SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                              THE CHUBB CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   NEW JERSEY

                    (State of incorporation or organization)

                                   13-2595722

                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                              15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD
                               WARREN, NEW JERSEY

             (Address of principal executive offices of registrant)

                                   07061-1615

                                   (Zip Code)

         Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

           Title of each class to                Name of each exchange on which
               be registered                     each class is to be registered

Equity Units ("Equity Units") issued as Corporate      New York Stock Exchange
Units ("Corporate Units") by The Chubb Corporation

               If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
          pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective
          pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]

               If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
          pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective
          pursuant to General Instruction A.(d)(2), check the following box. [ ]

          Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
          relates: 333-104310

          Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None



Item 1   Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

         The class of securities to be registered hereby are the Equity Units
         ("Equity Units"), issued as Corporate Units ("Corporate Units"), of The
         Chubb Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (the "Company").

         For a description of the Equity Units and Corporate Units, reference is
         made to the description of stock purchase units under the caption
         "Description of Stock Purchase Contracts and Stock Purchase Units" in
         the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended
         (Registration No. 333-104310), filed with the Securities and Exchange
         Commission on April 4, 2003, and to the prospectus supplement, dated
         June 18, 2003 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
         on June 19, 2003, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act
         of 1933, as amended, which descriptions are hereby incorporated by
         reference herein.

Item 2   Exhibits.

         1.1      Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
                  333-104310) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
                  on April 4, 2003 by the Company, is incorporated herein by
                  reference.

         4.1      Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
                  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 of the
                  Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
                  period ended June 30, 1996).

         4.2      Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
                  Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference
                  to Exhibit 3 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                  the year ended December 31, 1998).

         4.3      Certificate of Correction of Certificate of Amendment to the
                  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
                  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 of the
                  Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                  December 31, 1998).

         4.4      By-Laws of the Company, (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 3 of the Company's first amendment to its Annual
                  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).

         4.5      Senior Indenture, dated as of October 25, 1989, between the
                  Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as successor in
                  interest to The First National Bank of Chicago relating to
                  Senior Debt Securities (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 4(a) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
                  (Registration No. 33-31796)).

         4.6      Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of March 18, 2003, to
                  the Senior Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.5 hereto, between the
                  Company and Bank One Trust Company, N.A. relating to the
                  Senior Debt Securities (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.29 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3
                  (Registration No. 333-104310)).

         4.7      Form of Global Note (included in the Indenture filed as
                  Exhibit 4.5 hereto).

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         4.8      Form of Purchase Contract Agreement.

         4.9      Form of Pledge Agreement.

         4.10     Form of Corporate Unit Certificate (included in the Form of
                  Purchase Contract Agreement filed as Exhibit 4.8 hereto).

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement
         to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                             THE CHUBB CORPORATION

                                             By: /s/ HENRY G. GURLICK
                                                 -------------------------------
                                             Name:  Henry G. Gulick
                                             Title: Vice President and Secretary

         Dated: June 18, 2003

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