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) January 29, 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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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The following information, including the text of the exhibits attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K. On January 29, 2015, The Chubb Corporation (Chubb) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. On January 29, 2015, Chubb also posted on its website at www.chubb.com the Supplementary Investor Information Report (SIIR) relating to its 2014 fourth quarter and year-end results and The Chubb Corporation 2014 Update on Asbestos Reserves (Asbestos Report). Copies of the press release, the SIIR and the Asbestos Report, all of which are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein, are furnished as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, to this Form 8-K. In its press release, the SIIR, the Asbestos Report and the conference call to discuss its 2014 fourth quarter and year-end results, scheduled to be webcast at 5:00 P.M. on January 29, 2015, Chubb presents, and will present, its results of operations in the manner that it believes is most meaningful to investors, which includes certain measures that are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 29, 2015 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) | |
| 99.2 | Supplementary Investor Information Report (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) | |
| 99.3 | The Chubb Corporation 2014 Update on Asbestos Reserves (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) | |
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.
| THE CHUBB CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ John J. Kennedy | ||||
| Name: | John J. Kennedy | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
DATED JANUARY 29, 2015
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 29, 2015 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) | |
| 99.2 | Supplementary Investor Information Report (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) | |
| 99.3 | The Chubb Corporation 2014 Update on Asbestos Reserves (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) | |