Exhibit 99.2

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| | | | | | | | Financial Supplement | | |
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Investor Contact | | This report is for informational purposes only. It should be read in conjunction with documents filed by ACE Limited with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. |
Helen M. Wilson | | | | |
Phone: (441) 299-9283 email: investorrelations@acegroup.com | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: |
| | | | | | | | Any forward-looking statements made in this financial supplement reflect ACE’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, our forward-looking statements, such as statements concerning exposures, reserves and recoverables, could be affected by the frequency of unpredictable catastrophic events, actual loss experience, uncertainties in the reserving or settlement process, new theories of liability, judicial, legislative, regulatory and other governmental developments, litigation tactics and developments, investigation developments and actual settlement terms, the amount and timing of reinsurance receivable and credit developments among reinsurers. Our forward-looking statements could also be affected by competition, pricing and policy term trends, market acceptance, changes in demand, actual market developments, rating agency action, possible terrorism or the outbreak and effects of war. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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| | ACE Limited Financial Supplement Table of Contents |
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I. | | Financial Highlights | | | | |
| | - Consolidated Financial Highlights | | | 1 | |
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II. | | Consolidated Results | | | | |
| | - Consolidated Results - Consecutive Quarters | | | 2 | |
| | - Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | 3 | |
| | - Consolidated Premiums and Operating Income by Line of Business | | | 4 | |
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III. | | Global P&C Results | | | | |
| | - Global P&C Results - Consecutive Quarters | | | 5 | |
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IV. | | Segment Results | | | | |
| | - Insurance – North American - For Reference Only | | | 6 | |
| | - Insurance – North American P&C | | | 7 | |
| | - Insurance – North American Agriculture | | | 8 | |
| | - Insurance – Overseas General | | | 9 | |
| | - Global Reinsurance | | | 10 | |
| | - Life | | | 11 | |
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V. | | Balance Sheet Details | | | | |
| | - Loss Reserve Rollforward | | | 12 | |
| | - Reinsurance Recoverable Analysis | | | 13 | |
| | - Investment Portfolio | | | 14 - 17 | |
| | - Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | | 18 | |
| | - Capital Structure | | | 19 | |
| | - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | | | 20 | |
| | - Book Value and Book Value per Common Share | | | 21 | |
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VI. | | Other Disclosures | | | | |
| | - Non-GAAP Financial Measures | | | 22 - 24 | |
| | - Glossary | | | 25 | |
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 | | ACE Limited Consolidated Financial Highlights (in millions of U.S. dollars, except share, per share data, and ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
Note: All dollar amounts in the Financial Supplement are rounded. However, percent changes and ratios are calculated using whole dollars. Accordingly, calculations using rounded dollars may differ.
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| | | | Three months ended December 31 | | 4Q-14 vs. | | Constant $ | | 4Q-14 vs. | | | | Year ended December 31 | | 2014 vs. | | Constant $ | | 2014 vs. |
| | | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 4Q-13 | | 2013(1) | | 4Q-13(1) | | | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2013 | | 2013(1) | | 2013(1) |
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Gross premiums written | | | | $ 5,746 | | $ 5,462 | | 5.2% | | $ 5,349 | | 7.4% | | | | $ 23,390 | | $ 22,828 | | 2.5% | | $ 22,622 | | 3.4% |
Net premiums written | | | | $ 4,326 | | $ 4,216 | | 2.6% | | $ 4,114 | | 5.2% | | | | $ 17,799 | | $ 17,025 | | 4.6% | | $ 16,847 | | 5.7% |
P&C net premiums written(2) | | | | $ 3,803 | | $ 3,712 | | 2.4% | | $ 3,621 | | 5.0% | | | | $ 15,787 | | $ 15,053 | | 4.9% | | $ 14,913 | | 5.9% |
Global P&C net premiums written(2) | | | | $ 3,559 | | $ 3,456 | | 3.0% | | $ 3,365 | | 5.8% | | | | $ 14,197 | | $ 13,426 | | 5.7% | | $ 13,286 | | 6.9% |
Net premiums earned | | | | $ 4,370 | | $ 4,363 | | 0.2% | | $ 4,262 | | 2.5% | | | | $ 17,426 | | $ 16,613 | | 4.9% | | $ 16,436 | | 6.0% |
Net investment income | | | | $ 577 | | $ 557 | | 3.6% | | | | | | | | $ 2,252 | | $ 2,144 | | 5.1% | | | | |
Operating income | | | | $ 827 | | $ 824 | | 0.4% | | | | | | | | $ 3,320 | | $ 3,217 | | 3.2% | | | | |
Net income | | | | $ 555 | | $ 998 | | -44.4% | | | | | | | | $ 2,853 | | $ 3,758 | | -24.1% | | | | |
Comprehensive income | | | | $ 138 | | $ 776 | | NM | | | | | | | | $ 2,892 | | $ 2,023 | | NM | | | | |
Operating cash flow | | | | $ 1,274 | | $ 1,286 | | | | | | | | | | $ 4,496 | | $ 4,022 | | | | | | |
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P&C combined ratio(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | | 58.6% | | 61.3% | | | | | | | | | | 58.3% | | 59.6% | | | | | | |
Underwriting and administrative expense ratio | | | | 29.9% | | 28.0% | | | | | | | | | | 29.4% | | 28.4% | | | | | | |
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Combined ratio | | | | 88.5% | | 89.3% | | | | | | | | | | 87.7% | | 88.0% | | | | | | |
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Operating return on equity (ROE) | | | | 11.8% | | 12.1% | | | | | | | | | | 12.0% | | 12.2% | | | | | | |
ROE | | | | 7.5% | | 14.0% | | | | | | | | | | 9.8% | | 13.3% | | | | | | |
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Operating effective tax rate(3) | | | | 12.7% | | 9.2% | | | | | | | | | | 13.9% | | 11.6% | | | | | | |
Effective tax rate(4) | | | | 29.5% | | 8.1% | | | | | | | | | | 18.2% | | 11.3% | | | | | | |
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Diluted earnings per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating income | | | | $ 2.47 | | $ 2.39 | | 3.3% | | | | | | | | $ 9.79 | | $ 9.35 | | 4.7% | | | | |
Net income | | | | $ 1.66 | | $ 2.90 | | -42.8% | | | | | | | | $ 8.42 | | $ 10.92 | | -22.9% | | | | |
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Book value per common share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 90.02 | | $ 84.83 | | 6.1% | | | | |
Book value per common share excluding foreign currency(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 92.29 | | $ 84.83 | | 8.8% | | | | |
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Tangible book value per common share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 72.61 | | $ 68.93 | | 5.3% | | | | |
Tangible book value per common share excluding 2014 acquisitions(6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 74.43 | | $ 68.93 | | 8.0% | | | | |
Tangible book value per common share excluding 2014 acquisitions and foreign currency (5) (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 76.70 | | $ 68.93 | | 11.3% | | | | |
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Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | | | | 331.1 | | 340.9 | | | | | | | | | | 335.6 | | 340.9 | | | | | | |
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | | | | 334.6 | | 344.2 | | | | | | | | | | 339.0 | | 344.1 | | | | | | |
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Debt plus trust preferred securities/ tangible capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20.7% | | 20.4% | | | | | | |
(1) Prior periods on a constant dollar basis.
(2) See non-GAAP financial measures.
(3) Operating effective tax rate is dependent upon the mix of earnings from different jurisdictions with various tax rates. A change in the geographic mix of earnings would change the effective tax rate. The increase in the operating effective tax rate for the quarter and YTD was primarily due to a lower percentage of operating earnings being generated in lower tax paying jurisdictions.
(4) Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include $115 million due to a deferred tax charge related to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
(5) For 2014, book value per common share and tangible book value per common share exclude the impact of foreign currency movement.
(6) For 2014, tangible book value per common share excludes the impact from goodwill and intangibles relating to the acquisitions of the large corporate P&C insurance business of Itaú Seguros, S.A. and The Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance PCL of $475 million and $125 million, respectively.
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Financial Highlights | | Page 1 |
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 | | ACE Limited Consolidated Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
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ACE Limited Consolidated | | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
Consolidated Results (Including Corporate) Excluding Life Segment(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross premiums written | | $ | 5,193 | | | $ | 5,736 | | | $ | 5,480 | | | $ | 4,852 | | | $ | 4,936 | | | $ | 21,261 | | | $ | 20,752 | |
Net premiums written | | | 3,803 | | | | 4,232 | | | | 4,061 | | | | 3,691 | | | | 3,712 | | | | 15,787 | | | | 15,053 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 3,871 | | | | 4,265 | | | | 3,842 | | | | 3,486 | | | | 3,882 | | | | 15,464 | | | | 14,708 | |
Adjusted losses and loss expenses(1) | | | 2,269 | | | | 2,494 | | | | 2,234 | | | | 2,012 | | | | 2,378 | | | | 9,009 | | | | 8,767 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 641 | | | | 702 | | | | 637 | | | | 617 | | | | 605 | | | | 2,597 | | | | 2,301 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 517 | | | | 483 | | | | 493 | | | | 467 | | | | 483 | | | | 1,960 | | | | 1,868 | |
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Underwriting income | | | 444 | | | | 586 | | | | 478 | | | | 390 | | | | 416 | | | | 1,898 | | | | 1,772 | |
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Net investment income | | | 508 | | | | 497 | | | | 490 | | | | 489 | | | | 493 | | | | 1,984 | | | | 1,893 | |
Interest expense | | | 66 | | | | 66 | | | | 69 | | | | 68 | | | | 67 | | | | 269 | | | | 260 | |
Other income (expense) - operating(2) | | | (25) | | | | (29) | | | | (26) | | | | (23) | | | | (23) | | | | (103) | | | | (105) | |
Income tax expense | | | 110 | | | | 169 | | | | 120 | | | | 88 | | | | 81 | | | | 487 | | | | 390 | |
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Operating income (including Corporate) excluding Life segment | | | 751 | | | | 819 | | | | 753 | | | | 700 | | | | 738 | | | | 3,023 | | | | 2,910 | |
Life segment operating income | | | 76 | | | | 72 | | | | 72 | | | | 77 | | | | 86 | | | | 297 | | | | 307 | |
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Consolidated operating income | | | 827 | | | | 891 | | | | 825 | | | | 777 | | | | 824 | | | | 3,320 | | | | 3,217 | |
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Adjusted net realized gains (losses)(1) | | | (210) | | | | (165) | | | | (81) | | | | (102) | | | | 154 | | | | (558) | | | | 505 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 49 | | | | 55 | | | | 36 | | | | 51 | | | | 25 | | | | 191 | | | | 92 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) on adjusted net realized gains (losses)(3) | | | 111 | | | | (4) | | | | 1 | | | | (8) | | | | 5 | | | | 100 | | | | 56 | |
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Consolidated net income | | $ | 555 | | | $ | 785 | | | $ | 779 | | | $ | 734 | | | $ | 998 | | | $ | 2,853 | | | $ | 3,758 | |
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% Change versus prior year period(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written as reported | | | 2.4% | | | | 2.2% | | | | 4.0% | | | | 12.0% | | | | 18.2% | | | | 4.9% | | | | 6.8% | |
Net premiums earned as reported | | | -0.3% | | | | 2.9% | | | | 7.1% | | | | 12.6% | | | | 15.5% | | | | 5.1% | | | | 6.9% | |
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Net premiums written constant $ | | | 5.0% | | | | 1.7% | | | | 4.5% | | | | 13.7% | | | | 19.8% | | | | 5.9% | | | | 7.8% | |
Net premiums earned constant $ | | | 2.1% | | | | 2.5% | | | | 7.4% | | | | 14.8% | | | | 17.0% | | | | 6.2% | | | | 7.9% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written(1) | | | 73% | | | | 74% | | | | 74% | | | | 76% | | | | 75% | | | | 74% | | | | 73% | |
Operating effective tax rate | | | 12.7% | | | | 16.9% | | | | 13.7% | | | | 11.5% | | | | 9.2% | | | | 13.9% | | | | 11.6% | |
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P&C combined ratio(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 58.6% | | | | 58.5% | | | | 58.2% | | | | 57.7% | | | | 61.3% | | | | 58.3% | | | | 59.6% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 16.6% | | | | 16.5% | | | | 16.6% | | | | 17.7% | | | | 15.6% | | | | 16.8% | | | | 15.7% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 13.3% | | | | 11.3% | | | | 12.7% | | | | 13.4% | | | | 12.4% | | | | 12.6% | | | | 12.7% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 88.5% | | | | 86.3% | | | | 87.5% | | | | 88.8% | | | | 89.3% | | | | 87.7% | | | | 88.0% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 89.5% | | | | 89.8% | | | | 88.7% | | | | 88.9% | | | | 91.5% | | | | 89.3% | | | | 90.0% | |
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P&C expense ratio | | | 29.9% | | | | 27.8% | | | | 29.3% | | | | 31.1% | | | | 28.0% | | | | 29.4% | | | | 28.4% | |
P&C expense ratio excluding A&H | | | 26.7% | | | | 24.3% | | | | 26.0% | | | | 27.5% | | | | 24.0% | | | | 26.0% | | | | 24.5% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums collected - pre-tax | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 3 | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 71 | | | $ | 87 | | | $ | 80 | | | $ | 53 | | | $ | 37 | | | $ | 291 | | | $ | 230 | |
Favorable prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax(4) | | $ | (107) | | | $ | (232) | | | $ | (126) | | | $ | (62) | | | $ | (122) | | | $ | (527) | | | $ | (530) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 59.6% | | | | 62.2% | | | | 59.4% | | | | 57.5% | | | | 63.5% | | | | 59.8% | | | | 61.8% | |
(1) See non-GAAP financial measures.
