Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

[X]

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF            

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934            

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

OR

 

[  ]  

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)            

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934            

For the Transition Period From                           to                         

Commission File Number 1-6541

LOEWS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware     13-2646102
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
    (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10065-8087

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 521-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes          X                                                                          No                      

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes          X                                             No                                                              Not Applicable                     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer   X      Accelerated filer             Non-accelerated filer             Smaller reporting company         

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes                                                                                        No          X         

 

                           Class                            

 

        Outstanding at October 21, 2013        

Common stock, $0.01 par value   387,161,457 shares                   

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

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Part I. Financial Information

    

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

    

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

       3  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

       4  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three and nine months ended September  30, 2013 and 2012

       5  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity
Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

       6  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

       7  

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

       8  

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

       39  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

       68  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

       68  

Part II. Other Information

       69  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

       69  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

       69  

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

       69  

Item 6. Exhibits

       70  

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2013
    

December 31,  

2012  

 

 

 
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)              

Assets:

     

Investments:

     

Fixed maturities, amortized cost of $39,261 and $38,324

     $    41,376              $    42,765        

Equity securities, cost of $862 and $893

     841              898        

Limited partnership investments

     3,465              3,090        

Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans

     496              460        

Short term investments

     6,180              5,835        

 

 

Total investments

     52,358              53,048        

Cash

     257              228        

Receivables

     9,023              9,366        

Property, plant and equipment

     14,381              13,935        

Goodwill

     991              996        

Other assets

     1,645              1,538        

Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries

     642              598        

Separate account business

     213              312        

 

 

Total assets

     $    79,510              $    80,021        

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

     

Insurance reserves:

     

Claim and claim adjustment expense

     $    23,962              $    24,763        

Future policy benefits

     10,681              11,475        

Unearned premiums

     3,820              3,610        

Policyholders’ funds

     127              157        

 

 

Total insurance reserves

     38,590              40,005        

Payable to brokers

     326              205        

Short term debt

     270              19        

Long term debt

     9,705              9,191        

Deferred income taxes

     831              840        

Other liabilities

     4,754              4,773        

Separate account business

     213              312        

 

 

Total liabilities

     54,689              55,345        

 

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

     

Preferred stock, $0.10 par value:

     

Authorized – 100,000,000 shares

     

Common stock, $0.01 par value:

     

Authorized – 1,800,000,000 shares

     

Issued – 392,351,798 and 392,054,766 shares

     4              4        

Additional paid-in capital

     3,648              3,595        

Retained earnings

     15,911              15,192        

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     20              678        

 

 
     19,583              19,469        

Less treasury stock, at cost (5,194,400 and 249,600 shares)

     (228)             (10)       

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     19,355              19,459        

Noncontrolling interests

     5,466              5,217        

 

 

Total equity

     24,821              24,676        

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

     $    79,510              $    80,021        

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

        Three Months Ended             Nine Months Ended      
    September 30,     September 30,  
 

 

 

 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  

 

 
(In millions, except per share data)                        

Revenues:

       

Insurance premiums

      $ 1,825        $ 1,781        $ 5,389        $ 5,098      

Net investment income

    647        682        1,867        1,794      

Investment gains (losses):

       

Other-than-temporary impairment losses

    (15     (62     (49     (89)     

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss)

    (2     (2     (2     (25)     

 

 

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings

    (17     (64     (51     (114)     

Other net investment gains

    21        71        65        173      

 

 

Total investment gains

    4        7        14        59      

Contract drilling revenues

    691        714        2,136        2,195      

Other

    537        531        1,757        1,701      

 

 

Total

    3,704        3,715        11,163        10,847      

 

 

Expenses:

       

Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits

    1,414        1,435        4,364        4,164      

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

    341        333        1,004        937      

Contract drilling expenses

    420        358        1,164        1,160      

Other operating expenses (Note 1)

    900        1,071        2,689        2,891      

Interest

    109        109        329        331      

 

 

Total

    3,184        3,306        9,550        9,483      

 

 

Income before income tax

    520        409        1,613        1,364      

Income tax expense

    (136     (99     (419     (337)     

 

 

Net income

    384        310        1,194        1,027      

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (102     (133     (401     (427)     

 

 

Net income attributable to Loews Corporation

      $ 282        $ 177        $ 793        $ 600      

 

 

Basic net income per share

      $ 0.73        $ 0.45        $ 2.04        $ 1.52      

 

 

Diluted net income per share

      $ 0.73        $ 0.45        $ 2.03        $ 1.51      

 

 

Dividends per share

      $   0.0625        $   0.0625        $   0.1875        $   0.1875      

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

       

Shares of common stock

    387.26        394.48        389.13        395.88      

Dilutive potential shares of common stock

    0.88        0.81        0.83        0.76      

 

 

Total weighted-average shares outstanding assuming dilution

    388.14        395.29        389.96        396.64      

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

    

    Three Months Ended    

September 30,

        

    Nine Months Ended    

September 30,

 
  

 

 

 
     2013     2012          2013     2012  

 

 
(In millions)                              

Net income

         $      384          $      310           $   1,194        $   1,027          

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax

           

Changes in:

           

Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments with other-than-temporary impairments

     (3     36           3        73          

Net other unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     (70     191           (717     528          

 

 

Total unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments

     (73     227           (714     601          

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

     (3     (18        (14     (5)         

Pension liability

     3             12        11          

Foreign currency

     56        34           (18     36          

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (17     243           (734     643          

 

 

Comprehensive income

     367        553           460        1,670          

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (102     (160        (327     (493)         

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to Loews Corporation

         $      265          $      393           $ 133        $ 1,177          

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

           Loews Corporation Shareholders        
    

 

 

   
     Total    

Common

Stock

    

Additional

Paid-in

Capital

   

Retained

Earnings

   

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

    

Common

Stock

Held in

Treasury

   

Noncontrolling

Interests

 

 

 
(In millions)                                             

Balance, January 1, 2012

   $ 23,203      $ 4       $ 3,494      $ 14,890      $ 384              $ -      $ 4,431          

Net income

     1,027             600             427          

Other comprehensive income

     643               577                  66          

Dividends paid

     (404          (74          (330)         

Issuance of equity securities by subsidiary

     508           79          3                  426          

Purchase of Loews treasury stock

     (139               (139  

Issuance of Loews common stock

     9           9            

Stock-based compensation

     17           15               2          

Other

     (2        (2     (1          1          

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2012

   $ 24,862      $ 4       $ 3,595      $ 15,415      $ 964              $ (139   $ 5,023          

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2013

   $      24,676      $                   4       $             3,595      $         15,192      $ 678              $ (10   $ 5,217          

Net income

     1,194             793             401          

Other comprehensive loss

     (734                (660)                 (74)         

Dividends paid

     (444          (73          (371)         

Issuance of equity securities by subsidiary

     337           51          2                  284          

Purchase of Loews treasury stock

     (218               (218  

Issuance of Loews common stock

     4           4            

Stock-based compensation

     12           (1            13          

Other

     (6        (1     (1          (4)         

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

   $ 24,821      $ 4       $ 3,648      $ 15,911      $ 20              $             (228   $ 5,466          

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

Nine Months Ended September 30    2013      2012  

 

 
(In millions)              

Operating Activities:

     

Net income

   $ 1,194            $ 1,027        

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided (used) by operating activities, net

     925              1,110        

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:

     

Receivables

     146              522        

Deferred acquisition costs

     (23)             (27)       

Insurance reserves

     (166)             (53)       

Other assets

     (64)             (14)       

Other liabilities

     215              (41)        

Trading securities

     (898)             (422)       

 

 

Net cash flow operating activities

           1,329                    2,102        

 

 

Investing Activities:

     

Purchases of fixed maturities

     (8,205)             (7,369)       

Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities

     4,830              4,761        

Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities

     2,496              2,655        

Purchases of equity securities

     (61)             (30)       

Proceeds from sales of equity securities

     82              72        

Purchases of limited partnership investments

     (263)             (249)       

Proceeds from sales of limited partnership investments

     187              204        

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (1,307)             (994)       

Acquisitions

     (235)             (367)       

Dispositions

     135              160        

Change in short term investments

     611              (637)       

Other, net

     (135)             (108)       

 

 

Net cash flow investing activities

     (1,865)             (1,902)       

 

 

Financing Activities:

     

Dividends paid

     (73)             (74)       

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

     (371)             (330)       

Purchases of treasury shares

     (228)             (139)       

Issuance of common stock

     4              9        

Proceeds from sale of subsidiary stock

     370              557        

Principal payments on debt

     (1,058)             (2,098)       

Issuance of debt

     1,953              1,918        

Other, net

     (29)             (6)       

 

 

Net cash flow financing activities

     568              (163)       

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash

     (3)             3       

 

 

Net change in cash

     29              40        

Cash, beginning of period

     228              129        

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 257            $ 169        

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

Loews Corporation is a holding company. Its subsidiaries are engaged in the following lines of business: commercial property and casualty insurance (CNA Financial Corporation (“CNA”), a 90% owned subsidiary); the operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs (Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (“Diamond Offshore”), a 50.4% owned subsidiary); transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids and gathering and processing of natural gas (Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (“Boardwalk Pipeline”), a 53% owned subsidiary); exploration, production and marketing of natural gas and oil (including condensate and natural gas liquids), (HighMount Exploration & Production LLC (“HighMount”), a wholly owned subsidiary); and the operation of a chain of hotels (Loews Hotels Holding Corporation (“Loews Hotels”), a wholly owned subsidiary). Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company,” “Loews” and “Registrant” as used herein mean Loews Corporation excluding its subsidiaries and the term “Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation” as used herein means Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation shareholders.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Net income for the third quarter and first nine months of each of the years is not necessarily indicative of net income for that entire year.

