Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

Huatai Group

Chubb maintains a direct investment in Huatai Insurance Group Company Limited (Huatai Group). Huatai Group is the parent company of, and owns 100 percent of, Huatai Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. (Huatai P&C) and approximately 80 percent of Huatai Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Huatai Life) (collectively, Huatai).

In 2019, Chubb entered into agreements to acquire an additional 22.4 percent ownership in Huatai Group for approximately $1.55 billion through two separate purchases, a 15.3 percent ownership interest for approximately $1.1 billion and a 7.1 percent ownership interest for approximately $493 million. On July 13, 2020, we acquired the 15.3 percent ownership interest. The purchase of the additional 7.1 percent ownership interest is contingent upon important conditions that are expected to be completed by the end of 2021.

In connection with these purchase agreements, in January 2020, we paid collateralized deposits totaling $1.55 billion to the selling shareholders. Transactions relating to the deposits are recorded within investing activities on the Consolidated statement of cash flows.

As of September 30, 2020, Chubb's aggregate ownership interest in Huatai Group was 46.2 percent. Chubb applies the equity method of accounting to its investment in Huatai Group by recording its share of net income or loss in Other (income) expense in the Consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2020, the total carrying value of our investment in Huatai was approximately $2.4 billion, including approximately $1.3 billion attributable to goodwill.

Upon completion of the 7.1 percent purchase, which will result in majority ownership of Huatai Group, Chubb is expected to obtain control of Huatai Group, Huatai P&C and Huatai Life. At that time, Chubb is expected to apply consolidation accounting and discontinue the application of the equity method of accounting.