(2) Excludes portion of net realized investment gains and losses related to unconsolidated entities.
(3) Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include $115 million due to a deferred tax charge related to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
(4) For Q4 2014 and full year 2014, favorable prior period development is net of $8 million and $7 million, respectively, of net earned premium adjustments related to the Insurance – North American P&C, Insurance – North American Agriculture, and Global Reinsurance segments.
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Consolidated Results | | Page 2 |
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 | | ACE Limited Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data) (Unaudited) | | |
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| | December 31 2014 | | | September 30 2014 | | | June 30 2014 | | | March 31 2014 | | | December 31 2013 | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value | | $ | 49,395 | | | $ | 49,148 | | | $ | 51,601 | | | $ | 49,611 | | | $ | 49,254 | |
Fixed maturities held to maturity, at amortized cost | | | 7,331 | | | | 7,548 | | | | 5,774 | | | | 5,887 | | | | 6,098 | |
Equity securities, at fair value | | | 510 | | | | 546 | | | | 907 | | | | 851 | | | | 837 | |
Short-term investments, at fair value | | | 2,322 | | | | 2,753 | | | | 2,108 | | | | 2,526 | | | | 1,763 | |
Other investments | | | 3,346 | | | | 3,259 | | | | 3,230 | | | | 3,170 | | | | 2,976 | |
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Total investments | | | 62,904 | | | | 63,254 | | | | 63,620 | | | | 62,045 | | | | 60,928 | |
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Cash | | | 655 | | | | 806 | | | | 594 | | | | 847 | | | | 579 | |
Securities lending collateral | | | 1,330 | | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,440 | | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,632 | |
Insurance and reinsurance balances receivable | | | 5,426 | | | | 5,189 | | | | 5,316 | | | | 4,761 | | | | 5,026 | |
Reinsurance recoverable on losses and loss expenses | | | 11,992 | | | | 10,945 | | | | 10,768 | | | | 10,755 | | | | 11,227 | |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | | | 2,601 | | | | 2,592 | | | | 2,562 | | | | 2,402 | | | | 2,313 | |
Value of business acquired | | | 466 | | | | 491 | | | | 514 | | | | 517 | | | | 536 | |
Prepaid reinsurance premiums | | | 2,026 | | | | 1,711 | | | | 1,867 | | | | 1,721 | | | | 1,675 | |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | | | 5,724 | | | | 5,425 | | | | 5,522 | | | | 5,382 | | | | 5,404 | |
Deferred tax assets | | | 295 | | | | 408 | | | | 234 | | | | 516 | | | | 616 | |
Investments in partially-owned insurance companies | | | 504 | | | | 495 | | | | 470 | | | | 466 | | | | 470 | |
Other assets | | | 4,325 | | | | 4,801 | | | | 4,540 | | | | 4,217 | | | | 4,104 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 98,248 | | | $ | 97,557 | | | $ | 97,447 | | | $ | 95,179 | | | $ | 94,510 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unpaid losses and loss expenses | | $ | 38,315 | | | $ | 37,447 | | | $ | 37,177 | | | $ | 36,866 | | | $ | 37,443 | |
Unearned premiums | | | 8,222 | | | | 8,020 | | | | 8,296 | | | | 7,791 | | | | 7,539 | |
Future policy benefits | | | 4,754 | | | | 4,782 | | | | 4,778 | | | | 4,632 | | | | 4,615 | |
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable | | | 4,095 | | | | 3,804 | | | | 3,794 | | | | 3,734 | | | | 3,628 | |
Securities lending payable | | | 1,331 | | | | 1,441 | | | | 1,441 | | | | 1,551 | | | | 1,633 | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities | | | 5,726 | | | | 5,829 | | | | 5,419 | | | | 5,218 | | | | 4,810 | |
Short-term debt | | | 2,552 | | | | 1,851 | | | | 1,851 | | | | 1,901 | | | | 1,901 | |
Long-term debt | | | 3,357 | | | | 4,057 | | | | 4,057 | | | | 3,808 | | | | 3,807 | |
Trust preferred securities | | | 309 | | | | 309 | | | | 309 | | | | 309 | | | | 309 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 68,661 | | | | 67,540 | | | | 67,122 | | | | 65,810 | | | | 65,685 | |
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Shareholders’ equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total shareholders’ equity, excl. AOCI | | | 28,396 | | | | 28,409 | | | | 28,230 | | | | 27,843 | | | | 27,673 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) | | | 1,191 | | | | 1,608 | | | | 2,095 | | | | 1,526 | | | | 1,152 | |
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Total shareholders’ equity | | | 29,587 | | | | 30,017 | | | | 30,325 | | | | 29,369 | | | | 28,825 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 98,248 | | | $ | 97,557 | | | $ | 97,447 | | | $ | 95,179 | | | $ | 94,510 | |
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Book value per common share | | $ | 90.02 | | | $ | 90.38 | | | $ | 90.19 | | | $ | 86.90 | | | $ | 84.83 | |
% change over prior quarter | | | -0.4% | | | | 0.2% | | | | 3.8% | | | | 2.4% | | | | 2.2% | |
Tangible book value per common share | | $ | 72.61 | | | $ | 74.05 | | | $ | 73.77 | | | $ | 70.97 | | | $ | 68.93 | |
% change over prior quarter | | | -1.9% | | | | 0.4% | | | | 3.9% | | | | 3.0% | | | | 3.0% | |
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 | | ACE Limited Consolidated Premiums and Operating Income by Line of Business (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
ACE Limited Consolidated
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Net premiums written | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property and all other | | $ | 1,178 | | | $ | 1,132 | | | | 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,249 | | | $ | 4,855 | | | | 8.1% | | | | | | | | | |
Casualty | | | 1,718 | | | | 1,644 | | | | 4.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,213 | | | | 5,932 | | | | 4.8% | | | | | | | | | |
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Subtotal | | | 2,896 | | | | 2,776 | | | | 4.4% | | | $ | 2,720 | | | | 6.6% | | | | 11,462 | | | | 10,787 | | | | 6.3% | | | $ | 10,709 | | | | 7.0% | |
Agriculture | | | 244 | | | | 256 | | | | -5.0% | | | | 256 | | | | -5.0% | | | | 1,590 | | | | 1,627 | | | | -2.3% | | | | 1,627 | | | | -2.3% | |
Personal accident (A&H)(1) | | | 920 | | | | 937 | | | | -1.9% | | | | 898 | | | | 2.4% | | | | 3,735 | | | | 3,655 | | | | 2.2% | | | | 3,577 | | | | 4.4% | |
Life | | | 266 | | | | 247 | | | | 7.8% | | | | 240 | | | | 10.6% | | | | 1,012 | | | | 956 | | | | 5.9% | | | | 934 | | | | 8.4% | |
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Total consolidated | | $ | 4,326 | | | $ | 4,216 | | | | 2.6% | | | $ | 4,114 | | | | 5.2% | | | $ | 17,799 | | | $ | 17,025 | | | | 4.6% | | | $ | 16,847 | | | | 5.7% | |
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% of Total Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property and all other | | | 27% | | | | 27% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29% | | | | 29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Casualty | | | 40% | | | | 39% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35% | | | | 34% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Subtotal | | | 67% | | | | 66% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64% | | | | 63% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9% | | | | 10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Personal accident (A&H)(1) | | | 21% | | | | 22% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21% | | | | 21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Life | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total consolidated | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net premiums earned | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property and all other | | $ | 1,314 | | | $ | 1,261 | | | | 4.2% | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,161 | | | $ | 4,704 | | | | 9.7% | | | | | | | | | |
Casualty | | | 1,565 | | | | 1,522 | | | | 2.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,080 | | | | 5,759 | | | | 5.6% | | | | | | | | | |
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Subtotal | | | 2,879 | | | | 2,783 | | | | 3.5% | | | $ | 2,727 | | | | 5.6% | | | | 11,241 | | | | 10,463 | | | | 7.4% | | | $ | 10,379 | | | | 8.3% | |
Agriculture | | | 327 | | | | 426 | | | | -23.4% | | | | 426 | | | | -23.4% | | | | 1,526 | | | | 1,678 | | | | -9.1% | | | | 1,678 | | | | -9.1% | |
Personal accident (A&H)(1) | | | 908 | | | | 920 | | | | -1.3% | | | | 881 | | | | 3.0% | | | | 3,678 | | | | 3,567 | | | | 3.1% | | | | 3,493 | | | | 5.3% | |
Life | | | 256 | | | | 234 | | | | 9.8% | | | | 228 | | | | 12.7% | | | | 981 | | | | 905 | | | | 8.5% | | | | 886 | | | | 10.8% | |
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Total consolidated | | $ | 4,370 | | | $ | 4,363 | | | | 0.2% | | | $ | 4,262 | | | | 2.5% | | | $ | 17,426 | | | $ | 16,613 | | | | 4.9% | | | $ | 16,436 | | | | 6.0% | |
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% of Total Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property and all other | | | 30% | | | | 29% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29% | | | | 28% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Casualty | | | 36% | | | | 35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35% | | | | 35% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Subtotal | | | 66% | | | | 64% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64% | | | | 63% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture | | | 7% | | | | 10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9% | | | | 10% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Personal accident (A&H)(1) | | | 21% | | | | 21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21% | | | | 21% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Life | | | 6% | | | | 5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6% | | | | 6% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total consolidated | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Operating income, after-tax | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property, casualty, and all other | | $ | 620 | | | $ | 680 | | | | -8.8% | | | $ | 673 | | | | -7.9% | | | $ | 2,581 | | | $ | 2,515 | | | | 2.6% | | | $ | 2,514 | | | | 2.7% | |
Agriculture | | | 45 | | | | (20) | | | | NM | | | | (20) | | | | NM | | | | 96 | | | | 63 | | | | 51.7% | | | | 63 | | | | 51.7% | |
Personal accident (A&H)(1) | | | 121 | | | | 129 | | | | -6.3% | | | | 125 | | | | -3.1% | | | | 484 | | | | 497 | | | | -2.6% | | | | 488 | | | | -0.9% | |
Life | | | 41 | | | | 35 | | | | 18.3% | | | | 36 | | | | 16.3% | | | | 159 | | | | 142 | | | | 12.2% | | | | 143 | | | | 11.6% | |
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Total consolidated | | $ | 827 | | | $ | 824 | | | | 0.4% | | | $ | 814 | | | | 1.7% | | | $ | 3,320 | | | $ | 3,217 | | | | 3.2% | | | $ | 3,208 | | | | 3.5% | |
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% of Total Consolidated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property, casualty, and all other | | | 75% | | | | 82% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 78% | | | | 78% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agriculture | | | 5% | | | | -2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3% | | | | 2% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Personal accident (A&H)(1) | | | 15% | | | | 16% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14% | | | | 15% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Life | | | 5% | | | | 4% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5% | | | | 5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total consolidated | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100% | | | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(1) For purposes of this schedule only, A&H results from our Combined North American and International businesses, normally included in the Life and Insurance – Overseas General segments, respectively, are included in the Personal Accident (A&H) line items above.
(2) Prior periods on a constant-dollar basis.
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 | | ACE Limited Global P&C Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
Global P&C includes the company’s Insurance – North American P&C segment (refer to page 7), Insurance – Overseas General segment (refer to page 9), Global Reinsurance segment (refer to page 10), and Corporate (not separately disclosed in the Financial Supplement). Global P&C excludes the Insurance – North American Agriculture segment.
