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) December 3, 2015
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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2015 |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
| (c) | On December 3, 2015, the Board of Directors of The Chubb Corporation (“Chubb”) appointed Paul J. Krump, 55, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Chubb. Mr. Krump has served as an Executive Vice President of Chubb since January 2011. A 33-year veteran of Chubb, Mr. Krump joined the company in 1982 as a commercial underwriting trainee. He has held numerous headquarters and field positions in the United States and Europe, including his current positions as President of Personal Lines and Claims and President of Commercial and Specialty Lines of Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance Company, which is a Chubb subsidiary, both of which positions Mr. Krump will continue to hold. In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Krump will be responsible for Chubb’s Commercial, Specialty, Personal and Accident & Health insurance lines; Claims; Global Field Operations; Information Technology; Human Resources; Communications; and External Affairs. A copy of Chubb’s release announcing Mr. Krump’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 |
Press release dated December 3, 2015 | |||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CHUBB CORPORATION | ||||||||||
| Date: | December 3, 2015 |
By: | /s/ Maureen A. Brundage | |||||||
| Name: | Maureen A. Brundage | |||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
FILED ON DECEMBER 3, 2015
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 3, 2015 | |