10-Q

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 March 31, 2019

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	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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

Emerging growth company         

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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 April 19, 2019
Common stock, $0.01 par value	304,887,983 shares

INDEX

	Page
	No.
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets March  31, 2019 and December 31, 2018		3
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income Three months ended March  31, 2019 and 2018		4
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018		5
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity Three months ended March  31, 2019 and 2018		6
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows Three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018		7
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements		8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		28
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		43
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		43
Part II. Other Information		44
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		44
Item 1A. Risk Factors		44
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		44
Item 6. Exhibits		45

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturities, amortized cost of $37,985 and $38,234		$	40,602			$	39,699
Equity securities, cost of $1,376 and $1,479			1,326				1,293
Limited partnership investments			2,120				2,424
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans			933				901
Short term investments			4,487				3,869
Total investments			49,468				48,186
Cash			339				405
Receivables			8,012				7,960
Property, plant and equipment			15,407				15,511
Goodwill			682				665
Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expenses			2,576				2,513
Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries			664				633
Other assets			3,301				2,443
Total assets		$	80,449			$	78,316
Liabilities and Equity:
Insurance reserves:
Claim and claim adjustment expense		$	21,836			$	21,984
Future policy benefits			11,078				10,597
Unearned premiums			4,422				4,183
Total insurance reserves			37,336				36,764
Payable to brokers			307				42
Short term debt			132				17
Long term debt			11,229				11,359
Deferred income taxes			1,084				841
Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue			3,472				3,402
Other liabilities			4,987				4,505
Total liabilities			58,547				56,930
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 – 312,435,202 and 312,169,189 shares			3				3
Additional paid-in capital			3,607				3,627
Retained earnings			16,144				15,773
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(390	)			(880	)
			19,364				18,523
Less treasury stock, at cost (6,929,267 and 100,000 shares)			(327	)			(5	)
Total shareholders’ equity			19,037				18,518
Noncontrolling interests			2,865				2,868
Total equity			21,902				21,386
Total liabilities and equity		$	80,449			$	78,316

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 March 31	2019				2018
(In millions, except per share data)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums		$	1,803			$	1,785
Net investment income			657				506
Investment gains (losses):
Other-than-temporary impairment losses			(14	)			(6	)
Other net investment gains			45				15
Total investment gains			31				9
Non-insurance warranty revenue			281				238
Operating revenues and other			985				1,043
Total			3,757				3,581
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits			1,357				1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs			342				296
Non-insurance warranty expense			260				216
Operating expenses and other			1,149				1,184
Interest			141				141
Total			3,249				3,176
Income before income tax			508				405
Income tax expense			(112	)			(25	)
Net income			396				380
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests			(2	)			(87	)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation		$	394			$	293
Basic and diluted net income per share		$	1.27			$	0.89
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Shares of common stock			309.83				327.78
Dilutive potential shares of common stock			0.53				0.94
Total weighted average shares outstanding assuming dilution			310.36				328.72

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31	2019				2018
(In millions)
Net income		$	396			$	380
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax
Changes in:
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments with other-than-temporary impairments			4				(9	)
Net other unrealized gains (losses) on investments			526				(429	)
Total unrealized gains (losses) on investments			530				(438	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			(6	)			10
Pension liability			8				10
Foreign currency translation			17				11
Other comprehensive income (loss)			549				(407	)
Comprehensive income (loss)			945				(27	)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests			(61	)			(43	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation		$	884			$	(70	)

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
												Accumulated			Common
						Additional						Other			Stock
				Common		Paid-in			Retained			Comprehensive			Held in			Noncontrolling
	Total			Stock		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Treasury			Interests
(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as reported	$	24,566		$	3	$	3,151		$	16,096		$	(26	)	$	(20	)	$	5,362
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards		(91	)							(43	)		(28	)					(20	)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as adjusted		24,475			3		3,151			16,053			(54	)		(20	)		5,342
Net income		380								293									87
Other comprehensive income		(407	)										(363	)					(44	)
Dividends paid ($0.0625 per share)		(98	)							(20	)								(78	)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock		(497	)													(497	)
Stock-based compensation		-					(7	)											7
Other		(5	)				(2	)		(5	)								2
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	23,848		$	3	$	3,142		$	16,321		$	(417	)	$	(517	)	$	5,316
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	21,386		$	3	$	3,627		$	15,773		$	(880	)	$	(5	)	$	2,868
Net income		396								394									2
Other comprehensive income		549											490						59
Dividends paid ($0.0625 per share)		(87	)							(19	)								(68	)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock		(322	)													(322	)
Purchases of subsidiary stock from non-controlling interests		(14	)																(14	)
Stock-based compensation		1					(19	)											20
Other		(7	)				(1	)		(4	)								(2	)
Balance, March 31, 2019	$	21,902		$	3	$	3,607		$	16,144		$	(390	)	$	(327	)	$	2,865

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31	2019				2018
(In millions)
Operating Activities:
Net income		$	396			$	380
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities, net			369				185
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
Receivables			15				(147	)
Deferred acquisition costs			(29	)			(29	)
Insurance reserves			57				311
Other assets			(143	)			(56	)
Other liabilities			(104	)			(215	)
Trading securities			(480	)			84
Net cash flow provided by operating activities			81				513
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities			(2,447	)			(2,690	)
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities			2,259				2,576
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities			576				531
Purchases of limited partnership investments			(114	)			(63	)
Proceeds from sales of limited partnership investments			337				69
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(223	)			(230	)
Change in short term investments			(27	)			(25	)
Other, net			(61	)			(112	)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities			300				56
Financing Activities:
Dividends paid			(19	)			(20	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests			(68	)			(78	)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock			(317	)			(497	)
Purchases of subsidiary stock from noncontrolling interests			(14	)
Principal payments on debt			(210	)			(303	)
Issuance of debt			192				233
Other, net			(13	)			74
Net cash flow used by financing activities			(449	)			(591	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash			2				1
Net change in cash			(66	)			(21	)
Cash, beginning of period			405				472
Cash, end of period		$	339			$	451

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”), an 89% owned subsidiary); the operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs (Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (“Diamond Offshore”), a 53% owned subsidiary); transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids (Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (“Boardwalk Pipeline”), a wholly owned subsidiary); the operation of a chain of hotels (Loews Hotels Holding Corporation (“Loews Hotels & Co”), a wholly owned subsidiary); and the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging solutions (Consolidated Container Company LLC (“Consolidated Container”), a 99% 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 attributable to Loews Corporation” as used herein means Net income attributable to Loews Corporation shareholders.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and results of operations, comprehensive income and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Net income for the first quarter of each of the years is not necessarily indicative of net income for that entire year. These Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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. There were no shares attributable to employee stock-based compensation awards excluded from the diluted weighted average shares outstanding amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 because the effect would have been antidilutive.

Accounting changes – In February of 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). On January 1, 2019, the updated guidance requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for most operating leases. The Company adopted the updated accounting guidance using the modified retrospective method. Prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the previous accounting guidance. The Company utilized the package of practical expedients allowing the Company to not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain a lease, the classification for any expired or existing leases or the initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company has also elected to apply an exemption for short term leases whereby leases with initial lease terms of one year or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

For leases where the Company is a lessee we have elected to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component, except subsea equipment leases. For leases where the Company is a lessor we have elected to combine the lease and non-lease components of our offshore drilling contracts, if certain conditions are met, and account for the combined component in accordance with the accounting treatment for the predominant component of the contract.

At adoption, the cumulative effect adjustment increased Other assets and Other liabilities by $642 million reflecting operating lease right of use assets, lease liabilities and the derecognition of deferred rent related primarily to lease agreements for office space and machinery and equipment. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Other assets and Other liabilities were adjusted to $3.1 billion and $5.1 billion as of January 1, 2019, as compared to $2.4 billion and $4.5 billion as of December 31, 2018. See Note 5 for additional information on leases.

Recently issued ASUs – In June of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The updated accounting guidance requires changes to the recognition of credit losses on financial instruments not accounted for at fair value through net income. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The guidance will be applied using the modified retrospective method with a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings. A prospective transition method is required for debt securities that have recognized an other-than-temporary impairment prior to the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its

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consolidated financial statements, and expects the primary changes to be the use of the expected credit loss model for the mortgage loan portfolio, reinsurance and insurance receivables and other financing receivables and the use of the allowance method rather than the write-down method for credit losses within the available-for-sale fixed maturities portfolio. The expected credit loss model will require a financial asset to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Under the allowance method for available-for-sale debt securities the Company will record reversals of credit losses if the estimate of credit losses declines.

In August of 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-12, “Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.” The updated accounting guidance requires changes to the measurement and disclosure of long-duration contracts. The guidance requires entities to annually update cash flow assumptions, including morbidity and persistency and update discount rate assumptions quarterly using an upper-medium grade fixed-income instrument yield. The effect of changes in cash flow assumptions will be recorded in Net income and the effect of changes in discount rate assumptions will be recorded in Other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and requires restatement of the prior periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the method and timing of adoption and the effect the updated guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. The annual updating of cash flow assumptions is expected to increase income statement volatility. The quarterly change in the discount rate is expected to increase volatility in the Company’s Shareholders’ equity, but that will be somewhat mitigated because Shadow Adjustments are eliminated under the new guidance. See Note 2 for further information on Shadow Adjustments. While the requirements of the new guidance represent a material change from existing accounting guidance, the underlying economics of CNA’s business and related cash flows will be unchanged.

2. Investments

Net investment income is as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	455		$	446
Limited partnership investments		81			48
Short term investments		15			9
Equity securities		30			10
Income (loss) from trading portfolio (a)		81			(3	)
Other		14			11
Total investment income		676			521
Investment expenses		(19	)		(15	)
Net investment income	$	657		$	506

(a) Net unrealized gains (losses) related to changes in fair value on securities still held were $44 and $(25) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Investment gains (losses) are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	(6	)	$	18
Equity securities		42			(15	)
Derivative instruments		(5	)		5
Short term investments and other					1
Investment gains (a)	$	31		$	9

(a) Gross investment gains on available-for-sale securities were $36 and $69 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Gross investment losses on available-for-sale securities were $42 and $51 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, $42 million of net investment gains and $15 million of net investment losses were recognized due to the change in fair value of non-redeemable preferred stock still held as of March 31, 2019 and 2018.

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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 March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Corporate and other bonds	$	6	$	5
Asset-backed		8		1
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings	$	14	$	6

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

March 31, 2019	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	$	19,296	$	1,269	$	99	$	20,466
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		9,279		1,299				10,578
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		4,760		92		20		4,832	$	(22	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		2,026		53		7		2,072
Other asset-backed		1,877		25		12		1,890		(3	)
Total asset-backed		8,663		170		39		8,794		(25	)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government- sponsored enterprises		162		3		1		164
Foreign government		502		12		1		513
Redeemable preferred stock		10						10
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		37,912		2,753		140		40,525		(25	)
Fixed maturities trading		73		4				77
Total fixed maturity securities	$	37,985	$	2,757	$	140	$	40,602	$	(25	)
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds	$	18,764	$	791	$	395	$	19,160
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		9,681		1,076		9		10,748
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		4,815		68		57		4,826	$	(20	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		2,200		28		32		2,196
Other asset-backed		1,975		11		24		1,962
Total asset-backed		8,990		107		113		8,984		(20	)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		156		3				159
Foreign government		480		5		4		481
Redeemable preferred stock		10						10
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		38,081		1,982		521		39,542		(20	)
Fixed maturities trading		153		4				157
Total fixed maturities	$	38,234	$	1,986	$	521	$	39,699	$	(20	)

The net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments included in the tables above are recorded as a component of AOCI. When presented in AOCI, these amounts are net of tax and noncontrolling interests and any required Shadow Adjustments. To the extent that unrealized gains on fixed income securities supporting long term care products and structured settlements not funded by annuities would result in a premium deficiency if those gains were realized, a related increase in Insurance reserves is recorded, net of tax and noncontrolling interests, as a reduction of net unrealized gains through Other comprehensive income (“Shadow Adjustments”). As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net unrealized gains on investments included in AOCI were correspondingly reduced by Shadow Adjustments of $1.3 billion and $964 million (after tax and noncontrolling interests).

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

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
March 31, 2019	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	$	1,656	$	39	$	1,743	$	60	$	3,399	$	99
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		14				3				17
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		94				1,494		20		1,588		20
Commercial mortgage-backed		184		2		236		5		420		7
Other asset-backed		450		10		95		2		545		12
Total asset-backed		728		12		1,825		27		2,553		39
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		48		1		14				62		1
Foreign government		32		1		27				59		1
Total fixed maturity securities	$	2,478	$	53	$	3,612	$	87	$	6,090	$	140
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds	$	8,543	$	340	$	825	$	55	$	9,368	$	395
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		517		8		5		1		522		9
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		1,932		23		1,119		34		3,051		57
Commercial mortgage-backed		728		10		397		22		1,125		32
Other asset-backed		834		21		125		3		959		24
Total asset-backed		3,494		54		1,641		59		5,135		113
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		21				19				40
Foreign government		114		2		124		2		238		4
Total fixed maturity securities	$	12,689	$	404	$	2,614	$	117	$	15,303	$	521

Based on current facts and circumstances, the Company believes the unrealized losses presented in the March 31, 2019 securities in a gross unrealized loss position table above are not indicative of the ultimate collectibility of the current amortized cost of the securities, but rather are attributable to changes in interest rates, credit spreads and other factors. The Company has no current intent to sell securities with unrealized losses, nor is it more likely than not that it will be required to sell prior to recovery of amortized cost; accordingly, the Company has determined that there are no additional OTTI losses to be recorded as of March 31, 2019.

The following table presents the activity related to the pretax credit loss component reflected in Retained earnings on fixed maturity securities still held as of March 31, 2019 and 2018 for which a portion of an OTTI loss was recognized in OCI.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Beginning balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$	18		$	27
Reductions for securities sold during the period		(1	)		(2	)
Ending balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$	17		$	25

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Contractual Maturity

The following table presents available-for-sale fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity.

	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Cost or		Estimated		Cost or		Estimated
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	1,144	$	1,155	$	1,350	$	1,359
Due after one year through five years		7,718		7,992		7,979		8,139
Due after five years through ten years		16,874		17,374		16,859		16,870
Due after ten years		12,176		14,004		11,893		13,174
Total	$	37,912	$	40,525	$	38,081	$	39,542

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities may be called or prepaid. Securities not due at a single date are allocated based on weighted average life.

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. Gross estimated fair values of derivative positions are currently presented in Equity securities, Receivables and Payable to brokers on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

	March 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Contractual/							Contractual/
	Notional		Estimated Fair Value					Notional		Estimated Fair Value
	Amount		Asset		(Liability)			Amount		Asset		(Liability)
(In millions)
With hedge designation:
Interest rate swaps	$	540	$	3	$	(1	)	$	500	$	11
Without hedge designation:
Equity markets:
Options – purchased		353		7					213		18
– written		127				(6	)		239			$	(17	)
Futures – short		50
Commodity futures – long		12							32
Embedded derivative on funds
withheld liability		174				(2	)		172		4

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.

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Prices may fall within Level 1, 2 or 3 depending upon the methodology 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 a methodology 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 may include: (i) the review of pricing service methodologies or broker pricing qualifications, (ii) back-testing, where past fair value estimates are compared to actual transactions executed in the market on similar dates, (iii) exception reporting, where period-over-period changes in price are reviewed and challenged with the pricing service or broker based on exception criteria, (iv) detailed analysis, where the Company performs an independent analysis of the inputs and assumptions used to price individual securities and (v) pricing validation, where prices received are compared to prices independently estimated by the Company.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Corporate bonds and other includes obligations of the U.S. Treasury, government-sponsored enterprises, foreign governments and redeemable preferred stock.

March 31, 2019	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	203		$	20,697	$	253	$	21,153
States, municipalities and political subdivisions					10,578				10,578
Asset-backed					8,610		184		8,794
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		203			39,885		437		40,525
Fixed maturities trading					72		5		77
Total fixed maturities	$	203		$	39,957	$	442	$	40,602
Equity securities	$	697		$	608	$	21	$	1,326
Short term and other		3,199			1,204				4,403
Receivables					3				3
Payable to brokers		(14	)						(14	)
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	196		$	19,392	$	222	$	19,810
States, municipalities and political subdivisions					10,748				10,748
Asset-backed					8,787		197		8,984
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		196			38,927		419		39,542
Fixed maturities trading					151		6		157
Total fixed maturities	$	196		$	39,078	$	425	$	39,699
Equity securities	$	704		$	570	$	19	$	1,293
Short term and other		2,647			1,111				3,758
Receivables					11				11
Payable to brokers		(23	)						(23	)

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The following tables present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

																									Unrealized
																									Gains
																						Unrealized			(Losses)
																						Gains			Recognized in
																						(Losses)			Other
																						Recognized in			Comprehensive
			Net Realized Investment																			Net Income			Income (Loss)
			Gains (Losses) and Net																			(Loss) on Level			on Level 3
			Change in Unrealized																			3 Assets and			Assets and
			Investment Gains (Losses)												Transfers		Transfers					Liabilities			Liabilities
	Balance,		Included in			Included in									into		out of			Balance,		Held at			Held at
2019	January 1		Net Income			OCI		Purchases		Sales		Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			March 31		March 31			March 31
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	222				$	8	$	56			$	(2	)			$	(31	)	$	253				$	7
Asset-backed		197					3		20				(4	)	$	5		(37	)		184					3
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		419	$	-			11		76	$	-		(6	)		5		(68	)		437	$	-			10
Fixed maturities trading		6		(1	)																5		(1	)
Total fixed maturities	$	425	$	(1	)	$	11	$	76	$	-	$	(6	)	$	5	$	(68	)	$	442	$	(1	)	$	10
Equity securities	$	19	$	2																$	21	$	2

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																								Unrealized
																								Gains
																								(Losses)
																								Recognized in
			Net Realized Investment																					Net Income
			Gains (Losses) and Net																					(Loss) on Level
			Change in Unrealized																					3 Assets and
			Investment Gains (Losses)														Transfers		Transfers					Liabilities
	Balance,		Included in			Included in											into		out of			Balance,		Held at
2018	January 1		Net Income			OCI			Purchases		Sales			Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			March 31		March 31
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	98	$	(1	)									$	(2	)	$	5				$	100
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		1																					1
Asset-backed		335		7		$	(5	)	$	30	$	(72	)		(6	)			$	(10	)		279
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		434		6			(5	)		30		(72	)		(8	)		5		(10	)		380	$	-
Fixed maturities trading		4		3																			7		3
Total fixed maturities	$	438	$	9		$	(5	)	$	30	$	(72	)	$	(8	)	$	5	$	(10	)	$	387	$	3
Equity securities	$	22	$	(2	)																	$	20	$	(2	)

Net investment 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	Investment gains (losses) and 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 Operating revenues and other
Life settlement contracts	Operating revenues and other

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Securities may be transferred in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the availability of observable market information and quoted prices used to determine the fair value of the security. The availability of observable market information and quoted prices varies based on market conditions and trading volume.

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

Level 1 securities include highly liquid and exchange traded 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. All classes of Level 2 fixed maturity securities are valued using a methodology based on information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, a discounted cash flow methodology or a combination of both when necessary. Common inputs for all classes of fixed maturity securities include prices from recently executed transactions of similar securities, marketplace 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. Fixed maturity securities are primarily 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 private placement debt securities whose fair value is determined using internal models with inputs that are not market observable.

Equity Securities

Level 1 securities include publicly traded securities valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 securities are primarily valued using pricing for similar securities, recently executed transactions and other pricing models utilizing market observable inputs. Level 3 securities are primarily priced using broker/dealer quotes and 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, 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 and Other Invested Assets

Securities that are actively traded or have quoted prices are classified as Level 1. These securities include money market funds, treasury bills and exchange traded open-end funds valued using quoted market prices. 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 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.

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Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in the fair value measurement of Level 3 assets. Valuations for assets and liabilities not presented in the tables 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. The weighted average rate is calculated based on fair value.

					Range
	Estimated		Valuation	Unobservable	(Weighted
March 31, 2019	Fair Value		Techniques	Inputs	Average)
	(In millions)
			Discounted
Fixed maturity securities	$	293	cash flow	Credit spread		1% – 5% (3%)
December 31, 2018
			Discounted
Fixed maturity securities	$	228	cash flow	Credit spread		1% – 12% (3%)

For fixed maturity securities, an increase to the credit spread assumptions would result in a lower fair value measurement.

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 assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are presented in the following tables. 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
March 31, 2019	Amount		Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In millions)
Assets:
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$	863				$	868	$	868
Liabilities:
Short term debt		131		$	54		75		129
Long term debt		11,216			10,469		531		11,000
December 31, 2018
Assets:
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$	839				$	827	$	827
Liabilities:
Short term debt		15		$	14				14
Long term debt		11,345			10,111		653		10,764

The fair values of mortgage loans, included in Other invested assets, 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.

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4. 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 incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) claims 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 historical patterns such as claim reserving trends and settlement practices, loss payments, pending levels of unpaid claims and product mix, as well as court decisions and 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 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 $58 million and $34 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Net catastrophe losses in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018 related primarily to U.S. weather-related events.

Liability for Unpaid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses

The following table presents a reconciliation between beginning and ending claim and claim adjustment expense reserves, including claim and claim adjustment expense reserves of Other Insurance Operations.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Reserves, beginning of year:
Gross	$	21,984		$	22,004
Ceded		4,019			3,934
Net reserves, beginning of year		17,965			18,070
Net incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses:
Provision for insured events of current year		1,309			1,246
Increase (decrease) in provision for insured events of prior years		8			(34	)
Amortization of discount		50			47
Total net incurred (a)		1,367			1,259
Net payments attributable to:
Current year events		(100	)		(91	)
Prior year events		(1,309	)		(1,219	)
Total net payments		(1,409	)		(1,310	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		13			(9	)
Net reserves, end of period		17,936			18,010
Ceded reserves, end of period		3,900			4,057
Gross reserves, end of period	$	21,836		$	22,067

(a) Total net incurred above does not agree to Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits as reflected on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income due to amounts related to retroactive reinsurance deferred gain accounting, uncollectible reinsurance and loss deductible receivables and benefit expenses related to future policy benefits, which are not reflected in the table above.

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Net Prior Year Development

Changes in estimates of claim and claim adjustment expense reserves net of reinsurance, for prior years are defined as net prior year loss reserve development. These changes can be favorable or unfavorable.