Reference is made to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K which should be read in conjunction with these Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

The Company presents basic and diluted net income per share on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. Basic net income per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) of 1.4 million, 2.3 million, 1.4 million and 2.7 million shares were not included in the diluted weighted average shares amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 due to the exercise price being greater than the average stock price.

Bluegrass Project In 2013, Boardwalk Pipeline executed a series of agreements with the Williams Companies, Inc. (“Williams”) to continue the development process for the Bluegrass Project, a project that would transport natural gas liquids from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays to the petrochemical and export complex in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, and related fractionation, storage and export facilities. In connection with the transaction, Boardwalk Pipeline and Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp. (“BPHC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, have entered into separate joint venture arrangements for purposes of funding the project. Boardwalk Pipeline and BPHC have contributed a total of $28 million to the project as of September 30, 2013. Funding and scope approval of the project is dependent on, among other conditions, execution of customer contracts sufficient to support the project and obtaining all necessary board and regulatory approvals.

Impairment of Natural Gas and Oil Properties Results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 include non-cash ceiling test impairment charges of $65 million and $210 million, ($42 million and $134 million after tax) related to the carrying value of HighMount’s natural gas and oil properties. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, HighMount recorded non-cash ceiling test impairment charges of $261 million and $527 million ($166 million and $336 million after tax). The impairments were recorded within Other operating expenses and as credits to Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization. The 2013 write-downs were primarily attributable to reduced average natural gas liquids (“NGL”) prices used in the ceiling test calculations and

 

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negative reserve revisions. Had the effects of HighMount’s cash flow hedges not been considered in calculating the ceiling limitation, the impairments would have been $83 million and $228 million, ($53 million and $145 million after tax) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and $322 million and $588 million ($205 million and $375 million after tax) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. In periods which HighMount took ceiling test impairment charges, HighMount performed a goodwill impairment test. No impairment charges were required.

2.  Investments

Net investment income is as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
 

 

 

 
    2013     2012     2013     2012  

 

 
(In millions)                        

Fixed maturity securities

      $ 504       $ 507       $ 1,501       $ 1,528       

Short term investments

                         10       

Limited partnership investments

    115         110         345         210       

Equity securities

                         10       

Income from trading portfolio (a)

    30         66         28         62       

Other

                  19         16       

 

 

Total investment income

    661         695         1,907         1,836       

Investment expenses

    (14)        (13)        (40)        (42)      

 

 

Net investment income

      $         647       $         682       $      1,867       $      1,794       

 

 

 

(a)

Includes net unrealized gains (losses) related to changes in fair value on trading securities still held of $25, $66, $(22) and $21 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Investment gains (losses) are as follows:

 

Fixed maturity securities

    $      $ 26       $ 34       $ 73       

Equity securities

    (2)               (15)        (17)        (14)      

Derivative instruments

            (2)        (2)        (5)        (4)      

Short term investments and other

           (2)               4       

 

 

Investment gains (a)

    $      $      $           14       $           59       

 

 

 

(a)

Includes gross realized gains of $54, $80, $142 and $203 and gross realized losses of $49, $69, $125 and $144 on available-for-sale securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

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The components of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses recognized in earnings by asset type are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
  

 

 

 
     2013      2012      2013          2012        

 

 
(In millions)                            

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:

           

Corporate and other bonds

       $ 9       $ 7       $ 17       $ 23       

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

        17            17       

Asset-backed:

           

Residential mortgage-backed

     2         20         5         49       

Other asset-backed

     1            2      

 

 

Total asset-backed

     3         20         7         49       

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government - sponsored enterprises

              1       

 

 

Total fixed maturities available-for-sale

     12         44         24         90       

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale:

           

Common stock

     3         1         5         5       

Preferred stock

     2         19         22         19       

 

 

Total equity securities available-for-sale

     5         20         27         24       

 

 

Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings

       $           17       $           64       $           51       $           114       

 

 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities are as follows:

 

September 30, 2013    Cost or
Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   

Estimated

Fair Value

    Unrealized
OTTI Losses
(Gains)
 

 

 
(In millions)                               

Fixed maturity securities:

          

Corporate and other bonds

     $    19,616        $ 1,695          $    151              $21,160       

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     11,000        672            233              11,439       

Asset-backed:

          

Residential mortgage-backed

     4,779        141            101              4,819            $ (33)         

Commercial mortgage-backed

     1,942        99            24              2,017          (3)         

Other asset-backed

     942        16            2              956       

 

 

Total asset-backed

     7,663        256            127              7,792          (36)         

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government- sponsored enterprises

     166        8            1              173       

Foreign government

     547        17            3              561       

Redeemable preferred stock

     94        12              106       

 

 

Fixed maturities available- for-sale

     39,086        2,660            515              41,231          (36)         

Fixed maturities, trading

     175          30              145       

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     39,261        2,660            545              41,376          (36)         

 

 

Equity securities:

          

Common stock

     41        12              53       

Preferred stock

     148        1            3              146       

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

     189        13            3              199          -          

Equity securities, trading

     673        85            116              642       

 

 

Total equity securities

     862        98            119              841          -          

 

 

Total

     $ 40,123        $ 2,758          $    664              $42,217            $       (36)         

 

 

 

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December 31, 2012    Cost or
Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
    Unrealized
OTTI Losses
(Gains)
 

 

 
(In millions)                               

Fixed maturity securities:

          

Corporate and other bonds

     $ 19,530        $   2,698          $   21            $   22,207       

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     9,372        1,455          44            10,783       

Asset-backed:

          

Residential mortgage-backed

     5,745        246          71            5,920            $ (28)       

Commercial mortgage-backed

     1,692        147          17            1,822          (3)       

Other asset-backed

     929        23            952       

 

 

Total asset-backed

     8,366        416          88            8,694          (31)       

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government- sponsored enterprises

     172        11          1            182       

Foreign government

     588        25            613       

Redeemable preferred stock

     113        13          1            125       

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

     38,141        4,618          155            42,604          (31)       

Fixed maturities, trading

     183          22            161       

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     38,324        4,618          177            42,765          (31)       

 

 

Equity securities:

          

Common stock

     38        14            52       

Preferred stock

     190        7            197       

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

     228        21          -            249          -        

Equity securities, trading

     665        80          96            649       

 

 

Total equity securities

     893        101          96            898          -        

 

 

Total

     $   39,217        $   4,719          $   273            $   43,663            $       (31)       

 

 

 

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The net unrealized gains on investments included in the tables above are recorded as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”). When presented in AOCI, these amounts are net of tax and noncontrolling interests and any required Shadow Adjustments. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the net unrealized gains on investments included in AOCI were net of Shadow Adjustments of $650 million and $1.4 billion. To the extent that unrealized gains on fixed income securities supporting certain products within CNA’s Life & Group Non-Core segment would result in a premium deficiency if realized, a related decrease in Deferred acquisition costs, and/or increase in Insurance reserves is recorded, net of tax and noncontrolling interests, as a reduction of net unrealized gains through Other comprehensive income (loss) (Shadow Adjustments).