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Global P&C (Including Corporate) | | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 4,891 | | | $ | 4,495 | | | $ | 4,879 | | | $ | 4,618 | | | $ | 4,719 | | | $ | 18,883 | | | $ | 18,091 | |
Net premiums written | | | 3,559 | | | | 3,468 | | | | 3,673 | | | | 3,497 | | | | 3,456 | | | | 14,197 | | | | 13,426 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 3,544 | | | | 3,499 | | | | 3,512 | | | | 3,383 | | | | 3,456 | | | | 13,938 | | | | 13,030 | |
Losses and loss expenses | | | 2,017 | | | | 1,853 | | | | 1,955 | | | | 1,884 | | | | 1,925 | | | | 7,709 | | | | 7,242 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 629 | | | | 661 | | | | 614 | | | | 612 | | | | 608 | | | | 2,516 | | | | 2,248 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 513 | | | | 480 | | | | 492 | | | | 466 | | | | 485 | | | | 1,951 | | | | 1,857 | |
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Underwriting income | | | 385 | | | | 505 | | | | 451 | | | | 421 | | | | 438 | | | | 1,762 | | | | 1,683 | |
Net investment income | | | 501 | | | | 491 | | | | 484 | | | | 482 | | | | 486 | | | | 1,958 | | | | 1,867 | |
Interest expense | | | 66 | | | | 66 | | | | 69 | | | | 68 | | | | 66 | | | | 269 | | | | 259 | |
Other income (expense) - operating(1) | | | (16) | | | | (22) | | | | (17) | | | | (15) | | | | (15) | | | | (70) | | | | (73) | |
Income tax expense | | | 98 | | | | 146 | | | | 115 | | | | 95 | | | | 85 | | | | 454 | | | | 371 | |
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Global P&C operating income | | | 706 | | | | 762 | | | | 734 | | | | 725 | | | | 758 | | | | 2,927 | | | | 2,847 | |
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Net realized gains (losses) | | | (67) | | | | (76) | | | | (9) | | | | (26) | | | | - | | | | (178) | | | | 143 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 43 | | | | 51 | | | | 38 | | | | 53 | | | | 27 | | | | 185 | | | | 87 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) on net realized gains (losses)(2) | | | 110 | | | | (5) | | | | 1 | | | | (5) | | | | 6 | | | | 101 | | | | 55 | |
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Global P&C net income | | $ | 572 | | | $ | 742 | | | $ | 762 | | | $ | 757 | | | $ | 779 | | | $ | 2,833 | | | $ | 3,022 | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written as reported | | | 3.0% | | | | 4.0% | | | | 6.4% | | | | 9.9% | | | | 13.1% | | | | 5.7% | | | | 9.7% | |
Net premiums earned as reported | | | 2.6% | | | | 6.2% | | | | 8.5% | | | | 11.2% | | | | 11.6% | | | | 7.0% | | | | 9.6% | |
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Net premiums written constant $ | | | 5.8% | | | | 3.4% | | | | 7.0% | | | | 11.6% | | | | 14.7% | | | | 6.9% | | | | 11.0% | |
Net premiums earned constant $ | | | 5.4% | | | | 5.7% | | | | 8.8% | | | | 13.4% | | | | 13.1% | | | | 8.2% | | | | 10.8% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written | | | 73% | | | | 77% | | | | 75% | | | | 76% | | | | 73% | | | | 75% | | | | 74% | |
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Combined ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 56.9% | | | | 52.9% | | | | 55.7% | | | | 55.7% | | | | 55.7% | | | | 55.3% | | | | 55.6% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 17.8% | | | | 18.9% | | | | 17.5% | | | | 18.1% | | | | 17.6% | | | | 18.0% | | | | 17.3% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 14.4% | | | | 13.8% | | | | 13.9% | | | | 13.8% | | | | 14.1% | | | | 14.1% | | | | 14.2% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 89.1% | | | | 85.6% | | | | 87.1% | | | | 87.6% | | | | 87.4% | | | | 87.4% | | | | 87.1% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 90.2% | | | | 89.8% | | | | 88.7% | | | | 89.0% | | | | 89.9% | | | | 89.4% | | | | 89.4% | |
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Expense ratio | | | 32.2% | | | | 32.7% | | | | 31.4% | | | | 31.9% | | | | 31.7% | | | | 32.1% | | | | 31.5% | |
Expense ratio excluding A&H | | | 29.2% | | | | 29.3% | | | | 28.2% | | | | 28.4% | | | | 27.9% | | | | 28.8% | | | | 27.9% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums collected - pre-tax | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 3 | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 70 | | | $ | 85 | | | $ | 71 | | | $ | 52 | | | $ | 35 | | | $ | 278 | | | $ | 223 | |
Favorable prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax(3) | | $ | (106) | | | $ | (229) | | | $ | (126) | | | $ | (100) | | | $ | (122) | | | $ | (561) | | | $ | (517) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 57.9% | | | | 57.5% | | | | 57.3% | | | | 57.1% | | | | 58.3% | | | | 57.5% | | | | 58.0% | |
(1) Excludes portion of net realized investment gains and losses related to unconsolidated entities.
(2) Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include $115 million due to a deferred tax charge related to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
(3) For Q4 2014, favorable prior period development includes $2 million of favorable net earned premium adjustments on loss sensitive policies and $1 million of favorable profit-sharing commissions that are included in the expense ratio. For full year 2014, favorable prior period development is net of $32 million of net earned premium adjustments on loss sensitive policies and $1 million of profit-sharing commissions that are included in the expense ratio.
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 | | ACE Limited Insurance - North American (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
The table below combines the company’s Insurance – North American P&C segment (refer to page 7) and Insurance – North American Agriculture segment (refer to page 8) into total Insurance – North American business presentation for reference purposes only.
Insurance - North American
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| | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 2,841 | | | $ | 3,367 | | | $ | 2,948 | | | $ | 2,258 | | | $ | 2,656 | | | $ | 11,414 | | | $ | 11,381 | |
Net premiums written | | | 1,913 | | | | 2,305 | | | | 2,023 | | | | 1,612 | | | | 1,858 | | | | 7,853 | | | | 7,542 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 1,887 | | | | 2,284 | | | | 1,872 | | | | 1,590 | | | | 1,937 | | | | 7,633 | | | | 7,399 | |
Losses and loss expenses(1) | | | 1,329 | | | | 1,694 | | | | 1,295 | | | | 1,068 | | | | 1,438 | | | | 5,386 | | | | 5,301 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 166 | | | | 210 | | | | 175 | | | | 164 | | | | 150 | | | | 715 | | | | 650 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 181 | | | | 168 | | | | 176 | | | | 162 | | | | 162 | | | | 687 | | | | 612 | |
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Underwriting income | | | 211 | | | | 212 | | | | 226 | | | | 196 | | | | 187 | | | | 845 | | | | 836 | |
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Net investment income | | | 280 | | | | 283 | | | | 271 | | | | 277 | | | | 273 | | | | 1,111 | | | | 1,047 | |
Interest expense | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 9 | | | | 6 | |
Other income (expense) - operating | | | (2) | | | | (8) | | | | (4) | | | | (8) | | | | (7) | | | | (22) | | | | (37) | |
Income tax expense | | | 70 | | | | 91 | | | | 94 | | | | 76 | | | | 69 | | | | 331 | | | | 331 | |
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Operating income | | | 417 | | | | 394 | | | | 397 | | | | 386 | | | | 382 | | | | 1,594 | | | | 1,509 | |
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Net realized gains (losses)(1) | | | (39) | | | | (5) | | | | (11) | | | | (9) | | | | 9 | | | | (64) | | | | 74 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 19 | | | | 32 | | | | 19 | | | | 20 | | | | 19 | | | | 90 | | | | 63 | |
Income tax expense on net realized gains (losses) | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 10 | | | | 8 | | | | 36 | |
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Net income | | $ | 396 | | | $ | 416 | | | $ | 403 | | | $ | 397 | | | $ | 400 | | | $ | 1,612 | | | $ | 1,610 | |
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Combined ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 70.4% | | | | 74.1% | | | | 69.2% | | | | 67.2% | | | | 74.2% | | | | 70.6% | | | | 71.6% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 8.8% | | | | 9.2% | | | | 9.3% | | | | 10.3% | | | | 7.7% | | | | 9.4% | | | | 8.8% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 9.6% | | | | 7.4% | | | | 9.4% | | | | 10.2% | | | | 8.5% | | | | 8.9% | | | | 8.3% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 88.8% | | | | 90.7% | | | | 87.9% | | | | 87.7% | | | | 90.4% | | | | 88.9% | | | | 88.7% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 87.9% | | | | 88.9% | | | | 87.6% | | | | 87.2% | | | | 91.1% | | | | 88.0% | | | | 89.3% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums expensed - pre-tax | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1) | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 30 | | | $ | 37 | | | $ | 45 | | | $ | 33 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 145 | | | $ | 101 | |
Unfavorable (favorable) prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax | | $ | (12) | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | (39) | | | $ | (30) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (73) | | | $ | (147) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 69.6% | | | | 72.5% | | | | 68.9% | | | | 66.2% | | | | 75.0% | | | | 69.6% | | | | 72.4% | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written | | | 3.0% | | | | -0.1% | | | | 2.1% | | | | 15.5% | | | | 22.5% | | | | 4.1% | | | | 4.6% | |
Net premiums earned | | | -2.6% | | | | -0.4% | | | | 5.2% | | | | 14.4% | | | | 20.4% | | | | 3.2% | | | | 5.4% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written | | | 67% | | | | 68% | | | | 69% | | | | 71% | | | | 70% | | | | 69% | | | | 66% | |
(1) See non-GAAP financial measures.
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 | | ACE Limited Segment Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
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Insurance – North American P&C | | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 2,539 | | | $ | 2,126 | | | $ | 2,347 | | | $ | 2,024 | | | $ | 2,439 | | | $ | 9,036 | | | $ | 8,720 | |
Net premiums written | | | 1,669 | | | | 1,541 | | | | 1,635 | | | | 1,418 | | | | 1,602 | | | | 6,263 | | | | 5,915 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 1,560 | | | | 1,518 | | | | 1,542 | | | | 1,487 | | | | 1,511 | | | | 6,107 | | | | 5,721 | |
Losses and loss expenses | | | 1,077 | | | | 1,053 | | | | 1,016 | | | | 940 | | | | 985 | | | | 4,086 | | | | 3,776 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 154 | | | | 169 | | | | 152 | | | | 159 | | | | 153 | | | | 634 | | | | 597 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 177 | | | | 165 | | | | 175 | | | | 161 | | | | 164 | | | | 678 | | | | 601 | |
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Underwriting income | | | 152 | | | | 131 | | | | 199 | | | | 227 | | | | 209 | | | | 709 | | | | 747 | |
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Net investment income | | | 273 | | | | 277 | | | | 265 | | | | 270 | | | | 266 | | | | 1,085 | | | | 1,021 | |
Interest expense | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 9 | | | | 5 | |
Other income (expense) - operating | | | 7 | | | | (1) | | | | 5 | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | 11 | | | | (5) | |
Income tax expense | | | 58 | | | | 68 | | | | 89 | | | | 83 | | | | 73 | | | | 298 | | | | 312 | |
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Operating income | | | 372 | | | | 337 | | | | 378 | | | | 411 | | | | 402 | | | | 1,498 | | | | 1,446 | |
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Net realized gains (losses) | | | (42) | | | | (5) | | | | (11) | | | | (9) | | | | 9 | | | | (67) | | | | 72 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 19 | | | | 32 | | | | 19 | | | | 20 | | | | 19 | | | | 90 | | | | 63 | |
Income tax expense on net realized gains (losses) | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 10 | | | | 8 | | | | 35 | |
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Net income | | $ | 348 | | | $ | 359 | | | $ | 384 | | | $ | 422 | | | $ | 420 | | | $ | 1,513 | | | $ | 1,546 | |
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Combined ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 69.0% | | | | 69.3% | | | | 66.0% | | | | 63.2% | | | | 65.2% | | | | 66.9% | | | | 66.0% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 9.9% | | | | 11.1% | | | | 9.8% | | | | 10.7% | | | | 10.1% | | | | 10.4% | | | | 10.4% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 11.3% | | | | 11.0% | | | | 11.3% | | | | 10.8% | | | | 10.9% | | | | 11.1% | | | | 10.5% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 90.2% | | | | 91.4% | | | | 87.1% | | | | 84.7% | | | | 86.2% | | | | 88.4% | | | | 86.9% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 89.1% | | | | 88.5% | | | | 87.3% | | | | 87.1% | | | | 87.2% | | | | 88.0% | | | | 87.6% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums expensed - pre-tax | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (1) | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 29 | | | $ | 35 | | | $ | 36 | | | $ | 32 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 132 | | | $ | 94 | |
Unfavorable (favorable) prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax(1) | | $ | (11) | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | (39) | | | $ | (68) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (107) | | | $ | (134) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 67.8% | | | | 66.9% | | | | 66.2% | | | | 65.7% | | | | 66.3% | | | | 66.6% | | | | 66.8% | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written | | | 4.2% | | | | 2.7% | | | | 6.9% | | | | 10.5% | | | | 11.8% | | | | 5.9% | | | | 10.6% | |
Net premiums earned | | | 3.3% | | | | 5.1% | | | | 7.9% | | | | 11.2% | | | | 12.3% | | | | 6.8% | | | | 11.1% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written | | | 66% | | | | 72% | | | | 70% | | | | 70% | | | | 66% | | | | 69% | | | | 68% | |
(1) For Q4 2014, prior period development includes $123 million of adverse development for legacy asbestos and environmental liability exposures, $7 million of adverse development for other run-off business exposures, $3 million of favorable net earned premium adjustments on loss sensitive polices, and $1 million of favorable profit-sharing commissions that are included in the expense ratio. For full year 2014, favorable prior period development is net of $186 million of adverse development for legacy asbestos and environmental liability exposures, $29 million of adverse development for other run-off business exposures, $22 million of unfavorable net earned premium adjustments on loss sensitive policies, and $1 million of unfavorable profit-sharing commissions that are included in the expense ratio.