Favorable net prior year development of $14 million and $39 million was recorded for CNA’s commercial property and casualty operations (“Property & Casualty Operations”) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

The following table and discussion present details of the net prior year claim and claim adjustment expense reserve development in CNA’s Property & Casualty Operations:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Medical professional liability	$	15		$	20
Other professional liability and management liability		(12	)		(34	)
Surety		(25	)		(15	)
Commercial auto		(5	)		(1	)
General liability		(20	)		(8	)
Workers’ compensation		2			(6	)
Property and other		31			5
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development	$	(14	)	$	(39	)

2019

Unfavorable development in medical professional liability was primarily due to higher than expected severity in accident year 2013 in CNA’s allied healthcare business.

Favorable development in other professional liability and management liability was primarily due to lower than expected claim frequency and favorable outcomes on individual claims in accident years 2017 and prior related to financial institutions. This was partially offset by unfavorable development in management liability in accident year 2014 due to large claim activity.

Favorable development in surety was due to lower than expected frequency for accident years 2016 and prior.

Favorable development in general liability was primarily due to lower than expected frequency on latent construction defect claims in multiple accident years.

Unfavorable development for property and other coverages was primarily due to higher than expected frequency and large loss activity in accident year 2018 in CNA’s marine business and higher than expected claims in Hardy on 2018 accident year catastrophes in property.

2018

Unfavorable development in medical professional liability was primarily due to higher than expected severity in accident years 2014 and 2017 in CNA’s hospitals business.

Favorable development in other professional liability and management liability was primarily due to lower than expected claim frequency in accident years 2013 through 2015 related to financial institutions.

Favorable development in surety was due to lower than expected loss emergence for accident years 2015 and prior.

Favorable development in general liability was primarily due to lower than expected frequency and severity in accident years 2015 and prior for the middle market construction business.

Asbestos and Environmental Pollution (“A&EP”) Reserves

In 2010, Continental Casualty Company (“CCC”) together with several of CNA’s insurance subsidiaries completed a transaction with National Indemnity Company (“NICO”), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., under which substantially all of CNA’s legacy A&EP liabilities were ceded to NICO through a loss portfolio transfer (“loss portfolio transfer” or “LPT”). At the effective date of the transaction, CNA ceded approximately $1.6 billion of net A&EP claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves to NICO under a retroactive reinsurance agreement

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with an aggregate limit of $4.0 billion. The $1.6 billion of claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves ceded to NICO was net of $1.2 billion of ceded claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves under existing third party reinsurance contracts. The NICO LPT aggregate reinsurance limit also covers credit risk on the existing third party reinsurance related to these liabilities. CNA paid NICO a reinsurance premium of $2.0 billion and transferred to NICO billed third party reinsurance receivables related to A&EP claims with a net book value of $215 million, resulting in total consideration of $2.2 billion.

In years subsequent to the effective date of the LPT, CNA recognized adverse prior year development on its A&EP reserves resulting in additional amounts ceded under the LPT. As a result, the cumulative amounts ceded under the LPT have exceeded the $2.2 billion consideration paid, resulting in the NICO LPT moving into a gain position, requiring retroactive reinsurance accounting. Under retroactive reinsurance accounting, this gain is deferred and only recognized in earnings in proportion to actual paid recoveries under the LPT. Over the life of the contract, there is no economic impact as long as any additional losses incurred are within the limit of the LPT. In a period in which CNA recognizes a change in the estimate of A&EP reserves that increases or decreases the amounts ceded under the LPT, the proportion of actual paid recoveries to total ceded losses is affected and the change in the deferred gain is recognized in earnings as if the revised estimate of ceded losses was available at the effective date of the LPT. The effect of the deferred retroactive reinsurance benefit is recorded in Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

The following table presents the impact of the loss portfolio transfer on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Additional amounts ceded under LPT:
Net A&EP adverse development before consideration of LPT				$	113
Provision for uncollectible third-party reinsurance on A&EP					(16	)
Total additional amounts ceded under LPT	$	-			97
Retroactive reinsurance benefit recognized		(22	)		(57	)
Pretax impact of deferred retroactive reinsurance	$	(22	)	$	40

CNA intends to complete its annual A&EP reserve review in the fourth quarter of 2019 and maintain this timing for all future annual A&EP reserve reviews. CNA completed A&EP reserve reviews in both the first and fourth quarters of 2018. Based upon CNA’s 2018 first quarter A&EP reserve review, net unfavorable prior year development of $113 million was recognized before consideration of cessions to the LPT for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The 2018 unfavorable development was driven by higher than anticipated defense costs on direct asbestos and environmental accounts and paid losses on assumed reinsurance exposures. Additionally, in 2018, CNA released a portion of its provision for uncollectible third party reinsurance.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the cumulative amounts ceded under the LPT were $3.1 billion. The unrecognized deferred retroactive reinsurance benefit was $352 million and $374 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and is included within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

NICO established a collateral trust account as security for its obligations to CNA. The fair value of the collateral trust account was $3.0 billion and $2.7 billion as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. In addition, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. guaranteed the payment obligations of NICO up to the aggregate reinsurance limit as well as certain of NICO’s performance obligations under the trust agreement. NICO is responsible for claims handling and billing and collection from third-party reinsurers related to the majority of CNA’s A&EP claims.

5. Leases

The Company’s lease agreements primarily cover office facilities and machinery and equipment and expire at various dates. The Company’s leases are predominantly operating leases, which are included in Other assets and Other liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain significant residual value guarantees, restrictions or covenants.

Operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The discount rate used to determine the commencement date present value of lease payments is the interest rate implicit in the lease, or when that is not readily determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate. The Company’s operating lease right of use asset was $629 million and the Company’s operating lease liability was $705 million at March 31, 2019.

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Operating lease cost was $30 million, variable lease cost was $4 million and short term lease cost was $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities was $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The table below presents the future minimum lease payments to be made under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2018:

Year Ended December 31
(In millions)
2019	$	75
2020		79
2021		79
2022		68
2023		57
Thereafter		344
Total	$	702

The table below presents the maturities of lease liabilities:

	Operating
As of March 31, 2019	Leases
(In millions)
2019 (a)	$	82
2020		108
2021		105
2022		95
2023		83
Thereafter		406
Total		879
Less: discount		174
Total lease liabilities	$	705

(a) For the nine-month period beginning April 1, 2019

The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases and weighted average discount rate used in calculating the operating lease asset and liability.

As of March 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term	8.4 Years
Weighted average discount rate	4.9 %

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6. Shareholders’ Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The tables below present the changes in AOCI by component for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019:

																Total
																Accumulated
	OTTI			Unrealized									Foreign			Other
	Gains			Gains (Losses)			Cash Flow			Pension			Currency			Comprehensive
	(Losses)			on Investments			Hedges			Liability			Translation			Income (Loss)
(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as reported	$	22		$	673		$	-		$	(633	)	$	(88	)	$	(26	)
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards, after tax of $0, $8, $0, $0 and $0		4			98						(130	)					(28	)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as adjusted		26			771			-			(763	)		(88	)		(54	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $2, $105, $(2), $0 and $0		(10	)		(414	)		8						11			(405	)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $0, $4, $0, $(3) and $0		1			(15	)		2			10						(2	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(9	)		(429	)		10			10			11			(407	)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		1			44									(1	)		44
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	18		$	386		$	10		$	(753	)	$	(78	)	$	(417	)
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	14		$	57		$	5		$	(793	)	$	(163	)	$	(880	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $(1), $(140), $2, $0 and $0		4			521			(6	)		(1	)		17			535
Reclassification of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $0, $(1), $0, $(2) and $0					5						9						14
Other comprehensive income (loss)		4			526			(6	)		8			17			549
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests					(56	)					(1	)		(2	)		(59	)
Balance, March 31, 2019	$	18		$	527		$	(1	)	$	(786	)	$	(148	)	$	(390	)

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

Major Category of AOCI	Affected Line Item
OTTI gains (losses)	Investment gains (losses)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments	Investment gains (losses)
Cash flow hedges	Operating revenues and other and Operating expenses and other
Pension liability	Operating expenses and other

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Treasury Stock

The Company repurchased 6.8 million and 9.9 million shares of Loews common stock at an aggregate cost of $322 and $497 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

7. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Disaggregation of revenues – Revenue from contracts with customers, other than insurance premiums, is reported as Non-insurance warranty revenue and within Operating revenues and other on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. The following table presents revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by revenue type along with the reportable segment and a reconciliation to Operating revenues and other as reported in Note 11:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Non-insurance warranty services - CNA Financial	$	281	$	238
Contract drilling - Diamond Offshore		234		296
Transportation and storage of natural gas and NGLs and other services - Boardwalk Pipeline		339		331
Lodging and related services - Loews Hotels & Co		180		183
Rigid plastic packaging and recycled resin – Corporate		214		213
Total revenues from contracts with customers		967		1,023
Other revenues		18		20
Operating revenues and other	$	985	$	1,043

Receivables from contracts with customers – As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, receivables from contracts with customers were approximately $446 million and $434 million and are included within Receivables on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Deferred revenue – As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, deferred revenue resulting from contracts with customers was approximately $3.5 billion and is reported as Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue and within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Approximately $285 million and $268 million of revenues recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Performance obligations – As of March 31, 2019, approximately $13.2 billion of estimated operating revenues is expected to be recognized in the future related to outstanding performance obligations. The balance relates primarily to revenues for transportation and storage of natural gas and NGLs at Boardwalk Pipeline and non-insurance warranty services at CNA. Approximately $1.9 billion will be recognized during the remaining nine months of 2019, $1.9 billion in 2020 and the remainder in following years. The actual timing of recognition may vary due to factors outside of the Company’s control. The Company has elected to exclude variable consideration related entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations and contracts where revenue is recognized based upon the right to invoice the customer. Therefore, the estimated operating revenues exclude contract drilling dayrate revenue at Diamond Offshore and interruptible service contract revenue at Boardwalk Pipeline.

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8. Benefit Plans

The Company and its subsidiaries have several non-contributory defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans covering eligible employees and retirees.

The following table presents the components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the plans:

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018			2019		2018
(In millions)
Service cost	$	2		$	2
Interest cost		29			27		$	1	$	1
Expected return on plan assets		(40	)		(45	)		(1)		(1	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		11			11
Amortization of unrecognized prior service benefit										(1	)
Settlement charge					4
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$	2		$	(1	)	$	-	$	(1	)

9. Legal Proceedings

Boardwalk Pipeline

On May 25, 2018, plaintiffs Tsemach Mishal and Paul Berger (on behalf of themselves and the purported class, “Plaintiffs”) initiated a purported class action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”) against the following defendants: Boardwalk Pipeline, Boardwalk GP, LP (“General Partner”), Boardwalk GP, LLC and Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp. (“BPHC”) (together, “Defendants”), regarding the potential exercise by the General Partner of its right to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partnership interests in Boardwalk Pipeline not already owned by the General Partner or its affiliates.

On June 25, 2018, Plaintiffs and Defendants entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement, subject to the approval of the Court (the “Proposed Settlement”). Under the terms of the Proposed Settlement, the lawsuit would be dismissed, and related claims against the Defendants would be released by the Plaintiffs, if BPHC, the sole member of the General Partner, elected to cause the General Partner to exercise its right to purchase the issued and outstanding common units of Boardwalk Pipeline as determined by Boardwalk Pipeline’s Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (“Limited Partnership Agreement”), within a period specified by the Proposed Settlement. On June 29, 2018, the General Partner elected to exercise its right to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partnership interests in Boardwalk Pipeline not already owned by the General Partner or its affiliates pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement within the period specified by the Proposed Settlement. The transaction was completed on July 18, 2018.

On September 28, 2018, the Court denied approval of the Proposed Settlement. On February 11, 2019, a substitute verified class action complaint was filed in this proceeding, among other things, naming the Company as a defendant. The Court has established a briefing schedule for a motion to dismiss and a hearing has been scheduled in July of 2019.

Other Litigation

The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time parties to other litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While it is difficult to predict the outcome or effect of any such litigation, management does not believe that the outcome of any such pending litigation will materially affect the Company’s results of operations or equity.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

CNA Guarantees

In the course of selling business entities and assets to third parties, CNA agreed to guarantee the performance of certain obligations of previously owned subsidiaries and to indemnify purchasers for losses arising out of breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the business entities or assets sold, including, in certain cases, losses arising from undisclosed liabilities or certain named litigation. Such guarantee and indemnification agreements in effect for sales of business entities, assets and third party loans may include provisions that survive indefinitely. As of

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March 31, 2019, the aggregate amount related to quantifiable guarantees was $375 million and the aggregate amount related to quantifiable indemnification agreements was $252 million. In certain cases, should CNA be required to make payments under any such guarantee, it would have the right to seek reimbursement from an affiliate of a previously owned subsidiary.

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 March 31, 2019, 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. Certain provisions of the indemnification agreements survive indefinitely while others survive until the applicable statutes of limitation expire, or until the agreed upon contract terms expire.

CNA also provided guarantees, if the primary obligor fails to perform, to holders of structured settlement annuities provided by a previously owned subsidiary. As of March 31, 2019, the potential amount of future payments CNA could be required to pay under these guarantees was approximately $1.7 billion, which will be paid over the lifetime of the annuitants. CNA does not believe any payment is likely under these guarantees, as CNA is the beneficiary of a trust that must be maintained at a level that approximates the discounted reserves for these annuities.

11. Segments

The Company has five reportable segments comprised of four individual operating subsidiaries, CNA, Diamond Offshore, Boardwalk Pipeline and Loews Hotels & Co; and the Corporate segment, which includes operations of Consolidated Container. Each of the operating subsidiaries is 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. For additional disclosures regarding the composition of the Company’s segments, see Note 20 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following tables present the reportable segments of the Company and their contribution to the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. 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.

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Statements of Income by segment are presented in the following tables.

	CNA			Diamond			Boardwalk			Loews
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019	Financial			Offshore			Pipeline			Hotels & Co			Corporate			Total
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,803														$	1,803
Net investment income		571		$	2								$	84			657
Investment gains		31															31
Non-insurance warranty revenue		281															281
Operating revenues and other		9			234		$	346		$	180			216			985
Total		2,695			236			346			180			300			3,757
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,357															1,357
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		342															342
Non-insurance warranty expense		260															260
Operating expenses and other		284			283			195			156			231			1,149
Interest		34			30			45			5			27			141
Total		2,277			313			240			161			258			3,249
Income (loss) before income tax		418			(77	)		106			19			42			508
Income tax (expense) benefit		(77	)		6			(27	)		(6	)		(8	)		(112	)
Net income (loss)		341			(71	)		79			13			34			396
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(36	)		34												(2	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	305		$	(37	)	$	79		$	13		$	34		$	394

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	CNA			Diamond			Boardwalk			Loews
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018	Financial			Offshore			Pipeline			Hotels & Co			Corporate			Total
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,785														$	1,785
Net investment income		490		$	2								$	14			506
Investment gains		9															9
Non-insurance warranty revenue		238															238
Operating revenues and other		13			297		$	337		$	183			213			1,043
Total		2,535			299			337			183			227			3,581
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,339															1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		296															296
Non-insurance warranty expense		216															216
Operating expenses and other		302			296			198			156			232			1,184
Interest		35			28			44			7			27			141
Total		2,188			324			242			163			259			3,176
Income (loss) before income tax		347			(25	)		95			20			(32	)		405
Income tax (expense) benefit		(55	)		44			(12	)		(7	)		5			(25	)
Net income (loss)		292			19			83			13			(27	)		380
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(31	)		(9	)		(47	)								(87	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	261		$	10		$	36		$	13		$	(27	)	$	293

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

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report, Risk Factors included under Part II, Item 1A of this Report, and the Consolidated Financial Statements, Risk Factors, and MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. This MD&A is comprised of the following sections:

	Page
	No.
Overview		28
Results of Operations		29
Consolidated Financial Results		29
CNA Financial		29
Diamond Offshore		33
Boardwalk Pipeline		34
Loews Hotels & Co		36
Corporate		36
Liquidity and Capital Resources		37
Parent Company		37
Subsidiaries		37
Investments		39
Critical Accounting Estimates		42
Accounting Standards Update		42
Forward-Looking Statements		42

OVERVIEW

We are a holding company and have five reportable segments comprised of four individual operating subsidiaries, CNA Financial Corporation (“CNA”), Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (“Diamond Offshore”), Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (“Boardwalk Pipeline”) and Loews Hotels Holding Corporation (“Loews Hotels & Co”); and the Corporate segment. The operations of Consolidated Container Company LLC (“Consolidated Container”) are included in the Corporate segment. Each of our operating subsidiaries is 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.

We rely upon our invested cash balances and distributions from our subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to meet our obligations and to declare and pay any dividends to our shareholders. The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends is subject to, among other things, the availability of sufficient earnings and funds in such subsidiaries, applicable state laws, including in the case of the insurance subsidiaries of CNA, laws and rules governing the payment of dividends by regulated insurance companies (see Note 14 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) and compliance with covenants in their respective loan agreements. Claims of creditors of our subsidiaries will generally have priority as to the assets of such subsidiaries over our claims and those of our creditors and shareholders.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Report to “Loews Corporation,” “the Company,” “Parent Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or like terms refer to the business of Loews Corporation excluding its subsidiaries.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Financial Results

    The following table summarizes net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation by segment and net income per share attributable to Loews Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions, except per share data)
CNA Financial	$	305	$	261
Diamond Offshore		(37)		10
Boardwalk Pipeline		79		36
Loews Hotels & Co		13		13
Corporate		34		(27)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation	$	394	$	293
Basic and diluted net income per common share	$	1.27	$	0.89

    Net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $394 million, or $1.27 per share, compared to $293 million, or $0.89 per share in the comparable 2018 period.

    Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased from the prior year period due to higher earnings contributed by CNA and Boardwalk Pipeline as well as higher parent company net investment income. These increases were partially offset by an income decline at Diamond Offshore.

CNA Financial

    The following table summarizes the results of operations for CNA for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as presented in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report. For further discussion of Net investment income and Net investment gains (losses), see the Investments section of this MD&A.

Three Months Ended March 31		2019		2018
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,803	$	1,785
Net investment income		571		490
Investment gains		31		9
Non-insurance warranty revenue		281		238
Other revenues		9		13
Total		2,695		2,535
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,357		1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		342		296
Non-insurance warranty expense		260		216
Other operating expenses		284		302
Interest		34		35
Total		2,277		2,188
Income before income tax		418		347
Income tax expense		(77)		(55)
Net income		341		292
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(36)		(31)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation	$	305	$	261

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Net income attributable to Loews Corporation increased $44 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. Net income increased due to higher net investment income driven by limited partnership and common stock returns and higher net investment gains, partially offset by lower underwriting income reflecting higher catastrophe losses and lower favorable prior year development. In addition, there was adverse prior year reserve development recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under the 2010 asbestos and environmental pollution (“A&EP”) loss portfolio transfer as further discussed in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1. Earnings in 2019 also benefited from favorable persistency in the long term care business.

CNA’s Property & Casualty and Other Insurance Operations

CNA’s commercial property and casualty insurance operations (“Property & Casualty Operations”) include its Specialty, Commercial and International lines of business. CNA’s Other Insurance Operations outside of Property & Casualty Operations include its long term care business that is in run-off, certain corporate expenses, including interest on CNA’s corporate debt, and certain property and casualty businesses in run-off, including CNA Re and A&EP. CNA’s products and services are primarily marketed through independent agents, brokers and managing general underwriters to a wide variety of customers, including small, medium and large businesses, insurance companies, associations, professionals and other groups. We believe the presentation of CNA as one reportable segment is appropriate in accordance with applicable accounting standards on segment reporting. However, for purposes of this discussion and analysis of the results of operations, we provide greater detail with respect to CNA’s Property & Casualty Operations and Other Insurance Operations to enhance the reader’s understanding and to provide further transparency into key drivers of CNA’s financial results.

In assessing CNA’s insurance operations, the Company utilizes the core income (loss) financial measure. Core income (loss) is calculated by excluding from net income (loss) (i) net investment gains or losses, (ii) income or loss from discontinued operations, (iii) any cumulative effects of changes in accounting guidance and (iv) deferred tax asset and liability remeasurement as a result of an enacted U.S. federal tax rate change. In addition, core income (loss) excludes the effects of noncontrolling interests. The calculation of core income (loss) excludes net investment gains or losses because net investment gains or losses are generally driven by economic factors that are not necessarily consistent with key drivers of underwriting performance, and are therefore not considered an indication of trends in insurance operations. Core income (loss) is deemed to be a non-GAAP financial measure and management believes this measure is useful to investors as management uses this measure to assess financial performance.

Property & Casualty Operations

In evaluating the results of Property & Casualty Operations, CNA utilizes the loss ratio, the expense ratio, the dividend ratio and the combined ratio. These ratios are calculated using GAAP financial results. The loss ratio is the percentage of net incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses to net earned premiums. The expense ratio is the percentage of insurance underwriting and acquisition expenses, including the amortization of deferred acquisition costs, to net earned premiums. The dividend ratio is the ratio of policyholders’ dividends incurred to net earned premiums. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss, expense and dividend ratios. In addition, CNA also utilizes renewal premium change, rate, retention and new business in evaluating operating trends. Renewal premium change represents the estimated change in average premium on policies that renew, including rate and exposure changes. Rate represents the average change in price on policies that renew excluding exposure changes. For certain products within Small Business, where quantifiable, rate includes the influence of new business as well. Exposure represents the measure of risk used in the pricing of the insurance product. Retention represents the percentage of premium dollars renewed in comparison to the expiring premium dollars from policies available to renew. Renewal premium change, rate and retention presented for the prior period are updated to reflect subsequent activity on policies written in the period. New business represents premiums from policies written with new customers and additional policies written with existing customers.

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The following tables summarize the results of CNA’s Property & Casualty Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019	Specialty			Commercial			International			Total
(In millions, except %)
Net written premiums	$	698		$	849		$	259		$	1,806
Net earned premiums		661			763			250			1,674
Net investment income		155			190			15			360
Core income		169			139			6			314
Other performance metrics:
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio		59.3	%		66.9	%		64.8	%		63.6	%
Expense ratio		32.8			33.8			37.1			33.8
Dividend ratio		0.2			0.6						0.4
Combined ratio		92.3	%		101.3	%		101.9	%		97.8	%
Rate		3	%		2	%		5	%		3	%
Renewal premium change		4			3			1			3
Retention		89			85			71			83
New business	$	86		$	164		$	80		$	330
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net written premiums	$	686		$	832		$	295		$	1,813
Net earned premiums		672			743			236			1,651
Net investment income		122			149			14			285
Core income		171			133			23			327
Other performance metrics:
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio		56.3	%		63.0	%		60.4	%		59.9	%
Expense ratio		31.0			33.5			36.2			32.8
Dividend ratio		0.2			0.6						0.4
Combined ratio		87.5	%		97.1	%		96.6	%		93.1	%
Rate		2	%		1	%		3	%		2	%
Renewal premium change		4			5			8			5
Retention		85			85			83			85
New business	$	80		$	182		$	93		$	355

Total net written premiums decreased $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. Net written premiums for International decreased $36 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. Excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange rates, net written premiums decreased $23 million, or 8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period driven by the strategic exit from certain Hardy business classes in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a higher level of ceded reinsurance. Net written premiums for Commercial increased $17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period driven by positive renewal premium change partially offset by a higher level of ceded reinsurance and lower new business. Net written premiums for Specialty increased $12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the same period in 2018 driven by strong retention, higher new business and positive renewal premium change. The increase in net earned premiums was consistent with the trend in net written premiums in recent quarters for International for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. The increase in net earned premiums was consistent with the trend in net written premiums for Commercial for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. The decrease in net earned premiums was consistent with the trend in net written premiums in recent quarters for Specialty.

