The Chubb Corporation
15 Mountain View Road
Warren, NJ 07059
August 8, 2014
Ms. Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Ms. Blye:
Reference is hereby made to your letter dated August 7, 2014 to John D. Finnegan, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chubb Corporation (Chubb), providing comments on Chubbs Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Chubb will respond to the comments set forth in your letter as promptly as practicable and, in any event, expect to be in a position to provide a response no later than September 5, 2014.
Please feel free to contact me at 908-903-3500 or Brandon M. Peene, Assistant Counsel, at 908-903-3059 if you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Maureen A. Brundage
Maureen A. Brundage
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
& Secretary
cc: Daniel Leslie, Staff Attorney