The available-for-sale securities in a gross unrealized loss position are as follows:

 

    

Less than

12 Months

    

12 Months

or Longer

     Total  
  

 

 

 
September 30, 2013     Estimated
 Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Estimated
Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Estimated
Fair Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

 

 

(In millions)

                 

Fixed maturity securities:

                 

Corporate and other bonds

       $ 3,521           $ 146           $ 45           $ 5             $   3,566         $ 151     

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     2,413           179           122           54           2,535           233     

Asset-backed:

                 

Residential mortgage-backed

     1,289           40           287           61           1,576           101     

Commercial mortgage-backed

     449           20           79           4           528           24     

Other asset-backed

     207           2                 207           2     

 

 

Total asset-backed

     1,945           62           366           65           2,311           127     

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises

     21           1                 21           1     

Foreign government

     76           3                 76           3     

 

 

Total fixed maturity securities

     7,976           391           533           124           8,509           515     

Preferred stock

     86           3                 86           3     

 

 

Total

       $  8,062           $ 394           $ 533           $ 124             $   8,595         $ 518     

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

                                         

 

 

Fixed maturity securities:

                 

Corporate and other bonds

       $ 846           $ 13           $       108           $ 8             $   954         $ 21     

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     254           5           165           39           419           44     

Asset-backed:

                 

Residential mortgage-backed

     583           5           452           66           1,035           71     

Commercial mortgage-backed

     85           2           141           15           226           17     

 

 

Total asset-backed

     668           7           593           81           1,261           88     

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government- sponsored enterprises

     23           1                 23           1     

Redeemable preferred stock

     28           1                 28           1     

 

 

Total

       $ 1,819           $       27           $       866           $        128             $   2,685         $     155     

 

 

The amount of pretax net realized gains on available-for-sale securities reclassified out of AOCI into earnings was $3 million, $12 million, $15 million and $59 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Based on current facts and circumstances, the Company believes the unrealized losses presented in the table above are primarily attributable to broader economic conditions, changes in interest rates and credit spreads, market illiquidity and other market factors, but are not indicative of the ultimate collectibility of the current amortized cost of the securities. The investments with longer duration, primarily included within the states, municipalities and political subdivision asset category, were more significantly impacted by changes in market interest rates. The Company has no current intent to sell these securities, nor is it more likely than not that it will be required to sell

 

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prior to recovery of amortized cost; accordingly, the Company has determined that there are no additional OTTI losses to be recorded at September 30, 2013.

The following table summarizes the activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 related to the pretax credit loss component reflected in Retained earnings on fixed maturity securities still held at September 30, 2013 and 2012 for which a portion of an OTTI loss was recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss).

 

       Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
  

 

 

 
       2013      2012      2013          2012        

 

 
(In millions)                            

Beginning balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities

     $ 89        $ 99        $ 95        $ 92        

Additional credit losses for securities for which an OTTI loss was previously recognized

                             23        

Credit losses for securities for which an OTTI loss was not previously recognized

              2        

Reductions for securities sold during the period

     (7)         (3)         (14)         (11)       

Reductions for securities the Company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell

              (8)       

 

 

Ending balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities

     $ 83        $ 98        $      83        $ 98        

 

 

Contractual Maturity

The following table summarizes available-for-sale fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities may be called or prepaid with or without call or prepayment penalties. Securities not due at a single date are allocated based on weighted average life.

 

     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  

 

 
     Cost or
Amortized
Cost
     Estimated
Fair Value
     Cost or
Amortized
Cost
          Estimated     
     Fair Value     
 

 

 
(In millions)                            

Due in one year or less

   $ 2,475             $ 2,516             $ 1,648              $ 1,665           

Due after one year through five years

     10,687               11,304               13,603              14,442           

Due after five years through ten years

     10,586               10,901               8,726              9,555           

Due after ten years

     15,338               16,510               14,164              16,942           

 

 

Total

   $   39,086             $   41,231             $   38,141              $   42,604           

 

 

 

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Investment Commitments

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had committed approximately $405 million to future capital calls from various third-party limited partnership investments in exchange for an ownership interest in the related partnerships.

The Company invests in various privately placed debt securities, including bank loans, as part of its overall investment strategy and has committed to additional future purchases, sales and funding. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had commitments to purchase or fund additional amounts of $172 million and sell $143 million under the terms of such securities.

3.  Fair Value

Fair value is the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The following fair value hierarchy is used in selecting inputs, with the highest priority given to Level 1, as these are the most transparent or reliable:

 

   

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

 

   

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.

 

   

Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are not observable.

Prices may fall within Level 1, 2 or 3 depending upon the methodologies and inputs used to estimate fair value for each specific security. In general, the Company seeks to price securities using third party pricing services. Securities not priced by pricing services are submitted to independent brokers for valuation and, if those are not available, internally developed pricing models are used to value assets using methodologies and inputs the Company believes market participants would use to value the assets. Prices obtained from third-party pricing services or brokers are not adjusted by the Company.

The Company performs control procedures over information obtained from pricing services and brokers to ensure prices received represent a reasonable estimate of fair value and to confirm representations regarding whether inputs are observable or unobservable. Procedures include (i) the review of pricing service or broker pricing methodologies, (ii) back-testing, where past fair value estimates are compared to actual transactions executed in the market on similar dates, (iii) exception reporting, where changes in price, period-over-period, are reviewed and challenged with the pricing service or broker based on exception criteria, (iv) detailed analysis, where the Company independently validates information regarding inputs and assumptions for individual securities and (v) pricing validation, where prices received are compared to prices independently estimated by the Company.

 

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The fair values of CNA’s life settlement contracts are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Equity options purchased are included in Equity securities, and all other derivative assets are included in Receivables. Derivative liabilities are included in Payable to brokers. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the tables below:

 

September 30, 2013   Level 1       Level 2     Level 3           Total         

 

 
(In millions)                        

Fixed maturity securities:

       

Corporate and other bonds

  $ 27         $ 20,922         $ 211         $ 21,160      

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

      11,344           95           11,439      

Asset-backed:

       

Residential mortgage-backed

      4,449           370           4,819      

Commercial mortgage-backed

      1,860           157           2,017      

Other asset-backed

      523           433           956      

 

 

Total asset-backed

      6,832           960           7,792      

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored
enterprises

    144           29             173      

Foreign government

    81           480             561      

Redeemable preferred stock

    48           58             106      

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

    300           39,665           1,266           41,231      

Fixed maturities, trading

      67           78           145      

 

 

Total fixed maturities

  $ 300         $   39,732         $     1,344         $ 41,376      

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

  $ 135         $ 51         $ 13         $ 199      

Equity securities, trading

    640             2           642      

 

 

Total equity securities

  $ 775         $ 51         $ 15         $ 841      

 

 

Short term investments

  $    5,697         $ 430           $ 6,127      

Other invested assets

      55             55      

Receivables

      16         $ 4           20      

Life settlement contracts

        90           90      

Separate account business

    12           199           2           213      

Payable to brokers

    (76)          (12)          (4)          (92)     

 

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December 31, 2012    Level 1        Level 2      Level 3           Total       

 

 
(In millions)                            

Fixed maturity securities:

           

Corporate and other bonds

   $ 6          $ 21,982          $ 219          $ 22,207      

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

        10,687            96            10,783      

Asset-backed:

           

Residential mortgage-backed

        5,507            413            5,920      

Commercial mortgage-backed

        1,693            129            1,822      

Other asset-backed

        584            368            952      

 

 

Total asset-backed

        7,784            910            8,694      

U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises

     158            24               182      

Foreign government

     140            473               613      

Redeemable preferred stock

     40            59            26            125      

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

     344            41,009            1,251            42,604      

Fixed maturities, trading

        72            89            161      

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 344          $   41,081          $     1,340          $   42,765      

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

   $ 117          $ 98          $ 34          $ 249      

Equity securities, trading

     642               7            649      

 

 

Total equity securities

   $ 759          $ 98          $ 41          $ 898      

 

 

Short term investments

   $     4,990          $ 799          $ 6          $ 5,795      

Other invested assets

        58            1            59      

Receivables

        32            11            43      

Life settlement contracts

           100            100      

Separate account business

     4            306            2            312      

Payable to brokers

     (95)           (11)           (6)           (112)     

 

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The tables below present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

            Net Realized Gains
  (Losses) and Net Change  
in Unrealized Gains
(Losses)
                          Transfers      Transfers            

Unrealized

Gains

(Losses)

  Recognized in  

Net Income

on Level

3 Assets and

Liabilities

 
2013    Balance,
July 1
    

Included in

Net Income

     Included
in OCI
     Purchases      Sales      Settlements     

into

Level 3

     out of
Level 3
    

Balance,

September 30

    

Held at

September 30

 

 

 
(In millions)                                                                      

Fixed maturity securities:

                             

Corporate and other bonds

   $ 202          $ 1            $ 6          $           (6)           $ (8)           $ 17           $ (1)           $ 211          

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     140             $ (3)                   (15)                (27)             95          

Asset-backed:

                             

Residential mortgage-backed

     428               (20)             5               (21)                (22)             370           $ (1)             

Commercial mortgage- backed

     165            (1)          (2)             10               (1)                (14)             157          

Other asset-backed

     387               1              56               (6)                (5)             433             (1)             

 

 

Total asset-backed

     980            (1)          (21)             71               (28)                (41)             960             (2)             

Redeemable preferred stock

     25            (1)          1                    (25)                   -          

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

     1,347            (1)          (23)             77            (6)             (76)             17             (69)             1,266             (2)             

Fixed maturities, trading

     87            (8)                (1)                      78             (8)             

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $   1,434          $         (9)        $     (23)           $ 77          $ (7)           $         (76)           $         17           $ (69)           $ 1,344           $ (10)             

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

   $ 13          $ (2)        $ 2                           $ 13           $ (2)             

Equity securities trading

     2                                 2          

 

 

