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Chubb Ltd Board/Management Information 2011

Aug 15, 2011

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Board/Management Information

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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): August 11, 2011

ACE LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Switzerland 1-11778 98-0091805
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (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))

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On August 11, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) amended the Organizational Regulations of ACE Limited (the “Company”), primarily to reflect its constitution of a new Finance & Risk Committee, which assumed duties and responsibilities previously handled separately by a Finance and Investment Committee and a Risk Committee. The Organizational Regulations include updated duties and responsibilities of the newly constituted Finance & Risk Committee, which are contained in Section 9, as well as some clarifications for consistency. The Board also revised Sections 7.5 and 10.5 of the Organizational Regulations to reflect updated duties and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, respectively, and revised Section 8.4.1 regarding the composition of the Executive Committee. A copy of the amended and restated Organizational Regulations is attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description
3 Organizational Regulations of the Company, as amended and restated
4 Organizational Regulations of the Company, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

ACE LIMITED
By: /s/ Robert F. Cusumano
Robert F. Cusumano General Counsel

DATE: August 15, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description
3 Organizational Regulations of the Company, as amended and restated
4 Organizational Regulations of the Company, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3)