Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt outstanding

	December 31		December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)	2021		2020		Early Redemption Option
Repurchase agreements (weighted average interest rate of 0.2% in 2021 and 0.3% in 2020)	$	1,406	$	1,405	None
Short-term debt
Chubb INA:
$1,000 million 2.875% senior notes due November 2022	$	999	$	—	Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
Total short-term debt	$	999	$	—
Long-term debt
Chubb INA:
$1,000 million 2.875% senior notes due November 2022	$	—	$	998	Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
$475 million 2.7% senior notes due March 2023	474		474		Make-whole premium plus 10 bps
$700 million 3.35% senior notes due May 2024	698		698		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
€700 million 0.3% senior notes due December 2024	787		841		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$800 million 3.15% senior notes due March 2025	798		797		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$1,500 million 3.35% senior notes due May 2026	1,494		1,493		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
€575 million 0.875% senior notes due June 2027	645		691		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
€900 million 1.55% senior notes due March 2028	1,009		1,079		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	785		840		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
$1,000 million 1.375% senior notes due September 2030	992		991		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
€575 million 1.4% senior notes due June 2031	642		687		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$200 million 6.8% debentures due November 2031	238		242		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$300 million 6.7% senior notes due May 2036	298		298		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
$800 million 6.0% senior notes due May 2037	936		945		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
€900 million 2.5% senior notes due March 2038	1,007		1,077		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$600 million 6.5% senior notes due May 2038	735		743		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	1,485		1,484		Make-whole premium plus 25 bps
$600 million 2.85% senior notes due December 2051	593		—		Make-whole premium plus 15 bps
$1,000 million 3.05% senior notes due December 2061	983		—		Make-whole premium plus 20 bps
Total long-term debt	$	15,169	$	14,948
Trust preferred securities
Chubb INA capital securities due April 2030	$	308	$	308	Redemption prices(1)