Strong financial performance both in absolute terms and relative to our peers, including:

Outstanding strategic and tactical success in creating the world’s largest publicly traded P&C insurance company through the merger of ACE and Chubb Corp., with integration savings and synergies realized ahead of schedule and above initial projections, including:

We listened to our shareholders and made changes to our executive compensation program for 2017 to ensure a continued strong link between pay and performance and increased transparency (see page 5 for details on the changes).

Using our pay-for-performance framework, and recognizing both the outstanding 2016 results as measured by the key metrics, as well as the Company’s strategic achievements, including the integration of ACE and Chubb entities into the world’s largest publicly-traded P&C company, the Compensation Committee determined to award cash bonuses and equity awards at the top end of the pay-for-performance framework. Specifically, our Compensation Committee awarded an annual cash bonus to our CEO at 4.7X base salary and to our other NEOs at 1.9X to 2.9X base salary, and granted long-term incentive equity awards to our CEO at 8.4X base salary and our other NEOs at 2.9X to 4.9X base salary.

Agenda Item 1

Approval of the Management Report, Standalone Financial

Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements of Chubb Limited

for the year ended December 31, 2016

Under Swiss law, our management report, standalone financial statements and consolidated financial statements must be submitted to shareholders for approval or disapproval at each annual general meeting.

These items are all included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of Chubb Limited for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (the Annual Report), which is part of the proxy materials we provide. Specifically, the Annual Report contains:

Copies of our 2016 Annual Report and this proxy statement will be available to all shareholders entitled to vote at the May 18, 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders, which we refer to as the Annual General Meeting, on the Internet at http://www.edocumentview.com/CB on or about April 6, 2017.

The Company’s statutory auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, Switzerland, has issued an unqualified recommendation to the Annual General Meeting that Chubb

Limited’s statutory financial statements be approved. PricewaterhouseCoopers AG has expressed its opinion that the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 comply with Swiss law and the Company’s Articles of Association. They also confirmed that the proposed appropriation of available earnings complies with Swiss law and the Company’s Articles of Association, and has reported on other legal requirements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG has also issued an unqualified recommendation that the Company’s consolidated financial statements be approved. PricewaterhouseCoopers AG has expressed its opinion that the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Chubb Limited, the results of operations and the cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and comply with Swiss law and has reported on other legal requirements.

Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, Switzerland, will attend the Annual General Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish. They will also be available to answer questions at the meeting.

What Happens If Shareholders Do Not Approve This Proposal?

If shareholders do not approve this proposal, then shareholders would be precluded from approving the allocation of disposable profit and distribution of a dividend as set out in Agenda Items 2.1 and 2.2.

Agenda Item 2

Allocation of Disposable Profit and Distribution of a Dividend out of

Legal Reserves (by Way of Release and Allocation to a Dividend Reserve)

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors is asking shareholders to approve that the Company’s disposable profit (including the profit for the year and the other items as shown below and on Chubb Limited’s standalone financial statements) be carried forward. The following table shows the appropriation of available earnings as proposed by the Board of Directors for the year ended December 31, 2016:

Explanation

Under Swiss law, the allocation of the Company’s profit or loss must be submitted to shareholders for approval or disapproval at each annual general meeting.

Our Board of Directors continues to believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to retain our earnings for future investment in the growth of our business, for share repurchases, for the possible acquisition of other companies or lines of business, and for dividends out of legal reserves as described in this proxy statement.

Accordingly, the Board is proposing that all retained earnings at the disposal of the Annual General Meeting be carried forward. The Board is also proposing a dividend to shareholders under Agenda Item 2.2.

What Happens If Shareholders Do Not Approve This Proposal?

If the shareholders do not approve this proposal, then the Board will consider the reasons the shareholders did not approve the proposal, if known, and will call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for reconsideration of the proposal or a revised proposal.

Voting Requirement to Approve Agenda Item

The affirmative “FOR” vote of the majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting, not counting abstentions, broker non-votes or blank or invalid ballots, is required to approve this agenda item.

		The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the appropriation of retained earnings without distribution of a dividend at the time of the Annual General Meeting.

Introduction and Explanation

Our Board of Directors is requesting shareholder approval for an annual dividend of up to USD $2.84 per share, to be paid in installments as determined by the Board of Directors from a separate dividend reserve account. The separate dividend account would be in CHF in accordance with our Swiss statutory financial statements and Swiss law and is the same method approved at our annual general meeting last year. This reserve account would be larger, based on current exchange rates, than the maximum dividend amount we intend to pay out, in order to permit payment of the entire USD $2.84 per share even in the event of dramatic and material currency fluctuations. Amounts remaining in the dividend reserve account following dividend payments would be returned to the capital contributions reserve as of the date of the 2018 annual general meeting.

Dividend Reserve

Under this proposed process for a dividend, shareholders fix an aggregate CHF amount to be allocated from our capital contributions reserves to a special reserve account, where the amount will be available for the payment of dividends.

Our Board of Directors has proposed that the maximum amount legally available to pay an annual dividend be CHF 2.0 billion. The maximum amount proposed to be legally available is modestly higher than the CHF 1.950 billion requested and approved at last year’s annual general meeting in order to reflect an annual dividend increase of $0.08 per Chubb Limited Common Share, which we refer to as a Common Share.

If approved by shareholders, the maximum amount legally available to pay a dividend will be released from the capital contributions reserves account, a sub-account of legal reserves, and be segregated to a dividend reserve account. We refer to this amount in the dividend reserve account as the Dividend Reserve. While dividend payments would reduce the Dividend Reserve on our Swiss balance sheet, the payments are not required to be sourced from CHF-denominated assets; in fact, we typically source dividend payments from assets already denominated in USD or equivalent, thereby avoiding currency exchange expense.

Annual Dividend and Board Discretion

Under this proposed process for a dividend, the Board of Directors will be authorized to use the Dividend Reserve to distribute a dividend to shareholders in installments up to a maximum of USD $2.84 per share, which we refer to as the Annual Dividend. The Board will determine the record and payment dates at which the Annual Dividend may be paid

(or, if circumstances warrant, refrain from paying it) in one or more installments, until the date of the 2018 annual general meeting. After that, any balance remaining in the Dividend Reserve will be automatically reallocated to the capital contribution reserves account of legal reserves.

The Board currently expects to pay the full USD $2.84 per share of the Annual Dividend in four equal installments of $0.71 each, on record dates at about the end of June, September, December and March, respectively, with payment dates about 21 days thereafter.

The total amount of dividends paid is limited to the amount of the Dividend Reserve expressed in Swiss Francs, which is required under Swiss law. The amount of the Dividend Reserve as proposed is high enough to permit payment of the full USD $2.84 per share Annual Dividend even if there are dramatic and material currency fluctuations between the Swiss Franc and the U.S. dollar or the Company issues new shares. Should, however, these fluctuations or new share issuances result in payouts of the Annual Dividend that exceed the Dividend Reserve, the Annual Dividend’s installments would have to be capped accordingly. In the unlikely event that the Annual Dividend must be cut back in this way, our Board would propose payment of the unpaid amount in the dividend proposal at the next annual general meeting or an extraordinary general meeting called for that purpose.

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors proposes:

If the Board of Directors deems it advisable for the Company, the Board of Directors shall be authorized to abstain (in whole or in part) from distributing a dividend in its discretion. The authorization of the Board of Directors to distribute the installments from the Dividend Reserve will expire on the date of the 2018 annual general meeting, on which date any balance remaining in the Dividend Reserve will be automatically reallocated to the capital contribution reserves account of legal reserves.

What Happens If Shareholders Do Not Approve This Proposal?

If the shareholders do not approve this proposal, then the Board will consider the reasons the shareholders did not approve the proposal, if known, and will call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for reconsideration of the proposal or a revised proposal.

