Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt outstanding

	December 31		December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	2020		2019		Early Redemption Option
Repurchase agreements (weighted average interest rate of 0.3% in 2020 and 2.2% in 2019)	$	1,405	$	1,416	None
Short-term debt
Chubb INA:
$1,300 million 2.3% due November 2020	$	—	$	1,298	Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
Other short-term debt 2.75% due September 2020	—		1		None
Total short-term debt	$	—	$	1,299
Long-term debt
Chubb INA:
$1,000 million 2.875% senior notes due November 2022	$	998	$	997	Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
$475 million 2.7% senior notes due March 2023	474		473		Make-whole premium plus 10 bps
$700 million 3.35% senior notes due May 2024	698		697		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
€700 million 0.3% senior notes due December 2024	841		776		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$800 million 3.15% senior notes due March 2025	797		796		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$1,500 million 3.35% senior notes due May 2026	1,493		1,492		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
€575 million 0.875% senior notes due June 2027	691		635		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
€900 million 1.55% senior notes due March 2028	1,079		993		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$100 million 8.875% debentures due August 2029	100		100		None
€700 million 0.875% senior notes due December 2029	840		775		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
$1,000 million 1.375% senior notes due September 2030	991		—		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
€575 million 1.4% senior notes due June 2031	687		633		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$200 million 6.8% debentures due November 2031	242		246		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$300 million 6.7% senior notes due May 2036	298		297		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
$800 million 6.0% senior notes due May 2037	945		953		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
€900 million 2.5% senior notes due March 2038	1,077		992		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$600 million 6.5% senior notes due May 2038	743		751		Make-whole premium plus 30 bps
$475 million 4.15% senior notes due March 2043	470		470		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$1,500 million 4.35% senior notes due November 2045	1,484		1,483		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
Total long-term debt	$	14,948	$	13,559
Trust preferred securities
Chubb INA capital securities due April 2030	$	308	$	308	Redemption prices(1)