ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company—along with its sister Chubb Group underwriting entities (ACE American Insurance Company, ACE Fire Underwriters Insurance Company, Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Bankers Standard Insurance Company, and Westchester Fire Insurance Company)—is a Pennsylvania-domiciled property and casualty insurance carrier headquartered in Philadelphia (Philadelphia County).
Because Chubb’s historic Philadelphia headquarters at 436 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (adjacent to Independence Hall) and its newly constructed Chubb Tower at 2000 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 serve as the primary legal and subpoena intake centers for Chubb’s Pennsylvania-domiciled insurance entities, Process Servers Pennsylvania conducts daily service runs to both Center City Philadelphia locations.
Verified Building & Subpoena Intake Details
- Company / Carrier Names: ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company; ACE American Insurance Company; Indemnity Insurance Company of North America; Chubb Group
- Verified Philadelphia Street Addresses:
- Historic Walnut Street Intake: 436 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (Independence Mall / Old City)
- Arch Street Corporate Tower: 2000 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (Logan Square / Center City West)
- Alternative Pennsylvania CROP: C T Corporation System, 600 North 2nd Street, Suite 401, Harrisburg, PA 17101
- County & Judicial District: Philadelphia County — First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
- UIDDA Foreign Subpoena Issuance Venue: Office of Judicial Records, Philadelphia City Hall, Room 280, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (
42 Pa.C.S. § 5335)
Service of Process & Subpoena Protocols for ACE / Chubb in Philadelphia
1. Full Private Process Server Authority in Philadelphia (Pa.R.C.P. Rule 400.1 & Rule 234.2)
Because 436 Walnut Street and 2000 Arch Street are located inside Philadelphia County (First Judicial District), Pennsylvania civil procedure authorizes a private process server (“competent adult”) to serve 100% of legal documents on ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company / Chubb without ever using the County Sheriff:
- Original Civil Process (
Pa.R.C.P. 400.1(a)(1) & (2)): Initial Writs of Summons, Civil Action Complaints (including commercial coverage actions, UM/UIM motor vehicle claims, and statutory bad faith actions under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8371), and Declaratory Judgment Complaints—whether filed in Philadelphia County or in any other Pennsylvania county (Rule 400.1(a)(2))—may be served directly in Philadelphia by our private process servers! - All Subpoenas (
Pa.R.C.P. 234.2&Rule 4009.22): Third-party claim file subpoenas, underwriting file subpoenas, SIU investigative records subpoenas, workers’ compensation subrogation ledger subpoenas, and corporate designee deposition subpoenas (Pa.R.C.P. 4007.1(e)). - All Federal & Out-of-State Process (
FRCP Rule 4&Pa.R.C.P. 404): Including cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (located just two blocks north of 436 Walnut Street at 601 Market Street!) and out-of-state UIDDA subpoenas domesticated at Philadelphia City Hall Room 280.
2. Ensuring Smooth Claim File Subpoena Acceptance at ACE / Chubb
When serving a Subpoena to Produce Documents (Pa.R.C.P. 4009.22) on ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company or Chubb’s Philadelphia subpoena desk:
- Include the Exact Underwriting Entity & Claim/Policy Number: Chubb operates multiple distinct statutory underwriting companies domiciled in Pennsylvania. Specify the exact legal entity name printed on the declarations page or claim correspondence (e.g., ACE Property and Casualty Insurance Company or ACE American Insurance Company), along with the Claim Number, Policy Number, Date of Loss, and Named Insured.
- Attach the Signed Pa.R.C.P. 4009.25 Certificate Prerequisite: In Pennsylvania state court actions, attach the signed Certificate Prerequisite to Service (
Rule 4009.25) confirming expiration of the 20-day Notice of Intent window (Rule 4009.21), plus the blank Certificate of Compliance (Rule 4009.23). - Dual Address & CROP Flexibility: Whether your client subpoena packet specifies 436 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 2000 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or C T Corporation System at 600 N. 2nd Street, Suite 401, Harrisburg, PA 17101, our couriers in Center City Philadelphia and Downtown Harrisburg execute same-day or next-day service and return a notarized Pa.R.C.P. Rule 405 Affidavit of Service within 24 hours.