Core income decreased $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period primarily due to lower underwriting income, partially offset by higher net investment income driven by higher limited partnership and common stock returns.

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Net catastrophe losses were $58 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with $34 million in the 2018 period. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, Specialty had net catastrophe losses of $12 million and $3 million, Commercial had net catastrophe losses of $40 million and $29 million and International had net catastrophe losses of $6 million and $2 million.

Favorable net prior year loss reserve development of $14 million and $39 million was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, Specialty recorded favorable net prior year loss reserve development of $20 million and $30 million, Commercial recorded favorable net prior year loss reserve development of $8 million and $9 million and International recorded unfavorable net prior year loss reserve development of $14 million and $0 million. Further information on net prior year development is included in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1.

Specialty’s combined ratio increased 4.8 points for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the same period in 2018. The loss ratio increased 3.0 points primarily due to lower favorable net prior year loss reserve development and higher net catastrophe losses. The expense ratio increased 1.8 points for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the same period in 2018 driven by higher acquisition expenses and lower net earned premiums.

Commercial’s combined ratio increased 4.2 points for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the 2018 period. The loss ratio increased 3.9 points driven by the current accident year. The expense ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased 0.3 points as compared with the 2018 period.

International’s combined ratio increased 5.3 points for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. The loss ratio increased 4.4 points, primarily due to unfavorable net prior year loss reserve development. The expense ratio increased 0.9 points for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period driven by higher acquisition costs.

Other Insurance Operations

The following table summarizes the results of CNA’s Other Insurance Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Net earned premiums	$	130	$	134
Net investment income		211		205
Core income (loss)		4		(46)

Core income was $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase of $50 million as compared with the 2018 period. The 2018 period included adverse net prior year reserve development for A&EP under the loss portfolio transfer, as further discussed in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1. Persistency within the long term care business for the three months ended March 31, 2019 benefited from a high proportion of policyholders choosing to lapse coverage or reduce benefits in lieu of premium rate increases. Morbidity continues to trend in line with expectations.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Core Income (Loss) to Net Income

The following table reconciles core income (loss) to net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the CNA segment for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Core income (loss):
Property & Casualty Operations	$	314		$	327
Other Insurance Operations		4			(46)
Total core income		318			281
Investment gains (after tax)		23			8
Consolidating adjustments including purchase accounting and noncontrolling interests		(36	)		(28)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation	$	305		$	261

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Diamond Offshore

Overview

Brent crude oil closed in the high $60-per-barrel level at the end of the first quarter of 2019, averaging mid-$60 per barrel for the quarter. Demand and offshore utilization continued to increase during the first quarter of 2019, with industry-wide floater utilization averaging near 65% at the end of March 2019, based on analyst reports. However, dayrates remain low compared to previous periods, as the increase in oil prices from earlier lows has not resulted in significantly higher dayrates. Industry analysts indicate that, historically, utilization rates must increase to the 80%-range before pricing power shifts to the drilling contractor from the customer. There is some optimism within the industry, and among analysts, that offshore contract drilling activity will increase over the next two years, as additional capital investments in offshore projects are made and cost efficiencies are achieved.

During 2018 and continuing into 2019, there has been an increase in contract tenders for 2020 and 2021 floater project commencements, primarily for work in the North Sea and Australia markets. Industry analysts also predict that there will be additional opportunities in the West Africa market in the near term. Presently, many of these tenders have been limited to single-well jobs, with options for future wells. Although some geographic areas appear to be improving, other markets show little or no sign of recovery at this time.

From a supply perspective, industry analysts have reported that despite a decrease in the global supply of floater rigs over the past four years, the offshore contract drilling market remains oversupplied. Rig attrition has slowed in 2019, with only three floaters having been retired during 2019 as of the date of this Report. Industry reports indicate that approximately 40 newbuild floaters remain on order with deliveries currently scheduled between 2019 and 2022, most of which have not yet been contracted for future work, and more than 50 projected contracted floater rollovers are estimated to occur during the remainder of 2019. In addition, several rig reactivations were announced during 2018 and in early 2019, including the recent and ongoing reactivations of Diamond Offshore’s Ocean Endeavor and Ocean Onyx, respectively. These factors provide for a continued, challenging offshore drilling market in the near term.

Contract Drilling Backlog

Diamond Offshore’s contract drilling backlog was $1.8 billion and $2.0 billion as of April 1, 2019 (based on information available at that time) and January 1, 2019 (the date reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018). The contract drilling backlog by year as of April 1, 2019 is $0.7 billion in 2019 (for the nine-month period beginning April 1, 2019), $0.8 billion in 2020 and an aggregate of $0.3 billion in 2021 and 2022. Contract drilling backlog as of April 1, 2019 excludes future gross margin commitments of $30 million for 2019, $30 million for 2020 and an aggregate $75 million in 2021 through 2023, payable by a customer in the form of a guarantee of gross margin to be earned on future contracts or by direct payment at the end of each of the three respective periods, pursuant to terms of an existing contract.

Diamond Offshore’s contract drilling backlog includes only firm commitments (typically represented by signed contracts) and is calculated by multiplying the contracted operating dayrate by the firm contract period. Diamond Offshore’s calculation also assumes full utilization of its drilling equipment for the contract period (excluding scheduled shipyard and survey days); however, the amount of actual revenue earned and the actual periods during which revenues are earned will be different than the amounts and periods stated above due to various factors affecting utilization such as weather conditions and unscheduled repairs and maintenance. Contract drilling backlog excludes revenues for mobilization, demobilization, contract preparation and customer reimbursables. Changes in Diamond Offshore’s contract drilling backlog between periods are generally a function of the performance of work on term contracts, as well as the extension or modification of existing term contracts and the execution of additional contracts. In addition, under certain circumstances, Diamond Offshore’s customers may seek to terminate or renegotiate its contracts, which could adversely affect its reported backlog.

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Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the results of operations for Diamond Offshore for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as presented in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Revenues:
Net investment income	$	2		$	2
Contract drilling revenues		227			288
Other revenues		7			9
Total		236			299
Expenses:
Contract drilling expenses		167			185
Other operating expenses		116			111
Interest		30			28
Total		313			324
Loss before income tax		(77	)		(25	)
Income tax benefit		6			44
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		34			(9	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	(37	)	$	10

Contract drilling revenue decreased $61 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period, primarily due to lower average daily revenue earned, the effect of fewer revenue earning days and the absence of insurance proceeds recognized during the first quarter of 2018 related to contract terminations for two rigs in a prior year. Contract drilling expense decreased $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period, reflecting reduced costs for currently cold-stacked and previously-owned rigs, which had incurred contract drilling expense in the first quarter of 2018. In addition, contract drilling expense reflects favorable reductions in labor and related rig operating costs, partially offset by an increase in costs for repairs and maintenance and other rig operating costs.

Net income attributable to Loews Corporation decreased $47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period, reflecting lower margins from contract drilling services, primarily due to lower contract drilling revenues and a lower tax benefit recognized due to an uncertain tax position reversal in the prior year period. Results were also impacted by higher depreciation expense primarily due to capital expenditures made in the latter part of 2018 and the completion of software implementation projects.

Boardwalk Pipeline

Firm Agreements

A substantial portion of Boardwalk Pipeline’s transportation and storage capacity is contracted for under firm agreements. For the last twelve months ended March 31, 2019, approximately 87% of Boardwalk Pipeline’s revenues, excluding retained fuel, were derived from fixed fees under firm agreements. Boardwalk Pipeline expects to earn revenues of approximately $9.8 billion from fixed fees under committed firm agreements in place as of March 31, 2019, including agreements for transportation, storage and other services, over the remaining term of those agreements. This amount has increased by approximately $700 million from the comparable amount at December 31, 2018, from contracts entered into during the first quarter of 2019. For Boardwalk Pipeline’s customers that are charged maximum tariff rates related to its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) regulated operating subsidiaries, the revenues expected to be earned from fixed fees under committed firm agreements reflect the current tariff rate for such services for the term of the agreements, however, the tariff rates may be subject to future adjustment. The estimated revenues from fixed fees under committed firm agreements may include estimated revenues that are anticipated under executed precedent transportation agreements for projects that are subject to regulatory approvals. The revenues expected to be earned from fixed fees under committed firm agreements do not include additional revenues Boardwalk Pipeline has recognized and may recognize under firm agreements based on actual utilization of the contracted pipeline or storage capacity, any expected revenues for periods after the expiration dates of the existing agreements, execution of precedent agreements associated with growth projects or other events that occurred or will occur subsequent to March 31, 2019.

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Contract renewals

Each year a portion of Boardwalk Pipeline’s firm transportation and storage agreements expire. Demand for firm service is primarily based on market conditions which can vary across Boardwalk Pipeline’s pipeline systems. The amount of change in firm reservation fees under contract reflects the overall market trends, including the impact from Boardwalk Pipeline’s growth projects. Boardwalk Pipeline focuses its marketing efforts on enhancing the value of the capacity that is up for renewal and works with customers to match gas supplies from various basins to new and existing customers and markets, including aggregating supplies at key locations along its pipelines to provide end-use customers with attractive and diverse supply options. If the market perceives the value of Boardwalk Pipeline’s available capacity to be lower than its long-term view of the capacity, Boardwalk Pipeline may seek to shorten contract terms until market perception improves.

FERC Matters

In 2018, the FERC issued an order which required all FERC-regulated natural gas pipelines to make a one-time informational filing reflecting the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the Revised Policy Statement on Treatment of Income Taxes on each individual pipeline’s cost-of-service. Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (“Texas Gas”) filed its informational filing on October 11, 2018, and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (“Gulf South”) and Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC (“Gulf Crossing”) made their filings on December 6, 2018, which included an income tax component in each of the pipelines’ cost-of-service. Customers were provided an opportunity to protest or comment on each pipeline’s informational filing. This procedure could lead to challenges to a pipeline’s currently effective maximum applicable rates pursuant to Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938. As of April 26, 2019, all of Boardwalk Pipeline’s informational filings have been dismissed by the FERC.

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the results of operations for Boardwalk Pipeline for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as presented in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Revenues:
Other revenue, primarily operating	$	346		$	337
Total		346			337
Expenses:
Operating		195			198
Interest		45			44
Total		240			242
Income before income tax		106			95
Income tax expense		(27	)		(12	)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests					(47	)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation	$	79		$	36

Total revenues increased $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. Excluding the net effect of items offset in fuel and transportation expense, primarily retained fuel, operating revenues increased $12 million, primarily driven by Boardwalk Pipeline’s recently completed growth projects, partially offset by contract restructuring and contract expirations that were recontracted at overall lower average rates. In addition, storage and parking and lending revenues decreased due to unfavorable market conditions.

Operating expenses decreased $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. Excluding items offset in operating revenues, operating expenses were consistent with the prior year period primarily due to the timing of maintenance activities and a favorable property tax settlement, offset by higher depreciation expense from an increased asset base from recently completed growth projects and increased employee-related costs.

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Net income attributable to Loews Corporation increased $43 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period due to the changes discussed above and the impact of the Company now owning 100% of Boardwalk Pipeline.

Loews Hotels & Co

The following table summarizes the results of operations for Loews Hotels & Co for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as presented in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Revenues:
Operating revenue	$	151		$	153
Revenues related to reimbursable expenses		29			30
Total		180			183
Expenses:
Operating		133			131
Reimbursable expenses		29			30
Depreciation		16			17
Equity income from joint ventures		(22	)		(22	)
Interest		5			7
Total		161			163
Income before income tax		19			20
Income tax expense		(6	)		(7	)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation	$	13		$	13

Operating revenues decreased $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period primarily due to hotel renovations.

Operating expenses increased $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period primarily due to an impairment charge of $3 million related to an owned property expected to be sold in the second quarter of 2019.

Interest expense decreased $2 million due to the timing of debt repayments and issuances together with changes in effective interest rates as compared with the 2018 period.

Equity income from joint ventures in the first three months of 2019 includes $2 million of pre-opening expenses for properties under development which was offset by the improved performance of several properties.

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is consistent with the comparable 2018 period due to the changes discussed above.

Corporate

Corporate operations consist primarily of investment income at the Parent Company, operating results of Consolidated Container, corporate interest expenses and other corporate administrative costs. Investment income includes earnings on cash and short term investments held at the Parent Company to meet current and future liquidity needs, as well as results of limited partnership investments and the trading portfolio.

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The following table summarizes the results of operations for Corporate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as presented in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Revenues:
Net investment income	$	84		$	14
Other revenues		216			213
Total		300			227
Expenses:
Operating		231			232
Interest		27			27
Total		258			259
Income (loss) before income tax		42			(32	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(8	)		5
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	34		$	(27	)

Net investment income increased $70 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period primarily due to improved performance of equity based investments in the trading portfolio, partially offset by decreased returns from limited partnership investments as a result of lower invested balances.

Other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were consistent with the 2018 period. Operating and other expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were consistent with the 2018 period, primarily due to lower corporate overhead costs, partially offset by Consolidated Container’s higher operating and overhead expenses.

Net results increased $61 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period primarily due to the changes discussed above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Parent Company

Parent Company cash and investments, net of receivables and payables, totaled $3.4 billion at March 31, 2019 as compared to $3.1 billion at December 31, 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we received $596 million in dividends from our subsidiaries, including a special dividend from CNA of $485 million. Cash outflows included the payment of $317 million to fund treasury stock purchases and $19 million of cash dividends to our shareholders. As a holding company we depend on dividends from our subsidiaries and returns on our investment portfolio to fund our obligations. We also have an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registering the future sale of an unlimited amount of our debt and equity securities. We are not responsible for the liabilities and obligations of our subsidiaries and there are no Parent Company guarantees.

As of April 19, 2019, there were 304,887,983 shares of Loews common stock outstanding. Depending on market and other conditions, we may purchase our shares and shares of our subsidiaries outstanding common stock in the open market or otherwise. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we purchased 6.8 million shares of Loews common stock. As of April 26, 2019, we had purchased an additional 1.0 million shares of Loews common stock in 2019 at an aggregate cost of $47 million.

Future uses of our cash may include investing in our subsidiaries, new acquisitions, dividends and/or repurchases of our and our subsidiaries’ outstanding common stock. The declaration and payment of future dividends to holders of our common stock will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on many factors, including our earnings, financial condition and business needs.

Subsidiaries

CNA’s cash provided by operating activities was $287 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with $218 million for the 2018 period. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was driven by a higher level of distributions on limited partnerships. CNA believes that its present cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities are sufficient to fund its current and expected working capital and debt obligation needs.

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CNA declared and paid dividends of $2.35 per share on its common stock, including a special dividend of $2.00 per share, in the first quarter of 2019. On April 26, 2019, CNA’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share on its common stock, payable May 30, 2019 to shareholders of record on May 13, 2019. CNA’s declaration and payment of future dividends is at the discretion of its Board of Directors and will depend on many factors, including CNA’s earnings, financial condition, business needs and regulatory constraints.

Dividends from the Continental Casualty Company (“CCC”), a subsidiary of CNA, are subject to the insurance holding company laws of the State of Illinois, the domiciliary state of CCC. Under these laws, ordinary dividends, or dividends that do not require prior approval by the Illinois Department of Insurance (“Department”), are determined based on the greater of the prior year’s statutory net income or 10% of statutory surplus as of the end of the prior year, as well as the timing and amount of dividends paid in the preceding twelve months. Additionally, ordinary dividends may only be paid from earned surplus, which is calculated by removing unrealized gains from unassigned surplus. As of March 31, 2019, CCC was in a positive earned surplus position. The maximum allowable dividend CCC could pay during 2019 that would not be subject to the Department’s prior approval is approximately $1.4 billion, less dividends paid during the preceding twelve months measured at that point in time. CCC paid dividends of $356 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2018 and $680 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, CCC is able to pay approximately $347 million of dividends that would not be subject to prior approval of the Department. The actual level of dividends paid in any year is determined after an assessment of available dividend capacity, holding company liquidity and cash needs as well as the impact the dividends will have on the statutory surplus of the applicable insurance company.

CNA has an effective automatic shelf registration statement under which it may publicly issue debt, equity or hybrid securities from time to time.

Diamond Offshore’s cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 decreased $81 million compared to the 2018 period, due to lower cash collected from the performance of contract drilling services, partially offset by a net decrease in cash expenditures for contract drilling services and other working capital requirements and lower income tax payments, net of refunds.

Diamond Offshore expects capital expenditures in 2019 to be approximately $340 million to $360 million. Projects for 2019 include approximately $110 million in capitalized costs associated with the reactivation and upgrade of the Ocean Onyx, approximately $20 million associated with the reactivation of the Ocean Endeavor and other capital expenditures under its capital maintenance and replacement programs, including equipment upgrades for the Ocean BlackHawk, Ocean BlackHornet and Ocean Courage. At March 31, 2019, Diamond Offshore has no significant purchase obligations, except for those related to its direct rig operations, which arise during the normal course of business.

As of April 25, 2019, Diamond Offshore had $1.2 billion available under its credit agreements.

Diamond Offshore will make periodic assessments of its capital spending programs based on industry conditions and will make adjustments if it determines they are required. Diamond Offshore, may, from time to time, issue debt or equity securities, or a combination thereof, to finance capital expenditures, the acquisition of assets and businesses or for general corporate purposes. Diamond Offshore has an effective automatic shelf registration statement under which it may publicly issue debt, equity or hybrid securities from time to time. Diamond Offshore’s ability to access the capital markets by issuing debt or equity securities will be dependent on its results of operations, current financial condition, current credit ratings, current market conditions and other factors beyond its control.

Boardwalk Pipeline’s cash provided by operating activities increased $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to the 2018 period primarily due to the change in net income.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, Boardwalk Pipeline’s capital expenditures were $74 million and $111 million, consisting of a combination of growth and maintenance capital.

As of March 31, 2019, Boardwalk Pipeline had $525 million of outstanding borrowings under its credit facility. Boardwalk Pipeline anticipates that its existing capital resources, including its revolving credit facility and cash flows from operating activities, will be adequate to fund its operations for 2019. Boardwalk Pipeline may seek to access the debt markets to fund some or all capital expenditures for growth projects, acquisitions or for general corporate purposes.

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Boardwalk Pipeline paid distributions of $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The Company received distributions of $26 million and $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The distributions received in 2019 reflects the Company owning 100% of Boardwalk Pipeline as compared to 51% in the 2018 period.

Loews Hotels entered into an agreement to sell an owned hotel for approximately $127 million. The sale is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019.

INVESTMENTS

Investment activities of non-insurance subsidiaries primarily include investments in fixed income securities, including short term investments. The Parent Company portfolio also includes equity securities, including short sales and derivative instruments, and investments in limited partnerships. These types of investments generally present greater volatility, less liquidity and greater risk than fixed income investments and are included within Results of Operations – Corporate.

We enter into short sales and invest in certain derivative instruments that are used for asset and liability management activities, income enhancements to our portfolio management strategy and to benefit from anticipated future movements in the underlying markets. If such movements do not occur as anticipated, then significant losses may occur. Monitoring procedures include senior management review of daily reports of existing positions and valuation fluctuations to seek to ensure that open positions are consistent with our portfolio strategy.

Credit exposure associated with non-performance by counterparties to our derivative instruments is generally limited to the uncollateralized change in fair value of the derivative instruments recognized in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. We mitigate the risk of non-performance by monitoring the creditworthiness of counterparties and diversifying derivatives by using multiple counterparties. We occasionally require collateral from our derivative investment counterparties depending on the amount of the exposure and the credit rating of the counterparty.

Insurance

CNA maintains a large portfolio of fixed maturity and equity securities, including large amounts of corporate and government issued debt securities, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other asset-backed securities and investments in limited partnerships which pursue a variety of long and short investment strategies across a broad array of asset classes. CNA’s investment portfolio supports its obligation to pay future insurance claims and provides investment returns which are an important part of CNA’s overall profitability.

Net Investment Income

The significant components of CNA’s net investment income are presented in the following table. Fixed income securities, as presented, include both fixed maturity securities and non-redeemable preferred stock.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed income securities:
Taxable fixed income securities	$	383		$	350
Tax-exempt fixed income securities		82			105
Total fixed income securities		465			455
Limited partnership and common stock investments		96			31
Other, net of investment expense		10			4
Pretax net investment income	$	571		$	490
Fixed income securities after tax and noncontrolling interests	$	340		$	337
Net investment income after tax and noncontrolling interests	$	415		$	362
Effective income yield for the fixed income securities portfolio, before tax		4.8	%		4.7	%
Effective income yield for the fixed income securities portfolio, after tax		3.9	%		3.9	%
Limited partnership and common stock return		4.5	%		1.3	%

Net investment income after tax and noncontrolling interests increased $53 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. The increase was driven by limited partnership and common stock returns.

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Net Investment Gains (Losses)

The components of CNA’s net investment gains (losses) are presented in the following table:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Investment gains (losses):
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds				$	19
States, municipalities and political subdivisions	$	8			20
Asset-backed		(14	)		(21	)
Total fixed maturity securities		(6	)		18
Non-redeemable preferred stock		42			(15	)
Short term and other		(5	)		6
Total investment gains		31			9
Income tax expense		(8	)		(1	)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(2	)		(1	)
Net investment gains attributable to Loews Corporation	$	21		$	7

Net investment gains after tax and noncontrolling interests increased $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared with the 2018 period. The increase was driven by the favorable change in fair value of non-redeemable preferred stock, partially offset by lower net investment gains on sales of securities. Further information on CNA’s investment gains and losses, including OTTI losses, is set forth in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1.

