suspend,
or terminate any or all provisions of the Plan at any time, provided that no
such amendment, suspension or termination shall adversely affect, without the
Participants' consent, any awards previously granted to them.
11. OTHER PLANS OR PAYMENTS. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as
limiting the authority of the Committee, the Board of Directors, the Company or
any subsidiary, to establish any other deferred compensation plan or as in any
way limiting their authority to pay bonuses or other supplemental compensation
to any persons employed by the Company or a subsidiary, whether or not such
person is a Participant in this Plan and regardless of how the amount of such
compensation or bonus is determined.
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EXHIBIT C
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS (2001)
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of The Chubb Corporation Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors (2001) (the "Plan") is to increase the proprietary and vested interest
of the non-employee directors of The Chubb Corporation (the "Corporation") in
the growth and performance of the Corporation by granting such directors options
to purchase shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Stock"), of
the Corporation.
2. ADMINISTRATION
The Plan shall be administered by the Corporation's Board of Directors (the
"Board"). Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall be authorized
to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan and to make all other determinations necessary
or advisable for the administration of the Plan; provided, however, that the
Board shall have no discretion with respect to the selection of directors
eligible to receive options under the Plan or the purchase price thereunder. The
determinations of the Board in the administration of the Plan, as described
herein, shall be final and conclusive. The Secretary of the Corporation shall be
authorized to implement the Plan in accordance with its terms and to take such
actions of a ministerial nature as shall be necessary to effectuate the intent
and purposes thereof. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any
rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
3. ELIGIBILITY
The class of individuals eligible for grant of options and Restoration
Options under the Plan shall be Eligible Directors, as defined below. Eligible
Director shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the
Corporation or its subsidiaries and has not, within one year immediately
preceding the determination of such director's eligibility, received any award
under any plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries that entitles the
participants therein to acquire stock, stock options or stock appreciation
rights of the Corporation or its subsidiaries. Any holder of an option granted
hereunder shall hereinafter be referred to as a "Participant".
4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8, an aggregate of 400,000
shares of Stock shall be available for issuance upon the exercise of options and
Restoration Options, as described in Section 6, granted under the Plan. The
shares of Stock deliverable upon the exercise of options and Restoration Options
may be made available from authorized but unissued shares or shares reacquired
by the Corporation, including shares purchased in the open market or in private
transactions. If any option or Restoration Option granted under the Plan or the
Corporation's Stock Option Plans for Non-Employee Directors (1988), (1992) and
(1996) shall terminate for any reason without having been exercised, the shares
subject to, but not delivered under, such option shall be available for other
options and Restoration Options under the Plan.
5. GRANT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
Each individual who is an Eligible Director will be granted an option to
purchase 4,000 shares of Stock, or such lesser amount as may be determined by
the Board, as of the date of each Annual Shareholders Meeting
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following the effectiveness of the Plan at which such individual is elected or
reelected to the office of director. The options granted will be nonstatutory
stock options not intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and shall have the following terms and
conditions:
(a) Price. The purchase price per share of Stock deliverable upon the
exercise of each option shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the
Stock on the date the option is granted. For purposes of this Plan, Fair Market
Value shall be the average of the highest and lowest per share sales prices as
reported for consolidated trading of issues listed on the New York Stock
Exchange on the date in question, or, if the Stock shall not have traded on such
date, the average of the highest and lowest per share sales prices on the first
date prior thereto on which the Stock was so traded.
(b) Payment. Options may be exercised only upon payment of the purchase
price thereof in full. Such payment shall be made in cash or in Stock owned for
at least six months by the Eligible Director, which shall have a Fair Market
Value (determined in accordance with the rules of paragraph (a), above) at least
equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased, or a
combination of cash and Stock.
(c) Exercisability and Term of Options. Options shall be exercisable in
whole or in part at all times during the period beginning on the date of grant
until terminated, as provided in paragraph (d), below.
(d) Termination of Service as Eligible Director.
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph (d), all
outstanding options held by a Participant shall be automatically cancelled upon
such Participant's termination of service as an Eligible Director.
(ii) Upon termination of a Participant's service as an Eligible Director by
reason of such Participant's voluntary mid-term resignation, declining to stand
for reelection (whether as a result of the Corporation's mandatory retirement
program or otherwise), becoming an employee of the Corporation or a subsidiary
thereof or becoming disabled (as defined in the Corporation's pension plan), all
outstanding options held by such Participant on the date of such termination
shall expire five years from the date upon which the Participant ceases to be an
Eligible Director. In the event of the death of a Participant (whether before or
after termination of service as an Eligible Director), all outstanding options
held by such Participant (and not previously cancelled or expired) on the date
of such death shall be fully exercisable by the Participant's legal
representative within one year after the date of death (without regard to the
expiration date of the option specified in accordance with the preceding
sentence).
