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Exhibit 25.2


 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
 

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
 
A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
 
A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

  13-4994650
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank) identification No.)
   
1111 Polaris Parkway  
Columbus, Ohio 43271
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Pauline E. Higgins
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
707 Travis Street, 4th Floor North
Houston, Texas 77002
Tel: (713) 216-1436
 
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

PartnerRe Ltd.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Bermuda Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification No.)
   
96 Pitts Bay Road  
Pembroke, Bermuda HM08
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)







GENERAL

Item 1. General Information.

      Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

     (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, D.C.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.

      (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor and Guarantors.

     If the obligor or any guarantor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

      None.

 

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Item 16. List of Exhibits

      List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

     1.       A copy of the Articles of Association of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-106575 which is incorporated by reference).

     2.       A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Comptroller of the Currency for the trustee to commence business. (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-106575 which is incorporated by reference).

     3.       None, the authority of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers being contained in the documents described in Exhibits 1 and 2.

      4.       A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee. (see Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-106575 which is incorporated by reference).

      5.       Not applicable.

      6.       The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-106575 which is incorporated by reference).

     7.       A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

      8.       Not applicable.

      9.       Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of April, 2006.

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
       
  By   /s/       James D. Heaney

            James D. Heaney

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Exhibit 7 to Form T-1
 
 
Bank Call Notice
 
RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
of 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240
and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System,
 
at the close of business December 31, 2005, in
accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

        Dollar Amounts    
ASSETS         in Millions    
               
               
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:              
         Noninterest-bearing balances and              
         currency and coin         $ 35,280    
         Interest-bearing balances         22,803    
Securities:              
Held to maturity securities         77    
Available for sale securities         34,994    
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under              
         agreements to resell              
         Federal funds sold in domestic offices         27,504    
         Securities purchased under agreements to resell         193,355    
Loans and lease financing receivables:              
         Loans and leases held for sale         32,360    
         Loans and leases, net of unearned income   $363,371          
         Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses   4,857          
         Loans and leases, net of unearned income and              
         allowance         358,514    
Trading Assets         221,837    
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)         8,102    
Other real estate owned .         134    
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and              
         associated companies         1,508    
Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances              
         outstanding         471    
Intangible assets              
         Goodwill         23,499    
         Other Intangible assets         10,478    
Other assets         43,069    
TOTAL ASSETS             $1,013,985
             






LIABILITIES
Deposits      
         In domestic offices     $406,865
         Noninterest-bearing. $141,522       
         Interest-bearing 265,343       
         In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement      
         subsidiaries and IBF's     145,745
         Noninterest-bearing $ 7,552    
         Interest-bearing 138,193    
       
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree-      
ments to repurchase:      
         Federal funds purchased in domestic offices     10,091
         Securities sold under agreements to repurchase     95,300
Trading liabilities     124,236
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness      
         and obligations under capitalized leases)     84,483
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding     471
Subordinated notes and debentures     18,655
Other liabilities     39,850
TOTAL LIABILITIES     925,696
Minority Interest in consolidated subsidiaries     1,939
       
EQUITY CAPITAL
       
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus     0
Common stock     1,785
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)     59,504
Retained earnings.     25,711
Accumulated other comprehensive income.     (650)
Other equity capital components     0
       
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL     86,350

TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST, AND EQUITY CAPITAL $1,013,985
   


I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

  WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.  )
  JAMES DIMON ) DIRECTORS
  MICHAEL J. CAVANAGH )