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Insurance - North American P&C | | Page 7 |
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 | | ACE Limited Segment Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
Insurance – North American Agriculture
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| | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 302 | | | $ | 1,241 | | | $ | 601 | | | $ | 234 | | | $ | 217 | | | $ | 2,378 | | | $ | 2,661 | |
Net premiums written | | | 244 | | | | 764 | | | | 388 | | | | 194 | | | | 256 | | | | 1,590 | | | | 1,627 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 327 | | | | 766 | | | | 330 | | | | 103 | | | | 426 | | | | 1,526 | | | | 1,678 | |
Losses and loss expenses(1) | | | 252 | | | | 641 | | | | 279 | | | | 128 | | | | 453 | | | | 1,300 | | | | 1,525 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 12 | | | | 41 | | | | 23 | | | | 5 | | | | (3) | | | | 81 | | | | 53 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | (2) | | | | 9 | | | | 11 | |
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Underwriting income (loss)(2) | | | 59 | | | | 81 | | | | 27 | | | | (31) | | | | (22) | | | | 136 | | | | 89 | |
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Net investment income | | | 7 | | | | 6 | | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 7 | | | | 26 | | | | 26 | |
Interest expense | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | - | | | | 1 | |
Other income (expense) - operating | | | (9) | | | | (7) | | | | (9) | | | | (8) | | | | (8) | | | | (33) | | | | (32) | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 12 | | | | 23 | | | | 5 | | | | (7) | | | | (4) | | | | 33 | | | | 19 | |
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Operating income (loss) | | | 45 | | | | 57 | | | | 19 | | | | (25) | | | | (20) | | | | 96 | | | | 63 | |
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Net realized gains (losses) excluding gains (losses) on crop derivatives(1) | | | 3 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Income tax expense on net realized gains (losses) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | 48 | | | $ | 57 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | (25) | | | $ | (20) | | | $ | 99 | | | $ | 64 | |
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Combined ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 77.2% | | | | 83.7% | | | | 84.4% | | | | 124.6% | | | | 106.3% | | | | 85.2% | | | | 90.9% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 3.6% | | | | 5.4% | | | | 7.0% | | | | 4.5% | | | | -0.5% | | | | 5.3% | | | | 3.2% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 1.0% | | | | 0.4% | | | | 0.4% | | | | 1.2% | | | | -0.6% | | | | 0.6% | | | | 0.6% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 81.8% | | | | 89.5% | | | | 91.8% | | | | 130.3% | | | | 105.2% | | | | 91.1% | | | | 94.7% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 82.4% | | | | 89.6% | | | | 89.1% | | | | 88.9% | | | | 104.8% | | | | 87.8% | | | | 95.1% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums-pre-tax | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 7 | |
Unfavorable (favorable) prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax (3) | | $ | (1) | | | $ | (3) | | | $ | - | | | $ | 38 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 34 | | | $ | (13) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 77.9% | | | | 83.8% | | | | 81.8% | | | | 78.3% | | | | 105.8% | | | | 81.8% | | | | 91.3% | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written | | | -5.0% | | | | -5.2% | | | | -14.2% | | | | 72.1% | | | | 203.6% | | | | -2.3% | | | | -12.5% | |
Net premiums earned | | | -23.4% | | | | -9.8% | | | | -5.7% | | | | 96.8% | | | | 62.3% | | | | -9.1% | | | | -10.4% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written | | | 81% | | | | 62% | | | | 65% | | | | 83% | | | | 118% | | | | 67% | | | | 61% | |
(1) (Gains) losses on crop derivatives are reclassified from Net realized gains (losses) for this presentation.
(2) We assess the performance of our Insurance – North American Agriculture segment based on underwriting income which includes (gains) losses on crop derivatives.
(3) For Q4 2014, favorable prior period development is net of $10 million of unfavorable net earned premium adjustments. For full year 2014, unfavorable prior period development is net of $25 million of favorable net earned premium adjustments and $1 million of favorable profit-sharing commissions.
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Insurance - North American Agirculture | | Page 8 |
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 | | ACE Limited Segment Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
Insurance – Overseas General
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| | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 2,212 | | | $ | 2,156 | | | $ | 2,224 | | | $ | 2,261 | | | $ | 2,126 | | | $ | 8,853 | | | $ | 8,314 | |
Net premiums written | | | 1,749 | | | | 1,719 | | | | 1,760 | | | | 1,771 | | | | 1,699 | | | | 6,999 | | | | 6,520 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 1,758 | | | | 1,726 | | | | 1,709 | | | | 1,612 | | | | 1,700 | | | | 6,805 | | | | 6,333 | |
Losses and loss expenses | | | 835 | | | | 707 | | | | 830 | | | | 817 | | | | 835 | | | | 3,189 | | | | 3,062 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 419 | | | | 418 | | | | 402 | | | | 386 | | | | 405 | | | | 1,625 | | | | 1,453 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 262 | | | | 258 | | | | 256 | | | | 250 | | | | 258 | | | | 1,026 | | | | 1,008 | |
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Underwriting income | | | 242 | | | | 343 | | | | 221 | | | | 159 | | | | 202 | | | | 965 | | | | 810 | |
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Net investment income | | | 147 | | | | 130 | | | | 136 | | | | 132 | | | | 143 | | | | 545 | | | | 539 | |
Interest expense | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | 5 | |
Other income (expense) - operating | | | (15) | | | | (15) | | | | (17) | | | | (9) | | | | (13) | | | | (56) | | | | (48) | |
Income tax expense | | | 78 | | | | 108 | | | | 57 | | | | 42 | | | | 52 | | | | 285 | | | | 202 | |
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Operating income | | | 294 | | | | 348 | | | | 282 | | | | 239 | | | | 279 | | | | 1,163 | | | | 1,094 | |
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Net realized gains (losses) | | | (7) | | | | (75) | | | | 14 | | | | (10) | | | | (16) | | | | (78) | | | | 18 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 12 | | | | 9 | | | | 9 | | | | 15 | | | | 4 | | | | 45 | | | | 9 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) on net realized gains (losses)(1) | | | 111 | | | | (11) | | | | (2) | | | | (5) | | | | (4) | | | | 93 | | | | 20 | |
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Net income | | $ | 188 | | | $ | 293 | | | $ | 307 | | | $ | 249 | | | $ | 271 | | | $ | 1,037 | | | $ | 1,101 | |
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Combined ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 47.5% | | | | 40.9% | | | | 48.6% | | | | 50.7% | | | | 49.2% | | | | 46.9% | | | | 48.4% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 23.8% | | | | 24.3% | | | | 23.5% | | | | 23.9% | | | | 23.8% | | | | 23.9% | | | | 22.9% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 15.0% | | | | 14.9% | | | | 15.0% | | | | 15.5% | | | | 15.1% | | | | 15.0% | | | | 15.9% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 86.3% | | | | 80.1% | | | | 87.1% | | | | 90.1% | | | | 88.1% | | | | 85.8% | | | | 87.2% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 89.4% | | | | 90.5% | | | | 89.3% | | | | 90.5% | | | | 91.6% | | | | 89.9% | | | | 90.5% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums - pre-tax | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 30 | | | $ | 39 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 17 | | | $ | 17 | | | $ | 112 | | | $ | 88 | |
Favorable prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax(2) | | $ | (86) | | | $ | (219) | | | $ | (63) | | | $ | (23) | | | $ | (76) | | | $ | (391) | | | $ | (299) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 50.7% | | | | 51.3% | | | | 50.8% | | | | 51.1% | | | | 52.6% | | | | 51.0% | | | | 51.7% | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written as reported | | | 3.0% | | | | 9.4% | | | | 8.0% | | | | 9.3% | | | | 15.1% | | | | 7.4% | | | | 11.2% | |
Net premiums earned as reported | | | 3.4% | | | | 7.2% | | | | 9.4% | | | | 10.4% | | | | 13.5% | | | | 7.5% | | | | 10.3% | |
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Net premiums written constant $ | | | 8.4% | | | | 8.1% | | | | 8.8% | | | | 12.3% | | | | 18.2% | | | | 9.4% | | | | 13.7% | |
Net premiums earned constant $ | | | 8.8% | | | | 6.0% | | | | 9.8% | | | | 14.6% | | | | 16.5% | | | | 9.6% | | | | 12.7% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written | | | 79% | | | | 80% | | | | 79% | | | | 78% | | | | 80% | | | | 79% | | | | 78% | |
(1) Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include $115 million due to a deferred tax charge related to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
(2) For full year 2014, prior period development includes the favorable impact from the release of $52 million for an older liability case.
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Insurance - Overseas General | | Page 9 |
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 | | ACE Limited Segment Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
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Global Reinsurance | | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 140 | | | $ | 213 | | | $ | 308 | | | $ | 333 | | | $ | 154 | | | $ | 994 | | | $ | 1,057 | |
Net premiums written | | | 141 | | | | 208 | | | | 278 | | | | 308 | | | | 155 | | | | 935 | | | | 991 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 226 | | | | 255 | | | | 261 | | | | 284 | | | | 245 | | | | 1,026 | | | | 976 | |
Losses and loss expenses | | | 104 | | | | 92 | | | | 109 | | | | 126 | | | | 104 | | | | 431 | | | | 396 | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 56 | | | | 74 | | | | 60 | | | | 67 | | | | 49 | | | | 257 | | | | 197 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 13 | | | | 13 | | | | 14 | | | | 14 | | | | 14 | | | | 54 | | | | 50 | |
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Underwriting income | | | 53 | | | | 76 | | | | 78 | | | | 77 | | | | 78 | | | | 284 | | | | 333 | |
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Net investment income | | | 78 | | | | 81 | | | | 80 | | | | 77 | | | | 71 | | | | 316 | | | | 280 | |
Interest expense | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 5 | |
Other income (expense) - operating | | | 3 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | | | 4 | |
Income tax expense | | | 7 | | | | 11 | | | | 10 | | | | 10 | | | | 5 | | | | 38 | | | | 36 | |
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Operating income | | | 127 | | | | 145 | | | | 146 | | | | 144 | | | | 145 | | | | 562 | | | | 576 | |
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Net realized gains (losses) | | | (12) | | | | 6 | | | | (15) | | | | (8) | | | | 7 | | | | (29) | | | | 53 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 12 | | | | 10 | | | | 10 | | | | 18 | | | | 4 | | | | 50 | | | | 15 | |
Income tax expense on net realized gains (losses) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Net income | | $ | 127 | | | $ | 161 | | | $ | 141 | | | $ | 154 | | | $ | 156 | | | $ | 583 | | | $ | 644 | |
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Combined ratio | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loss and loss expense ratio | | | 45.8% | | | | 36.2% | | | | 41.7% | | | | 44.4% | | | | 42.5% | | | | 42.0% | | | | 40.5% | |
Policy acquisition cost ratio | | | 25.0% | | | | 28.8% | | | | 23.1% | | | | 23.5% | | | | 20.4% | | | | 25.0% | | | | 20.3% | |
Administrative expense ratio | | | 5.7% | | | | 5.2% | | | | 5.1% | | | | 5.0% | | | | 5.5% | | | | 5.3% | | | | 5.1% | |
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Combined ratio | | | 76.5% | | | | 70.2% | | | | 69.9% | | | | 72.9% | | | | 68.4% | | | | 72.3% | | | | 65.9% | |
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Combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 76.2% | | | | 75.7% | | | | 75.4% | | | | 75.1% | | | | 73.6% | | | | 75.6% | | | | 70.9% | |
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Catastrophe reinstatement premiums collected - pre-tax | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 4 | |
Catastrophe losses - pre-tax | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 34 | | | $ | 41 | |
Favorable prior period development (PPD) - pre-tax(1) | | $ | (9) | | | $ | (21) | | | $ | (24) | | | $ | (9) | | | $ | (18) | | | $ | (63) | | | $ | (84) | |
Loss and loss expense ratio excluding catastrophe losses and PPD | | | 45.4% | | | | 42.8% | | | | 47.2% | | | | 46.5% | | | | 47.7% | | | | 45.5% | | | | 45.6% | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written as reported | | | -9.4% | | | | -21.2% | | | | -4.9% | | | | 10.3% | | | | 5.5% | | | | -5.7% | | | | -3.3% | |
Net premiums earned as reported | | | -7.7% | | | | 6.3% | | | | 6.1% | | | | 15.5% | | | | -3.7% | | | | 5.1% | | | | -2.6% | |
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Net premiums written constant $ | | | -8.8% | | | | -21.8% | | | | -5.0% | | | | 10.5% | | | | 5.3% | | | | -5.8% | | | | -3.3% | |
Net premiums earned constant $ | | | -7.1% | | | | 5.7% | | | | 5.5% | | | | 15.4% | | | | -3.6% | | | | 4.9% | | | | -2.5% | |
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Other ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written/gross premiums written | | | 100% | | | | 98% | | | | 90% | | | | 92% | | | | 101% | | | | 94% | | | | 94% | |
(1) For Q4 2014 and full year 2014, favorable prior period development is net of $1 million and $10 million, respectively, of net earned premium adjustments on loss sensitive policies.
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 | | ACE Limited Segment Results - Consecutive Quarters (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
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Life | | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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Gross premiums written | | $ | 553 | | | $ | 528 | | | $ | 526 | | | $ | 522 | | | $ | 526 | | | $ | 2,129 | | | $ | 2,076 | |
Net premiums written | | | 523 | | | | 497 | | | | 498 | | | | 494 | | | | 504 | | | | 2,012 | | | | 1,972 | |
Net premiums earned | | | 499 | | | | 489 | | | | 490 | | | | 484 | | | | 481 | | | | 1,962 | | | | 1,905 | |
Losses and loss expenses | | | 147 | | | | 145 | | | | 146 | | | | 151 | | | | 139 | | | | 589 | | | | 582 | |
Policy benefits(1) | | | 134 | | | | 125 | | | | 144 | | | | 114 | | | | 136 | | | | 517 | | | | 515 | |
(Gains) losses from fair value changes in separate account assets(1) | | | 3 | | | | 6 | | | | (17) | | | | 6 | | | | (9) | | | | (2) | | | | (16) | |
Policy acquisition costs | | | 123 | | | | 123 | | | | 121 | | | | 111 | | | | 97 | | | | 478 | | | | 358 | |
Administrative expenses | | | 73 | | | | 71 | | | | 73 | | | | 68 | | | | 87 | | | | 285 | | | | 343 | |
Net investment income | | | 69 | | | | 69 | | | | 66 | | | | 64 | | | | 64 | | | | 268 | | | | 251 | |
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Life underwriting income(2) | | | 88 | | | | 88 | | | | 89 | | | | 98 | | | | 95 | | | | 363 | | | | 374 | |
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Interest expense | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 11 | | | | 15 | |
Other income (expense) - operating(1) | | | - | | | | (1) | | | | (2) | | | | (5) | | | | (4) | | | | (8) | | | | (18) | |
Income tax expense | | | 11 | | | | 11 | | | | 12 | | | | 13 | | | | 2 | | | | 47 | | | | 34 | |
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Operating income | | | 76 | | | | 72 | | | | 72 | | | | 77 | | | | 86 | | | | 297 | | | | 307 | |
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Net realized gains (losses): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mark-to-market on guaranteed living benefits derivative (net of related hedges) | | | (153) | | | | (95) | | | | (70) | | | | (67) | | | | 149 | | | | (385) | | | | 299 | |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) and all other | | | 7 | | | | 6 | | | | (2) | | | | (9) | | | | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | 61 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 6 | | | | 4 | | | | (2) | | | | (2) | | | | (2) | | | | 6 | | | | 5 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) on net realized gains (losses) | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | - | | | | (3) | | | | (1) | | | | (1) | | | | - | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | (65) | | | $ | (14) | | | $ | (2) | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 239 | | | $ | (79) | | | $ | 672 | |
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% Change versus prior year period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net premiums written as reported | | | 4.0% | | | | 3.8% | | | | 2.2% | | | | -1.6% | | | | -2.6% | | | | 2.0% | | | | -0.4% | |
Net premiums earned as reported | | | 3.6% | | | | 4.8% | | | | 2.2% | | | | 1.3% | | | | -1.5% | | | | 3.0% | | | | -0.6% | |
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Net premiums written constant $(3) | | | 6.2% | | | | 4.4% | | | | 4.4% | | | | 1.1% | | | | -1.4% | | | | 4.0% | | | | 0.2% | |
Net premiums earned constant $ | | | 5.9% | | | | 5.4% | | | | 4.2% | | | | 4.0% | | | | -0.4% | | | | 4.9% | | | | -0.1% | |
(1) (Gains) losses from fair value changes in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account reporting under GAAP are reclassified from Other income (expense) for purposes of presenting Life underwriting income. The offsetting movement in the separate account liabilities is included in Policy benefits.