Portfolio Quality

The following table presents the estimated fair value and net unrealized gains (losses) of CNA’s fixed maturity securities by rating distribution:

	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
			Net				Net
			Unrealized				Unrealized
	Estimated		Gains		Estimated		Gains
	Fair Value		(Losses)		Fair Value		(Losses)
(In millions)
U.S. Government, Government agencies and Government-sponsored enterprises	$	4,378	$	32	$	4,334	$	(24)
AAA		2,973		295		3,027		245
AA		6,538		641		6,510		512
A		8,888		765		8,768		527
BBB		14,892		836		14,205		274
Non-investment grade		2,884		44		2,702		(73)
Total	$	40,553	$	2,613	$	39,546	$	1,461

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 1% of CNA’s fixed maturity portfolio was rated internally. AAA rated securities included $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion of pre-refunded municipal bonds as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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The following table presents CNA’s available-for-sale fixed maturity securities in a gross unrealized loss position by ratings distribution:

			Gross
	Estimated		Unrealized
March 31, 2019	Fair Value		Losses
(In millions)
U.S. Government, Government agencies and Government-sponsored enterprises	$	1,562	$	19
AAA		119		2
AA		192		3
A		910		17
BBB		2,204		54
Non-investment grade		1,103		45
Total	$	6,090	$	140

The following table presents the maturity profile for these available-for-sale fixed maturity securities. Securities not due to mature on a single date are allocated based on weighted average life:

			Gross
	Estimated		Unrealized
March 31, 2019	Fair Value		Losses
(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	96	$	1
Due after one year through five years		926		19
Due after five years through ten years		4,411		95
Due after ten years		657		25
Total	$	6,090	$	140

Duration

A primary objective in the management of CNA’s investment portfolio is to optimize return relative to the corresponding liabilities and respective liquidity needs. CNA’s views on the current interest rate environment, tax regulations, asset class valuations, specific security issuer and broader industry segment conditions as well as domestic and global economic conditions, are some of the factors that enter into an investment decision. CNA also continually monitors exposure to issuers of securities held and broader industry sector exposures and may from time to time adjust such exposures based on its views of a specific issuer or industry sector.

A further consideration in the management of CNA’s investment portfolio is the characteristics of the corresponding liabilities and the ability to align the duration of the portfolio to those liabilities and to meet future liquidity needs, minimize interest rate risk and maintain a level of income sufficient to support the underlying insurance liabilities. For portfolios where future liability cash flows are determinable and typically long term in nature, CNA segregates investments for asset/liability management purposes. The segregated investments support the long term care and structured settlement liabilities in Other Insurance Operations.

The effective durations of CNA’s fixed income securities and short term investments are presented in the following table. Amounts presented are net of payable and receivable amounts for securities purchased and sold, but not yet settled.

	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
			Effective				Effective
	Estimated		Duration		Estimated		Duration
	Fair Value		(Years)		Fair Value		(Years)
(In millions of dollars)
Investments supporting Other Insurance Operations	$	16,968		8.7	$	16,212		8.4
Other investments		25,726		4.2		25,428		4.4
Total	$	42,694		6.0	$	41,640		6.0

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The investment portfolio is periodically analyzed for changes in duration and related price risk. Additionally, CNA periodically reviews the sensitivity of the portfolio to the level of foreign exchange rates and other factors that contribute to market price changes. A summary of these risks and specific analysis on changes is included in the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk included under Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Short Term Investments

The carrying value of the components of CNA’s Short term investments are presented in the following table:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2019		2018
(In millions)
Short term investments:
Commercial paper	$	1,069	$	705
U.S. Treasury securities		212		185
Other		193		396
Total short term investments	$	1,474	$	1,286

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Certain accounting policies require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Such estimates and judgments necessarily involve varying, and possibly significant, degrees of uncertainty. Accordingly, certain amounts currently recorded in the financial statements will likely be adjusted in the future based on new available information and changes in other facts and circumstances. See the Critical Accounting Estimates and the Insurance Reserves sections of our MD&A included under Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for further information.

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE

For a discussion of accounting standards updates that have been adopted or will be adopted in the future, please read Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this Report as well as some statements in other SEC filings and periodic press releases and some oral statements made by us and our subsidiaries and our and their officials during presentations may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact and may project, indicate or imply future results, events, performance or achievements. Such statements may contain the words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. In addition, any statement concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible actions taken by us or our subsidiaries are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

Developments in any of the risks or uncertainties facing us or our subsidiaries, including those described under Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Report and Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in our other filings with the SEC, could cause our results to differ materially from results that have been or may be anticipated or projected. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update these statements to reflect any change in our expectations or beliefs or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

There were no material changes in our market risk components as of March 31, 2019. See the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk included under Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for further information. Additional information related to portfolio duration and market conditions is discussed in the Investments section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included under Part I, Item 2.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), which is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, including this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. These disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management on a timely basis to allow decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer (“CEO”) and principal financial officer (“CFO”) conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report and, based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2019.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 that have materially affected or that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information on our legal proceedings is set forth in Note 9 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Part I, Item 1.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 includes a detailed discussion of certain risk factors facing the company. The information presented below describes a restatement of one such risk factor and should be read in conjunction with the Risk Factors included under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Risks Related to Us and Our Subsidiary, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

Diamond Offshore can provide no assurance that its drilling contracts will not be terminated early or that its current backlog of contract drilling revenue will be ultimately realized.

Diamond Offshore’s customers may terminate their drilling contracts under certain circumstances, such as the destruction or loss of a drilling rig or suspension of drilling operations for a specified period of time as a result of a breakdown of major equipment, excessive downtime for repairs, failure to meet minimum performance criteria (including customer acceptance testing) or, in some cases, due to other events beyond the control of either party.

In addition, some of Diamond Offshore’s drilling contracts permit the customer to terminate the contract after specified notice periods, often by tendering contractually specified termination amounts, which may not fully compensate Diamond Offshore for the loss of the contract. In some cases, Diamond Offshore’s drilling contracts may permit the customer to terminate the contract without cause, upon little or no notice or without making an early termination payment to it. During depressed market conditions, such as those currently in effect, certain customers have utilized such contract clauses to seek to renegotiate or terminate a drilling contract or claim that Diamond Offshore has breached provisions of its drilling contracts in order to avoid their obligations to Diamond Offshore under circumstances where Diamond Offshore believes it is in compliance with the contracts. Additionally, because of depressed commodity prices, restricted credit markets, economic downturns, changes in priorities or strategy or other factors beyond Diamond Offshore’s control, a customer may no longer want or need a rig that is currently under contract or may be able to obtain a comparable rig at a lower dayrate. For these reasons, customers may seek to renegotiate the terms of Diamond Offshore’s existing drilling contracts, terminate their contracts without justification or repudiate or otherwise fail to perform their obligations under the contracts. As a result of such contract renegotiations or terminations, Diamond Offshore’s contract backlog may be adversely impacted, it might not recover any compensation (or any recovery it obtains may not fully compensate it for the loss of the contract) and it may be required to idle one or more rigs for an extended period of time.

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

Items 2 (a) and (b) are inapplicable.

    (c) STOCK REPURCHASES

Period	(a) Total number of shares purchased		(b) Average price paid per share		(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	(d) Maximum number of shares (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (in millions)
January 1, 2019 -
January 31, 2019		866,826	$	46.44	N/A	N/A
February 1, 2019 -
February 28, 2019		3,411,625		47.10	N/A	N/A
March 1, 2019 -
March 31, 2019		2,550,816		47.64	N/A	N/A

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Item 6. Exhibits.

	Exhibit
Description of Exhibit	Number
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice under the Loews Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan	10.01*+
Form of Time-Vesting Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice under the Loews Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan	10.02*+
Form of Directors Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice under the Loews Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan	10.03*+
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)	31.1*
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)	31.2*
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)	32.1*
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)	32.2*
XBRL Instance Document	101.INS *
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema	101.SCH *
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase	101.CAL *
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase	101.DEF *
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase	101.LAB *
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase	101.PRE *

*Filed herewith.

⁺Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	LOEWS CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Dated: April 29, 2019	By:	/s/ David B. Edelson
		DAVID B. EDELSON
		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Duly authorized officer
		and principal financial
		officer)

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EX-10.01

Exhibit 10.01

LOEWS CORPORATION

[FORM OF PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE]¹

THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE (this “Notice”) is made as of the grant date set forth below (the “Grant Date”) and evidences the grant of the Award set forth below by Loews Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the individual named below (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loews Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

Name of Grantee:	[                            ]
Grant Date:	[                            ]
Target Number of PRSUs:	[                            ]
Performance Period:	[                            ]
Performance Goals:	See Schedule 1 attached hereto
Vesting Date:	• Second Anniversary of the Grant Date, as to 50% of the Earned PRSUs (“Tranche 1”) • Third Anniversary of the Grant Date, as to 50% of the Earned PRSUs (“Tranche 2”)

1.    Grant of Awards. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) as set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice and the Plan. This Notice shall constitute the Award Terms for purposes of the Plan.

2.    Performance Period, Vesting and Payment.

(a)    Performance Period. Subject to the remaining terms of this Notice, after completion of the Performance Period, the number of PRSUs earned under this Notice (the “Earned PRSUs”) will be based on the achievement of the Performance Goals as set forth on Schedule 1. The PRSU Award that could have been earned in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 that is not earned as of the end of the Performance Period shall be immediately forfeited at the end of the Performance Period.

(b)    Payment. Each Earned PRSU shall, subject to the vesting schedule set forth above and the other terms herein, represent the right to receive one share of Stock. Any Earned PRSUs that become vested shall thereafter be payable in accordance with Section 2(c).

¹  Note: The terms set forth in this Form of Award Notice apply to outstanding and future awards.

(c)    Timing and Manner of Payment after Vesting of PRSUs.

(i)    The “Vesting Date” for the Earned PRSUs shall be the applicable date set forth above.

(ii)    Except as provided in Sections 3(d) and (e), within thirty (30) days following the vesting of any portion of this Award, the Company shall deliver to the account of the Grantee a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of Earned PRSUs subject to this Award (including any additional PRSUs accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice) that vests (rounded down to the nearest whole share in the aggregate) plus the amount of any deferred cash accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice in respect thereof, unless such Earned PRSUs are terminated or are forfeited pursuant to this Notice or the Plan.

(iii)    In accordance with Section 3(a) of this Notice, the vesting schedule in this Notice requires continued employment or service with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries through the applicable Vesting Date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable portion of this Award and the rights and benefits under this Notice. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) through (e), employment or service for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Grantee to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or service as provided in this Notice or under the Plan.

(iv)    The Grantee may be permitted to elect to defer receipt of payment related to the PRSUs (including PRSUs and deferred cash accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice), to the extent permitted by and in accordance with a separate deferral program.

(v)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Notice, the Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to settle any vested PRSU by cash payment in lieu of Stock. If the Company elects to settle any PRSU in cash, the amount of cash to be paid by the Company in settlement shall be determined by multiplying (a) the number of vested PRSUs to be settled in cash, by (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the applicable vesting date.

3.    Forfeitures.

(a)    Termination of Employment. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) through (e) below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates prior to a Vesting Date for any reason, the PRSUs, including any Earned PRSUs to the extent not vested, shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

(b)    Death or Disability. If the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of death or Disability during the Performance Period, the PRSUs shall continue to be subject to Section 2(a) of this Notice as if the Grantee had remained employed with the Company through the end of the Performance Period and any Earned PRSUs as of the end of the Performance Period shall become fully vested at such time and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(c) above. If the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of death or Disability following the Performance Period, the Earned PRSUs shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(c) above.

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(c)    Without Cause. If the Grantee’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries without Cause during the Performance Period, the PRSUs shall continue to be subject to Section 2(a) of this Notice as if the Grantee had remained employed with the Company through the end of the Performance Period and then each Tranche of Earned PRSUs, if any, shall vest Pro-Rata (as defined below), and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(c) above. If the Grantee’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries without Cause following the Performance Period, each Tranche of Earned PRSUs shall vest Pro-Rata (as defined below), and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(c) above. Any unvested Earned PRSUs shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

(i)    Pro-Rata Definition. For purposes of this Section 3(c) of this Notice, the term “Pro-Rata” means: (1) with respect to Tranche 1, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months completed from the date of grant through the date of such termination of employment or service, and the denominator of which is 24, and (2) with respect to Tranche 2, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months completed from the date of grant through the date of such termination of employment or service, and the denominator of which is 36.

(d)    Retirement in Year of Grant. Subject to Section 6(a) below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement during the Performance Period and the Grantee has provided at least six (6) months prior written notice of such Retirement to the Company, the PRSUs shall continue to be subject to Section 2(a) of this Notice as if the Grantee had remained employed with the Company through the end of the Performance Period and any Earned PRSUs as of the end of the Performance Period shall vest based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days completed from January 1 in the calendar year of the date of grant through the date of such termination of employment or service, and the denominator of which is 365 and shall be paid within thirty (30) days following the end of the Performance Period. Any unvested Earned PRSUs shall be forfeited as of the end of the Performance Period.

(e)    Other Retirement. Subject to Section 6(a) below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement following the Performance Period and the Grantee has provided at least six (6) months prior written notice of such Retirement to the Company, any unvested Earned PRSUs shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service, and shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the Grantee’s date of termination of employment or service.

4.    Dividend and Voting Rights.

(a)    Limitation on Rights. The PRSUs and the deferred cash amounts credited pursuant to Section 4(b) are bookkeeping entries only. Notwithstanding Section 5(d) of the Plan, the Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided in Section 4(b) below) and no voting rights with respect to the PRSUs or any shares of Stock underlying or issuable in respect of the PRSUs until such shares of Stock are actually issued to and held of record by the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Notice. Notwithstanding Section 5(d) of the Plan, no adjustments will be made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of the stock certificate or book entry evidencing such shares of Stock (except as expressly provided in Section 4(b) below).

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(b)    Dividends. Any deferred cash or PRSUs credited pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and restrictions (including the Performance Goals) as the original PRSUs to which they relate. No crediting of cash or PRSUs shall be made pursuant to this Section 4(b) with respect to any PRSUs that, as of the record date for that dividend, have either been paid or have terminated or been forfeited pursuant to this Notice.

(i)    Cash Dividends. As of any date that the Company pays a cash dividend on its Stock:

(a)    Unless the Board or the Committee determines to grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to any such cash dividend in the manner set forth in Section 4(b)(i)(b) below, the Company shall credit to a deferred account in the name of the Grantee an amount equal to the amount of such cash dividend on the number of shares remaining subject to the PRSUs on the record date for such dividend. Notional interest will accrue on all amounts credited to such account from the date of the dividend payment to the date the PRSUs and cash are delivered to the Grantee pursuant to Section 2. The applicable interest rate for such amount during each calendar year (or portion thereof) shall be equal to the yield on the one-year Treasury note, as published in the Wall Street Journal, on the first business day of that calendar year.

(b)    If the Board or the Committee determines to grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to such cash dividend, the Company shall credit the Grantee with additional PRSUs determined by dividing (1) the amount of the cash dividend on the number of shares remaining subject to the PRSUs on the record date for such dividend, by (2) the closing price per share of the Stock on the payment date for such dividend.

(ii)    Stock Dividend Equivalents. As of any date that the Company pays a Stock dividend on its Stock, the Company shall credit the Grantee with an additional number of PRSUs equal to the number of shares of Stock that would have been issued with respect to a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of PRSUs outstanding on the record date for such dividend.

5.    PRSU Award Subject to Plan. This Award is granted under and subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice and the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict between this Notice and the Plan, the Plan shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in this Notice. In the event of any ambiguity in this Notice, any term that is not defined in this Notice, or any matters as to which this Notice is silent, the Plan shall govern.

6.    Recoupment; Clawback.

(a)    If the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement, but within 12 months of such Retirement, the Grantee accepts a full-time position in a capacity (i) that is substantially similar to his/her prior position at the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as of the date of Retirement or (ii) in which he/she performs services that are substantially similar to those services he/she performed for the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as of the date of Retirement, then such Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company an amount equal to the value, based on the closing price of the Company’s Stock at the date of Retirement, of any PRSUs that were earned or vested as a result of such Retirement. The Grantee must pay such amount no later than five (5) business days of his/her commencing to perform such services.

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(b)    In addition, all PRSUs and cash earned or accrued under this Award shall be subject to clawback pursuant to any executive incentive compensation clawback policy adopted by the Corporation from time to time.

7.    Tax Withholding. The Company shall withhold from the Grantee’s Award or other compensation any required taxes, including social security and Medicare taxes, and federal, state and local income tax, with respect to the income arising from the vesting or payment in respect of any PRSUs under this Notice. The Company shall have the right to require the payment of any such taxes before delivering any shares of Stock upon the vesting of any PRSU. The Grantee may elect at least six (6) months prior to any vesting event to have any such withholding obligations satisfied by: (i) delivering cash; (ii) delivering part or all of the withholding payment in previously owned shares of Stock; and/or (iii) irrevocably directing the Company to reduce the number of shares that would otherwise be issued to the Grantee upon the vesting of the Award by that number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, equal to the amount of tax to be withheld in such amount that will not cause adverse accounting consequences for the Company and is permitted under applicable withholding rules promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service or another governmental entity in satisfaction of a Grantee’s tax obligations. Absent a specific election to the contrary by the Grantee, such withholding obligations shall be satisfied pursuant to the method described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence or, at any time a withholding payment is required but no shares of Stock are being issued to the Grantee at such time, through withholding from any other cash payment to the Grantee, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

8.    Section 409A Compliance. It is the intention of the Company and the Grantee that all payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Grantee under this Notice be provided in a manner that does not impose any additional taxes, interest or penalties on the Grantee with respect to such payments, benefits and entitlements under Section 409A of the Code, and its implementing regulations (“Section 409A”), and the provisions of this Notice shall be construed and administered in accordance with such intent. Each of the Company and the Grantee has used, and will continue to use, their best reasonable efforts to avoid the imposition of such additional taxes, interest or penalties, and the Company and the Grantee agree to work together in good faith to amend this Notice, and to structure any payment, benefit or other entitlement received by the Grantee hereunder, in a manner that avoids imposition of such additional taxes, interest or penalties while preserving the affected payment, benefit or entitlement to the maximum extent practicable and maintaining the basic financial provisions of this Notice without violating any applicable requirement of Section 409A.

9.    Governing Law. This Notice shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choice of laws, of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within the State of Delaware.

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10.    Binding on Successors. The terms of this Notice shall be binding upon the Grantee and upon the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees, assignees and successors in interest, and upon the Company and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan.

11.    Transferability. The PRSUs shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind. This Award, including the PRSUs subject to this Award, is not transferable except as permitted by the Plan.

12.    Entire Agreement. This Notice and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof.

13.    Notices. All notices and other communications under this Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or confirmed fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail, addressed as follows:

If to the Grantee:

The address of his or her principal residence as it appears in the Company’s records.

If to the Company:

Loews Corporation

667 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10065

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Facsimile: (212) 521-2997

or to such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 13. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee if given by hand delivery or confirmed fax, when deposited with a courier service if given by overnight courier, or two (2) business days following mailing if delivered by first class mail.

14.    Amendment. This Notice may not be modified, amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Grantee. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Notice shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Notice, or of any subsequent breach by the other party of a provision of this Notice.

15.    Authority of the Administrator. The Plan is administered by the Committee, which shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Notice. The determination of the Committee administrator as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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16.    No Rights to Continuation of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Notice shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment at any time for any reason.

17.    Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a limitation upon or descriptive of the contents of any Section.

Effective as of the Grant Date, the Company has caused this Notice to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer.

LOEWS CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

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Schedule 1

Performance Goals

EX-10.02

Exhibit 10.02

LOEWS CORPORATION

[FORM OF TIME-VESTING RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE]¹

THIS TIME-VESTING RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE (this “Notice”) is made as of the grant date set forth below (the “Grant Date”) and evidences the grant of the Award set forth below by Loews Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the individual named below (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loews Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

Name of Grantee:	[                            ]
Grant Date:	[                            ]
Number of RSUs:	[                            ]
Vesting Date:	• Second Anniversary of the Grant Date, as to 50% of the RSUs (“Tranche 1”) • Third Anniversary of the Grant Date, as to 50% of the RSUs (“Tranche 2”)

1.    Grant of Awards. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) as set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice and the Plan. This Notice shall constitute the Award Terms for purposes of the Plan.

2.    Form of Payment and Vesting.

(a)    Payment. Each RSU granted under this Notice shall, subject to the vesting schedule set forth above and the other terms herein, represent the right to receive one share of Stock. Any RSUs that become vested shall thereafter be payable in accordance with Section 2(b).

(b)    Timing and Manner of Payment after Vesting of RSUs.

(i)    The “Vesting Date” for the RSUs shall be the applicable date set forth above.

(ii)    Except as provided in Sections 3(d) and (e), within thirty (30) days following the vesting of any portion of this Award, the Company shall deliver to the account of the Grantee a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs subject to this Award (including any additional RSUs accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice) that vests (rounded down to the nearest whole share in the aggregate) plus the amount of any deferred cash accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice in respect thereof, unless such RSUs are terminated or are forfeited pursuant to this Notice or the Plan or unless the Company has elected in its discretion to settle such vested RSUs in cash in lieu of Stock.

(iii)    In accordance with Section 3(a) of this Notice, the vesting schedule in this Notice requires continued employment or service with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries through the applicable Vesting Date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable portion of this Award and the rights and benefits under this Notice. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) through (e), employment or service for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Grantee to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or service as provided in this Notice or under the Plan.

¹  Note: The terms set forth in this Form of Award Notice apply to outstanding and future awards.

(iv)    The Grantee may be permitted to elect to defer receipt of payment related to the RSUs (including RSUs and deferred cash accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice), to the extent permitted by and in accordance with a separate deferral program.

(v)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Notice, the Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to settle any vested RSU by cash payment in lieu of Stock. If the Company elects to settle any RSU in cash, the amount of cash to be paid by the Company in settlement shall be determined by multiplying (a) the number of vested RSUs to be settled in cash, by (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the applicable vesting date.

3.    Forfeitures.

(a)    Termination of Employment. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) through (e) below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates prior to a Vesting Date for any reason, the unvested portion of this Award shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

(b)    Death or Disability. If the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of death or Disability, the unvested portion of this Award shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(b) above.

(c)    Without Cause. If the Grantee’s employment or service is terminated by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries without Cause, each Tranche of the Award shall vest Pro-Rata (as defined below), and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(b) above. The unvested portion of the Award shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

(i)    Pro-Rata Definition. For purposes of this Section 3(c) of this Notice, the term “Pro-Rata” means: (1) with respect to Tranche 1, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months completed from the date of grant through the date of such termination of employment or service, and the denominator of which is 24, and (2) with respect to Tranche 2, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months completed from the date of grant through the date of such termination of employment or service, and the denominator of which is 36.

