2023 Chubb Proxy Statement
Notice of
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Agenda
- Approval of the management report, standalone financial statements and consolidated financial statements of
Chubb Limited for the year endedDecember 31, 2022
- Allocation of disposable profit and distribution of a dividend from reserves
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- Allocation of disposable profit
- Distribution of a dividend out of legal reserves (by way of release and allocation to a dividend reserve)
- Discharge of the Board of Directors
- Election of Auditors
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- Election of
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (Zurich ) as our statutory auditor - Ratification of appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (United States ) as independent registered public accounting firm for purposes ofU.S. securities law reporting - Election of
BDO AG (Zurich ) as special audit firm
- Election of
- Election of the Board of Directors
- Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
- Election of
Homburger AG as independent proxy
- Amendments to the Articles of Association
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- Amendments relating to Swiss corporate law updates
- Amendment to advance notice period
10 Reduction of share capital
- Cancellation of repurchased shares
- Par value reduction
- Approval of the compensation of the Board of Directors and Executive Management under Swiss law requirements
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- Maximum compensation of the Board of Directors until the next annual general meeting
- Maximum compensation of Executive Management for the 2024 calendar year
- Advisory vote to approve the Swiss compensation report
- Advisory vote to approve executive compensation under
U.S. securities law requirements - Advisory vote on the frequency of the
U.S. securities law advisory vote on executive compensation - Shareholder proposal on greenhouse gas emissions targets, if properly presented
- Shareholder proposal on human rights and underwriting, if properly presented
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Table of Contents
Proxy Summary |
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Agenda Item 1: Approval of the Management Report, Standalone |
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Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements of Chubb |
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Limited for the Year Ended |
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Agenda Item 2: Allocation of Disposable Profit and Distribution of a |
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Dividend out of Legal Reserves (by Way of Release and Allocation to a |
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Dividend Reserve) |
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Agenda Item 3: Discharge of the Board of Directors |
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Agenda Item 4: Election of Auditors |
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Agenda Item 5: Election of the Board of Directors |
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Agenda Item 6: Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Agenda Item 7: Election of the Compensation Committee of the Board |
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of Directors |
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Agenda Item 8: Election of |
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Agenda |
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Agenda Item 10: Reduction of Share Capital |
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Agenda Item 11: Approval of the Compensation of the Board of |
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Directors and Executive Management under Swiss Law Requirements |
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Agenda Item 12: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation |
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under |
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Agenda Item 13: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the |
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Law Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation |
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Agenda Item 14: Shareholder Proposal on |
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Emissions Targets |
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Agenda Item 15: Shareholder Proposal on Human Rights and |
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Underwriting |
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Corporate Governance |
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Overview |
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Our Corporate Governance Framework |
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Governance Practices and Policies that Guide Our Actions |
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Climate Change: Governance, Progress and Engagement |
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Citizenship at Chubb |
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The Board of Directors |
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Board Leadership Structure |
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The Committees of the Board |
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Board Oversight of Our |
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Board Oversight of Risk and Risk Management |
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What Is Our Related Party Transactions Approval Policy and What |
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Procedures Do We Use To Implement It? |
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What Related Party Transactions Do We Have? |
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Director Compensation |
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Information About Our Share Ownership |
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How Many Shares Do Our Directors, Nominees and |
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Which Shareholders Own More Than 5% of Our Shares? |
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Compensation Committee Report |
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Executive Compensation |
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Compensation Discussion & Analysis |
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CD&A Table of Contents |
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Executive Summary |
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The Relationship of Compensation to Risk |
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Summary Compensation Table |
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Employment Arrangements |
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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Indemnification Agreements |
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards |
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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End |
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested |
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Pension Benefits |
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation |
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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control |
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Median Employee Pay Ratio |
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Audit Committee Report |
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Information About the Annual General Meeting and Voting |
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Shareholder Submitted Agenda Items for an Annual General Meeting |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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Annex A: Amendments to Articles of Association Proposed in |
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Agenda Item 9.1 |
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