(2) We assess the performance of our Life business based on Life underwriting income which includes Net investment income and (Gains) losses from fair value changes in separate account assets.
(3) International life insurance net premiums written and deposits breakdown (excludes Combined North American and Life reinsurance businesses):
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| | 4Q-14 | | | Constant $ 4Q-13 | | | Constant $ % Change 4Q-14 vs. 4Q-13 | | | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Constant $ Full Year 2013 | | | Constant $ % Change 2014 vs. 2013 | |
International life insurance net premiums written | | $ | 202 | | | $ | 172 | | | | 16.9% | | | | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 650 | | | | 15.3% | |
International life insurance deposits(4) | | | 215 | | | | 174 | | | | 24.1% | | | | | | 823 | | | | 678 | | | | 21.4% | |
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Total international life insurance net premiums written and deposits | | $ | 417 | | | $ | 346 | | | | 20.5% | | | | | $ | 1,573 | | | $ | 1,328 | | | | 18.4% | |
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(4) Includes deposits collected on universal life and investment contracts. Consistent with GAAP, premiums collected on universal life and investment contracts are considered deposits and excluded from revenues.
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 | | ACE Limited Loss Reserve Rollforward (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
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| | Unpaid Losses | | | Net Paid to Incurred Ratio |
| | Gross | | | Ceded | | | Net | | |
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Balance at December 31, 2012 | | $ | 37,946 | | | $ | 11,399 | | | $ | 26,547 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 2,483 | | | | 557 | | | | 1,926 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (2,987 | ) | | | (932 | ) | | | (2,055) | | | 107% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | (360 | ) | | | (106 | ) | | | (254) | | | |
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Balance at March 31, 2013 | | $ | 37,082 | | | $ | 10,918 | | | $ | 26,164 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 3,007 | | | | 757 | | | | 2,250 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (2,797 | ) | | | (941 | ) | | | (1,856) | | | 83% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | 51 | | | | 4 | | | | 47 | | | |
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Balance at June 30, 2013 | | $ | 37,343 | | | $ | 10,738 | | | $ | 26,605 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 3,617 | | | | 962 | | | | 2,655 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (3,285 | ) | | | (942 | ) | | | (2,343) | | | 88% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | 207 | | | | 61 | | | | 146 | | | |
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Balance at September 30, 2013 | | $ | 37,882 | | | $ | 10,819 | | | $ | 27,063 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 3,322 | | | | 805 | | | | 2,517 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (3,716 | ) | | | (993 | ) | | | (2,723) | | | 108% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | (45 | ) | | | (19 | ) | | | (26) | | | |
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Balance at December 31, 2013 | | $ | 37,443 | | | $ | 10,612 | | | $ | 26,831 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 2,462 | | | | 301 | | | | 2,161 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (3,059 | ) | | | (762 | ) | | | (2,297) | | | 106% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | 20 | | | | 16 | | | | 4 | | | |
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Balance at March 31, 2014 | | $ | 36,866 | | | $ | 10,167 | | | $ | 26,699 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 3,004 | | | | 616 | | | | 2,388 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (2,878 | ) | | | (729 | ) | | | (2,149) | | | 90% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | 185 | | | | 56 | | | | 129 | | | |
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Balance at June 30, 2014 | | $ | 37,177 | | | $ | 10,110 | | | $ | 27,067 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 3,840 | | | | 1,156 | | | | 2,684 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (3,165 | ) | | | (810 | ) | | | (2,355) | | | 88% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | (405 | ) | | | (120 | ) | | | (285) | | | |
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Balance at September 30, 2014 | | $ | 37,447 | | | $ | 10,336 | | | $ | 27,111 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses incurred | | | 3,442 | | | | 1,026 | | | | 2,416 | | | |
Losses and loss expenses paid | | | (3,307 | ) | | | (873 | ) | | | (2,434) | | | 101% |
Other (incl. foreign exch. revaluation) | | | 733 | | | | 818 | | | | (85) | | | |
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Balance at December 31, 2014 | | $ | 38,315 | | | $ | 11,307 | | | $ | 27,008 | | | |
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Add net recoverable on paid losses | | | - | | | | 685 | | | | (685) | | | |
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Balance including net recoverable on paid losses | | $ | 38,315 | | | $ | 11,992 | | | $ | 26,323 | | | |
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 | | ACE Limited Reinsurance Recoverable Analysis (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
Net Reinsurance Recoverable by Division
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| | December 31 | | | September 30 | | | June 30 | | | March 31 | | | December 31 | |
| | 2014 | | | 2014 | | | 2014 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses and loss expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Active operations | | $ | 478 | | | $ | 380 | | | $ | 418 | | | $ | 351 | | | $ | 376 | |
Brandywine and Other Run-off | | | 313 | | | | 342 | | | | 353 | | | | 357 | | | | 356 | |
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Total | | $ | 791 | | | $ | 722 | | | $ | 771 | | | $ | 708 | | | $ | 732 | |
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Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses and loss expenses(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Active operations | | $ | 10,348 | | | $ | 9,460 | | | $ | 9,193 | | | $ | 9,184 | | | $ | 9,576 | |
Brandywine and Other Run-off | | | 1,210 | | | | 1,142 | | | | 1,192 | | | | 1,249 �� | | | | 1,309 | |
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Total | | $ | 11,558 | | | $ | 10,602 | | | $ | 10,385 | | | $ | 10,433 | | | $ | 10,885 | |
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Gross reinsurance recoverable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Active operations | | $ | 10,826 | | | $ | 9,840 | | | $ | 9,611 | | | $ | 9,535 | | | $ | 9,952 | |
Brandywine and Other Run-off | | | 1,523 | | | | 1,484 | | | | 1,545 | | | | 1,606 | | | | 1,665 | |
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Total | | $ | 12,349 | | | $ | 11,324 | | | $ | 11,156 | | | $ | 11,141 | | | $ | 11,617 | |
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Provision for uncollectible reinsurance(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Active operations | | $ | (217) | | | $ | (251) | | | $ | (251) | | | $ | (249) | | | $ | (251) | |
Brandywine and Other Run-off | | | (140) | | | | (128) | | | | (137) | | | | (137) | | | | (139) | |
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Total | | $ | (357) | | | $ | (379) | | | $ | (388) | | | $ | (386) | | | $ | (390) | |
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Net reinsurance recoverable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Active operations | | $ | 10,609 | | | $ | 9,589 | | | $ | 9,360 | | | $ | 9,286 | | | $ | 9,701 | |
Brandywine and Other Run-off | | | 1,383 | | | | 1,356 | | | | 1,408 | | | | 1,469 | | | | 1,526 | |
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Total | | $ | 11,992 | | | $ | 10,945 | | | $ | 10,768 | | | $ | 10,755 | | | $ | 11,227 | |
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(1) December 31, 2014 unpaid reinsurance recoverable balance includes $93 million reclassification of certain recoverables from Active operations to Brandywine and Other Run-off.
(2) The provision for uncollectible reinsurance is based on a default analysis applied to gross reinsurance recoverables, net of approximately $2.4 billion of collateral.
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 | | ACE Limited Investment Portfolio (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
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| | December 31 2014 | | | September 30 2014 | | | June 30 2014 | | | March 31 2014 | | | December 31 2013 | |
Market Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed maturities available for sale | | $ | 49,395 | | | | | | | $ | 49,148 | | | | | | | $ | 51,601 | | | | | | | $ | 49,611 | | | | | | | $ | 49,254 | | | | | |
Fixed maturities held to maturity | | | 7,589 | | | | | | | | 7,763 | | | | | | | | 6,015 | | | | | | | | 6,080 | | | | | | | | 6,263 | | | | | |
Short-term investments | | | 2,322 | | | | | | | | 2,753 | | | | | | | | 2,108 | | | | | | | | 2,526 | | | | | | | | 1,763 | | | | | |
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Total fixed maturities | | $ | 59,306 | | | | | | | $ | 59,664 | | | | | | | $ | 59,724 | | | | | | | $ | 58,217 | | | | | | | $ | 57,280 | | | | | |
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Asset Allocation by Market Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Treasury | | $ | 2,448 | | | | 4% | | | $ | 2,223 | | | | 4% | | | $ | 2,386 | | | | 4% | | | $ | 2,411 | | | | 4% | | | $ | 2,327 | | | | 4% | |
Agency | | | 1,222 | | | | 2% | | | | 1,272 | | | | 2% | | | | 1,278 | | | | 2% | | | | 1,349 | | | | 2% | | | | 1,454 | | | | 3% | |
Corporate and asset-backed | | | 19,854 | | | | 34% | | | | 19,863 | | | | 33% | | | | 19,959 | | | | 33% | | | | 19,650 | | | | 34% | | | | 19,475 | | | | 34% | |
Mortgage-backed | | | 12,325 | | | | 21% | | | | 12,454 | | | | 21% | | | | 12,659 | | | | 21% | | | | 12,277 | | | | 21% | | | | 12,273 | | | | 21% | |
Municipal | | | 4,930 | | | | 8% | | | | 4,890 | | | | 8% | | | | 4,872 | | | | 8% | | | | 4,599 | | | | 8% | | | | 4,500 | | | | 8% | |
Non-U.S. | | | 16,205 | | | | 27% | | | | 16,209 | | | | 27% | | | | 16,462 | | | | 28% | | | | 15,405 | | | | 27% | | | | 15,488 | | | | 27% | |
Short-term investments | | | 2,322 | | | | 4% | | | | 2,753 | | | | 5% | | | | 2,108 | | | | 4% | | | | 2,526 | | | | 4% | | | | 1,763 | | | | 3% | |
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Total fixed maturities | | $ | 59,306 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 59,664 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 59,724 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 58,217 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 57,280 | | | | 100% | |
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Credit Quality by Market Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AAA | | $ | 8,943 | | | | 15% | | | $ | 9,105 | | | | 15% | | | $ | 9,073 | | | | 15% | | | $ | 9,410 | | | | 16% | | | $ | 8,677 | | | | 15% | |
AA | | | 21,589 | | | | 36% | | | | 21,783 | | | | 37% | | | | 22,470 | | | | 38% | | | | 21,652 | | | | 37% | | | | 21,520 | | | | 38% | |
A | | | 11,625 | | | | 20% | | | | 11,640 | | | | 19% | | | | 11,400 | | | | 19% | | | | 11,112 | | | | 19% | | | | 11,168 | | | | 19% | |
BBB | | | 8,690 | | | | 15% | | | | 8,397 | | | | 14% | | | | 7,996 | | | | 13% | | | | 7,306 | | | | 12% | | | | 7,193 | | | | 12% | |
BB | | | 4,372 | | | | 7% | | | | 4,607 | | | | 8% | | | | 4,435 | | | | 7% | | | | 4,451 | | | | 8% | | | | 4,418 | | | | 8% | |
B | | | 3,916 | | | | 7% | | | | 3,939 | | | | 7% | | | | 4,126 | | | | 7% | | | | 3,965 | | | | 7% | | | | 3,940 | | | | 7% | |
Other | | | 171 | | | | 0% | | | | 193 | | | | 0% | | | | 224 | | | | 1% | | | | 321 | | | | 1% | | | | 364 | | | | 1% | |
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Total fixed maturities | | $ | 59,306 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 59,664 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 59,724 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 58,217 | | | | 100% | | | $ | 57,280 | | | | 100% | |
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Cost/Amortized Cost | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fixed maturities available for sale | | $ | 47,826 | | | | | | | $ | 47,688 | | | | | | | $ | 49,719 | | | | | | | $ | 48,282 | | | | | | | $ | 48,406 | | | | | |
Fixed maturities held to maturity | | | 7,331 | | | | | | | | 7,548 | | | | | | | | 5,774 | | | | | | | | 5,887 | | | | | | | | 6,098 | | | | | |
Short-term investments | | | 2,322 | | | | | | | | 2,753 | | | | | | | | 2,108 | | | | | | | | 2,526 | | | | | | | | 1,763 | | | | | |
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Subtotal fixed maturities | | | 57,479 | | | | | | | | 57,989 | | | | | | | | 57,601 | | | | | | | | 56,695 | | | | | | | | 56,267 | | | | | |
Equity securities | | | 440 | | | | | | | | 480 | | | | | | | | 874 | | | | | | | | 845 | | | | | | | | 841 | | | | | |
Other investments | | | 2,999 | | | | | | | | 2,910 | | | | | | | | 2,876 | | | | | | | | 2,823 | | | | | | | | 2,671 | | | | | |
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Total investment portfolio | | $ | 60,918 | | | | | | | $ | 61,379 | | | | | | | $ | 61,351 | | | | | | | $ | 60,363 | | | | | | | $ | 59,779 | | | | | |
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Avg. duration of fixed maturities | | | 4.0 years | | | | | | | | 4.1 years | | | | | | | | 4.0 years | | | | | | | | 4.0 years | | | | | | | | 4.0 years | | | | | |
Avg. market yield of fixed maturities | | | 2.8% | | | | | | | | 2.8% | | | | | | | | 2.6% | | | | | | | | 2.8% | | | | | | | | 3.0% | | | | | |
