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<LEGEND>
                            THE CHUBB CORPORATION
                          Financial Data Schedule(*)

(*) This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Income and is 
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                    9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1997
<DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE>                             9,629<F1>
<DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE>                            2,266<F2>
<DEBT-MARKET-VALUE>                              2,407<F3>
<EQUITIES>                                         765
<MORTGAGE>                                           0
<REAL-ESTATE>                                        0
<TOTAL-INVEST>                                  13,777
<CASH>                                              12
<RECOVER-REINSURE>                                  56<F4>
<DEFERRED-ACQUISITION>                             672
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  20,239
<POLICY-LOSSES>                                  9,655<F5>
<UNEARNED-PREMIUMS>                              2,676<F6>
<POLICY-OTHER>                                       0
<POLICY-HOLDER-FUNDS>                                0
<NOTES-PAYABLE>                                  1,064<F7>
<COMMON>                                           176
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                       5,483<F8>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    20,239
<PREMIUMS>                                       3,863
<INVESTMENT-INCOME>                                580
<INVESTMENT-GAINS>                                  74
<OTHER-INCOME>                                     138<F9>
<BENEFITS>                                       2,465 
<UNDERWRITING-AMORTIZATION>                      1,047
<UNDERWRITING-OTHER>                               247
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    731
<INCOME-TAX>                                       157
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                575
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                       575
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     3.30
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<RESERVE-OPEN>                                       0<F10>
<PROVISION-CURRENT>                                  0<F10>
<PROVISION-PRIOR>                                    0<F10>
<PAYMENTS-CURRENT>                                   0<F10>
<PAYMENTS-PRIOR>                                     0<F10>
<RESERVE-CLOSE>                                      0<F10>
<CUMULATIVE-DEFICIENCY>                              0<F10>
<FN>
<F1>DEBT-HELD-FOR-SALE REPRESENTS FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS CLASSIFIED AS 
    AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE AND CARRIED AT MARKET VALUE AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS 
    NO. 115.
<F2>DEBT-CARRYING-VALUE REPRESENTS FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS CLASSIFIED AS
    HELD-TO-MATURITY AND CARRIED AT AMORTIZED COST AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO.
    115.
<F3>DEBT-MARKET-VALUE REPRESENTS THE RELATED MARKET VALUE OF FIXED MATURITIES
    CLASSIFIED AS HELD-TO-MATURITY.
<F4>RECOVER-REINSURE REPRESENTS REINSURANCE RECOVERABLE ON PAID CLAIMS.
<F5>POLICY-LOSSES EXCLUDE THE REDUCTIONS FOR REINSURANCE RECOVERABLES ON
    UNPAID CLAIMS (1,210) AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 113.  THIS AMOUNT IS 
    INCLUDED IN TOTAL ASSETS.                  
<F6>UNEARNED-PREMIUMS EXCLUDE THE REDUCTION FOR PREPAID REINSURANCE PREMIUMS
    ($115), AS PRESCRIBED BY SFAS NO. 113. THIS PREPAID AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN
    TOTAL ASSETS.
<F7>NOTES-PAYABLE INCLUDES SHORT-TERM DEBT OF $247 AND LONG-TERM DEBT OF $817.
<F8>OTHER-SE INCLUDES PAID-IN SURPLUS; RETAINED EARNINGS; FOREIGN CURRENCY 
    TRANSLATION LOSSES, NET OF INCOME TAX; UNREALIZED APPRECIATION OF 
    INVESTMENTS, NET; RECEIVABLE FROM ESOP AND TREASURY STOCK.
<F9>OTHER-INCOME REPRESENTS REVENUES FROM REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS.
<F10>AMOUNTS FOR SECURITIES ACT INDUSTRY GUIDE 6 AND EXCHANGE ACT INDUSTRY 
     GUIDE 4 DISCLOSURES ARE REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL FILINGS ONLY. ACCORDINGLY, 
     NO AMOUNTS WILL BE REPORTED FOR INTERIM FILINGS.
</FN>