Unpaid losses and loss expenses Unpaid losses and loss expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a reconciliation of beginning and ending Unpaid losses and loss expenses:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	2021		2020
Gross unpaid losses and loss expenses – beginning of period	$	67,811	$	62,690
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses – beginning of period (1)	(14,647)		(14,181)
Net unpaid losses and loss expenses – beginning of period	53,164		48,509
Net losses and loss expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year	10,546		11,111
Prior years (2)	(487)		(49)
Total	10,059		11,062
Net losses and loss expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year	2,355		2,263
Prior years	5,531		5,842
Total	7,886		8,105
Foreign currency revaluation and other	231		(128)
Net unpaid losses and loss expenses – end of period	55,568		51,338
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses (1)	14,721		14,361
Gross unpaid losses and loss expenses – end of period	$	70,289	$	65,699

(1)    Net of valuation allowance for uncollectible reinsurance.

(2)    Relates to prior period loss reserve development only and excludes prior period development related to reinstatement premiums, expense adjustments and earned premiums totaling $27 million and $6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Prior Period Development, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes (favorable) and adverse PPD by segment.

	Three Months Ended June 30						Six Months Ended June 30
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	Long-tail		Short-tail		Total		Long-tail		Short-tail		Total
2021
North America Commercial P&C Insurance	$	(96)	$	(60)	$	(156)	$	(142)	$	(141)	$	(283)
North America Personal P&C Insurance	—		(44)		(44)		—		(84)		(84)
North America Agricultural Insurance	—		—		—		—		(2)		(2)
Overseas General Insurance	5		(161)		(156)		5		(186)		(181)
Global Reinsurance	(22)		22		—		(22)		15		(7)
Corporate	88		—		88		97		—		97
Total	$	(25)	$	(243)	$	(268)	$	(62)	$	(398)	$	(460)
2020
North America Commercial P&C Insurance	$	(141)	$	(5)	$	(146)	$	(184)	$	(67)	$	(251)
North America Personal P&C Insurance	—		(1)		(1)		—		—		—
North America Agricultural Insurance	—		—		—		—		(14)		(14)
Overseas General Insurance	(1)		(35)		(36)		(1)		(39)		(40)
Global Reinsurance	(19)		3		(16)		(19)		(4)		(23)
Corporate	274		—		274		285		—		285
Total	$	113	$	(38)	$	75	$	81	$	(124)	$	(43)