Avg. credit quality | | | A/Aa | | | | | | | | A/Aa | | | | | | | | A/Aa | | | | | | | | A/Aa | | | | | | | | A/Aa | | | | | |
Avg. yield on invested assets | | | 3.8% | | | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | | | 3.7% | | | | | | | | 3.8% | | | | | |
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 | | ACE Limited Investment Portfolio - 2 (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
Mortgage-backed Fixed Income Portfolio
Mortgage-backed securities
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| | S&P Credit Rating | |
| | AAA | | | AA | | | A | | | BBB | | | BB and below | | | Total | |
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Market Value at December 31, 2014 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Agency residential mortgage-backed (RMBS) | | $ | - | | | $ | 10,216 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10,216 | |
Non-agency RMBS | | | 35 | | | | 5 | | | | 18 | | | | 12 | | | | 15 | | | | 85 | |
Commercial mortgage-backed | | | 1,995 | | | | 14 | | | | 12 | | | | 3 | | | | - | | | | 2,024 | |
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Total mortgage-backed securities at market value | | $ | 2,030 | | | $ | 10,235 | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | 12,325 | |
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U.S. Corporate and Asset-backed Fixed Income Portfolios | | | | | | |
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Market Value at December 31, 2014 | | S&P Credit Rating | | | | |
| | Investment Grade | | | | |
| | AAA | | | AA | | | A | | | BBB | | | Total | | | | |
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Asset-backed | | $ | 498 | | | $ | 73 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 571 | | | | | |
Banks | | | - | | | | 3 | | | | 2,140 | | | | 300 | | | | 2,443 | | | | | |
Basic Materials | | | - | | | | 3 | | | | 97 | | | | 332 | | | | 432 | | | | | |
Communications | | | - | | | | 47 | | | | 499 | | | | 784 | | | | 1,330 | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | - | | | | 124 | | | | 356 | | | | 470 | | | | 950 | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-Cyclical | | | 58 | | | | 613 | | | | 1,012 | | | | 714 | | | | 2,397 | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | - | | | | 45 | | | | 294 | | | | 114 | | | | 453 | | | | | |
Energy | | | 31 | | | | 35 | | | | 173 | | | | 829 | | | | 1,068 | | | | | |
Industrial | | | - | | | | 345 | | | | 443 | | | | 367 | | | | 1,155 | | | | | |
Utilities | | | - | | | | 10 | | | | 631 | | | | 430 | | | | 1,071 | | | | | |
All Others | | | 64 | | | | 137 | | | | 562 | | | | 596 | | | | 1,359 | | | | | |
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Total | | $ | 651 | | | $ | 1,435 | | | $ | 6,207 | | | $ | 4,936 | | | $ | 13,229 | | | | | |
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Market Value at December 31, 2014 | | | | | S&P Credit Rating | | | | |
| | | | | Below Investment Grade | | | | |
| | | | | BB | | | B | | | CCC | | | Total | | | | |
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Asset-backed | | | | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 14 | | | | | |
Banks | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 6 | | | | - | | | | 7 | | | | | |
Basic Materials | | | | | | | 129 | | | | 123 | | | | 6 | | | | 258 | | | | | |
Communications | | | | | | | 556 | | | | 536 | | | | 7 | | | | 1,099 | | | | | |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | | | | | 466 | | | | 591 | | | | 23 | | | | 1,080 | | | | | |
Consumer, Non-Cyclical | | | | | | | 511 | | | | 873 | | | | 22 | | | | 1,406 | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services | | | | | | | 120 | | | | 65 | | | | 3 | | | | 188 | | | | | |
Energy | | | | | | | 635 | | | | 257 | | | | 19 | | | | 911 | | | | | |
Industrial | | | | | | | 344 | | | | 370 | | | | 7 | | | | 721 | | | | | |
Utilities | | | | | | | 229 | | | | 50 | | | | - | | | | 279 | | | | | |
All Others | | | | | | | 327 | | | | 323 | | | | 12 | | | | 662 | | | | | |
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Total | | | | | | $ | 3,318 | | | $ | 3,197 | | | $ | 110 | | | $ | 6,625 | | | | | |
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 | | ACE Limited Investment Portfolio - 3 (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
Non-U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio
December 31, 2014
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Non-U.S. Government Securities | | Market Value by S&P Credit Rating | |
| | AAA | | | AA | | | A | | | BBB | | | BB and below | | | Total | |
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United Kingdom | | $ | 1,119 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,119 | |
Republic of Korea | | | - | | | | 746 | | | | 44 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 790 | |
Federative Republic of Brazil | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 660 | | | | - | | | | 660 | |
United Mexican States | | | - | | | | - | | | | 374 | | | | 135 | | | | - | | | | 509 | |
Canada | | | 483 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 483 | |
Kingdom of Thailand | | | - | | | | - | | | | 407 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 407 | |
Province of Ontario | | | - | | | | 373 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 373 | |
Province of Quebec | | | - | | | | - | | | | 263 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 263 | |
Japan | | | - | | | | 243 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 243 | |
Germany | | | 200 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 200 | |
Other Non-U.S. Government Securities | | | 617 | | | | 972 | | | | 314 | | | | 415 | | | | 470 | | | | 2,788 | |
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Total | | $ | 2,419 | | | $ | 2,334 | | | $ | 1,402 | | | $ | 1,210 | | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 7,835 | |
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Non-U.S. Corporate Securities | | Market Value by S&P Credit Rating | |
| | AAA | | | AA | | | A | | | BBB | | | BB and below | | | Total | |
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United Kingdom | | $ | 129 | | | $ | 59 | | | $ | 715 | | | $ | 506 | | | $ | 212 | | | $ | 1,621 | |
Canada | | | 127 | | | | 118 | | | | 286 | | | | 379 | | | | 137 | | | | 1,047 | |
United States | | | 2 | | | | 88 | | | | 92 | | | | 215 | | | | 169 | | | | 566 | |
Australia | | | 84 | | | | 99 | | | | 225 | | | | 88 | | | | 46 | | | | 542 | |
Netherlands | | | 29 | | | | 148 | | | | 173 | | | | 136 | | | | 32 | | | | 518 | |
France | | | 47 | | | | 51 | | | | 209 | | | | 140 | | | | 61 | | | | 508 | |
Germany | | | 122 | | | | 19 | | | | 140 | | | | 106 | | | | 33 | | | | 420 | |
Switzerland | | | 47 | | | | 16 | | | | 72 | | | | 90 | | | | 66 | | | | 291 | |
Euro Supranational | | | 212 | | | | 45 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 257 | |
China | | | - | | | | 148 | | | | 64 | | | | 26 | | | | 9 | | | | 247 | |
Other Non-U.S. Corporate Securities | | | 112 | | | | 224 | | | | 933 | | | | 641 | | | | 443 | | | | 2,353 | |
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Total | | $ | 911 | | | $ | 1,015 | | | $ | 2,909 | | | $ | 2,327 | | | $ | 1,208 | | | $ | 8,370 | |
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Non-U.S. Corporate Investment Portfolio
Countries represent the ultimate parent company’s country of risk. Non-U.S. corporate securities could be issued by foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations.
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 | | ACE Limited Investment Portfolio - 4 (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
Fixed Maturity Investment Portfolio
Top 10 Global Corporate Exposures
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| | December 31, 2014 | | Market Value | | Rating |
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1 | | JP Morgan Chase & Co | | $ 447 | | A |
2 | | General Electric Co | | 419 | | AA+ |
3 | | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | | 347 | | A- |
4 | | Wells Fargo & Co | | 270 | | A+ |
5 | | HSBC Holdings Plc | | 265 | | A+ |
6 | | Verizon Communications Inc | | 233 | | BBB+ |
7 | | Bank of America Corp | | 231 | | A- |
8 | | Morgan Stanley | | 217 | | A- |
9 | | AT&T Inc | | 216 | | A- |
10 | | Citigroup Inc | | 206 | | A- |
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 | | ACE Limited Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
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| | Three months ended December 31, 2014 | | | | | Year ended December 31, 2014 | |
| | Net Realized Gains (Losses) (1) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | | Net Impact | | | | | Net Realized Gains (Losses)(1) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | | Net Impact | |
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Fixed maturities | | $ | (26 | ) | | $ | 94 | | | $ | 68 | | | | | $ | 23 | | | $ | 732 | | | $ | 755 | |
Fixed income derivatives | | | (54 | ) | | | - | | | | (54) | | | | | | (107 | ) | | | - | | | | (107) | |
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Total fixed maturities | | | (80 | ) | | | 94 | | | | 14 | | | | | | (84 | ) | | | 732 | | | | 648 | |
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Public equity | | | 13 | | | | 7 | | | | 20 | | | | | | (47 | ) | | | 77 | | | | 30 | |
Private equity | | | 44 | | | | (1 | ) | | | 43 | | | | | | 187 | | | | 42 | | | | 229 | |
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Total equity | | | 57 | | | | 6 | | | | 63 | | | | | | 140 | | | | 119 | | | | 259 | |
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Mark-to-market losses from derivative transactions (2) | | | (155 | ) | | | - | | | | (155) | | | | | | (386 | ) | | | - | | | | (386) | |
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(2) | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 2 | | | | | | (40 | ) | | | - | | | | (40) | |
Other | | | 10 | | | | - | | | | 10 | | | | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 2 | |
Partially-owned entities(3) | | | 5 | | | | - | | | | 5 | | | | | | 1 | | | | (7 | ) | | | (6) | |
Income tax expense(4) | | | 111 | | | | 6 | | | | 117 | | | | | | 100 | | | | 167 | | | | 267 | |
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Net gains (losses) | | $ | (272 | ) | | $ | 94 | | | $ | (178) | | | | | $ | (467 | ) | | $ | 677 | | | $ | 210 | |
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(1) Other-than-temporary impairments for the quarter includes $40 million for fixed maturities and $1 million for public equity. Year to date other-than-temporary impairments includes $57 million for fixed maturities, $3 million for private equity, and $8 million for public equity.
(2) Includes $153 million of realized losses from variable annuity reinsurance for the quarter which comprises $91 million in mark-to-market losses from derivative transactions and $62 million of losses on applicable hedges. The variable annuity reinsurance foreign exchange gains for the quarter were $2 million. For the year, the $385 million of realized losses from variable annuity reinsurance comprises $217 million in mark-to-market losses from derivative transactions and $168 million of losses on applicable hedges. The variable annuity reinsurance foreign exchange gains for the year were $4 million.
(3) Partially-owned entities are investments where we hold more than an insignificant percentage of the investee’s shares. The net income or loss is included in other income (expense).
(4) Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include $115 million due to a realized deferred tax charge related to unrealized foreign exchange losses.
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| | Three months ended December 31, 2013 | | | | | Year ended December 31, 2013 | |
| | Net Realized Gains (Losses) (5) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | | Net Impact | | | | | Net Realized Gains (Losses)(5) | | | Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) | | | Net Impact | |
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Fixed maturities | | $ | 6 | | | $ | (219 | ) | | $ | (213) | | | | | $ | 90 | | | $ | (1,880 | ) | | $ | (1,790) | |
Fixed income derivatives | | | 16 | | | | - | | | | 16 | | | | | | 78 | | | | - | | | | 78 | |
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Total fixed maturities | | | 22 | | | | (219 | ) | | | (197) | | | | | | 168 | | | | (1,880 | ) | | | (1,712) | |
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Public equity | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 2 | | | | | | 15 | | | | (41 | ) | | | (26) | |
Private equity | | | 27 | | | | 17 | | | | 44 | | | | | | 90 | | | | 51 | | | | 141 | |
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Total equity | | | 29 | | | | 17 | | | | 46 | | | | | | 105 | | | | 10 | | | | 115 | |
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Mark-to-market gains from derivative transactions(6) | | | 149 | | | | - | | | | 149 | | | | | | 298 | | | | - | | | | 298 | |
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(6) | | | (16 | ) | | | - | | | | (16) | | | | | | 29 | | | | - | | | | 29 | |
Other | | | (3 | ) | | | 2 | | | | (1) | | | | | | (3 | ) | | | 3 | | | | - | |
Partially-owned entities(7) | | | (2 | ) | | | - | | | | (2) | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 5 | | | | (55 | ) | | | (50) | | | | | | 56 | | | | (408 | ) | | | (352) | |
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Net gains (losses) | | $ | 174 | | | $ | (145 | ) | | $ | 29 | | | | | $ | 541 | | | $ | (1,459 | ) | | $ | (918) | |
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(5) Other-than-temporary impairments for the quarter includes $7 million for fixed maturities and $1 million for public equity. Year to date other-than-temporary impairments includes $18 million of fixed maturities, $2 million for private equity, and $2 million for public equity.
