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Segment information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment information
Segment information

Chubb operates through six business segments: North America Commercial P&C Insurance, North America Personal P&C Insurance, North America Agricultural Insurance, Overseas General Insurance, Global Reinsurance, and Life Insurance.

Corporate results primarily include income and expenses not attributable to reportable segments and loss and loss expenses of asbestos and environmental (A&E) liabilities.

For segment reporting purposes, certain items are presented in a different manner below than in the consolidated financial statements. Management uses underwriting income (loss) as the main measures of segment performance. Chubb calculates underwriting income (loss) by subtracting Losses and loss expenses, Policy benefits, Policy acquisition costs, and Administrative expenses from Net premiums earned. To calculate Segment income (loss), include Net investment income (loss), Other (income) expense, and Amortization of purchased intangibles. For the North America Agricultural Insurance segment, management includes gains and losses on crop derivatives as a component of underwriting income (loss). For example, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, underwriting income in our North America Agricultural Insurance segment was $73 million. This amount includes $1 million of realized losses related to crop derivatives which are reported in Net realized gains (losses) in the Corporate column below.

For the Life Insurance segment, management includes Net investment income and (Gains) losses from fair value changes in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account reporting under GAAP as components of Life Insurance underwriting income. For example, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, Life Insurance underwriting income of $75 million includes Net investment income of $89 million and gains from fair value changes in separate account assets of $30 million. The gains from fair value changes in separate account assets are reported in Other (income) expense in the table below.

The following tables present the Statement of Operations by segment:
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance

 
North America Personal P&C Insurance

 
North America Agricultural Insurance

 
Overseas General Insurance

 
Global
Reinsurance

 
Life Insurance

 
Corporate

 
Chubb
Consolidated

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net premiums written
$
2,951

 
$
1,056

 
$
130

 
$
2,395

 
$
202

 
$
579

 
$

 
$
7,313

Net premiums earned
3,085

 
1,154

 
55

 
2,114

 
168

 
561

 

 
7,137

Losses and loss expenses
1,973

 
757

 
(27
)
 
1,106

 
76

 
202

 
11

 
4,098

Policy benefits

 

 

 

 

 
196

 

 
196

Policy acquisition costs
459

 
231

 
7

 
596

 
43

 
128

 

 
1,464

Administrative expenses
240

 
68

 
1

 
249

 
10

 
79

 
63

 
710

Underwriting income (loss)
413

 
98

 
74

 
163

 
39

 
(44
)
 
(74
)
 
669

Net investment income (loss)
510

 
64

 
10

 
144

 
56

 
89

 
(37
)
 
836

Other (income) expense
(5
)
 

 

 
4

 
(9
)
 
(40
)
 
11

 
(39
)
Amortization expense of purchased intangibles

 
3

 
7

 
11

 

 

 
55

 
76

Segment income (loss)
$
928


$
159


$
77


$
292


$
104


$
85


$
(177
)

$
1,468

Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(97
)
 
(97
)
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
140

 
140

Chubb integration expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

 
3

Income tax expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
188

 
188

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(605
)
 
$
1,040

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
North America Commercial P&C Insurance

 
North America Personal P&C Insurance

 
North America Agricultural Insurance

 
Overseas General Insurance

 
Global
Reinsurance

 
Life Insurance

 
Corporate

 
Chubb
Consolidated

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net premiums written
$
2,812

 
$
1,048

 
$
108

 
$
2,384

 
$
193

 
$
559

 
$

 
$
7,104

Net premiums earned
3,029

 
1,140

 
43

 
2,107

 
168

 
540

 

 
7,027

Losses and loss expenses
1,908

 
886

 
(53
)
 
1,078

 
67

 
205

 
11

 
4,102

Policy benefits

 

 

 

 

 
151

 

 
151

Policy acquisition costs
472

 
237

 
(1
)
 
588

 
40

 
128

 

 
1,464

Administrative expenses
231

 
65

 
(3
)
 
239

 
10

 
78

 
72

 
692

Underwriting income (loss)
418


(48
)

100


202


51


(22
)
 
(83
)
 
618

Net investment income (loss)
503

 
59

 
7

 
151

 
64

 
83

 
(61
)
 
806

Other (income) expense
(6
)
 

 

 
7

 
(7
)
 
(4
)
 
(37
)
 
(47
)
Amortization expense of purchased intangibles

 
3

 
7

 
10

 

 
1

 
64

 
85

Segment income (loss)
$
927


$
8


$
100


$
336


$
122


$
64

 
$
(171
)
 
$
1,386

Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2
)
 
(2
)
Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
157

 
157

Chubb integration expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10

 
10

Income tax expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
135

 
135

Net income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(475
)
 
$
1,082



Underwriting assets are reviewed in total by management for purposes of decision-making. Other than Unpaid losses and loss expenses, Reinsurance recoverables, Goodwill and Other intangible assets, Chubb does not allocate assets to its segments.