Total equity securities

   $ 15          $ (2)        $ 2            $ -          $ -            $ -            $ -           $ -            $ 15           $ (2)             

 

 

Life settlement contracts

   $ 91          $             3                  $ (4)                 $ 90          

Separate account business

     2                                 2          

Derivative financial instruments, net

     5            2         $ (4)               $ (2)             (1)                   -          

 

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            Net Realized Gains
  (Losses) and Net Change  
in Unrealized Gains
(Losses)
                          Transfers      Transfers            

Unrealized

Gains

(Losses)

Recognized in

Net Income

on Level

3 Assets and

Liabilities

 
2012    Balance,
July 1
    

Included in

Net Income

    

Included

in OCI

     Purchases      Sales      Settlements     

into

Level 3

    

out of

Level 3

    

Balance,

September 30

    

Held at

September 30

 

 

 
(In millions)                                                                      

Fixed maturity securities:

                             

Corporate and other bonds

   $ 488          $ 1          $ (4)                $ 50          $           (5)           $       (11)              $ (260)         $ 259             $ (1)           

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     89                                 89          

Asset-backed:

                             

Residential mortgage-backed

     443            (17)          20              21               (8)                (22)           437             (18)           

Commercial mortgage-backed

     166            4           6              12               (17)           $ 11             (65)           117          

Other asset-backed

     434            2           5              143            (117)             (34)                (62)           371          

 

 

Total asset-backed

     1,043            (11)          31              176            (117)             (59)             11             (149)           925             (18)           

Redeemable preferred stock

     27               (1)                            26          

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

     1,647            (10)          26              226            (122)             (70)             11             (409)           1,299             (19)           

Fixed maturities, trading

     94                     (1)                      93          

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $   1,741          $ (10)         $ 26                $         226          $ (123)           $ (70)           $           11           $ (409)         $     1,392             $ (19)           

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

   $ 93          $ (19)         $ (10)                       $ (14)         $ 50             $ (19)           

Equity securities trading

     9            2                             11             3            

 

 

Total equity securities

   $ 102          $           (17)         $       (10)               $ -          $ -           $ -            $ -           $ (14)         $ 61             $           (16)           

 

 

Short term investments

   $ 4                    $ 7          $ (4)              $ 1              $ 8          

Other invested assets

     11                                 11          

Life settlement contracts

     116          $ 7                  $ (10)                   113          

Separate account business

     3                                 3          

Derivative financial instruments, net

     12            (1)         $ (5)                   (1)                   5             $ (2)           

 

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            Net Realized Gains
  (Losses) and Net Change  
in Unrealized Gains
(Losses)
                          Transfers      Transfers            

Unrealized

Gains

(Losses)

Recognized in

Net Income

on Level

3 Assets and

Liabilities

 
2013    Balance,
January 1
    

Included in

Net Income

    

Included in  

OCI  

     Purchases      Sales      Settlements      into
Level 3
    

out of

Level 3

    

Balance,

September 30

    

Held at

September 30

 

 

 
(In millions)                                                                      

Fixed maturity securities:

                             

Corporate and other bonds

   $ 219                $ 2            $ (1)            $ 129          $ (96)         $ (34)           $ 43           $ (51)         $ 211               $ (2)           

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     96             (3)             1               122            (79)           (20)             5             (27)           95            

Asset-backed:

                             

Residential mortgage-backed

     413             2              (21)              116            (10)           (53)             4             (81)           370               (3)           

Commercial mortgage- backed

     129                7               88               (10)             21             (78)           157            

Other asset-backed

     368             3              (1)              230            (132)           (30)                (5)           433               (2)           

 

 

Total asset-backed

     910             5              (15)              434            (142)           (93)             25             (164)           960               (5)           

Redeemable preferred stock

     26             (1)                      (25)                   -            

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

     1,251             3              (15)              685            (317)           (172)             73             (242)           1,266               (7)           

Fixed maturities, trading

     89             (7)                   (4)                    78               (7)           

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $   1,340              $ (4)           $ (15)            $       685          $       (321)         $ (172)           $ 73           $ (242)         $       1,344               $ (14)           

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

   $ 34              $ (22)           $ 2                         $ (1)         $ 13               $ (22)           

Equity securities trading

     7             (5)                               2               (5)           

 

 

Total equity securities

   $ 41              $ (27)           $ 2             $ -          $ -          $ -            $ -           $ (1)         $ 15               $ (27)           

 

 

Short term investments

   $ 6                    $ (6)                  $ -            

Other invested assets

     1                      (1)                    -            

Life settlement contracts

     100              $ 14                     $ (24)                   90             $ (1)           

Separate account business

     2                                  2            

Derivative financial instruments, net

     5             7            $ (6)            $ 1            (2)           (5)                   -               1            

 

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            Net Realized Gains
  (Losses) and Net Change  
in Unrealized Gains
(Losses)
                          Transfers      Transfers            

Unrealized

Gains

(Losses)

Recognized in

Net Income

on Level

3 Assets and

Liabilities

 
2012   

Balance,

January 1

    

Included in

Net Income

    

Included in

OCI

     Purchases      Sales      Settlements     

into

Level 3

    

out of

Level 3

    

Balance,

September 30

    

Held at

September 30

 

 

 
(In millions)                                                                      

Fixed maturity securities:

                             

Corporate and other bonds

   $ 482            $ 7            $        2                $ 196          $ (117)       $ (43)           $ 42           $ (310)         $ 259               $           (1)             

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     171                 3                        (85)                   89              

Asset-backed:

                             

Residential mortgage-backed

     452              (15)          (2)                 81               (24)                (55)           437                 (18)             

Commercial mortgage-backed

     59              6           14                  141            (12)         (21)             11             (81)           117              

Other asset-backed

     343              8           8                  501            (293)         (93)                    (103)           371              

 

 

Total asset-backed

     854              (1)          20                          723            (305)         (138)             11             (239)           925                 (18)             

Redeemable preferred stock

           (1)                 53            (26)                  26              

 

 

Fixed maturities available-for-sale

     1,507              6           24                  972            (448)         (266)             53             (549)           1,299                 (19)             

Fixed maturities, trading

     101              (7)             1            (2)                  93                 (7)             

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $     1,608            $ (1)           $      24                $ 973          $         (450)       $         (266)           $         53           $ (549)         $     1,392               $ (26)             

 

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

   $ 67            $ (19)           $        6                $ 26          $ (16)             $ (14)         $ 50               $ (21)             

Equity securities trading

     14              (3)                            11                 (1)             

 

 

Total equity securities

   $ 81            $ (22)           $        6                $ 26          $ (16)       $ -            $ -           $ (14)         $ 61               $ (22)             

 

 

Short term investments

   $ 27                  $ 23          $ (4)       $ (39)           $ 1              $ 8              

Other invested assets

     11                                   11              

Life settlement contracts

     117            $ 30                    (34)                   113               $ 3              

Separate account business

     23                       (20)                  3              

Derivative financial instruments, net

     (15)             (5)           $      29                     (6)         2                    5                 (1)             

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in Net income as follows:

 

Major Category of Assets and Liabilities    Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Line Items

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale    Investment gains (losses)
Fixed maturity securities, trading    Net investment income
Equity securities available-for-sale    Investment gains (losses)
Equity securities, trading    Net investment income
Other invested assets    Investment gains (losses) and Net investment income
Derivative financial instruments held in a trading portfolio    Net investment income
Derivative financial instruments, other    Investment gains (losses) and Other revenues
Life settlement contracts    Other revenues

 

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Securities shown in the Level 3 tables may be transferred in or out of Level 3 based on the availability of observable market information used to determine the fair value of the security. The availability of observable market information varies based on market conditions and trading volume and may cause securities to move in and out of Level 3 from reporting period to reporting period. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and $106 million of transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of quarterly reporting periods.

Valuation Methodologies and Inputs

The following section describes the valuation methodologies and relevant inputs used to measure different financial instruments at fair value, including an indication of the level in the fair value hierarchy in which the instruments are generally classified.

Fixed Maturity Securities

Fixed maturity securities are valued using methodologies that model information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, as well as discounted cash flow methodologies. Common inputs include: prices from recently executed transactions of similar securities, broker/dealer quotes, benchmark yields, spreads off benchmark yields, interest rates and U.S. Treasury or swap curves. Specifically for asset-backed securities, key inputs include prepayment and default projections based on past performance of the underlying collateral and current market data.

Level 1 securities include exchange traded bonds, highly liquid U.S. and foreign government bonds, and redeemable preferred stock, valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 securities include most other fixed maturity securities as the significant inputs are observable in the marketplace. Securities are generally assigned to Level 3 in cases where broker/dealer quotes are significant inputs to the valuation and there is a lack of transparency as to whether these quotes are based on information that is observable in the marketplace. Level 3 securities also include tax-exempt auction rate certificates and private placement debt securities. Fair value of auction rate securities is determined utilizing a pricing model with three primary inputs. The interest rate and spread inputs are observable from like instruments while the expected call date assumption is unobservable due to the uncertain nature of principal prepayments prior to maturity and the credit spread adjustment that is security specific. Fair value of certain private placement debt securities is determined using internal models with inputs that are not market observable.

