John D. Finnegan

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
The Chubb Corporation

John D. Finnegan joined Chubb on December 1, 2002, as President and Chief Executive Officer and was elected to the additional position of Chairman of the Board in December 2003.

Founded in 1882, Chubb is one of the world's leading property and casualty insurers, with 10,400 employees in more than 120 offices on five continents.  The company is best known for outstanding claim service and financial strength.

At Chubb, Mr. Finnegan has led employees in delivering bottom-line results for shareholders: $10,000 invested in Chubb shares on December 31, 2002, would have grown to $22,364 by December 31, 2008, compared to $11,521 for the S&P 500 Index and $11,115 for the S&P Property & Casualty Index (including share price appreciation and reinvested dividends).

Chubb was included in Forbes magazine's 2004 through 2008 lists of "America's 400 Best Big Companies; Fortune's 2005 through 2008 lists of "America's Most Admired Companies" and 2005 through 2009 lists of "40 Stocks to Retire On"; and Barron's lists of "Best Companies for Investors" for 2004 to 2007.  In 2006, Chubb won the Catalyst Award for empowering and developing women.

Before joining Chubb, Mr. Finnegan was with General Motors Corporation (GM) from 1976 through 2002, most recently as president of General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), chairman of the GMAC board of directors and executive vice president of GM. 

Mr. Finnegan earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Princeton University, a law degree from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from Rutgers University.  He is a member of The Business Roundtable and The Business Council and is former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Insurance Association.