Voting Requirement to Approve

Agenda Item

The affirmative “FOR” vote of the majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting, not counting abstentions, broker non-votes or blank or invalid ballots, is required to approve this agenda item.

		Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the payment of dividends from legal reserves as described above.

Agenda Item 3

Discharge of the Board of Directors

Agenda Item 4

Election of Auditors

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors is asking shareholders to elect PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (Zurich) as the Company’s statutory auditor for the financial year ending

December 31, 2017.

Explanation

Our shareholders must elect an audit firm supervised by the Swiss Federal Audit Oversight Authority as statutory auditor. The statutory auditor’s main task is to audit the standalone statutory financial statements and consolidated financial statements of Chubb Limited. Our Board of Directors has recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Birchstrasse 160, CH-8050 Zurich, Switzerland (PwC AG), be elected as our statutory auditor for our consolidated financial statements and standalone statutory financial statements.

Representatives of PwC AG will attend the Annual General Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish. They will also be available to answer questions at the meeting.

For independent auditor fee information and information on our pre-approval policy of audit and non-audit services, see the explanation of Agenda Item 4.2. Please see the Audit Committee Report included in this proxy statement for additional information about our statutory auditors.

Voting Requirement to Approve

Agenda Item

The affirmative “FOR” vote of the majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting, not counting abstentions, broker non-votes or blank or invalid ballots, is required to approve this agenda item.

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors is asking shareholders to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.

Explanation

Our Board of Directors and the Audit Committee recommend that our shareholders ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, United States (PwC LLP), an affiliate of PwC AG, as our

independent registered public accounting firm for purposes of U.S. securities law reporting. The Audit Committee recommends the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm to the Board for approval by our shareholders annually.

In determining whether to reappoint the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee takes into consideration a number of factors, including the length of time the firm has been engaged, the quality of the Audit Committee’s ongoing discussions with the firm and an assessment of the professional qualifications and past performance of the lead audit partner and their global audit team. The Audit Committee also reviews and approves both the audit scope and estimated fees for professional services for the coming year.

The Audit Committee has recommended the ratification of the engagement of PwC LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017. The Company has had a working association with PwC LLP (or its predecessor Coopers & Lybrand LLP) since 1985; PwC LLP (or its predecessor Coopers & Lybrand LLP) has had the responsibility for examining the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries since 1985.

Representatives of PwC LLP will attend the Annual General Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they wish. They will also be available to answer questions at the meeting.

Independent Auditor Fee Information

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by PwC AG and PwC LLP, which we collectively refer to as PwC, for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for 2016 and 2015 and fees for other services rendered by PwC for fiscal years 2016 and 2015:

The fees in the table above include “out-of-pocket” expenses incurred by PwC and billed to the Company in connection with these services of $1,646,000 for 2016 and $828,000 for 2015.

Pre-Approval Policy of Audit and Non-Audit Services

The Audit Committee has adopted the following policies and procedures for the pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, PwC. The Audit Committee considers, among other things, whether the provision of specific non-audit services is permissible under existing law and whether it is consistent with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

Before engaging independent auditors for the next year’s audit, management will submit a list of services and related fees expected to be incurred during that year to the Audit Committee for approval. The Audit Committee will pre-approve and ratify the budgeted amount of fees within each of the categories and require management and the auditor to report actual fees versus the budget periodically throughout the year by category of service.

Either the Audit Committee Chair or the entire Audit Committee must pre-approve the provision of any significant additional audit fees in excess of the budgeted amount and any excess related to non-audit fees over the budgeted amount. If the Audit Committee Chair pre-approves such amounts, it is reported to and considered for ratification by the entire Audit Committee at its next meeting. All fees related to internal control work are pre-approved by the Audit Committee before such services are rendered. The Audit Committee pre-approved all of the 2016 fees described above pursuant to its pre-approval policies and procedures.

The Audit Committee also reviewed, at its December 2016 meeting, the audit services and non-audited services budgeted fees for the 2017 audit. The Audit Committee reviewed all non-audit services provided in 2016 and concluded that the provision of such services by PwC was compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its audit functions.

Please see the Audit Committee Report included in this proxy statement for additional information about PwC.

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors is asking shareholders to elect BDO AG, Fabrikstrasse 50, CH-8031 Zurich, Switzerland as the Company’s special audit firm until our next annual general meeting.

Explanation

Under Swiss law, special reports by an audit firm supervised by the Swiss Federal Audit Oversight Authority are required in connection with certain corporate transactions, including certain types of increases in share capital. We have been informed that, because of the auditor independence requirements under U.S. federal securities laws, PwC AG cannot act as our special audit firm with respect to certain types of capital increases.

Voting Requirement to Approve

Agenda Item

The affirmative “FOR” vote of the majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting, not counting abstentions, broker non-votes or blank or invalid ballots, is required to approve this agenda item.

		Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of BDO AG (Zurich) as the Company’s special audit firm until our next annual general meeting.

Agenda Item 5

Election of the Board of Directors

Agenda Item 6

Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors

Under the Minder Ordinance and our Articles of Association, the authority to elect the Chair of our Board of Directors is vested with our shareholders, who elect a Chair from the directors elected under Agenda Item 5.

With the recommendation of our Nominating & Governance Committee, our Board of Directors has nominated our current Chairman, Mr. Evan G. Greenberg, for election by shareholders as the Chairman of the Board of Directors until our next annual general meeting. Biographical information regarding Mr. Evan G. Greenberg may be found under Agenda Item 5, the election of directors.

Mr. Greenberg has served as our Chairman since 2007, a period of sustained success for the Company. Under his leadership, the Company has created superior shareholder value. Between 2008, his first full year as Chairman, and 2016, our book value per share grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6 percent and our tangible book value per share CAGR was 8.4 percent.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company delivered excellent financial results, including strong net income per share and record operating income per share, world-class underwriting performance, strong book and tangible book value growth, and an operating return on equity of 10.5 percent. Operationally, the Company completed the largest merger in insurance history, and managed a transformational company-wide global integration effort, while staying focused on Chubb’s core business of underwriting and servicing customers and distribution partners, retaining our commercial and personal lines customers at or above all-time highs. The Company also launched new products and new businesses, made investments in people, technologies, and capabilities, and began to harness the complementary strengths of the organization in cross-selling and other revenue initiatives. By the end of 2016, Chubb had achieved or exceeded substantially all of the financial and non-financial targets established when the merger was initiated.

Annual Board Review of Leadership Structure

Each year, the Board of Directors reviews its leadership structure. The Board of Directors (with Mr. Greenberg abstaining) has unanimously agreed that it is in the best interest of the Company and shareholders for Mr. Greenberg to continue in his role as Chairman of the Board for the upcoming year. The Board believes he has the skills and experience to best perform both roles at this time.

Board Leadership: Our Independent Lead Director

While Mr. Greenberg serves as Chairman, Board leadership comes also from our Lead Director, Robert Hernandez. Our Board structure provides for a strong Lead Director position, to promote and foster strong director independence in deliberations and overall governance. The Lead Director provides a forum for independent director deliberation and feedback and helps assure that all Board members have the means to, and do, carry out their responsibilities in accordance with their fiduciary duties.

At every regular Board meeting, the Lead Director presides over an executive session with only the independent directors present. Our Nominating & Governance Committee, and the entire Board of Directors, regularly reviews our Board leadership structure, and in particular examines and reaffirms the significant authority and powers of our Lead Director. See “Corporate Governance—Board Leadership Structure” on page 56 of this proxy statement for more details.

Agenda Item 7

Election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors

Under the Minder Ordinance and our Articles of Association, authority to elect the members of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors is vested with our shareholders, who elect members of the Compensation Committee from the directors elected under Agenda Item 5.