Equity Securities

Level 1 equity securities include publicly traded securities valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 securities are primarily non-redeemable preferred stocks and common stocks valued using pricing for similar securities, recently executed transactions, broker/dealer quotes and other pricing models utilizing market observable inputs. Level 3 securities are priced using internal models with inputs that are not market observable.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Exchange traded derivatives are valued using quoted market prices and are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 derivatives primarily include currency forwards valued using observable market forward rates. Over-the-counter derivatives, principally interest rate swaps, total return swaps, commodity swaps, credit default swaps, equity warrants and options, are valued using inputs including broker/dealer quotes and are classified within Level 2 or Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy, depending on the amount of transparency as to whether these quotes are based on information that is observable in the marketplace.

Short Term Investments

Securities that are actively traded or have quoted prices are classified as Level 1. These securities include money market funds and treasury bills. Level 2 primarily includes commercial paper, for which all inputs are market observable. Fixed maturity securities purchased within one year of maturity are classified consistent with fixed

 

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maturity securities discussed above. Short term investments as presented in the tables above differ from the amounts presented in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets because certain short term investments, such as time deposits, are not measured at fair value.

Life Settlement Contracts

The fair values of life settlement contracts are determined as the present value of the anticipated death benefits less anticipated premium payments based on contract terms that are distinct for each insured, as well as CNA’s own assumptions for mortality, premium expense, and the rate of return that a buyer would require on the contracts, as no comparable market pricing data is available.

Separate Account Business

Separate account business includes fixed maturity securities, equities and short term investments. The valuation methodologies and inputs for these asset types have been described above.

Significant Unobservable Inputs

The table below presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in the fair value measurements of Level 3 assets. Valuations for assets and liabilities not presented in the table below are primarily based on broker/dealer quotes for which there is a lack of transparency as to inputs used to develop the valuations. The quantitative detail of unobservable inputs from these broker quotes is neither provided nor reasonably available to the Company.

 

September 30, 2013    Fair Value      Valuation
Technique(s)
       

Unobservable

Input(s)

  

Range

(Weighted

Average)

 

 

 
     (In millions)                        

Assets

              

Fixed maturity securities

     $     179         Discounted cash flow       Expected call date      2.1 –5.3 years (3.8 years)   
            Credit spread      1.92% –26.24% (3.80%)   

Equity securities

     13         Market approach       Private offering price      $289.80 – $4,273.77 per   
                 share ($1,337.14 per share)   

Life settlement contracts

     90         Discounted cash flow       Discount rate risk premium      9%   
            Mortality assumption      69% – 883% (208.8%)   

 

December 31, 2012

                            

 

 

Assets

              

Fixed maturity securities

   $ 121       Discounted cash flow       Expected call date      3.3 – 5.3 years (4.3 years)   
            Credit spread adjustment      0.02% – 0.48%(0.17%)   
     72       Market approach       Private offering price      $42.39 – $102.32 ($100.11)   

Equity securities

     34       Market approach       Private offering price      $4.54 – $3,842.00 per share   
                 ($571.17 per share)   

Life settlement contracts

     100       Discounted cash flow       Discount rate risk premium      9%   
            Mortality assumption      69% – 883%(208.9%)   

For fixed maturity securities, an increase to the expected call date and credit spread assumptions would result in a lower fair value measurement. For equity securities, an increase in the private offering price would result in a higher fair value measurement. For life settlement contracts, an increase in the discount rate risk premium or decrease in the mortality assumption would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

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Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value

The carrying amount, estimated fair value and the level of the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s financial instrument assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are listed in the tables below. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of short term debt and long term debt exclude capital lease obligations. The carrying amounts reported on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets for cash and short term investments not carried at fair value and certain other assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to the short term nature of these items.

 

     Carrying      Estimated Fair Value  
     

 

 
September 30, 2013    Amount          Level 1        Level 2          Level 3        Total  

 

 
(In millions)                                 

Financial Assets:

              

Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans

       $ 440               $        452           $ 452         

Financial Liabilities:

              

Premium deposits and annuity contracts

     68               69         69         

Short term debt

     270              $ 260             20         280         

Long term debt

       9,694            10,229             183         10,412         

 

December 31, 2012

                                

 

 

Financial Assets:

              

Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans

       $ 401               $ 418           $     418         

Financial Liabilities:

              

Premium deposits and annuity contracts

     100               104         104         

Short term debt

     19              $        13             6         19         

Long term debt

     9,191            10,170             202         10,372         

The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value of these financial assets and liabilities.

The fair values of mortgage loans were based on the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the current interest rate for similar financial instruments, adjusted for specific loan risk.

Premium deposits and annuity contracts were valued based on cash surrender values or estimated fair values of policyholder liabilities, net of amounts ceded related to sold business.

Fair value of debt was based on observable market prices when available. When observable market prices were not available, the fair value for debt was based on observable market prices of comparable instruments adjusted for differences between the observed instruments and the instruments being valued or is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

 

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4. Derivative Financial Instruments

A summary of the aggregate contractual or notional amounts and gross estimated fair values related to derivative financial instruments follows. The contractual or notional amounts for derivatives are used to calculate the exchange of contractual payments under the agreements and may not be representative of the potential for gain or loss on these instruments.

 

     September 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

 

 
     Contractual/                  Contractual/                
     Notional         Estimated Fair Value         Notional      Estimated Fair Value        
    

 

 

      

 

 

 
     Amount     Asset      (Liability)       Amount      Asset      (Liability)    

 

 
(In millions)                                        

With hedge designation:

               

Interest rate risk:

               

Interest rate swaps

       $        300                $         (4)            $       300                 $         (6)       

Commodities:

               

Forwards – short

     214             $         15         (3)            288            $           39         (3)       

Foreign exchange:

               

Currency forwards – short

     152           3         (4)            144            4      

Without hedge designation:

               

Equity markets:

               

Options – purchased

     606           36           255            19      

      – written

     442              (32)            374               (11)       

Equity swaps and warrants

               

      – long

     11           2           14            6      

Interest rate risk:

               

Credit default swaps

               

– purchased protection

     75              (3)            78               (2)       

– sold protection

     30                33               (2)       

Foreign exchange:

               

Currency forwards – long

            404               (2)       

                   – short

     140              (2)            128            

Gross estimated fair values of derivative positions are currently presented in Equity securities, Receivables and Payable to brokers on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. There would be no significant difference in the balance included in such accounts if the estimated fair values were presented net for the periods ended September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

For derivative financial instruments without hedge designation, changes in the fair value of derivatives not held in a trading portfolio are reported in Investment gains (losses) and changes in the fair value of derivatives held for trading purposes are reported in Net investment income on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. Losses of $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and losses of $5 million and $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were included in Investment gains (losses). Losses of $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and losses of $33 million and $16 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were included in Net investment income.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments with cash flow hedge designation hedge variable price risk associated with the purchase and sale of natural gas and other energy-related products, exposure to foreign currency losses on future foreign currency expenditures, as well as risks attributable to changes in interest rates on long term debt. Gains of $12 million and losses of $16 million were recognized in OCI related to these cash flow hedges for

 

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the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. Gains of $13 million and $33 million were recognized in OCI related to these cash flow hedges for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the amount of gains reclassified from AOCI into income were $19 million and $12 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the amount of gains reclassified from AOCI into income were $38 million and $39 million. As of September 30, 2013, the estimated amount of net unrealized gains associated with these cash flow hedges that will be reclassified from AOCI into earnings during the next twelve months was $7 million. The net amounts recognized due to ineffectiveness were less than $1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

5. Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves

CNA’s property and casualty insurance claim and claim adjustment expense reserves represent the estimated amounts necessary to resolve all outstanding claims, including claims that are incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) as of the reporting date. CNA’s reserve projections are based primarily on detailed analysis of the facts in each case, CNA’s experience with similar cases and various historical development patterns. Consideration is given to such historical patterns as field reserving trends and claims settlement practices, loss payments, pending levels of unpaid claims and product mix, as well as court decisions, economic conditions including inflation and public attitudes. All of these factors can affect the estimation of claim and claim adjustment expense reserves.

Establishing claim and claim adjustment expense reserves, including claim and claim adjustment expense reserves for catastrophic events that have occurred, is an estimation process. Many factors can ultimately affect the final settlement of a claim and, therefore, the necessary reserve. Changes in the law, results of litigation, medical costs, the cost of repair materials and labor rates can all affect ultimate claim costs. In addition, time can be a critical part of reserving determinations since the longer the span between the incidence of a loss and the payment or settlement of the claim, the more variable the ultimate settlement amount can be. Accordingly, short-tail claims, such as property damage claims, tend to be more reasonably estimable than long-tail claims, such as workers’ compensation, general liability and professional liability claims. Adjustments to prior year reserve estimates, if necessary, are reflected in the results of operations in the period that the need for such adjustments is determined. There can be no assurance that CNA’s ultimate cost for insurance losses will not exceed current estimates.