(6) Includes $149 million of realized gains from variable annuity reinsurance for the quarter which comprises $315 million in mark-to-market gains from derivative transactions (including a $92 million realized gain related to an out-of-period adjustment for an error in a market valuation model), net of $166 million of losses on applicable hedges. The variable annuity reinsurance foreign exchange gains for the quarter were $6 million. For the year, mark-to-market gains from derivative transactions of $298 million includes $299 million of realized gains from variable annuity reinsurance which comprises $878 million in mark-to-market gains from derivative transactions, net of $579 million of losses on applicable hedges. The variable annuity reinsurance foreign exchange gains for the year were $51 million.
(7) Partially-owned entities are investments where we hold more than an insignificant percentage of the investee’s shares. The net income or loss is included in other income (expense).
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Investment Gains (Losses) | | Page 18 |
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 | | ACE Limited Capital Structure (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
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| | December 31 2014 | | | September 30 2014 | | | June 30 2014 | | | March 31 2014 | | | December 31 2013 | | | December 31 2012 | |
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Total short-term debt (1) (2) | | $ | 2,552 | | | $ | 1,851 | | | $ | 1,851 | | | $ | 1,901 | | | $ | 1,901 | | | $ | 1,401 | |
Total long-term debt | | | 3,357 | | | | 4,057 | | | | 4,057 | | | | 3,808 | | | | 3,807 | | | | 3,360 | |
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Total debt | | $ | 5,909 | | | $ | 5,908 | | | $ | 5,908 | | | $ | 5,709 | | | $ | 5,708 | | | $ | 4,761 | |
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Total trust preferred securities | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 309 | |
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Total shareholders’ equity | | $ | 29,587 | | | $ | 30,017 | | | $ | 30,325 | | | $ | 29,369 | | | $ | 28,825 | | | $ | 27,531 | |
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Total capitalization | | $ | 35,805 | | | $ | 36,234 | | | $ | 36,542 | | | $ | 35,387 | | | $ | 34,842 | | | $ | 32,601 | |
Tangible capital(3) | | $ | 30,081 | | | $ | 30,809 | | | $ | 31,020 | | | $ | 30,005 | | | $ | 29,438 | | | $ | 27,626 | |
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Leverage ratios | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Debt/ total capitalization | | | 16.5% | | | | 16.3% | | | | 16.2% | | | | 16.1% | | | | 16.4% | | | | 14.6% | |
Debt plus trust preferred securities/ total capitalization | | | 17.4% | | | | 17.2% | | | | 17.0% | | | | 17.0% | | | | 17.3% | | | | 15.6% | |
Debt/ tangible capital | | | 19.6% | | | | 19.2% | | | | 19.0% | | | | 19.0% | | | | 19.4% | | | | 17.2% | |
Debt plus trust preferred securities/ tangible capital | | | 20.7% | | | | 20.2% | | | | 20.0% | | | | 20.1% | | | | 20.4% | | | | 18.4% | |
Note: As of December 31, 2014, there was $0.5 billion usage of credit facilities on a total commitment of $1.0 billion. We did not renew our $425 million funds at Lloyd’s capital facilities in December 2014. We elected instead to satisfy our collateral obligations primarily with insurance trusts supported by our investment portfolio.
(1) Repurchase agreements in the amount of $150 million matured during the quarter, and there were new repurchase agreements in the amount of $151 million.
(2) In November 2014, we reclassified $700 million of 2.6 percent senior notes, due to mature in less than one year (November 2015), from Long-term debt to Short-term debt.
(3) Tangible capital is equal to total capitalization less goodwill and other intangible assets.
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Capital Structure | | Page 19 |
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 | | ACE Limited Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (in millions of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) | | |
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| | Three months ended December 31 | | | Year ended December 31 | |
| | 2014 | | | 2013 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Numerator | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating income to common shares | | $ | 827 | | | $ | 824 | | | $ | 3,320 | | | $ | 3,217 | |
Adjusted net realized gains (losses), net of income tax | | | (272) | | | | 174 | | | | (467) | | | | 541 | |
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Net income | | $ | 555 | | | $ | 998 | | | $ | 2,853 | | | $ | 3,758 | |
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Rollforward of Common Shares Outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares - beginning of period | | | 332,111,557 | | | | 340,069,972 | | | | 339,793,935 | | | | 340,321,534 | |
Repurchase of shares(1) | | | (3,839,174) | | | | (564,911) | | | | (13,982,358) | | | | (3,266,531) | |
Shares issued, excluding option exercises | | | 66,123 | | | | 12,988 | | | | 1,336,161 | | | | 1,080,261 | |
Issued for option exercises | | | 321,180 | | | | 275,886 | | | | 1,511,948 | | | | 1,658,671 | |
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Shares - end of period | | | 328,659,686 | | | | 339,793,935 | | | | 328,659,686 | | | | 339,793,935 | |
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Denominator | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 331,124,128 | | | | 340,897,890 | | | | 335,609,899 | | | | 340,906,490 | |
Effect of other dilutive securities | | | 3,464,261 | | | | 3,309,307 | | | | 3,376,388 | | | | 3,241,085 | |
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Adj. wtd. avg. shares outstanding and assumed conversions | | | 334,588,389 | | | | 344,207,197 | | | | 338,986,287 | | | | 344,147,575 | |
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Basic earnings per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating income | | $ | 2.50 | | | $ | 2.41 | | | $ | 9.89 | | | $ | 9.43 | |
Adjusted net realized gains (losses), net of income tax | | | (0.82) | | | | 0.52 | | | | (1.39) | | | | 1.59 | |
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Net income | | $ | 1.68 | | | $ | 2.93 | | | $ | 8.50 | | | $ | 11.02 | |
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Diluted earnings per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating income | | $ | 2.47 | | | $ | 2.39 | | | $ | 9.79 | | | $ | 9.35 | |
Adjusted net realized gains (losses), net of income tax | | | (0.81) | | | | 0.51 | | | | (1.37) | | | | 1.57 | |
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Net income | | $ | 1.66 | | | $ | 2.90 | | | $ | 8.42 | | | $ | 10.92 | |
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(1) For the period January 1, 2015 through January 26, 2015 we repurchased 750 thousand shares totaling $84 million, pursuant to a plan adopted under SEC Rule 10b5-1 and in accordance with the provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18.
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Earnings per share | | Page 20 |
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 | | ACE Limited Book Value and Book Value per Common Share (in millions of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) | | |
Reconciliation of Book Value per Common Share
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| | December 31 2014 | | | September 30 2014 | | | June 30 2014 | | | March 31 2014 | | | December 31 2013 | |
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Shareholders’ equity | | $ | 29,587 | | | $ | 30,017 | | | $ | 30,325 | | | $ | 29,369 | | | $ | 28,825 | |
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets | | | 5,724 | | | | 5,425 | | | | 5,522 | | | | 5,382 | | | | 5,404 | |
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Numerator for tangible book value per share | | $ | 23,863 | | | $ | 24,592 | | | $ | 24,803 | | | $ | 23,987 | | | $ | 23,421 | |
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Book value - % change over prior quarter(1) | | | -1.4% | | | | -1.0% | | | | 3.3% | | | | 1.9% | | | | 2.2% | |
Tangible book value - % change over prior quarter (1) | | | -3.0% | | | | -0.8% | | | | 3.4% | | | | 2.4% | | | | 2.9% | |
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Denominator | | | 328,659,686 | | | | 332,111,557 | | | | 336,225,589 | | | | 337,974,644 | | | | 339,793,935 | |
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Book value per common share | | $ | 90.02 | | | $ | 90.38 | | | $ | 90.19 | | | $ | 86.90 | | | $ | 84.83 | |
Tangible book value per common share | | $ | 72.61 | | | $ | 74.05 | | | $ | 73.77 | | | $ | 70.97 | | | $ | 68.93 | |
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Shareholders’ equity, beginning of quarter | | $ | 30,017 | | | $ | 30,325 | | | $ | 29,369 | | | $ | 28,825 | | | $ | 28,218 | |
Operating income | | | 827 | | | | 891 | | | | 825 | | | | 777 | | | | 824 | |
Adjusted net realized gains (losses), net of tax | | | (272) | | | | (106) | | | | (46) | | | | (43) | | | | 174 | |
Net unrealized gains (losses), net of tax | | | 94 | | | | (290) | | | | 453 | | | | 420 | | | | (145) | |
Repurchase of shares | | | (430) | | | | (450) | | | | (237) | | | | (332) | | | | (57) | |
Dividend declared on common shares | | | (223) | | | | (223) | | | | (223) | | | | (256) | | | | (174) | |
Cumulative translation, net of tax | | | (520) | | | | (202) | | | | 119 | | | | (41) | | | | (66) | |
Pension liability | | | 9 | | | | 5 | | | | (3) | | | | (5) | | | | (11) | |
Other (2) | | | 85 | | | | 67 | | | | 68 | | | | 24 | | | | 62 | |
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| | $ | 29,587 | | | $ | 30,017 | | | $ | 30,325 | | | $ | 29,369 | | | $ | 28,825 | |
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(1) At December 31, 2014, book value increased 2.6% and tangible book value increased 1.9% from December 31, 2013.
(2) Other primarily includes proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock compensation.
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 | | ACE Limited Non-GAAP Financial Measures (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) | | |
Regulation G - Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In presenting our results, we included and discussed certain non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures, which may be defined differently by other companies, are important for an understanding of our overall results of operations and financial condition. However, they should not be viewed as a substitute for measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
We provide financial measures such as gross premiums written, net premiums written, net premiums earned, and operating income on a constant-dollar basis. We believe it is useful to evaluate the trends in these measures exclusive of the effect of fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which our international business is transacted, as these exchange rates could fluctuate significantly between periods and distort the analysis of trends. The impact is determined by assuming constant foreign exchange rates between periods by translating prior period results using the same local currency exchange rates as the comparable current period.
Adjusted net realized gains (losses) is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes realized gains and losses on crop derivatives. These derivatives were purchased to provide economic benefit, in a manner similar to reinsurance protection, in the event that a significant decline in commodity pricing will impact underwriting results. We view gains and losses on these derivatives as part of the results of our underwriting operations and therefore realized gains and losses from these derivatives are reclassified to Adjusted losses and loss expenses (a non-GAAP financial measure). Adjusted losses and loss expenses include gains and losses on crop derivatives. P&C loss and loss expense ratio and P&C combined ratio (both non-GAAP financial measures) include adjusted losses and loss expenses in the ratio numerator. A reconciliation of GAAP combined ratio to P&C combined ratio is provided on page 24.
In presenting our segment operating results, we have shown our performance with reference to underwriting results. Underwriting results are calculated by subtracting losses and loss expenses, policy benefits, policy acquisition costs, and administrative expenses from net premiums earned. We use underwriting results and operating ratios to monitor the results of our operations without the impact of certain factors, including investment income, other income and expenses, interest and income tax expense, and net realized gains (losses). P&C underwriting income is a non-GAAP financial measure which includes Adjusted losses and loss expenses. Insurance – North American Agriculture underwriting income includes gains (losses) on crop derivatives. Life underwriting income includes net investment income and gains (losses) from fair value changes in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account reporting under GAAP.
Operating income or income excluding adjusted net realized gains (losses), net of tax, is a common performance measurement for insurance companies and non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this presentation enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the underlying profitability of our insurance business. We exclude adjusted net realized gains (losses) and net realized gains (losses) included in other income (expense) related to partially owned entities because the amount of these gains (losses) is heavily influenced by, and fluctuates in part according to, the availability of market opportunities. Operating income or income excluding adjusted net realized gains (losses) should not be viewed as a substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP.
Other income (expense) – operating is a non-GAAP financial measure and excludes the portion of net realized gains and losses related to unconsolidated entities from other income (expense). These gains and losses are reported as Net realized gains (losses) and represent the non-operating activities of entities where we hold more than an insignificant percentage of the investee’s shares. We exclude these gains and losses from other income (expense) to enhance the understanding of our core results of operations as they are heavily influenced by, and fluctuate in part according to market conditions. A reconciliation of Consolidated Other income (expense) on a GAAP basis to Consolidated Other income (expense) - operating is provided on page 24.
P&C combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and prior period development (PPD) is a non-GAAP financial measure. The ratio numerator includes adjusted losses and loss expenses, policy acquisition costs, and administrative expenses adjusted to exclude catastrophe losses and PPD. The ratio denominator includes net premiums earned adjusted to exclude the amount of reinstatement premiums (expensed) collected and net earned premium adjustments on loss sensitive policies. We believe that excluding the impact of catastrophe losses and PPD provides a better evaluation of our core underwriting performance and enhances the understanding of the trends in our property & casualty business that may be obscured by these items.
P&C loss and loss expense ratio excluding the impact of catastrophe losses and PPD is a non-GAAP financial measure. The loss ratio numerator includes adjusted losses and loss expenses adjusted to exclude catastrophe losses and PPD. The loss ratio denominator includes Net premiums earned adjusted to exclude the amount of reinstatement premiums (expensed) collected. In periods where there are adjustments on loss sensitive policies, these adjustments are excluded from PPD and net earned premiums when calculating this ratio. We believe that excluding the impact of catastrophe losses and PPD provides a better evaluation of our core underwriting performance and enhances the understanding of the trends in our property & casualty business that may be obscured by these items.
P&C expense ratio excluding accident and health (A&H) is a non-GAAP financial measure and excludes the impact of our A&H business from our consolidated expense ratio. The expense ratio for the A&H business is typically higher than our traditional P&C business, and we believe that this measure provides better comparison to our peer companies that may not have a significant A&H block of business.
Global P&C performance metrics are non-GAAP financial measures and comprise consolidated operating results (including corporate) and exclude the operating results of the company’s Life and Insurance – North American Agriculture segments. We believe that these measures are useful and meaningful to investors as they are used by management to assess the company’s global P&C operations which are the most economically similar. We exclude the Insurance – North American Agriculture and Life segments because the results of these businesses do not always correlate with the results of our global P&C operations.
