Exhibit 10.1
Summary of Fiscal 2007 Senior Management Bonus Plan for Executive Officers
The key terms of ACE’s senior management bonus plan for its four current
executive officers for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 (the “Bonus Plan”)
are:

o   An annual bonus may be earned by an executive officer based on:

  •   ACE’s financial performance during fiscal 2007, measured by its diluted
earnings per share (the “Financial Performance Component”); and     •   The
executive officer’s performance during fiscal 2007 as determined in the
discretion of the Compensation Committee, including by performance of personal
(financial or non-financial) goals established by the Compensation Committee,
which are intended to enhance ACE’s long-term business (the “Discretionary
Component”).

o   The Financial Performance Component is the same for all of the executive
officers. The Discretionary Component is different for each executive officer.  
o   80% of each executive officer’s target total bonus opportunity relates to or
is based on the Financial Performance Component, and 20% of his target total
bonus opportunity relates to or is based on the Discretionary Component. Because
the Financial Performance Component and the Discretionary Component are
separate, an executive officer could earn a partial bonus if there is
performance only under either the Financial Performance Component or the
Discretionary Component.   o   The target total bonus opportunity for each
executive officer is a percentage of his annual salary for fiscal 2007. For Jay
B. Shipowitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, the target is 75% (i.e.,
$393,750); for Barry M. Barron, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations
Officer, the target is 50% (i.e., $175,000); for William S. McCalmont, Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the target is 50% (i.e., $151,000);
and for Walter E. Evans, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, the target
is 40% (i.e., $112,000).   o   Each executive officer could earn a bonus under
the Financial Performance Component or under the Discretionary Component, or
both, that is less than or greater than his target bonus related to or based on
that component or those components. If performance does not correspond to at
least a target bonus, but is nevertheless such that the Compensation Committee
deems it appropriate for a bonus under the Bonus Plan, then an executive officer
could receive a bonus less than his target bonus. If performance exceeds that
corresponding to a target bonus, then an executive officer could receive a bonus
that exceeds his target bonus.

 

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o   The Compensation Committee will evaluate performance and award bonuses (if
earned) to all of the executive officers under the Bonus Plan. The Compensation
Committee received recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer regarding the
bonus opportunities for the other executive officers and expects to obtain
recommendations from the Chief Executive Officer regarding the performance of,
and (if earned) bonuses payable to, the other executive officers. The Bonus Plan
does not contain any limits on the Compensation Committee’s discretion.