Upon the recommendation of our Nominating & Governance Committee, our Board of Directors has nominated a slate of five nominees for election at the Annual General Meeting to the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors until our next annual general meeting. Each of Michael P. Connors, Mary Cirillo, Robert M. Hernandez, Robert

W. Scully and James M. Zimmerman is currently serving on the Compensation Committee. Biographical information regarding each of the nominees may be found under Agenda Item 5, the election of directors.

The Board of Directors has unanimously agreed that service by each nominee to the Compensation Committee is in the best interest of the Company and the shareholders. Each of the nominees has been determined by the Nominating & Governance Committee and the Board of Directors to satisfy the Company’s Categorical Standards of Independence and related rules of the NYSE.

Agenda Item 8

Election of Homburger AG as Independent Proxy

Under the Minder Ordinance and our Articles of Association, shareholders have the authority to elect an independent proxy. The Minder Ordinance does not permit other forms of institutional proxies such as corporate proxies (appointing an officer or another representative of the Company), or depositary bank representatives as defined under Swiss law.

The independent proxy’s main task is to exercise the voting rights granted to it by shareholders in accordance with shareholder instructions. The independent proxy will not

make statements, submit proposals or ask questions of the Board of Directors on behalf of shareholders.

Our Board of Directors has recommended that Homburger AG, Prime Tower, Hardstrasse 201, CH-8005 Zurich, Switzerland be elected as our independent proxy until the conclusion of our next annual general meeting. Homburger AG is a Swiss law firm.

Agenda Item 9

Approval of Amended and Restated Chubb Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The purpose of the ESPP is to provide eligible employees of Chubb and its participating subsidiaries the opportunity to purchase Common Shares through accumulated payroll deductions. We believe the ESPP serves as an attractive employee benefit and aids in employee recruitment and retention.

The ESPP was first adopted by the Board of Directors on July 28, 1995 and approved by shareholders on February 9, 1996. Shareholders last approved an amendment to the ESPP, the Fourth Amendment, at our 2012 annual general meeting. On February 23, 2017, our Board of Directors adopted the ESPP, as amended and restated effective as of such Board approval, subject to approval of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.

If approved by shareholders, the ESPP will increase the number of Common Shares available for issuance under the ESPP by 2,000,000 shares, which shares shall be in addition to the 4,500,000 Common Shares previously reserved, and change the name of the plan from the ACE Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan to the Chubb Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The amendment and restatement of the ESPP does not effect any other changes to the ESPP.

As of March 27, 2017, 716,233 Common Shares remained available for issuance under the ESPP. The approval of the ESPP, as amended and restated, will bring the total number of Common Shares remaining available for issuance under the ESPP to 2,716,233.

Our Board of Directors believes it is important for employees to have an equity interest in the Company, and is recommending an amended and restated ESPP to shareholders for approval so that the ESPP can continue to operate. Increasing the number of Common Shares available for issuance under the ESPP is necessary to ensure that we have a sufficient number of Common Shares available for issuance under the ESPP and to accommodate the increased number of eligible participants resulting from our acquisition of Chubb Corp.

A summary of the material provisions of the ESPP, as amended and restated, is set forth below. A copy of the ESPP, as amended and restated, is set forth in Annex A.

The ESPP is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and therefore offers favorable tax treatment for certain purchases of Common Shares made pursuant to the ESPP (see “United States Income Tax Considerations” below).

General Terms of the ESPP

The ESPP is administered by a committee, which we refer to as the Committee, of two or more members of the Board who are selected by the Board. The Board has designated the Compensation Committee to serve as the Committee administering the ESPP. The Committee has the authority to manage and control the operation and administration of the ESPP, including the authority to interpret the ESPP and to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the ESPP. Except to the extent prohibited by the provisions of Rule 16b-3 pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which we refer to as the Exchange Act, applicable local law, the applicable rules of any stock exchange, or any other applicable rules, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers under the ESPP to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

If the ESPP, as proposed to be amended and restated, is approved, the maximum number of Common Shares permitted to be sold under the ESPP will be 6,500,000, of which 3,783,767 already have been sold as of March 27, 2017, leaving approximately 2,716,233 available for future sale. The Common Shares with respect to which purchases may be made under the ESPP shall be:

Subject to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, the Committee shall adjust the number of shares available under the ESPP for any subdivision or consolidation of shares or recapitalization or any other increase or reduction of the number of Common Shares outstanding that is effected without receiving compensation therefor in money, services or property.

If the shareholders of the Company receive any shares of stock or other securities or property pursuant to any reorganization, merger, consolidation or plan of exchange with another corporation, or if the Company distributes securities of another corporation to its shareholders, then, subject to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, an

appropriate number of shares of each class of stock or amount of other securities or property which were distributed to the shareholders of the Company in respect of such shares shall be substituted for the shares, subject to outstanding rights to purchase Common Shares under the ESPP.

Except as otherwise permitted under Section 424 of the Code and Rule 16b-3 under to the Exchange Act, neither the amount of any payroll deductions made with respect to a participant’s compensation nor any participant’s rights to purchase shares of Common Shares under the ESPP may be pledged or hypothecated, nor may they be assigned or transferred other than by will and the laws of descent and distribution. During the lifetime of the participant, the rights provided to the participant under the ESPP may be exercised only by the participant.

The ESPP is not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended or qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

All employees of the Employers (meaning the Company and each of its subsidiaries which, with the consent of the Company, adopts the ESPP for the benefit of its eligible employees) who have been employed for more than 500 hours and for longer than six months, and whose customary employment is greater than 20 hours per week and more than five months in any calendar year, are eligible to participate in the ESPP. However, only those individuals employed by the Employers on the first day of a Subscription Period (defined below) may participate in the ESPP during that Subscription Period.

An employee who is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction where the grant of an option under the ESPP or an offering to such citizen or resident is prohibited under the laws of such jurisdiction, or where compliance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction would cause the ESPP or offering

to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, is not eligible to participate in the ESPP.

In addition, employees who own, or who would own upon the exercise of any rights extended under the ESPP and the exercise of any other options (whether qualified or non-qualified), shares possessing five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of Common Shares or of any parent or subsidiary corporation are not eligible to participate in the ESPP. Certain restrictions apply to employees whose rights to purchase Common Shares under all employee stock purchase programs the Employers maintain would accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of fair market value (determined at the time the purchase rights are granted) for each calendar year in which the purchase rights are outstanding. As of March 27, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries had approximately 28,000 employees eligible to participate in the ESPP.

The ESPP gives participants the right to purchase Common Shares using amounts deducted from their pay during consecutive “Subscription Periods.” The Committee, with the approval of the Board, has established six-month Subscription Periods that begin on January 1 and July 1 of each year. The Committee has the authority to change the length and/or frequency of the Subscription Periods, but the periods may not extend beyond one year.

Eligible employees can become participants in the ESPP for any Subscription Period by filing a written payroll deduction authorization (referred to as a “Subscription Agreement” or an “Enrollment Form”) with the Committee. The Subscription Agreements authorize payroll deductions from

the employees’ pay for contributions to the ESPP for that Subscription Period.

When participants file Subscription Agreements, their participation in the ESPP generally begins on the first day of the Subscription Period to which their Subscription Agreements relate and continues until the end of the Subscription Period or, if earlier, until the participants elect to terminate participation as described below or until the ESPP is terminated. At the time participation begins for a Subscription Period, participants are granted an “option” to purchase Common Shares on the Exercise Date (as defined below) for that Subscription Period. The amount of Common Shares to be purchased is determined based on the

accumulated payroll deductions and the purchase price applicable to the option, as discussed below. The participants have no interest in Common Shares covered by the Subscription Agreement until the shares are delivered.

Neither the ESPP nor any contract in connection with the ESPP gives any person a right to a lien on the funds deducted from participants’ pay pursuant to the ESPP.

