For Awards for Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Terms under the ACE Limited 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

The “Participant” is , who is the individual recipient of the Performance Based Restricted Stock Award on the specified Grant Date.

The “Grant Date” is [Insert Date].

The “Commencement Date” is [Insert Date].

The number of “Covered Performance Shares” is , which is 50% [75% for Chief Executive Officer] of that portion of the Participant’s annual Long-Term Incentive Award which is granted in the form of restricted shares for the year in which the Grant Date occurs, as reflected in the corporate records and shown in the Record-Keeping System in the Participant’s individual account records.

The number of Premium Performance Shares is [ ] [number equal to the number of Covered Performance Shares.]

The Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying one quarter (1/4) of the Covered Performance Shares (the “First Installment”) by the applicable Performance Percentage on the later of the applicable Certification Date (as defined below) or the one-year anniversary of the Grant Date, if the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the one-year anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “First Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period”). If the Performance Goal with respect to the First Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period has not been fully satisfied such that the applicable Performance Percentage did not equal 100% for the First Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period, then the Restricted Period for all or a portion of the First Installment shall end on the earliest of the two-year, three-year, or four-year anniversary of the Grant Date (or, if later than the anniversary of the Grant Date, on the applicable Certification Date) on which the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the two-year, three-year, or four-year anniversary of the Commencement Date, as applicable (each, a “First Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period”) and the Performance Percentage as measured over any First Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period is greater than it was over the First Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period or any previous First Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period. For any First Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period pursuant to which the conditions of the previous sentence have been met, the Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying the number of shares in the First Installment by the applicable Performance Percentage for such First Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period minus the greatest applicable Performance Percentage taken into account in any previous Performance Measurement Period for the First

The Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying one quarter (1/4) of the Covered Performance Shares (the “Second Installment”) by the applicable Performance Percentage on the later of the applicable Certification Date or the two-year anniversary of the Grant Date, if the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the one-year anniversary of the Commencement Date and ending on the two-year anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Second Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period”). If the Performance Goal with respect to the Second Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period has not been fully satisfied such that the applicable Performance Percentage did not equal 100% for the Second Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period, then the Restricted Period for all or a portion of the Second Installment shall end on the earlier of the three-year anniversary or the four-year anniversary of the Grant Date (or, if later than the anniversary of the Grant Date, on the applicable Certification Date) on which the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the one-year anniversary of the Commencement Date and ending on the three-year or four-year anniversary date of the Commencement Date, as applicable (each, a “Second Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period”) and the Performance Percentage as measured over any Second Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period is greater than it was over the Second Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period or any previous Second Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period. For any Second Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period pursuant to which the conditions of the previous sentence have been met, the Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying the number of shares in the Second Installment by the applicable Performance Percentage for such Second Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period minus the greatest applicable Performance Percentage taken into account in any previous Performance Measurement Period for the Second Installment on the later of the applicable Certification Date (as defined below) or the applicable anniversary of the Grant Date.

The Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying one quarter (1/4) of the Covered Performance Shares (the “Third Installment”) by the applicable Performance Percentage on the later of the applicable Certification Date or the three-year anniversary of the Grant Date, if the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the two-year anniversary of the Commencement Date and ending on the three-year anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Third Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period”). If the Performance Goal with respect to the Third Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period has not been fully satisfied such that the applicable Performance Percentage did not equal 100% for the Third Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period, then the Restricted Period for all or a portion of the Third Installment shall end on the four-year anniversary of the Grant Date (or, if later than the anniversary of the Grant Date, on the applicable Certification Date) if the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the two-year anniversary of the Commencement Date and ending on the four-year anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Third Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period”) and the Performance Percentage as measured over the Third Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period is greater than it was over the Third Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period. If, for the Third Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period, the conditions of the previous sentence have been met, the Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying the number of shares in the Third Installment by the applicable Performance Percentage for such Third Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period minus the applicable Performance Percentage taken into account for the Third Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period on the later of the applicable Certification Date (as defined below) or the applicable anniversary of the Grant Date.

The Restricted Period shall end with respect to a number of the Covered Performance Shares determined by multiplying one quarter (1/4) of the Covered Performance Shares (the “Fourth Installment”) by the applicable Performance Percentage on the later of the applicable Certification Date or the four-year anniversary of the Grant Date, if the Performance Goal has been fully or partially satisfied for the measurement period beginning on the three-year anniversary of the Commencement Date and ending on the four-year anniversary of the Commencement Date (which measurement period shall be both the “Fourth Installment Primary Performance Measurement Period” and the “Fourth Installment Secondary Performance Measurement Period”).

If the Cumulative Performance of the Company during the period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the four-year anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Four-Year Performance Measurement Period”) is greater than the Cumulative Performance of 65% of the Peer Companies, the Restricted Period shall

For Covered Performance Shares as to which the Restricted Period has not ended prior to the Date of Termination, the Restricted Period for such Covered Performance Shares shall end upon the Participant’s Date of Termination, and the Installments shall vest upon the Date of Termination, if the Date of Termination occurs by reason of the Participant’s death.

For Covered Performance Shares as to which the Restricted Period has not ended prior to the Date of Termination, the Restricted Period for such Covered Performance Shares shall end upon the Participant’s Date of Termination, and the Installments shall vest upon the Date of Termination, if the Date of Termination occurs by reason of the Participant’s Long-Term Disability.

If the Participant's Date of Termination is a Change in Control Date of Termination, then, for Covered Performance Shares, if any, as to which the Restricted Period has not ended prior to the Participant’s Date of Termination, the Restricted Period for such Covered Performance Shares will end on the Change in Control Date of Termination; provided that if the Participant's Change in Control Date of Termination occurs within the 180-day period immediately preceding the date of a Change in Control, then the Restricted Period for all unvested Covered Performance Shares held by the Participant on the Date of Termination will end, and those Covered Performance Shares will vest on the date of a Change in Control.

Except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 4 above, the Participant will be vested in any Covered Performance Shares if the Date of Termination has not occurred prior to the last day of the Restricted Period with respect to those shares and the requirements of paragraph 2 have been satisfied. Upon vesting at the end of such Restricted Period, those shares will be transferred to the Participant free of all restrictions.

Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and as provided in paragraphs 3 and 4 above, the Participant shall forfeit any Covered Performance Shares as of the Date of Termination, if such Date of Termination occurs prior to vesting of those shares. Any Covered Performance Shares that have not vested as of the end of the Restricted Period that includes the Four-Year Performance Measurement Period shall be forfeited by the Participant as of the Cumulative Performance Certification Date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary or any severance plan maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary in which the Participant participates, the Participate acknowledges and agrees that the Covered Performance Shares and Premium Performance Shares shall vest (and the Restricted Period shall end) only as provided by, and subject to the terms of, this Performance Based Restricted Stock Award.

The Restricted Period shall end for the number of the Premium Performance Shares determined by multiplying the number of Covered Performance Shares that became vested pursuant to the terms of paragraph 2 by the Premium Award Performance Percentage (as determined below).

The Premium Award Performance Percentage will be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 6, the Participant shall vest in the number of Premium Performance Shares determined above on the later of the Cumulative Performance Certification Date or the four-year anniversary of the Grant Date, but only if the Committee certifies that the requisite Cumulative Performance has been achieved during the applicable Four-Year Performance Measurement Period on the Cumulative Performance Certification Date. Upon vesting at the end of such Restricted Period, those shares will be transferred to the Participant free of all restrictions. Except as provided in paragraph 3 for a Date of Termination that occurs because of Retirement, the Participant shall not be entitled to vesting of any Premium Performance Shares if the Date of Termination occurs before the later of the Cumulative Performance Certification Date or the four-year anniversary of the Grant Date for any reason.

Cause. The term “Cause” shall mean - unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or Subsidiary - the occurrence of any of the following:

Change in Control. The term “Change in Control” shall be defined as set forth in the Plan.

Change in Control Date Termination. The term “Change in Control Date of Termination” means (A) the Participant's Date of Termination that occurs for any reason (including, without limitation, voluntary resignation of the Participant with or without Good Reason) during the first calendar month that begins on or after the six month anniversary of the date of a Change in Control or (B) the Participant’s Date of Termination that occurs because the Company and/or any of the Related Companies terminates the Participant’s employment with the Company and/or the Related Companies without Cause (other than due to death, a Long-Term Disability or a Retirement) or because the Participant terminates his or her employment for Good Reason, provided that such termination in accordance with this clause (B) occurs during the period commencing on the 180th day immediately preceding a Change in Control date and ending on the two year anniversary of such Change in Control date.

