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Chubb Reports First Quarter Per Share Net Income and Core Operating Income of $5.88 and $6.82, Respectively, Up 78.8% and 85.2%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $14.0 Billion, Up 10.7%, with P&C and Life Insurance Up 7.2% and 33.1%; P&C Combined RatioApril 21, 2026 4:05 PM
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Net income and core operating income were $2.32 billion and $2.69 billion, respectively, up 74.3% and 80.6%.P&C net premiums written were $11.72 billion, up 7.2%, with consumer insurance up 14.2% and commercial insurance up 4.6%.North America was up 4.1%, including growth of 8.3% in personal insurance and 2.8% in commercial insurance, or 7.7% excluding large account property, both admitted and E&S.Overseas General was up 14.4%, including growth of 20.5% in consumer insurance and 10.8% in commercial insurance; Latin America, Europe and Asia were up 17.8%, 15.8% and 12.1%, respectively. On a constant dollars basis, Overseas General was up 6.1%, with consumer insurance up 11.1% and commercial insurance up 3.1%.P&C underwriting income was $1.79 billion, up 306.3%, with a combined ratio of 84.0%. P&C current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses was $2.01 billion, up 9.8%, with a combined ratio of 82.1%.Total pre-tax net catastrophe losses were $500 million compared with $1.64 billion last year, which included $1.47 billion from the California wildfires.Total pre-tax favorable prior period development was $286 million compared with $255 million in the prior year.Life Insurance net premiums written were $2.29 billion, up 33.1%, and segment income was $316 million, up 8.5%, with International Life income up 14.5%.Pre-tax net investment income was $1.71 billion, up 9.5%, and adjusted net investment income was $1.84 billion, up 10.1%. Both were records.Annualized return on equity (ROE) was 12.6%. Annualized core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE) was 20.6% and annualized core operating ROE was 14.0%.ZURICH, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 of $2.32 billion, or $5.88 per share, and core operating income of $2.69 billion, or $6.82 per share. Book value per share and tangible book value per share increased 15.8% and 21.5%, respectively, from March 31, 2025 and now stand at $189.93 and $126.65. Book value was unfavorably impacted by after-tax net realized and unrealized losses of $1.94 billion in Chubb's investment portfolio, principally due to the mark-to-market impact in the public fixed-income portfolio, partially offset by $346 million of foreign currency gains. Book value per share and tangible book value per share excluding AOCI increased 12.1% and 16.5%, from March 31, 2025.
Chubb LimitedFirst Quarter Summary(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and ratios)(Unaudited)
(Per Share)
20262025Change
20262025ChangeNet income$2,320$1,33174.3 %
$5.88$3.2978.8 %Adjusted net realized (gains) losses and other, net of tax34359NM
0.870.15NMIntegration expenses and severance, net of tax7-NM
0.02-NMMarket risk benefits (gains) losses, net of tax(12)78NM
(0.03)0.19NMAmortization of deferred tax asset from Bermuda law312147.6 %
0.080.0560.0 %Core operating income, net of tax$2,689$1,48980.6 %
$6.82$3.6885.2 %
Annualized return on equity (ROE)12.6 %8.2 %
Core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE)20.6 %13.0 %
Core operating ROE14.0 %8.6 %
Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited, commented: "We had an excellent quarter and start to the year, which speaks to the strength and resilience of our company in a period of elevated uncertainty. Our globally diversified business, underwriting discipline and strong balance sheet contribute to our returns while creating continued opportunities for growth."Strong growth in P&C underwriting income, investment income and life income led to core operating earnings of $2.7 billion, or $6.82 per share, both up more than 80% over the prior year first quarter, which was impacted by the California wildfires. Excluding CATs, core operating income was up 10.7% and EPS was up 13.5%. Tangible book value per share grew 21.5%."Our underwriting performance in the quarter was excellent. P&C underwriting income was $1.8 billion, with a combined ratio of 84%. On a current accident year basis excluding CATs, underwriting income grew 9.8%, with a combined ratio of 82.1%. And on the investment side of our business, adjusted net investment income of $1.8 billion was up more than 10%."Both property and financial lines insurance market conditions are soft or softening, with portions of the property market softening at a rapid pace. Given inadequate price levels, we moved during the quarter to reduce exposures in our Major Accounts and E&S divisions by non-renewing a substantial percentage of our shared and layered property business that was up for renewal while purchasing additional reinsurance. Given our diversification and balance of opportunities, we produced good growth, with consolidated net premiums up 10.7% to $14 billion, including 21% growth in our global consumer businesses, both P&C and Life. Total P&C net premiums grew 7.2% and Life increased 33.1%. In North America, P&C increased 4.1%, while Overseas General grew 14.4%, or 6.1% in constant dollars. Our published growth in Latin America, Europe and Asia was 17.8%, 15.8% and 12.1%, respectively. Excluding large account property, admitted and E&S, North America grew 7.8%."War in the Middle East raises the specter globally of higher inflation and slower economic growth, while adding pressure to certain financial, fiscal and economic conditions already present. Chubb's diversification, market-leading presence and capabilities, and operating discipline provide us with greater resilience. We have many sources of opportunity, and from what I see I remain confident in our ability to continue generating strong growth in operating earnings, and double-digit growth in EPS and tangible book value."Operating highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were as follows:Chubb LimitedQ1Q1
(in millions of U.S. dollars except for percentages)20262025ChangeConsolidated
Net premiums written (increase of 7.7% in constant dollars)$14,005$12,64610.7 %
P&C
Net premiums written (increase of 4.1% in constant dollars)$11,716$10,9267.2 %Underwriting income$1,792$441306.3 %Combined ratio
84.0 %
95.7 %
Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses $2,006$1,8279.8 %Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
82.1 %
82.3 %
Global P&C (excludes Agriculture)
Net premiums written (increase of 3.9% in constant dollars)$11,405$10,6507.1 %Underwriting income$1,674$387332.0 %Combined ratio
84.8 %
96.2 %
Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses $1,964$1,7919.5 %Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
82.2 %
82.4 %
Life Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 30.8% in constant dollars)$2,289$1,72033.1 %Segment income (increase of 7.1% in constant dollars)$316$2918.5 %Consolidated net premiums earned increased 12.1%, or 9.5% in constant dollars. P&C net premiums earned increased 8.6%, or 5.9% in constant dollars.Operating cash flow was $3.95 billion and adjusted operating cash flow was $3.80 billion.Total capital returned to shareholders was $1.52 billion, comprising share repurchases of $1.14 billion at an average purchase price of $325.06 per share and dividends of $380 million.Details of financial results by business segment are available in the Chubb Limited Financial Supplement. Key segment items for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 are presented below:Chubb LimitedQ1Q1
(in millions of U.S. dollars except for percentages)20262025Change