At the time participants file Subscription Agreements, they elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the applicable Subscription Period. Participants may choose a reduction of either a full percentage of their Compensation (as defined below) or a specified whole dollar amount. Whether they elect a dollar amount or a percentage, the total amount of the payroll deductions for the Subscription Period cannot exceed 10 percent of their Compensation for that Subscription Period. “Compensation” means salary, except that if a participant does not receive salary, compensation is based on such other amount of basic compensation as determined by the Committee. Participants do not earn interest on amounts deducted from their

paychecks, and, prior to the time they are used to buy Common Shares under the ESPP, the funds are available for general use by the Employers and may be subject to the claims of the Employers’ creditors.

After the Subscription Period begins, participants may not increase or decrease the rate of their payroll deductions for that Subscription Period, unless their participation terminates, as described below. Automatic changes to deductions (including a reduction to zero) may be made to ensure that the ESPP complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

Participants may discontinue participation in the ESPP for any Subscription Period. If a participant chooses to terminate participation, the total amount that has been deducted during that Subscription Period will be returned, without interest. If deductions are withdrawn, the option for that Subscription Period will be terminated and no further payroll deductions will be made for that Subscription Period.

If a participant’s employment with the Employers terminates, the total amount that has been deducted during that Subscription Period will be returned, without interest, and the option will be terminated.

The amounts that have been deducted from participants’ paychecks during a Subscription Period will be used on the “Exercise Date” to purchase full shares of Common Shares. An Exercise Date is generally the last trading day of a Subscription Period. The number of shares purchased will be equal to the total amount, as of the Exercise Date, that has been deducted from the participants’ paychecks for that Subscription Period, divided by the Purchase Price, rounded down to the next full share. The “Purchase Price” is 85 percent of the fair market value of a Common Share on the Exercise Date. The closing price with respect to a Common Share on March 29, 2017 was $136.50 per share. In no event shall the Purchase Price be less than the par value of a Common Share.

Limitations may apply with respect to the amount and value of a Common Share that a participant may purchase under

the ESPP for any Subscription Period. No participant may purchase more than $25,000 in value of Common Shares under the ESPP (and any other employee stock purchase plan) in any calendar year.

If participants decide they do not wish to purchase Common Shares during a Subscription Period, they may notify the Company prior to the Exercise Date (or at such other time as the Compensation Committee may establish) that they elect not to purchase the Common Shares which they are entitled to purchase. To the extent the amounts deducted from participants’ paychecks are not used to purchase full Common Shares, those amounts shall be returned without interest. The options shall expire on the last day of the Subscription Period.

The ESPP shall be unlimited in duration unless it is terminated pursuant to the provisions of the ESPP, which provide that the Board may amend or terminate the ESPP at any time. With limited exceptions specified in the ESPP, no amendment or termination of the ESPP may adversely affect the rights of a participant with respect to shares that have been purchased before such amendment is adopted by the

Board. No amendment of the ESPP may be made without approval of the shareholders of the Company to the extent that such approval is required to maintain compliance with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. In addition, to the extent that applicable stock exchange rules require shareholder approval for an amendment, such amendment will not be effective without shareholder approval.

The following is a brief description of the U.S. federal income tax treatment that will generally apply with respect to purchases under the ESPP by participants who are subject to U.S. income tax. This discussion is based on U.S. federal tax laws and regulations presently in effect, which are subject to change, and the discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the U.S. federal income tax aspects of the ESPP. Participants may also be subject to foreign, state and/or local taxes in connection with purchases under the ESPP, which could differ significantly from U.S. federal tax consequences. The Company suggests that participants consult with their individual tax advisors to determine the applicability of the tax aspects of purchases to their personal circumstances.

The ESPP is intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Code. Under this section, a participant will not be required to recognize taxable income at the time shares are purchased under the ESPP. The participant may, however, become liable for tax upon the disposition of the Common Shares acquired, as described below.

In the event that shares acquired pursuant to the ESPP are not sold or disposed of (including by way of gift) prior to two years after the date of the grant of the option (as determined for tax purposes) or one year after the relevant Exercise Date, the lesser of (a) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price, or (b) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant (as determined for tax purposes) over an

amount equal to what the purchase price would have been if it had been computed as of the date of the grant (as determined for tax purposes), will be treated as ordinary income to the participant. Any further gain on disposition will be treated as long-term capital gain and any loss will be treated as a capital loss.

In the event the participant sells or disposes of the shares before the expiration of the holding periods described above, the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the Exercise Date over the purchase price will be treated as ordinary income to the participant. This excess will constitute ordinary income even if no gain is realized on the sale or a gratuitous transfer of the shares is made. The balance of any gain will be treated as a capital gain and will be treated as a long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than one year. If the shares are sold for less than their fair market value on the Exercise Date, the participant may recognize a capital loss equal to the difference between the sales price and the value of the shares on the Exercise Date.

The Company is not currently subject to U.S. corporate income taxes. However, if a sale or disposition is made before the expiration of the holding periods described above by a participant employed by a subsidiary that is a U.S. taxpayer, the subsidiary will be entitled to a deduction for its taxable year in which such sale or disposition occurs equal to the amount of income includible in the participant’s gross income as ordinary income.

Agenda Item 10

Approval of the Maximum Compensation of the Board of

Directors and Executive Management

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors is asking shareholders to approve a maximum total of $5.1 million in aggregate compensation for the members of the Board of Directors until the 2018 annual general meeting.

Explanation of Proposal

All compensation to directors (other than Mr. Greenberg, who does not receive compensation for his service as a director) from the date of the Annual General Meeting through the 2018 annual general meeting is subject to this maximum aggregate amount. This includes all annual retainer fees, committee chair fees and equity awards provided to the directors. It also includes the value of dividend equivalents paid with respect to certain outstanding deferred restricted stock units (which we stopped granting in 2009) held by some of our longer-serving directors, and certain other payments described in the 2016 Director Compensation table in this proxy statement.

The requested $5.1 million represents a 4 percent increase from the current maximum aggregate authorized Board of Directors compensation of $4.9 million, which was approved by shareholders at our 2016 annual general meeting, reflecting the changes to our Outside Directors Compensation Parameters described in “Process Used to Determine Maximum Aggregate Compensation for the Board of Directors, Outside Consultant Survey and Analysis of Director Compensation” below. Prior to these changes, director compensation had not increased since 2013. The requested amount also represents an estimate for the dividend equivalents and other payments described above similar to last year’s, and a small cushion to permit per-meeting fees in case of special Board meetings as described in our Outside Directors Compensation Parameters.

Explanation of Swiss Requirement

Swiss law and our Articles of Association require shareholders to ratify, on an annual basis and in a separate binding vote, the maximum aggregate amount of compensation that can be paid, granted or promised to the Board of Directors.

Process Used to Determine Maximum Aggregate Compensation for the Board of Directors, Outside Consultant Survey and Analysis of Director Compensation

In February 2017 the Nominating & Governance Committee retained Pay Governance to provide a survey and analysis of Board of Directors compensation, including a comparison of our compensation structure to that of our competitors and other insurance and similarly-sized companies.

Our Nominating & Governance Committee considered the Pay Governance survey and analysis, together with other considerations particular to the Company, including that Director compensation had not been increased for several years and that Director compensation for cash and equity retainers, as well as certain Committee Chair retainers, were below the median of our competitors and other insurance and similarly-sized companies, to set the Outside Directors Compensation Parameters in February 2017. At that time, the Nominating & Governance Committee recommended and the Board approved the Outside Directors Compensation Parameters with the following changes:

The Board does not expect to consider further changes to the Outside Directors Compensation Parameters until it considers the maximum aggregate pool to be submitted for shareholder approval next year.

