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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SOMERS DANIEL E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CHUBB CORP [CB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 25 NORWOOD AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/05/2005 (Street) SUMMIT, NJ 07901 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price COMMON               1,024 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

MARKET VALUE UNITS (2)

$ 0

04/05/2005

A

3.02

(2)

(2)

COMMON

3.02

$ 79.06

559.1

D

PERFORMANCE SHARES 2004 (3)

$ 0 (4)

(3)

(3)

COMMON

1,930

1,930

D

STOCK OPTION (5)

$ 53.02

04/29/2003

04/22/2024

COMMON

4,000

4,000

D

STOCK UNITS (6)

$ 0 (6)

(6)

(6)

COMMON

322

322

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SOMERS DANIEL E 25 NORWOOD AVENUE SUMMIT, NJ 07901	X

Signatures

By: Patricia S. Tomczyk, POA		04/07/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 7 shares acquired on April 14, 2003; 6 shares acquired on July 9, 2003; 6 shares acquired on October 8, 2003 and 5 shares acquired on January 7, 2004 under the The Chubb Corporation dividend reinvestment plan.
(2)	Market Value Units in The Chubb Corporation Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Units are payable in common stock only and the value of such units are based on the market value of the Coporation's common stock.
(3)	Represents 200% of the target performance share award, which is the maximum number of shares issuable under this award for the performance cycle ending December 31, 2006.
(4)	Variable Pricing
(5)	All Stock Options are granted in tandem with tax withholding rights.
(6)	Stock Units vest on the grant date and are payable in stock at the earlier of the third anniversary of the grant or termination of service as a director, unless subject to a deferral election.

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