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Unpaid losses and loss expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract]  
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims Disclosure [Text Block] Unpaid losses and loss expenses
The following table presents a reconciliation of beginning and ending Unpaid losses and loss expenses:
Three Months Ended
March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Gross unpaid losses and loss expenses – beginning of period$80,122 $75,747 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses beginning of period (1)
(17,884)(17,086)
Net unpaid losses and loss expenses – beginning of period62,238 58,661 
Net losses and loss expenses incurred in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year5,980 5,336 
Prior years (2)
(253)(188)
Total5,727 5,148 
Net losses and loss expenses paid in respect of losses occurring in:
Current year767 805 
Prior years4,055 3,911 
Total4,822 4,716 
Foreign currency revaluation and other35 (196)
Net unpaid losses and loss expenses – end of period63,178 58,897 
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses (1)
17,163 16,520 
Gross unpaid losses and loss expenses – end of period$80,341 $75,417 
(1)    Net of valuation allowance for uncollectible reinsurance.
(2)    Relates to prior period loss reserve development only and excludes prior period development related to reinstatement premiums, expense adjustments, earned premiums, and A&H long-duration lines totaling $46 million and $(8) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Net unpaid losses and loss expenses increased $940 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, principally reflecting underlying exposure growth and the impact of a reinsurance commutation in connection with a large structured transaction during the quarter, partially offset by the impact of favorable prior period development and crop activity.
Prior Period Development
Prior period development (PPD) arises from changes to loss estimates recognized in the current year that relate to loss events that occurred in previous calendar years and excludes the effect of losses from the development of earned premium from previous accident years. Long-tail lines include lines such as workers' compensation, general liability, and financial lines; while short-tail lines include lines such as most property lines, energy, personal accident, and agriculture. The following table summarizes (favorable) and adverse PPD by segment:
Three Months Ended March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Long-tail    Short-tailTotal
2024
North America Commercial P&C Insurance$96 $(144)$(48)
North America Personal P&C Insurance (52)(52)
North America Agricultural Insurance (28)(28)
Overseas General Insurance(1)(88)(89)
Global Reinsurance 1 1 
Corporate9  9 
Total$104 $(311)$(207)
2023
North America Commercial P&C Insurance$$(81)$(72)
North America Personal P&C Insurance— 17 17 
North America Agricultural Insurance— — — 
Overseas General Insurance— (143)(143)
Global Reinsurance— (8)(8)
Corporate10 — 10 
Total$19 $(215)$(196)
Significant prior period movements by segment, principally driven by reserve reviews completed during each respective period, are discussed in more detail below. The remaining net development for long-tail lines and short-tail business for each segment and Corporate comprises numerous favorable and adverse movements across a number of lines and accident years, none of which is significant individually or in the aggregate.
North America Commercial P&C Insurance. Net favorable development for the three months ended March 31, 2024, included $74 million in surety lines and $62 million in property and marine lines due to lower-than-expected loss development. The favorable development was partially offset by net adverse development of $102 million in commercial excess and umbrella lines, driven by higher-than-expected loss development.
Net favorable development for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $72 million favorable with $81 million favorable in short-tail lines and $9 million adverse in long-tail lines. The short tail development was primarily in surety and A&H, partially offset by adverse development in property and marine due to the net impact of positive development from Hurricane Ian and negative development from Winter Storm Elliott. The long-tail development was the net of favorable developments in specialty casualty and workers comp due to lower than expected paid and reported loss activity offset by adverse development in general liability and certain financial lines due to higher-than-expected development.
Overseas General Insurance. Net favorable development for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $89 million, which included $58 million in property lines driven by favorable development across all regions, primarily in accident years 2020 through 2023.
Net favorable development for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included $85 million in property lines, driven by lower-than-expected catastrophe loss development activity of $43 million in accident year 2022, and non-catastrophe loss emergence in Continental Europe and the U.K.
Future policy benefits
The following tables present a roll-forward of the liability for future policy benefits included in the Life Insurance segment:

Present Value of Expected Net PremiumsThree Months Ended March 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Term LifeWhole LifeA&HOtherTotal
Balance – beginning of period$1,590 $3,950 $10,432 $64 $16,036 
Beginning balance at original discount rate1,992 3,945 10,692 64 16,693 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions6 70 109  185 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(1)22 (37) (16)
Adjusted beginning of period balance1,997 4,037 10,764 64 16,862 
Issuances65 295 697 2 1,059 
Interest accrual14 27 133  174 
Net premiums collected (1)
(57)(310)(363)(7)(737)
Other (including foreign exchange)(5)(4)82  73 
Ending balance at original discount rate2,014 4,045 11,313 59 17,431 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(407)18 (295) (684)
Balance – end of period$1,607 $4,063 $11,018 $59 $16,747 
(1)Net premiums collected represent the portion of gross premiums collected from policyholders that is used to fund expected benefit.

