CB · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Life Insurance Growth

Chubb Ltd · 2026-10-28 · Importance 50 · Surprise 40

Life Insurance net premiums written rose 13.4% to $6.186 billion for the first nine months of 2026, while segment income increased 9.3% to $1.028 billion. International life growth included 12.0% growth in traditional regular-premium products, primarily in North Asia, and a 20.9% increase in single-premium business, primarily in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Chubb Benefits premiums increased 13.8% year to date, supported by 25.5% worksite-business growth. Life deposits collected increased $341 million in the quarter and $532 million year to date, with year-to-date deposits reaching $2.301 billion, up 30.1%, driven by savings-oriented single-premium sales in Hong Kong and investment-linked products in Taiwan.

Key facts

• For the third quarter of 2026, Chubb's Life Insurance segment net premiums written rose 1.4 percent; international life deposits collected increased $341 million, or 68.7 percent, and Chubb Benefits net premiums written increased $37 million, or 11.7 percent. source
• Life deposits collected increased $341 million in the third quarter and $532 million in the first nine months of 2026 due to higher savings-oriented single-premium sales in Hong Kong and investment-linked products in Taiwan. source
• Life Insurance segment income increased $37 million and $87 million, or 11.4 percent and 9.3 percent, in the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, respectively. source
• International life single-premium business increased 20.9 percent for the first nine months of 2026, primarily in Hong Kong and Taiwan. source
• Life Insurance net premiums written increased $28 million in the third quarter and $732 million in the first nine months of 2026; constant-dollar increases were $70 million and $723 million. source
• The one-time $126 million New Zealand life transaction in the third quarter of 2025 reduced international life growth by 8.5 percentage points in the third quarter of 2026 and 3.2 percentage points for the first nine months. source
• International life traditional regular-premium products grew 7.9 percent in the third quarter and 12.0 percent in the first nine months of 2026, primarily in North Asia. source
• Chubb Benefits net premiums written increased 11.7 percent in the third quarter and 13.8 percent in the first nine months of 2026, due to worksite-business growth of 19.3 percent and 25.5 percent, respectively. source