(d)    Retirement in Year of Grant. Subject to Section 6 below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement during the calendar year that includes the date of grant and the Grantee has provided at least six (6) months prior written notice of such Retirement to the Company, each Tranche of the Award shall vest based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days completed from January 1 in the calendar year of the date of grant through the date of such termination of employment or service, and the denominator of which is 365, and shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the Grantee’s date of termination of employment or service. The unvested portion of the Award shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

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(e)    Other Retirement. Subject to Section 6 below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement following the calendar year that includes the date of grant and the Grantee has provided at least six (6) months prior written notice of such Retirement to the Company, the unvested portion of this Award shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service, and shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the Grantee’s date of termination of employment or service.

4.    Dividend and Voting Rights.

(a)    Limitation on Rights. The RSUs and the deferred cash amounts credited pursuant to Section 4(b) are bookkeeping entries only. Notwithstanding Section 5(d) of the Plan, the Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided in Section 4(b)) and no voting rights with respect to the RSUs or any shares of Stock underlying or issuable in respect of the RSUs until such shares of Stock are actually issued to and held of record by the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Notice. Notwithstanding Section 5(d) of the Plan, no adjustments will be made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of the stock certificate or book entry evidencing such shares of Stock (except as expressly provided in Section 4(b) below).

(b)    Dividends. Any deferred cash or RSUs credited pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the original RSUs to which they relate. No crediting of cash or RSUs shall be made pursuant to this Section 4(b) with respect to any RSUs that, as of the record date for that dividend, have either been paid or have terminated or been forfeited pursuant to this Notice.

(i)    Cash Dividends. As of any date that the Company pays a cash dividend on its Stock:

(a)    Unless the Board or the Committee determines to grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to any such cash dividend in the manner set forth in Section 4(b)(i)(b) below, the Company shall credit to a deferred account in the name of the Grantee an amount equal to the amount of such cash dividend on the number of shares remaining subject to the RSUs on the record date for such dividend. Notional interest will accrue on all amounts credited to such account from the date of the dividend payment to the date the RSUs and cash are delivered to the Grantee pursuant to Section 2. The applicable interest rate for such amount during each calendar year (or portion thereof) shall be equal to the yield on the one-year Treasury note, as published in the Wall Street Journal, on the first business day of that calendar year.

(b)    If the Board or the Committee determines to grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to such cash dividend, the Company shall credit the Grantee with additional RSUs determined by dividing (1) the amount of the cash dividend on the number of shares remaining subject to the RSUs on the record date for such dividend, by (2) the closing price per share of the Stock on the payment date for such dividend.

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(ii)    Stock Dividend Equivalents. As of any date that the Company pays a Stock dividend on its Stock, the Company shall credit the Grantee with an additional number of RSUs equal to the number of shares of Stock that would have been issued with respect to a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs outstanding on the record date for such dividend.

5.    RSU Award Subject to Plan. This Award is granted under and subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice and the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict between this Notice and the Plan, the Plan shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in this Notice. In the event of any ambiguity in this Notice, any term that is not defined in this Notice, or any matters as to which this Notice is silent, the Plan shall govern.

6.    Recoupment. If the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement, but within 12 months of such Retirement, the Grantee accepts a full-time position in a capacity (i) that is substantially similar to his/her prior position at the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as of the date of Retirement or (ii) in which he/she performs services that are substantially similar to those services he/she performed for the Company and/or its Subsidiaries as of the date of Retirement, then such Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company an amount equal to the value, based on the closing price of the Company’s Stock at the date of Retirement, of any RSUs that vested as a result of such Retirement. The Grantee must pay such amount no later than five (5) business days of his/her commencing to perform such services.

7.    Tax Withholding. The Company shall withhold from the Grantee’s Award or other compensation any required taxes, including social security and Medicare taxes, and federal, state and local income tax, with respect to the income arising from the vesting or payment in respect of any RSUs under this Notice. The Company shall have the right to require the payment of any such taxes before delivering any shares of Stock upon the vesting of any RSU. The Grantee may elect at least six (6) months prior to any vesting event to have any such withholding obligations satisfied by: (i) delivering cash; (ii) delivering part or all of the withholding payment in previously owned shares of Stock; and/or (iii) irrevocably directing the Company to reduce the number of shares that would otherwise be issued to the Grantee upon the vesting of the Award by that number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, equal to the amount of tax to be withheld in such amount that will not cause adverse accounting consequences for the Company and is permitted under applicable withholding rules promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service or another governmental entity in satisfaction of a Grantee’s tax obligations. Absent a specific election to the contrary by the Grantee, such withholding obligations shall be satisfied pursuant to the method described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence or, at any time a withholding payment is required but no shares of Stock are being issued to the Grantee at such time, through withholding from any other cash payment to the Grantee, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

8.    Section 409A Compliance. It is the intention of the Company and the Grantee that all payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Grantee under this Notice be provided in a manner that does not impose any additional taxes, interest or penalties on the Grantee with respect to such payments, benefits and entitlements under Section 409A of the Code, and its implementing regulations (“Section 409A”), and the provisions of this Notice shall be construed and administered in accordance with such intent. Each of the Company and the Grantee has used, and will continue to use, their best reasonable efforts to avoid the imposition of such additional taxes, interest or penalties, and the Company and the Grantee agree to work together in good faith to amend this Notice, and to structure any payment, benefit or other entitlement received by the Grantee hereunder, in a manner that avoids imposition of such additional taxes, interest or penalties while preserving the affected payment, benefit or entitlement to the maximum extent practicable and maintaining the basic financial provisions of this Notice without violating any applicable requirement of Section 409A.

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9.    Governing Law. This Notice shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choice of laws, of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within the State of Delaware.

10.    Binding on Successors. The terms of this Notice shall be binding upon the Grantee and upon the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees, assignees and successors in interest, and upon the Company and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan.

11.    Transferability. The RSUs shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind. This Award, including the RSUs subject to this Award, is not transferable except as permitted by the Plan.

12.    Entire Agreement. This Notice and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof.

13.    Notices. All notices and other communications under this Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or confirmed fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail, addressed as follows:

If to the Grantee:

The address of his or her principal residence as it appears in the Company’s records.

If to the Company:

Loews Corporation

667 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10065

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Facsimile: (212) 521-2997

or to such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 13. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee if given by hand delivery or confirmed fax, when deposited with a courier service if given by overnight courier, or two (2) business days following mailing if delivered by first class mail.

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14.    Amendment. This Notice may not be modified, amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Grantee. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Notice shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Notice, or of any subsequent breach by the other party of a provision of this Notice.

15.    Authority of the Administrator. The Plan is administered by the Committee, which shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Notice. The determination of the Committee administrator as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive.

16.    No Rights to Continuation of Employment. Nothing in the Plan or this Notice shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s employment at any time for any reason.

17.    Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a limitation upon or descriptive of the contents of any Section.

Effective as of the Grant Date, the Company has caused this Notice to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer.

LOEWS CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

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EX-10.03

Exhibit 10.03

LOEWS CORPORATION

[FORM OF DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE]¹

THIS DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE (this “Notice”) is made as of the grant date set forth below (the “Grant Date”) and evidences the grant of the Award set forth below by Loews Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the individual named below (the “Grantee”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loews Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

Name of Grantee:	[                            ]
Grant Date:	[                    ]
Number of RSUs:	[            ]
Vesting Date:	First Anniversary of the Grant Date

1.    Grant of Awards. The Company hereby grants to the Grantee Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) as set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice and the Plan. This Notice shall constitute the Award Terms for purposes of the Plan.

2.    Form of Payment and Vesting.

(a)    Payment. Each RSU granted under this Notice shall, subject to the vesting schedule set forth above and the other terms herein, represent the right to receive one share of Stock. Any RSUs that become vested shall thereafter be payable in accordance with Section 2(b).

(b)    Timing and Manner of Payment after Vesting of RSUs.

(i)    The “Vesting Date” for the RSUs shall be the applicable date set forth above.

(ii)    Except as provided in Section 3(c), within thirty (30) days following the vesting of this Award, the Company shall deliver to the account of the Grantee a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs subject to this Award (including any additional RSUs accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice) that vests (rounded down to the nearest whole share in the aggregate) plus the amount of any deferred cash accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice in respect thereof, unless such RSUs are terminated or are forfeited pursuant to this Notice or the Plan or unless the Company has elected in its discretion to settle such vested RSUs in cash in lieu of Stock.

(iii)    In accordance with Section 3(a) of this Notice, the vesting schedule in this Notice requires continued employment or service with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries through the Vesting Date as a condition to the vesting of the applicable portion of this Award and the rights and benefits under this Notice. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) and (c), employment or service for only a portion of the vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Grantee to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits upon or following a termination of employment or service as provided in this Notice or under the Plan.

¹  Note: The terms set forth in this Form of Award Notice apply to outstanding and future awards.

(iv)    The Grantee may be permitted to elect to defer receipt of payment related to the RSUs (including RSUs and deferred cash accrued under Section 4(b) of this Notice), to the extent permitted by and in accordance with a separate deferral program.

(v)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Notice, the Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to settle any vested RSU by cash payment in lieu of Stock. If the Company elects to settle any RSU in cash, the amount of cash to be paid by the Company in settlement shall be determined by multiplying (a) the number of vested RSUs to be settled in cash, by (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the applicable vesting date.

3.    Forfeitures.

(a)    Termination of Service. Except as provided in Sections 3(b) and (c) below, if the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates prior to a Vesting Date for any reason, the Award shall be forfeited as of the date of such termination of employment or service.

(b)    Death or Disability. If the Grantee’s employment or service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of death or Disability, the Award shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service and shall be paid in accordance with Section 2(b) above.

(c)    Retirement. If the Grantee’s service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries terminates on account of Retirement (as defined below), the Award shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of service, and shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the Grantee’s date of termination of service. The term “Retirement” means the Grantee has served as a non-employee director of the Board for a period of five (5) years or more.

4.    Dividend and Voting Rights.

(a)    Limitation on Rights. The RSUs and the deferred cash amounts credited pursuant to Section 4(b) are bookkeeping entries only. Notwithstanding Section 5(d) of the Plan, the Grantee shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, no dividend rights (except as expressly provided in Section 4(b)) and no voting rights with respect to the RSUs or any shares of Stock underlying or issuable in respect of the RSUs until such shares of Stock are actually issued to and held of record by the Grantee pursuant to the terms of this Notice. Notwithstanding Section 5(d) of the Plan, no adjustments will be made for dividends or other rights of a holder for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance of the stock certificate or book entry evidencing such shares of Stock (except as expressly provided in Section 4(b) below).

(b)    Dividends. Any deferred cash or RSUs credited pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be subject to the same vesting, payment and other terms, conditions and restrictions as the original RSUs to which they relate. No crediting of cash or RSUs shall be made pursuant to this Section 4(b) with respect to any RSUs that, as of the record date for that dividend, have either been paid or have terminated or been forfeited pursuant to this Notice.

(i)    Cash Dividends. As of any date that the Company pays a cash dividend on its Stock:

(a)    Unless the Board or the Committee determines to grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to any such cash dividend in the manner set forth in Section 4(b)(i)(b) below, the Company shall credit to a deferred account in the name of the Grantee an amount equal to the amount of such cash dividend on the number of shares remaining subject to the RSUs on the record date for such dividend. Notional interest will accrue on all amounts credited to such account from the date of the dividend payment to the date the RSUs and cash are delivered to the Grantee pursuant to Section 2. The applicable interest rate for such amount during each calendar year (or portion thereof) shall be equal to the yield on the one-year Treasury note, as published in the Wall Street Journal, on the first business day of that calendar year.

(b)    If the Board or the Committee determines to grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to such cash dividend, the Company shall credit the Grantee with additional RSUs determined by dividing (1) the amount of the cash dividend on the number of shares remaining subject to the RSUs on the record date for such dividend, by (2) the closing price per share of the Stock on the payment date for such dividend.

(ii)    Stock Dividend Equivalents. As of any date that the Company pays a Stock dividend on its Stock, the Company shall credit the Grantee with an additional number of RSUs equal to the number of shares of Stock that would have been issued with respect to a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs outstanding on the record date for such dividend.

5.    RSU Award Subject to Plan. This Award is granted under and subject to and governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice and the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any conflict between this Notice and the Plan, the Plan shall control unless specifically stated otherwise in this Notice. In the event of any ambiguity in this Notice, any term that is not defined in this Notice, or any matters as to which this Notice is silent, the Plan shall govern.

6.    Tax Withholding. To the extent applicable, the Company shall withhold from the Grantee’s Award or other compensation any required taxes, including social security and Medicare taxes, and federal, state and local income tax, with respect to the income arising from the vesting or payment in respect of any RSUs under this Notice. The Company shall have the right to require the payment of any such taxes before delivering any shares of Stock upon the vesting of any RSU. The Grantee may elect at least six (6) months prior to any vesting event to have any such withholding obligations satisfied by: (i) delivering cash; (ii) delivering part or all of the withholding payment in previously owned shares of Stock; and/or (iii) irrevocably directing the Company to reduce the number of shares that would otherwise be issued to the Grantee upon the vesting of the Award by that number of whole shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, equal to the amount of tax to be withheld in such amount that will not cause adverse accounting consequences for the Company and is permitted under applicable withholding rules promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service or another governmental entity in satisfaction of a Grantee’s tax obligations. Absent a specific election to the contrary by the Grantee, such withholding obligations shall be satisfied pursuant to the method described in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence or, at any time a withholding payment is required but no shares of Stock are being issued to the Grantee at such time, through withholding from any other cash payment to the Grantee, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

7.    Section 409A Compliance. It is the intention of the Company and the Grantee that all payments, benefits and entitlements received by the Grantee under this Notice be provided in a manner that does not impose any additional taxes, interest or penalties on the Grantee with respect to such payments, benefits and entitlements under Section 409A of the Code, and its implementing regulations (“Section 409A”), and the provisions of this Notice shall be construed and administered in accordance with such intent. Each of the Company and the Grantee has used, and will continue to use, their best reasonable efforts to avoid the imposition of such additional taxes, interest or penalties, and the Company and the Grantee agree to work together in good faith to amend this Notice, and to structure any payment, benefit or other entitlement received by the Grantee hereunder, in a manner that avoids imposition of such additional taxes, interest or penalties while preserving the affected payment, benefit or entitlement to the maximum extent practicable and maintaining the basic financial provisions of this Notice without violating any applicable requirement of Section 409A.

8.    Governing Law. This Notice shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to conflicts or choice of laws, of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed wholly within the State of Delaware.

9.    Binding on Successors. The terms of this Notice shall be binding upon the Grantee and upon the Grantee’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees, assignees and successors in interest, and upon the Company and its successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan.

10.    Transferability. The RSUs shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund of any kind. This Award, including the RSUs subject to this Award, is not transferable except as permitted by the Plan.

11.    Entire Agreement. This Notice and the Plan contain the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof.

12.    Notices. All notices and other communications under this Notice shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or confirmed fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail, addressed as follows:

If to the Grantee:

The address of his or her principal residence as it appears in the Company’s records.

If to the Company:

Loews Corporation

667 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10065

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Facsimile: (212) 521-2997

or to such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Section 12. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee if given by hand delivery or confirmed fax, when deposited with a courier service if given by overnight courier, or two (2) business days following mailing if delivered by first class mail.

13.    Amendment. This Notice may not be modified, amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Grantee. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Notice shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Notice, or of any subsequent breach by the other party of a provision of this Notice.

14.    Authority of the Administrator. The Plan is administered by the Committee, which shall have full authority to interpret and construe the terms of the Plan and this Notice. The determination of the Committee administrator as to any such matter of interpretation or construction shall be final, binding and conclusive.

15.    No Rights to Continuation of Service. Nothing in the Plan or this Notice shall confer upon the Grantee any right to continue providing service to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company to terminate the Grantee’s service at any time for any reason.

16.    Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a limitation upon or descriptive of the contents of any Section.

Effective as of the Grant Date, the Company has caused this Notice to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer.

LOEWS CORPORATION

By:

Name:

Title:

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

I, James S. Tisch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Loews Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 29, 2019	By:	/s/ James S. Tisch
		JAMES S. TISCH
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

I, David B. Edelson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Loews Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 29, 2019	By:	/s/ David B. Edelson
		DAVID B. EDELSON
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer

of Loews Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(as adopted by Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned chief executive officer of Loews Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 29, 2019	By:	/s/ James S. Tisch
		JAMES S. TISCH
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer

of Loews Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

(as adopted by Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned chief financial officer of Loews Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: April 29, 2019	By:	/s/ David B. Edelson
		DAVID B. EDELSON
		Chief Financial Officer

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	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 19, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
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Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	LOEWS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000060086
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	L
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Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets:
Fixed maturities, amortized cost of $37,985 and $38,234	$ 40,602	$ 39,699
Equity securities, cost of $1,376 and $1,479	1,326	1,293
Limited partnership investments	2,120	2,424
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	933	901
Short term investments	4,487	3,869
Total investments	49,468	48,186
Cash	339	405
Receivables	8,012	7,960
Property, plant and equipment	15,407	15,511
Goodwill	682	665
Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expenses	2,576	2,513
Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries	664	633
Other assets	3,301	2,443
Total assets	80,449	78,316
Liabilities and Equity:
Claim and claim adjustment expense	21,836	21,984
Future policy benefits	11,078	10,597
Unearned premiums	4,422	4,183
Total insurance reserves	37,336	36,764
Payable to brokers	307	42
Short term debt	132	17
Long term debt	11,229	11,359
Deferred income taxes	1,084	841
Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue	3,472	3,402
Other liabilities	4,987	4,505
Total liabilities	58,547	56,930
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value:
Common stock, $0.01 par value:	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	3,607	3,627
Retained earnings	16,144	15,773
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(390)	(880)
Shareholders' equity before treasury stock, total	19,364	18,523
Less treasury stock, at cost (6,929,267 and 100,000 shares)	(327)	(5)
Total shareholders' equity	19,037	18,518
Noncontrolling interests	2,865	2,868
Total equity	21,902	21,386
Total liabilities and equity	$ 80,449	$ 78,316

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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Fixed maturities, amortized cost	$ 37,985	$ 38,234
Equity securities, cost	$ 1,376	$ 1,479
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	1,800,000,000	1,800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	312,435,202	312,169,189
Treasury stock, shares	6,929,267	100,000

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$ 1,803	$ 1,785
Net investment income	657	506
Investment gains (losses):
Other-than-temporary impairment losses	(14)	(6)
Other net investment gains	45	15
Total investment gains	31	9
Non-insurance warranty revenue	281	238
Operating revenues and other	985	1,043
Total	3,757	3,581
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders' benefits	1,357	1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	342	296
Non-insurance warranty expense	260	216
Operating expenses and other	1,149	1,184
Interest	141	141
Total	3,249	3,176
Income before income tax	508	405
Income tax expense	(112)	(25)
Net income	396	380
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(87)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation	$ 394	$ 293
Basic and diluted net income per share	$ 1.27	$ 0.89
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Shares of common stock	309,830	327,780
Dilutive potential shares of common stock	530	940
Total weighted average shares outstanding assuming dilution	310,360	328,720

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 396	$ 380
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax Changes in:
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments with other-than-temporary impairments	4	(9)
Net other unrealized gains (losses) on investments	526	(429)
Total unrealized gains (losses) on investments	530	(438)
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	(6)	10
Pension liability	8	10
Foreign currency translation	17	11
Other comprehensive income (loss)	549	(407)
Comprehensive income (loss)	945	(27)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(61)	(43)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$ 884	$ (70)

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Common Stock Held in Treasury [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 24,566	$ 3	$ 3,151	$ 16,096	$ (26)	$ (20)	$ 5,362
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards at Dec. 31, 2017	(91)			(43)	(28)		(20)
Balance, as adjusted at Dec. 31, 2017	24,475	3	3,151	16,053	(54)	(20)	5,342
Net income	380			293			87
Other comprehensive income	(407)				(363)		(44)
Dividends paid ($0.0625 per share)	(98)			(20)
Dividends paid							(78)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock	(497)					(497)
Stock-based compensation			(7)				7
Other	(5)		(2)	(5)			2
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	23,848	3	3,142	16,321	(417)	(517)	5,316
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	21,386	3	3,627	15,773	(880)	(5)	2,868
Net income	396			394			2
Other comprehensive income	549				490		59
Dividends paid ($0.0625 per share)	(87)			(19)
Dividends paid							(68)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock	(322)					(322)
Purchases of subsidiary stock from non- controlling interests	(14)						(14)
Stock-based compensation	1		(19)				20
Other	(7)		(1)	(4)			(2)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 21,902	$ 3	$ 3,607	$ 16,144	$ (390)	$ (327)	$ 2,865

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 396	$ 380
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities, net	369	185
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
Receivables	15	(147)
Deferred acquisition costs	(29)	(29)
Insurance reserves	57	311
Other assets	(143)	(56)
Other liabilities	(104)	(215)
Trading securities	(480)	84
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	81	513
Investing Activities:
Purchases of fixed maturities	(2,447)	(2,690)
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities	2,259	2,576
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities	576	531
Purchases of limited partnership investments	(114)	(63)
Proceeds from sales of limited partnership investments	337	69
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(223)	(230)
Change in short term investments	(27)	(25)
Other, net	(61)	(112)
Net cash flow provided by investing activities	300	56
Financing Activities:
Dividends paid	(19)	(20)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(68)	(78)
Purchases of Loews treasury stock	(317)	(497)
Purchases of subsidiary stock from noncontrolling interests	(14)
Principal payments on debt	(210)	(303)
Issuance of debt	192	233
Other, net	(13)	74
Net cash flow used by financing activities	(449)	(591)
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash	2	1
Net change in cash	(66)	(21)
Cash, beginning of period	405	472
Cash, end of period	$ 339	$ 451

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

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”), an 89% owned subsidiary); the operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs (Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (“Diamond Offshore”), a 53% owned subsidiary); transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids (Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (“Boardwalk Pipeline”), a wholly owned subsidiary); the operation of a chain of hotels (Loews Hotels Holding Corporation (“Loews Hotels & Co”), a wholly owned subsidiary); and the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging solutions (Consolidated Container Company LLC (“Consolidated Container”), a 99% 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 attributable to Loews Corporation” as used herein means Net income attributable to Loews Corporation shareholders.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and results of operations, comprehensive income and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Net income for the first quarter of each of the years is not necessarily indicative of net income for that entire year. These Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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. There were no shares attributable to employee stock-based compensation awards excluded from the diluted weighted average shares outstanding amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 because the effect would have been antidilutive.