Total North America P&C Insurance
(Comprising NA Commercial P&C Insurance, NA Personal P&C Insurance and NA Agricultural Insurance)
Net premiums written$6,887$6,6154.1 %Combined ratio
82.8 %
99.8 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
79.1 %
79.7 %
North America Commercial P&C Insurance
Net premiums written $4,895$4,7872.3 %Major accounts retail and excess and surplus (E&S) wholesale$2,772$2,7311.5 %Middle market and small commercial$2,123$2,0563.3 %Combined ratio
84.0 %
82.1 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
81.8 %
81.3 %
North America Personal P&C Insurance
Net premiums written$1,681$1,5528.3 %Combined ratio
84.0 %
159.5 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
71.3 %
75.0 %
North America Agricultural Insurance
Net premiums written$311$27612.7 %Combined ratio
37.5 %
67.5 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
77.6 %
78.9 %
Overseas General Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 6.1% in constant dollars)$4,466$3,90314.4 %Commercial P&C (increase of 3.1% in constant dollars)$2,695$2,43210.8 %Consumer P&C (increase of 11.1% in constant dollars)$1,771$1,47120.5 %Combined ratio
83.6 %
83.4 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
85.4 %
85.5 %
Global Reinsurance
Net premiums written (decrease of 11.7% in constant dollars)$363$408(11.2) %Combined ratio
76.0 %
95.6 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
73.7 %
74.3 %
Life Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 30.8% in constant dollars)$2,289$1,72033.1 %Segment income (increase of 7.1% in constant dollars)$316$2918.5 %North America Commercial P&C Insurance: Net premiums written increased 2.3%, or 7.3% excluding large account property, both admitted and E&S. Middle market and small commercial were up 3.3%, with P&C lines up 5.4% and financial lines down 5.7%, impacted by the increased use of reinsurance. Major accounts retail and specialty were up 1.5%, or 10.9% excluding large account property, which was down 55.0% due to market conditions. The current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses increased 0.5 percentage points, driven by an increase in the underlying loss ratio, primarily due to the reduction in property business.North America Personal P&C Insurance: Net premiums written increased 8.3%. The current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses decreased 3.7 percentage points, including a 2.7 percentage point decrease in the loss ratio and a 1.0 percentage point decrease in the expense ratio.North America Agricultural Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 30.0 percentage points, including a 22.2 percentage point decrease from higher favorable prior period development and a 6.5 percentage point decrease from lower catastrophe losses.Overseas General Insurance: The current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses decreased 0.1 percentage point, reflecting a 0.5 percentage point decrease in the loss ratio, partially offset by a 0.4 percentage point increase in the expense ratio, both due to a shift in the mix of business.Life Insurance: Net premiums written were $2.29 billion, up 33.1%, with International Life of $1.94 billion, up 36.8%, or 15.7% excluding savings-oriented single premium business, and Chubb Benefits up 15.8%. Life Segment income was $316 million, up 8.5%, reflecting growth in International Life of 14.5%, partially offset by non-recurring items that were favorable to the prior year within the North America Chubb Benefits and Life reinsurance businesses.All comparisons are with the same period last year unless otherwise specifically stated.
Please refer to the Chubb Limited Financial Supplement, dated March 31, 2026, which is posted on Chubb's investor relations website, investors.chubb.com, in the Financials section for more detailed information on individual segment performance, together with additional disclosure on reinsurance recoverable, loss reserves, investment portfolio, and debt and capital.Chubb Limited will hold its first quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. The earnings conference call will be available via live webcast at investors.chubb.com or by dialing 877-400-4403 (within the United States) or 332-251-2601 (international), passcode 1641662. Please refer to the Chubb website under Events and Presentations for details. A replay will be available after the call at the same location. To listen to the replay, click here to register and receive dial-in numbers.In this release, business activity for, and the financial position of, Chubb acquisitions are reported at 100%, as required, except for core operating income, net income, book value, tangible book value, ROE, per share data, and certain other key metrics, which include only Chubb's ownership interest and exclude the non-controlling interest.About Chubb
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb employs approximately 45,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.Regulation G – Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresIn 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).Throughout this document there are various measures presented on a constant-dollar basis (i.e., excludes the impact of foreign exchange). We believe it is useful to evaluate the trends in our results 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 investment income is net investment income excluding the amortization of the fair value adjustment on acquired invested assets from certain acquisitions of $2 million and $2 million in Q1 2026 and Q1 2025, and including investment income of $127 million and $107 million in Q1 2026 and Q1 2025, from partially owned investment companies (private equity partnerships) where our ownership interest is in excess of 3% that are accounted for under the equity method. The mark-to-market movement on these private equity partnerships are included in adjusted net realized gains (losses) as described below. We believe this measure is meaningful as it highlights the underlying performance of our invested assets and portfolio management in support of our lines of business.Adjusted net realized gains (losses) and other, net of tax, includes net realized gains (losses) and net realized gains (losses) recorded in other income (expense) related to unconsolidated subsidiaries, and excludes realized gains and losses on crop derivatives and realized gains and losses on underlying investments supporting the liabilities of certain participating policies related to the policyholders' share of gains and losses. The crop derivatives were purchased to provide economic benefit, in a manner similar to reinsurance protection, in the event that a significant decline in commodity pricing impacts underwriting results. We view gains and losses on these derivatives as part of the results of our underwriting operations, and therefore realized gains (losses) from these derivatives are reclassified to adjusted losses and loss expenses. The realized gains and losses on underlying investments supporting the liabilities of certain participating policies have been reclassified from net realized gains (losses) to adjusted policy benefits. We believe this better reflects the economics of the liabilities and the underlying investments supporting those liabilities. Other includes the amortization of fair value adjustment of acquired invested assets and long-term debt related to certain acquisitions. See Core operating income for further description of these items.P&C underwriting income (loss) excludes the Life Insurance segment and is calculated by subtracting adjusted losses and loss expenses, adjusted policy benefits, policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses from net premiums earned. We use underwriting income (loss) and operating ratios to monitor the results of our operations without the impact of certain factors, including net investment income, other income (expense), interest expense, amortization expense of purchased intangibles, integration expenses and severance, amortization of fair value of acquired invested assets and debt, income tax expense, adjusted net realized gains (losses), and market risk benefits gains (losses).P&C current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses is P&C underwriting income adjusted to exclude P&C catastrophe losses and prior period development (PPD). We believe it is useful to exclude catastrophe losses, as they are not predictable as to timing and amount, and PPD as these unexpected loss developments on historical reserves are not indicative of our current underwriting performance. We believe the use of these measures enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the underlying profitability of our insurance business. References in this release to "current accident year" or "underlying" metrics exclude catastrophe losses and prior period development, unless stated otherwise.Core operating income relates only to Chubb income, which excludes noncontrolling interests. It excludes from Chubb net income the after-tax impact of adjusted net realized gains (losses) and other, which include items described in this paragraph, and market risk benefits gains (losses). 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 market risk benefits gains (losses) because the amount of these gains (losses) is heavily influenced by, and fluctuates in part according to, the availability of market opportunities. In addition, we exclude the amortization of fair value adjustments on purchased invested assets and long-term debt related to certain acquisitions due to the size and complexity of these acquisitions. We also exclude integration expenses, including legal and professional fees and all other costs directly related to acquisition integration activities, as well as severance expenses associated with transformation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency. The costs are not related to the ongoing activities of the individual segments and are therefore included in Corporate and excluded from our definition of segment income. We believe these integration expenses and severance are not indicative of our underlying profitability, and excluding these integration expenses and severance facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results. Additionally, we exclude the amortization of the deferred tax asset related to the tax benefit from the Bermuda Economic Transition Adjustment, which we believe provides investors with a better view of our operating performance, enhances the understanding of the trends in the underlying business, improves comparability between periods and provides increased transparency. References to core operating income measures mean net of tax, whether or not noted.Core operating return on equity (ROE) and Core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE) are annualized non-GAAP financial measures. The numerator includes core operating income (loss), net of tax. The denominator includes the average Chubb shareholders' equity for the period adjusted to exclude unrealized gains (losses) on investments, current discount rate on future policy benefits (FPB), and instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits (MRB), all net of tax and attributable to Chubb. For the ROTE calculation, the denominator is also adjusted to exclude Chubb goodwill and other intangible assets, net of tax. These measures enhance the understanding of the return on shareholders' equity by highlighting the underlying profitability relative to shareholders' equity and tangible equity excluding the effect of these items as these are heavily influenced by changes in market conditions. We believe ROTE is meaningful because it measures the performance of our operations without the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets.P&C combined ratio is the sum of the loss and loss expense ratio, acquisition cost ratio and the administrative expense ratio excluding the life business and including the realized gains and losses on the crop derivatives, as noted above.P&C current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses excludes the impact of P&C catastrophe losses and PPD from the P&C combined ratio. We believe this measure provides a useful evaluation of our underwriting performance and enhances the understanding of the trends in our P&C business that may be obscured by these items.Global P&C performance metrics comprise consolidated operating results (including corporate) and exclude the operating results of Chubb's Life Insurance and North America Agricultural Insurance segments. The agriculture insurance business is a different business in that it is a public sector and private sector partnership in which insurance rates, premium growth, and risk-sharing is not market-driven like the remainder of Chubb's P&C insurance business. We believe that these measures are useful and meaningful to investors as they are used by management to assess Chubb's global P&C operations which are the most economically similar. We exclude the North America Agricultural Insurance and Life Insurance segments because the results of these businesses do not always correlate with the results of our global P&C operations.Tangible book value per common share is Chubb shareholders' equity less Chubb goodwill and other intangible assets, net of tax, 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.Book value per share and tangible book value per share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), excludes AOCI from the numerator because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates and foreign currency movement, to highlight underlying growth in book and tangible book value.Adjusted operating cash flow is Operating cash flow excluding the operating cash flow related to the net investing activities of Huatai's asset management companies as it relates to the Consolidated Investment Products as required under consolidation accounting. Because these entities are investment companies, we are required to retain the investment company presentation in our consolidated results, which means, we include the net investing activities of these entities in our operating cash flows. Chubb has elected to remove the impact of net investing activities of consolidated investment companies from our operating cash flow as they may distort a reader's analysis of our underlying operating cash flow related to the core insurance company operations. These net investing activities are more appropriately classified outside of operating cash flows, consistent with our consolidated investing activities. Accordingly, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust operating cash flow for the impact of consolidated investment products.Life Insurance and International life insurance net premiums written and deposits collected includes deposits collected on universal life and investment contracts (life deposits). Life deposits are not reflected as revenues in our consolidated statements of operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, we include life deposits in presenting growth in our life insurance business because life deposits are an important component of production and key to our efforts to grow our business.See the reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 25-29 in the Financial Supplement. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for measures determined in accordance with GAAP, including premium, net income, book value, return on equity, and net investment income.NM – not meaningful comparisonCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Forward-looking statements made in this press release, such as those related to company performance, pricing, growth opportunities, economic and market conditions, and our expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts, reflect our 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 that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, the following: competition, pricing and policy term trends, the levels of new and renewal business achieved, the frequency and severity of unpredictable catastrophic events, actual loss experience, uncertainties in the reserving or settlement process, integration activities and performance of acquired companies, loss of key employees or disruptions to our operations, 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 recoverable, credit developments among reinsurers, rating agency action, possible terrorism or the outbreak and effects of war, economic, political, regulatory, insurance and reinsurance business conditions, potential strategic opportunities including acquisitions and our ability to achieve them, as well as management's response to these factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 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.Chubb Limited Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)(Unaudited)
March 312026
December 312025Assets
Investments$170,195
$168,720Cash and restricted cash
2,634
2,470Insurance and reinsurance balances receivable
17,101
15,944Reinsurance recoverable on losses and loss expenses
20,159
20,338Goodwill and other intangible assets ($25,966 and $25,775 represents
Chubb portion as of 3/31/2026 and 12/31/2025, respectively)
26,587
26,448Other assets
38,780
38,407Total assets$275,456
$272,327
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and loss expenses$88,915
$88,018Unearned premiums
27,180
26,279Other liabilities
79,449
78,251Total liabilities
195,544
192,548
Shareholders' equity
Chubb shareholders' equity, excl. AOCI
79,699
78,732Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI)
(5,911)
(4,975)Chubb shareholders' equity
73,788
73,757Noncontrolling interests
6,124
6,022Total shareholders' equity
79,912
79,779Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$275,456
$272,327
Book value per common share$189.93
$188.59Tangible book value per common share$126.65
$126.22Book value per common share, excl. AOCI$205.15
$201.31Tangible book value per common share, excl. AOCI$140.35
$136.91Chubb LimitedSummary Consolidated Financial Data(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share, per share data, and ratios)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31
2026
2025Gross premiums written$16,551
$15,105Net premiums written
14,005
12,646Net premiums earned
13,457
12,000Losses and loss expenses
6,131
6,896Policy benefits
1,785
1,227Policy acquisition costs
2,596
2,313Administrative expenses
1,149
1,080Net investment income
1,709
1,561Net realized gains (losses)
(407)
(116)Market risk benefits gains (losses)
14
(92)Interest expense
198
181Other income (expense):
Gains (losses) from separate account assets
(12)
(10)Other
173
93Amortization of purchased intangibles
73
75Integration expenses and severance
9
--Income tax expense
646
321Net income$2,347
$1,343Less: NCI income
27
12Chubb net income$2,320
$1,331
Diluted earnings per share:
Chubb net income$5.88
$3.29Core operating income$6.82
$3.68Weighted average shares outstanding
394.6
404.7
P&C combined ratio
Loss and loss expense ratio
55.6 %
67.8 %Policy acquisition cost ratio
20.0 %
19.4 %Administrative expense ratio
8.4 %
8.5 %P&C combined ratio
84.0 %
95.7 %
P&C underwriting income$1,792
$441
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Original: Chubb Reports First Quarter Per Share Net Income and Core Operating Income of $5.88 and $6.82, Respectively, Up 78.8% and 85.2%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $14.0 Billion, Up 10.7%, with P&C and Life Insurance Up 7.2% and 33.1%; P&C Combined Ratio
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Chubb Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $3.21 Billion, Up 24.7%, and Core Operating Income of $2.98 Billion, Up 21.7%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $13.1 Billion, Up 8.9%, with P&C and Life Insurance Up 7.7% and 16.9%; Record P&C Combined RatioFebruary 3, 2026 4:05 PM
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QUARTERNet income per share was $8.10, up 28.0%, and core operating income per share was $7.52, up 24.9%. Both were records.P&C net premiums written were $11.31 billion, up 7.7%. North America was up 6.6%, including growth of 6.7% in commercial insurance and 6.1% in personal insurance. Overseas General was up 10.8%, including growth of 18.7% in consumer insurance and 5.6% in commercial insurance; Latin America, Asia, and Europe were up 14.7%, 13.0%, and 7.2%, respectively.P&C underwriting income was $2.20 billion, up 39.6%, with a record low combined ratio of 81.2%. P&C current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses was a record $2.29 billion, up 16.5%, with a record low combined ratio of 80.4%.Total pre-tax catastrophe losses were $365 million compared with $607 million last year. Total pre-tax favorable prior period development was $268 million compared with $213 million last year.Life Insurance net premiums written were $1.83 billion, up 16.9%, and segment income was $322 million, up 19.3%.Pre-tax net investment income was $1.69 billion, up 8.0%, and adjusted net investment income was $1.81 billion, up 7.3%. Both were records.Annualized return on equity (ROE) was 17.6%. Annualized core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE) was 23.5% and annualized core operating ROE was 15.9%.YEARNet income per share was $25.68, up 13.1%, and core operating income per share was $24.79, up 10.8%. Both were records.P&C net premiums written were $47.56 billion, up 5.4%. North America was up 4.7%, including growth of 7.5% in personal insurance and 3.9% in commercial insurance. Overseas General was up 7.5%, including growth of 11.0% in consumer insurance and 5.2% in commercial insurance; Asia, Latin America, and Europe were up 10.7%, 6.3%, and 5.9%, respectively.P&C underwriting income was a record $6.53 billion, up 11.6%, with a record low combined ratio of 85.7%. P&C current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses was a record $8.32 billion, up 12.7%, with a record low combined ratio of 81.9%.Total pre-tax catastrophe losses were $2.92 billion compared with $2.39 billion last year. Total pre-tax favorable prior period development was $1.13 billion compared with $856 million last year.Life Insurance net premiums written were $7.28 billion, up 15.1%, and segment income was a record $1.24 billion, up 13.1%.Pre-tax net investment income was $6.47 billion, up 9.0%, and adjusted net investment income was $6.95 billion, up 9.0%. Both were records.ROE was 15.0%. Core operating ROTE was 20.5% and core operating ROE was 13.7%.ZURICH, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 of $3.21 billion, or $8.10 per share, and core operating income of $2.98 billion, or $7.52 per share. Book value per share and tangible book value per share increased 3.5% and 5.1%, respectively, from September 30, 2025 and now stand at $188.59 and $126.22. Book value was favorably impacted by after-tax net realized and unrealized gains of $288 million in Chubb's investment portfolio. Book value per share and tangible book value per share excluding AOCI increased 3.4% and 4.8%, from September 30, 2025.