Catastrophes are an inherent risk of the property and casualty insurance business and have contributed to material period-to-period fluctuations in CNA’s results of operations and/or equity. CNA reported catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, of $42 million and $27 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and $146 million and $123 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. Catastrophe losses in 2013 related primarily to U.S. storms.

Net Prior Year Development

The following tables and discussion include the net prior year development recorded for CNA Specialty, CNA Commercial and Other.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013    CNA
Specialty
     CNA
Commercial
     Other      Total  

 

 
(In millions)                            

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development

   $ (74)         $         (3)           $          (4)         $       (81)           

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development

     (3)         7                      5            

 

 

Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development

   $         (77)       $ 4            $ (3)       $ (76)           

 

 

 

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2012   

CNA

Specialty

   

CNA

Commercial

    Other     Total          

 

 
(In millions)                         

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development

       $        (39)        $          2           $        (3)          $     (40)           

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development

     (1)                (5)        (1)        (7)           

 

 

Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development

       $        (40)        $        (3)          $        (4)          $     (47)           

 

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013                         

 

 

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development

       $      (130)        $        13           $          5          $    (112)           

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development

     (16)        (8)        8        (16)           

 

 

Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development

       $      (146)        $          5           $        13          $    (128)           

 

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012                         

 

 

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development

       $        (80)        $        (25)          $        (5)          $    (110)           

Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development

     (15)        (41)               (55)           

 

 

Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development

       $        (95)        $        (66)          $        (4)          $    (165)           

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, favorable premium development was recorded for CNA Commercial primarily due to premium adjustments on auditable policies arising from increased exposures.

CNA Specialty

The following table and discussion provide further detail of the net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development (“development”) recorded for the CNA Specialty segment:

 

          Three Months Ended     
September 30,
         Nine Months Ended    
September 30,
 
  

 

 

 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

 

 
(In millions)                            

Medical professional liability

     $            9          $            9          $            (11)         $          (6)     

Other professional liability

     (4)                 (28)         (1)     

Surety

     (76)                 (60)         (74)         (59)     

Warranty

              (1)     

Other

     (3)         11          (17)         (13)     

 

 

Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development

     $        (74)         $        (39)         $          (130)         $        (80)     

 

 

 

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Three Month Comparison

2013

Favorable development for surety coverages was primarily due to better than expected large loss emergence in accident years 2011 and prior.

2012

Favorable development for surety coverages was primarily due to better than expected loss emergence in accident years 2010 and prior.

Other includes standard property and casualty coverages provided to CNA Specialty customers. Unfavorable development for other coverages was primarily due to an unfavorable outcome on an individual general liability claim in accident year 2009.

Nine Month Comparison

2013

Overall, favorable development for medical professional liability reflects favorable experience in accident years 2009 and prior. Unfavorable development was recorded for accident years 2010 and 2011 due to higher than expected large loss activity.

Overall, favorable development for other professional liability was related to better than expected loss emergence in accident years 2007 through 2009. Unfavorable development was recorded in accident years 2010 through 2012 related to an increase in severity.

Favorable development for surety coverages was primarily due to better than expected large loss emergence in accident years 2011 and prior.

Favorable development for other coverages was primarily due to better than expected loss emergence in property coverages in accident years 2010 and subsequent.

2012

Favorable development for surety coverages was primarily due to better than expected loss emergence in accident years 2010 and prior.

Overall, favorable development for other coverages was primarily due to favorable loss emergence in property and workers’ compensation coverages in accident years 2005 and subsequent. Unfavorable development was recorded in accident year 2009 primarily due to an unfavorable outcome on an individual general liability claim.

CNA Commercial

The following table and discussion provide further detail of the development recorded for the CNA Commercial segment:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  

 

 

 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

 

 
(In millions)                         

Commercial auto

       $      $      $      $ 11       

General liability

     (18)        (21)        (24)        (26)      

Workers’ compensation

     26         24         96         13       

Property and other

     (15)        (10)        (60)        (23)      

 

 

Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development

       $ (3)      $      $ 13       $ (25)      

 

 

 

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Three Month Comparison

2013

Favorable development for general liability coverages was primarily related to better than expected loss emergence in accident years 2005 through 2007 and 2012.

Unfavorable development for workers’ compensation was primarily due to increased frequency and severity on claims related to Defense Base Act (DBA) contractors in accident year 2012.

Favorable development for property and other coverages was primarily related to favorable loss emergence in non-catastrophe losses in accident years 2010 through 2012.

2012

Favorable development for general liability coverages was primarily due to favorable loss emergence in accident years 2003 and prior related to large account business.

Unfavorable development for workers’ compensation was primarily due to increased medical severity in accident years 2010 and 2011.

Favorable development for property and other coverages was due to favorable loss emergence in non-catastrophe losses in accident years 2009 and subsequent.

Nine Month Comparison

2013

Favorable development for general liability coverages was primarily related to better than expected loss emergence in accident years 2009 and prior and 2012.

Unfavorable development for workers’ compensation includes CNA’s response to legislation enacted during 2013 related to the New York Fund for Reopened Cases. The law change necessitated an increase in reserves as re-opened workers’ compensation claims can no longer be turned over to the state for handling and payment after December 31, 2013. Additional unfavorable development was recorded in accident year 2012 related to increased frequency and severity on claims related to DBA contractors and in accident year 2010 due to higher than expected large losses and increased severity in the state of California.

Favorable development for property and other coverages was primarily related to favorable outcomes on litigated catastrophe claims in accident years 2005 and 2010 and favorable loss emergence in non-catastrophe losses in accident years 2010 through 2012.

2012

Unfavorable development for commercial auto coverages was primarily due to higher than expected frequency in accident years 2009 and subsequent.

Favorable development for general liability coverages was primarily due to favorable loss emergence in accident years 2003 and prior related to large account business.

Overall, unfavorable development for workers’ compensation was primarily due to increased medical severity in accident years 2010 and 2011 and losses related to favorable premium development in accident year 2011. Favorable development was recorded in accident years 2001 and prior reflecting favorable experience.

Favorable development for property and other coverages was due to a favorable outcome on an individual claim in accident year 2005 and favorable loss emergence in non-catastrophe losses in accident years 2009 through 2011.

6. Debt

In May of 2013, the Company completed a public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.6% senior notes due May 15, 2023 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.1% senior notes due May 15, 2043. The Company received net proceeds of $983 million, after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and commissions and offering expenses of $17 million, which will be amortized over the life of the notes. The proceeds for this offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes.

 

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7.  Shareholders’ Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income

The tables below present the changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:

 

    

Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

On Investments

    

OTTI

Gains

(Losses)

     Cash Flow Hedges     

Pension

Liability

    

Foreign

Currency

Translation

    

Total

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 
                 
          

Interest

Rate Swaps

    

Commodity

Hedges

    

Foreign

Currency

Forwards

          
                         
                         

 

 
(In millions)                                                        

Balance, July 1, 2013

   $ 650           $ 23        $ (7)       $ 18           $ (3)         $    (721)       $ 77           $ 37       

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $36, $1, $0, $(2), $(1), $0 and $0

     (68)            (4)                 7                        56             (7)      

Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $2, $0, $2, $7, $(2), $(5) and $0

     (2)                       (16)                               (10)      

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (70)            (3)                 (9)                            56             (17)      

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests

     7                           (2)            (6)            -       

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

   $ 587           $ 21        $ (6)       $ 9           $         $    (718)       $ 127           $ 20       

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2013

   $ 1,233           $ 18        $ (9)       $ 24           $         $    (732)       $ 143           $ 678       

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $382, $(2), $(1), $(4), $3, $0 and $0

     (706)                            12             (5)            (18)            (711)      

Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $5, $0, $1, $13, $(1), $(10) and $0

     (11)                    (1)         (26)                    12             (23)      

Issuance of equity securities by subsidiary

                               2       

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (717)                            (14)            (3)         14          (18)            (732)      

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests

     71                   (1)                       2             74       

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

   $ 587           $ 21        $ (6)       $ 9           $         $    (718)       $ 127           $ 20       

 

 

 

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Amounts reclassified from AOCI shown above are reported in Net income as follows:

 

Major Category of AOCI    Affected Line Item

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on investments    Investment gains (losses)
OTTI gains (losses)    Investment gains (losses)
Cash flow hedges   
  Interest rate swaps    Interest expense
  Commodity hedges    Other revenues
  Foreign currency forwards    Contract drilling expenses
Pension liability    Other operating expenses

Subsidiary Equity Transaction

In May of 2013, Boardwalk Pipeline sold 12.7 million common units in a public offering and received net proceeds of $377 million, including an $8 million contribution from the Company to maintain its 2% general partner interest. The Company’s percentage ownership interest in Boardwalk Pipeline declined as a result of this transaction, from 55% to 53%. The issuance price of the common units exceeded the Company’s carrying value, resulting in an increase to Additional paid-in capital of $51 million and an increase to AOCI of $2 million.