(e) Non-transferability.
(i) Except as provided in (ii) below, no option shall be assignable or
transferable, no right or interest of any Participant shall be subject to any
lien, obligation or liability of the Participant, except by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of the Participant to whom an
option is granted, it may be exercised only by the Participant or by the
Participant's legal guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the above,
options may be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
(ii) Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) above, the Board may determine that
an option may be transferred by a Participant to one or more members of the
Participant's immediate family, to a partnership of which the only partners are
members of the Participant's immediate family, or to a trust established by the
Participant for the benefit of one or more members of the Participant's
immediate family. For this purpose immediate family means the Participant's
spouse, parents, children, grandchildren and the spouses of such parents,
children and grandchildren. A transferee described in this subparagraph may not
further transfer an option. Subject to such conditions that may be determined by
the Board or a person or persons designated by the Board, an option transferred
pursuant to this subparagraph shall remain subject to all of the applicable
provisions of the Plan and the written option agreement.
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(f) Listing and Registration. Each option and Restoration Option shall be
subject to the requirement that if at any time the Board shall determine, in its
discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the Stock subject
to such option upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law,
or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or
desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such option
or the issue or purchase of shares thereunder, no such option may be exercised
in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or
approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any condition not
acceptable to the Board.
(g) Option Agreement. Each option and Restoration Option granted hereunder
shall be evidenced by an agreement with the Corporation which shall contain the
terms and provisions set forth herein and shall otherwise be consistent with the
provisions of the Plan.
6. GRANT, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTORATION OPTIONS
In the event that, within seven years of the date of grant of an option
granted hereunder (the "original option"), an Eligible Director delivers shares
of the Stock in payment of the exercise price of the original option in
accordance with Section 5(b) such Eligible Director shall be granted a
Restoration Option, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions and criteria
set forth below. Restoration Options will be nonstatutory options not intended
to qualify under Section 422 of the Code and shall have the following terms and
provisions:
(a) Number of Shares. A Restoration Option shall entitle the holder
thereof to purchase a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of such
shares delivered upon exercise of the original option.
(b) Price. A Restoration Option shall have a per share exercise price of
100% of the per share Fair Market Value, determined in accordance with Section
5(a), of the Stock on the date of grant of such Restoration Option.
(c) Conditions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6 no
Restoration Option shall be granted if (i) the per share Fair Market Value of
the Stock is not at least 125% of the exercise price of the original option,
(ii) the original option is a Restoration Option or (iii) the exercising
Participant is not an Eligible Director on the date of exercise.
(d) Other Provisions. Restoration Options shall be subject to all the
other terms and conditions set forth in Section 5, except as expressly set forth
and as modified in this Section 6.
7. ADJUSTMENT OF AND CHANGES IN STOCK
In the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend,
recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off,
combination, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Stock
at a price substantially below fair market value, or other similar corporate
event affects the Stock such that an adjustment is required in order to preserve
the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this
Plan, then such an adjustment shall be made to any or all of (1) the number and
kind of shares which thereafter may be awarded or optioned and sold under the
Plan, (2) the number of options to be granted each year under Section 5, (3) the
number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Options and Restoration
Options, and (3) the grant or exercise price with respect to any of the
foregoing; provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Option or
Restoration Option shall always be a whole number.
8. MERGERS, SALES AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
In the case of (i) any merger, consolidation or combination of the
Corporation with or into another corporation (other than a merger, consolidation
or combination in which the Corporation is the continuing corporation and which
does not result in its outstanding Stock being converted into or exchanged for
different
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securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof) or a sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or (ii) a Change in
Control (as defined below) of the Corporation, the holder of each option
(including for purposes of this Section any Restoration Option) then outstanding
immediately prior to such Change in Control shall (unless the Board determines
otherwise) have the right to receive on the date or effective date of such event
an amount in exchange for such options equal to the excess of the Fair Market
Value on such date of (a) the securities, cash or other property, or combination
thereof, receivable upon such merger, consolidation or combination in respect of
a share of Stock, in the cases covered by clause (i) above, or in the case of a
sale of assets referred to in such clause (i), a share of Stock, or (b) the
final tender offer price in the case of a tender offer resulting in a Change in
Control or (c) the value of the Stock covered by the option as determined by the
Board, in the case of Change in Control by reason of any other event, over the
exercise price of such option, multiplied by the number of shares of Stock
subject to such option. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, such amount
will be payable fully in cash.
Any determination by the Board made pursuant to this Section 8 will be made
as to all outstanding options and shall be made (a) in cases covered by clause
(i) above, prior to the occurrence of such event, (b) in the event of a tender
or exchange offer, prior to the purchase of any Stock pursuant thereto by the
offeror and (c) in the case of a Change in Control by reason of any other event,
just prior to or as soon as practicable after such Change in Control.
