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Segment information (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Disclosure Segment Information Tables  
Operations by segment
Statement of Operations by Segment
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
             
 Insurance – North AmericanInsurance – Overseas GeneralGlobal ReinsuranceLifeCorporate and OtherACE Consolidated
Net premiums written $ 1,735$ 1,477$ 282$ 459$ -$ 3,953
Net premiums earned  1,604  1,447  254  452  -  3,757
Losses and loss expenses  1,233  733  112  147  1  2,226
Policy benefits  -  -  -  108  -  108
Policy acquisition costs  143  348  47  66  -  604
Administrative expenses  147  242  14  72  40  515
Underwriting income (loss)  81  124  81  59  (41)  304
Net investment income  300  138  71  59  1  569
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI  21  (10)  (14)  (68)  (2)  (73)
Interest expense  3  1  1  3  54  62
Other (income) expense  3  (5)  1  8  2  9
Income tax expense (benefit)  95  40  8  14  (35)  122
Net income (loss)$ 301$ 216$ 128$ 25$ (63)$ 607

Statement of Operations by Segment
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
             
 Insurance – North AmericanInsurance – Overseas GeneralGlobal ReinsuranceLifeCorporate and OtherACE Consolidated
Net premiums written $ 1,438$ 1,302$ 289$ 391$ -$ 3,420
Net premiums earned  1,326  1,263  256  388  -  3,233
Losses and loss expenses  924  644  103  129  -  1,800
Policy benefits  -  1  -  86  -  87
Policy acquisition costs  126  296  48  66  -  536
Administrative expenses  147  207  15  54  40  463
Underwriting income (loss)  129  115  90  53  (40)  347
Net investment income  287  115  73  43  -  518
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI  85  48  28  (155)  3  9
Interest expense  -  -  -  -  52  52
Other (income) expense  4  (3)  (2)  3  1  3
Income tax expense (benefit)   110  59  9  16  (52)  142
Net income (loss)$ 387$ 222$ 184$ (78)$ (38)$ 677

Statement of Operations by Segment
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
             
 Insurance – North AmericanInsurance – Overseas GeneralGlobal ReinsuranceLifeCorporate and OtherACE Consolidated
Net premiums written $ 3,020$ 2,914$ 597$ 868$ -$ 7,399
Net premiums earned  2,950  2,751  514  851  -  7,066
Losses and loss expenses  2,227  1,595  391  275  1  4,489
Policy benefits  -  -  -  199  -  199
Policy acquisition costs  279  660  93  127  -  1,159
Administrative expenses  295  466  26  140  82  1,009
Underwriting income (loss)  149  30  4  110  (83)  210
Net investment income  595  269  143  105  1  1,113
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI  10  (19)  (27)  (81)  (1)  (118)
Interest expense  7  2  1  6  109  125
Other (income) expense  (13)  (7)  (5)  13  7  (5)
Income tax expense (benefit)  184  59  18  27  (69)  219
Net income (loss)$ 576$ 226$ 106$ 88$ (130)$ 866

Statement of Operations by Segment
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
             
 Insurance – North AmericanInsurance – Overseas GeneralGlobal ReinsuranceLifeCorporate and OtherACE Consolidated
Net premiums written $ 2,833$ 2,722$ 660$ 776$ -$ 6,991
Net premiums earned  2,696  2,514  532  768  -  6,510
Losses and loss expenses  1,862  1,345  254  260  -  3,721
Policy benefits  -  4  -  170  -  174
Policy acquisition costs  282  579  102  127  -  1,090
Administrative expenses  295  409  27  112  80  923
Underwriting income (loss)  257  177  149  99  (80)  602
Net investment income  565  229  142  86  -  1,022
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI  165  70  59  (112)  (5)  177
Interest expense  -  -  -  -  104  104
Other (income) expense  (1)  (1)  (6)  6  1  (1)
Income tax expense (benefit)  214  73  19  30  (70)  266
Net income (loss)$ 774$ 404$ 337$ 37$ (120)$ 1,432
             
Net premiums earned by segment by product type
 Property & All Other Casualty Life, Accident & Health ACE Consolidated
            
 (in millions of U.S. dollars)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011      
Insurance – North American$ 657 $ 865 $ 82 $ 1,604
Insurance – Overseas General  533   348   566   1,447
Global Reinsurance  115   139   -   254
Life  -   -   452   452
 $ 1,305 $ 1,352 $ 1,100 $ 3,757
            
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010      
Insurance – North American$ 355 $ 895 $ 76 $ 1,326
Insurance – Overseas General  424   349   490   1,263
Global Reinsurance  120   136   -   256
Life  -   -   388   388
 $ 899 $ 1,380 $ 954 $ 3,233
            
 Property & All Other Casualty Life, Accident & Health ACE Consolidated
            
 (in millions of U.S. dollars)
            
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011      
Insurance – North American$ 1,035 $ 1,755 $ 160 $ 2,950
Insurance – Overseas General  964   690   1,097   2,751
Global Reinsurance  227   287   -   514
Life  -   -   851   851
 $ 2,226 $ 2,732 $ 2,108 $ 7,066
            
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010      
Insurance – North American$ 713 $ 1,839 $ 144 $ 2,696
Insurance – Overseas General  844   694   976   2,514
Global Reinsurance  258   274   -   532
Life  -   -   768   768
 $ 1,815 $ 2,807 $ 1,888 $ 6,510