Accounting changes – In February of 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). On January 1, 2019, the updated guidance requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for most operating leases. The Company adopted the updated accounting guidance using the modified retrospective method. Prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the previous accounting guidance. The Company utilized the package of practical expedients allowing the Company to not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts contain a lease, the classification for any expired or existing leases or the initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company has also elected to apply an exemption for short term leases whereby leases with initial lease terms of one year or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

For leases where the Company is a lessee we have elected to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component, except subsea equipment leases. For leases where the Company is a lessor we have elected to combine the lease and non-lease components of our offshore drilling contracts, if certain conditions are met, and account for the combined component in accordance with the accounting treatment for the predominant component of the contract.

At adoption, the cumulative effect adjustment increased Other assets and Other liabilities by $642 million reflecting operating lease right of use assets, lease liabilities and the derecognition of deferred rent related primarily to lease agreements for office space and machinery and equipment. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Other assets and Other liabilities were adjusted to $3.1 billion and $5.1 billion as of January 1, 2019, as compared to $2.4 billion and $4.5 billion as of December 31, 2018. See Note 5 for additional information on leases.

Recently issued ASUs – In June of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The updated accounting guidance requires changes to the recognition of credit losses on financial instruments not accounted for at fair value through net income. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The guidance will be applied using the modified retrospective method with a cumulative effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings. A prospective transition method is required for debt securities that have recognized an other-than-temporary impairment prior to the effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, and expects the primary changes to be the use of the expected credit loss model for the mortgage loan portfolio, reinsurance and insurance receivables and other financing receivables and the use of the allowance method rather than the write-down method for credit losses within the available-for-sale fixed maturities portfolio. The expected credit loss model will require a financial asset to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Under the allowance method for available-for-sale debt securities the Company will record reversals of credit losses if the estimate of credit losses declines.

In August of 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-12, “Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.” The updated accounting guidance requires changes to the measurement and disclosure of long-duration contracts. The guidance requires entities to annually update cash flow assumptions, including morbidity and persistency and update discount rate assumptions quarterly using an upper-medium grade fixed-income instrument yield. The effect of changes in cash flow assumptions will be recorded in Net income and the effect of changes in discount rate assumptions will be recorded in Other comprehensive income (“OCI”).

This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and requires restatement of the prior periods presented. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the method and timing of adoption and the effect the updated guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements. The annual updating of cash flow assumptions is expected to increase income statement volatility. The quarterly change in the discount rate is expected to increase volatility in the Company’s Shareholders’ equity, but that will be somewhat mitigated because Shadow Adjustments are eliminated under the new guidance. See Note 2 for further information on Shadow Adjustments. While the requirements of the new guidance represent a material change from existing accounting guidance, the underlying economics of CNA’s business and related cash flows will be unchanged.

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Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

2. Investments

Net investment income is as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	455		$	446
Limited partnership investments		81			48
Short term investments		15			9
Equity securities		30			10
Income (loss) from trading portfolio (a)		81			(3	)
Other		14			11
Total investment income		676			521
Investment expenses		(19	)		(15	)
Net investment income	$	657		$	506

(a) Net unrealized gains (losses) related to changes in fair value on securities still held were $44 and $(25) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Investment gains (losses) are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	(6	)	$	18
Equity securities		42			(15	)
Derivative instruments		(5	)		5
Short term investments and other					1
Investment gains (a)	$	31		$	9

(a) Gross investment gains on available-for-sale securities were $36 and $69 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Gross investment losses on available-for-sale securities were $42 and $51 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, $42 million of net investment gains and $15 million of net investment losses were recognized due to the change in fair value of non-redeemable preferred stock still held as of March 31, 2019 and 2018.

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

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Corporate and other bonds	$	6	$	5
Asset-backed		8		1
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings	$	14	$	6

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

March 31, 2019	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	$	19,296	$	1,269	$	99	$	20,466
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		9,279		1,299				10,578
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		4,760		92		20		4,832	$	(22	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		2,026		53		7		2,072
Other asset-backed		1,877		25		12		1,890		(3	)
Total asset-backed		8,663		170		39		8,794		(25	)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government- sponsored enterprises		162		3		1		164
Foreign government		502		12		1		513
Redeemable preferred stock		10						10
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		37,912		2,753		140		40,525		(25	)
Fixed maturities trading		73		4				77
Total fixed maturity securities	$	37,985	$	2,757	$	140	$	40,602	$	(25	)
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds	$	18,764	$	791	$	395	$	19,160
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		9,681		1,076		9		10,748
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		4,815		68		57		4,826	$	(20	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		2,200		28		32		2,196
Other asset-backed		1,975		11		24		1,962
Total asset-backed		8,990		107		113		8,984		(20	)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		156		3				159
Foreign government		480		5		4		481
Redeemable preferred stock		10						10
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		38,081		1,982		521		39,542		(20	)
Fixed maturities trading		153		4				157
Total fixed maturities	$	38,234	$	1,986	$	521	$	39,699	$	(20	)

The net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments included in the tables above are recorded as a component of AOCI. When presented in AOCI, these amounts are net of tax and noncontrolling interests and any required Shadow Adjustments. To the extent that unrealized gains on fixed income securities supporting long term care products and structured settlements not funded by annuities would result in a premium deficiency if those gains were realized, a related increase in Insurance reserves is recorded, net of tax and noncontrolling interests, as a reduction of net unrealized gains through Other comprehensive income (“Shadow Adjustments”). As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net unrealized gains on investments included in AOCI were correspondingly reduced by Shadow Adjustments of $1.3 billion and $964 million (after tax and noncontrolling interests).

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

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
March 31, 2019	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	$	1,656	$	39	$	1,743	$	60	$	3,399	$	99
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		14				3				17
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		94				1,494		20		1,588		20
Commercial mortgage-backed		184		2		236		5		420		7
Other asset-backed		450		10		95		2		545		12
Total asset-backed		728		12		1,825		27		2,553		39
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		48		1		14				62		1
Foreign government		32		1		27				59		1
Total fixed maturity securities	$	2,478	$	53	$	3,612	$	87	$	6,090	$	140
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds	$	8,543	$	340	$	825	$	55	$	9,368	$	395
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		517		8		5		1		522		9
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		1,932		23		1,119		34		3,051		57
Commercial mortgage-backed		728		10		397		22		1,125		32
Other asset-backed		834		21		125		3		959		24
Total asset-backed		3,494		54		1,641		59		5,135		113
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		21				19				40
Foreign government		114		2		124		2		238		4
Total fixed maturity securities	$	12,689	$	404	$	2,614	$	117	$	15,303	$	521

Based on current facts and circumstances, the Company believes the unrealized losses presented in the March 31, 2019 securities in a gross unrealized loss position table above are not indicative of the ultimate collectibility of the current amortized cost of the securities, but rather are attributable to changes in interest rates, credit spreads and other factors. The Company has no current intent to sell securities with unrealized losses, nor is it more likely than not that it will be required to sell prior to recovery of amortized cost; accordingly, the Company has determined that there are no additional OTTI losses to be recorded as of March 31, 2019.

The following table presents the activity related to the pretax credit loss component reflected in Retained earnings on fixed maturity securities still held as of March 31, 2019 and 2018 for which a portion of an OTTI loss was recognized in OCI.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Beginning balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$	18		$	27
Reductions for securities sold during the period		(1	)		(2	)
Ending balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$	17		$	25

Contractual Maturity

The following table presents available-for-sale fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity.

	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Cost or		Estimated		Cost or		Estimated
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	1,144	$	1,155	$	1,350	$	1,359
Due after one year through five years		7,718		7,992		7,979		8,139
Due after five years through ten years		16,874		17,374		16,859		16,870
Due after ten years		12,176		14,004		11,893		13,174
Total	$	37,912	$	40,525	$	38,081	$	39,542

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities may be called or prepaid. Securities not due at a single date are allocated based on weighted average life.

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. Gross estimated fair values of derivative positions are currently presented in Equity securities, Receivables and Payable to brokers on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

	March 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Contractual/							Contractual/
	Notional		Estimated Fair Value					Notional		Estimated Fair Value
	Amount		Asset		(Liability)			Amount		Asset		(Liability)
(In millions)
With hedge designation:
Interest rate swaps	$	540	$	3	$	(1	)	$	500	$	11
Without hedge designation:
Equity markets:
Options – purchased		353		7					213		18
– written		127				(6	)		239			$	(17	)
Futures – short		50
Commodity futures – long		12							32
Embedded derivative on funds
withheld liability		174				(2	)		172		4

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Fair Value

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

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 methodology 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 a methodology 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 may include: (i) the review of pricing service methodologies or broker pricing qualifications, (ii) back-testing, where past fair value estimates are compared to actual transactions executed in the market on similar dates, (iii) exception reporting, where period-over-period changes in price are reviewed and challenged with the pricing service or broker based on exception criteria, (iv) detailed analysis, where the Company performs an independent analysis of the inputs and assumptions used to price individual securities and (v) pricing validation, where prices received are compared to prices independently estimated by the Company.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Corporate bonds and other includes obligations of the U.S. Treasury, government-sponsored enterprises, foreign governments and redeemable preferred stock.

March 31, 2019	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	203		$	20,697	$	253	$	21,153
States, municipalities and political subdivisions					10,578				10,578
Asset-backed					8,610		184		8,794
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		203			39,885		437		40,525
Fixed maturities trading					72		5		77
Total fixed maturities	$	203		$	39,957	$	442	$	40,602
Equity securities	$	697		$	608	$	21	$	1,326
Short term and other		3,199			1,204				4,403
Receivables					3				3
Payable to brokers		(14	)						(14	)
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	196		$	19,392	$	222	$	19,810
States, municipalities and political subdivisions					10,748				10,748
Asset-backed					8,787		197		8,984
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		196			38,927		419		39,542
Fixed maturities trading					151		6		157
Total fixed maturities	$	196		$	39,078	$	425	$	39,699
Equity securities	$	704		$	570	$	19	$	1,293
Short term and other		2,647			1,111				3,758
Receivables					11				11
Payable to brokers		(23	)						(23	)

The following tables present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

																									Unrealized
																									Gains
																						Unrealized			(Losses)
																						Gains			Recognized in
																						(Losses)			Other
																						Recognized in			Comprehensive
			Net Realized Investment																			Net Income			Income (Loss)
			Gains (Losses) and Net																			(Loss) on Level			on Level 3
			Change in Unrealized																			3 Assets and			Assets and
			Investment Gains (Losses)												Transfers		Transfers					Liabilities			Liabilities
	Balance,		Included in			Included in									into		out of			Balance,		Held at			Held at
2019	January 1		Net Income			OCI		Purchases		Sales		Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			March 31		March 31			March 31
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	222				$	8	$	56			$	(2	)			$	(31	)	$	253				$	7
Asset-backed		197					3		20				(4	)	$	5		(37	)		184					3
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		419	$	-			11		76	$	-		(6	)		5		(68	)		437	$	-			10
Fixed maturities trading		6		(1	)																5		(1	)
Total fixed maturities	$	425	$	(1	)	$	11	$	76	$	-	$	(6	)	$	5	$	(68	)	$	442	$	(1	)	$	10
Equity securities	$	19	$	2																$	21	$	2

																								Unrealized
																								Gains
																								(Losses)
																								Recognized in
			Net Realized Investment																					Net Income
			Gains (Losses) and Net																					(Loss) on Level
			Change in Unrealized																					3 Assets and
			Investment Gains (Losses)														Transfers		Transfers					Liabilities
	Balance,		Included in			Included in											into		out of			Balance,		Held at
2018	January 1		Net Income			OCI			Purchases		Sales			Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			March 31		March 31
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	98	$	(1	)									$	(2	)	$	5				$	100
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		1																					1
Asset-backed		335		7		$	(5	)	$	30	$	(72	)		(6	)			$	(10	)		279
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		434		6			(5	)		30		(72	)		(8	)		5		(10	)		380	$	-
Fixed maturities trading		4		3																			7		3
Total fixed maturities	$	438	$	9		$	(5	)	$	30	$	(72	)	$	(8	)	$	5	$	(10	)	$	387	$	3
Equity securities	$	22	$	(2	)																	$	20	$	(2	)

Net investment 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	Investment gains (losses) and 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 Operating revenues and other
Life settlement contracts	Operating revenues and other

Securities may be transferred in or out of levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the availability of observable market information and quoted prices used to determine the fair value of the security. The availability of observable market information and quoted prices varies based on market conditions and trading volume.

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

Level 1 securities include highly liquid and exchange traded 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. All classes of Level 2 fixed maturity securities are valued using a methodology based on information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets, a discounted cash flow methodology or a combination of both when necessary. Common inputs for all classes of fixed maturity securities include prices from recently executed transactions of similar securities, marketplace 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. Fixed maturity securities are primarily 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 private placement debt securities whose fair value is determined using internal models with inputs that are not market observable.

Equity Securities

Level 1 securities include publicly traded securities valued using quoted market prices. Level 2 securities are primarily valued using pricing for similar securities, recently executed transactions and other pricing models utilizing market observable inputs. Level 3 securities are primarily priced using broker/dealer quotes and 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, 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 and Other Invested Assets

Securities that are actively traded or have quoted prices are classified as Level 1. These securities include money market funds, treasury bills and exchange traded open-end funds valued using quoted market prices. 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 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.

Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in the fair value measurement of Level 3 assets. Valuations for assets and liabilities not presented in the tables 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. The weighted average rate is calculated based on fair value.

					Range
	Estimated		Valuation	Unobservable	(Weighted
March 31, 2019	Fair Value		Techniques	Inputs	Average)
	(In millions)
			Discounted
Fixed maturity securities	$	293	cash flow	Credit spread		1% – 5% (3%)
December 31, 2018
			Discounted
Fixed maturity securities	$	228	cash flow	Credit spread		1% – 12% (3%)

For fixed maturity securities, an increase to the credit spread assumptions would result in a lower fair value measurement.

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 assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets are presented in the following tables. 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
March 31, 2019	Amount		Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In millions)
Assets:
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$	863				$	868	$	868
Liabilities:
Short term debt		131		$	54		75		129
Long term debt		11,216			10,469		531		11,000
December 31, 2018
Assets:
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$	839				$	827	$	827
Liabilities:
Short term debt		15		$	14				14
Long term debt		11,345			10,111		653		10,764

The fair values of mortgage loans, included in Other invested assets, 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.

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Insurance [Abstract]

Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves

4. 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 incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) claims 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 historical patterns such as claim reserving trends and settlement practices, loss payments, pending levels of unpaid claims and product mix, as well as court decisions and 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 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 $58 million and $34 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Net catastrophe losses in the first quarter of 2019 and 2018 related primarily to U.S. weather-related events.

Liability for Unpaid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses

The following table presents a reconciliation between beginning and ending claim and claim adjustment expense reserves, including claim and claim adjustment expense reserves of Other Insurance Operations.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Reserves, beginning of year:
Gross	$	21,984		$	22,004
Ceded		4,019			3,934
Net reserves, beginning of year		17,965			18,070
Net incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses:
Provision for insured events of current year		1,309			1,246
Increase (decrease) in provision for insured events of prior years		8			(34	)
Amortization of discount		50			47
Total net incurred (a)		1,367			1,259
Net payments attributable to:
Current year events		(100	)		(91	)
Prior year events		(1,309	)		(1,219	)
Total net payments		(1,409	)		(1,310	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		13			(9	)
Net reserves, end of period		17,936			18,010
Ceded reserves, end of period		3,900			4,057
Gross reserves, end of period	$	21,836		$	22,067

(a) Total net incurred above does not agree to Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits as reflected on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income due to amounts related to retroactive reinsurance deferred gain accounting, uncollectible reinsurance and loss deductible receivables and benefit expenses related to future policy benefits, which are not reflected in the table above.

Net Prior Year Development

Changes in estimates of claim and claim adjustment expense reserves net of reinsurance, for prior years are defined as net prior year loss reserve development. These changes can be favorable or unfavorable.

Favorable net prior year development of $14 million and $39 million was recorded for CNA’s commercial property and casualty operations (“Property & Casualty Operations”) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

The following table and discussion present details of the net prior year claim and claim adjustment expense reserve development in CNA’s Property & Casualty Operations:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Medical professional liability	$	15		$	20
Other professional liability and management liability		(12	)		(34	)
Surety		(25	)		(15	)
Commercial auto		(5	)		(1	)
General liability		(20	)		(8	)
Workers’ compensation		2			(6	)
Property and other		31			5
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development	$	(14	)	$	(39	)

2019

Unfavorable development in medical professional liability was primarily due to higher than expected severity in accident year 2013 in CNA’s allied healthcare business.

Favorable development in other professional liability and management liability was primarily due to lower than expected claim frequency and favorable outcomes on individual claims in accident years 2017 and prior related to financial institutions. This was partially offset by unfavorable development in management liability in accident year 2014 due to large claim activity.

Favorable development in surety was due to lower than expected frequency for accident years 2016 and prior.

Favorable development in general liability was primarily due to lower than expected frequency on latent construction defect claims in multiple accident years.

Unfavorable development for property and other coverages was primarily due to higher than expected frequency and large loss activity in accident year 2018 in CNA’s marine business and higher than expected claims in Hardy on 2018 accident year catastrophes in property.

2018

Unfavorable development in medical professional liability was primarily due to higher than expected severity in accident years 2014 and 2017 in CNA’s hospitals business.

Favorable development in other professional liability and management liability was primarily due to lower than expected claim frequency in accident years 2013 through 2015 related to financial institutions.

Favorable development in surety was due to lower than expected loss emergence for accident years 2015 and prior.

Favorable development in general liability was primarily due to lower than expected frequency and severity in accident years 2015 and prior for the middle market construction business.

Asbestos and Environmental Pollution (“A&EP”) Reserves

In 2010, Continental Casualty Company (“CCC”) together with several of CNA’s insurance subsidiaries completed a transaction with National Indemnity Company (“NICO”), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., under which substantially all of CNA’s legacy A&EP liabilities were ceded to NICO through a loss portfolio transfer (“loss portfolio transfer” or “LPT”). At the effective date of the transaction, CNA ceded approximately $1.6 billion of net A&EP claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves to NICO under a retroactive reinsurance agreement with an aggregate limit of $4.0 billion. The $1.6 billion of claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves ceded to NICO was net of $1.2 billion of ceded claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves under existing third party reinsurance contracts. The NICO LPT aggregate reinsurance limit also covers credit risk on the existing third party reinsurance related to these liabilities. CNA paid NICO a reinsurance premium of $2.0 billion and transferred to NICO billed third party reinsurance receivables related to A&EP claims with a net book value of $215 million, resulting in total consideration of $2.2 billion.

In years subsequent to the effective date of the LPT, CNA recognized adverse prior year development on its A&EP reserves resulting in additional amounts ceded under the LPT. As a result, the cumulative amounts ceded under the LPT have exceeded the $2.2 billion consideration paid, resulting in the NICO LPT moving into a gain position, requiring retroactive reinsurance accounting. Under retroactive reinsurance accounting, this gain is deferred and only recognized in earnings in proportion to actual paid recoveries under the LPT. Over the life of the contract, there is no economic impact as long as any additional losses incurred are within the limit of the LPT. In a period in which CNA recognizes a change in the estimate of A&EP reserves that increases or decreases the amounts ceded under the LPT, the proportion of actual paid recoveries to total ceded losses is affected and the change in the deferred gain is recognized in earnings as if the revised estimate of ceded losses was available at the effective date of the LPT. The effect of the deferred retroactive reinsurance benefit is recorded in Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

The following table presents the impact of the loss portfolio transfer on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Additional amounts ceded under LPT:
Net A&EP adverse development before consideration of LPT				$	113
Provision for uncollectible third-party reinsurance on A&EP					(16	)
Total additional amounts ceded under LPT	$	-			97
Retroactive reinsurance benefit recognized		(22	)		(57	)
Pretax impact of deferred retroactive reinsurance	$	(22	)	$	40

CNA intends to complete its annual A&EP reserve review in the fourth quarter of 2019 and maintain this timing for all future annual A&EP reserve reviews. CNA completed A&EP reserve reviews in both the first and fourth quarters of 2018. Based upon CNA’s 2018 first quarter A&EP reserve review, net unfavorable prior year development of $113 million was recognized before consideration of cessions to the LPT for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The 2018 unfavorable development was driven by higher than anticipated defense costs on direct asbestos and environmental accounts and paid losses on assumed reinsurance exposures. Additionally, in 2018, CNA released a portion of its provision for uncollectible third party reinsurance.

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the cumulative amounts ceded under the LPT were $3.1 billion. The unrecognized deferred retroactive reinsurance benefit was $352 million and $374 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and is included within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

NICO established a collateral trust account as security for its obligations to CNA. The fair value of the collateral trust account was $3.0 billion and $2.7 billion as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. In addition, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. guaranteed the payment obligations of NICO up to the aggregate reinsurance limit as well as certain of NICO’s performance obligations under the trust agreement. NICO is responsible for claims handling and billing and collection from third-party reinsurers related to the majority of CNA’s A&EP claims.

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

5. Leases 

The Company’s lease agreements primarily cover office facilities and machinery and equipment and expire at various dates. The Company’s leases are predominantly operating leases, which are included in Other assets and Other liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain significant residual value guarantees, restrictions or covenants.

Operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The discount rate used to determine the commencement date present value of lease payments is the interest rate implicit in the lease, or when that is not readily determinable, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate. The Company’s operating lease right of use asset was $629 million and the Company’s operating lease liability was $705 million at March 31, 2019.

Operating lease cost was $30 million, variable lease cost was $4 million and short term lease cost was $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities was $29 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The table below presents the future minimum lease payments to be made under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2018:

Year Ended December 31
(In millions)
2019	$	75
2020		79
2021		79
2022		68
2023		57
Thereafter		344
Total	$	702

The table below presents the maturities of lease liabilities:

	Operating
As of March 31, 2019	Leases
(In millions)
2019 (a)	$	82
2020		108
2021		105
2022		95
2023		83
Thereafter		406
Total		879
Less: discount		174
Total lease liabilities	$	705

(a) For the nine-month period beginning April 1, 2019

The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases and weighted average discount rate used in calculating the operating lease asset and liability.