Present Value of Expected Future Policy BenefitsThree Months Ended March 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Term LifeWhole LifeA&HOtherTotal
Balance – beginning of period $2,254 $10,063 $14,650 $495 $27,462 
Beginning balance at original discount rate2,749 9,991 15,071 492 28,303 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions8 86 100  194 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience3 27 (36) (6)
Adjusted beginning of period balance2,760 10,104 15,135 492 28,491 
Issuances65 295 697 2 1,059 
Interest accrual19 74 164 3 260 
Benefits payments(59)(87)(398)(6)(550)
Other (including foreign exchange)30 (2)114 21 163 
Ending balance at original discount rate2,815 10,384 15,712 512 29,423 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(516)184 (487)18 (801)
Balance – end of period$2,299 $10,568 $15,225 $530 $28,622 
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Life Insurance SegmentMarch 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Term LifeWhole LifeA&HOtherTotal
Net liability for future policy benefits$692 $6,505 $4,207 $471 $11,875 
Deferred profit liability254 904 174 19 1,351 
Net liability for future policy benefits, before reinsurance recoverable946 7,409 4,381 490 13,226 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable on future policy benefits107 45 113 1 266 
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable$839 $7,364 $4,268 $489 $12,960 
Weighted average duration (years)10.225.610.115.119.3


Present Value of Expected Net PremiumsThree Months Ended March 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Term LifeWhole LifeA&HOtherTotal
Balance – beginning of period $1,806 $2,308 $10,711 $42 $14,867 
Beginning balance at original discount rate1,867 2,361 11,258 43 15,529 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions17 (1)(786)(769)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(6)(8)(89)(1)(104)
Adjusted beginning of period balance1,878 2,352 10,383 43 14,656 
Issuances36 69 288 394 
Interest accrual28 18 125 — 171 
Net premiums collected (1)
(44)(82)(327)(6)(459)
Other (including foreign exchange)35 (139)(95)
Ending balance at original discount rate1,933 2,365 10,330 39 14,667 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(48)(8)(263)— (319)
Balance – end of period$1,885 $2,357 $10,067 $39 $14,348 
(1)Net premiums collected represent the portion of gross premiums collected from policyholders that is used to fund expected benefit.
Present Value of Expected Future Policy BenefitsThree Months Ended March 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Term LifeWhole LifeA&HOtherTotal
Balance – beginning of period$2,321 $5,696 $15,038 $269 $23,324 
Beginning balance at original discount rate2,447 5,874 15,855 280 24,456 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions20 (1)(798)(776)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(3)(7)(87)(1)(98)
Adjusted beginning of period balance2,464 5,866 14,970 282 23,582 
Issuances36 69 288 394 
Interest accrual32 52 156 242 
Benefit payments(46)(65)(362)(3)(476)
Other (including foreign exchange)72 28 (153)(14)(67)
Ending balance at original discount rate2,558 5,950 14,899 268 23,675 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(118)(42)(463)— (623)
Balance – end of period$2,440 $5,908 $14,436 $268 $23,052 


Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Life Insurance SegmentMarch 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Term LifeWhole LifeA&HOtherTotal
Net liability for future policy benefits$555 $3,551 $4,369 $229 $8,704 
Deferred profit liability223 581 135 13 952 
Net liability for future policy benefits, before reinsurance recoverable778 4,132 4,504 242 9,656 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable on future policy benefits105 33 112 — 250 
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable$673 $4,099 $4,392 $242 $9,406 
Weighted average duration (years)9.425.310.714.517.7

The following table presents a reconciliation of the roll-forwards above to the Future policy benefits liability presented in the Consolidated balance sheets.
March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Net liability for future policy benefits, Life Insurance segment
$11,875 $8,704 
Other (1)
1,149 1,126 
Deferred profit liability 1,351 952 
Liability for future policy benefits, per consolidated balance sheet$14,375 $10,782 
(1)Other business principally comprises certain Overseas General Insurance accident and health (A&H) policies and certain Chubb Life Re business.
The following table presents the amount of undiscounted and discounted expected gross premiums and expected future policy benefit payments included in the Life Insurance segment:
March 31March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Term Life
Undiscounted expected future benefit payments$4,358 $4,041 
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums7,291 6,452 
Discounted expected future benefit payments2,299 2,440 
Discounted expected future gross premiums3,909 3,773 
Whole Life
Undiscounted expected future benefit payments24,834 16,446 
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums9,593 6,895 
Discounted expected future benefit payments10,568 5,908 
Discounted expected future gross premiums7,774 5,398 
A&H
Undiscounted expected future benefit payments26,475 23,186 
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums39,002 33,809 
Discounted expected future benefit payments15,225 14,436 
Discounted expected future gross premiums22,975 20,766 
Other
Undiscounted expected future benefit payments901 342 
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums94 97 
Discounted expected future benefit payments530 268 
Discounted expected future gross premiums$83 $87 

The following table presents the amount of revenue and interest recognized in the Consolidated statement of operations for the Life Insurance segment:
Gross Premiums or AssessmentsInterest Accretion
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)2024202320242023
Life Insurance
Term Life$167 $160 $5 $
Whole Life530 230 47 34 
A&H753 733 31 31 
Other20 17 3 
Total$1,470 $1,140 $86 $71 
The following table presents the weighted-average interest rates for the Life Insurance segment:
Interest Accretion RateCurrent Discount Rate
March 31March 31
2024202320242023
Life Insurance
Term Life2.9 %2.8 %5.7 %5.7 %
Whole Life3.2 %4.0 %4.5 %5.2 %
A&H3.7 %3.8 %6.3 %6.2 %
Other2.6 %3.8 %3.8 %4.8 %