Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Insurance and Other [Member]

Schedule of receivables

Receivables of insurance and other businesses are comprised of the following (in millions).

	March 31,  2018		December 31,  2017
Insurance premiums receivable	$	12,570	$	11,058
Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses		3,048		3,201
Trade receivables		12,568		11,756
Other		3,078		2,925
Allowances for uncollectible accounts		(358)		(362)
	$	30,906	$	28,578

Finance and Financial Products [Member]

Schedule of receivables

A summary of loans and finance receivables of our finance and financial products businesses follows (in millions).

	March 31,  2018		December 31,  2017
Loans and finance receivables before allowances and discounts	$	14,209	$	14,126
Allowances for uncollectible loans		(179)		(180)
Unamortized acquisition discounts		(185)		(198)
	$	13,845	$	13,748