As of March 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term	8.4 Years
Weighted average discount rate	4.9 %

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Shareholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

6. Shareholders’ Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

The tables below present the changes in AOCI by component for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019:

																Total
																Accumulated
	OTTI			Unrealized									Foreign			Other
	Gains			Gains (Losses)			Cash Flow			Pension			Currency			Comprehensive
	(Losses)			on Investments			Hedges			Liability			Translation			Income (Loss)
(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as reported	$	22		$	673		$	-		$	(633	)	$	(88	)	$	(26	)
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards, after tax of $0, $8, $0, $0 and $0		4			98						(130	)					(28	)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as adjusted		26			771			-			(763	)		(88	)		(54	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $2, $105, $(2), $0 and $0		(10	)		(414	)		8						11			(405	)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $0, $4, $0, $(3) and $0		1			(15	)		2			10						(2	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(9	)		(429	)		10			10			11			(407	)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		1			44									(1	)		44
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	18		$	386		$	10		$	(753	)	$	(78	)	$	(417	)
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	14		$	57		$	5		$	(793	)	$	(163	)	$	(880	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $(1), $(140), $2, $0 and $0		4			521			(6	)		(1	)		17			535
Reclassification of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $0, $(1), $0, $(2) and $0					5						9						14
Other comprehensive income (loss)		4			526			(6	)		8			17			549
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests					(56	)					(1	)		(2	)		(59	)
Balance, March 31, 2019	$	18		$	527		$	(1	)	$	(786	)	$	(148	)	$	(390	)

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

Major Category of AOCI	Affected Line Item
OTTI gains (losses)	Investment gains (losses)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments	Investment gains (losses)
Cash flow hedges	Operating revenues and other and Operating expenses and other
Pension liability	Operating expenses and other

Treasury Stock

The Company repurchased 6.8 million and 9.9 million shares of Loews common stock at an aggregate cost of $322 and $497 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

7. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Disaggregation of revenues – Revenue from contracts with customers, other than insurance premiums, is reported as Non-insurance warranty revenue and within Operating revenues and other on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. The following table presents revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by revenue type along with the reportable segment and a reconciliation to Operating revenues and other as reported in Note 11:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Non-insurance warranty services - CNA Financial	$	281	$	238
Contract drilling - Diamond Offshore		234		296
Transportation and storage of natural gas and NGLs and other services - Boardwalk Pipeline		339		331
Lodging and related services - Loews Hotels & Co		180		183
Rigid plastic packaging and recycled resin – Corporate		214		213
Total revenues from contracts with customers		967		1,023
Other revenues		18		20
Operating revenues and other	$	985	$	1,043

Receivables from contracts with customers – As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, receivables from contracts with customers were approximately $446 million and $434 million and are included within Receivables on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

Deferred revenue – As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, deferred revenue resulting from contracts with customers was approximately $3.5 billion and is reported as Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue and within Other liabilities on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. Approximately $285 million and $268 million of revenues recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Performance obligations – As of March 31, 2019, approximately $13.2 billion of estimated operating revenues is expected to be recognized in the future related to outstanding performance obligations. The balance relates primarily to revenues for transportation and storage of natural gas and NGLs at Boardwalk Pipeline and non-insurance warranty services at CNA. Approximately $1.9 billion will be recognized during the remaining nine months of 2019, $1.9 billion in 2020 and the remainder in following years. The actual timing of recognition may vary due to factors outside of the Company’s control. The Company has elected to exclude variable consideration related entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations and contracts where revenue is recognized based upon the right to invoice the customer. Therefore, the estimated operating revenues exclude contract drilling dayrate revenue at Diamond Offshore and interruptible service contract revenue at Boardwalk Pipeline.

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Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Benefit Plans

8. Benefit Plans

The Company and its subsidiaries have several non-contributory defined benefit plans and postretirement benefit plans covering eligible employees and retirees.

The following table presents the components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the plans:

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018			2019		2018
(In millions)
Service cost	$	2		$	2
Interest cost		29			27		$	1	$	1
Expected return on plan assets		(40	)		(45	)		(1)		(1	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		11			11
Amortization of unrecognized prior service benefit										(1	)
Settlement charge					4
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$	2		$	(1	)	$	-	$	(1	)

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Legal Proceedings

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Legal Proceedings

9. Legal Proceedings

Boardwalk Pipeline

On May 25, 2018, plaintiffs Tsemach Mishal and Paul Berger (on behalf of themselves and the purported class, “Plaintiffs”) initiated a purported class action in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”) against the following defendants: Boardwalk Pipeline, Boardwalk GP, LP (“General Partner”), Boardwalk GP, LLC and Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp. (“BPHC”) (together, “Defendants”), regarding the potential exercise by the General Partner of its right to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partnership interests in Boardwalk Pipeline not already owned by the General Partner or its affiliates.

On June 25, 2018, Plaintiffs and Defendants entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise and Settlement, subject to the approval of the Court (the “Proposed Settlement”). Under the terms of the Proposed Settlement, the lawsuit would be dismissed, and related claims against the Defendants would be released by the Plaintiffs, if BPHC, the sole member of the General Partner, elected to cause the General Partner to exercise its right to purchase the issued and outstanding common units of Boardwalk Pipeline as determined by Boardwalk Pipeline’s Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as amended (“Limited Partnership Agreement”), within a period specified by the Proposed Settlement. On June 29, 2018, the General Partner elected to exercise its right to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common units representing limited partnership interests in Boardwalk Pipeline not already owned by the General Partner or its affiliates pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement within the period specified by the Proposed Settlement. The transaction was completed on July 18, 2018.

On September 28, 2018, the Court denied approval of the Proposed Settlement. On February 11, 2019, a substitute verified class action complaint was filed in this proceeding, among other things, naming the Company as a defendant. The Court has established a briefing schedule for a motion to dismiss and a hearing has been scheduled in July of 2019.

Other Litigation

The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time parties to other litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While it is difficult to predict the outcome or effect of any such litigation, management does not believe that the outcome of any such pending litigation will materially affect the Company’s results of operations or equity.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

10. Commitments and Contingencies

CNA Guarantees

In the course of selling business entities and assets to third parties, CNA agreed to guarantee the performance of certain obligations of previously owned subsidiaries and to indemnify purchasers for losses arising out of breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the business entities or assets sold, including, in certain cases, losses arising from undisclosed liabilities or certain named litigation. Such guarantee and indemnification agreements in effect for sales of business entities, assets and third party loans may include provisions that survive indefinitely. As of March 31, 2019, the aggregate amount related to quantifiable guarantees was $375 million and the aggregate amount related to quantifiable indemnification agreements was $252 million. In certain cases, should CNA be required to make payments under any such guarantee, it would have the right to seek reimbursement from an affiliate of a previously owned subsidiary.

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 March 31, 2019, 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. Certain provisions of the indemnification agreements survive indefinitely while others survive until the applicable statutes of limitation expire, or until the agreed upon contract terms expire.

CNA also provided guarantees, if the primary obligor fails to perform, to holders of structured settlement annuities provided by a previously owned subsidiary. As of March 31, 2019, the potential amount of future payments CNA could be required to pay under these guarantees was approximately $1.7 billion, which will be paid over the lifetime of the annuitants. CNA does not believe any payment is likely under these guarantees, as CNA is the beneficiary of a trust that must be maintained at a level that approximates the discounted reserves for these annuities.

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Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

11. Segments

The Company has five reportable segments comprised of four individual operating subsidiaries, CNA, Diamond Offshore, Boardwalk Pipeline and Loews Hotels & Co; and the Corporate segment, which includes operations of Consolidated Container. Each of the operating subsidiaries is 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. For additional disclosures regarding the composition of the Company’s segments, see Note 20 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following tables present the reportable segments of the Company and their contribution to the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income. 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.

Statements of Income by segment are presented in the following tables.

	CNA			Diamond			Boardwalk			Loews
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019	Financial			Offshore			Pipeline			Hotels & Co			Corporate			Total
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,803														$	1,803
Net investment income		571		$	2								$	84			657
Investment gains		31															31
Non-insurance warranty revenue		281															281
Operating revenues and other		9			234		$	346		$	180			216			985
Total		2,695			236			346			180			300			3,757
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,357															1,357
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		342															342
Non-insurance warranty expense		260															260
Operating expenses and other		284			283			195			156			231			1,149
Interest		34			30			45			5			27			141
Total		2,277			313			240			161			258			3,249
Income (loss) before income tax		418			(77	)		106			19			42			508
Income tax (expense) benefit		(77	)		6			(27	)		(6	)		(8	)		(112	)
Net income (loss)		341			(71	)		79			13			34			396
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(36	)		34												(2	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	305		$	(37	)	$	79		$	13		$	34		$	394

	CNA			Diamond			Boardwalk			Loews
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018	Financial			Offshore			Pipeline			Hotels & Co			Corporate			Total
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,785														$	1,785
Net investment income		490		$	2								$	14			506
Investment gains		9															9
Non-insurance warranty revenue		238															238
Operating revenues and other		13			297		$	337		$	183			213			1,043
Total		2,535			299			337			183			227			3,581
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,339															1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		296															296
Non-insurance warranty expense		216															216
Operating expenses and other		302			296			198			156			232			1,184
Interest		35			28			44			7			27			141
Total		2,188			324			242			163			259			3,176
Income (loss) before income tax		347			(25	)		95			20			(32	)		405
Income tax (expense) benefit		(55	)		44			(12	)		(7	)		5			(25	)
Net income (loss)		292			19			83			13			(27	)		380
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(31	)		(9	)		(47	)								(87	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	261		$	10		$	36		$	13		$	(27	)	$	293

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Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Summary of Net Investment Income

Net investment income is as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	455		$	446
Limited partnership investments		81			48
Short term investments		15			9
Equity securities		30			10
Income (loss) from trading portfolio (a)		81			(3	)
Other		14			11
Total investment income		676			521
Investment expenses		(19	)		(15	)
Net investment income	$	657		$	506

Summary of Investment Gains (Losses)

Investment gains (losses) are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities	$	(6	)	$	18
Equity securities		42			(15	)
Derivative instruments		(5	)		5
Short term investments and other					1
Investment gains (a)	$	31		$	9

Components of OTTI Losses Recognized in Earnings by Asset Type

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

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale:
Corporate and other bonds	$	6	$	5
Asset-backed		8		1
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings	$	14	$	6

Amortized Cost and Fair Values of Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities

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

March 31, 2019	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	$	19,296	$	1,269	$	99	$	20,466
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		9,279		1,299				10,578
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		4,760		92		20		4,832	$	(22	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		2,026		53		7		2,072
Other asset-backed		1,877		25		12		1,890		(3	)
Total asset-backed		8,663		170		39		8,794		(25	)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government- sponsored enterprises		162		3		1		164
Foreign government		502		12		1		513
Redeemable preferred stock		10						10
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		37,912		2,753		140		40,525		(25	)
Fixed maturities trading		73		4				77
Total fixed maturity securities	$	37,985	$	2,757	$	140	$	40,602	$	(25	)
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds	$	18,764	$	791	$	395	$	19,160
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		9,681		1,076		9		10,748
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		4,815		68		57		4,826	$	(20	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		2,200		28		32		2,196
Other asset-backed		1,975		11		24		1,962
Total asset-backed		8,990		107		113		8,984		(20	)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		156		3				159
Foreign government		480		5		4		481
Redeemable preferred stock		10						10
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		38,081		1,982		521		39,542		(20	)
Fixed maturities trading		153		4				157
Total fixed maturities	$	38,234	$	1,986	$	521	$	39,699	$	(20	)

Securities Available-for-Sale in Gross Unrealized Loss Position

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

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
March 31, 2019	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	$	1,656	$	39	$	1,743	$	60	$	3,399	$	99
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		14				3				17
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		94				1,494		20		1,588		20
Commercial mortgage-backed		184		2		236		5		420		7
Other asset-backed		450		10		95		2		545		12
Total asset-backed		728		12		1,825		27		2,553		39
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		48		1		14				62		1
Foreign government		32		1		27				59		1
Total fixed maturity securities	$	2,478	$	53	$	3,612	$	87	$	6,090	$	140
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate and other bonds	$	8,543	$	340	$	825	$	55	$	9,368	$	395
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		517		8		5		1		522		9
Asset-backed:
Residential mortgage-backed		1,932		23		1,119		34		3,051		57
Commercial mortgage-backed		728		10		397		22		1,125		32
Other asset-backed		834		21		125		3		959		24
Total asset-backed		3,494		54		1,641		59		5,135		113
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises		21				19				40
Foreign government		114		2		124		2		238		4
Total fixed maturity securities	$	12,689	$	404	$	2,614	$	117	$	15,303	$	521

Pretax Credit Loss Component Reflected in Retained Earnings on Fixed Maturity Securities

The following table presents the activity related to the pretax credit loss component reflected in Retained earnings on fixed maturity securities still held as of March 31, 2019 and 2018 for which a portion of an OTTI loss was recognized in OCI.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Beginning balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$	18		$	27
Reductions for securities sold during the period		(1	)		(2	)
Ending balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$	17		$	25

Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity

The following table presents available-for-sale fixed maturity securities by contractual maturity.

	March 31, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Cost or		Estimated		Cost or		Estimated
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	1,144	$	1,155	$	1,350	$	1,359
Due after one year through five years		7,718		7,992		7,979		8,139
Due after five years through ten years		16,874		17,374		16,859		16,870
Due after ten years		12,176		14,004		11,893		13,174
Total	$	37,912	$	40,525	$	38,081	$	39,542

Summary of Aggregate Contractual or Notional Amount and Estimated Fair Value Related to Derivative Financial Instruments

Gross estimated fair values of derivative positions are currently presented in Equity securities, Receivables and Payable to brokers on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

	March 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Contractual/							Contractual/
	Notional		Estimated Fair Value					Notional		Estimated Fair Value
	Amount		Asset		(Liability)			Amount		Asset		(Liability)
(In millions)
With hedge designation:
Interest rate swaps	$	540	$	3	$	(1	)	$	500	$	11
Without hedge designation:
Equity markets:
Options – purchased		353		7					213		18
– written		127				(6	)		239			$	(17	)
Futures – short		50
Commodity futures – long		12							32
Embedded derivative on funds
withheld liability		174				(2	)		172		4

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Fair Value (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following tables. Corporate bonds and other includes obligations of the U.S. Treasury, government-sponsored enterprises, foreign governments and redeemable preferred stock.

March 31, 2019	Level 1			Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	203		$	20,697	$	253	$	21,153
States, municipalities and political subdivisions					10,578				10,578
Asset-backed					8,610		184		8,794
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		203			39,885		437		40,525
Fixed maturities trading					72		5		77
Total fixed maturities	$	203		$	39,957	$	442	$	40,602
Equity securities	$	697		$	608	$	21	$	1,326
Short term and other		3,199			1,204				4,403
Receivables					3				3
Payable to brokers		(14	)						(14	)
December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	196		$	19,392	$	222	$	19,810
States, municipalities and political subdivisions					10,748				10,748
Asset-backed					8,787		197		8,984
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		196			38,927		419		39,542
Fixed maturities trading					151		6		157
Total fixed maturities	$	196		$	39,078	$	425	$	39,699
Equity securities	$	704		$	570	$	19	$	1,293
Short term and other		2,647			1,111				3,758
Receivables					11				11
Payable to brokers		(23	)						(23	)

Reconciliations of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following tables present reconciliations for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

																									Unrealized
																									Gains
																						Unrealized			(Losses)
																						Gains			Recognized in
																						(Losses)			Other
																						Recognized in			Comprehensive
			Net Realized Investment																			Net Income			Income (Loss)
			Gains (Losses) and Net																			(Loss) on Level			on Level 3
			Change in Unrealized																			3 Assets and			Assets and
			Investment Gains (Losses)												Transfers		Transfers					Liabilities			Liabilities
	Balance,		Included in			Included in									into		out of			Balance,		Held at			Held at
2019	January 1		Net Income			OCI		Purchases		Sales		Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			March 31		March 31			March 31
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	222				$	8	$	56			$	(2	)			$	(31	)	$	253				$	7
Asset-backed		197					3		20				(4	)	$	5		(37	)		184					3
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		419	$	-			11		76	$	-		(6	)		5		(68	)		437	$	-			10
Fixed maturities trading		6		(1	)																5		(1	)
Total fixed maturities	$	425	$	(1	)	$	11	$	76	$	-	$	(6	)	$	5	$	(68	)	$	442	$	(1	)	$	10
Equity securities	$	19	$	2																$	21	$	2

																								Unrealized
																								Gains
																								(Losses)
																								Recognized in
			Net Realized Investment																					Net Income
			Gains (Losses) and Net																					(Loss) on Level
			Change in Unrealized																					3 Assets and
			Investment Gains (Losses)														Transfers		Transfers					Liabilities
	Balance,		Included in			Included in											into		out of			Balance,		Held at
2018	January 1		Net Income			OCI			Purchases		Sales			Settlements			Level 3		Level 3			March 31		March 31
(In millions)
Fixed maturity securities:
Corporate bonds and other	$	98	$	(1	)									$	(2	)	$	5				$	100
States, municipalities and political subdivisions		1																					1
Asset-backed		335		7		$	(5	)	$	30	$	(72	)		(6	)			$	(10	)		279
Fixed maturities available-for-sale		434		6			(5	)		30		(72	)		(8	)		5		(10	)		380	$	-
Fixed maturities trading		4		3																			7		3
Total fixed maturities	$	438	$	9		$	(5	)	$	30	$	(72	)	$	(8	)	$	5	$	(10	)	$	387	$	3
Equity securities	$	22	$	(2	)																	$	20	$	(2	)

Net investment 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	Investment gains (losses) and 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 Operating revenues and other
Life settlement contracts	Operating revenues and other

Quantitative Information about Significant Unobservable Inputs Utilized by Company in Fair Value Measurements of Level 3 Assets

The following tables present quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in the fair value measurement of Level 3 assets. Valuations for assets and liabilities not presented in the tables 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. The weighted average rate is calculated based on fair value.

					Range
	Estimated		Valuation	Unobservable	(Weighted
March 31, 2019	Fair Value		Techniques	Inputs	Average)
	(In millions)
			Discounted
Fixed maturity securities	$	293	cash flow	Credit spread		1% – 5% (3%)
December 31, 2018
			Discounted
Fixed maturity securities	$	228	cash flow	Credit spread		1% – 12% (3%)

Carrying Amount, Estimated Fair Value and Level of Fair Value Hierarchy of Company's Financial Assets and Liabilities

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
March 31, 2019	Amount		Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total
(In millions)
Assets:
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$	863				$	868	$	868
Liabilities:
Short term debt		131		$	54		75		129
Long term debt		11,216			10,469		531		11,000
December 31, 2018
Assets:
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$	839				$	827	$	827
Liabilities:
Short term debt		15		$	14				14
Long term debt		11,345			10,111		653		10,764

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Insurance [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves

The following table presents a reconciliation between beginning and ending claim and claim adjustment expense reserves, including claim and claim adjustment expense reserves of Other Insurance Operations.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Reserves, beginning of year:
Gross	$	21,984		$	22,004
Ceded		4,019			3,934
Net reserves, beginning of year		17,965			18,070
Net incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses:
Provision for insured events of current year		1,309			1,246
Increase (decrease) in provision for insured events of prior years		8			(34	)
Amortization of discount		50			47
Total net incurred (a)		1,367			1,259
Net payments attributable to:
Current year events		(100	)		(91	)
Prior year events		(1,309	)		(1,219	)
Total net payments		(1,409	)		(1,310	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other		13			(9	)
Net reserves, end of period		17,936			18,010
Ceded reserves, end of period		3,900			4,057
Gross reserves, end of period	$	21,836		$	22,067

(a) Total net incurred above does not agree to Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits as reflected on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income due to amounts related to retroactive reinsurance deferred gain accounting, uncollectible reinsurance and loss deductible receivables and benefit expenses related to future policy benefits, which are not reflected in the table above.

Details of the Net Prior Year Development in CNA's Property and Casualty Operations

The following table and discussion present details of the net prior year claim and claim adjustment expense reserve development in CNA’s Property & Casualty Operations:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Medical professional liability	$	15		$	20
Other professional liability and management liability		(12	)		(34	)
Surety		(25	)		(15	)
Commercial auto		(5	)		(1	)
General liability		(20	)		(8	)
Workers’ compensation		2			(6	)
Property and other		31			5
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development	$	(14	)	$	(39	)

Schedule of Impact of Loss Portfolio Transfer on the Consolidated Statement of Operations

The following table presents the impact of the loss portfolio transfer on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018
(In millions)
Additional amounts ceded under LPT:
Net A&EP adverse development before consideration of LPT				$	113
Provision for uncollectible third-party reinsurance on A&EP					(16	)
Total additional amounts ceded under LPT	$	-			97
Retroactive reinsurance benefit recognized		(22	)		(57	)
Pretax impact of deferred retroactive reinsurance	$	(22	)	$	40

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Future Minimum Lease Payments to be Made Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases Along with Lease and Sublease Minimum Receipts to be Received on Owned and Leased Properties

The table below presents the future minimum lease payments to be made under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2018:

Year Ended December 31
(In millions)
2019	$	75
2020		79
2021		79
2022		68
2023		57
Thereafter		344
Total	$	702

Lessee Lease Liability Maturity [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the maturities of lease liabilities:

	Operating
As of March 31, 2019	Leases
(In millions)
2019 (a)	$	82
2020		108
2021		105
2022		95
2023		83
Thereafter		406
Total		879
Less: discount		174
Total lease liabilities	$	705

(a) For the nine-month period beginning April 1, 2019

Schedule of other information related to leases [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases and weighted average discount rate used in calculating the operating lease asset and liability.

As of March 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term	8.4 Years
Weighted average discount rate	4.9 %

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The tables below present the changes in AOCI by component for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2019:

																Total
																Accumulated
	OTTI			Unrealized									Foreign			Other
	Gains			Gains (Losses)			Cash Flow			Pension			Currency			Comprehensive
	(Losses)			on Investments			Hedges			Liability			Translation			Income (Loss)
(In millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as reported	$	22		$	673		$	-		$	(633	)	$	(88	)	$	(26	)
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards, after tax of $0, $8, $0, $0 and $0		4			98						(130	)					(28	)
Balance, January 1, 2018, as adjusted		26			771			-			(763	)		(88	)		(54	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $2, $105, $(2), $0 and $0		(10	)		(414	)		8						11			(405	)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $0, $4, $0, $(3) and $0		1			(15	)		2			10						(2	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(9	)		(429	)		10			10			11			(407	)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		1			44									(1	)		44
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	18		$	386		$	10		$	(753	)	$	(78	)	$	(417	)
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	14		$	57		$	5		$	(793	)	$	(163	)	$	(880	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax of $(1), $(140), $2, $0 and $0		4			521			(6	)		(1	)		17			535
Reclassification of losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax of $0, $(1), $0, $(2) and $0					5						9						14
Other comprehensive income (loss)		4			526			(6	)		8			17			549
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests					(56	)					(1	)		(2	)		(59	)
Balance, March 31, 2019	$	18		$	527		$	(1	)	$	(786	)	$	(148	)	$	(390	)

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

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenues

The following table presents revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by revenue type along with the reportable segment and a reconciliation to Operating revenues and other as reported in Note 11:

Three Months Ended March 31	2019		2018
(In millions)
Non-insurance warranty services - CNA Financial	$	281	$	238
Contract drilling - Diamond Offshore		234		296
Transportation and storage of natural gas and NGLs and other services - Boardwalk Pipeline		339		331
Lodging and related services - Loews Hotels & Co		180		183
Rigid plastic packaging and recycled resin – Corporate		214		213
Total revenues from contracts with customers		967		1,023
Other revenues		18		20
Operating revenues and other	$	985	$	1,043

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Benefit Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following table presents the components of net periodic (benefit) cost for the plans:

	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31	2019			2018			2019		2018
(In millions)
Service cost	$	2		$	2
Interest cost		29			27		$	1	$	1
Expected return on plan assets		(40	)		(45	)		(1)		(1	)
Amortization of unrecognized net loss		11			11
Amortization of unrecognized prior service benefit										(1	)
Settlement charge					4
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$	2		$	(1	)	$	-	$	(1	)

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Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Consolidating Statement of Income and Total Assets by Segment

Statements of Income by segment are presented in the following tables.

