SEC Form 3
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Somers, Daniel      E.

(Last)                     (First)                     (Middle)
25 Hillcrest Avenue


(Street)
Summit, NJ     07901

(City)                     (State)                     (Zip)

2. Date of Event
    Requiring Statement
   (Month/Day/Year)
April 29, 2003

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Chubb Corporation   CB

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
                        Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description                              
6. If Amendment, Date of
  Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group
  Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
   (Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
    (Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form :
    (D) Direct
    (I) Indirect     (Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)
COMMON 1,000.00 D




Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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SEC 1473 (7-02)

Somers, Daniel E. - April 29, 2003
Form 3 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED)




  (DE)     |     (ED)  
3. Title and Amount of of Underlying Security
    (Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or
    Exercise Price
5. Ownership
    Form
    (D) Direct
    or
    (I) Indirect
    (Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)
STOCK OPTION
COMMON - 4,000.00 $0.00 D  

         
Explanation of Responses :


** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

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By: Nancy J. Obremski, POA
________________________________            05-01-2003    

** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

Power of Attorney

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