Life net premiums written and deposits collected, excluding life reinsurance, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Deposits collected on universal life and investment contracts (life deposits) are not reflected as revenues in our consolidated statements of operations in accordance with GAAP. However, we include life deposits in presenting growth in our Life business because new life deposits are an important component of production and key to our efforts to grow our business. However, we exclude results associated with life reinsurance as there is no new life reinsurance business currently being written.
Operating return on equity (ROE) or ROE calculated using operating income is an annualized non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as operating income divided by average shareholders’ equity, as adjusted, for the period. To annualize a quarterly rate, multiply by four. Operating ROE is a useful measure as it enhances the understanding of the return on shareholders’ equity by highlighting the underlying profitability relative to shareholders’ equity excluding the effect of unrealized gains and losses on our investments.
Operating effective tax rate is a non-GAAP financial measure. The numerator excludes tax on adjusted net realized gains (losses). The denominator excludes adjusted net realized gains (losses), before tax. We exclude adjusted net realized gains (losses) and the related tax impact because these amounts are heavily influenced by, and fluctuate in part according to, the availability of market opportunities. Operating effective tax rate should not be viewed as a substitute for effective tax rate determined in accordance with GAAP.
Tangible book value per common share is a non-GAAP financial measure and is shareholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets divided by the shares outstanding. We believe that goodwill and other intangible assets are not indicative of our underlying insurance results or trends and make book value comparisons to less acquisitive peer companies less meaningful. A reconciliation of tangible book value per share is provided on page 21. Tangible book value per common share excluding 2014 acquisitions is shareholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets divided by the shares outstanding. The numerator adds back the goodwill and other intangible assets related to the 2014 acquisitions of the large corporate P&C business of Itaú Seguros, S.A. and The Siam Commercial Samaggi Insurance PCL in order to adjust for the distortive effect of acquisitions. In addition, we disclose per share measures that exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations during the year in order to adjust for the distortive effects of fluctuations in exchange rates.
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Reconciliation Non-GAAP | | Page 22 |
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 | | ACE Limited Non-GAAP Financial Measures - 2 (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
Regulation G - Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)
Operating income
Operating income is a common performance measure for insurance companies and is presented throughout this report.
The following table presents the reconciliation of Net income to Operating income:
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| | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Net income, as reported | | $ | 555 | | | $ | 785 | | | $ | 779 | | | $ | 734 | | | $ | 998 | | | $ | 2,853 | | | $ | 3,758 | |
Adjusted net realized gains (losses) | | | (210 | ) | | | (165 | ) | | | (81 | ) | | | (102 | ) | | | 154 | | | | (558) | | | | 505 | |
Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities(1) | | | 49 | | | | 55 | | | | 36 | | | | 51 | | | | 25 | | | | 191 | | | | 92 | |
Income tax expense (benefit) on adjusted net realized gains (losses) | | | 111 | | | | (4 | ) | | | 1 | | | | (8 | ) | | | 5 | | | | 100 | | | | 56 | |
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Operating income | | $ | 827 | | | $ | 891 | | | $ | 825 | | | $ | 777 | | | $ | 824 | | | $ | 3,320 | | | $ | 3,217 | |
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(1) Realized gains (losses) on partially-owned entities, which are investments where we hold more than an insignificant percentage of the investee’s shares. The net income or loss is included in other income (expense). | |
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The following table presents the Operating income (loss) of each segment and Corporate: | |
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| | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Insurance – North American P&C | | $ | 372 | | | $ | 337 | | | $ | 378 | | | $ | 411 | | | $ | 402 | | | $ | 1,498 | | | $ | 1,446 | |
Insurance – Overseas General | | | 294 | | | | 348 | | | | 282 | | | | 239 | | | | 279 | | | | 1,163 | | | | 1,094 | |
Global Reinsurance | | | 127 | | | | 145 | | | | 146 | | | | 144 | | | | 145 | | | | 562 | | | | 576 | |
Corporate | | | (87 | ) | | | (68 | ) | | | (72 | ) | | | (69 | ) | | | (68) | | | | (296) | | | | (269) | |
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Global P&C (including Corporate) | | | 706 | | | | 762 | | | | 734 | | | | 725 | | | | 758 | | | | 2,927 | | | | 2,847 | |
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Insurance – North American Agriculture | | | 45 | | | | 57 | | | | 19 | | | | (25 | ) | | | (20) | | | | 96 | | | | 63 | |
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Consolidated Results (including Corporate) Excluding Life Segment | | | 751 | | | | 819 | | | | 753 | | | | 700 | | | | 738 | | | | 3,023 | | | | 2,910 | |
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Life | | | 76 | | | | 72 | | | | 72 | | | | 77 | | | | 86 | | | | 297 | | | | 307 | |
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Consolidated operating income | | $ | 827 | | | $ | 891 | | | $ | 825 | | | $ | 777 | | | $ | 824 | | | $ | 3,320 | | | $ | 3,217 | |
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The following table presents the reconciliation of ROE to Operating ROE: | |
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Net income | | $ | 555 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 998 | | | $ | 2,853 | | | $ | 3,758 | |
Operating income | | $ | 827 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 824 | | | $ | 3,320 | | | $ | 3,217 | |
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Equity - beginning of period, as reported | | $ | 30,017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 28,218 | | | $ | 28,825 | | | $ | 27,531 | |
Less: unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of deferred tax | | | 1,757 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,319 | | | | 1,174 | | | | 2,633 | |
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Equity - beginning of period, as adjusted | | $ | 28,260 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 26,899 | | | $ | 27,651 | | | $ | 24,898 | |
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Equity - end of period, as reported | | $ | 29,587 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 28,825 | | | $ | 29,587 | | | $ | 28,825 | |
Less: unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of deferred tax | | | 1,851 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,174 | | | | 1,851 | | | | 1,174 | |
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Equity - end of period, as adjusted | | $ | 27,736 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 27,651 | | | $ | 27,736 | | | $ | 27,651 | |
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Average equity, as reported | | $ | 29,802 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 28,522 | | | $ | 29,206 | | | $ | 28,178 | |
Average equity, as adjusted | | $ | 27,998 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 27,275 | | | $ | 27,694 | | | $ | 26,275 | |
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Operating ROE | | | 11.8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12.1% | | | | 12.0% | | | | 12.2% | |
ROE | | | 7.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14.0% | | | | 9.8% | | | | 13.3% | |
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 | | ACE Limited Non-GAAP Financial Measures - 3 (in millions of U.S. dollars, except ratios) (Unaudited) | | |
Regulation G - Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)
Operating effective tax rate
The following table presents the reconciliation of effective tax rate to the operating effective tax rate:
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Tax expense, as reported | | $ | 232 | | | $ | 176 | | | $ | 133 | | | $ | 93 | | | $ | 88 | | | $ | 634 | | | $ | 480 | |
Tax expense (benefit) on adjusted net realized gains (losses)(1) | | | 111 | | | | (4) | | | | 1 | | | | (8) | | | | 5 | | | | 100 | | | | 56 | |
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Tax expense, adjusted | | $ | 121 | | | $ | 180 | | | $ | 132 | | | $ | 101 | | | $ | 83 | | | $ | 534 | | | $ | 424 | |
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Income before tax, as reported | | $ | 787 | | | $ | 961 | | | $ | 912 | | | $ | 827 | | | $ | 1,086 | | | $ | 3,487 | | | $ | 4,238 | |
Less: adjusted realized gains (losses) | | | (210) | | | | (165) | | | | (81) | | | | (102) | | | | 154 | | | | (558) | | | | 505 | |
Less: realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | 49 | | | | 55 | | | | 36 | | | | 51 | | | | 25 | | | | 191 | | | | 92 | |
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Operating income before tax | | $ | 948 | | | $ | 1,071 | | | $ | 957 | | | $ | 878 | | | $ | 907 | | | $ | 3,854 | | | $ | 3,641 | |
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Effective tax rate | | | 29.5% | | | | 18.3% | | | | 14.6% | | | | 11.3% | | | | 8.1% | | | | 18.2% | | | | 11.3% | |
Adjustment for tax impact of adjusted net realized gains (losses) | | | -16.8% | | | | -1.4% | | | | -0.9% | | | | 0.2% | | | | 1.1% | | | | -4.3% | | | | 0.3% | |
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Operating effective tax rate | | | 12.7% | | | | 16.9% | | | | 13.7% | | | | 11.5% | | | | 9.2% | | | | 13.9% | | | | 11.6% | |
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(1) Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include $115 million due to a deferred tax charge related to unrealized foreign exchange losses. We exclude the additional tax expense from operating income because it was related to foreign currencies which could fluctuate significantly between periods and we view this similarly to unrealized gains (losses) which may reverse over time. Other income (expense) - operating The following table presents the reconciliation of Consolidated Other income (expense) on a GAAP basis to Consolidated Other income (expense) - operating. Other income (expense) – operating is a non-GAAP financial measure which excludes gains (losses) from fair value changes in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account reporting under GAAP and the portion of net realized gains and losses related to unconsolidated entities. Gains (losses) from fair value changes in separate account assets are reclassified from Other income (expense) for purposes of presenting Life underwriting income, as the offsetting movement in the separate account liabilities is included in Policy benefits. Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities is excluded from operating income in order to enhance the understanding of our core results of operations as they are heavily influenced by, and fluctuate in part according to market conditions. | |
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Consolidated GAAP Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated excluding Life segment | | $ | 18 | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 30 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 82 | | | $ | (18) | |
Life segment | | | 3 | | | | (3) | | | | 13 | | | | (13) | | | | 3 | | | | - | | | | 3 | |
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Consolidated | | | 21 | | | | 19 | | | | 25 | | | | 17 | | | | 7 | | | | 82 | | | | (15) | |
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Less: Gains (losses) from fair value changes in separate account assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated excluding Life segment | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Life segment | | | (3) | | | | (6) | | | | 17 | | | | (6) | | | | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 16 | |
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Consolidated | | | (3) | | | | (6) | | | | 17 | | | | (6) | | | | 9 | | | | 2 | | | | 16 | |
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Less: Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated excluding Life segment | | | 43 | | | | 51 | | | | 38 | | | | 53 | | | | 27 | | | | 185 | | | | 87 | |
Life segment | | | 6 | | | | 4 | | | | (2) | | | | (2) | | | | (2) | | | | 6 | | | | 5 | |
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Consolidated | | | 49 | | | | 55 | | | | 36 | | | | 51 | | | | 25 | | | | 191 | | | | 92 | |
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Consolidated Other income (expense) - operating: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated excluding Life segment | | | (25) | | | | (29) | | | | (26) | | | | (23) | | | | (23) | | | | (103) | | | | (105) | |
Life segment | | | - | | | | (1) | | | | (2) | | | | (5) | | | | (4) | | | | (8) | | | | (18) | |
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Consolidated | | $ | (25) | | | $ | (30) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (28) | | | $ | (27) | | | $ | (111) | | | $ | (123) | |
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P&C combined ratio The following table presents the reconciliation of GAAP combined ratio to P&C combined ratio. The P&C combined ratio includes the impact of realized gains and losses on crop derivatives. These derivatives were purchased to provide economic benefit, in a manner similar to reinsurance protection, in the event that a significant decline in commodity pricing will impact underwriting results. We view gains and losses on these derivatives as part of the results of our underwriting operations. | |
| | 4Q-14 | | | 3Q-14 | | | 2Q-14 | | | 1Q-14 | | | 4Q-13 | | | Full Year 2014 | | | Full Year 2013 | |
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GAAP combined ratio | | | 88.5% | | | | 87.3% | | | | 87.7% | | | | 88.8% | | | | 89.3% | | | | 88.1% | | | | 88.0% | |
Impact of gains and losses on crop derivatives | | | 0.0% | | | | -1.0% | | | | -0.2% | | | | 0.0% | | | | 0.0% | | | | -0.4% | | | | 0.0% | |
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P&C combined ratio | | | 88.5% | | | | 86.3% | | | | 87.5% | | | | 88.8% | | | | 89.3% | | | | 87.7% | | | | 88.0% | |
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 | | ACE Limited Glossary | | |
ACE Limited Consolidated comprises all segments including Corporate.
Operating return on equity (ROE) or ROE calculated using income excluding adjusted net realized gains (losses): Operating income or income excluding adjusted net realized gains (losses), net of tax, divided by average shareholders’ equity for the period excluding unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax. To annualize a quarterly rate multiply by four.
Book value per common share: Shareholders’ equity divided by the shares outstanding.
Combined ratio: The sum of the loss and loss expense ratio, acquisition cost ratio and the administrative expense ratio excluding life business.
Operating effective tax rate: Income tax expense excluding tax expense (benefit) on adjusted net realized gains (losses) divided by income excluding adjusted net realized gains (losses) before tax.
Life underwriting income: Net premiums earned and net investment income less losses and loss expenses, policy benefits, acquisition costs, and administrative expenses. In addition, Life underwriting income includes gains/losses from fair value changes in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account reporting under GAAP.
Tangible book value per common share: Shareholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets divided by the shares outstanding.
Average market yield of fixed maturities: Weighted average yield to maturity of our fixed income portfolio based on the market prices of the holdings as of that date.
Average yield on invested assets: Net investment income divided by average cost of fixed maturities and other investments, and average market value of equity securities.
Tangible capital: Total capitalization less goodwill and other intangible assets.
Total capitalization: Short-term debt, long-term debt, trust preferreds, and shareholders’ equity.
NM: Not meaningful.