8-K

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) May 22, 2008

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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Signatures
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 22, 2008
Press release dated May 23, 2008

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 23, 2008, The Chubb Corporation (“Chubb”) announced that Thomas F. Motamed, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Chubb, intends to retire from Chubb effective June 6, 2008. A copy of Chubb’s release announcing Mr. Motamed’s retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1    Press release dated May 23, 2008

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: May 23, 2008	By:	/s/ Maureen A. Brundage
		Name:	Maureen A. Brundage
		Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
DATED MAY 22, 2008

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated May 23, 2008

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS FROM THE CHUBB CORPORATION

The Chubb Corporation
15 Mountain View Road – P.O. Box 1615
Warren, New Jersey 07061-1615
Telephone: 908-903-2000

     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chubb COO Motamed to Retire June 6;
Will Join CNA Next Year as Chairman and CEO

     WARREN, New Jersey, May 23, 2008 — The Chubb Corporation [NYSE: CB] today announced that Thomas F. Motamed, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, will retire from Chubb effective on June 6, 2008. Motamed has accepted the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNA Financial Corporation [NYSE: CNA] and will assume that position as of June 8, 2009 in compliance with his compensation agreements with Chubb.

     Motamed has served Chubb for 31 years, beginning in 1977 as a claims trainee, and has held increasingly responsible positions in the field and the home office. He was elected to his present position in December 2002.

     “I am grateful for 31 very satisfying years at Chubb,” said Motamed, “but the opportunity to become CEO of a publicly traded, well known and respected insurer like CNA is one I did not want to pass up.”

     “Tom has made significant contributions to the success of Chubb during his distinguished career here, and we wish him well,” said John D. Finnegan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb. “While we are sorry to lose Tom, we are fortunate to have significant senior management bench strength in the individuals who reported to Tom. For the immediate future, those individuals will report to me.”

     Founded in 1882, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies provide property and casualty insurance for personal and commercial customers worldwide through 8,500 independent agents and brokers. Chubb’s global

network includes branches and affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.

For further information contact: Glenn A. Montgomery
908-903-2365

Mark E. Greenberg
908-903-2682