What Happens If Shareholders Do Not Ratify the Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount Proposed by the Board?

If shareholders do not ratify the maximum aggregate compensation amount proposed by the Board, our Articles of Association require the Board to consider the results of the vote, other shareholder feedback and other matters in its discretion. Then the Board may submit a new proposal for approval of the maximum aggregate amount at next year’s annual general meeting or at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders. The Company may continue to pay compensation to the Board subject to the subsequent approval. The Board may also split proposals for approval by submitting proposals with respect to particular elements of compensation, shorter periods of time, or a more limited group of persons. However, rejection of this proposal could lead to material uncertainty with respect to the Company’s compensation arrangements and could detrimentally impact the Company’s ability to attract and retain directors.

Agenda Item

Our Board of Directors is asking shareholders to approve a maximum total of $41 million in aggregate compensation for the members of Executive Management for the next calendar year (2018).

Explanation of Proposal

Swiss law and our Articles of Association require our shareholders to ratify, on an annual basis and in a separate binding vote, the maximum aggregate amount of compensation that can be paid, granted or promised to the members of Executive Management. The aggregate amount of the compensation for Executive Management relates to the subsequent calendar year.

The maximum aggregate amount includes base salary, annual cash bonus and long-term equity awards, as well as Company contributions to retirement plans, perquisites and the value of other special services provided to Executive Management.

Compensation payable for 2018 will be determined in accordance with our compensation principles as applied by our Compensation Committee. Compensation determinations will incorporate the changes to our compensation program described elsewhere in this proxy statement.

Shareholders approved at our 2016 annual general meeting a maximum total of $44 million in aggregate compensation for our present Executive Management group for 2017. The proposal in this Agenda Item 10.2 reflects a 6.8 percent decrease to last year’s approved amount.

Chubb’s Executive Management is appointed by the Board, based on the applicable provisions of Swiss law and our Organizational Regulations. Chubb’s Executive Management consists of Evan G. Greenberg, Philip V. Bancroft, John W. Keogh and Joseph F. Wayland, consistent with last year.

In 2015, Executive Management consisted of five persons: Evan G. Greenberg, Philip V. Bancroft, John W. Keogh, John J. Lupica, and Joseph F. Wayland. Shareholders approved at our 2015 annual general meeting a maximum total of $49

million in aggregate compensation for that Executive Management for 2016. In 2016, we paid a total of $43 million in aggregate compensation for this group, or 12 percent less than the aggregate approved amount. In 2016, following our acquisition of Chubb Corp. and in connection with management restructuring from that acquisition, the Board of Directors reduced our Executive Management from five to four. Aggregate compensation for our current Executive Management group (Messrs. Greenberg, Bancroft, Keogh and Wayland) in 2016 was $36.7 million.

The proposed maximum aggregate compensation amount for the next calendar year was arrived at under the assumption and plan that 2018 compensation awards will be determined consistent in practice with determination of 2016 awards. For illustrative purposes, an increase to 2016 total compensation for Executive Management of approximately 5 percent for 2017 and 5 percent for 2018 would result in total compensation of approximately $41 million in 2018. It is important for shareholders to understand that this example reflects only potential compensation and performance-based awards for 2017 and 2018.

The compensation principles adhered to by our Board and Compensation Committee are described in our Articles of Association and the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section of this proxy statement. The elements of compensation covered by this approval are described in Articles 23 and 24 of our Articles of Association. A significant portion of compensation of Executive Management will remain “at-risk” or “variable” and dependent on Company and individual performance. At Chubb, base salary generally becomes a lesser percentage of overall compensation the more senior the position.

We expect to continue this emphasis on at-risk compensation to align management and shareholder interests. In 2016, 93 percent of CEO compensation and 86 percent of our other Executive Management compensation was at-risk, in the form of a variable bonus, stock options, restricted share grants and performance share awards. The annual cash bonus and long-term equity awards for 2018 are based on and subject to the Compensation Committee’s consideration of year-end financial results, and will be awarded in 2019 with respect to performance during calendar year 2018.

Our approach to the Swiss-required Executive Management say-on-pay vote in this Agenda Item permits shareholders to vote on executive compensation relating to the upcoming year, while the U.S. SEC say-on-pay advisory vote in Agenda Item 11 provides shareholders an opportunity to vote looking back at actual compensation paid out to NEOs in the calendar year before the date of the proxy statement. In that sense, the U.S. SEC say-on-pay vote will provide additional accountability for the way we use the maximum amounts approved in advance via this Swiss Executive Management say-on-pay vote.

Maximum Aggregate Compensation Dependent Upon Company and Individual Performance

Maximum potential awards and payments at the top of applicable ranges will only be made if individual and Company performance meet performance thresholds set by the Board or Compensation Committee in accordance with

the Articles of Association and the Company’s bonus and equity incentive plans. Equity awards will be valued at the fair value at the time of grant in accordance with Article 23(e) of our Articles of Association. Actual amounts realized by Executive Management will depend on various factors including our future stock price.

It is important to note that the maximum aggregate amount of compensation is a maximum cap and the Company will not necessarily award the maximum aggregate amount of compensation. For example, in 2016 we paid our Executive Management 12 percent less than the full amount that was authorized by shareholders at our 2015 annual general meeting. Nevertheless, we request that our shareholders approve the maximum aggregate amount of $41 million in order to assure that the Company has the flexibility to reward superior performance and to respond to unforeseen circumstances that may arise in calendar year 2018.

Where Can I Find More Information about Executive Management Compensation?

For reference, the “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” section of this proxy statement contains detailed information about executive compensation. Under the Minder Ordinance, we also publish an audited annual compensation report, the Swiss Compensation Report, which is included within our Annual Report. These documents are available to shareholders in their proxy materials.

Chubb Executive Management, Role and Compensation

Executive Management has accountability for corporate strategy, providing constant leadership to the organization on the execution of that strategy, and ensuring that the financial performance of the Company creates shareholder value both in the short and long term.

Chubb’s Executive Management receives both fixed and variable compensation for their work. The majority of their compensation is variable, in the form of annual cash bonus and long-term equity awards – both of which are directly linked to the financial performance of the Company.

The determination of annual variable compensation follows from a thoughtful and disciplined assessment of Company performance in both absolute and relative terms, fostering clear alignment between annual compensation and Company financial performance.

Process Used to Determine Maximum Aggregate Compensation for Executive Management

The Board of Directors calculates the maximum aggregate compensation amount based on the assumption that compensation for Executive Management will be at the maximum of all applicable ranges, meaning that all individual and Company performance criteria are met or substantially exceeded. Actual compensation determinations and awards are subject to Board or Compensation Committee determination after the Annual General Meeting. If the Board of Directors were to decide that Executive Management deserves compensation and awards in excess of the maximum amount approved by shareholders, we would pay such amounts only with subsequent shareholder approval for that additional amount.

If performance criteria are not met, then the actual aggregate amount of compensation paid to the individual members of Executive Management will be significantly lower than the maximum aggregate compensation amount for which the Board is seeking approval.

What Happens If Shareholders Do Not Ratify the Maximum Aggregate Compensation Amount Proposed by the Board?

If shareholders do not ratify the maximum aggregate compensation amount, our Articles of Association requires the Board to consider the results of the vote, other shareholder feedback and other matters in its discretion. Then the Board may submit a new proposal for approval of the maximum aggregate amount at next year’s annual general meeting or at an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders, and the Company may pay compensation to Executive Management subject to the subsequent approval. The Board may also split proposals for approval by submitting proposals with respect to particular elements of compensation, shorter periods of time, or a more limited group of persons.

Voting Requirement to Approve Agenda Items

The affirmative “FOR” vote of a majority of the votes cast (in person or by proxy) at the Annual General Meeting, not counting abstentions, broker non-votes or blank or invalid ballots, is required to approve this agenda item.

