Invitation and Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Notice of Chubb Limited 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Date and Time | Place | Record Date |
May 19, 2022, 2:45 p.m. | Chubb Limited | March 25, 2022, except |
Central European Time | Bärengasse 32 | as provided in "Who is |
CH-8001, Zurich | entitled to vote?" in this | |
Switzerland | proxy statement | |
Agenda |
Proxy Mailing Date
On or about April 6, 2022
1 Approval of the management report, standalone financial statements and consolidated financial statements of Chubb Limited for the year ended
December 31, 2021
2 Allocation of disposable profit and distribution of a dividend from reserves
2.1 Allocation of disposable profit
2.2 Distribution of a dividend out of legal reserves (by way of release and allocation to a dividend reserve)
3 Discharge of the Board of Directors
4 Election of Auditors
4.1 Election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (Zurich) as our statutory auditor
4.2 Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (United States) as independent registered public accounting firm for purposes of U.S. securities law reporting
4.3 Election of BDO AG (Zurich) as special audit firm
5 Election of the Board of Directors
6 Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors
7 Election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
8 Election of Homburger AG as independent proxy
Notice of Internet availability of proxy materials: Shareholders of record are being mailed, on or around April 6, 2022, a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials providing instructions on how to access the proxy materials and our Annual Report on the Internet, and if they prefer, how to request paper copies of these materials.
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and in accordance with COVID-19 regulations issued by the Swiss government, in-person attendance at the Annual General Meeting by shareholders is not permitted, and shareholders may only exercise their voting rights by providing proxy voting instructions in advance of the Annual General Meeting. See "Information About the Annual General Meeting and Voting" in this proxy statement for further information, including how to vote your shares.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Joseph F. Wayland
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary April 4, 2022
Zurich, Switzerland
9 Amendment to the Articles of Association relating to authorized share capital for general purposes
10 Reduction of share capital
11 Approval of the maximum compensation of the Board of Directors and Executive Management
11.1 Compensation of the Board of Directors until the next annual general meeting
11.2 Compensation of Executive Management for the next calendar year
12 Advisory vote to approve executive compensation under U.S. securities law requirements
13 Shareholder proposal regarding a policy restricting underwriting of new fossil fuel supplies
14 Shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions
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Table of | Proxy Summary | 2 |
Agenda Item 1: Approval of the Management Report, Standalone | ||
Contents | Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements of Chubb | |
Limited for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 | 14 | |
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) | 15 | |
Agenda Item 3: Discharge of the Board of Directors | 18 | |
Agenda Item 4: Election of Auditors | 19 | |
Agenda Item 5: Election of the Board of Directors | 22 | |
Agenda Item 6: Election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors | 30 | |
Agenda Item 7: Election of the Compensation Committee of the | ||
Board of Directors | 32 | |
Agenda Item 8: Election of Homburger AG as Independent Proxy | 33 | |
Agenda Item 9: Amendment to the Articles of Association relating to | ||
Authorized Share Capital for General Purposes | 34 | |
Agenda Item 10: Reduction of Share Capital | 36 | |
Agenda Item 11: Approval of the Maximum Compensation of the | ||
Board of Directors and Executive Management | 38 | |
Agenda Item 12: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | ||
under U.S. Securities Law Requirements | 44 | |
Agenda Item 13: Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy Restricting | ||
Underwriting of New Fossil Fuel Supplies | 46 | |
Agenda Item 14: Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on | ||
Greenhouse Gas Emissions | 49 |
Corporate Governance 53
Overview 53
Our Corporate Governance Framework 54
Governance Practices and Policies that Guide Our Actions 56
Citizenship at Chubb 58
The Board of Directors 60
Board Leadership Structure 62
The Committees of the Board 63
Board Oversight of Our Independent Advisors 65
Board Oversight of Risk and Risk Management 66 What Is Our Related Party Transactions Approval Policy and What Procedures
Do We Use To Implement It? 67
What Related Party Transactions Do We Have? 68
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports 70
Director Compensation 71
Information About Our Share Ownership 74
How Many Shares Do Our Directors, Nominees and
SEC Executive Officers Own? 74
Which Shareholders Own More Than 5% of Our Shares? 75
Compensation Committee Report 76
Executive Compensation 77
Compensation Discussion & Analysis 77
CD&A Table of Contents 77
Executive Summary 78
The Relationship of Compensation to Risk 89
Summary Compensation Table 103
Employment Arrangements 105
Employee Stock Purchase Plan 105
Indemnification Agreements 105
Grants of Plan-Based Awards 106
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 107
Option Exercises and Stock Vested 109
Pension Benefits 110
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation 111
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control 113
Median Employee Pay Ratio 117
Audit Committee Report 118
Information About the Annual General Meeting and Voting 121
Shareholder Submitted Agenda Items for an Annual General Meeting 127
Non-GAAP Financial Measures 128
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