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      <issuerName>LOEWS CORP</issuerName>
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        <com:street1>9 WEST 57TH STREET</com:street1>
        <com:city>NEW YORK</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>10019-2714</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>212-521-2000</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>TISCH ANDREW H</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Director Emeritus</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
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        <name>Watermill Institutional Trading, LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>111 Town Square Place Suite 1520</com:street1>
          <com:city>Jersey City</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NJ</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>07310</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>250000</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>27502500.00</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>206052874</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>02/13/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/22/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Trust Contribution</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>See Remarks (1)</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>03/15/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Trust Contribution</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>See Remarks (1)</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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      <acquiredDate>05/07/2024</acquiredDate>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>12/06/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Trust Contribution</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>See Remarks (1)</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>100000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>12/06/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Andrew H. Tisch</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>9 West 57th Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10019-2714</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>12/01/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>70000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>7449090.10</grossProceeds>
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    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Andrew H. Tisch</name>
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          <com:street1>9 West 57th Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10019-2714</com:zipCode>
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      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>12/04/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>30000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>3144202.90</grossProceeds>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Andrew H. Tisch</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>9 West 57th Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10019-2714</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>12/15/2025</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>50000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>5253500.00</grossProceeds>
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    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Andrew H. Tisch</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>9 West 57th Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10019-2714</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>02/12/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>50000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>5513575.00</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The securities to be sold are held by family trusts of which Andrew H. Tisch, a director emeritus of Loews Corporation, is a trustee and that are included with Mr. Tisch as the person for whose account securities are to be sold. In each case, the securities were originally held by Mr. Tisch's late father, Laurence A. Tisch, who originally acquired the securities on 01/11/1974. (1) The selling trust acquired the securities on the date indicated by means of a contribution from Andrew H. Tisch.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>02/13/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Andrew H. Tisch</signature>
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