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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) September 28, 2011

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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Signatures
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2011
Press release dated September 28, 2011 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K)


Item 7.01		Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 28, 2011, The Chubb Corporation issued a press release announcing its estimate of losses from 2011 third quarter catastrophes. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated September 28, 2011 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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
Date: September 28, 2011	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
FILED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2011


Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press release dated September 28, 2011 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K)

Exhibit 99.1

Chubb Estimates Losses from Third Quarter Catastrophes;
Will Announce Third Quarter Financial Results on October 20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WARREN, New Jersey, September 28, 2011 — The Chubb Corporation [NYSE: CB] announced today that it estimates losses from third quarter catastrophes were approximately $400 million to $475 million before tax (approximately $0.90 to $1.07 per share after tax). The estimate includes approximately $300 million to $375 million of losses from Hurricane Irene, as well as losses from eight other catastrophe events in the United States. The impact of the catastrophe losses will be reflected in Chubb’s third quarter 2011 financial results.

Chubb expects to release third quarter 2011 financial results on Thursday, October 20, 2011 after the close of the market. The press release and financial supplement will be available shortly thereafter on Chubb’s website at www.chubb.com.

A conference call will take place on the same day, Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time hosted by Chairman, President and CEO John Finnegan and other members of senior management. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the conference call log on to Chubb’s website at www.chubb.com and click on the microphone icon. If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay of the call will be available through Friday, November 18, 2011 on Chubb’s website at www.chubb.com approximately two hours following the webcast.

You may pre-register to listen to the live conference call on Chubb’s website at www.chubb.com by clicking on this press release in the press release category of our home page.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Some of the statements in this release, including those about estimated catastrophe losses, are “forward-looking information” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA. Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties, which include, among others, those discussed or identified from time to time in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Chubb assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information set forth in this release, which speaks as of its date.


		For further information contact:		Investors: Media:		Glenn A. Montgomery 908-903-2365 Mark E. Greenberg 908-903-2682