A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any person,
or any two or more persons acting as a group, and all affiliates of such person
or persons, shall own beneficially 25% or more of the Stock outstanding, or (b)
if following (i) a tender or exchange offer for voting securities of the
Corporation (other than any such offer made by the Corporation), or (ii) a proxy
contest for the election of directors of the Corporation, the persons who were
directors of the Corporation immediately before the initiation of such event (or
directors who were appointed by such directors) cease to constitute a majority
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation upon the completion of such tender
or exchange offer or proxy contest or within one year after such completion.
9. NO RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Neither a Participant nor a Participant's legal representative shall be, or
have any of the rights and privileges of, a shareholder of the Corporation in
respect of any shares purchasable upon the exercise of any option or Restoration
Option, in whole or in part, unless and until certificates for such shares shall
have been issued.
10. PLAN AMENDMENTS
The Plan may be amended by the Board, as it shall deem advisable or to
conform to any change in any law or regulation thereto; provided, that the Board
may not, without the authorization and approval of shareholders: (i) increase
the number of shares which may be purchased pursuant to options or Restoration
Options hereunder, either individually or in the aggregate, except as permitted
by Section 7, (ii) change the requirements of Sections 5(a) and 6(b) that option
grants be priced at Fair Market Value, except as permitted by Section 7, (iii)
modify in any respect the class of individuals who constitute Eligible
Directors.
11. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PLAN
The Plan shall become effective on the day after the Corporation's Annual
Shareholders Meeting at which the Plan is approved by Shareholders. The Plan
shall terminate on the day following the Annual Shareholders Meeting at which
Directors are elected in the year 2006, unless the Plan is extended or
terminated at an earlier date by Shareholders; provided, however, that grants of
Restoration Options pursuant to Section 6 shall continue until the seventh
anniversary of the grant of the original option.
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EXHIBIT D
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
STATEMENT OF POLICY
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to assist the
Board of Directors in monitoring (1) the integrity of the financial statements
of the Corporation, (2) the compliance by the Corporation with legal and
regulatory requirements, (3) the independence and performance of the
Corporation's independent auditors and (4) the performance of the Corporation's
internal auditors. In discharging its role, the Audit Committee is empowered to
investigate any matter brought to its attention with full access to the books,
records, facilities and personnel of the Corporation and to retain outside
counsel or other experts for this purpose.
ORGANIZATION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors shall appoint the members of the Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee shall consist of at least three directors, each of whom is
independent of management and the Corporation. Members of the Audit Committee
shall be considered independent if, in the business judgment of the
Corporation's Board of Directors, they have no relationship that may interfere
with the exercise of their independence from management and the Corporation. All
members of the Audit Committee shall be financially literate, as determined by
the Corporation's Board of Directors, and at least one member of the Audit
Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCESSES
The following shall be the principal recurring processes of the Audit
Committee in carrying out its responsibilities. The processes are set forth as a
guide with the understanding that the Audit Committee may supplement them as
appropriate. While the Audit Committee has the responsibilities set forth in
this Charter, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct
audits or to determine that the Corporation's financial statements are complete
and accurate or prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Management is responsible for preparing the Corporation's financial
statements and the outside auditors are responsible for auditing those financial
statements. Nor is it the duty of the Audit Committee to conduct investigations,
to resolve disagreements, if any, between management and the outside auditors or
to assure the Corporation's compliance with laws and regulations or the
Corporation's code of business conduct.
- The Audit Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this
Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board of
Directors for approval.
- The Audit Committee shall have a clear understanding with management and
the outside auditors that the outside auditors are ultimately accountable
to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee
shall evaluate the performance of the outside auditors and, if so
determined by the Audit Committee, recommend that the Board of Directors
replace the outside auditors. The Audit Committee shall review and
approve the fees to be paid to the outside auditors and discuss with the
auditors their independence from management and the Corporation and the
matters included in the written disclosures required by the Independence
Standards Board and, if appropriate, shall recommend that the Board of
Directors take appropriate action in response to the outside auditors'
report to satisfy itself of the outside auditors' independence. Annually,
the Audit Committee shall review and recommend to the Board of Directors
the selection of the Corporation's outside auditors, subject to
Shareholders' approval.
- The Audit Committee shall discuss with the internal auditors and the
outside auditors the overall scope and plans for their respective audits,
including the adequacy of staffing. The Audit Committee shall discuss
with management, the internal auditors and outside auditors the adequacy
and effectiveness of the Corporation's accounting and financial controls.
The Audit Committee shall meet separately with
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the internal auditors and the outside auditors, with and without
management present, to discuss the results of their examinations.
- The Audit Committee shall annually review the report of the Corporation's
loss reserves and shall meet with management and the Corporation's
outside reserve advisors to discuss the adequacy of the Corporation's
loss reserves.
