Acquisitions (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]

Acquisitions

Huatai Group

Chubb maintains a direct investment in Huatai Insurance Group Co., Ltd. (Huatai Group). Huatai Group is the parent company of, and owns 100 percent of, Huatai Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. (Huatai P&C), approximately 80 percent of Huatai Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Huatai Life), and approximately 82 percent of Huatai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (collectively, Huatai). Huatai Group's insurance operations have more than 600 branches and 11 million customers in China.

In 2019, Chubb entered into agreements to acquire an additional 22.4 percent ownership in Huatai Group through two separate purchases, a 15.3 percent ownership interest for approximately $1.1 billion and a 7.1 percent ownership interest for approximately $493 million. On July 13, 2020, we completed the 15.3 percent purchase. The purchase of the additional 7.1 percent ownership interest is contingent upon important conditions.

In connection with these purchase agreements, we paid $1.6 billion, including a collateralized deposit for the 7.1 percent tranche, in 2020. These transactions are recorded within investing activities on the Consolidated statement of cash flows.

Separately, in November 2020, we completed the purchase of an incremental 0.9 percent ownership interest in Huatai Group for approximately $65 million.

As of December 31, 2020, Chubb's aggregate ownership interest in Huatai Group was approximately 47.1 percent. Chubb applies the equity method of accounting to its investment in Huatai Group by recording its share of net income or loss in Other (income) expense in the Consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 14 for additional information. The Consolidated statements of operations include the equity income from the additional ownership interests as of each respective closing date.

Upon completion of the 7.1 percent purchase, which will result in majority ownership of Huatai Group, Chubb is expected to obtain control of Huatai. At that time, Chubb is expected to apply consolidation accounting and discontinue the application of the equity method of accounting. 

Prior year acquisition

Banchile Seguros de Vida

On December 30, 2019, we acquired Banchile Seguros de Vida, an insurance company providing both life and property and casualty coverages in Chile, for $74 million in cash. The results of this acquisition are included in the Overseas General Insurance and Life Insurance segments as appropriate, determined by the type of policy written.