Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt outstanding

	December 31		December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	2019		2018		Early Redemption Option
Repurchase agreements (weighted average interest rate of 2.2% in 2019 and 2.5% in 2018)	$	1,416	$	1,418	None
Short-term debt
Chubb INA senior notes:
$500 million 5.9% due June 2019	$	—	$	500	Make-whole premium plus 0.40%
$1,300 million 2.3% due November 2020	1,298		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
Other short-term debt (2.75% to 7.1% due December 2019 to September 2020)	1		9		None
Total short-term debt	$	1,299	$	509
Long-term debt
Chubb INA senior notes:
$1,300 million 2.3% due November 2020	$	—	$	1,297	Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$1,000 million 2.875% due November 2022	997		996		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
$475 million 2.7% due March 2023	473		473		Make-whole premium plus 0.10%
$700 million 3.35% due May 2024	697		696		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
€700 million 0.3% due December 2024	776		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$800 million 3.15% due March 2025	796		796		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$1,500 million 3.35% due May 2026	1,492		1,491		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
€575 million 0.875% due June 2027	635		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
€900 million 1.55% due March 2028	993		1,008		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$100 million 8.875% due August 2029	100		100		None
€700 million 0.875% due December 2029	775		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
€575 million 1.4% due June 2031	633		—		Make-whole premium plus 0.25%
$200 million 6.8% due November 2031	246		250		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	953		962		Make-whole premium plus 0.20%
€900 million 2.5% due March 2038	992		1,008		Make-whole premium plus 0.25%
$600 million 6.5% due May 2038	751		759		Make-whole premium plus 0.30%
$475 million 4.15% due March 2043	470		470		Make-whole premium plus 0.15%
$1,500 million 4.35% due November 2045	1,483		1,483		Make-whole premium plus 0.25%
Other long-term debt (2.75% due September 2020)	—		1		None
Total long-term debt	$	13,559	$	12,087
Trust preferred securities
Chubb INA capital securities due April 2030	$	308	$	308	Redemption prices(1)