UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 28, 2009

THE CHUBB CORPORATION

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey		1-8661		13-2595722
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15 Mountain View Road, Warren, New Jersey		07059
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (908) 903-2000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Table of Contents

Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 8.01		Other Events
Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Signatures
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K Filed on April 28, 2009

Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 28, 2009, the shareholders of The Chubb Corporation (Chubb) approved the adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (2009 Stock Plan) at Chubb’s annual meeting of shareholders. The terms of the 2009 Stock Plan are set forth in Chubb’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2009 (2009 Proxy Statement) under the heading “Proposal 2 — Adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (2009),” as supplemented by Chubb’s additional definitive proxy materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2009 (2009 Additional Proxy Materials) under the heading “Amendment to The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (2009).” The description of the 2009 Stock Plan set forth in the 2009 Proxy Statement, as supplemented by the 2009 Additional Proxy Materials, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2009 Stock Plan.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The annual meeting of shareholders of Chubb was held on April 28, 2009. Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:

Election of Directors. The shareholders of Chubb elected each of the director nominees proposed by Chubb’s Board of Directors to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

DIRECTOR		VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST
Zoë Baird		295,819,145		3,631,538
Sheila P. Burke		294,072,920		5,377,763
James I. Cash, Jr.		293,375,222		6,075,461
Joel J. Cohen		295,031,326		4,419,357
John D. Finnegan		295,147,336		4,303,347
Klaus J. Mangold		297,987,875		1,462,808
Martin G. McGuinn		296,658,443		2,792,240
Lawrence M. Small		295,708,353		3,742,330
Jess Soderberg		298,746,613		704,070
Daniel E. Somers		296,645,008		2,805,675
Karen Hastie Williams		291,793,258		7,657,425
James M. Zimmerman		296,991,014		2,459,669
Alfred W. Zollar		296,493,058		2,957,625

Adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (2009). The shareholders of Chubb approved the adoption of the 2009 Stock Plan. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST		ABSTAIN
206,433,128		62,504,320		309,831

Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor. The shareholders of Chubb ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Chubb’s independent auditor. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST		ABSTAIN
296,689,557		2,633,656		127,470

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits.

10.1

The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (2009) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed on April 28, 2009 (File No. 333-158841).

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
FILED ON April 28, 2009

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (2009) incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed on April 28, 2009 (File No. 333-158841).