Chubb Limited
Fourth Quarter Summary
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and ratios)
(Unaudited)
(Per Share)
Q42025Q42024Change
20252024ChangeNet income$3,210$2,57524.7 %
$8.10$6.3328.0 %Adjusted net realized (gains) losses and other, net of tax(351)(41)NM
(0.89)(0.11)NMIntegration expenses and severance, net of tax5815NM
0.150.04NMMarket risk benefits (gains) losses, net of tax32(98)NM
0.08(0.24)NMAmortization of deferred tax asset from Bermuda law33-NM
0.08-NMCore operating income, net of tax$2,982$2,45121.7 %
$7.52$6.0224.9 %
Annualized return on equity (ROE)17.6 %15.9 %
Core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE)23.5 %22.0 %
Core operating ROE15.9 %14.3 %
For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income was $10.31 billion, or $25.68 per share, and core operating income was $9.95 billion, or $24.79 per share. Book value per share and tangible book value per share increased 18.0% and 25.7%, from December 31, 2024. Book value was favorably impacted by after-tax net realized and unrealized gains of $3.54 billion in Chubb's investment portfolio and $724 million of foreign currency gains. Book value per share and tangible book value per share excluding AOCI increased 11.0% and 15.5%, from December 31, 2024.Chubb Limited
Full Year Summary
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and ratios)
(Unaudited)
(Per Share)
FY 2025FY 2024Change
20252024ChangeNet income $10,310$9,27211.2 %
$25.68$22.7013.1 %Adjusted net realized (gains) losses and other, net of tax(786)(247)NM
(1.96)(0.61)NMIntegration expenses and severance, net of tax613290.6 %
0.150.0887.5 %Market risk benefits (gains) losses, net of tax24514075.0 %
0.610.3479.4 %Amortization of deferred tax asset (2025) and non-
recurring tax benefit (2024) from Bermuda law124(55)NM
0.31(0.13)NMCore operating income, net of tax$9,954$9,1428.9 %
$24.79$22.3810.8 %
Annualized return on equity (ROE)15.0 %15.0 %
Core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE)20.5 %21.5 %
Core operating ROE13.7 %13.8 %
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the tax expenses (benefits) related to the table above were $(54) million and $(141) million, respectively for adjusted net realized gains and losses and other; $(17) million and $(7) million for integration expenses and severance; $(43) million and nil for market risk benefits gains and losses, and $2.40 billion and $2.01 billion for core operating income.Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited, commented: "We had a great quarter and a great year, with very strong contributions from all areas of the company. Our consistent and enduring performance speaks to the broadly diversified global nature of our company."For the quarter, double-digit growth in underwriting and life income, together with record investment income, led to operating income increasing 21.7% and on a per share basis up almost 25%. Total company net premiums grew nearly 9%, with P&C up 7.7% and Life up about 17%. This was, in fact, a faster growth rate than our full-year average of 6.6%. P&C underwriting income was up 40% to $2.2 billion with a record combined ratio of 81.2%, supported by low CATs, strong prior period reserve development and a record low current accident year combined ratio of 80.4%, reflecting the strength of our businesses from around the globe. Adjusted investment income was up 7.3% to $1.8 billion, and life income was up 19.3%."Our full-year results in virtually every category were the best in our company's history. Record operating income was just shy of $10 billion, or $24.79 per share, up about 9% and 11%, respectively. All three major sources of income for our company produced record results last year: P&C underwriting income was up 11.6% with an all-time-low combined ratio of 85.7%. Adjusted investment income rose 9%, with strong returns in both our public fixed income and private portfolios. Life insurance income was up over 13%. Notably, these results were achieved in spite of full-year CAT losses being modestly higher than prior year, substantially driven by the California wildfires in the first quarter."For the year, again, we grew total company premiums over 6.5%, with P&C up about 5.5%, including growth of 9.2% in personal insurance and 4.0% in commercial insurance, and life up over 15%. Our core operating ROE was 13.7% and our return on tangible equity was 20.5%. Per-share book and tangible book value, our most important measures of wealth creation, grew 18% and 25.7%, respectively."While commercial insurance market conditions continue to grow incrementally more competitive, we see many opportunities for growth given our broad diversification by geography, product, commercial and consumer customer segments and distribution channel. In fact, at January 1, conditions were a bit more favorable than we had anticipated, and while early, we've had a good start to the year. We anticipate an excellent '26 with strong growth in operating earnings and double-digit growth in EPS and tangible book value, macro conditions notwithstanding."Operating highlights for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:Chubb LimitedQ4Q4
(in millions of U.S. dollars except for percentages)20252024ChangeConsolidated
Net premiums written (increase of 8.3% in constant dollars)$13,134$12,0588.9 %
P&C
Net premiums written (increase of 6.9% in constant dollars)$11,309$10,4977.7 %Underwriting income$2,197$1,57539.6 %Combined ratio
81.2 %
85.7 %
Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses $2,294$1,96916.5 %Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
80.4 %
82.2 %
Global P&C (excludes Agriculture)
Net premiums written (increase of 5.7% in constant dollars)$10,850$10,1806.6 %Underwriting income$1,979$1,44836.8 %Combined ratio
82.1 %
86.2 %
Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses $2,130$1,91711.2 %Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
80.9 %
81.7 %
Life Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 18.3% in constant dollars)$1,825$1,56116.9 %Segment income (increase of 22.1% in constant dollars)$322$27019.3 %Consolidated net premiums earned increased 7.4%, or 6.8% in constant dollars. P&C net premiums earned increased 6.2% or 5.3% in constant dollars.Operating cash flow was $4.06 billion and adjusted operating cash flow was $4.17 billion.Total pre-tax and after-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance and including reinstatement premiums, were $365 million (3.0 percentage points of the combined ratio) and $292 million, compared with $607 million (5.5 percentage points of the combined ratio) and $515 million, last year.Total pre-tax and after-tax favorable prior period development were $268 million and $220 million, compared with $213 million and $196 million, last year.Total capital returned to shareholders was $1.48 billion, comprising share repurchases of $1.10 billion at an average purchase price of $282.96 per share and dividends of $381 million.Operating highlights for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:
Chubb LimitedFYFY
(in millions of U.S. dollars except for percentages)20252024ChangeConsolidated
Net premiums written (increase of 7.0% in constant dollars)$54,842$51,4686.6 %
P&C
Net premiums written (increase of 5.6% in constant dollars)$47,563$45,1425.4 %Underwriting income$6,528$5,85011.6 %Combined ratio
85.7 %
86.6 %
Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses $8,316$7,38112.7 %Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
81.9 %
83.1 %
Global P&C (excludes Agriculture)
Net premiums written (increase of 5.4% in constant dollars)$44,637$42,4395.2 %Underwriting income$6,011$5,4969.4 %Combined ratio
86.0 %
86.6 %
Current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses $7,896$7,07111.7 %Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
81.7 %
82.7 %