Agenda Item 11

Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation under U.S. Securities Law Requirements

This proposal, commonly known as the SEC’s “say-on-pay” proposal, gives our shareholders the opportunity to express their views on our NEOs’ compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our NEOs and the philosophy, policies and practices described in this proxy statement.

This Agenda Item, required by the SEC under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and the immediately preceding Agenda Item 10.2, required by Swiss law, provide our shareholders with a prospective and retrospective voice on executive compensation. The Swiss executive say-on-pay vote is designed as a pre-approval so that we can clarify shareholder intent and direction before the year actually begins, which we think makes sense and provides helpful certainty for our Company, our Executive Management and our shareholders.

The SEC say-on-pay vote generally covers the calendar year prior to the date of our proxy statement. As a result, our approach to Swiss executive say-on-pay will allow shareholders to vote on executive compensation relating to the upcoming year, while the SEC say-on-pay advisory vote provides for a look-back to the calendar year before the date of the applicable proxy statement. The SEC say-on-pay vote keeps us accountable for the way we actually use the maximum amounts approved in advance via the Swiss executive say-on-pay vote. Our Board and Compensation Committee value and will use this feedback to continually evolve our compensation programs.

Under SEC rules, this U.S. say-on-pay vote is advisory, and not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. However, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee value the opinions of our shareholders and will continue to consider the outcome of this vote each year when making compensation decisions for

our CEO and other NEOs. To the extent there is any significant vote against NEO compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement, we will consider our shareholders’ concerns and the Compensation Committee will evaluate the voting results and any actions necessary to address those concerns.

Shareholders should review the “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” beginning on page 71 and the executive compensation tables and related narrative disclosure in this proxy statement for information about the compensation of our NEOs. Our NEOs for 2016 are Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman, President and CEO; Philip V. Bancroft, Chief Financial Officer; John W. Keogh, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer; Paul J. Krump, President, North America Commercial and Personal Insurance; and John J. Lupica, Vice Chairman; President, North America Major Accounts and Specialty Insurance.

Our Compensation Program

The goal of our compensation program is to fairly compensate our employees and to enhance shareholder value by closely aligning our executive compensation philosophy and practices with the interests of our shareholders. Over the past several years, we have increased the percentage of long-term equity awards delivered to our NEOs in the form of performance shares. These performance shares vest only if the relative performance criteria that are linked to increased shareholder value are met or exceeded.

We compete for executive talent with property and casualty insurers, specialty insurers, and financial services companies worldwide. We believe our compensation programs are effective in attracting and retaining the highest caliber senior executives with the skills necessary to achieve our strong financial and operating performance objectives.

Our compensation practices are structured to:

We continually evolve our executive compensation practices to reflect the highest global standards. Our performance-based compensation criteria include key financial performance metrics, relevant business unit performance objectives and non-quantitative objectives that support our long-term strategic plan.

We are asking our shareholders to indicate their support for our NEO compensation as described on pages 71-114 of this proxy statement, which include the “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” section and the compensation tables and related narrative disclosure.

Accordingly, we ask our shareholders to vote “FOR” the proposal at the Annual General Meeting to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the

compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, including the “Compensation Discussion & Analysis”, compensation tables and any related material disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement.

Compensation Program Changes

In 2016, we requested outreach meetings with shareholders representing approximately 62 percent of our outstanding Common Shares (with holders of approximately half our outstanding Common Shares accepting our request), as well as with proxy advisory firms, on a variety of corporate governance topics, including executive compensation. Our Lead Director and Compensation Committee Chair participated in certain of these meetings (with shareholders representing approximately 28 percent of our outstanding Common Shares). Based on the Compensation Committee’s judgment, taking into account shareholder feedback and other information and considerations, we made revisions to our executive compensation program beginning in January 2017, which are more fully described elsewhere in this proxy statement, including:

Agenda Item 12

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Submission of the Advisory

Vote to Approve Executive Compensation under U.S. Securities

Law Requirements

SEC rules under Section 14A of the Exchange Act require our shareholders have an opportunity at least once every six years to vote on how frequently we should seek the U.S. say-on-pay vote proposed in Agenda Item 11. Shareholders may indicate whether they would prefer a U.S. say-on-pay vote once every one, two or three years. You may vote for one of these three alternatives or you may abstain from making a choice. The Swiss say-on-pay vote described in Agenda Item 10.2 will continue to occur annually and is not affected in any way by this agenda item.

At our 2011 annual general meeting, the last time shareholders voted on U.S. say-on-pay vote frequency,

shareholders overwhelmingly voted in support of conducting the advisory vote annually, and we have done so since 2011.

As a corporate governance best practice and in recognition of the value of regular shareholder feedback on our executive compensation program, our Board recommends that the U.S. say-on-pay vote occur annually.

Although the vote is non-binding, our Board and Compensation Committee value the opinions of our shareholders, will consider the outcome of the vote, and the Company will disclose the decision as to frequency in an SEC filing no later than 150 days after the Annual General Meeting.

Corporate Governance

We are committed to the highest levels of ethical conduct and corporate governance standards, through our corporate values and culture. As an insurance company, we are in the business of managing risk. Our corporate governance helps us mitigate and manage risks we face as an organization by providing a framework that guides how management runs the business and how our Board provides oversight. We review and evolve corporate governance at our company regularly.

Our Board of Directors’ corporate governance policies comply with the rules of the SEC, the listing standards of the NYSE and Swiss law. Our compliance with U.S. laws includes compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and other statutes applicable to corporations doing business in the U.S. To balance our NYSE listing and Swiss incorporation requirements, we:

We have adopted Organizational Regulations, Corporate Governance Guidelines and Categorical Standards for Director Independence covering issues such as executive sessions of the Board of Directors, director qualification and

independence standards, Board leadership, director responsibilities and procedures, director equity ownership guidelines, management evaluation and succession and Board self-evaluations. Our Board has established committees that help with oversight of the Company and its operations, and these committees govern themselves pursuant to the Organizational Regulations and charters that are reviewed at least annually and amended as necessary.

Corporate Governance Documents

Our Code of Conduct

Our Board has adopted a Code of Conduct applicable to all directors, officers and employees, which sets forth the basic principles to guide their day-to-day activities. The Code of Conduct addresses, among other things, conflicts of interest, corporate opportunities, confidentiality, fair dealing, protection and proper use of Company assets, compliance with laws and regulations (including insider trading laws) and reporting illegal or unethical behavior.

Director Stock Ownership Requirements

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines specify director equity ownership requirements. Chubb compensates independent directors with restricted stock awards to help meet these requirements. Chubb requires minimum equity ownership of $600,000 for outside directors (based on stock price on date of award). Each director has until the fifth anniversary of his or her initial election to the Board of Directors to achieve this minimum.

Executive Sessions of Directors

Our non-management directors meet for an executive session of the Board at each quarterly Board meeting. Our CEO is our only non-independent director and does not attend these sessions. Our Lead Director, Robert M. Hernandez, is the presiding director for executive sessions of non-management and independent directors. Executive sessions are also common for special meetings of the Board and ad hoc committees that are created from time to time to provide oversight over specific matters. Similarly, our Committees (other than the Executive Committee) generally conduct an executive session at their meetings, with only Committee members and no members of management present.

Continuing Education for Directors

We provide ongoing programs for existing directors, covering, among other things, the Company’s business, organizational and management structure, results of operations and financial condition, including critical accounting policies, budgets and forecasts, and corporate governance and risk management. Directors are encouraged to attend these and other appropriate continuing education programs. In 2016, we sponsored sessions for our Risk & Finance Committee members and our Audit Committee members. In addition, many of our directors attended outside director education programs.