- In the event there are any matters identified with respect to the
Corporation's interim financial statements that are required to be
communicated to the Audit Committee by the outside auditors under
generally accepted auditing standards, the Audit Committee shall review
such matters with management and the outside auditors in a timely manner.
The chair of the Audit Committee may represent the entire Audit Committee
for the purposes of any such quarterly review.
- The Audit Committee shall review with management and the outside auditors
the financial statements to be included in the Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K (or the annual report to Shareholders if distributed
prior to the filing of the Form 10-K), including their judgment about the
quality, not just acceptability, of accounting principles, the
reasonableness of significant judgments, and the clarity of the
disclosures in the financial statements. Also, the Audit Committee shall
discuss the results of the annual audit and any other matters required to
be communicated to the Audit Committee by the outside auditors under
generally accepted auditing standards. The Audit Committee shall cause to
be prepared the report of the Audit Committee required by the rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission to be included in the
Corporation's annual proxy statement.
- The Audit Committee shall meet periodically with management to review the
Corporation's major business risk exposures and the Corporation's
procedures for monitoring and managing business risk and its policies and
procedures regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations and
the Corporation's code of business conduct.
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THE CHUBB CORPORATION
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CORPORATION FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 24, 2001
PROXY
The undersigned shareholder of THE CHUBB CORPORATION (the "Corporation")
acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
Proxy Statement each dated March 23, 2001 and the undersigned revokes all prior
proxies and appoints DEAN R. O'HARE, HENRY G. GULICK and PHILIP J. SEMPIER, and
each of them, proxies for the undersigned to vote all shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation, which the undersigned would be entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey
at 11:00 a.m. on April 24, 2001 and any adjournment or postponement thereof, on
all matters coming properly before said meeting.
This card also provides voting instructions for any shares of Chubb Common Stock
held on the undersigned's behalf in The Chubb Corporation Employee Stock
Ownership Plan and Capital Accumulation Plan.
On matters for which you do not specify a choice, your shares will be voted in
accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors.
Nominees for the Election of Directors are:
01. Zoe Baird
02. John C. Beck
03. Sheila P. Burke
04. James I. Cash, Jr.
05. Percy Chubb, III
06. Joel J. Cohen
07. James M. Cornelius
08. David H. Hoag
09. Dean R. O'Hare
10. Warren B. Rudman
11. Sir David G. Scholey, CBE
12. Raymond G. H. Seitz
13. Lawrence M. Small
14. Karen Hastie Williams
15. James M. Zimmerman
16. Alfred W. Zollar
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROXY CARD
PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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[X] PLEASE MARK YOUR 1816
VOTES AS IN THIS
EXAMPLE.
WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED
FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5. THIS PROXY WILL ALSO SERVE TO INSTRUCT THE
TRUSTEES OF THE CHUBB CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND CAPITAL
ACCUMULATION PLAN TO SIMILARLY VOTE ANY SHARES HELD FOR THE UNDERSIGNED IN SUCH
PLANS.
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" BOARD PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5.
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FOR WITHHELD
1. Election of Directors
(see reverse) / / / /
To withhold authority to vote for any nominee, specify name below:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2. On independent auditors / / / / / /
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
3. Approval of Stock / / / / / /
Purchase Plan
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
4. Approval of Annual Incentive / / / / / /
Compensation Plan
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
5. Approval of Stock Option Plan / / / / / /
for Non-Employee Directors
When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, sign the full corporate
name by duly authorized officer.
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CHUBB
PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
Your vote is important. Casting your vote in one of the three ways described on
this instruction card votes all common shares of The Chubb Corporation that you
are entitled to vote and gives voting instructions for any common shares held on
your behalf in The Chubb Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Capital
Accumulation Plan.
Please consider the issues discussed in the proxy statement and cast your vote
by:
[PC GRAPHIC] - Accessing the Internet site
http://www.eproxyvote.com/cb to vote via the
Internet.
[PHONE GRAPHIC] - Using a touch-tone telephone to vote by phone
toll free from the U.S. or Canada. Simply dial
1-877-PRX-VOTE (1-877-779-8683) and follow the
instructions. When you are finished voting, your
vote will be confirmed and the call will end.
[ENVELOPE GRAPHIC] - Completing, dating, signing and mailing the
proxy card in the postage-paid envelope included
with the proxy statement or sending it to The
Chubb Corporation c/o First Chicago Trust
Company of New York, a division of EquiServe,
P.O. Box 8666, Edison, New Jersey 08818-9159.
You can vote by phone or via the Internet anytime prior to 12:00 midnight,
Eastern Time, on April 23, 2001. You will need the control number printed at the
top of this instruction card to vote by phone or via the Internet. Do not return
your proxy card if you are voting by telephone or the internet.