Life Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 17.3% in constant dollars)$7,279$6,32615.1 %Segment income (increase of 16.7% in constant dollars)$1,242$1,09813.1 %Consolidated net premiums earned increased 6.4%, or 6.7% in constant dollars. P&C net premiums earned increased 5.1%, or 5.2% in constant dollars.Operating cash flow was $12.82 billion and adjusted operating cash flow was $13.91 billion.Total pre-tax and after-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance and including reinstatement premiums, were $2.92 billion (6.3 percentage points of the combined ratio) and $2.33 billion, compared with $2.39 billion (5.5 percentage points of the combined ratio) and $1.97 billion, last year.Total pre-tax and after-tax favorable prior period development were $1.13 billion and $858 million, compared with $856 million and $712 million, last year.Total capital returned to shareholders was $4.91 billion, comprising share repurchases of $3.39 billion at an average purchase price of $282.57 per share and dividends of $1.52 billion.Details of financial results by business segment are available in the Chubb Limited Financial Supplement. Key segment items for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 are presented below: Chubb LimitedQ4Q4
(in millions of U.S. dollars except for percentages)20252024Change
Total North America P&C Insurance
(Comprising NA Commercial P&C Insurance, NA Personal P&C Insurance and NA Agricultural Insurance)
Net premiums written$7,286$6,8376.6 %Combined ratio
76.7 %
80.7 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
76.8 %
79.5 %
North America Commercial P&C Insurance
Net premiums written $5,107$4,8994.3 %Major accounts retail and excess and surplus (E&S) wholesale$3,003$2,9153.0 %Middle market and small commercial$2,104$1,9846.1 %Combined ratio
78.8 %
80.6 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
79.9 %
79.0 %
North America Personal P&C Insurance
Net premiums written$1,720$1,6216.1 %Combined ratio
74.1 %
82.6 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
69.9 %
77.4 %
North America Agricultural Insurance
Net premiums written$459$31745.1 %Combined ratio
67.0 %
76.1 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
70.0 %
90.5 %
Overseas General Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 8.1% in constant dollars)$3,806$3,43610.8 %Commercial P&C (increase of 3.3% in constant dollars)$2,183$2,0685.6 %Consumer P&C (increase of 15.4% in constant dollars)$1,623$1,36818.7 %Combined ratio
83.0 %
87.6 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
84.0 %
84.9 %
Global Reinsurance
Net premiums written (decrease of 4.2% in constant dollars)$217$224(3.9) %Combined ratio
71.6 %
99.9 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
73.9 %
75.8 %
Life Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 18.3% in constant dollars)$1,825$1,56116.9 %Segment income (increase of 22.1% in constant dollars)$322$27019.3 %North America Commercial P&C Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 1.8 percentage points, including a 2.9 percentage point decrease from lower catastrophe losses, partially offset by a 0.9 percentage point increase in the underlying policy acquisition cost ratio, primarily reflecting mix of business within major accounts and E&S and increased middle market business. The current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses was flat. North America Personal P&C Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 8.5 percentage points, including a 5.7 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses, a 1.8 percentage point decrease in the underlying expense ratio, and a 1.0 percentage point decrease from lower catastrophe losses.North America Agricultural Insurance: Net premiums written were up 45.1%, or 1.4% adjusted for the favorable year-over-year impact of premium adjustments related to the federal government profit-share agreement. The combined ratio decreased 9.1 percentage points, which primarily included a 20.6 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses, primarily reflecting the estimated underwriting gain for the current crop year, partially offset by the adverse impact of a 10.0 percentage point increase from lower favorable prior period development.Overseas General Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 4.6 percentage points, including a 2.7 percentage point decrease from higher favorable prior period development, a 1.0 percentage point decrease from lower catastrophe losses, and a 0.8 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses.Life Insurance: Net premiums written were $1.83 billion, up 16.9%, or 18.3% in constant dollars, with growth of 17.8% in International Life and 17.0% in Chubb Benefits.Details of financial results by business segment are available in the Chubb Limited Financial Supplement. Key segment items for the year ended December 31, 2025 are presented below: Chubb LimitedFYFY
(in millions of U.S. dollars except for percentages)20252024Change
Total North America P&C Insurance
(Comprising NA Commercial P&C Insurance, NA Personal P&C Insurance and NA Agricultural Insurance)
Net premiums written$31,230$29,8244.7 %Combined ratio
83.8 %
84.1 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
79.2 %
80.9 %
North America Commercial P&C Insurance
Net premiums written$21,280$20,5893.4 %Major accounts retail and excess and surplus (E&S) wholesale$12,691$12,5141.4 %Middle market and small commercial$8,589$8,0756.4 %Combined ratio
81.4 %
83.9 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
80.8 %
80.6 %
North America Personal P&C Insurance
Net premiums written $7,024$6,5327.5 %Combined ratio
91.5 %
83.6 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
72.3 %
78.5 %
North America Agricultural Insurance
Net premiums written$2,926$2,7038.2 %Combined ratio
82.3 %
86.9 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
85.0 %
88.8 %
Overseas General Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 8.0% in constant dollars)$15,024$13,9727.5 %Commercial P&C (increase of 5.3% in constant dollars)$8,806$8,3725.2 %Consumer P&C (increase of 12.0% in constant dollars)$6,218$5,60011.0 %Combined ratio
85.0 %
86.4 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
84.8 %
85.2 %
Global Reinsurance
Net premiums written (decrease of 3.0% in constant dollars)$1,309$1,346(2.8) %Combined ratio
79.3 %
85.9 %
Current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses
74.3 %
76.4 %
Life Insurance
Net premiums written (increase of 17.3% in constant dollars)$7,279$6,32615.1 %Segment income (increase of 16.7% in constant dollars)$1,242$1,09813.1 %North America Commercial P&C Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 2.5 percentage points, including a 2.7 percentage point decrease due to lower catastrophe losses.North America Personal P&C Insurance: The combined ratio increased 7.9 percentage points, including a 15.2 percentage point increase due to higher catastrophe losses, primarily from California wildfires in the first quarter, partially offset by a 5.1 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses, a 1.1 percentage point decrease in the underlying expense ratio, and a 1.1 percentage point decrease due to higher favorable prior period development.North America Agricultural Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 4.6 percentage points, including a 3.9 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses, primarily reflecting an improved year-over-year underwriting gain in the current year, and a 1.4 percentage point decrease due to lower catastrophe losses, partially offset by a 0.6 percentage point increase due to less favorable year-over-year prior period development.Overseas General Insurance: The combined ratio decreased 1.4 percentage points, including a 1.1 percentage point decrease due to higher favorable prior period development and a 0.7 percentage point decrease in the current accident year loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses, partially offset by a 0.3 percentage point increase in the underlying expense ratio reflecting business mix.Life Insurance: Net premiums written were $7.28 billion, up 15.1%, or 17.3% in constant dollars, with growth of 17.4% in International Life and 17.9% in Chubb Benefits.All comparisons are with the same period last year unless otherwise specifically stated.
