Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt outstanding

Debt outstanding consisted of the following:

	December 31		December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	2012		2011
Short-term debt
Reverse repurchase agreements	$	1,401	$	1,251
Long-term debt
ACE INA senior notes due 2014	$	500	$	500
ACE INA senior notes due 2015	449		449
ACE INA senior notes due 2015	699		699
ACE INA senior notes due 2017	500		500
ACE INA senior notes due 2018	300		300
ACE INA senior notes due 2019	500		500
ACE INA debentures due 2029	100		100
ACE INA senior notes due 2036	299		299
Other	13		13
	$	3,360	$	3,360
Trust Preferred Securities
ACE INA capital securities due 2030	$	309	$	309