Related Party Transactions Guidelines

We have adopted Related Party Transactions Guidelines that require our Nominating & Governance Committee to review and approve or ratify certain transactions between Chubb

and any related persons. For additional information, see “What is Our Related Party Transactions Approval Policy and What Procedures Do We Use to Implement It?”.

Shareholder Outreach Program

We speak with our shareholders on a regular basis throughout the year. Chubb Investor Relations and other members of management speak with analysts and others about general matters related to our Company. But we also conduct shareholder outreach to discuss and solicit feedback about corporate governance and executive compensation matters.

In 2016, we requested outreach meetings with shareholders representing approximately 62 percent of our outstanding Common Shares (with holders of approximately half our outstanding Common Shares accepting our request), as well as with proxy advisory firms, on a variety of corporate governance topics, including executive compensation. Our Lead Director and Compensation Committee Chair participated in certain of these meetings (with shareholders representing approximately 28 percent of our outstanding Common Shares). Based on the Compensation Committee’s judgment, taking into account shareholder feedback and other information and considerations, we made the changes to our executive compensation program described in “Proxy Summary—Compensation Highlights” and “Compensation Discussion & Analysis—Executive Summary.”

Management and the Board recognize the value of taking our shareholders views into account. Feedback from our shareholders helps us understand how they view us, set goals and expectations for our performance, and identify emerging issues that may affect our strategies, corporate governance, compensation practices or other aspects of our operations.

Open Lines of Communication

The Chubb Ethics Help Line is a free, confidential service you can call 24 hours a day if you have questions or concerns about ethics or integrity at Chubb. Please visit our website for specific contact information at: http://investors.chubb.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/chubb-ethics-help-line/default.aspx.

We have a process for shareholders, employees and other interested parties to send communications to the Board:

To contact the Board about accounting or auditing matters, you may send an e-mail to the Chair of the Audit Committee at: chmnaudit@chubb.com. The Corporate Secretary has access to this e-mail address. For other matters you may send an e-mail to: corpsecy@chubb.com.

You may also contact the Lead Director, any director, non-management and independent directors, the Chairman of

the Board, or the Chair of any Board Committee by sending an e-mail to our Lead Director, Robert Hernandez, at LeadDirector@chubb.com. The Corporate Secretary has access to this e-mail address.

If you wish to send written communications, please mail to the Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, Chubb Limited, Bärengasse 32, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland, although mail to Switzerland is not as prompt as e-mail. The Corporate Secretary will forward all communications to the Board to the Lead Director.

Chubb and the Environment

Chubb has a responsibility not only to provide solutions that help clients manage environmental and climate change risks, but also to control our own ecological impact and contribute to environmental causes. We also believe that the well-being of society depends on a healthy environment and that a proper ethic strives for a sustainable balance between development and preservation.

Climate change is an important and serious issue for the global insurance industry because it is our business to provide security against many of the property and casualty-related risks posed by such change. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb’s business and operating models are exposed to the full impact of global climate change. The potential physical effects of climate change present a risk to the Company, and therefore, have been integrated into Chubb’s overall risk management process.

Environmental risks are evaluated at least annually at three governance levels, with the Company’s senior management actively engaged in each. The Company’s executive Risk and

Underwriting Committee, product boards and credit committees meet as frequently as monthly to evaluate specific risks and risk accumulations in Chubb’s business activities and investments, while the Board of Directors’ Risk & Finance Committee meets regularly with company management. Various reports are provided at least quarterly to business division management, product boards, credit committees, senior management, the executive Risk and Underwriting Committee and the full Board of Directors, as well as its Risk & Finance Committee.

The goals and objectives of our environmental program, including a plan to reduce the Company’s greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent per employee, are evaluated annually and approved by the CEO.

Chubb Philanthropy

Chubb firmly believes that positive contributions to the fabric of our communities return long-lasting benefits to society, our employees and our company. We support the communities around the world in which our employees live and work through our established philanthropic entities and through Company-sponsored volunteer initiatives. In 2016, the Chubb Foundations—Chubb Charitable Foundation, Chubb Charitable Foundation-International, and Chubb Charitable Foundation-Bermuda—distributed more than $6.9 million in charitable grants and matching gifts to organizations throughout the world.

To learn more about Chubb’s wide-ranging global philanthropic initiatives in the areas of education, poverty and health, the environment and disaster relief, visit our website at: http://philanthropy.chubb.com.

The Board’s Nominating & Governance Committee reviews the qualifications of various persons to determine whether they might make good candidates for consideration for membership on the Board of Directors. The Nominating & Governance Committee considers each person’s judgment, experience, independence and understanding of our business or other related industries, as well as other factors it determines are relevant in light of the needs of the Board of Directors and the Company. The Nominating & Governance Committee will select qualified candidates and review its recommendations with the Board of Directors, which will decide whether to invite the candidate to be a nominee for election to the Board of Directors.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require the Nominating & Governance Committee to review annually the skills and attributes of Board members within the context of the current make-up of the full Board. Board members should have individual backgrounds that, when combined, provide a portfolio of experience and knowledge that well serve our governance and strategic needs.

We consider Board candidates on the basis of a range of criteria, including:

Director Skills Criteria

In accordance with its charter, the Nominating & Governance Committee identifies nominees for directors from various sources. We do not generally retain third-party consultants to assist in identifying and evaluating potential nominees, although the Nominating & Governance Committee may do so if it desires.

The Nominating & Governance Committee will consider shareholder recommendations for director candidates, but the Nominating & Governance Committee has no obligation

to recommend such candidates. Assuming that appropriate biographical and background material (including qualifications) is provided for candidates recommended by shareholders, the Nominating & Governance Committee will evaluate those candidates by following substantially the same process and applying substantially the same criteria as for candidates recommended by other sources. If a shareholder has a suggestion for candidates for election, it should be sent to: Corporate Secretary, Chubb Limited, Bärengasse 32, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland.

Our Board oversees our business and monitors the performance of management. The directors keep themselves informed by discussing matters with the CEO, other key executives and our principal external advisors, such as legal counsel, outside auditors, and other consultants. They also read the reports and other materials that we send them regularly and participate in Board and committee meetings.

Board Meetings Held

The Board usually meets a minimum of four times per year in regularly scheduled meetings, but will meet more often if necessary. The Board met six times during 2016, including two telephonic meetings. All directors attended at least 75 percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of which they were a member that were held during 2016.

Our Nominating & Governance Committee reviews at least annually the qualifications and responsibilities of all of our directors, which include the ability to devote sufficient time and energy to effective Board service.

Director Independence and Other Information

The Board has determined that the following directors and nominees are independent under the listing standards of the NYSE: Michael G. Atieh, Sheila P. Burke, James I. Cash, Mary Cirillo, Michael P. Connors, John A. Edwardson, Robert M. Hernandez, Leo F. Mullin, Kimberly A. Ross, Theodore E. Shasta, Robert W. Scully, Eugene B. Shanks, Jr., David H. Sidwell, Olivier Steimer and James M. Zimmerman. Our independent directors constitute a substantial majority (15 out of 16) of our Board of Directors. In making its determination of independence, the Board applied its Categorical Standards for Director Independence and determined that no other material relationships existed between the Company and these directors.

Board Composition and Diversity

We believe that a variety of perspectives, opinions and backgrounds among the members of the Board is critical to the Board’s ability to perform its duties and various roles. We strive to maintain, and we encourage, diversity of thought among Board members, which makes the body as a whole more effective. Our Board includes ethnic, racial and religious minorities, members from multiple countries, men and women, and people from many walks of life and disciplines. The make-up and diversity of the Board has evolved, and broadened, as Chubb has grown and evolved as a company, and continued diversity is expected.

