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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): January 14, 2020

 

CHUBB LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Switzerland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-11778
(Commission File Number)
98-0091805
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Baerengasse 32

CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (0)43 456 76 00

 

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):

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value CHF 24.15 per share CB New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 


 

 

 

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

Chubb Limited issued a press release on January 14, 2020 announcing its preliminary fourth quarter 2019 global net catastrophe and North America Agricultural Insurance underwriting loss estimates. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

     

Exhibit Number

 

Description

   
99.1   Press Release (Chubb Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Global Net Catastrophe and North America Agricultural Insurance Underwriting Loss Estimates) dated January 14, 2020
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

  CHUBB LIMITED
     
     
  By: /s/ Paul B. Medini  
    Paul B. Medini
    Chief Accounting Officer

  

DATE: January 14, 2020