Please refer to the Chubb Limited Financial Supplement, dated December 31, 2025, which is posted on Chubb's investor relations website, investors.chubb.com, in the Financials section for more detailed information on individual segment performance, together with additional disclosure on reinsurance recoverable, loss reserves, investment portfolio, and debt and capital.Chubb Limited will hold its fourth quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern. The earnings conference call will be available via live webcast at investors.chubb.com or by dialing 888-596-4244 (within the United States) or 646-968-2727 (international), passcode 1641662. Please refer to the Chubb website under Events and Presentations for details. A replay will be available after the call at the same location. To listen to the replay, please click here to register and receive dial-in numbers.In this release, business activity for, and the financial position of, Chubb acquisitions are reported at 100%, as required, except for core operating income, net income, book value, tangible book value, ROE, per share data, and certain other key metrics, which include only Chubb's ownership interest and exclude the non-controlling interest.Prior period core operating income and related metrics have been redefined to reflect the definition of core operating income adopted in Q1 2025, which excludes the non-recurring tax benefit related to the enactment of Bermuda's income tax law in 2023. Refer to "Regulation G – Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for more information.About Chubb
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb employs approximately 45,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.Regulation G – Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresIn 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).Throughout this document there are various measures presented on a constant-dollar basis (i.e., excludes the impact of foreign exchange). We believe it is useful to evaluate the trends in our results 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 investment income is net investment income excluding the amortization of the fair value adjustment on acquired invested assets from certain acquisitions of $1 million and $2 million in Q4 2025 and Q4 2024, and including investment income of $125 million and $126 million in Q4 2025 and Q4 2024, from partially owned investment companies (private equity partnerships) where our ownership interest is in excess of 3% that are accounted for under the equity method. The amortization of the fair value adjustment on acquired invested assets was $8 million and $16 million for full-year 2025 and 2024, and the investment income from private equity partnerships was $474 million and $430 million for full-year 2025 and 2024. The mark-to-market movement on these private equity partnerships are included in adjusted net realized gains (losses) as described below. We believe this measure is meaningful as it highlights the underlying performance of our invested assets and portfolio management in support of our lines of business.Adjusted net realized gains (losses) and other, net of tax, includes net realized gains (losses) and net realized gains (losses) recorded in other income (expense) related to unconsolidated subsidiaries, and excludes realized gains and losses on crop derivatives and realized gains and losses on underlying investments supporting the liabilities of certain participating policies related to the policyholders' share of gains and losses. The crop derivatives were purchased to provide economic benefit, in a manner similar to reinsurance protection, in the event that a significant decline in commodity pricing impacts underwriting results. We view gains and losses on these derivatives as part of the results of our underwriting operations, and therefore realized gains (losses) from these derivatives are reclassified to adjusted losses and loss expenses. The realized gains and losses on underlying investments supporting the liabilities of certain participating policies have been reclassified from net realized gains (losses) to adjusted policy benefits. We believe this better reflects the economics of the liabilities and the underlying investments supporting those liabilities. Other includes the amortization of fair value adjustment of acquired invested assets and long-term debt related to certain acquisitions. See Core operating income for further description of these items.P&C underwriting income (loss) excludes the Life Insurance segment and is calculated by subtracting adjusted losses and loss expenses, adjusted policy benefits, policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses from net premiums earned. We use underwriting income (loss) and operating ratios to monitor the results of our operations without the impact of certain factors, including net investment income, other income (expense), interest expense, amortization expense of purchased intangibles, integration expenses and severance, amortization of fair value of acquired invested assets and debt, income tax expense, adjusted net realized gains (losses), and market risk benefits gains (losses).P&C current accident year underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses is P&C underwriting income adjusted to exclude P&C catastrophe losses and prior period development (PPD). We believe it is useful to exclude catastrophe losses, as they are not predictable as to timing and amount, and PPD as these unexpected loss developments on historical reserves are not indicative of our current underwriting performance. We believe the use of these measures enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the underlying profitability of our insurance business. References in this release to "current accident year" metrics exclude catastrophe losses and prior period development, unless stated otherwise.Core operating income relates only to Chubb income, which excludes noncontrolling interests. It excludes from Chubb net income the after-tax impact of adjusted net realized gains (losses) and other, which include items described in this paragraph, and market risk benefits gains (losses). 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 market risk benefits gains (losses) because the amount of these gains (losses) is heavily influenced by, and fluctuates in part according to, the availability of market opportunities. In addition, we exclude the amortization of fair value adjustments on purchased invested assets and long-term debt related to certain acquisitions due to the size and complexity of these acquisitions. We also exclude integration expenses, including legal and professional fees and all other costs directly related to acquisition integration activities, as well as severance expenses associated with transformation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency. The costs are not related to the ongoing activities of the individual segments and are therefore included in Corporate and excluded from our definition of segment income. We believe these integration expenses and severance are not indicative of our underlying profitability, and excluding these integration expenses and severance facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results. Additionally, we exclude the non-recurring tax benefit from the Bermuda Economic Transition Adjustment enacted in 2023 and adjusted in 2024 and subsequent years' amortization of the related deferred tax asset, which we believe provides investors with a better view of our operating performance, enhances the understanding of the trends in the underlying business, improves comparability between periods and provides increased transparency compared to the prior presentation of the non-recurring tax benefit. References to core operating income measures mean net of tax, whether or not noted.Core operating return on equity (ROE) and Core operating return on tangible equity (ROTE) are annualized non-GAAP financial measures. The numerator includes core operating income (loss), net of tax. The denominator includes the average Chubb shareholders' equity for the period adjusted to exclude unrealized gains (losses) on investments, current discount rate on future policy benefits (FPB), and instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits (MRB), all net of tax and attributable to Chubb. For the ROTE calculation, the denominator is also adjusted to exclude Chubb goodwill and other intangible assets, net of tax. These measures enhance the understanding of the return on shareholders' equity by highlighting the underlying profitability relative to shareholders' equity and tangible equity excluding the effect of these items as these are heavily influenced by changes in market conditions. We believe ROTE is meaningful because it measures the performance of our operations without the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets.P&C combined ratio is the sum of the loss and loss expense ratio, acquisition cost ratio and the administrative expense ratio excluding the life business and including the realized gains and losses on the crop derivatives, as noted above. P&C current accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses excludes the impact of P&C catastrophe losses and PPD from the P&C combined ratio. We believe this measure provides a useful evaluation of our underwriting performance and enhances the understanding of the trends in our P&C business that may be obscured by these items.Global P&C performance metrics comprise consolidated operating results (including corporate) and exclude the operating results of Chubb's Life Insurance and North America Agricultural Insurance segments. The agriculture insurance business is a different business in that it is a public sector and private sector partnership in which insurance rates, premium growth, and risk-sharing is not market-driven like the remainder of Chubb's P&C insurance business. We believe that these measures are useful and meaningful to investors as they are used by management to assess Chubb's global P&C operations which are the most economically similar. We exclude the North America Agricultural Insurance and Life Insurance segments because the results of these businesses do not always correlate with the results of our global P&C operations.Tangible book value per common share is Chubb shareholders' equity less Chubb goodwill and other intangible assets, net of tax, 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.Book value per share and tangible book value per share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI), excludes AOCI from the numerator because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates and foreign currency movement, to highlight underlying growth in book and tangible book value.Adjusted operating cash flow is Operating cash flow excluding the operating cash flow related to the net investing activities of Huatai's asset management companies as it relates to the Consolidated Investment Products as required under consolidation accounting. Because these entities are investment companies, we are required to retain the investment company presentation in our consolidated results, which means, we include the net investing activities of these entities in our operating cash flows. Chubb has elected to remove the impact of net investing activities of consolidated investment companies from our operating cash flow as they may distort a reader's analysis of our underlying operating cash flow related to the core insurance company operations. These net investing activities are more appropriately classified outside of operating cash flows, consistent with our consolidated investing activities. Accordingly, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust operating cash flow for the impact of consolidated investment products.Life Insurance and International life insurance net premiums written and deposits collected includes deposits collected on universal life and investment contracts (life deposits). Life deposits are not reflected as revenues in our consolidated statements of operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, we include life deposits in presenting growth in our life insurance business because life deposits are an important component of production and key to our efforts to grow our business.See the reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures on pages 27-33 in the Financial Supplement. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for measures determined in accordance with GAAP, including premium, net income, book value, return on equity, and net investment income.NM – not meaningful comparisonCautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Forward-looking statements made in this press release, such as those related to company performance, pricing, growth opportunities, economic and market conditions, and our expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts, reflect our 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 that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, the following: competition, pricing and policy term trends, the levels of new and renewal business achieved, the frequency and severity of unpredictable catastrophic events, actual loss experience, uncertainties in the reserving or settlement process, integration activities and performance of acquired companies, loss of key employees or disruptions to our operations, 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 recoverable, credit developments among reinsurers, rating agency action, possible terrorism or the outbreak and effects of war, economic, political, regulatory, insurance and reinsurance business conditions, potential strategic opportunities including acquisitions and our ability to achieve them, as well as management's response to these factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 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.Chubb Limited Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets(in millions of U.S. dollars, except per share data)(Unaudited)
December 312025
December 312024Assets
Investments$168,720
$150,650Cash and restricted cash
2,470
2,549Insurance and reinsurance balances receivable
15,944
14,426Reinsurance recoverable on losses and loss expenses
20,338
19,777Goodwill and other intangible assets ($25,775 and $25,219 represents
Chubb portion as of 12/31/2025 and 12/31/2024, respectively)
26,448
25,956Other assets
38,407
33,190Total assets$272,327
$246,548
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and loss expenses$88,018
$84,004Unearned premiums
26,279
23,504Other liabilities
78,251
70,646Total liabilities
192,548
178,154
Shareholders' equity
Chubb shareholders' equity, excl. AOCI
78,732
72,665Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI)
(4,975)
(8,644)Chubb shareholders' equity
73,757
64,021Noncontrolling interests
6,022
4,373Total shareholders' equity
79,779
68,394Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$272,327
$246,548
Book value per common share$188.59
$159.77Tangible book value per common share$126.22
$100.38Book value per common share, excl. AOCI$201.31
$181.34Tangible book value per common share, excl. AOCI$136.91
$118.57 Chubb LimitedSummary Consolidated Financial Data(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share, per share data, and ratios)(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31
December 31
2025
2024
2025
2024Gross premiums written$15,496
$14,326
$65,946
$62,003Net premiums written
13,134
12,058
54,842
51,468Net premiums earned
13,530
12,598
53,014
49,846Losses and loss expenses
6,281
6,481
26,700
26,022Policy benefits
1,455
1,216
5,460
4,714Policy acquisition costs
2,556
2,345
9,847
9,102Administrative expenses
1,161
1,122
4,504
4,380Net investment income
1,688
1,563
6,465
5,930Net realized gains (losses)
(116)
(84)
211
117Market risk benefits gains (losses)
(37)
98
(288)
(140)Interest expense
205
189
764
741Other income (expense):
Gains (losses) from separate account assets
127
1
96
(8)Other
389
396
1,201
1,031Amortization of purchased intangibles
77
82
301
323Integration expenses and severance
76
18
79
39Income tax expense
597
479
2,422
1,815Net income$3,173
$2,640
$10,622
$9,640Less: NCI income (loss)
(37)
65
312
368Chubb net income$3,210
$2,575
$10,310
$9,272
Diluted earnings per share:
Chubb net income$8.10
$6.33
$25.68
$22.70Core operating income$7.52
$6.02
$24.79
$22.38Weighted average shares outstanding
396.5
406.9
401.5
408.5
P&C combined ratio
Loss and loss expense ratio
54.3 %
59.4 %
59.1 %
60.4 %Policy acquisition cost ratio
18.9 %
18.4 %
18.6 %
18.1 %Administrative expense ratio
8.0 %
7.9 %
8.0 %
8.1 %P&C combined ratio
81.2 %
85.7 %
85.7 %
86.6 %
P&C underwriting income$2,197
$1,575
$6,528
$5,850
SOURCE Chubb Limited
Original: Chubb Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $3.21 Billion, Up 24.7%, and Core Operating Income of $2.98 Billion, Up 21.7%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $13.1 Billion, Up 8.9%, with P&C and Life Insurance Up 7.7% and 16.9%; Record P&C Combined Ratio
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