Treasury Stock

The Company purchased 4.9 million and 3.5 million shares of Loews common stock at aggregate costs of $218 million and $139 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

8.   Benefit Plans

Pension Plans - The Company has several non-contributory defined benefit plans for eligible employees. Benefits for certain plans are determined annually based on a specified percentage of annual earnings (based on the participant’s age or years of service) and a specified interest rate (which is established annually for all participants) applied to accrued balances. The benefits for another plan which cover salaried employees are based on formulas which include, among others, years of service and average pay. The Company’s funding policy is to make contributions in accordance with applicable governmental regulatory requirements.

Other Postretirement Benefit Plans - The Company has several postretirement benefit plans covering eligible employees and retirees. Participants generally become eligible after reaching age 55 with required years of service. Actual requirements for coverage vary by plan. Benefits for retirees who were covered by bargaining units vary by each unit and contract. Benefits for certain retirees are in the form of a Company health care account.

Benefits for retirees reaching age 65 are generally integrated with Medicare. Other retirees, based on plan provisions, must use Medicare as their primary coverage, with the Company reimbursing a portion of the unpaid amount; or are reimbursed for the Medicare Part B premium or have no Company coverage. The benefits provided by the Company are basically health and, for certain retirees, life insurance type benefits.

The Company funds certain of these benefit plans and accrues postretirement benefits during the active service of those employees who would become eligible for such benefits when they retire.

The components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits  
  

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
  

 

 

 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

 

 
(In millions)                            

Service cost

       $ 6           $ 5           $ 18           $ 17       

Interest cost

     34             39             101             114       

Expected return on plan assets

     (49)            (47)            (148)            (140)      

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

     12             11             40             34       

Settlement loss

     4                4          

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

       $ 7           $ 8           $ 15           $ 25       

 

 

 

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     Other Postretirement Benefits  
  

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
  

 

 

 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

 

 
(In millions)                            

Service cost

       $ 1           $ 1           $ 1           $ 1       

Interest cost

     1             1             3             4       

Expected return on plan assets

     (1)            (1)            (3)            (3)      

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

     1                1          

Amortization of unrecognized prior service benefit

     (6)            (6)            (19)            (19)      

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

       $ (4)          $ (5)          $ (17)          $ (17)      

 

 

9.  Business Segments

The Company’s reportable segments are primarily based on its individual operating subsidiaries. Each of the principal operating subsidiaries are headed by a chief executive officer who is responsible for the operation of its business and has the duties and authority commensurate with that position. Investment gains (losses) and the related income taxes, excluding those of CNA, are included in the Corporate and other segment.

CNA’s results are reported in four business segments: CNA Specialty, CNA Commercial, Life & Group Non-Core and Other. CNA Specialty provides a broad array of professional, financial and specialty property and casualty products and services, primarily through insurance brokers and managing general underwriters. CNA Commercial includes property and casualty coverages sold to small businesses and middle market entities and organizations primarily through an independent agency distribution system. CNA Commercial also includes commercial insurance and risk management products sold to large corporations primarily through insurance brokers. Life & Group Non-Core primarily includes the results of the life and group lines of business that are in run-off. Other includes the operations of Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited (“Hardy”) since its acquisition date of July 2, 2012, corporate expenses, including interest on corporate debt, and the results of certain property and casualty business primarily in run-off, including CNA Re and asbestos and environmental pollution. Hardy is a specialized Lloyd’s of London underwriter primarily of short-tail exposures in marine and aviation, non-marine property, specialty lines and property treaty reinsurance.

Diamond Offshore owns and operates offshore drilling rigs that are chartered on a contract basis for fixed terms by companies engaged in exploration and production of hydrocarbons. Offshore rigs are mobile units that can be relocated based on market demand. Diamond Offshore’s fleet consists of 45 drilling rigs, including five new-build rigs which are under construction and two rigs being constructed utilizing the hulls of Diamond Offshore’s existing mid-water floaters. On September 30, 2013, Diamond Offshore’s drilling rigs were located offshore 13 countries in addition to the United States.

Boardwalk Pipeline is engaged in the interstate transportation and storage of natural gas and NGLs and gathering and processing of natural gas. This segment consists of interstate natural gas pipeline systems originating in the Gulf Coast region, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and extending north and east through the midwestern states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, natural gas storage facilities in four states and NGL pipelines and storage facilities in Louisiana, with approximately 14,410 miles of pipeline.

HighMount is engaged in the exploration, production and marketing of natural gas and oil (including condensate and NGLs), primarily located in the Permian Basin in West Texas as well as the Mississippian Lime in Oklahoma.

Loews Hotels operates a chain of 19 hotels, 17 of which are in the United States and two are in Canada.

The Corporate and other segment consists primarily of corporate investment income, corporate interest expense and other unallocated expenses.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. In addition, CNA does not maintain a distinct investment portfolio for every insurance segment, and accordingly, allocation of assets to each segment is not performed. Therefore, a significant portion of net investment income and investment gains (losses) are allocated based on each segment’s carried insurance reserves, as adjusted.

 

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The following tables set forth the Company’s consolidated revenues and income (loss) by business segment:

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
  

 

 

 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

 

 
(In millions)                            

Revenues (a):

           

CNA Financial:

           

CNA Specialty

       $ 996        $ 957        $ 2,906        $ 2,798       

CNA Commercial

     1,062          1,091          3,267          3,163       

Life & Group Non-Core

     346          340          1,055          1,050       

Other

     100          77          272          101       

 

 

Total CNA Financial

     2,504          2,465          7,500          7,112       

Diamond Offshore

     706          730          2,198          2,319       

Boardwalk Pipeline

     288          271          921          862       

HighMount

     62          74          196          219       

Loews Hotels

     95          98          290          272       

Corporate and other

     49          77          58          63       

 

 

Total

       $         3,704        $         3,715        $         11,163        $         10,847       

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax and noncontrolling interests (a):

           

CNA Financial:

           

CNA Specialty

       $ 283        $ 214        $ 718        $ 589       

CNA Commercial

     200          193          559          519       

Life & Group Non-Core

     (79)         (60)         (166)         (111)      

Other

     (26)         (33)         (91)         (84)      

 

 

Total CNA Financial

     378          314          1,020          913       

Diamond Offshore (b)

     131          234          593          732       

Boardwalk Pipeline

     60          58          226          216       

HighMount

     (59)         (248)         (189)         (499)      

Loews Hotels

     (2)         (1)            17       

Corporate and other

     12          52          (37)         (15)      

 

 

Total

       $ 520        $ 409        $ 1,613        $ 1,364       

 

 

Net income (loss) (a):

           

CNA Financial:

           

CNA Specialty

       $ 170        $ 122        $ 427        $ 347       

CNA Commercial

     119          119          328          309       

Life & Group Non-Core

     (31)         (21)         (56)         (26)      

Other

     (11)         (20)         (51)         (53)      

 

 

Total CNA Financial

     247          200          648          577       

Diamond Offshore (b)

     44          83          213          264       

Boardwalk Pipeline

     19          20          74          80       

HighMount

     (37)         (158)         (120)         (319)      

Loews Hotels

             (1)                 9       

Corporate and other

             33          (24)         (11)      

 

 

Total

       $ 282        $ 177        $ 793        $ 600       

 

 

 

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(a)

Investment gains (losses) included in Revenues, Income (loss) before income tax and noncontrolling interests and Net income (loss) are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
  

 

 

 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

 

 

Revenues and Income (loss) before income tax and noncontrolling interests:

        

CNA Financial:

        

CNA Specialty

       $      $      $ (1)      $ 18       

CNA Commercial

            10         (5)        34       

Life & Group Non-Core

       (3)        14         14       

Other

       (1)               (4)      

 

 

Total CNA Financial

                   15         62       

Corporate and other

     (1)        (1)        (1)        (3)      

 

 

Total

       $               4       $               7       $             14       $             59       

 

 

Net income (loss):

        

CNA Financial:

        

CNA Specialty

     $      $ (1)      $ 11       

CNA Commercial

       $               (3)        20       

Life & Group Non-Core

       (2)               8       

Other

                     (2)      

 

 

Total CNA Financial

                          37       

Corporate and other

     (1)        (1)        (1)        (2)      

 

 

Total

       $      $      $      $ 35       

 

 

 

(b)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, bad debt expense of $23 million ($9 million after tax and noncontrolling interests) was recorded by Diamond Offshore to fully reserve the outstanding receivable balances of two of its customers.

10.  Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The outcome of this litigation will not, in the opinion of management, materially affect the Company’s results of operations or equity.