Cumulative Performance. The term “Cumulative Performance” means, as to ACE Limited or the Peer Companies, the growth in tangible book value per common shares outstanding as reported under GAAP for ACE Limited or the Peer Companies during the Four-Year Performance Measurement Period beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the fourth anniversary of the Commencement Date. The determination of the Cumulative Performance and its parameters is subject to rules established by the Committee within 90 days of the beginning of the Four-Year Performance Measurement Period. The Committee, in its discretion, may adjust the reported tangible book value for ACE Limited or the Peer Companies for any Four-Year Performance Measurement Period; provided, however, that no such adjustment may result in an increase in the number of Covered Performance Shares or Premium Performance Shares which vest (as described in paragraph 6) over the number of shares that would have otherwise vested had the reported tangible book value for either ACE Limited or the Peer Companies not been adjusted.

Date of Termination. A Participant’s “Date of Termination” means, with respect to an employee, the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company and the Subsidiaries terminates for any reason, and with respect to a Director, the date immediately following the last day on which the Participant serves as a Director; provided that a Date of Termination shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a Participant’s transfer of employment between the Company and a Subsidiary or between two Subsidiaries; further provided that a Date of Termination shall not be deemed to occur by reason of a Participant’s cessation of service as a Director if immediately following such cessation of service the Participant becomes or continues to be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, nor by reason of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary if immediately following such termination of employment the Participant becomes or continues to be a Director; and further provided that a Participant’s employment shall not be considered terminated while the Participant is on a leave of absence from the Company or a Subsidiary approved by the Participant’s employer.

Director. The term “Director” means a member of the Board, who may or may not be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary.

Good Reason. The term “Good Reason” shall mean - unless otherwise defined in an in-force employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or Subsidiary - the occurrence of any of the following within the 60-day period preceding a Date of Termination without the Participant’s prior written consent:

Long-Term Disability. A Participant shall be considered to have a “Long-Term Disability” if the Participant is determined to be eligible for long-term disability benefits under the long-term disability plan in which the Participant participates and which is sponsored by the Company or a Subsidiary; or if the Participant does not participate in a long-term disability plan sponsored by the Company or a Subsidiary, then the Participant shall be considered to have a “Long-Term Disability” if the Committee determines, under standards comparable to those of the Company’s long-term disability plan, that the Participant would be eligible for long-term disability benefits if he or she participated in such plan.

Peer Companies. The term “Peer Companies” means the companies which are in the ACE Financial Performance Peer Group as determined by the Committee within 90 days of the beginning of the applicable Performance Period and for which financial information is available for all year(s) in such Performance Measurement Period.

Performance Goal. The term “Performance Goal” for any Primary Performance Measurement Period or Secondary Performance Measurement Period means the achievement by ACE Limited of growth in tangible book value per common shares outstanding as reported under GAAP during such Performance Measurement Period, as compared to the growth in tangible book value per common shares outstanding as reported under GAAP during the same Performance Measurement Period by the Peer Companies. The determination of the Performance Goal and its parameters is subject to rules established by the Committee within 90 days of the beginning of the applicable

Performance Measurement Period. The term “Performance Measurement Period” shall mean the Primary Performance Measurement Period or the Secondary Performance Measurement Period, as applicable, with respect to an Installment of Covered Performance Shares; and shall mean the Four-Year Performance Measurement Period with respect to the Covered Performance Shares as described in paragraph 2(e) and Premium Performance Shares as described in paragraph 6.

Performance Percentage. The term “Performance Percentage” shall mean the applicable Performance Percentage determined based on the achievement of the Performance Goal over a Performance Measurement Period by ACE Limited as compared to the Peer Companies:

Retirement. The term “Retirement” means the Participant’s Date of Termination that occurs on or after the Participant has both completed at least ten years of service with the Company or a Subsidiary and attained at least age 62; provided, however, that a Date of Termination will not be treated as a Retirement unless the Participant (i) has terminated employment in good standing with the Company or a Subsidiary, and (ii) executes an agreement and release as required by the Company which will include, without limitation, a general release, and non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.  A Participant shall be deemed to have executed a release as described in clause (ii) above only if such release is returned by such time as is established by the Company; provided that to the extent benefits provided pursuant to the Plan would be considered to be provided under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan as that term is defined in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1, such benefits shall be paid to the Participant only if the release is returned in time to permit the distribution of the benefits to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the time of payment.