UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 26, 2005 | |
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
| New Jersey | 1-8661 | 13-2595722 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey | 07061-1615 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (908) 903-2000 | |
Not Applicable
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 27, 2005, Chubb posted on its web site at www.chubb.com reclassifications of its property and casualty underwriting results for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2004. The reclassifications, attached to this 8-K as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, conform the presentation of these previously announced results to the new reporting format adopted by Chubb in presenting its 2005 first quarter results. In these reclassifications, Chubb presents its results of operations in the manner that it believes is most meaningful to investors, which, as described in these documents, includes certain measures that are not based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Chubb Corporation (Corporation) was held on April 26, 2005. Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:
Election of Directors. Each of the director nominees proposed by the Corporation’s board of directors, having received a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting, was elected to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| VOTES AGAINST OR | ||||||||
| DIRECTOR | VOTES FOR | WITHHELD | ||||||
Zoë Baird |
168,973,332 | 3,401,304 | ||||||
Sheila P. Burke |
160,183,166 | 12,191,470 | ||||||
James I. Cash, Jr. |
169,416,517 | 2,958,119 | ||||||
Joel J. Cohen |
167,978,832 | 4,395,804 | ||||||
James M. Cornelius |
168,716,577 | 3,658,059 | ||||||
John D. Finnegan |
168,546,904 | 3,827,732 | ||||||
Klaus J. Mangold |
169,410,905 | 2,963,731 | ||||||
Sir David G. Scholey, CBE |
165,144,285 | 7,230,351 | ||||||
Raymond G.H. Seitz |
168,609,442 | 3,765,194 | ||||||
Lawrence M. Small |
158,254,079 | 14,120,557 | ||||||
Daniel E. Somers |
169,180,536 | 3,194,100 | ||||||
Karen Hastie Williams |
163,362,373 | 9,012,263 | ||||||
Alfred W. Zollar |
169,246,422 | 3,128,214 | ||||||
Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor was ratified, having received the affirmative vote of more than a majority of the votes cast. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTAIN | NO VOTE | |||
168,445,989
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2,944,287 | 984,360 | — |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Reclassification of Property and Casualty Underwriting
Results for the Second Quarter of 2004 (furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) |
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| 99.2 | Reclassification of Property and Casualty Underwriting
Results for the Third Quarter of 2004 (furnished pursuant to
Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) |
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| 99.3 | Reclassification of Property and Casualty Underwriting
Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2004 (furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) |
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.
| THE CHUBB CORPORATION |
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| Date: April 27, 2005 | By: | /s/ W. Andrew Macan | ||
| Name: | W. Andrew Macan | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
DATED APRIL 26, 2005
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Reclassification of Property and Casualty Underwriting
Results for the Second Quarter of 2004 (furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) |
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| 99.2 | Reclassification of Property and Casualty Underwriting
Results for the Third Quarter of 2004 (furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) |
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| 99.3 | Reclassification of Property and Casualty Underwriting
Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2004 (furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K) |
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