Chubb Limited
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(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).
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.
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, 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 CAY underwriting income excluding catastrophe losses (Cats) is P&C underwriting income (loss) adjusted to exclude P&C Cats
and prior period development (PPD). We believe it is useful to exclude Cats, 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.
Adjusted losses and loss expenses include 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 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.
Adjusted policy benefits include gains and losses from fair value
changes in separate account liabilities, as well as the offsetting movement in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account reporting under U.S. GAAP, for purposes of reporting Life Insurance underwriting income. We view gains
and losses from fair value changes in both non-qualified separate account assets and liabilities as part of the results of our underwriting operations, and therefore these gains and losses are reclassified
from Other (income) expense to adjusted policy benefits. In addition, adjusted policy benefits includes the impact of realized gains and losses on underlying investments supporting the liabilities of certain participating policies for the portion
that are shared with policyholders. These realized gains and losses on underlying investments have been reclassified from net realized gains (losses) to adjusted policy benefits. We believe this presentation better reflects the economics of the
liabilities and the underlying investments supporting those liabilities.
Adjusted net investment income is net investment income excluding the amortization of the
fair value adjustment on acquired invested assets from certain acquisitions, and including investment income 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), 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.
Adjusted interest expense is interest expense excluding the amortization of the fair value adjustment on acquired long-term debt, related to the
Chubb Corp acquisition due to the size and complexity of this acquisition.
Other income (expense) - operating excludes from consolidated Other income (expense) the
portion of net realized gains and losses related to unconsolidated entities, other income (expense) from private equity partnerships, and gains and losses from fair value changes in separate account assets that do not qualify for separate account
reporting under U.S. GAAP. Net realized gains (losses) related to unconsolidated entities is excluded from core operating income (loss) in order to enhance the understanding of our results of underwriting operations as they are heavily influenced
by, and fluctuate in part according to, market conditions. Other income (expense) from private equity partnerships and net realized gains and losses related to unconsolidated entities are recorded to Other income (expense) in our income statement on
a U.S. GAAP basis.
P&C combined ratio excludes the Life Insurance segment. P&C loss and loss expense ratio and P&C combined ratio include adjusted
losses and loss expenses and policy benefits in the ratio numerator. P&C expense ratio and P&C combined ratio include policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses in the ratio numerator. A reconciliation of combined ratio to P&C
combined ratio is provided on pages 30-33.
CAY P&C combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses excludes Cats and PPD
from the P&C combined ratio. We exclude Cats 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. The combined ratio
numerator is adjusted to exclude Cats, PPD and expense adjustments on PPD, and the denominator is adjusted to exclude net premiums earned adjustments on PPD and reinstatement premiums on Cats and PPD. In periods where there are adjustments on loss
sensitive policies, these adjustments are excluded from PPD and net premiums earned when calculating the ratios. We believe this measure provides a better evaluation of our underwriting performance and enhances the understanding of the trends in our
P&C business that may be obscured by these items. This measure is commonly reported among our peer companies and allows for a better comparison.
Expense ratio
excluding accident and health (A&H) excludes the impact of our A&H business from our 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 comprise
consolidated operating results (including corporate) and exclude the operating results of the company’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 the company’s P&C insurance business. 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 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.
Core operating income, net of tax, 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), market risk benefit gains (losses), integration expenses, the
amortization of fair value adjustment of acquired invested assets and long-term debt related to certain acquisitions. 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 benefit gains (losses) because the amount of these gains (losses) is heavily influenced by, and fluctuates in part according to, the availability of market
opportunities. 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, which
are incurred by the overall company and are included in Corporate. These expenses include legal and professional fees and all other costs directly related to the integration activities of acquisitions. The costs are not related to the ongoing
activities of the individual segments and are therefore also excluded from our definition of segment income. We believe these integration expenses are not indicative of our underlying profitability, and excluding these integration expenses
facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results. References to core operating income measures mean net of tax, whether or not noted.
Chubb core operating effective tax rate is income tax expense (benefit) excluding tax expense (benefit) on adjusted net realized gains (losses), tax benefit on
amortization of fair value of acquired invested assets and debt, and tax benefit on integration expenses, all attributable to Chubb, divided by Chubb income before tax excluding adjusted net realized gains (losses) before tax, market risk benefit
gains (losses) before tax, amortization of fair value of acquired invested assets and debt before tax, and integration expenses, all attributable to Chubb, before tax. We believe the use of this measure is meaningful to show the tax on the
underlying performance of our insurance business, by excluding the taxes on adjusted net realized gains (losses), market risk benefit gains (losses), amortization of the fair value adjustments related to purchased invested assets and long-term debt
and integration expenses. Refer to the definition of core operating income (loss), net of tax above for more information on these adjustments.
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.
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 new life deposits are an important
component of production and key to our efforts to grow our business.
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. Due to the significant impact that this required investment company classification
has on the presentation of the company’s operating cash flow, the company has elected to remove the impact of these net investing activities of these investment companies. The investment company presentation is not consistent with our
consolidated cash flow presentation. These net investing activities are more appropriately classified outside of operating cash flows, consistent with our consolidated investing activities, and may impact a reader’s analysis of our underlying
operating cash flow related to the core insurance company operations. Accordingly, we believe that it is appropriate to adjust operating cash flow for the impact of these consolidated investment products.
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