Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

3) Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in shareholders’ equity, except those arising from transactions with shareholders. Comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income or loss, which for the Corporation consists of changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments carried at fair value, changes in unrealized other-than-temporary impairment losses of fixed maturities, changes in foreign currency translation gains or losses and changes in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income.

The components of other comprehensive income or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were as follows:

	Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized holding gains arising during the period	$	70		$	24		$	46
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net income		64			22			42
Net unrealized gains recognized in other comprehensive income or loss		6			2			4
Postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income arising during the period		2			1			1
Reclassification adjustment for the amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost(a)		(24	)		(8	)		(16	)
Net change in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income		26			9			17
Foreign currency translation losses		(77	)		(27	)		(50	)
Total other comprehensive loss	$	(45	)	$	(16	)	$	(29	)

(a) Postretirement benefit costs recognized in net income during the period are included among several of the loss and expense components presented in the Consolidated Statement of Income.