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Information provided in connection with outstanding debt of subsidiaries | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Information Provided In Connection With Outstanding Debt Of Subsidiaries [Abstract] |
Information provided in connection with outstanding debt of subsidiaries | Information provided in connection with outstanding debt of subsidiaries The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 for ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) and ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer). The Subsidiary Issuer is an indirect 100 percent-owned subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor. The Parent Guarantor fully and unconditionally guarantees certain of the debt of the Subsidiary Issuer. Condensed consolidating financial information of the Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer are presented on the equity method of accounting. The revenues and expenses and cash flows of the subsidiaries of the Subsidiary Issuer are presented in the Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries column on a combined basis. Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at September 30, 2014
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 63,198 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 63,254 |
Cash(1) | 8 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 1,391 |  |  | (605 | ) |  | 806 |
Insurance and reinsurance balances receivable | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,149 |  |  | (960 | ) |  | 5,189 |
Reinsurance recoverable on losses and loss expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19,948 |  |  | (9,003 | ) |  | 10,945 |
Reinsurance recoverable on policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,236 |  |  | (1,008 | ) |  | 228 |
Value of business acquired | — |  |  | — |  |  | 491 |  |  | — |  |  | 491 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,425 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,425 |
Investments in subsidiaries | 30,065 |  |  | 19,054 |  |  | — |  |  | (49,119 | ) |  | — |
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates, net | 768 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (768 | ) |  | — |
Other assets | 4 |  |  | 272 |  |  | 14,669 |  |  | (3,726 | ) |  | 11,219 |
Total assets | $ | 30,876 |  |  | $ | 19,363 |  |  | $ | 112,507 |  |  | $ | (65,189 | ) |  | $ | 97,557 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid losses and loss expenses | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46,003 |  |  | $ | (8,556 | ) |  | $ | 37,447 |
Unearned premiums | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,828 |  |  | (1,808 | ) |  | 8,020 |
Future policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,790 |  |  | (1,008 | ) |  | 4,782 |
Due to (from) subsidiaries and affiliates, net | — |  |  | 556 |  |  | 212 |  |  | (768 | ) |  | — |
Affiliated notional cash pooling programs(1) | 573 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | (605 | ) |  | — |
Short-term debt | — |  |  | 450 |  |  | 1,401 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,851 |
Long-term debt | — |  |  | 4,045 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,057 |
Trust preferred securities | — |  |  | 309 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 309 |
Other liabilities | 286 |  |  | 1,432 |  |  | 12,681 |  |  | (3,325 | ) |  | 11,074 |
Total liabilities | 859 |  |  | 6,824 |  |  | 75,927 |  |  | (16,070 | ) |  | 67,540 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 30,017 |  |  | 12,539 |  |  | 36,580 |  |  | (49,119 | ) |  | 30,017 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 30,876 |  |  | $ | 19,363 |  |  | $ | 112,507 |  |  | $ | (65,189 | ) |  | $ | 97,557 |
(1) | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2014, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2013
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 60,886 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60,928 |
Cash(1) | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | 748 |  |  | (185 | ) |  | 579 |
Insurance and reinsurance balances receivable | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,835 |  |  | (809 | ) |  | 5,026 |
Reinsurance recoverable on losses and loss expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20,057 |  |  | (8,830 | ) |  | 11,227 |
Reinsurance recoverable on policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,215 |  |  | (997 | ) |  | 218 |
Value of business acquired | — |  |  | — |  |  | 536 |  |  | — |  |  | 536 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,404 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,404 |
Investments in subsidiaries | 28,351 |  |  | 18,105 |  |  | — |  |  | (46,456 | ) |  | — |
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates, net | 844 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (844 | ) |  | — |
Other assets | 5 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 13,788 |  |  | (3,459 | ) |  | 10,592 |
Total assets | $ | 29,232 |  |  | $ | 18,389 |  |  | $ | 108,469 |  |  | $ | (61,580 | ) |  | $ | 94,510 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unpaid losses and loss expenses | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 45,714 |  |  | $ | (8,271 | ) |  | $ | 37,443 |
Unearned premiums | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,242 |  |  | (1,703 | ) |  | 7,539 |
Future policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,612 |  |  | (997 | ) |  | 4,615 |
Due to (from) subsidiaries and affiliates, net | — |  |  | 714 |  |  | 130 |  |  | (844 | ) |  | — |
Affiliated notional cash pooling programs(1) | 185 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (185 | ) |  | — |
Short-term debt | — |  |  | 500 |  |  | 1,401 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,901 |
Long-term debt | — |  |  | 3,795 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,807 |
Trust preferred securities | — |  |  | 309 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 309 |
Other liabilities | 222 |  |  | 1,318 |  |  | 11,655 |  |  | (3,124 | ) |  | 10,071 |
Total liabilities | 407 |  |  | 6,636 |  |  | 73,766 |  |  | (15,124 | ) |  | 65,685 |
Total shareholders’ equity | 28,825 |  |  | 11,753 |  |  | 34,703 |  |  | (46,456 | ) |  | 28,825 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 29,232 |  |  | $ | 18,389 |  |  | $ | 108,469 |  |  | $ | (61,580 | ) |  | $ | 94,510 |
(1) | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At December 31, 2013, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |
Net premiums written | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,729 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,729 |
Net premiums earned | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,754 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,754 |