The Board of Directors is elected by our shareholders and they have the legal and structural power to determine the Board’s composition. Under our Articles of Association and Swiss law, the Board is entrusted with the ultimate direction of the Company, and is responsible for ensuring appropriate policies, procedures and leadership (including at Board level) are in place. The Nominating & Governance Committee was established in large part to focus on Board composition matters.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines help ensure that the Board, as it evolves, will have the collective skills, experience, independence and diversity to enable it to function as well as possible for the short term and long term. Those guidelines instill in the Nominating & Governance Committee responsibility for oversight of this objective.

Board Tenure Diversity

Independent Board leadership is important to Chubb and currently 15 of our 16 directors are independent. Our Board considers director tenure in connection with its independence determination. Board tenure diversity is equally important as we seek to achieve the appropriate balance of tenure years of service. Our more senior directors have a deep knowledge of our Company, while new directors provide fresh perspectives. Our current Board of Directors has an average tenure of 8.75 years.

Board Tenure in Years

Independence

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines set a retirement age of 75 years old, after which directors may no longer be nominated or re-nominated to the Board. This guideline may be waived from time to time as deemed advisable by the Board.

Each of our directors represents stockholders as a whole rather than any particular stockholder or group of stockholders. Individual directors are required to notify the Nominating & Governance Committee’s Chair, and the Chairman of the Board, of any change in business or professional affiliations or responsibilities, including retirement, so that diversity, conflicts and other Board composition issues can be considered. The Lead Director is also involved in this evaluation process. A director is required to offer his or her resignation from the Board in the event a director leaves a full-time job or otherwise materially changes his or her full-time employed position or status for any reason (for example, by resignation, termination, reassignment, or retirement). The resignation may be accepted or not accepted, on behalf of the Board, by the Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee after consulting with other Committee or Board members in the reasonable discretion of the Chair.

In addition, under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, a director should offer to resign if the Nominating & Governance Committee concludes that he or she no longer meets the Company’s requirements for service on the Board, which includes the obligation to devote the time and effort necessary to fully meet their duty of care to shareholders. We believe all our directors have demonstrated a strong commitment to service on our Board in terms of meeting attendance, substantive discussion and effective leadership.

Moreover, our Code of Conduct applies to the Board and its decisions, not just Company employees. The Code of Conduct prohibits discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, and we make all director nomination decisions and set all terms and conditions of the appointment of directors without regard to these characteristics. Chubb is committed to providing an environment in which diversity is valued, and this is particularly true with respect to the Board of Directors.

Annual Board Evaluations

Our Nominating & Governance Committee annually performs evaluations of the Board and a self-evaluation of the Committee. In that context, they further consider the composition of the Board and its committees, including diversity considerations and whether the Board and each of its committees have the right mix of skill sets, experience, talent and other considerations in order to function effectively.

Our Board’s mandate under Swiss law includes overall supervision and control of management of the Company. Though our management and employees direct and are responsible for the business operations of the Company and its divisions, and implementation of policies and strategies approved by the Board, the power of management is fundamentally delegated from the Board. Our Organizational Regulations and Corporate Governance Guidelines provide the Board with the right and flexibility to vest the responsibilities of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in the same individual or in more than one individual, as the Board determines to be in the best interest of the Company. Our Board has determined it to be in the best interests of the Company, at this time, to vest the responsibilities of Chairman and CEO in Evan G. Greenberg because the Board believes he has the skills and experience to best perform both roles.

While Mr. Greenberg serves as Chairman, Board leadership comes also from our Lead Director, Robert M. Hernandez. Our Lead Director’s powers are significant.

Independent Lead Director—Role and Responsibilities

The Board regularly reviews and discusses its composition and structure. It has specifically delegated to the Nominating & Governance Committee the duty of evaluation in this regard, and to advise the Board as it sees fit. Chubb’s Board leadership structure has evolved over time. For example, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles were separate immediately before May 2007. Mr. Greenberg was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in 2004 and was not appointed Chairman of the Board until three years later. As Chubb and its circumstances develop in the future, the Board will continue to examine its leadership structure and will at all times conduct itself in the manner it determines to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. We expect that the Company will always have either an independent lead director or a non-executive chairman.

Independent Auditors

Our Audit Committee hires, determines the compensation of, and decides the scope of services performed by, our independent auditors. It also has the authority to retain outside advisors.

Our Audit Committee evaluates the qualification, performance and independence of our independent auditors. If required by applicable law or regulation relating to auditor rotation or otherwise, or if the Audit Committee otherwise determines it is necessary, it will initiate and stay actively involved in the process to select and replace the independent auditors.

In determining whether to reappoint the Company’s independent auditor, the Audit Committee took into consideration a number of factors, including the length of time the firm has been engaged, the quality of the Audit Committee’s ongoing discussions with the Company’s independent auditor and an assessment of the professional qualifications and past performance of the lead audit partner and their global audit team.

Compensation Consultants

Our Compensation Committee has the authority to retain advisors and must assess the independence of any advisor so retained. Our Compensation Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such compensation advisor. During 2016, our Compensation Committee retained Pay Governance as its independent compensation consultant. Pay Governance did not perform any other work for the Company in 2016 other than advising our Compensation Committee and, with respect to director compensation, our Nominating & Governance Committee.

Search Firm Consultants

Our Nominating & Governance Committee has the authority to retain search firms to be used to identify director candidates and to approve the search firm’s fees and other retention terms, but has not typically done so. Our Nominating & Governance Committee may also retain other advisors.

As part of its oversight of the Company and its business activities, the Board takes very seriously its role in risk management. The Risk & Finance Committee is composed entirely of directors who are independent of the Company and its management according to our Categorical Standards for Director Independence.

Under Swiss law, the Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility for management and direction of the Company. The Board discusses and considers risk management issues at each of its meetings. The Board will adjust its practices with respect to risk management oversight whenever it determines it needs to do so and will involve itself in particular risk areas or business circumstances where its proper exercise of oversight demands it. The Board’s role in risk oversight is consistent with the Company’s leadership structure, with the Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management having responsibility for assessing and managing the Company’s risk exposure, and the Board and its committees providing oversight in connection with these efforts.

Risk & Finance Committee Role

The goal of the Risk & Finance Committee is to assure that the Company’s risk management process perceives risk well, has a reasonable and sound set of policies for setting parameters on risk, and, for specific material risks, has prepared itself to avoid or to mitigate outcomes that threaten the viability of the Company.

The Risk & Finance Committee helps execute the Board’s supervisory responsibilities pertaining to enterprise risk management, capital structure, financing arrangements and investments. This includes:

The Risk & Finance Committee meets regularly with Company management, including the Chief Risk Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer and others, in fulfillment of its responsibilities. The Chief Risk Officer reports to both the Risk & Finance Committee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Risk & Finance Committee also conducts joint meetings, such as with the Audit Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Audit Committee is tasked with oversight of cyber-security risks, about which the Audit Committee periodically reports to the Board and consults with the Risk & Finance Committee.

For information about compensation risks, see “The Relationship of Compensation to Risk” in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section.

The Board of Directors has adopted Related Party Transactions Guidelines. For the purposes of our Related Party Transactions Guidelines, a related party is any person who is:

Related Party Transactions

The Board of Directors has adopted Related Party Transactions Guidelines requiring approval or ratification of transactions in which (a) the aggregate amount involved exceeds or is expected to exceed $120,000 in any fiscal year, (b) the Company was, is or will be a participant and (c) any related party had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Subject to certain exceptions, all related party transactions subject to the guidelines must be approved or ratified by the Nominating & Governance Committee. The Board or the Nominating & Governance Committee may determine from time to time that the authority to review and approve or ratify certain related party transactions should instead reside with the full Board.

The Company recognizes that there are types of transactions involving a related party that are appropriate and may be in, or may not be inconsistent with, the best interests of the Company, and that do not create or involve a direct or indirect material interest for the related party. Accordingly, the Related Party Transactions Guidelines deem as pre-approved: