Document:

Exhibit 10.1

                              PROMISSORY NOTE

$350,000.00                                                    January 9, 2001

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Dominic J. Frederico, an
individual (the "Employee"), promises to pay to the order of ACE Limited, a
Cayman Islands company (the "Company"), in accordance with the payment
schedule below, the principal sum of $350,000.00 and any accrued interest
on this Note.

         This Note evidences obligations in connection with a loan made by
the Company to the Employee as part of the inducement to the Employee to
assume additional responsibilities with, and to remain in the employ of,
the Company.

         The unpaid principal amount of this Note from time to time
outstanding shall bear interest at a rate per annum (based upon a 365/366
day year) equal to the applicable Federal rate as of the January 9, 2001,
as determined for purposes of section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, compounded annually. After the Maturity Date, any
unpaid principal amount and accrued interest on the unpaid principal amount
of this Note shall be payable on demand.

         As of January 9, 2002 an amount equal to $50,000.00 of the
principal amount due under this Note, together with the amount of interest
that has accrued with respect to the entire unpaid principal and interest
amount since January 9, 2001, shall be payable by the Employee to the
Company. As of January 9 of each of 2003, 2004, and 2005, an amount equal
to $100,000.00 of the principal amount due under this Note, together with
the amount of interest that has accrued with respect to the entire unpaid
principal and interest amount on this Note since the preceding January 9,
shall be payable by Employee to the Company. If the Employee's employment
with the Company is terminated for any reason other than (i) by reason of
death or disability, or (ii) by reason of termination by the Company
without Cause; then any remaining principal and interest shall become due
and payable on the date of such termination of employment (which date of
termination shall be the "Maturity Date"). For purposes of this Note, the
term "Cause" shall have the same meaning set forth in the Employment
Agreement dated as of January 9, 1995 between the Company and the Employee.
Disability shall mean being adjudged by the Compensation Committee of the
Company to be disabled within the meaning of the Company's long-term
disability plan.

         This Note is secured by a mortgage on the Employee's principal
residence.

         Subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Employee may
voluntarily prepay all or any portion of the unpaid principal amount of
this Note from time to time outstanding and any accrued interest thereon,
without premium or penalty.

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         All payments of principal of and interest on this Note shall be
payable in lawful currency of the United States of America at Hamilton,
Bermuda or such other place as the Company shall designate to the Employee
in writing, in cash or by check. If payment hereunder falls due on a day
which is either a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks in
Hamilton, Bermuda are not generally open for business to the public (i.e.,
not a "Business Day"), then such due date shall be extended to the
immediately succeeding Business Day, and additional interest shall accrue
and be payable for the period of any such extension.

         The Employee agrees that if any of the following events of default
(each an "Event of Default") shall occur and be continuing:

         (i)      default in the performance or observance of any other
                  agreements of the Employee contained herein, or

         (ii)     the institution of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
                  receivership or similar proceeding relating to the
                  Employee or his assets, and if such case or proceeding is
                  not commenced by the Employee, it is consented to or
                  acquiesced in by the Employee or remains for 60 days
                  undismissed;

then the Company may declare this Note and all unpaid principal and
interest on this Note and all accrued costs, expenses and other amounts
under this Note to be due and payable, whereupon all unpaid principal and
interest on this Note and all such costs, expenses and other amounts shall
immediately become due and payable following such declaration.

         The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company as of
the date hereof (i) that this Note is the legally valid and binding
obligation of the Employee, enforceable against the Employee in accordance
with its terms, and (ii) that the execution, delivery and performance by
the Employee of this Note does not conflict with or contravene (a) any law,
rule or regulation binding upon the Employee or affecting any of the
Employee's assets, (b) any provision of any contract, instrument or
agreement binding upon the Employee or affecting any of the Employee's
assets, or (c) any writ, order, judgment, decree or decision of any court
or governmental instrumentality binding upon the Employee or affecting any
of the Employee's assets.

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         All notices, certificates and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and may be either delivered personally, by internationally
recognized express courier for overnight delivery, or by facsimile (with
request for assurance of receipt in a manner appropriate with respect to
communications of that type, provided that a confirmation copy is
concurrently sent by a internationally recognized express courier for
overnight delivery) or mailed, postage prepaid, by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

         If to the Company:                 ACE Limited
                                            The ACE Building
                                            30 Woodbourne Avenue
                                            Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda
                                            Attention: General Counsel
                                            Facsimile: (441) 296-0087

         If to the Employee:                Dominic J. Frederico
                                            ACE Limited
                                            The ACE Building
                                            30 Woodbourne Avenue
                                            Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda
                                            Facsimile: (441) 296-0087

         All Notices hereunder shall be in writing (including, without
limitation, facsimile transmission) and shall be sent to the Employee or
the Company, as appropriate, at such party's address shown above, or at
such other address as such party may, by written notice received by the
other party hereto, have designated as its or his address for such purpose.
Notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been given
when sent; notices sent by mail shall be deemed to have been given five
days after the date mailed by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid; and notices sent by hand delivery shall be deemed to have been
given when received.

         This Note has been made and delivered at Hamilton, Bermuda and
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of
the State of New York. Wherever possible, each provision of this Note shall
be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Note shall be prohibited by or invalid
under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the least
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Note.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has caused this Note to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                            ________________________________
                                             Dominic J. Frederico

                                      3Exhibit 10.2

                   AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

         AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 6, 2001
among ACE Limited (the "Parent"), ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd. ("ACE
Bermuda"), ACE Tempest Reinsurance Ltd, formerly known as Tempest
Reinsurance Company Limited ("Tempest"), ACE INA Holdings Inc. ("ACE INA")
and ACE Guaranty Re Inc. ("ACE Guaranty"), the LENDERS listed on the
signature pages hereof, JPMORGAN, A DIVISION OF CHASE SECURITIES, INC., as
Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, and
FLEET NATIONAL BANK as Co-Syndication Agents and MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent.

                               W I T N E S S E T H :

        WHEREAS, certain of the parties hereto have heretofore entered into
a Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000 (as amended, the "Agreement");

        WHEREAS, at the date hereof, no Advances are outstanding under the
Agreement; and

        WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as set
forth herein and to restate the Agreement in its entirety to read as set
forth in the Agreement with the amendments specified below;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

        SECTION 1. Definitions; References. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each capitalized term used herein which is defined in the
Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Agreement.
Each reference to "hereof", "hereunder", "herein" and "hereby" and each
other similar reference and each reference to "this Agreement" and each
other similar reference contained in the Agreement shall from and after the
date hereof refer to the Agreement as amended and restated hereby. The term
"Notes" defined in the Agreement shall include from and after the date
hereof the New Notes (as defined below).

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        SECTION 2.  Amendment of the Agreement.

        (a) Section 1.01 of the Agreement is amended by inserting the
following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order:

               "Final Maturity Date" means the first anniversary of the
        Termination Date, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
        preceding Business Day.

        (b) The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Agreement are
amended to read as follows:

               "Lead Arranger" means JPMorgan, a division of Chase
        Securities Inc., in its capacity as lead arranger and book runner
        in respect of this Amended Agreement.

               "Termination Date" means the earlier of April 5, 2002 and
        the date of termination in whole of the WC Commitments or such
        later date to which the Termination Date shall have been extended
        pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or, if such day is not a Business Day,
        the next preceding Business Day.

        (c) The definition of "Adjusted Consolidated Debt" is amended by
changing the reference "Mandatorily Convertible Securities" to  "Mandatorily
Convertible Preferred Securities".

        (d) Proviso (a) to the definition of "Interest Period" is amended to
read as follows:

               (a) such Borrower may not select any Interest Period with
        respect to any Competitive Bid Advance that ends after the
        Termination Date nor any Interest Period with respect to any
        Eurodollar Rate Advance that ends after the Final Maturity Date;

        (e) Section 2.04 of the Agreement is amended to read in its entirety
as follows:

               SECTION 2.04. Repayment of Committed Advances. Each Borrower
        shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of
        the Lenders on the Final Maturity Date the aggregate outstanding
        principal amount of the Committed Advances to such Borrower then
        outstanding.

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        (f) Section 2.08(a) of the Agreement is amended to read in its
entirety as follows:

               SECTION 2.08. Fees. (a) Facility Fee. The Borrowers agree to
        pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders a
        facility fee (i) from and including the Effective Date to but not
        including the Termination Date at the rate of the Applicable
        Facility Fee Percentage on the average daily WC Commitment of each
        Lender (whether used or unused) and (ii) from and including the
        Termination Date to but not including the date on which the
        Advances shall be repaid in their entirety, at the rate per annum
        equal to the sum of 0.15% plus the Applicable Facility Fee
        Percentage on the average daily aggregate outstanding principal
        amount of the Advances of each Lender; provided, however, that no
        facility fee shall accrue on the Unused WC Commitment of a
        Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting
        Lender. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in arrears quarterly
        on the last day of each March, June, September and December,
        commencing on June 30, 2001, on the Termination Date and, if later,
        on the date the Advances shall be repaid in their entirety.

        (g) Schedule 4.01(b) is amended by adding "as of the Effective Date"
at the end thereto.

        (h) Section 4.01(g) is amended by (i) changing each reference to
the date "December 31, 1999" to "December 31, 2000" and (ii) deleting the
phrase "and the date of the Initial Extension of Credit" in the last
sentence of the subsection.

        (i) The form of Competitive Bid Note, Exhibit A-2, in the Agreement
is replaced by Exhibit A-2 attached hereto.

        SECTION 3. Change in Commitments. With effect from and including
the date this Amendment and Restatement becomes effective in accordance
with Section 8 hereof, (i) each Person listed on the signature pages hereof
which is not a party to the Agreement (a "New Lender") shall become a
Lender party to the Agreement and (ii) the Commitment of each Lender shall
be the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on the attached
Commitment Schedule, which shall replace the existing Commitment Schedule.
Any Lender whose Commitment is changed to zero shall upon such
effectiveness cease to be a Lender party to the Agreement, and all accrued
fees and other amounts payable under the Agreement for the account of such
Lender shall be due and payable on such date; provided that the provisions
of Sections 2.12, 8.05 and 9.03 of the Agreement shall continue to inure to
the benefit of each such Lender.

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        SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. (a) Each Borrower hereby
represents and warrants (but, in the case of each Borrower other than the
Parent, only as to itself) that as of the date hereof and after giving
effect hereto:

               (i)  no Default has occurred and is continuing; and

               (ii) each representation and warranty of such Borrower set
        forth in the Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment and
        Restatement (but, in the case of each Borrower other than the
        Parent, only as to itself) is true and correct as though made on
        and as of such date.

        (b) The Parent hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date
of effectiveness hereof, there shall have occurred no material adverse
change since December 31, 2000 in the business, financial condition,
operations or properties of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.

        SECTION 5.  Governing Law.  This Amendment and Restatement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

        SECTION 6. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment and
Restatement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument. This Amendment and Restatement shall
become effective as of the date hereof when each of the following
conditions shall have been satisfied:

               (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received
        counterparts of this Amendment and Restatement duly executed by
        each of the parties listed on the signature pages hereof (or in the
        case of any party as to which such an executed counterpart shall
        not have been received, the Administrative Agent shall have
        received evidence satisfactory to it of the execution and delivery
        of a counterpart hereof by such party).

               (ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received the
        following in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
        Administrative Agent (unless otherwise specified) and (except for
        the New Notes (as defined below)) in sufficient copies for each
        Lender.

                       (A) Duly executed Committed Notes (in substantially
               the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Agreement) from each Borrower
               for each of the New Lenders and each Lender with a
               Commitment (as reflected on the existing Commitment
               Schedule) which differs from the Commitment reflected on the
               attached Commitment Schedule, dated on or before the date of
               effectiveness hereof (the "New Notes").

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                       (B) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board
               of Directors of each Loan Party approving the transactions
               contemplated by the Loan Documents and each Loan Document to
               which it is or is to be a party, and of all documents
               evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental
               and other third party approvals and consents, if any, with
               respect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan
               Documents and each Loan Document to which it is or is to be
               a party.

                       (C) A certificate of each Loan Party, signed on
               behalf of such Loan Party by its President, Vice President,
               Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Chief
               Accounting Officer and its Secretary or any Assistant
               Secretary, dated the date of effectiveness hereof,
               certifying, in the case of each Loan Party other than the
               Parent, only as to such Loan Party, as to (1) the truth of
               the representations and warranties contained in the Loan
               Documents as though made on and as of the date of
               effectiveness hereof and (2) the absence of any event
               occurring and continuing, or resulting from the
               effectiveness hereof, that constitutes a Default.

                       (D) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
               Secretary of each Loan Party certifying the names and true
               signatures of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to
               sign this Amendment and Restatement, the New Notes to be
               issued by such Loan Party and the other documents to be
               delivered hereunder and thereunder.

                       (E) A favorable opinion of (1) Maples and Calder,
               Cayman Islands counsel for the Parent, to substantially the
               effect of Exhibit D-1 to the Agreement with respect to this
               Amendment and Restatement and the Agreement as amended and
               restated hereby and as to such other matters as the
               Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (2) Mayer,
               Brown & Platt, New York counsel for the Loan Parties, to
               substantially the effect of Exhibit D-2 to the Agreement
               with respect to this Amendment and Restatement and the
               Agreement as amended and restated hereby and as to such
               other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
               request, (3) Conyers Dill & Pearman, Bermuda counsel for ACE
               Bermuda and Tempest, to substantially the effect of Exhibit

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               D-3 to the Agreement with respect to this Amendment and
               Restatement and the Agreement as amended and restated hereby
               and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may
               reasonably request and (4) Hogan & Hartson, Maryland counsel
               for ACE Guaranty, to substantially the effect of Exhibit D-4
               to the Agreement with respect to this Amendment and
               Restatement and the Agreement as amended and restated hereby
               and as to such other matters as any Lender through the
               Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

               (iii) The Borrowers shall have paid all accrued fees of the
        Agents and the Lenders and all accrued expenses of the Agents
        (including the accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the
        Administrative Agent), in each case to the extent then due and
        payable.

This Amendment and Restatement shall not become effective or binding on any
party hereto unless all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied not later
than the date hereof. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrowers and the Lenders of the effectiveness of this Amendment and
Restatement, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment
and Restatement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers
as of the day and year first above written.

                                             ACE LIMITED

The Common Seal of ACE Limited
was hereunto affixed in the
presence of:

  /s/ Donald Kramer
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Director

  /s/ Christopher Z. Marshall
------------------------------
Chief Financial Officer

                                             ACE BERMUDA INSURANCE
                                             LTD.

The Common Seal of ACE Bermuda
Insurance Ltd. was hereunto
affixed in the presence of:

 /s/ Donald Kramer
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Director

  /s/ Christopher Z. Marshall
------------------------------
Director

                                             ACE TEMPEST REINSURANCE
                                             LTD.

The Common Seal of ACE Tempest
Reinsurance Ltd. was hereunto
affixed in the presence of:

  /s/ Donald Kramer
------------------------------
Director

  /s/ Christopher Z. Marshall
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Director

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                                         ACE INA HOLDINGS INC.

                                         By: /s/ Robert B. Jefferson
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Robert B. Jefferson
                                                 Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                         ACE GUARANTY RE INC.

                                         By: /s/ Joseph W. Swain
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Joseph W. Swain
                                                 Title: President

                                         MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST
                                         COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as
                                           Administrative Agent and as
                                           Lender

                                         By: /s/ Maria H. Dell'Aquila
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Maria H. Dell'Aquila
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                         THE CHASE MANHATTAN
                                         BANK, as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Helen L. Newcomb
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Helen L. Newcomb
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                         BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
                                           Syndication Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Debra Basler
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Debra Basler
                                                 Title: Vice President

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                                         FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as
                                           Syndication Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Lawrence Davis
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Lawrence Davis
                                                 Title: Associate, Portfolio
                                                        Manager

                                         BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as
                                           Syndication Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Neil A. Holmes
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Neil A. Holmes
                                                 Title: Relationship Director

                                         THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as
                                           Co-Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ David Trick
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: David Trick
                                                 Title: Assistant Vice
                                                        President

                                         CITIBANK, N.A., as Co-Agent and
                                           as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Michael Taylor
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Michael Taylor
                                                 Title: Vice President

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                                         COMMERZBANK
                                         AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, NEW
                                         YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN
                                         BRANCHES, as Co-Agent and as
                                           Lender

                                         By: /s/ Werner Samuel
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Werner Samuel
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                         By: /s/ Henry Spark
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Henry Spark
                                                 Title: Assistant Treasurer

                                         CREDIT LYONNAIS, NEW YORK
                                         BRANCH, as Co-Agent and as
                                           Lender

                                         By: /s/ Sebastian Rocco
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Sebastian Rocco
                                                 Title: Senior Vice President

                                         FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
                                           as Co-Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Gail M. Golightly
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Gail M. Golightly
                                                 Title: Senior Vice President

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                                         LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, as
                                           Co-Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s Michael J. Gilligan
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Michael J. Gilligan
                                                 Title: Director, Financial
                                                        Institutions, USA

                                         By: /s/ Paul D. Briamonte
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Paul D. Briamonte
                                                 Title: Director-Project
                                                        Finance (USA)

                                         ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as
                                           Co-Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Alexander Birr
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Alexander Birr
                                                 Title: Senior Manager

                                         STATE STREET BANK AND
                                         TRUST COMPANY, as Co-Agent
                                           and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Edward M. Anderson
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Edward M. Anderson
                                                 Title: Vice President