Net investment income | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 565 |  |  | — |  |  | 566 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 745 |  |  | 258 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,003 | ) |  | — |
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | (166 | ) |  | — |  |  | (120 | )
Losses and loss expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,684 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,684 |
Policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 125 |  |  | — |  |  | 125 |
Policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses | 18 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1,355 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,379 |
Interest (income) expense | (7 | ) |  | 68 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 70 |
Other (income) expense | (54 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | (19 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) | 4 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 183 |  |  | — |  |  | 176 |
Net income | $ | 785 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | 764 |  |  | $ | (1,003 | ) |  | $ | 785 |
Comprehensive income | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 276 |  |  | $ | (309 | ) |  | $ | 298 |
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |
Net premiums written | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,620 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,620 |
Net premiums earned | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,610 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,610 |
Net investment income | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 521 |  |  | — |  |  | 522 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 863 |  |  | 322 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,185 | ) |  | — |
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |
Losses and loss expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,655 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,655 |
Policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 138 |  |  | — |  |  | 138 |
Policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses | 13 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1,224 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,241 |
Interest (income) expense | (8 | ) |  | 69 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 72 |
Other (income) expense | (62 | ) |  | 6 |  |  | 51 |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) | 5 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 164 |  |  | — |  |  | 155 |
Net income | $ | 916 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 930 |  |  | $ | (1,185 | ) |  | $ | 916 |
Comprehensive income | $ | 1,030 |  |  | $ | 339 |  |  | $ | 1,043 |  |  | $ | (1,382 | ) |  | $ | 1,030 |
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |
Net premiums written | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,473 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13,473 |
Net premiums earned | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,056 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,056 |
Net investment income | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,672 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,675 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 2,192 |  |  | 669 |  |  | — |  |  | (2,861 | ) |  | — |
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI | — |  |  | 53 |  |  | (350 | ) |  | — |  |  | (297 | )
Losses and loss expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,233 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,233 |
Policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 383 |  |  | — |  |  | 383 |
Policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses | 57 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 3,889 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,966 |
Interest (income) expense | (26 | ) |  | 209 |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 213 |
Other (income) expense | (146 | ) |  | 22 |  |  | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | (61 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) | 11 |  |  | (66 | ) |  | 457 |  |  | — |  |  | 402 |
Net income | $ | 2,298 |  |  | $ | 538 |  |  | $ | 2,323 |  |  | $ | (2,861 | ) |  | $ | 2,298 |
Comprehensive income | $ | 2,754 |  |  | $ | 810 |  |  | $ | 2,778 |  |  | $ | (3,588 | ) |  | $ | 2,754 |
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |
Net premiums written | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,809 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,809 |
Net premiums earned | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,250 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,250 |
Net investment income | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1,583 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,587 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 2,619 |  |  | 767 |  |  | — |  |  | (3,386 | ) |  | — |
Net realized gains (losses) including OTTI | 12 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 340 |  |  | — |  |  | 350 |
Losses and loss expenses | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,831 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,831 |
Policy benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 379 |  |  | — |  |  | 379 |
Policy acquisition costs and administrative expenses | 40 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 3,545 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,598 |
Interest (income) expense | (23 | ) |  | 200 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 205 |
Other (income) expense | (157 | ) |  | 21 |  |  | 158 |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 13 |  |  | (80 | ) |  | 459 |  |  | — |  |  | 392 |
Net income | $ | 2,760 |  |  | $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 2,773 |  |  | $ | (3,386 | ) |  | $ | 2,760 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 1,247 |  |  | $ | (195 | ) |  | $ | 1,259 |  |  | $ | (1,064 | ) |  | $ | 1,247 |
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | $ | 168 |  |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 3,115 |  |  | $ | (200 | ) |  | $ | 3,222 |
Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11,870 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (11,867 | )
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity | — |  |  | — |  |  | (185 | ) |  | — |  |  | (185 | )
Purchases of equity securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (222 | ) |  | — |  |  | (222 | )
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,309 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 6,306 |
Sales of equity securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | 322 |  |  | — |  |  | 322 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,814 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,814 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity | — |  |  | — |  |  | 617 |  |  | — |  |  | 617 |
Net change in short-term investments | 1 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | (969 | ) |  | — |  |  | (984 | )
Net derivative instruments settlements | — |  |  | 53 |  |  | (223 | ) |  | — |  |  | (170 | )
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of $4) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (172 | ) |  | — |  |  | (172 | )
Capital contribution | — |  |  | (230 | ) |  | — |  |  | 230 |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | (138 | ) |  | — |  |  | (147 | )
Net cash flows from (used for) investing activities | 1 |  |  | (202 | ) |  | (1,717 | ) |  | 230 |  |  | (1,688 | )
Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid on Common Shares | (646 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (646 | )
Common Shares repurchased | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,007 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,007 | )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | — |  |  | 699 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 699 |
Repayment of long-term debt | — |  |  | (500 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (501 | )
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | 94 |  |  | — |  |  | 94 |
Dividend to parent company | — |  |  | — |  |  | (200 | ) |  | 200 |  |  | — |
Advances (to) from affiliates | 97 |  |  | (166 | ) |  | 69 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Capital contribution | — |  |  | — |  |  | 230 |  |  | (230 | ) |  | — |
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling programs(1) | 388 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | (420 | ) |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 127 |  |  | — |  |  | 121 |
Net cash flows (used for) from financing activities | (161 | ) |  | 59 |  |  | (688 | ) |  | (450 | ) |  | (1,240 | )
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | — |  |  | — |  |  | (67 | ) |  | — |  |  | (67 | )
Net increase (decrease) in cash | 8 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 643 |  |  | (420 | ) |  | 227 |
Cash – beginning of period(1) | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | 748 |  |  | (185 | ) |  | 579 |
Cash – end of period(1) | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 1,391 |  |  | $ | (605 | ) |  | $ | 806 |
(1) | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 | ACE Limited (Parent Guarantor) |  |  | ACE INA Holdings Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) |  |  | Other ACE Limited Subsidiaries |  |  | Consolidating Adjustments and Eliminations |  |  | ACE Limited Consolidated |
(in millions of U.S. dollars) |  |  |  |
Net cash flows from operating activities | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2,654 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,736 |
Cash flows from investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of fixed maturities available for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | (16,517 | ) |  | 103 |  |  | (16,414 | )
Purchases of fixed maturities held to maturity | — |  |  | — |  |  | (374 | ) |  | — |  |  | (374 | )
Purchases of equity securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (217 | ) |  | — |  |  | (217 | )
Sales of fixed maturities available for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,115 |  |  | (103 | ) |  | 8,012 |
Sales of equity securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | 99 |  |  | — |  |  | 99 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities available for sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,538 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,538 |
Maturities and redemptions of fixed maturities held to maturity | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,233 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,233 |
Net change in short-term investments | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 521 |  |  | — |  |  | 525 |
Net derivative instruments settlements | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (375 | ) |  | — |  |  | (376 | )
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of $38) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (977 | ) |  | — |  |  | (977 | )
Capital contribution | (133 | ) |  | (1,010 | ) |  | — |  |  | 1,143 |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (183 | ) |  | — |  |  | (188 | )
Net cash flows used for investing activities | (133 | ) |  | (1,012 | ) |  | (3,137 | ) |  | 1,143 |  |  | (3,139 | )
Cash flows from financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid on Common Shares | (343 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (343 | )
Common Shares repurchased | — |  |  | — |  |  | (233 | ) |  | — |  |  | (233 | )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | — |  |  | 947 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 947 |
Net proceeds from issuance of short-term debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Proceeds from share-based compensation plans, including windfall tax benefits | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 105 |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |
Advances (to) from affiliates | (575 | ) |  | 575 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Capital contribution | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,143 |  |  | (1,143 | ) |  | — |
Net proceeds from (payments to) affiliated notional cash pooling programs(1) | 872 |  |  | (349 | ) |  | — |  |  | (523 | ) |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | 68 |
Net cash flows from (used for) financing activities | (39 | ) |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,084 |  |  | (1,666 | ) |  | 552 |
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Net (decrease) increase in cash | (92 | ) |  | 163 |  |  | 605 |  |  | (523 | ) |  | 153 |
Cash – beginning of period(1) | 103 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 859 |  |  | (349 | ) |  | 615 |
Cash – end of period(1) | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 1,464 |  |  | $ | (872 | ) |  | $ | 768 |
(1) | ACE maintains two notional multicurrency cash pools (Pools) with a third-party bank. Various ACE entities participate in one or the other of the Pools, pursuant to which credit and debit balances in individual ACE accounts are translated daily into a single currency and pooled on a notional basis. Individual ACE entities are permitted to overdraw on their individual accounts provided the overall Pool balances do not fall below zero. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the cash balance of one or more entities was negative; however, the overall Pool balances were positive.

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