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- 10-K Annual report
- 4.11 Supplemental Indenture No. 2 and Waiver Dated 2/16/2000
- 4.14 Supplemental Indenture No. 1 and Waiver Dated 2/16/2000
- 4.15 Supplemental Indenture No. 2 Dated 6/01/2003
- 4.16 Supplemental Indenture No. 3 Dated 9/01/2004
- 4.17 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
- 4.18 Common Securities Guarantee Agreement
- 4.19 Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement
- 10.1 Amendment No. 11 to the Information Technology Services Agreement
- 10.2 Amended and Restated Indemnification Agreement
- 10.5 Amendment and Waiver of Stock Purchase Agreement
- 10.6 Letter of Credit Facility
- 10.7 Credit Agreement
- 10.8 Credit Agreement
- 10.9 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
- 10.17 Termination Agreement
- 10.20 Ace Liimited Description of Executive Officer Cash Compensation
- 10.23 Ace Limited Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 10.24 Ace Limited Elective Deferred Compensation Plan
- 10.25 Second Amendment to Ace USA Officer Deferred Compensation Plan
- 10.31 Ace Limited 1998 Long-term Incentive Plan
- 10.39 Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Terms
- 12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
- 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
- 23.1 Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP
- 31.1 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
- 31.2 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
- 32.1 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
- 32.2 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
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Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends
Fiscal year ended December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings per Financial Statements | $ | 1,029,374 | $ | 1,152,686 | $ | 1,482,923 | $ | 99,882 | $ | (180,819 | ) | $ | 517,123 | |||||||
Add (deduct): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 268,861 | 286,443 | 310,707 | (111,542 | ) | (100,831 | ) | 80,841 | ||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 201,885 | 211,035 | 205,758 | 215,161 | 219,849 | 242,783 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings for Computation | 1,500,120 | 1,650,164 | 1,999,388 | 203,501 | (61,801 | ) | 840,747 | |||||||||||||
Fixed Charges | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Expense | $ | 174,029 | $ | 182,984 | $ | 177,425 | $ | 193,494 | $ | 199,182 | $ | 221,450 | ||||||||
One third of payments under operating leases | 27,856 | 28,051 | 28,333 | 21,667 | 20,667 | 21,333 | ||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Charges | $ | 201,885 | $ | 211,035 | $ | 205,758 | $ | 215,161 | $ | 219,849 | $ | 242,783 | ||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9.7 | (1) | (2) | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Share Dividends | $ | 44,850 | $ | 44,972 | $ | 36,009 | $ | 25,662 | $ | 25,594 | $ | 18,391 | ||||||||
Total Fixed Charges an Preferred Share Dividends | $ | 246,735 | $ | 256,007 | $ | 241,767 | $ | 240,823 | $ | 245,443 | $ | 261,174 | ||||||||
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Share Dividends | 6.1 | 6.4 | 8.3 | (1) | (2) | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2002 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $12 million and combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends by $37 million. |
(2) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2001 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $282 million and combined fixed charges and preferred share dividends by $307 million. |