                                         WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as Co-
                                           Agent and as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Mark A. Edwards
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Mark A. Edwards
                                                 Title: Senior Vice President

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                                         ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as
                                           Lender

                                         By: /s/ Ray Catt
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Ray Catt
                                                 Title: Relationship Banker

                                         By: /s/ Martyn Taplin
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Martyn Taplin
                                                 Title: Authorized Signatory

                                         BANK ONE, N.A., as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Gretchen Roetzer
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Gretchen Roetzer
                                                 Title: Assistant Vice
                                                 President

                                         THE BANK OF TOKYO-
                                         MITSUBISHI, LIMITED, as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Matthew D. Gallino
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Matthew D. Gallino
                                                 Title: Attorney-in-Fact

                                         COMERICA BANK, as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Martin G. Ellis
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Martin G. Ellis
                                                 Title: Vice President

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                                         DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW
                                         YORK AND/OR CAYMAN
                                         ISLANDS BRANCHES, as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Clinton M. Johnson
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Clinton M. Johnson
                                                 Title: Managing Director

                                         By: /s/ Gayma Z. Shivnarain
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Gayma Z. Shivnarain
                                                 Title: Director

                                         MELLON BANK, N.A., as Lender

                                         By: /s/ Carrie Burnham
                                            -----------------------------------
                                                 Name: Carrie Burnham
                                                 Title: Assistant Vice
                                                 President

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                            COMMITMENT SCHEDULE

Lender                                                         Commitment
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York                      $40,000,000
The Chase Manhattan Bank                                       $40,000,000
Bank of America, N.A.                                          $55,000,000
Fleet National Bank                                            $55,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC                                              $55,000,000
The Bank of New York                                           $40,000,000
Citibank, N.A.                                                 $40,000,000
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, New York and Grand             $40,000,000
Cayman Branches
Credit Lyonnais New York Branch                                $40,000,000
First Union National Bank                                      $40,000,000
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc                                            $40,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada                                           $40,000,000
State Street Bank and Trust Company                            $40,000,000
Wachovia Bank, N.A.                                            $40,000,000
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.                                             $32,500,000
Bank One, N.A.                                                 $32,500,000
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Limited                          $32,500,000
Comerica Bank                                                  $32,500,000
Deutsche Bank AG New York and/or Cayman Islands                $32,500,000
Branches
Mellon Bank, N.A.                                              $32,500,000
        Total                                                  $800,000,000

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                                                               EXHIBIT A-2

                                              FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID NOTE

                                             Dated: _____________ __, ____

        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, __________________, a _______
__________ corporation (the "Obligor"), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY ___________
_____________ (the "Lender") for the account of its Applicable Lending
Office (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) the aggregate
principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advances (as defined in the Credit
Agreement referred to below) owing to the Lender by the Obligor pursuant to
the Amended and Restated 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2000
(as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"; terms defined therein, unless
otherwise defined herein, being used herein as therein defined) among ACE
Limited, ACE Bermuda Insurance Ltd., Tempest Reinsurance Company Limited,
ACE INA Holdings Inc. and ACE Guaranty Re Inc., the Initial Lenders, Bank
of America, N.A. and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Co-Syndication Agents, and
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as Administrative Agent, payable
at such times as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

        The Obligor promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
of each Competitive Bid Advance from the date of such Competitive Bid
Advance until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest
rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

        Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the
United States of America to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as
Administrative Agent, at such location as shall be designated by the
Administrative Agent in a written notice to the Obligor in same day funds.
Each Competitive Bid Advance owing to the Lender by the Obligor and the
maturity thereof, and all payments made on account of principal thereof,
shall be recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed
on the grid attached hereto, which is part of this Promissory Note;
provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to make any such
recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Obligor
under this Promissory Note.

        This Promissory Note is one of the Competitive Bid Notes referred
to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit
Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the

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maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for
prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof
upon the terms and conditions therein specified. The obligations of the
Obligor under this Promissory Note and the other Loan Documents, are
unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors referred to in the Credit
Agreement.

        The Obligor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice
of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights
hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of
such rights.

        This Promissory Note shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                                      [NAME OF OBLIGOR]

                                      By ___________________________________
                                             Title:

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                     ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL

                                 Amount of           Unpaid
              Amount of      Principal Paid or      Principal       Notation
  Date         Advance            Prepaid            Balance        Made By

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