	CNA			Diamond			Boardwalk			Loews
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019	Financial			Offshore			Pipeline			Hotels & Co			Corporate			Total
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,803														$	1,803
Net investment income		571		$	2								$	84			657
Investment gains		31															31
Non-insurance warranty revenue		281															281
Operating revenues and other		9			234		$	346		$	180			216			985
Total		2,695			236			346			180			300			3,757
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,357															1,357
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		342															342
Non-insurance warranty expense		260															260
Operating expenses and other		284			283			195			156			231			1,149
Interest		34			30			45			5			27			141
Total		2,277			313			240			161			258			3,249
Income (loss) before income tax		418			(77	)		106			19			42			508
Income tax (expense) benefit		(77	)		6			(27	)		(6	)		(8	)		(112	)
Net income (loss)		341			(71	)		79			13			34			396
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(36	)		34												(2	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	305		$	(37	)	$	79		$	13		$	34		$	394

	CNA			Diamond			Boardwalk			Loews
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018	Financial			Offshore			Pipeline			Hotels & Co			Corporate			Total
(In millions)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$	1,785														$	1,785
Net investment income		490		$	2								$	14			506
Investment gains		9															9
Non-insurance warranty revenue		238															238
Operating revenues and other		13			297		$	337		$	183			213			1,043
Total		2,535			299			337			183			227			3,581
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits		1,339															1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		296															296
Non-insurance warranty expense		216															216
Operating expenses and other		302			296			198			156			232			1,184
Interest		35			28			44			7			27			141
Total		2,188			324			242			163			259			3,176
Income (loss) before income tax		347			(25	)		95			20			(32	)		405
Income tax (expense) benefit		(55	)		44			(12	)		(7	)		5			(25	)
Net income (loss)		292			19			83			13			(27	)		380
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(31	)		(9	)		(47	)								(87	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$	261		$	10		$	36		$	13		$	(27	)	$	293

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Basis of presentation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other assets	$ 3,301		$ 2,443
Other liabilities	$ 4,987		4,505
cumulative effect adjustment on other assets and other liabilities		$ 642
CNA Financial [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage	89.00%
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage	53.00%
Consolidated Container [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Subsidiary ownership percentage	99.00%
Subsequent to Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other assets		3,100	2,400
Other liabilities		$ 5,100	$ 4,500

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Investments - Net Investment Income and Investment Gains (Losses) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Total investment income	$ 676	$ 521
Investment expenses	(19)	(15)
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Net investment income	657	506
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
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Investment gains (losses)	(6)	18
Equity Securities [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Total investment income	30	10
Investment gains (losses)	42	(15)
Derivative Instruments [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Investment gains (losses)	(5)	5
Short Term and Other [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Total investment income	15	9
Investment gains (losses)		1
Income (Loss) from Trading Portfolio [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Total investment income	81
Total investment income		(3)
Limited Partnership Investments [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Total investment income	81	48
Other [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Total investment income	$ 14	$ 11

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Investments - Net Investment Income and Investment Gains (Losses) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities	$ 44	$ (25)
Nonredeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Net realized gains (losses) on trading securities	42	(15)
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Net Investment Income [Line Items]
Gross realized gains on available-for-sale securities	36	69
Gross realized losses on available-for-sale securities	$ 42	$ 51

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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Shadow Adjustments	$ 1,300	$ 964
Additional other than temporary impairment losses	$ 0

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Investments - Components of OTTI Losses Recognized in Earnings by Asset Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings	$ 14	$ 6
Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings	6	5
Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Line Items]
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings	$ 8	$ 1

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Investments - Amortized Cost and Fair Values of Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	$ 37,985	$ 38,234
Gross Unrealized Gains	2,757	1,986
Gross Unrealized Losses	140	521
Estimated Fair Value	40,602	39,699
Unrealized OTTI Losses (Gains)	(25)	(20)
Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	19,296	18,764
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,269	791
Gross Unrealized Losses	99	395
Estimated Fair Value	20,466	19,160
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	9,279	9,681
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,299	1,076
Gross Unrealized Losses		9
Estimated Fair Value	10,578	10,748
Residential Mortgage-Backed [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	4,760	4,815
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Gross Unrealized Losses	20	57
Estimated Fair Value	4,832	4,826
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	2,026	2,200
Gross Unrealized Gains	53	28
Gross Unrealized Losses	7	32
Estimated Fair Value	2,072	2,196
Other Asset-Backed [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	1,877	1,975
Gross Unrealized Gains	25	11
Gross Unrealized Losses	12	24
Estimated Fair Value	1,890	1,962
Unrealized OTTI Losses (Gains)	(3)
Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
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Gross Unrealized Losses	39	113
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Unrealized OTTI Losses (Gains)	(25)	(20)
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	162	156
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Gross Unrealized Losses	1
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Foreign Government [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	502	480
Gross Unrealized Gains	12	5
Gross Unrealized Losses	1	4
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Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	10	10
Estimated Fair Value	10	10
Total Fixed Maturities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Cost or Amortized Cost	37,912	38,081
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Gross Unrealized Losses	140	521
Estimated Fair Value	40,525	39,542
Unrealized OTTI Losses (Gains)	(25)	(20)
Fixed Maturities Trading [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
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Investments - Securities Available-for-Sale in Gross Unrealized Loss Position (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	$ 1,656	$ 8,543
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	39	340
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	1,743	825
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	60	55
Total Estimated Fair Value	3,399	9,368
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	99	395
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	14	517
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months		8
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	3	5
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer		1
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Total Gross Unrealized Losses		9
Residential Mortgage-Backed [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	94	1,932
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months		23
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	1,494	1,119
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	20	34
Total Estimated Fair Value	1,588	3,051
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	20	57
Commercial Mortgage-Backed [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	184	728
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	2	10
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	236	397
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	5	22
Total Estimated Fair Value	420	1,125
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	7	32
Other Asset-Backed [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	450	834
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	10	21
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	95	125
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	2	3
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Total Gross Unrealized Losses	12	24
Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	728	3,494
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	12	54
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	1,825	1,641
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	27	59
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Total Gross Unrealized Losses	39	113
U.S. Treasury and obligations of government-sponsored enterprises [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	48	21
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	1
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	14	19
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Total Gross Unrealized Losses	1
Foreign Government [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	32	114
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	1	2
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	27	124
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer		2
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Total Gross Unrealized Losses	1	4
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value, Less than 12 Months	2,478	12,689
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than 12 Months	53	404
Estimated Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	3,612	2,614
Gross Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	87	117
Total Estimated Fair Value	6,090	15,303
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	$ 140	$ 521

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Investments - Pretax Credit Loss Component Reflected in Retained Earnings on Fixed Maturity Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Beginning balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$ 18	$ 27
Reductions for securities sold during the period	(1)	(2)
Ending balance of credit losses on fixed maturity securities	$ 17	$ 25

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Investments - Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Cost or Amortized Cost, Due in one year or less	$ 1,144	$ 1,350
Cost or Amortized Cost, Due after one year through five years	7,718	7,979
Cost or Amortized Cost, Due after five years through ten years	16,874	16,859
Cost or Amortized Cost, Due after ten years	12,176	11,893
Cost or Amortized Cost, Total	37,912	38,081
Estimated Fair Value, Due in one year or less	1,155	1,359
Estimated Fair Value, Due after one year through five years	7,992	8,139
Estimated Fair Value, Due after five years through ten years	17,374	16,870
Estimated Fair Value, Due after ten years	14,004	13,174
Estimated Fair Value, Total	$ 40,525	$ 39,542

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Investments - Summary of Aggregate Contractual or Notional Amounts and Estimated Fair Values Related to Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Embedded Derivative on Funds Withheld Liability [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contractual/Notional Amount	$ 174	$ 172
Estimated Fair Value, Asset		4
Estimated Fair Value, (Liability)	(2)
With Hedge Designation [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contractual/Notional Amount	540	500
Estimated Fair Value, Asset	3	11
Estimated Fair Value, (Liability)	(1)
Without Hedge Designation [Member] | Equity Markets, Options - Purchased [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contractual/Notional Amount	353	213
Estimated Fair Value, Asset	7	18
Without Hedge Designation [Member] | Equity Markets, Options - Written [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contractual/Notional Amount	127	239
Estimated Fair Value, (Liability)	(6)	(17)
Without Hedge Designation [Member] | Equity Futures [Member] | Short [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contractual/Notional Amount	50
Without Hedge Designation [Member] | Commodity Futures [Member] | Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Contractual/Notional Amount	$ 12	$ 32

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Fair Value - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	$ 21,153	$ 19,810
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	10,578	10,748
Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	8,794	8,984
Total Fixed Maturities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	40,525	39,542
Fixed Maturities Trading [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	77	157
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	40,602	39,699
Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	1,326	1,293
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Payable to Brokers [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of liabilities, measured on a recurring basis	(14)	(23)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Receivables [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	3	11
Short Term and Other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	4,403	3,758
Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Payable to Brokers [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of liabilities, measured on a recurring basis	(14)	(23)
Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	203	196
Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fixed Maturities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	203	196
Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	203	196
Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	697	704
Level 1 [Member] | Short Term and Other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	3,199	2,647
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	20,697	19,392
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	10,578	10,748
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	8,610	8,787
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fixed Maturities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	39,885	38,927
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed Maturities Trading [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	72	151
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	39,957	39,078
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	608	570
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Receivables [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	3	11
Level 2 [Member] | Short Term and Other [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	1,204	1,111
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	253	222
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	184	197
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Total Fixed Maturities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	437	419
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed Maturities Trading [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	5	6
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	442	425
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of assets, measured on a recurring basis	$ 21	$ 19

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Fair Value - Reconciliations of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Corporate Bonds and Other [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 222	$ 98
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in Net Income (Loss)		(1)
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in OCI	8
Purchases	56
Settlements	(2)	(2)
Transfers into Level 3		5
Transfers out of Level 3	(31)
Ending balance	253	100
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	7
States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance		1
Ending balance		1
Total Asset-Backed [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	197	335
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in Net Income (Loss)		7
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in OCI	3	(5)
Purchases	20	30
Sales		(72)
Settlements	(4)	(6)
Transfers into Level 3	5
Transfers out of Level 3	(37)	(10)
Ending balance	184	279
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	3
Total Fixed Maturities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	419	434
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in Net Income (Loss)	0	6
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in OCI	11	(5)
Purchases	76	30
Sales	0	(72)
Settlements	(6)	(8)
Transfers into Level 3	5	5
Transfers out of Level 3	(68)	(10)
Ending balance	437	380
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	10
Fixed Maturities Trading [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	6	4
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in Net Income (Loss)	(1)	3
Ending balance	5	7
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Net Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	(1)	3
Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	425	438
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in Net Income (Loss)	(1)	9
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in OCI	11	(5)
Purchases	76	30
Sales	0	(72)
Settlements	(6)	(8)
Transfers into Level 3	5	5
Transfers out of Level 3	(68)	(10)
Ending balance	442	387
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Net Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	(1)	3
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	10
Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	19	22
Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses) and Net Change in Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses), Included in Net Income (Loss)	2	(2)
Ending balance	21	20
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Net Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	2	$ (2)
Equity Securities Available-for-Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Net Income (Loss) on Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	$ 0

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Fair Value - Quantitative Information about Significant Unobservable Inputs Utilized by Company in Fair Value Measurements of Level 3 Assets (Detail) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	$ 40,525	$ 39,542
Level 3 [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	$ 293	$ 228
Minimum [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Credit Spread [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Measurement input	0.01	0.01
Maximum [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Credit Spread [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Measurement input	0.05	0.12
Weighted Average [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Credit Spread [Member] | Discounted Cash Flow [Member] | Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Measurement input	0.03	0.03

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Fair Value - Carrying Amount, Estimated Fair Value and Level of Fair Value Hierarchy of Company's Financial Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Estimate Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	$ 868	$ 827
Short term debt	129	14
Long term debt	11,000	10,764
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	863	839
Short term debt	131	15
Long term debt	11,216	11,345
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short term debt	54	14
Long term debt	10,469	10,111
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans	868	827
Short term debt	75
Long term debt	$ 531	$ 653

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves - Additional Information (Detail) - CNA Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance	$ 58	$ 34
Net A&EP adverse development before consideration of LPT		113
Fair value of the collateral trust account	3,000			$ 2,700
Asbestos and Environmental Pollution Reserves [Member]
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Net A&EP claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves			$ 1,600
Aggregate limit under A&EP Loss Portfolio Transfer			4,000
Ceded A&EP claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserves			1,200
Reinsurance premium paid to NICO under A&EP Loss Portfolio Transfer			2,000
Net reinsurance receivables transferred to NICO under A&EP Loss Portfolio Transfer			215
Total consideration			$ 2,200
Cumulative amounts ceded under the Loss Portfolio Transfer	3,100			3,100
Remaining unrecognized retroactive reinsurance benefit	352			$ 374
Property and Casualty Operations [Member]
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Favorable net prior year development	$ 14	$ 39

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves - Reconciliation of Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Detail) - CNA Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Gross reserves, beginning of year	$ 21,984	$ 22,004
Ceded reserves, beginning of year	4,019	3,934
Net reserves, beginning of year	17,965	18,070
Net incurred claim and claim adjustment expenses:
Provision for insured events of current year	1,309	1,246
Increase (decrease) in provision for insured events of prior years	8	(34)
Amortization of discount	50	47
Total net incurred	1,367	1,259
Net payments attributable to:
Current year events	(100)	(91)
Prior year events	(1,309)	(1,219)
Total net payments	(1,409)	(1,310)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other	13	(9)
Net reserves, end of period	17,936	18,010
Ceded reserves, end of period	3,900	4,057
Gross reserves, end of period	$ 21,836	$ 22,067

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves - Net Prior Year Development in CNA's Property and Casualty Operations (Detail) - CNA Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Causes of Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Line Items]
Medical professional liability	$ 15	$ 20
Other professional liability and management liability	(12)	(34)
Surety	(25)	(15)
Commercial auto	(5)	(1)
General liability	(20)	(8)
Workers' compensation	2	(6)
Property and other	31	5
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development	$ (14)	$ (39)

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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves - Schedule of Impact of Loss Portfolio Transfer on the Consolidated Statement of Operations (Detail) - CNA Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Additional amounts ceded under LPT:
Net A&EP adverse development before consideration of LPT		$ 113
Provision for uncollectible third-party reinsurance on A&EP		(16)
Total additional amounts ceded under LPT	$ 0	97
Retroactive reinsurance benefit recognized	(22)	(57)
Pretax impact of deferred retroactive reinsurance	$ (22)	$ 40

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Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease asset	$ 629
Operating lease liability	705
Operating lease cost	30
Variable lease cost	4
Short term lease cost	2
Lease liability cash payments	$ 29

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Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments to be Made Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases Along with Lease and Sublease Minimum Receipts to be Received on Owned and Leased Properties (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, 2019	$ 75
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, 2020	79
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, 2021	79
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, 2022	68
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, 2023	57
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, Thereafter	344
Operating leases, Future Minimum Lease Payments, Total	$ 702

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Leases - Presents the maturities of lease liabilities (Detail) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, 2019	$ 82
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, 2020	108
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, 2021	105
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, 2022	95
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, 2023	83
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Thereafter	406
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Lessee, Operating Lease, Total	879
Discount on Operating Less: discount	174
Operating Lease, Total lease liabilities	$ 705

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Leases - other information related to leases (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term [Abstract]
Operating leases	8 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Discount Rate [Abstract]
Operating leases	4.90%

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Shareholders' Equity - Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 21,386	$ 24,566
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards		(91)
Balance, as adjusted		24,475
Other comprehensive income (loss)	549	(407)
Ending Balance	21,902	23,848
OTTI Gains (Losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	14	22
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards		4
Balance, as adjusted		26
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax	4	(10)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax		1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	4	(9)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		1
Ending Balance	18	18
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	57	673
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards		98
Balance, as adjusted		771
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax	521	(414)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	5	(15)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	526	(429)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(56)	44
Ending Balance	527	386
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	5	0
Balance, as adjusted		0
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax	(6)	8
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax		2
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(6)	10
Ending Balance	(1)	10
Pension Liability [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(793)	(633)
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards		(130)
Balance, as adjusted		(763)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax	(1)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	9	10
Other comprehensive income (loss)	8	10
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)
Ending Balance	(786)	(753)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(163)	(88)
Balance, as adjusted		(88)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax	17	11
Other comprehensive income (loss)	17	11
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(1)
Ending Balance	(148)	(78)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(880)	(26)
Cumulative effect adjustments from changes in accounting standards		(28)
Balance, as adjusted		(54)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, after tax	535	(405)
Reclassification of (gains) losses from accumulated other comprehensive income, after tax	14	(2)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	549	(407)
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(59)	44
Ending Balance	$ (390)	$ (417)

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Shareholders' Equity - Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018
OTTI Gains (Losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	$ (1)	$ 2
Tax on reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(140)	105
Tax on reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income	(1)	4
Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2	(2)
Tax on reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0
Pension Liability [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0	0
Tax on reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income	(2)	(3)
Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on change in other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0	0
Tax on reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income	$ 0	$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | OTTI Gains (Losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-01			$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-01			8
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-01			0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | Pension Liability [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-01			0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] | Foreign Currency Translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Tax on cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-01			$ 0

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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Treasury stock repurchased, shares	6.8	9.9
Purchase of Loews treasury stock	$ 322	$ 497

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenues (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues from contracts with customers	$ 967	$ 1,023
Other revenues	18	20
Operating revenues and other	985	1,043
CNA Financial [Member] | Non-insurance Warranty [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues from contracts with customers	281	238
Diamond Offshore [Member] | Drilling Contracts [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues from contracts with customers	234	296
Boardwalk Pipeline [Member] | Transportation and Storage of Natural Gas and NGLs and Other Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues from contracts with customers	339	331
Loews Hotels And Co [Member] | Lodging and Related Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues from contracts with customers	180	183
Corporate [Member] | Rigid Plastic Packaging and Recycled Resin [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues from contracts with customers	$ 214	$ 213

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Receivables from contracts with customers, included within Receivables	$ 446		$ 434
Deferred revenue, included within Other liabilities	3,472		$ 3,402
Revenue recognized	285	$ 268
Performance obligations	13,200
2019 [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Performance obligations	1,900
2020 [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Performance obligations	$ 1,900

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Benefit Plans - Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 2	$ 2
Interest cost	29	27
Expected return on plan assets	(40)	(45)
Amortization of unrecognized net (gain) loss	11	11
Amortization of unrecognized prior service benefit	0
Settlement charge	0	4
Net periodic (benefit) cost	2	(1)
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	1	1
Expected return on plan assets	(1)	(1)
Amortization of unrecognized net (gain) loss	0
Amortization of unrecognized prior service benefit	0	(1)
Settlement charge	0
Net periodic (benefit) cost	$ 0	$ (1)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - CNA Financial [Member] $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Commitments [Line Items]
Aggregate amount related to indemnification agreements	$ 252
Aggregate amount related to quantifiable guarantees	375
Potential amount of future payments under guarantees	$ 1,700

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Segments - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	5
Number of individual operating subsidiaries	4

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Segments - Consolidating Statement of Income and Total Assets by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	$ 1,803	$ 1,785
Net investment income	657	506
Investment gains	31	9
Non-insurance warranty revenue	281	238
Operating revenues and other	985	1,043
Total	3,757	3,581
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders' benefits	1,357	1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	342	296
Non-insurance warranty expense	260	216
Operating expenses and other	1,149	1,184
Interest	141	141
Total	3,249	3,176
Income (loss) before income tax	508	405
Income tax (expense) benefit	(112)	(25)
Net income (loss)	396	380
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(87)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	394	293
CNA Financial [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Insurance premiums	1,803	1,785
Net investment income	571	490
Investment gains	31	9
Non-insurance warranty revenue	281	238
Operating revenues and other	9	13
Total	2,695	2,535
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders' benefits	1,357	1,339
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	342	296
Non-insurance warranty expense	260	216
Operating expenses and other	284	302
Interest	34	35
Total	2,277	2,188
Income (loss) before income tax	418	347
Income tax (expense) benefit	(77)	(55)
Net income (loss)	341	292
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(36)	(31)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	305	261
Diamond Offshore [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Net investment income	2	2
Operating revenues and other	234	297
Total	236	299
Expenses:
Operating expenses and other	283	296
Interest	30	28
Total	313	324
Income (loss) before income tax	(77)	(25)
Income tax (expense) benefit	6	44
Net income (loss)	(71)	19
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	34	(9)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	(37)	10
Boardwalk Pipeline [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Operating revenues and other	346	337
Total	346	337
Expenses:
Operating expenses and other	195	198
Interest	45	44
Total	240	242
Income (loss) before income tax	106	95
Income tax (expense) benefit	(27)	(12)
Net income (loss)	79	83
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(47)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	79	36
Loews Hotels And Co [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Operating revenues and other	180	183
Total	180	183
Expenses:
Operating expenses and other	156	156
Interest	5	7
Total	161	163
Income (loss) before income tax	19	20
Income tax (expense) benefit	(6)	(7)
Net income (loss)	13	13
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	13	13
Corporate [Member]
Revenues:
Net investment income	84	14
Operating revenues and other	216	213
Total	300	227
Expenses:
Operating expenses and other	231	232
Interest	27	27
Total	258	259
Income (loss) before income tax	42	(32)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(8)	5
Net income (loss)	34	(27)
Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation	$ 34	$ (27)