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ZURICH, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) announced today that its shareholders have approved all matters submitted to the ACE Limited 2011 Annual General Meeting, held at the company’s offices in Zurich, Switzerland, including a 6.1% increase to the company’s dividend to $1.40 annually ($0.35 per quarter) from $1.32.

The dividend will be payable out of legal reserves in four quarterly installments and will be made in U.S. dollars by the company’s transfer agent, as described in the ACE Limited proxy statement. The company’s Board of Directors declared that shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30, 2011, will be entitled to payment of the first installment on July 21, 2011.

Celebrating 25 years of insuring progress, the ACE Group is a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE), a component of the S&P 500 stock index, the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries. Additional information can be found at www.acegroup.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

Forward-looking statements made in this press release, such as statements regarding dividend payments and record date, reflect the company’s current views with respect to future events and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, the company’s forward-looking statements about its dividend payments could be affected by extraordinary currency fluctuations leading to reduction in the U.S. dollar value of the dividend pursuant to the dividend cap approved by the company’s shareholders and described in the company’s proxy statement dated April 4, 2011. 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. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.