Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	March 31		December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	2016		2015		Early Redemption Option
Repurchase agreements (weighted average interest rate of 0.8% in 2016 and 0.6% in 2015)	$	1,403	$	1,404	None
Short-term debt
Chubb INA senior notes:
$500 million 5.7% due February 2017	$	500	$	—	Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
Total short-term debt	$	500	$	—
Long-term debt
Chubb INA senior notes:
$500 million 5.7% due February 2017	$	—	$	500	Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
$300 million 5.8% due March 2018	299		299		Make-whole premium plus 0.35%
$600 million 5.75% due May 2018	654		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.30%
$100 million 6.6% due August 2018	111		—		None
$500 million 5.9% due June 2019	497		497		Make-whole premium plus 0.40%
$1,300 million 2.3% due November 2020	1,293		1,294		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$1,000 million 2.875% due November 2022	993		994		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
$475 million 2.7% due March 2023	471		471		Make-whole premium plus 0.10%
$700 million 3.35% due May 2024	694		694		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$800 million 3.15% due March 2025	794		794		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$1,500 million 3.35% due May 2026	1,487		1,487		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
$100 million 8.875% due August 2029	100		100		None
$200 million 6.8% due November 2031	260		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.25%
$300 million 6.7% due May 2036	297		297		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
$800 million 6.0% due May 2037	992		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
$600 million 6.5% due May 2038	784		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.30%
$475 million 4.15% due March 2043	469		469		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$1,500 million 4.35% due November 2045	1,482		1,482		Make-whole premium plus 0.25%
Chubb INA $1,000 million 6.375% capital securities due March 2067	948		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.25%-0.50%
Other long-term debt (2.75% to 7.1% due December 2019 to September 2020)	11		11		None
Total long-term debt	$	12,636	$	9,389
Trust preferred securities
Chubb INA capital securities due April 2030	$	308	$	307	Redemption price(1)

⁽¹⁾  Redemption price is equal to accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date plus the greater of (i) 100 percent of the principal amount thereof, or (ii) sum of present value of scheduled payments of principal and interest on the debentures from the redemption date to April 1, 2030.