11.  Commitments and Contingencies

Guarantees

In the course of selling business entities and assets to third parties, CNA has agreed to indemnify purchasers for losses arising out of breaches of representation and warranties with respect to the business entities or assets being sold, including, in certain cases, losses arising from undisclosed liabilities or certain named litigation. Such indemnification provisions generally survive for periods ranging from nine months following the applicable closing date to the expiration of the relevant statutes of limitation. As of September 30, 2013, the aggregate amount of quantifiable indemnification agreements in effect for sales of business entities, assets and third party loans was $723 million.

In addition, CNA has agreed to provide indemnification to third party purchasers for certain losses associated with sold business entities or assets that are not limited by a contractual monetary amount. As of September 30, 2013, CNA had outstanding unlimited indemnifications in connection with the sales of certain of its business entities or assets that included tax liabilities arising prior to a purchaser’s ownership of an entity or asset, defects in title at the time of sale, employee claims arising prior to closing and in some cases losses arising from certain litigation and undisclosed liabilities. These indemnification agreements survive until the applicable statutes of limitation expire, or until the agreed upon contract terms expire.

 

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Offshore Rig Purchase Obligations

Diamond Offshore is financially obligated under four turnkey construction contracts with Hyundai Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd. (“Hyundai”) for the construction of four dynamically positioned, ultra-deepwater drillships. Diamond Offshore expects the aggregate cost of the construction of its drillships, including commissioning, capital spares and project management costs, to be approximately $2.6 billion, of which approximately $650 million in contractual installment payments have been paid. These amounts are included in Construction in process within Property, plant and equipment in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Diamond Offshore expects to pay a total of approximately $790 million for the first two drillships which are expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, and the remaining contractual payments due to Hyundai will be paid when the remaining drillships are delivered in 2014.

Diamond Offshore is also financially obligated under agreements for the construction of two moored semisubmersible deepwater rigs with expected completion dates in the fourth quarter of 2013 and in the third quarter of 2014. The rigs will be constructed utilizing the hulls of two of Diamond Offshore’s mid-water floaters and the aggregate cost of the rigs, including commissioning, capital spares and project management costs, are estimated to be approximately $705 million, of which $185 million in contractual installment payments have been paid.

In February of 2013, Diamond Offshore entered into a vessel modification agreement for enhancements to a mid-water floater that will enable the rig to work in the North Sea. The contracted price with the shipyard is $29 million, of which $10 million has been paid. The total cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $120 million, including shipyard costs, owner-furnished equipment and labor, commissioning and capital spares, with an expected completion date in the second quarter of 2014.

In May of 2013, Diamond Offshore entered into a construction contract with Hyundai for the construction of a dynamically positioned, ultra-deepwater harsh environment semisubmersible drilling rig, expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2016. The total cost of the rig including capital spares, commissioning and shipyard supervision is estimated to be approximately $755 million. The first installment payment of $189 million has been paid and is included in Construction in process within Property, plant and equipment in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Boardwalk Pipeline

Boardwalk Pipeline’s future capital commitments are comprised of binding commitments under purchase orders for materials ordered but not received and firm commitments under binding construction service agreements. The commitments as of September 30, 2013 were approximately $105 million, all of which are expected to be settled within the next twelve months.

Loews Hotels

Loews Hotels has commitments aggregating approximately $205 million for the development and renovation of hotel properties.

12.  Consolidating Financial Information

The following schedules present the Company’s consolidating balance sheet information at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and consolidating statements of income information for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. These schedules present the individual subsidiaries of the Company and their contribution to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Amounts presented will not necessarily be the same as those in the individual financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries due to adjustments for purchase accounting, income taxes and noncontrolling interests. In addition, many of the Company’s subsidiaries use a classified balance sheet which also leads to differences in amounts reported for certain line items.

The Corporate and Other column primarily reflects the parent company’s investment in its subsidiaries, invested cash portfolio and corporate long term debt. The elimination adjustments are for intercompany assets and liabilities, interest and dividends, the parent company’s investment in capital stocks of subsidiaries, and various reclasses of debit or credit balances to the amounts in consolidation. Purchase accounting adjustments have been pushed down to the appropriate subsidiary.

 

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Loews Corporation

Consolidating Balance Sheet Information

 

     CNA      Diamond      Boardwalk             Loews      Corporate                
September 30, 2013    Financial      Offshore      Pipeline      HighMount      Hotels      and Other      Eliminations      Total  

 

 
(In millions)                                                        

Assets:

                       

Investments

   $ 46,233       $ 1,206          $ 30         $ 51       $ 4,838            $     52,358       

Cash

     185         33       $ 25           2           10         2              257       

Receivables

     8,325         444         92           36           31         231             $ (136)            9,023       

Property, plant and equipment

     311         5,336         7,253           1,040           396         45              14,381       

Deferred income taxes

     355               811           3            (1,169)            -       

Goodwill

     117         20         267           584           3               991       

Investments in capital stocks of subsidiaries

                    16,982           (16,982)            -       

Other assets

     770         314         314           19           182         11           35             1,645       

Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries

     642                           642       

Separate account business

     213                           213       

 

 

Total assets

   $ 57,151       $ 7,353       $ 7,951         $ 2,522         $ 676       $ 22,109             $ (18,252)          $ 79,510       

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

                       

Insurance reserves

   $ 38,590                         $ 38,590       

Payable to brokers

     218       $ 4          $ 8            $ 96              326       

Short term debt

        250             $ 20               270       

Long term debt

     2,559         1,240       $ 3,334           711           183         1,678              9,705       

Deferred income taxes

        524         688              44         709             $ (1,134)            831       

Other liabilities

     3,454         647         396           111           34         248           (136)            4,754       

Separate account business

     213                           213       

 

 

Total liabilities

     45,034         2,665         4,418           830           281         2,731           (1,270)            54,689       

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     10,906         2,375         1,591           1,692           395         19,378           (16,982)            19,355       

Noncontrolling interests

     1,211         2,313         1,942                       5,466       

 

 

Total equity

     12,117         4,688         3,533           1,692           395         19,378           (16,982)            24,821       

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 57,151       $ 7,353       $ 7,951         $ 2,522         $       676       $ 22,109             $     (18,252)          $ 79,510       

 

 

 

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Loews Corporation

Consolidating Balance Sheet Information

 

     CNA      Diamond      Boardwalk             Loews      Corporate                
December 31, 2012    Financial      Offshore      Pipeline      HighMount      Hotels      and Other      Eliminations      Total  

 

 
(In millions)                                                        

Assets:

                       

Investments

   $ 47,636       $ 1,435        $       $       $ 33       $ 3,935          $     53,048       

Cash

     156         53                          10         4            228       

Receivables

     8,516         503          89          69          25         183       $ (19)            9,366       

Property, plant and equipment

     297         4,870          7,252          1,136          333         47            13,935       

Deferred income taxes

     119               734                (853)            -       

Goodwill

     118         20          271          584          3               996       

Investments in capital stocks of subsidiaries

                    16,936         (16,936)            -       

Other assets

     730         366          330          22          84         4         2             1,538       

Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries

     598                           598       

Separate account business

     312                           312       

 

 

Total assets

   $ 58,482       $ 7,247        $ 7,946        $ 2,555        $ 488       $ 21,109       $ (17,806)          $ 80,021       

 

 

Liabilities and Equity:

                       

Insurance reserves

   $ 40,005                         $ 40,005       

Payable to brokers

     61             $ 10           $ 134            205       

Short term debt

     13                $ 6               19       

Long term debt

     2,557       $ 1,489        $ 3,539          710          203         693            9,191       

Deferred income taxes

        483          619             37         552       $ (851)            840       

Other liabilities

     3,260         675          432          120          42         263         (19)            4,773       

Separate account business

     312                           312       

 

 

Total liabilities

     46,208         2,647          4,590          840          288         1,642         (870)            55,345       

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     11,058         2,331          1,624          1,715          200         19,467         (16,936)            19,459       

Noncontrolling interests

     1,216         2,269          1,732                      5,217       

 

 

Total equity

     12,274         4,600          3,356          1,715          200         19,467         (16,936)            24,676       

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 58,482       $ 7,247        $ 7,946        $ 2,555        $       488       $ 21,109       $ (17,806)          $ 80,021       

 

 

 

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Loews Corporation

Consolidating Statement of Income Information

 

     CNA      Diamond      Boardwalk             Loews      Corporate                
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013    Financial      Offshore      Pipeline      HighMount      Hotels      and Other      Eliminations      Total  

 

 
(In millions)                                                        

Revenues:

                       

Insurance premiums

   $ 5,389                          $     5,389          

Net investment income

     1,808        $                $ 58                1,867          

Intercompany interest and dividends

                    547           $ (547)            -          

Investment gains (losses)

     15              $ (1)                     14          

Contract drilling revenues

        2,136                         2,136          

Other

     288          61        $ 921             196           $       290          1                1,757          

 

 

Total

     7,500          2,198          921             195             290          606             (547)            11,163          

 

 

Expenses: