UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019

o☐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: 001-10898

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________________________________________________________________



Minnesota		41-0518860
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

485 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY10017

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

~~(917)~~ (917) 778-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

~~_________________________________________________________~~

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, without par value	TRV	New York Stock Exchange

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 ý No o

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

Yes ý No o

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:~~Act.



Large accelerated filer	ý	Accelerated filer	o

Non-accelerated filer	o	Smaller reporting company	o
~~(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)~~			☐
		Emerging growth company	o☐

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. o

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

Yes o☐ No ý

The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, without par value, outstanding at July ~~16, 2018~~19, 2019 was ~~267,683,231.~~

260,385,722.

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For Quarterly Period Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS



		Page
	Part I — Financial Information

Item 1.	Financial Statements:

	Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) — Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	3

	Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) — Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	4

	Consolidated Balance Sheet — June 30, ~~2018~~2019 (Unaudited) and December 31, ~~2017~~2018	5

	Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) — Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	6

	Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) — Six Months Ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018	7

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	4241

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	7574

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	7574

	Part II — Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	74

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	75

Item ~~1A.~~2.	~~Risk Factors~~Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	75

Item 5.	Other Information	75

Item 6.	Exhibits	76

~~Item 2.~~	~~Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds~~	76

~~Item 5.~~	~~Other Information~~	76

~~Item 6.~~	~~Exhibits~~SIGNATURES	77

	~~SIGNATURES~~	78

PART 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018

Revenues
Premiums	$	6,695	$	6,351	$	13,232	$	12,534	$	6,988	$	6,695	$	13,843	$	13,232
Net investment income	595		598		1,198		1,208		648		595		1,230		1,198
Fee income	112		116		215		229		116		112		225		215
Net realized investment gains ⁽¹⁾	36		80		25		85		25		36		78		25
Other revenues	39		39		93		70		57		39		129		93

Total revenues	7,477		7,184		14,763		14,126		7,834		7,477		15,505		14,763

Claims and expenses
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	4,562		4,225		8,858		8,319		4,821		4,562		9,263		8,858
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	1,081		1,032		2,142		2,035		1,134		1,081		2,251		2,142
General and administrative expenses	1,113		1,045		2,175		2,041		1,125		1,113		2,182		2,175
Interest expense	90		92		179		181		89		90		177		179
Total claims and expenses	6,846		6,394		13,354		12,576		7,169		6,846		13,873		13,354

Income before income taxes	631		790		1,409		1,550		665		631		1,632		1,409
Income tax expense	107		195		216		338		108		107		279		216
Net income	$	524	$	595	$	1,193	$	1,212	$	557	$	524	$	1,353	$	1,193

Net income per share
Basic	$	1.93	$	2.13	$	4.39	$	4.32	$	2.11	$	1.93	$	5.12	$	4.39
Diluted	$	1.92	$	2.11	$	4.35	$	4.28	$	2.10	$	1.92	$	5.08	$	4.35

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic	268.7		277.5		269.8		278.6		261.3		268.7		262.1		269.8
Diluted	271.1		280.0		272.5		281.2		263.7		271.1		264.2		272.5

Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.77	$	0.72	$	1.49	$	1.39	$	0.82	$	0.77	$	1.59	$	1.49

(1)

Total other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) ~~losses~~gains (losses) were $(1) million ~~and $(5) million~~ for each of the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and ~~2017, respectively,~~$(2) million and $(1) ~~million and $(6)~~ million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~June 30, 2018, respectively. Of total OTTI, credit losses of $(1) million ~~and $(5) million~~ for each of the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and ~~2017, respectively,~~$(2) million and $(1) ~~million and $(7)~~ million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~June 30, 2018, respectively, were recognized in net realized investment gains. In addition, unrealized gains (losses) from other changes in total OTTI of $0 million for each of the three months ~~ended June 30, 2018~~ and ~~2017, respectively, and $0 million and $1 million for the~~ six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017, respectively,~~2018 were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) as part of changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

(in millions)


	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,					Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018			2017		2018			2017		2019			2018			2019		2018

Net income	$	524		$	595	$	1,193		$	1,212	$	557		$	524		$	1,353	$	1,193

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(298		)	327		(1,501		)	471		1,108			(298		)	2,524		(1,501		)
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(12		)	2		(14		)	2		(4		)	(12		)	1		(14		)
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations	21			17		43			34		14			21			26		43
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation	(158		)	48		(152		)	89		5			(158		)	55		(152		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes	(447		)	394		(1,624		)	596		1,123			(447		)	2,606		(1,624		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(81		)	123		(325		)	185		235			(81		)	541		(325		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	(366		)	271		(1,299		)	411		888			(366		)	2,065		(1,299		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	158		$	866	$	(106	)	$	1,623	$	1,445		$	158		$	3,418	$	(106	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(in millions)


	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017			June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
Assets
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $62,674 and $61,316)	$	62,536		$	62,694
Equity securities, at fair value(cost $409 and $440)	424			453
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $64,784 and $63,601)							$	67,172		$	63,464
Equity securities, at fair value(cost $373 and $382)							406			368
Real estate investments	954			932			965			904
Short-term securities	3,692			4,895			3,487			3,985
Other investments	3,555			3,528			3,466			3,557
Total investments	71,161			72,502			75,496			72,278
Cash	415			344			416			373
Investment income accrued	610			606			615			624
Premiums receivable	7,786			7,144			8,297			7,506
Reinsurance recoverables	8,258			8,309			8,234			8,370
Ceded unearned premiums	698			551			864			578
Deferred acquisition costs	2,161			2,025			2,281			2,120
Deferred taxes	463			70			—			445
Contractholder receivables	4,830			4,775			4,776			4,785
Goodwill	3,931			3,951			3,943			3,937
Other intangible assets	356			342			335			345
Other assets	2,854			2,864			3,315			2,872
Total assets	$	103,523		$	103,483		$	108,572		$	104,233

Liabilities
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves	$	49,961		$	49,650		$	51,073		$	50,668
Unearned premium reserves	13,755			12,915			14,538			13,555
Contractholder payables	4,830			4,775			4,776			4,785
Payables for reinsurance premiums	396			274			591			289
Deferred taxes							87			—
Debt	6,464			6,571			6,558			6,564
Other liabilities	5,494			5,567			5,628			5,478
Total liabilities	80,900			79,752			83,251			81,339

Shareholders’ equity
Common stock (1,750.0 shares authorized; 267.8 and 271.5 shares issued, 267.7 and 271.4 shares outstanding)	23,040			22,886
Common stock (1,750.0 shares authorized; 260.4 and 263.7 shares issued, 260.3 and 263.6 shares outstanding)							23,372			23,144
Retained earnings	34,296			33,462			36,135			35,204
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,688		)	(343		)
Treasury stock, at cost (506.4 and 500.9 shares)	(33,025		)	(32,274		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)							206			(1,859		)
Treasury stock, at cost (516.7 and 510.9 shares)							(34,392		)	(33,595		)
Total shareholders’ equity	22,623			23,731			25,321			22,894
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	103,523		$	103,483		$	108,572		$	104,233

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)

(in millions)


For the six months ended June 30,	2018			2017
							Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
							2019			2018			2019			2018

Common stock
Balance, beginning of year	$	22,886		$	22,614
Balance, beginning of period							$	23,243		$	22,995		$	23,144		$	22,886
Employee share-based compensation	77			94			91			12			145			77
Compensation amortization under share-based plans	77			73
Compensation amortization under share-based plans and other changes							38			33			83			77
Balance, end of period	23,040			22,781			23,372			23,040			23,372			23,040

Retained earnings
Balance, beginning of year	33,462			32,196
Balance, beginning of period							35,795			33,981			35,204			33,462
Cumulative effect of adoption of updated accounting guidance for equity financial instruments at January 1, 2018	22			—			—			—			—			22
Reclassification of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income at January 1, 2018	24			—			—			—			—			24
Net income	1,193			1,212			557			524			1,353			1,193
Dividends	(406		)	(391		)	(217		)	(209		)	(421		)	(406		)
Other	1			(1		)	—			—			(1		)	1
Balance, end of period	34,296			33,016			36,135			34,296			36,135			34,296

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Balance, beginning of year	(343		)	(755		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Balance, beginning of period							(682		)	(1,322		)	(1,859		)	(343		)
Cumulative effect of adoption of updated accounting guidance for equity financial instruments at January 1, 2018	(22		)	—			—			—			—			(22		)
Reclassification of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income at January 1, 2018	(24		)	—			—			—			—			(24		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,299		)	411			888			(366		)	2,065			(1,299		)
Balance, end of period	(1,688		)	(344		)	206			(1,688		)	206			(1,688		)

Treasury stock, at cost
Balance, beginning of year	(32,274		)	(30,834		)
Balance, beginning of period							(34,016		)	(32,675		)	(33,595		)	(32,274		)
Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization	(700		)	(700		)	(375		)	(350		)	(750		)	(700		)
Net shares acquired related to employee share-based compensation plans	(51		)	(61		)	(1		)	—			(47		)	(51		)
Balance, end of period	(33,025		)	(31,595		)	(34,392		)	(33,025		)	(34,392		)	(33,025		)

Total shareholders’ equity	$	22,623		$	23,858		$	25,321		$	22,623		$	25,321		$	22,623

Common shares outstanding
Balance, beginning of year	271.4			279.6
Balance, beginning of period							261.9			270.2			263.6			271.4
Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization	(5.2		)	(5.7		)	(2.6		)	(2.7		)	(5.5		)	(5.2		)
Net shares issued under employee share-based compensation plans	1.5			2.0			1.0			0.2			2.2			1.5
Balance, end of period	267.7			275.9			260.3			267.7			260.3			267.7

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in millions)


For the six months ended June 30,	2018			2017
							Six Months Ended
							June 30,
							2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	1,193		$	1,212		$	1,353		$	1,193
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net realized investment gains	(25		)	(85		)	(78		)	(25		)
Depreciation and amortization	411			409			401			411
Deferred federal income tax expense (benefit)	(70		)	106			10			(70		)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	2,142			2,035			2,251			2,142
Equity in income from other investments	(169		)	(210		)	(132		)	(169		)
Premiums receivable	(660		)	(609		)	(779		)	(660		)
Reinsurance recoverables	29			157			151			29
Deferred acquisition costs	(2,284		)	(2,157		)	(2,408		)	(2,284		)
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves	435			498			329			435
Unearned premium reserves	879			689			958			879
Other	(183		)	(291		)	(264		)	(183		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,698			1,754			1,792			1,698

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities	3,657			4,300			3,038			3,657
Proceeds from sales of investments:
Fixed maturities	2,607			563			1,495			2,607
Equity securities	92			200			71			92
Real estate investments	—			20
Other investments	189			233			240			189
Purchases of investments:
Fixed maturities	(7,952		)	(5,673		)	(5,708		)	(7,952		)
Equity securities	(60		)	(166		)	(41		)	(60		)
Real estate investments	(44		)	(26		)	(85		)	(44		)
Other investments	(275		)	(259		)	(262		)	(275		)
Net (purchases) sales of short-term securities	1,202			(424		)
Net sales of short-term securities							497			1,202
Securities transactions in course of settlement	279			170			223			279
Other	(152		)	(128		)	(169		)	(152		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(457		)	(1,190		)	(701		)	(457		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization	(700		)	(700		)	(750		)	(700		)
Treasury stock acquired — net employee share-based compensation	(51		)	(61		)	(47		)	(51		)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(404		)	(389		)	(419		)	(404		)
Payment of debt	(600		)	(207		)	(500		)	(600		)
Issuance of debt	491			689			492			491
Issuance of common stock — employee share options	98			118			174			98
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,166		)	(550		)	(1,050		)	(1,166		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(4		)	7			2			(4		)
Net increase in cash	71			21			43			71
Cash at beginning of year	344			307			373			344
Cash at end of period	$	415		$	328		$	416		$	415

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid	$	238		$	323		$	325		$	238
Interest paid	$	175		$	178		$	171		$	175

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company). These financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected. Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, but that is not required for interim reporting purposes, has been omitted. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2017~~2018 (the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report).

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the interim consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and claims and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. ~~Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2017 financial statements to conform to the 2018 presentation.~~

Adoption of Accounting Standards

~~Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities~~Leases

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued updated guidance to address the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of certain financial instruments. The updated guidance requires equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, that have readily determinable fair value to be measured at fair value with any changes in fair value recognized in net income. Equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values may be measured at estimated fair value or cost less impairment, if any, adjusted for subsequent observable price changes, with changes in the carrying value recognized in net income. A qualitative assessment for impairment is required for equity investments without readily determinable fair values. The updated guidance also eliminates the requirement to disclose the method and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet. The updated guidance was effectiveEffective for the quarter ended March 31, ~~2018. The adoption of this guidance resulted in~~2019, the recognition of $22 million of net after-tax unrealized gains on equity investments as a cumulative effect adjustment that increased retained earnings as of January 1, 2018 and decreased accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) by the same amount. The Company elected to report changes in the fair value of equity investments in net realized investment gains (losses). At December 31, 2017, equity investments were classified as available-for-sale on the Company's balance sheet. However, upon adoption, the updated guidance eliminated the available-for-sale balance sheet classification for equity investments.

~~Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income~~

On February 14, 2018, the FASB issued updated guidance that allows a reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings of the stranded tax effects that occurred due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). The updated guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and is to be applied retrospectively to each period in which there are items impacted by the TCJA remaining in AOCI or at the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the updated guidance ~~effective January 1, 2018~~for leases and elected to ~~reclassify~~utilize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the ~~income tax effects~~opening balance of ~~the TCJA from AOCI to~~ retained earnings asfor the year of ~~January 1, 2018. This reclassification resulted~~adoption. Accordingly, the Company’s reporting for the comparative periods prior to adoption continue to be presented in ~~an increase~~the financial statements in ~~retained earnings of $24 million as of January 1, 2018 and a decrease~~accordance with previous lease accounting guidance. The Company also elected to apply all practical expedients applicable to the Company in ~~AOCI by~~ the ~~same amount.~~

~~Revenue from Contracts with Customers~~

~~In May 2014, the FASB issued~~ updated guidance for transition for leases in effect at adoption, including using hindsight to ~~clarify~~determine the ~~principles for recognizing revenue.~~lease term of existing leases, the option to not reassess whether an existing contract is a lease or contains a lease and whether the lease is an operating or finance lease. The updated guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and requires an entity to recognize revenue as performance obligations are met, in order to reflect the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity is entitled to receive for those goods or services. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, approximately $83 million,

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~~THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES~~

~~NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited), Continued~~

1.~~BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES, Continued~~

~~or less than 1% of the Company's total revenues, were within the scope of this updated guidance and were generated from the services described below.~~

While insurance contracts are not within the scope of this updated guidance, the Company’s revenue related to certain services with no underlying insurance risk is subject to the updated guidance. These services include the following: (i) insurance-related services, such as risk management services, claims administration, loss control and risk management information services on behalf of non-insureds; (ii) servicing carrier fees for various residual market pools and associations; and (iii) administrative fees related to servicing third-party insurers’ obligations to participate in the Workers' Compensation Residual Market Plans in certain states. The revenues earned from these service contracts were not impacted by the adoption of the updated ~~guidance. These revenues are earned on a pro rata basis over the contract service period and reported in fee income~~guidance resulted in the ~~Company’s~~Company recognizing a right-of-use asset of $320 million as part of other assets and a lease liability of $384 million as part of other liabilities in the consolidated ~~statement~~balance sheet, as well as de-recognizing the liability for deferred rent that was required under the previous guidance, for its corporate real estate agreements at March 31, 2019. The cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of ~~income.~~

~~Commissions earned from on-line insurance brokerage services are also subject to this updated guidance and were also not impacted by the~~retained earnings was zero. The adoption of the updated guidance. Commissions are earned upon collection of the gross premium in accordance with the contracts and an accrual is made to recognize policy cancellations, either at the policyholder’s direction or for non-payment. Commissions are reported in other revenues in the Company's consolidated statement of income.

~~The Company does~~guidance did not ~~capitalize the costs to obtain or fulfill the contracts for which revenues are reported in fee income and other income, and has not recognized any impairment losses~~have a material effect on the ~~receivables related to these contracts during~~Company’s results of operations or liquidity.

Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract

Effective for the ~~six months~~quarter ended ~~June 30, 2018.~~

~~The~~March 31, 2019, the Company adopted the updated guidance ~~effective January 1, 2018.~~regarding Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, and applied the guidance prospectively. The updated guidance requires an entity to determine the stage of a project that the implementation activity relates to and the nature of the associated costs in order to determine whether those costs should be expensed as incurred or capitalized. The updated guidance also requires the entity to amortize the capitalized implementation costs as an expense over the term of the hosting arrangement. The adoption of the updated guidance did not have ana material effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

~~Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments~~

~~In August 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance on the classification~~of cash flows related to certain activities in the statement of cash flows to reduce diversity in practice. The updated guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and was applied retrospectively to all periods presented. Under the new guidance, distributions received on equity method investments that are considered to be a return on investment are reported as cash flows from operating activities. These distributions were previously reported as cash flows from investing activities. The adoption of this guidance had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

For additional information regarding accounting standards that the Company adopted during the ~~years~~periods presented, see ~~the “Adoption of Accounting Standards~~” ~~section of~~ note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

For information regarding accounting standards that the Company has not yet adopted, see the “Other Accounting Standards Not Yet ~~Adopted~~”Adopted” section of note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

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Nature of Operations

The Company’s results are reported in the following three business segments — Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance and Personal Insurance. These segments reflect the manner in which the Company’s businesses are currently managed and represent an aggregation of products and services based on the type of customer, how the business is marketed and the manner in which risks are underwritten. For more information regarding the Company’s nature of operations, see the “Nature of Operations” section of note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

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2.SEGMENT INFORMATION

The following tables summarize the components of the Company’s revenues, income ~~(loss)~~ and total assets by reportable business segments:


(For the three months ended June 30, in millions)	Business Insurance		Bond & Specialty Insurance		Personal Insurance			Total Reportable Segments		Business Insurance		Bond & Specialty Insurance		Personal Insurance			Total Reportable Segments

2019
Premiums										$	3,783	$	632	$	2,573		$	6,988
Net investment income										481		58		109			648
Fee income										111		—		5			116
Other revenues										30		6		21			57
Total segment revenues ⁽¹⁾										$	4,405	$	696	$	2,708		$	7,809
Segment income ⁽¹⁾										$	351	$	174	$	88		$	613

2018
Premiums	$	3,641	$	601	$	2,453		$	6,695	$	3,641	$	601	$	2,453		$	6,695
Net investment income	440		57		98			595		440		57		98			595
Fee income	107		—		5			112		107		—		5			112
Other revenues	20		5		14			39		20		5		14			39
Total segment revenues ⁽¹⁾	$	4,208	$	663	$	2,570		$	7,441	$	4,208	$	663	$	2,570		$	7,441

Segment income (loss) ⁽¹⁾	$	385	$	204	$	(17	)	$	572	$	385	$	204	$	(17	)	$	572

2017
Premiums	$	3,504	$	575	$	2,272		$	6,351
Net investment income	447		56		95			598
Fee income	112		—		4			116
Other revenues	15		6		15			36
Total segment revenues ⁽¹⁾	$	4,078	$	637	$	2,386		$	7,101

Segment income ⁽¹⁾	$	429	$	163	$	12		$	604


(1)	Segment revenues for reportable business segments exclude net realized investment gains (losses). Segment income ~~(loss)~~ for reportable business segments equals net income excluding the after-tax impact of net realized investment gains (losses).

(For the six months ended June 30, in millions)
Business
Insurance

Bond & Specialty
Insurance

Personal
Insurance

Total
Reportable
Segments
2018

Premiums $ 7,209
$ 1,183
$ 4,840
$ 13,232
Net investment income 886
115
197
1,198
Fee income 206
—
9
215
Other revenues 51
11
31
93
Total segment revenues (1) $ 8,352
$ 1,309
$ 5,077
$ 14,738

Segment income (1) $ 837
$ 377
$ 112
$ 1,326

2017

Premiums $ 6,933
$ 1,130
$ 4,471
$ 12,534
Net investment income 900
117
191
1,208
Fee income 221
—
8
229
Other revenues 24
11
31
66
Total segment revenues (1) $ 8,078
$ 1,258
$ 4,701
$ 14,037

Segment income (1) $ 871
$ 308
$ 101
$ 1,280

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(For the six months ended June 30, in millions)	Business Insurance		Bond & Specialty Insurance		Personal Insurance		Total Reportable Segments
2019
Premiums	$	7,525	$	1,238	$	5,080	$	13,843
Net investment income	908		114		208		1,230
Fee income	215		—		10		225
Other revenues	73		12		43		128
Total segment revenues ⁽¹⁾	$	8,721	$	1,364	$	5,341	$	15,426
Segment income ⁽¹⁾	$	765	$	312	$	366	$	1,443

2018
Premiums	$	7,209	$	1,183	$	4,840	$	13,232
Net investment income	886		115		197		1,198
Fee income	206		—		9		215
Other revenues	51		11		31		93
Total segment revenues ⁽¹⁾	$	8,352	$	1,309	$	5,077	$	14,738
Segment income ⁽¹⁾	$	837	$	377	$	112	$	1,326


(1)	Segment revenues for reportable business segments exclude net realized investment gains (losses). Segment income for reportable business segments equals net income excluding the after-tax impact of net realized investment gains (losses).

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Business Segment Reconciliations


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenue reconciliation
Earned premiums
Business Insurance:
Domestic:
Workers’ compensation	$	973		$	999		$	1,944		$	1,975		$	950		$	973		$	1,922		$	1,944
Commercial automobile	587			521			1,149			1,027			647			587			1,275			1,149
Commercial property	453			443			891			878			473			453			933			891
General liability	535			498			1,056			989			585			535			1,152			1,056
Commercial multi-peril	822			797			1,627			1,571			856			822			1,696			1,627
Other	6			7			13			14			9			6			17			13
Total Domestic	3,376			3,265			6,680			6,454			3,520			3,376			6,995			6,680
International	265			239			529			479			263			265			530			529
Total Business Insurance	3,641			3,504			7,209			6,933			3,783			3,641			7,525			7,209
Bond & Specialty Insurance:
Domestic:
Fidelity and surety	253			245			499			479			258			253			504			499
General liability	248			239			490			474			266			248			523			490
Other	49			46			96			91			53			49			105			96
Total Domestic	550			530			1,085			1,044			577			550			1,132			1,085
International	51			45			98			86			55			51			106			98
Total Bond & Specialty Insurance	601			575			1,183			1,130			632			601			1,238			1,183
Personal Insurance:
Domestic:
Automobile	1,261			1,145			2,486			2,239			1,321			1,261			2,618			2,486
Homeowners and Other	1,022			977			2,017			1,932			1,078			1,022			2,117			2,017
Total Domestic	2,283			2,122			4,503			4,171			2,399			2,283			4,735			4,503
International	170			150			337			300			174			170			345			337
Total Personal Insurance	2,453			2,272			4,840			4,471			2,573			2,453			5,080			4,840
Total earned premiums	6,695			6,351			13,232			12,534			6,988			6,695			13,843			13,232
Net investment income	595			598			1,198			1,208			648			595			1,230			1,198
Fee income	112			116			215			229			116			112			225			215
Other revenues	39			36			93			66			57			39			128			93
Total segment revenues	7,441			7,101			14,738			14,037			7,809			7,441			15,426			14,738
Other revenues	—			3			—			4			—			—			1			—
Net realized investment gains	36			80			25			85			25			36			78			25
Total revenues	$	7,477		$	7,184		$	14,763		$	14,126		$	7,834		$	7,477		$	15,505		$	14,763
Income reconciliation, net of tax
Total segment income	$	572		$	604		$	1,326		$	1,280		$	613		$	572		$	1,443		$	1,326
Interest Expense and Other ⁽¹⁾	(78		)	(61		)	(154		)	(123		)	(76		)	(78		)	(151		)	(154		)
Core income	494			543			1,172			1,157			537			494			1,292			1,172
Net realized investment gains	30			52			21			55			20			30			61			21
Net income	$	524		$	595		$	1,193		$	1,212		$	557		$	524		$	1,353		$	1,193

(1) The primary component of Interest Expense and Other was after-tax interest expense of $70 million and $71 million ~~and $60 million in~~for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and ~~2017, respectively,~~$140 million and $141 million ~~and $118 million in~~for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

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(in millions)	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Asset reconciliation
Business Insurance	$	78,500	$	78,082	$	82,762	$	78,965
Bond & Specialty Insurance	8,757		8,776		8,445		8,693
Personal Insurance	15,697		15,949		16,602		15,943
Total segment assets	102,954		102,807
Total assets by reportable segment					107,809		103,601
Other assets ⁽¹⁾	569		676		763		632
Total consolidated assets	$	103,523	$	103,483	$	108,572	$	104,233

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(1)

The primary components of other assets at both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were accrued over-funded benefit plan assets related to the Company’s qualified domestic pension plan and other intangible assets, and the primary components at December 31, 2017 were accrued over-funded benefit plan assets related to the Company’s qualified domestic pension plan, other intangible assets and deferred taxes.assets.

3.INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities

The amortized cost and fair value of investments in fixed maturities classified as available for sale were as follows:


	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Fair		Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Fair
(at June 30, 2018, in millions)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
(at June 30, 2019, in millions)									Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	2,041	$	1	$	23	$	2,019	$	2,000	$	20	$	2	$	2,018
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
Local general obligation	13,992		201		136		14,057		15,187		692		1		15,878
Revenue	9,857		171		88		9,940		9,701		499		—		10,200
State general obligation	1,384		19		12		1,391		1,273		53		—		1,326
Pre-refunded	3,432		111		1		3,542		2,251		75		—		2,326
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	28,665		502		237		28,930		28,412		1,319		1		29,730
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	1,281		8		8		1,281		1,112		14		1		1,125
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	2,499		66		49		2,516		2,839		90		4		2,925
All other corporate bonds	28,102		161		563		27,700		30,371		982		32		31,321
Redeemable preferred stock	86		4		—		90		50		3		—		53
Total	$	62,674	$	742	$	880	$	62,536	$	64,784	$	2,428	$	40	$	67,172

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	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Fair
(at December 31, 2018, in millions)	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	2,076	$	4	$	16	$	2,064
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
Local general obligation	14,473		219		120		14,572
Revenue	9,755		172		74		9,853
State general obligation	1,329		18		13		1,334
Pre-refunded	2,772		80		—		2,852
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	28,329		489		207		28,611
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	1,255		7		5		1,257
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	2,557		54		38		2,573
All other corporate bonds	29,307		156		583		28,880
Redeemable preferred stock	77		2		—		79
Total	$	63,601	$	712	$	849	$	63,464

Amortized Gross Unrealized Fair
(at December 31, 2017, in millions) Cost Gains Losses Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities $ 2,080
$ 4
$ 8
$ 2,076
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:

Local general obligation 13,488
444
26
13,906
Revenue 11,307
338
19
11,626
State general obligation 1,443
44
3
1,484
Pre-refunded 3,758
142
1
3,899
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions 29,996
968
49
30,915
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 1,505
14
10
1,509
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities 2,334
87
11
2,410
All other corporate bonds 25,311
478
100
25,689
Redeemable preferred stock 90
5
—
95
Total $ 61,316
$ 1,556
$ 178
$ 62,694

Pre-refunded bonds of ~~$3.54~~$2.33 billion and ~~$3.90~~$2.85 billion at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively, were bonds for which states or municipalities have established irrevocable trusts, almost exclusively comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities. These trusts were created to fund the payment of principal and interest due under the bonds.

Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities classified as available for sale were ~~$2.61~~$1.50 billion and ~~$563 million~~$2.61 billion during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. Gross gains of ~~$24~~$35 million and ~~$17~~$24 million and gross losses of ~~$11~~$4 million and $4$11 million were realized on those sales during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

Equity Securities

The cost and fair value of investments in equity securities were as follows:



							Fair
(at June 30, 2019, in millions)	Cost		Gross Gains		Gross Losses		Value
Public common stock	$	337	$	31	$	5	$	363
Non-redeemable preferred stock	36		7		—		43
Total	$	373	$	38	$	5	$	406

Fair
(at June 30, 2018, in millions) Cost Gross Gains Gross Losses Value
Public common stock $ 335
$ 12
$ 5
$ 342
Non-redeemable preferred stock 74
11
3
82
Total $ 409
$ 23
$ 8
$ 424



							Fair
(at December 31, 2018, in millions)	Cost		Gross Gains		Gross Losses		Value
Public common stock	$	338	$	2	$	24	$	316
Non-redeemable preferred stock	44		8		—		52
Total	$	382	$	10	$	24	$	368

Fair
(at December 31, 2017, in millions) Cost Gross Gains Gross Losses Value
Public common stock $ 332
$ 8
$ 1
$ 339
Non-redeemable preferred stock 108
12
6
114
Total $ 440
$ 20
$ 7
$ 453

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recognized $45 million of net gains on equity securities still held as of June 30, 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized $3 million of net gains on equity securities still held as of June 30, 2018.

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Proceeds from sales of equity securities previously classified as available for sale were $200 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Gross gains of $88 million and gross losses of $1 million were realized on those sales during the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Unrealized Investment Losses

The following tables summarize, for all investments in an unrealized loss position at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position. The fair value amounts reported in the tables are estimates that are prepared using the process described in note 4 herein and in note 4 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report. The Company also relies upon estimates of several factors in its review and evaluation of individual investments, using the process described in note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report ~~in determining~~to determine whether such investments are other-than-temporarily impaired.


	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total				Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
(at June 30, 2018, in millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
(at June 30, 2019, in millions)													Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	1,410	$	20	$	458	$	3	$	1,868	$	23	$	15	$	—	$	503	$	2	$	518	$	2
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	6,321		101		2,856		136		9,177		237		126		—		232		1		358		1
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	206		2		241		6		447		8		24		—		210		1		234		1
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	1,557		41		256		8		1,813		49		88		—		472		4		560		4
All other corporate bonds	17,584		441		2,313		122		19,897		563		277		2		3,014		30		3,291		32
Total fixed maturities	$	27,078	$	605	$	6,124	$	275	$	33,202	$	880	$	530	$	2	$	4,431	$	38	$	4,961	$	40



	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
(at December 31, 2018, in millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	484	$	5	$	1,011	$	11	$	1,495	$	16
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	5,241		82		3,298		125		8,539		207
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	96		—		328		5		424		5
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	593		9		1,070		29		1,663		38
All other corporate bonds	12,622		303		6,872		280		19,494		583
Total fixed maturities	$	19,036	$	399	$	12,579	$	450	$	31,615	$	849

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Less than 12 months 12 months or
longer Total
(at December 31, 2017, in millions) Fair
Value Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value Gross
Unrealized
Losses Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed maturities
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities $ 1,150
$ 5
$ 470
$ 3
$ 1,620
$ 8
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions 505
2
2,959
47
3,464
49
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 394
6
111
4
505
10
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities 1,021
7
250
4
1,271
11
All other corporate bonds 6,062
48
1,990
52
8,052
100
Total fixed maturities 9,132
68
5,780
110
14,912
178
Equity securities

Public common stock 18
—
34
1
52
1
Non-redeemable preferred stock 3
—
56
6
59
6
Total equity securities 21
—
90
7
111
7
Total $ 9,153
$ 68
$ 5,870
$ 117
$ 15,023
$ 185

At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the amount of gross unrealized losses for all fixed maturity investments reported at fair value for which fair value was less than 80% of amortized cost was not significant.

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Impairment Charges

Impairment charges included in net realized investment gains in the consolidated statement of income were $1 million ~~and $5 million~~ for each of the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and ~~2017, respectively,~~$2 million and $1 ~~million and $7~~ million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

The cumulative amount of credit losses on fixed maturities held at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 that were recognized in the consolidated statement of income from other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) and for which a portion of the OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated balance sheet was ~~$67~~$54 million and ~~$83~~$67 million, respectively. These credit losses represent less than 1% of the fixed maturity portfolio on a pre-tax basis and less than 1% of shareholders’ equity on an after-tax basis at both dates. There were no significant changes in the credit component of OTTI during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017 from that~~compared to what was disclosed in note 3 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

~~Derivative Financial Instruments~~

From time to time, the Company enters into U.S. Treasury note futures contracts to modify the effective duration of specific assets within the investment portfolio. U.S. Treasury futures contracts require a daily mark-to-market and settlement with the broker. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had $100 million and $400 million notional value of open U.S. Treasury futures contracts, respectively. Net realized investment gains and losses related to U.S. Treasury futures contracts for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were not significant.

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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s estimates of fair value for financial assets and financial liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance. The framework is based on the inputs used in valuation, gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and requires that observable inputs be used in the valuations when available. The disclosure of fair value estimates in the fair value accounting guidance hierarchy is based on whether the significant inputs into the valuation are observable. In determining the level of the hierarchy in which the estimate is disclosed, the highest priority is given to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s significant market assumptions. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement is reported is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:

~~Level 1~~ - ~~Unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.~~

~~Level 2~~ - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; or valuations based on models where the significant inputs are observable (e.g., interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.

~~Level 3~~ - ~~Valuations based on models where significant inputs are not observable. The unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use.~~


•	Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.


•	Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; or valuations based on models where the significant inputs are observable (e.g., interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.


•	Level 3 - Valuations based on models where significant inputs are not observable. The unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use.

Valuation of Investments Reported at Fair Value in Financial Statements

The Company utilized a pricing service to estimate fair value measurements for approximately ~~98%~~99% of its fixed maturities at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

While the vast majority of the Company’s fixed maturities are included in Level 2, the Company holds a number of municipal bonds and corporate bonds which are not valued by the pricing service and also estimates the fair value of these bonds using ananother internal pricing matrix ~~with~~that includes some unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation. Due to the limited amount of observable market information, the Company includes the fair value estimates for these particular bonds in Level 3. The fair value of the fixed maturities for which the Company used anthis internal pricing matrix was ~~$62~~$78 million and ~~$127~~$82 million at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. Additionally, the Company holds a small amount of other fixed maturity investments that have characteristics that make them unsuitable for matrix pricing. For these fixed maturities, the Company obtains a quote from a broker (primarily the market maker). The fair value of the fixed maturities for which the Company received a broker quote was ~~$139~~$32 million and ~~$77~~$104 million at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. Due to the disclaimers on the quotes that indicate that the price is indicative only, the Company includes these fair value estimates in Level 3.

For more information regarding the valuation of the Company’s fixed maturities, equity securities and other investments, see note 4 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

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4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Continued

Other Liabilities

The Company has a put/call option that was entered into in connection with a business acquisition that allows the Company to acquire the remaining shares of the acquired company at a future date. The fair value of the put/call at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $7 million and $10 million, respectively, and was determined using an internal model and is based on the acquired company's financial performance, adjusted for a risk margin and discounted to present value. The Company includes the fair value estimate of the put/call in Level 3.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The following tables present the level within the fair value hierarchy at which the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities are measured on a recurring basis. ~~An investment transferred between levels during a period is transferred at its fair value as of the beginning of that period.~~



(at June 30, 2019, in millions)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Invested assets:
Fixed maturities
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	2,018	$	2,018	$	—	$	—
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	29,730		—		29,718		12
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	1,125		—		1,125		—
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	2,925		—		2,925		—
All other corporate bonds	31,321		—		31,223		98
Redeemable preferred stock	53		3		50		—
Total fixed maturities	67,172		2,021		65,041		110
Equity securities
Public common stock	363		363		—		—
Non-redeemable preferred stock	43		19		24		—
Total equity securities	406		382		24		—
Other investments	59		16		—		43
Total	$	67,637	$	2,419	$	65,065	$	153

Other liabilities	$	7	$	—	$	—	$	7

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(at December 31, 2018, in millions)	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3

Invested assets:
Fixed maturities
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	2,064	$	2,064	$	—	$	—
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	28,611		—		28,599		12
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	1,257		—		1,257		—
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	2,573		—		2,554		19
All other corporate bonds	28,880		—		28,725		155
Redeemable preferred stock	79		3		76		—
Total fixed maturities	63,464		2,067		61,211		186
Equity securities
Public common stock	316		316		—		—
Non-redeemable preferred stock	52		30		22		—
Total equity securities	368		346		22		—
Other investments	52		16		—		36
Total	$	63,884	$	2,429	$	61,233	$	222

Other liabilities	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	10

(at June 30, 2018, in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Invested assets:

Fixed maturities

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities $ 2,019
$ 2,019
$ —
$ —
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions 28,930
—
28,918
12
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 1,281
—
1,281
—
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities 2,516
—
2,492
24
All other corporate bonds 27,700
—
27,535
165
Redeemable preferred stock 90
3
87
—
Total fixed maturities 62,536
2,022
60,313
201
Equity securities

Public common stock 342
342
—
—
Non-redeemable preferred stock 82
35
47
—
Total equity securities 424
377
47
—
Other investments 61
17
—
44
Total $ 63,021
$ 2,416
$ 60,360
$ 245

(at December 31, 2017, in millions) Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

Invested assets:

Fixed maturities

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities $ 2,076
$ 2,076
$ —
$ —
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions 30,915
—
30,910
5
Debt securities issued by foreign governments 1,509
—
1,509
—
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities 2,410
—
2,371
39
All other corporate bonds 25,689
11
25,518
160
Redeemable preferred stock 95
3
92
—
Total fixed maturities 62,694
2,090
60,400
204
Equity securities

Public common stock 339
339
—
—
Non-redeemable preferred stock 114
45
69
—
Total equity securities 453
384
69
—
Other investments 57
19
—
38
Total $ 63,204
$ 2,493
$ 60,469
$ 242

~~During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company’s transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were not significant.~~

There was no significant activity in Level 3 of the hierarchy during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 or the year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

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~~4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, Continued~~

Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, At Fair Value

The following tables present the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value, and the level within the fair value hierarchy at which such assets and liabilities are categorized.

(at June 30, 2018, in millions)
Carrying
Value

Fair
Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets:

Short-term securities $ 3,692
$ 3,692
$ 574
$ 3,083
$ 35
Financial liabilities:

Debt $ 6,464
$ 7,130
$ —
$ 7,130
$ —



(at June 30, 2019, in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets
Short-term securities	$	3,487	$	3,487	$	229	$	3,209	$	49
Financial liabilities
Debt	$	6,458	$	7,936	$	—	$	7,936	$	—
Commercial paper	$	100	$	100	$	—	$	100	$	—



(at December 31, 2018, in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets
Short-term securities	$	3,985	$	3,985	$	632	$	3,316	$	37
Financial liabilities
Debt	$	6,464	$	7,128	$	—	$	7,128	$	—
Commercial paper	$	100	$	100	$	—	$	100	$	—

(at December 31, 2017, in millions)
Carrying
Value

Fair
Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial assets:

Short-term securities $ 4,895
$ 4,895
$ 1,238
$ 3,622
$ 35
Financial liabilities:

Debt $ 6,471
$ 7,702
$ —
$ 7,702
$ —
Commercial paper $ 100
$ 100
$ —
$ 100
$ —

The Company had no material assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 or year ended December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

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5.GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The following table presents the carrying amount of the Company’s goodwill by segment. Each reportable segment includes goodwill associated with the Company’s international business which is subject to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.


(in millions)	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Business Insurance	$	2,573	$	2,585	$	2,584	$	2,585
Bond & Specialty Insurance	550		550		550		550
Personal Insurance	782		790		783		776
Other	26		26		26		26
Total	$	3,931	$	3,951	$	3,943	$	3,937

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~~5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, Continued~~

Other Intangible Assets

The following tables present a summary of the Company’s other intangible assets by major asset class.


(at June 30, 2018, in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
(at June 30, 2019, in millions)							Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Subject to amortization
Customer-related	$	100	$	7	$	93	$	96	$	16	$	80
Contract-based ⁽¹⁾	208		171		37		205		176		29
Total subject to amortization	308		178		130		301		192		109
Not subject to amortization	226		—		226		226		—		226
Total	$	534	$	178	$	356	$	527	$	192	$	335


(at December 31, 2017, in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
(at December 31, 2018, in millions)							Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Subject to amortization
Customer-related	$	77	$	4	$	73	$	98	$	12	$	86
Contract-based ⁽¹⁾	209		167		42		208		175		33
Total subject to amortization	286		171		115		306		187		119
Not subject to amortization	227		—		227		226		—		226
Total	$	513	$	171	$	342	$	532	$	187	$	345

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(1)

Contract-based intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of fair value adjustments on claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, reinsurance recoverables and other contract-related intangible assets. Fair value adjustments recorded in connection with insurance acquisitions were based on management’s estimate of nominal claims and claim adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance recoverables. The method used calculated a risk adjustment to a risk-free discounted reserve that would, if reserves ran off as expected, produce results that yielded the assumed cost-of-capital on the capital supporting the loss reserves. The fair value adjustments are reported as other intangible assets on the consolidated balance sheet, and the amounts measured in accordance with the acquirer’s accounting policies for insurance contracts have been reported as part of the claims and claim adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance recoverables. The intangible assets are being recognized into income over the expected payment pattern. Because the time value of money and the risk adjustment (cost of capital) components of the intangible assets run off at different rates, the amount recognized in income may be a net benefit in some periods and a net expense in other periods.

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $4 million ~~and $2 million~~ for both the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017, respectively~~2018, and $8 million ~~and $5 million~~ for both the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017, respectively. Intangible asset~~2018. Amortization expense for all intangible assets subject to amortization ~~expense~~ is estimated to be $8$7 million for the remainder of ~~2018, $16 million in~~ 2019, ~~$15~~$14 million in 2020, ~~$14~~$13 million in 2021, ~~and~~ $13 million in ~~2022.~~2022 and $12 million

6.~~INSURANCE CLAIM RESERVES~~

~~Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves were as follows:~~

(in millions) June 30,
2018 December 31,
2017
Property-casualty $ 49,945
$ 49,633
Accident and health 16
17
Total $ 49,961
$ 49,650

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in 2023. Amortization expense for intangible assets arising from insurance contracts acquired in a business combination is estimated to be $3 million for the remainder of 2019, $5 million in 2020, $4 million in 2021, $3 million in 2022 and $3 million in 2023.

6.INSURANCE CLAIM RESERVES ~~Continued~~

Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves were as follows:



(in millions)	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Property-casualty	$	51,059	$	50,653
Accident and health	14		15
Total	$	51,073	$	50,668

The following table presents a reconciliation of beginning and ending property casualty reserve balances for claims and claim adjustment ~~expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:~~expenses:



	Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2019			2018
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves at beginning of year	$	50,653		$	49,633
Less reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses	8,182			8,123
Net reserves at beginning of year	42,471			41,510

Estimated claims and claim adjustment expenses for claims arising in the current year	9,329			9,084
Estimated decrease in claims and claim adjustment expenses for claims arising in prior years	(118		)	(268		)
Total increases	9,211			8,816

Claims and claim adjustment expense payments for claims arising in:
Current year	2,810			2,851
Prior years	5,897			5,454
Total payments	8,707			8,305
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss	62			(102		)
Net reserves at end of period	43,037			41,919
Plus reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses	8,022			8,026
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves at end of period	$	51,059		$	49,945

(for the six months ended June 30, in millions) 2018 2017
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves at beginning of year $ 49,633
$ 47,929
Less reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses 8,123
7,981
Net reserves at beginning of year 41,510
39,948

Estimated claims and claim adjustment expenses for claims arising in the current year 9,084
8,493
Estimated decrease in claims and claim adjustment expenses for claims arising in prior years (268 ) (214 )
Total increases 8,816
8,279

Claims and claim adjustment expense payments for claims arising in:

Current year 2,851
2,699
Prior years 5,454
4,966
Total payments 8,305
7,665
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss (102 ) 117
Net reserves at end of period 41,919
40,679
Plus reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses 8,026
7,877
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves at end of period $ 49,945
$ 48,556

Gross claims and claim adjustment expense reserves at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 increased by ~~$312~~$406 million from December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i)~~ higher volumes of insured exposures and loss cost trends for the current accident year, ~~and (ii) catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2018,~~ partially offset by ~~the impacts of (iii) payments related to catastrophe losses incurred in 2017, (iv)~~ net favorable prior year reserve ~~development and (v) payments related to operations in runoff.~~development.

Reinsurance recoverables on unpaid losses at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 decreased by ~~$97~~$160 million from December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the ~~impacts~~impact of cash collections in the first six months of ~~2018.~~2019.

The Company continues to evaluate the estimated realizable value of its subrogation claims related to the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires and the impact of recent developments, including the recent re-organization proposals by various stakeholders in the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) bankruptcy. Due to the risks and uncertainties associated with the PG&E bankruptcy and other factors, the Company has not recognized a subrogation benefit related to these claims.

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6. INSURANCE CLAIM RESERVES, Continued

Prior Year Reserve Development

The following disclosures regarding reserve development are on a “net of reinsurance” basis.

For the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, estimated claims and claim adjustment expenses incurred included ~~$268~~$118 million and ~~$214~~$268 million, respectively, of net favorable development for claims arising in prior years, including ~~$336~~$174 million and ~~$284~~$336 million, respectively, of net favorable prior year reserve development and $25 million of accretion of discount in each period that impacted the Company's results of operations.

Business Insurance. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarter of 2019 totaled $71 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in (i) the workers’ compensation product line for multiple accident years, partially offset by higher than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in (ii) the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages for multiple accident years, including a $60 million increase to environmental reserves for accident years 2009 and prior and (iii) the commercial automobile product line for recent accident years, as well as (iv) higher than expected loss experience in the segment's international operations. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarter of 2018 totaled $84 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the ~~segment’s~~segment's domestic operations in ~~(i)~~ the workers’ compensation product line for multiple accident years, partially offset by ~~(ii)~~ higher than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in the general liability product line, including a $55 million increase to environmental reserves, for accident years 2008 and prior. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarter of 2017 totaled $125 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in (i) the workers’ compensation product line for recent accident years, (ii) the commercial multi-peril product line for liability coverages for multiple accident years and (iii) the general liability product line (excluding the increase to environmental reserves) for both primary and excess coverages for multiple accident years, partially offset by (iv) a $65 million increase to environmental reserves.

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6.~~INSURANCE CLAIM RESERVES, Continued~~

Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 totaled ~~$150~~$50 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the ~~segment’s~~segment's domestic operations in (i) the workers’ compensation product line for multiple accident years and (ii) the commercial property product line for recent accident years, partially offset by ~~(iii)~~ higher than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in (iii) the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages for multiple accident years, including the impact of (a) the enactment of legislation by a ~~$55~~number of states, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual molestation claims and (b) a $60 million increase to environmental reserves, ~~for~~both of which impacted accident years ~~2008~~2009 and prior, ~~and~~ (iv) ~~higher than expected loss experience in~~ the commercial automobile product line for recent accident years and (v) the commercial multi-peril product line for recent accident years. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of ~~2017~~2018 totaled ~~$186~~$150 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in (i) the workers' compensation product line for multiple accident years and (ii) the commercial property product line for recent accident years, ~~(ii)~~partially offset by higher than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in (iii) the general liability product line, (excluding the increase to environmental reserves) for both primary and excess coverages for multiple accident years and (iii) the commercial multi-peril product line for liability coverages for multiple accident years, partially offset by (iv)including a ~~$65~~$55 million increase to environmental ~~reserves. The net~~reserves, for accident years 2008 and prior and (iv) the commercial automobile product line for recent accident years.

Bond & Specialty Insurance. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the ~~segment's domestic operations for the~~second quarter and first six months of ~~2017 was partially offset by~~2019 totaled $39 million and $42 million, respectively, and net unfavorable prior year reserve development in the segment's international operations in Europe due to the U.K. Ministry of Justice’s “Ogden” discount rate adjustment applied to lump sum bodily injury payouts.

~~Bond & Specialty Insurance.~~ ~~Net~~ favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 totaled $89 million and $124 million, respectively, and net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarter and first six months of 2017 totaled $78 million and $92 million, respectively, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment’s domestic operations in the general liability product line for multiple accident years.

~~Personal Insurance.~~ respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in ~~the second quarter and first six months of 2018 totaled $13 million and $62 million, respectively,~~all periods was primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in the ~~Automobile~~general liability product line for multiple accident years.

Personal Insurance. Net favorable prior year reserve development in each of the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 totaled $13 million. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 totaled $82 million, primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in both the automobile and homeowners and other product lines for recent accident years. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the ~~second quarter and~~ first six months of ~~2017~~2018 totaled ~~$0 and $6~~$62 million, ~~respectively.~~primarily driven by better than expected loss experience in the segment's domestic operations in the automobile product line for recent accident years.

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7.~~OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME~~


7.	OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following ~~table presents~~tables present the changes in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) for the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.



	Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities
(in millions)	Having No Credit Losses Recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income			Having Credit Losses Recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income			Net Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations Recognized in Shareholders’ Equity			Net Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Balance, March 31, 2019	810			197			(863		)	(826		)	(682		)

Other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) before reclassifications, net of tax	884			(3		)	—			6			887
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(10		)	—			11			—			1
Net OCI, current period	874			(3		)	11			6			888
Balance, June 30, 2019	$	1,684		$	194		$	(852	)	$	(820	)	$	206

Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on
Investment Securities

(in millions)
Having No Credit
Losses Recognized in
the Consolidated
Statement of Income

Having Credit
Losses Recognized
in the Consolidated
Statement of
Income

Net Benefit Plan Assets and
Obligations
Recognized in
Shareholders’
Equity

Net Unrealized
Foreign Currency
Translation

Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Balance, December 31, 2017 $ 747
$ 207
$ (686 ) $ (611 ) $ (343 )
Cumulative effect of adoption of updated accounting guidance for equity financial instruments at January 1, 2018
(34 ) —
—
—
(34 )
Income tax benefit (12 ) —
—
—
(12 )
Net of income taxes (22 ) —
—
—
(22 )

Reclassification of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income at January 1, 2018 145
7
(141 ) (35 ) (24 )
Total effect of adoption of new guidance at January 1, 2018, net of tax 123
7
(141 ) (35 ) (46 )

Other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) before reclassifications, net of tax (1,176 ) (11 ) —
(137 ) (1,324 )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax (9 ) —
34
—
25
Net OCI, current period (1,185 ) (11 ) 34
(137 ) (1,299 )
Balance, June 30, 2018 $ (315 ) $ 203
$ (793 ) $ (783 ) $ (1,688 )



	Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investment Securities
(in millions)	Having No Credit Losses Recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income			Having Credit Losses Recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income		Net Benefit Plan Assets and Obligations Recognized in Shareholders’ Equity			Net Unrealized Foreign Currency Translation			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Balance, December 31, 2018	$	(306	)	$	193	$	(873	)	$	(873	)	$	(1,859	)

Other comprehensive income (OCI) before reclassifications, net of tax	2,013			1		—			53			2,067
Amounts reclassified from AOCI, net of tax	(23		)	—		21			—			(2		)
Net OCI, current period	1,990			$	1	$	21		$	53		$	2,065
Balance, June 30, 2019	$	1,684		$	194	$	(852	)	$	(820	)	$	206

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7.~~OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, Continued~~


7.	OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, Continued

The following table presents the pre-tax components of the Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax expense (benefit).



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2019			2018			2019		2018

Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	$	1,108		$	(298	)	$	2,524	$	(1,501	)
Income tax expense (benefit)	234			(63		)	534		(316		)
Net of taxes	874			(235		)	1,990		(1,185		)

Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(4		)	(12		)	1		(14		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1		)	(2		)	—		(3		)
Net of taxes	(3		)	(10		)	1		(11		)

Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations	14			21			26		43
Income tax expense	3			4			5		9
Net of taxes	11			17			21		34

Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation	5			(158		)	55		(152		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(1		)	(20		)	2		(15		)
Net of taxes	6			(138		)	53		(137		)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)	1,123			(447		)	2,606		(1,624		)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	235			(81		)	541		(325		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes	$	888		$	(366	)	$	2,065	$	(1,299	)

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:

Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income $ (298 ) $ 327
$ (1,501 ) $ 471
Income tax expense (benefit) (63 ) 116
(316 ) 167
Net of taxes (235 ) 211
(1,185 ) 304

Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income (12 ) 2
(14 ) 2
Income tax expense (benefit) (2 ) 1
(3 ) 1
Net of taxes (10 ) 1
(11 ) 1

Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations 21
17
43
34
Income tax expense 4
6
9
11
Net of taxes 17
11
34
23

Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation (158 ) 48
(152 ) 89
Income tax expense (benefit) (20 ) —
(15 ) 6
Net of taxes (138 ) 48
(137 ) 83

Total other comprehensive income (loss) (447 ) 394
(1,624 ) 596
Total income tax expense (benefit) (81 ) 123
(325 ) 185
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes $ (366 ) $ 271
$ (1,299 ) $ 411

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7.	OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, Continued

The following table presents the pre-tax and related income tax (expense) benefit components of the amounts reclassified from the Company’s AOCI to the Company’s consolidated statement of income.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018

Reclassification adjustments related to unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ⁽¹⁾	$	(12	)	$	(84	)	$	(12	)	$	(94	)	$	(13	)	$	(12	)	$	(29	)	$	(12	)
Income tax expense ⁽²⁾	(3		)	(30		)	(3		)	(33		)	(3		)	(3		)	(6		)	(3		)
Net of taxes	(9		)	(54		)	(9		)	(61		)	(10		)	(9		)	(23		)	(9		)

Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income ⁽¹⁾	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Income tax benefit ⁽²⁾	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Net of taxes	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Reclassification adjustment related to benefit plan assets and obligations:
Claims and claim adjustment expenses ⁽³⁾	8			7			17			14			6			8			11			17
General and administrative expenses ⁽³⁾	13			11			26			21			7			13			15			26
Total	21			18			43			35			13			21			26			43
Income tax benefit ⁽²⁾	4			7			9			12			2			4			5			9
Net of taxes	17			11			34			23			11			17			21			34

Reclassification adjustment related to foreign currency translation ⁽¹⁾	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Income tax benefit ⁽²⁾	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Net of taxes	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—

Total reclassifications	9			(66		)	31			(59		)	—			9			(3		)	31
Total income tax (expense) benefit	1			(23		)	6			(21		)	(1		)	1			(1		)	6
Total reclassifications, net of taxes	$	8		$	(43	)	$	25		$	(38	)	$	1		$	8		$	(2	)	$	25

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(1) (Increases) decreases net realized investment gains on the consolidated statement of income.

(2) (Increases) decreases income tax expense on the consolidated statement of income.

(3) Increases (decreases) expenses on the consolidated statement of income.

8.DEBT

Debt Issuance. On March ~~7, 2018,~~4, 2019, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of ~~4.05%~~4.10% senior notes that will mature on March ~~7, 2048.~~4, 2049. The net proceeds of the issuance, after the deduction of the underwriting discount and expenses payable by the Company, totaled approximately ~~$491~~$492 million. Interest on the senior notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 74 and September ~~7, commencing on September 7, 2018.~~4. Prior to September ~~7, 2047,~~4, 2048, the senior notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (a) 100% of the principal amount of any senior notes to be redeemed or (b) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest to but excluding September ~~7, 2047~~4, 2048 on any senior notes to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the then current Treasury rate (as defined in the senior notes), plus 1520 basis points. On or after September ~~7, 2047,~~4, 2048, the senior notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option, at any time or from time to time, at a

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redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of any senior notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

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8.DEBT, Continued

Debt ~~Repayment~~. Repayment. On ~~May 15, 2018,~~June 2, 2019, the Company's $500 million, ~~5.80%~~5.90% senior notes matured and were fully paid.

~~Credit Agreement~~. On June 4, 2018, the Company entered into a five-year, $1.0 billion revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of financial institutions, replacing its five-year $1.0 billion credit agreement that was due to expire on June 7, 2018. Pursuant to the credit agreement covenants, the Company must maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, defined as shareholders’ equity determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)) plus (a) trust preferred securities (not to exceed 15% of total capital) and (b) mandatorily convertible securities (combined with trust preferred securities, not to exceed 25% of total capital), less goodwill and other intangible assets. That threshold is adjusted downward by an amount equal to 70% of the aggregate amount of common stock repurchased by the Company after March 31, 2018, up to a maximum deduction of $1.75 billion. The threshold was $13.999 billion at June 30, 2018 and could decline to a minimum of $12.494 billion during the term of the credit agreement, subject to the Company repurchasing an additional $2.15 billion of its common stock. In addition, the credit agreement contains other customary restrictive covenants as well as certain customary events of default, including with respect to a change in control, which would occur upon the acquisition of 35% or more of the Company’s voting stock or certain changes in the composition of the Company’s board of directors. At June 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. Generally, the cost of borrowing under this agreement will range from LIBOR plus 75 basis points to LIBOR plus 137.5 basis points, depending on the Company’s credit ratings. At June 30, 2018, that cost would have been LIBOR plus 100 basis points, had there been any amounts outstanding under the credit agreement.

Commercial Paper. The Company had ~~$0 and~~ $100 million of commercial paper outstanding at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017, respectively.~~2018.

9.COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES

During the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company repurchased ~~2.7~~2.6 million and ~~5.2~~5.5 million shares, respectively, under its share repurchase authorization, for a total cost of ~~$350~~$375 million and ~~$700~~$750 million, respectively. The average cost per share repurchased was ~~$129.66~~$145.87 and ~~$135.47,~~$137.15, respectively. In addition, the Company acquired ~~1,374~~3,460 shares and 0.3 million shares for a total cost of ~~$0.2~~$0.5 million and ~~$51~~$47 million during the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, that were not part of the publicly announced share repurchase authorization. These shares consisted of shares retained to cover payroll withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock unit awards and performance share awards, and shares used by employees to cover the price of certain stock options that were exercised. At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had ~~$3.86~~$2.54 billion of capacity remaining under its share repurchase authorization.

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10.EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of the net income and share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts)	2019			2018			2019			2018

Basic and Diluted
Net income, as reported	$	557		$	524		$	1,353		$	1,193
Participating share-based awards — allocated income	(4		)	(4		)	(10		)	(9		)
Net income available to common shareholders — basic and diluted	$	553		$	520		$	1,343		$	1,184

Common Shares
Basic
Weighted average shares outstanding	261.3			268.7			262.1			269.8

Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding	261.3			268.7			262.1			269.8
Weighted average effects of dilutive securities — stock options and performance shares	2.4			2.4			2.1			2.7
Total	263.7			271.1			264.2			272.5

Net Income per Common Share
Basic	$	2.11		$	1.93		$	5.12		$	4.39
Diluted	$	2.10		$	1.92		$	5.08		$	4.35

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in millions, except per share amounts) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Basic and Diluted

Net income, as reported $ 524
$ 595
$ 1,193
$ 1,212
Participating share-based awards — allocated income (4 ) (5 ) (9 ) (9 )
Net income available to common shareholders — basic and diluted $ 520
$ 590
$ 1,184
$ 1,203

Common Shares

Basic

Weighted average shares outstanding 268.7
277.5
269.8
278.6

Diluted

Weighted average shares outstanding 268.7
277.5
269.8
278.6
Weighted average effects of dilutive securities — stock options and performance shares 2.4
2.5
2.7
2.6
Total 271.1
280.0
272.5
281.2

Net Income per Common Share

Basic $ 1.93
$ 2.13
$ 4.39
$ 4.32
Diluted $ 1.92
$ 2.11
$ 4.35
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11.SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

The following information relates to fully vested stock option awards at June 30, ~~2018:~~2019:


Stock Options	Number	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Life Remaining	Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($ in millions)		Number	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Life Remaining	Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($ in millions)
Vested at end of period ⁽¹⁾	6,135,747	$	98.60	6.0 years	$	158	6,120,874	$	105.70	5.8 years	$	268
Exercisable at end of period	3,850,199	$	85.96	4.6 years	$	140	4,202,289	$	95.63	4.5 years	$	226


(1)	Represents awards for which the requisite service has been rendered, including those that are retirement eligible.

The total compensation cost for all share-based incentive compensation awards recognized in earnings was ~~$33~~$35 million and ~~$31~~$33 million for the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively, and ~~$77~~$80 million and ~~$73~~$77 million for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. The related tax benefits recognized in the consolidated statement of income were $6 million ~~and $10 million~~ for each of the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017, respectively,~~2018, and $14 million ~~and $24 million~~ for each of the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017, respectively.~~2018.

The total unrecognized compensation cost related to all nonvested share-based incentive compensation awards at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$201~~$202 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.

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12.PENSION PLANS, RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND SAVINGS PLANS

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans recognized in the consolidated statement of income for the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018.



	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the three months ended June 30, in millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
Service cost	$	29		$	33		$	—		$	—

Non-service cost:
Interest cost on benefit obligation	$	35		$	32		$	2		$	2
Expected return on plan assets	(68		)	(66		)	—			—
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service benefit	(1		)	(1		)	(1		)	(1		)
Net actuarial loss	14			23			—			—
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(20		)	(12		)	1			1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	9		$	21		$	1		$	1

Pension Plans Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the three months ended June 30, in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

Service cost $ 33
$ 30
$ —
$ —

Non-service cost:

Interest cost on benefit obligation 32
30
2
1
Expected return on plan assets (66 ) (60 ) —
—
Amortization of unrecognized:

Prior service benefit (1 ) —
(1 ) (1 )
Net actuarial loss 23
19
—
—
Total non-service cost (benefit) (12 ) (11 ) 1
—
Net periodic benefit cost $ 21
$ 19
$ 1
$ —

The following table indicates the line items in which the respective service costs and non-service ~~benefit costs~~cost (benefit) are presented in the consolidated statement of income for the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018.

Pension Plans Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the three months ended June 30, in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017
Service Cost:

Claims and claim adjustment expenses $ 14
$ 12
$ —
$ —
General and administrative expenses 19
18
—
—
Total service cost 33
30
—
—

Non-Service Cost:

Claims and claim adjustment expenses (5 ) (5 ) 1
—
General and administrative expenses (7 ) (6 ) —
—
Total non-service cost (benefit) (12 ) (11 ) 1
—
Net periodic benefit cost $ 21
$ 19
$ 1
$ —

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	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the three months ended June 30, in millions)	2019			2018			2019		2018
Service Cost:
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	$	12		$	14		$	—	$	—
General and administrative expenses	17			19			—		—
Total service cost	29			33			—		—

Non-Service Cost (Benefit):
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	(8		)	(5		)	1		1
General and administrative expenses	(12		)	(7		)	—		—
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(20		)	(12		)	1		1
Net periodic benefit cost	$	9		$	21		$	1	$	1

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans recognized in the consolidated statement of income for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018.



	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the six months ended June 30, in millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:
Service cost	$	59		$	66		$	—		$	—

Non-service cost:
Interest cost on benefit obligation	70			63			4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(137		)	(132		)	—			—
Amortization of unrecognized:
Prior service benefit	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)	(2		)
Net actuarial loss	28			46			—			—
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(40		)	(24		)	2			2
Net periodic benefit cost	$	19		$	42		$	2		$	2

Pension Plans Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the six months ended June 30, in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

Service cost $ 66
$ 60
$ —
$ —

Non-service cost:

Interest cost on benefit obligation 63
61
4
3
Expected return on plan assets (132 ) (120 ) —
—
Amortization of unrecognized:

Prior service benefit (1 ) —
(2 ) (2 )
Net actuarial loss 46
37
—
—
Total non-service cost (benefit) (24 ) (22 ) 2
1
Net periodic benefit cost $ 42
$ 38
$ 2
$ 1

The following table indicates the line items in which the respective service costs and non-service ~~benefit costs~~cost (benefit) are presented in the consolidated statement of income for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017.~~2018.



	Pension Plans						Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the six months ended June 30, in millions)	2019			2018			2019		2018
Service Cost:
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	$	24		$	27		$	—	$	—
General and administrative expenses	35			39			—		—
Total service cost	59			66			—		—

Non-Service Cost (Benefit):
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	(16		)	(10		)	1		1
General and administrative expenses	(24		)	(14		)	1		1
Total non-service cost (benefit)	(40		)	(24		)	2		2
Net periodic benefit cost	$	19		$	42		$	2	$	2

Pension Plans Postretirement Benefit Plans
(for the six months ended June 30, in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017
Service Cost:

Claims and claim adjustment expenses $ 27
$ 24
$ —
$ —
General and administrative expenses 39
36
—
—
Total service cost 66
60
—
—

Non-Service Cost:

Claims and claim adjustment expenses (10 ) (9 ) 1
—
General and administrative expenses (14 ) (13 ) 1
1
Total non-service cost (benefit) (24 ) (22 ) 2
1
Net periodic benefit cost $ 42
$ 38
$ 2
$ 1

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13.LEASES

The Company enters into lease agreements for real estate that is primarily used for office space in the ordinary course of business. These leases are accounted for as operating leases, whereby lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. See note 1 - Adoption of Accounting Standards - Leases for additional information regarding the accounting for leases.

Most leases include an option to extend or renew the lease term. The exercise of the renewal option is at the Company's discretion. The operating lease liability includes lease payments related to options to extend or renew the lease term if the Company is reasonably certain of exercising those options. The Company, in determining the present value of lease payments, utilizes either the rate implicit in the lease if that rate is readily determinable or the Company’s incremental secured borrowing rate commensurate with the term of the underlying lease.

Lease expense is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of income. Additional information regarding the Company’s real estate operating leases is as follows:



(in millions)	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

Lease cost
Operating leases	$	23		$	45
Short-term leases ⁽¹⁾	3			7
Lease expense	26			52
Less: sublease income ⁽²⁾	—			—
Net lease cost	$	26		$	52

Other information on operating leases
Cash payments included in the measurement of lease liabilities reported in operating cash flows	$	26		$	50
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities	$	28		$	36
Weighted average discount rate	3.05		%	3.05		%
Weighted average remaining lease term in years	5.2 years			5.2 years

(1) Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

(2) Sublease income consists of rent from third parties of office space and is recognized as part of other revenues in the consolidated statement of income.

The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company's lease liabilities:



(in millions)	Real Estate Lease Liability

Remainder of 2019	$	51
2020	103
2021	89
2022	67
2023	47
Thereafter	80
Total undiscounted lease payments	437
Less: present value adjustment	42
Operating lease liability	$	395

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14. CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES

Contingencies

The major pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the Company’s properties is subject are described below.

Asbestos and Environmental Claims and Litigation

In the ordinary course of its insurance business, the Company has received and continues to receive claims for insurance arising under policies issued by the Company asserting alleged injuries and damages from asbestos- and environmental-related exposures that are the subject of related coverage litigation. The Company is defending asbestos- and environmental-related litigation vigorously and believes that it has meritorious defenses; however, the outcomes of these disputes are uncertain. In this regard, the Company employs dedicated specialists and comprehensive resolution strategies to manage asbestos and environmental loss exposure, including settling litigation under appropriate circumstances. Currently, it is not possible to predict legal outcomes and their impact on ~~the~~ future loss development offor claims and litigation relating to asbestos and environmental claims. Any such development ~~will~~could be affected by future court decisions and interpretations, as well as future changes, if any, in applicable legislation. Because of these uncertainties, additional liabilities may arise for amounts in excess of the Company’s current insurance reserves. In addition, the Company’s estimate of ultimate claims and claim adjustment expenses may change. These additional liabilities or changes in estimates, or a range of either, cannot now be reasonably estimated and could result in income statement charges that could be material to the Company’s results of operations in future periods.

Other Proceedings Not Arising Under Insurance Contracts or Reinsurance Agreements

The Company is involved in other lawsuits, including lawsuits alleging extra-contractual damages relating to insurance contracts or reinsurance agreements, that do not arise under insurance contracts or reinsurance agreements. The legal costs associated with such lawsuits are expensed in the period in which the costs are incurred. Based upon currently available information, the Company does not believe it is reasonably possible that any such lawsuit or related lawsuits would be material to the Company’s results of operations or would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or liquidity.

Other Commitments and Guarantees

Commitments

Investment Commitments — The Company has unfunded commitments to private equity limited partnerships and real estate partnerships in which it invests. These commitments totaled ~~$1.60~~$1.57 billion and ~~$1.56~~$1.60 billion at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

Guarantees

The maximum amount of the Company’s contingent obligation for indemnifications related to the sale of businesses that are quantifiable was ~~$358~~$352 million at June 30, ~~2018, of which $2 million was recognized on the balance sheet at that date.~~2019.

The maximum amount of the Company’s obligation for guarantees of certain investments and third-party loans related to certain investments that are quantifiable was ~~$45 million~~$0 at June 30, ~~2018, approximately $23 million of which is indemnified by a third party.~~2019. The maximum amount of the Company’s obligation related to the guarantee of certain insurance policy obligations of a former insurance subsidiary was $480 million at June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, all of which is indemnified by a third party. For more information regarding Company guarantees, see note 16 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

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15.	CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

The following consolidating financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. These consolidating financial statements have been prepared from the Company’s financial information on the same basis of accounting as the consolidated financial statements. The Travelers Companies, Inc. (excluding its subsidiaries, TRV) has fully and

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unconditionally guaranteed certain debt obligations of Travelers Property Casualty Corp. (TPC) and Travelers Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (TIGHI), which totaled $700 million at June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

Prior to the merger of TPC and The St. Paul Companies, Inc. in 2004, TPC fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of all principal, premiums, if any, and interest on certain debt obligations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, TIGHI. Concurrent with the merger, TRV fully and unconditionally assumed such guarantee obligations of TPC. TPC is deemed to have no assets or operations independent of TIGHI. Consolidating financial information for TIGHI has not been presented herein because such financial information would be substantially the same as the financial information provided for TPC.

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2019



(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries		TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues
Premiums	$	4,786	$	2,202	$	—		$	—		$	6,988
Net investment income	455		181		12			—			648
Fee income	116		—		—			—			116
Net realized investment gains ⁽¹⁾	14		6		5			—			25
Other revenues	31		26		—			—			57
Total revenues	5,402		2,415		17			—			7,834

Claims and expenses
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	3,248		1,573		—			—			4,821
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	740		394		—			—			1,134
General and administrative expenses	768		352		5			—			1,125
Interest expense	12		—		77			—			89
Total claims and expenses	4,768		2,319		82			—			7,169
Income (loss) before income taxes	634		96		(65		)	—			665
Income tax expense (benefit)	122		12		(26		)	—			108
Net income of subsidiaries	—		—		596			(596		)	—
Net income	$	512	$	84	$	557		$	(596	)	$	557


(1)	Total other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and the amounts comprising total OTTI that were recognized in net realized investment gains and in other comprehensive income (OCI) were as follows:



(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries			TRV		Eliminations		Consolidated
Total OTTI losses	$	—	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains	$	—	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
OTTI losses recognized in OCI	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2018



(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries		TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues
Premiums	$	4,577	$	2,118	$	—		$	—		$	6,695
Net investment income	412		175		8			—			595
Fee income	112		—		—			—			112
Net realized investment gains ⁽¹⁾	18		16		2			—			36
Other revenues	13		27		—			(1		)	39
Total revenues	5,132		2,336		10			(1		)	7,477

Claims and expenses
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	3,064		1,498		—			—			4,562
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	727		354		—			—			1,081
General and administrative expenses	766		343		5			(1		)	1,113
Interest expense	13		—		77			—			90
Total claims and expenses	4,570		2,195		82			(1		)	6,846
Income (loss) before income taxes	562		141		(72		)	—			631
Income tax expense (benefit)	104		21		(18		)	—			107
Net income of subsidiaries	—		—		578			(578		)	—
Net income	$	458	$	120	$	524		$	(578	)	$	524

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues

Premiums $ 4,577
$ 2,118
$ —
$ —
$ 6,695
Net investment income 412
175
8
—
595
Fee income 112
—
—
—
112
Net realized investment gains ⁽¹⁾
18
16
2
—
36
Other revenues 13
27
—
(1 ) 39
Total revenues 5,132
2,336
10
(1 ) 7,477

Claims and expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses 3,064
1,498
—
—
4,562
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs 727
354
—
—
1,081
General and administrative expenses 766
343
5
(1 ) 1,113
Interest expense 13
—
77
—
90
Total claims and expenses 4,570
2,195
82
(1 ) 6,846
Income (loss) before income taxes 562
141
(72 ) —
631
Income tax expense (benefit) 104
21
(18 ) —
107
Net income of subsidiaries —
—
578
(578 ) —
Net income $ 458
$ 120
$ 524
$ (578 ) $ 524


(1)	Total other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and the amounts comprising total OTTI that were recognized in net realized investment gains and in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) were as follows:



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries		TRV		Eliminations		Consolidated
Total OTTI losses	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
OTTI losses recognized in OCI	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

For the ~~three~~six months ended June 30, ~~2017~~2019

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues

Premiums $ 4,345
$ 2,006
$ —
$ —
$ 6,351
Net investment income 401
191
6
—
598
Fee income 116
—
—
—
116
Net realized investment gains (losses) ⁽¹⁾
(4 ) 25
59
—
80
Other revenues 30
12
—
(3 ) 39
Total revenues 4,888
2,234
65
(3 ) 7,184

Claims and expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses 2,851
1,374
—
—
4,225
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs 693
339
—
—
1,032
General and administrative expenses 737
305
6
(3 ) 1,045
Interest expense 12
—
80
—
92
Total claims and expenses 4,293
2,018
86
(3 ) 6,394
Income (loss) before income taxes 595
216
(21 ) —
790
Income tax expense (benefit) 157
54
(16 ) —
195
Net income of subsidiaries —
—
600
(600 ) —
Net income $ 438
$ 162
$ 595
$ (600 ) $ 595



(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries		TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues
Premiums	$	9,475	$	4,368	$	—		$	—		$	13,843
Net investment income	871		336		23			—			1,230
Fee income	225		—		—			—			225
Net realized investment gains (1)	36		21		21			—			78
Other revenues	69		60		—			—			129
Total revenues	10,676		4,785		44			—			15,505
Claims and expenses
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	6,272		2,991		—			—			9,263
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	1,485		766		—			—			2,251
General and administrative expenses	1,490		682		10			—			2,182
Interest expense	24		—		153			—			177
Total claims and expenses	9,271		4,439		163			—			13,873
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,405		346		(119		)	—			1,632
Income tax expense (benefit)	268		54		(43		)	—			279
Net income of subsidiaries	—		—		1,429			(1,429		)	—
Net income	$	1,137	$	292	$	1,353		$	(1,429	)	$	1,353

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(1)	Total other-than-temporary ~~impairments~~impairment (OTTI) for the ~~three~~six months ended June 30, ~~2017,~~2019, and the amounts comprising total OTTI that were recognized in net realized investment gains ~~(losses)~~ and in other comprehensive income (OCI) were as follows:


(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV		Eliminations		Consolidated			TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV		Eliminations		Consolidated
Total OTTI losses	$	(2	)	$	(3	)	$	—	$	—	$	(5	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	(2	)
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains (losses)	$	(2	)	$	(3	)	$	—	$	—	$	(5	)
OTTI gains recognized in OCI	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains														$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	(2	)
OTTI losses recognized in OCI														$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2018



(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries		TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues
Premiums	$	9,045	$	4,187	$	—		$	—		$	13,232
Net investment income	824		360		14			—			1,198
Fee income	215		—		—			—			215
Net realized investment gains (1)	20		4		1			—			25
Other revenues	40		55		—			(2		)	93
Total revenues	10,144		4,606		15			(2		)	14,763
Claims and expenses
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	5,974		2,884		—			—			8,858
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	1,432		710		—			—			2,142
General and administrative expenses	1,495		671		11			(2		)	2,175
Interest expense	24		—		155			—			179
Total claims and expenses	8,925		4,265		166			(2		)	13,354
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,219		341		(151		)	—			1,409
Income tax expense (benefit)	210		53		(47		)	—			216
Net income of subsidiaries	—		—		1,297			(1,297		)	—
Net income	$	1,009	$	288	$	1,193		$	(1,297	)	$	1,193

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(1)	Total other-than-temporary ~~impairments~~impairment (OTTI) for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and the amounts comprising total OTTI that were recognized in net realized investment gains and in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI) were as follows:



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries		TRV		Eliminations		Consolidated
Total OTTI losses	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
OTTI losses recognized in OCI	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Total OTTI losses $ (1 ) $ —
$ —
$ —
$ (1 )
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains $ (1 ) $ —
$ —
$ —
$ (1 )
OTTI losses recognized in OCI $ —
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ —

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~~CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited)~~

~~For the six months ended June 30, 2017~~

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues

Premiums $ 8,573
$ 3,961
$ —
$ —
$ 12,534
Net investment income 813
385
10
—
1,208
Fee income 229
—
—
—
229
Net realized investment gains (losses) ⁽¹⁾
(8 ) 34
59
—
85
Other revenues 54
21
—
(5 ) 70
Total revenues 9,661
4,401
69
(5 ) 14,126

Claims and expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses 5,603
2,716
—
—
8,319
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs 1,361
674
—
—
2,035
General and administrative expenses 1,440
597
9
(5 ) 2,041
Interest expense 24
—
157
—
181
Total claims and expenses 8,428
3,987
166
(5 ) 12,576
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,233
414
(97 ) —
1,550
Income tax expense (benefit) 287
108
(57 ) —
338
Net income of subsidiaries —
—
1,252
(1,252 ) —
Net income $ 946
$ 306
$ 1,212
$ (1,252 ) $ 1,212


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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2019

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Total OTTI losses $ (2 ) $ (4 ) $ —
$ —
$ (6 )
OTTI losses recognized in net realized investment gains (losses) $ (3 ) $ (4 ) $ —
$ —
$ (7 )
OTTI gains recognized in OCI $ 1
$ —
$ —
$ —
$ 1



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV		Eliminations			Consolidated
Net income	$	512		$	84		$	557	$	(596	)	$	557

Other comprehensive income:
Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	786			321			1		—			1,108
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(3		)	(1		)	—		—			(4		)
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations	—			—			14		—			14
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation	23			(18		)	—		—			5
Other comprehensive income before income taxes and other comprehensive income of subsidiaries	806			302			15		—			1,123
Income tax expense	167			67			1		—			235
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes, before other comprehensive income of subsidiaries	639			235			14		—			888
Other comprehensive income of subsidiaries	—			—			874		(874		)	—
Other comprehensive income	639			235			888		(874		)	888
Comprehensive income	$	1,151		$	319		$	1,445	$	(1,470	)	$	1,445

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

For the three months ended June 30, 2018



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net income	$	458		$	120		$	524		$	(578	)	$	524

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(209		)	(89		)	—			—			(298		)
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(10		)	(2		)	—			—			(12		)
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations	—			—			21			—			21
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation	(77		)	(81		)	—			—			(158		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes and other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries	(296		)	(172		)	21			—			(447		)
Income tax benefit	(58		)	(21		)	(2		)	—			(81		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, before other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries	(238		)	(151		)	23			—			(366		)
Other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries	—			—			(389		)	389			—
Other comprehensive loss	(238		)	(151		)	(366		)	389			(366		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	220		$	(31	)	$	158		$	(189	)	$	158

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

For the ~~three~~six months ended June 30, ~~2017~~2019


(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated		TPC		Other Subsidiaries		TRV		Eliminations			Consolidated
Net income	$	438	$	162		$	595		$	(600	)	$	595	$	1,137	$	292	$	1,353	$	(1,429	)	$	1,353

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Other comprehensive income:
Changes in net unrealized gains on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	296		85			(54		)	—			327		1,765		756		3		—			2,524
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	1		1			—			—			2		1		—		—		—			1
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations	—		(1		)	18			—			17		—		—		26		—			26
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation	14		34			—			—			48		42		13		—		—			55
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes and other comprehensive income of subsidiaries	311		119			(36		)	—			394
Income tax expense (benefit)	102		33			(12		)	—			123
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, before other comprehensive income of subsidiaries	209		86			(24		)	—			271
Other comprehensive income before income taxes and other comprehensive income of subsidiaries														1,808		769		29		—			2,606
Income tax expense														375		160		6		—			541
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes, before other comprehensive income of subsidiaries														1,433		609		23		—			2,065
Other comprehensive income of subsidiaries	—		—			295			(295		)	—		—		—		2,042		(2,042		)	—
Other comprehensive income	209		86			271			(295		)	271		1,433		609		2,065		(2,042		)	2,065
Comprehensive income	$	647	$	248		$	866		$	(895	)	$	866	$	2,570	$	901	$	3,418	$	(3,471	)	$	3,418

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2018



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net income	$	1,009		$	288		$	1,193		$	(1,297	)	$	1,193
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:
Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(1,047		)	(453		)	(1		)	—			(1,501		)
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income	(11		)	(3		)	—			—			(14		)
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations	—			—			43			—			43
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation	(102		)	(50		)	—			—			(152		)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes and other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries	(1,160		)	(506		)	42			—			(1,624		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(233		)	(98		)	6			—			(325		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, before other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries	(927		)	(408		)	36			—			(1,299		)
Other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries	—			—			(1,335		)	1,335			—
Other comprehensive loss	(927		)	(408		)	(1,299		)	1,335			(1,299		)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	82		$	(120	)	$	(106	)	$	38		$	(106	)

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Net income $ 1,009
$ 288
$ 1,193
$ (1,297 ) $ 1,193

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities:

Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income (1,047 ) (453 ) (1 ) —
(1,501 )
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income (11 ) (3 ) —
—
(14 )
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations —
—
43
—
43
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation (102 ) (50 ) —
—
(152 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes and other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries (1,160 ) (506 ) 42
—
(1,624 )
Income tax expense (benefit) (233 ) (98 ) 6
—
(325 )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, before other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries (927 ) (408 ) 36
—
(1,299 )
Other comprehensive loss of subsidiaries —
—
(1,335 ) 1,335
—
Other comprehensive loss (927 ) (408 ) (1,299 ) 1,335
(1,299 )
Comprehensive income (loss) $ 82
$ (120 ) $ (106 ) $ 38
$ (106 )

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CONSOLIDATING ~~STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME~~BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)

~~For the six months ended~~At June 30, ~~2017~~

2019

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Net income $ 946
$ 306
$ 1,212
$ (1,252 ) $ 1,212

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Changes in net unrealized gains on investment securities:

Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income 389
129
(47 ) —
471
Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income 2
—
—
—
2
Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations —
(1 ) 35
—
34
Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation 39
50
—
—
89
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes and other comprehensive income of subsidiaries 430
178
(12 ) —
596
Income tax expense (benefit) 139
49
(3 ) —
185
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, before other comprehensive income of subsidiaries 291
129
(9 ) —
411
Other comprehensive income of subsidiaries —
—
420
(420 ) —
Other comprehensive income 291
129
411
(420 ) 411
Comprehensive income $ 1,237
$ 435
$ 1,623
$ (1,672 ) $ 1,623



(in millions)	TPC		Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $64,784)	$	46,480	$	20,604		$	88		$	—		$	67,172
Equity securities, at fair value (cost $373)	105		106			195			—			406
Real estate investments	2		963			—			—			965
Short-term securities	1,439		633			1,415			—			3,487
Other investments	2,688		777			1			—			3,466
Total investments	50,714		23,083			1,699			—			75,496
Cash	198		218			—			—			416
Investment income accrued	430		183			2			—			615
Premiums receivable	5,587		2,710			—			—			8,297
Reinsurance recoverables	6,472		1,762			—			—			8,234
Ceded unearned premiums	742		122			—			—			864
Deferred acquisition costs	2,087		194			—			—			2,281
Contractholder receivables	4,766		10			—			—			4,776
Goodwill	2,582		1,370			—			(9		)	3,943
Other intangible assets	220		115			—			—			335
Investment in subsidiaries	—		—			29,342			(29,342		)	—
Other assets	2,472		158			685			—			3,315
Total assets	$	76,270	$	29,925		$	31,728		$	(29,351	)	$	108,572

Liabilities
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves	$	35,055	$	16,018		$	—		$	—		$	51,073
Unearned premium reserves	10,116		4,422			—			—			14,538
Contractholder payables	4,766		10			—			—			4,776
Payables for reinsurance premiums	340		251			—			—			591
Deferred taxes	234		(179		)	32			—			87
Debt	693		—			5,865			—			6,558
Other liabilities	4,224		902			502			—			5,628
Total liabilities	55,428		21,424			6,399			—			83,251

Shareholders’ equity
Common stock (1,750.0 shares authorized; 260.4 shares issued and 260.3 shares outstanding)	—		484			23,372			(484		)	23,372
Additional paid-in capital	11,634		7,046			—			(18,680		)	—
Retained earnings	8,336		808			36,143			(9,152		)	36,135
Accumulated other comprehensive income	872		163			206			(1,035		)	206
Treasury stock, at cost (516.7 shares)	—		—			(34,392		)	—			(34,392		)
Total shareholders’ equity	20,842		8,501			25,329			(29,351		)	25,321
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	76,270	$	29,925		$	31,728		$	(29,351	)	$	108,572

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CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)

At ~~June 30,~~December 31, 2018



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Assets
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $63,601)	$	43,683		$	19,697		$	84		$	—		$	63,464
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost $382)	105			92			171			—			368
Real estate investments	2			902			—			—			904
Short-term securities	1,855			759			1,371			—			3,985
Other investments	2,746			810			1			—			3,557
Total investments	48,391			22,260			1,627			—			72,278
Cash	181			192			—			—			373
Investment income accrued	434			187			3			—			624
Premiums receivable	5,089			2,417			—			—			7,506
Reinsurance recoverables	5,904			2,466			—			—			8,370
Ceded unearned premiums	522			56			—			—			578
Deferred acquisition costs	1,930			190			—			—			2,120
Deferred taxes	167			302			(24		)	—			445
Contractholder receivables	3,867			918			—			—			4,785
Goodwill	2,578			1,368			—			(9		)	3,937
Other intangible assets	224			121			—			—			345
Investment in subsidiaries	—			—			26,993			(26,993		)	—
Other assets	2,220			15			669			(32		)	2,872
Total assets	$	71,507		$	30,492		$	29,268		$	(27,034	)	$	104,233

Liabilities
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves	$	34,093		$	16,575		$	—		$	—		$	50,668
Unearned premium reserves	9,414			4,141			—			—			13,555
Contractholder payables	3,867			918			—			—			4,785
Payables for reinsurance premiums	169			120			—			—			289
Debt	693			32			5,871			(32		)	6,564
Other liabilities	4,133			849			496			—			5,478
Total liabilities	52,369			22,635			6,367			(32		)	81,339

Shareholders’ equity
Common stock (1,750.0 shares authorized; 263.7 shares issued and 263.6 shares outstanding)	—			401			23,144			(401		)	23,144
Additional paid-in capital	11,634			7,023			—			(18,657		)	—
Retained earnings	8,065			879			35,211			(8,951		)	35,204
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(561		)	(446		)	(1,859		)	1,007			(1,859		)
Treasury stock, at cost (510.9 shares)	—			—			(33,595		)	—			(33,595		)
Total shareholders’ equity	19,138			7,857			22,901			(27,002		)	22,894
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	71,507		$	30,492		$	29,268		$	(27,034	)	$	104,233

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Assets

Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $62,674) $ 43,192
$ 19,260
$ 84
$ —
$ 62,536
Equity securities, at fair value (cost $409) 131
110
183
—
424
Real estate investments 54
900
—
—
954
Short-term securities 1,765
530
1,397
—
3,692
Other investments 2,730
824
1
—
3,555
Total investments 47,872
21,624
1,665
—
71,161
Cash 231
184
—
—
415
Investment income accrued 424
182
4
—
610
Premiums receivable 5,251
2,535
—
—
7,786
Reinsurance recoverables 5,797
2,461
—
—
8,258
Ceded unearned premiums 610
88
—
—
698
Deferred acquisition costs 1,955
206
—
—
2,161
Deferred taxes 180
295
(12 ) —
463
Contractholder receivables 3,909
921
—
—
4,830
Goodwill 2,584
1,356
—
(9 ) 3,931
Other intangible assets 225
131
—
—
356
Investment in subsidiaries —
—
26,630
(26,630 ) —
Other assets 2,077
166
632
(21 ) 2,854
Total assets $ 71,115
$ 30,149
$ 28,919
$ (26,660 ) $ 103,523

Liabilities

Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves $ 33,579
$ 16,382
$ —
$ —
$ 49,961
Unearned premium reserves 9,542
4,213
—
—
13,755
Contractholder payables 3,909
921
—
—
4,830
Payables for reinsurance premiums 230
166
—
—
396
Debt 693
21
5,771
(21 ) 6,464
Other liabilities 4,188
778
528
—
5,494
Total liabilities 52,141
22,481
6,299
(21 ) 80,900

Shareholders’ equity

Common stock (1,750.0 shares authorized; 267.8 shares issued and 267.7 shares outstanding) —
390
23,040
(390 ) 23,040
Additional paid-in capital 11,634
6,972
—
(18,606 ) —
Retained earnings 7,869
685
34,293
(8,551 ) 34,296
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (529 ) (379 ) (1,688 ) 908
(1,688 )
Treasury stock, at cost (506.4 shares) —
—
(33,025 ) —
(33,025 )
Total shareholders’ equity 18,974
7,668
22,620
(26,639 ) 22,623
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 71,115
$ 30,149
$ 28,919
$ (26,660 ) $ 103,523

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CONSOLIDATING ~~BALANCE SHEET~~STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

~~At December 31, 2017~~

For the six months ended June 30, 2019

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Assets

Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $61,316) $ 43,240
$ 19,372
$ 82
$ —
$ 62,694
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value (cost $440) 161
111
181
—
453
Real estate investments 54
878
—
—
932
Short-term securities 2,751
914
1,230
—
4,895
Other investments 2,673
854
1
—
3,528
Total investments 48,879
22,129
1,494
—
72,502
Cash 157
187
—
—
344
Investment income accrued 418
183
5
—
606
Premiums receivable 4,852
2,292
—
—
7,144
Reinsurance recoverables 5,842
2,467
—
—
8,309
Ceded unearned premiums 493
58
—
—
551
Deferred acquisition costs 1,835
190
—
—
2,025
Deferred taxes (89 ) 173
(14 ) —
70
Contractholder receivables 3,854
921
—
—
4,775
Goodwill 2,592
1,368
—
(9 ) 3,951
Other intangible assets 202
140
—
—
342
Investment in subsidiaries —
—
27,946
(27,946 ) —
Other assets 2,181
(3 ) 700
(14 ) 2,864
Total assets $ 71,216
$ 30,105
$ 30,131
$ (27,969 ) $ 103,483

Liabilities

Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves $ 33,386
$ 16,264
$ —
$ —
$ 49,650
Unearned premium reserves 8,957
3,958
—
—
12,915
Contractholder payables 3,854
921
—
—
4,775
Payables for reinsurance premiums 165
109
—
—
274
Debt 693
14
5,878
(14 ) 6,571
Other liabilities 4,161
882
524
—
5,567
Total liabilities 51,216
22,148
6,402
(14 ) 79,752

Shareholders’ equity

Common stock (1,750.0 shares authorized; 271.5 shares issued and 271.4 shares outstanding) —
390
22,886
(390 ) 22,886
Additional paid-in capital 11,634
6,972
—
(18,606 ) —
Retained earnings 8,036
594
33,460
(8,628 ) 33,462
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 330
1
(343 ) (331 ) (343 )
Treasury stock, at cost (500.9 shares) —
—
(32,274 ) —
(32,274 )
Total shareholders’ equity 20,000
7,957
23,729
(27,955 ) 23,731
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 71,216
$ 30,105
$ 30,131
$ (27,969 ) $ 103,483



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	1,137		$	292		$	1,353		$	(1,429	)	$	1,353
Net adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	314			213			(256		)	168			439
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,451			505			1,097			(1,261		)	1,792
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities	2,106			924			8			—			3,038
Proceeds from sales of investments:
Fixed maturities	968			526			1			—			1,495
Equity securities	33			38			—			—			71
Other investments	201			39			—			—			240
Purchases of investments:
Fixed maturities	(4,049		)	(1,650		)	(9		)	—			(5,708		)
Equity securities	(1		)	(37		)	(3		)	—			(41		)
Real estate investments	—			(85		)	—			—			(85		)
Other investments	(234		)	(28		)	—			—			(262		)
Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities	416			125			(44		)	—			497
Securities transactions in course of settlement	157			66			—			—			223
Other	(166		)	(3		)	—			—			(169		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(569		)	(85		)	(47		)	—			(701		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization	—			—			(750		)	—			(750		)
Treasury stock acquired — net employee share-based compensation	—			—			(47		)	—			(47		)
Dividends paid to shareholders	—			—			(419		)	—			(419		)
Payment of debt	—			(32		)	(500		)	32			(500		)
Issuance of debt	—			—			492			—			492
Issuance of common stock — employee share options	—			—			174			—			174
Dividends paid to parent company	(866		)	(363		)	—			1,229			—
Net cash used in financing activities	(866		)	(395		)	(1,050		)	1,261			(1,050		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	1			1			—			—			2
Net increase in cash	17			26			—			—			43
Cash at beginning of year	181			192			—			—			373
Cash at end of period	$	198		$	218		$	—		$	—		$	416
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid (received)	$	244		$	91		$	(10	)	$	—		$	325
Interest paid	$	24		$	—		$	147		$	—		$	171

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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

For the six months ended June 30, 2018



(in millions)	TPC			Other Subsidiaries			TRV			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	1,009		$	288		$	1,193		$	(1,297	)	$	1,193
Net adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	323			11			146			25			505
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,332			299			1,339			(1,272		)	1,698
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities	2,730			914			13			—			3,657
Proceeds from sales of investments:
Fixed maturities	1,847			759			1			—			2,607
Equity securities	33			59			—			—			92
Other investments	133			56			—			—			189
Purchases of investments:
Fixed maturities	(5,762		)	(2,173		)	(17		)	—			(7,952		)
Equity securities	(2		)	(56		)	(2		)	—			(60		)
Real estate investments	—			(44		)	—			—			(44		)
Other investments	(232		)	(43		)	—			—			(275		)
Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities	986			383			(167		)	—			1,202
Securities transactions in course of settlement	268			12			(1		)	—			279
Other	(148		)	(4		)	—			—			(152		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(147		)	(137		)	(173		)	—			(457		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization	—			—			(700		)	—			(700		)
Treasury stock acquired — net employee share-based compensation	—			—			(51		)	—			(51		)
Dividends paid to shareholders	—			—			(404		)	—			(404		)
Payment of debt	—			—			(600		)	—			(600		)
Issuance of debt	—			7			491			(7		)	491
Issuance of common stock — employee share options	—			—			98			—			98
Dividends paid to parent company	(1,109		)	(170		)	—			1,279			—
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,109		)	(163		)	(1,166		)	1,272			(1,166		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2		)	(2		)	—			—			(4		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	74			(3		)	—			—			71
Cash at beginning of year	157			187			—			—			344
Cash at end of period	$	231		$	184		$	—		$	—		$	415
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid (received)	$	193		$	171		$	(126	)	$	—		$	238
Interest paid	$	24		$	—		$	151		$	—		$	175

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities

Net income $ 1,009
$ 288
$ 1,193
$ (1,297 ) $ 1,193
Net adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 323
11
146
25
505
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,332
299
1,339
(1,272 ) 1,698
Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities 2,730
914
13
—
3,657
Proceeds from sales of investments:

Fixed maturities 1,847
759
1
—
2,607
Equity securities 33
59
—
—
92
Real estate investments —
—
—
—
—
Other investments 133
56
—
—
189
Purchases of investments:

Fixed maturities (5,762 ) (2,173 ) (17 ) —
(7,952 )
Equity securities (2 ) (56 ) (2 ) —
(60 )
Real estate investments —
(44 ) —
—
(44 )
Other investments (232 ) (43 ) —
—
(275 )
Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities 986
383
(167 ) —
1,202
Securities transactions in course of settlement 268
12
(1 ) —
279
Other (148 ) (4 ) —
—
(152 )
Net cash used in investing activities (147 ) (137 ) (173 ) —
(457 )
Cash flows from financing activities

Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization —
—
(700 ) —
(700 )
Treasury stock acquired — net employee share-based compensation —
—
(51 ) —
(51 )
Dividends paid to shareholders —
—
(404 ) —
(404 )
Payment of debt —
—
(600 ) —
(600 )
Issuance of debt —
7
491
(7 ) 491
Issuance of common stock — employee share options —
—
98
—
98
Dividends paid to parent company (1,109 ) (170 ) —
1,279
—
Net cash used in financing activities (1,109 ) (163 ) (1,166 ) 1,272
(1,166 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (2 ) (2 ) —
—
(4 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash 74
(3 ) —
—
71
Cash at beginning of year 157
187
—
—
344
Cash at end of period $ 231
$ 184
$ —
$ —
$ 415
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Income taxes paid (received) $ 193
$ 171
$ (126 ) $ —
$ 238
Interest paid $ 24
$ —
$ 151
$ —
$ 175

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~~CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)~~

~~For the six months ended June 30, 2017~~

(in millions) TPC
Other
Subsidiaries
TRV Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 946
$ 306
$ 1,212
$ (1,252 ) $ 1,212
Net adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 341
83
223
(105 ) 542
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,287
389
1,435
(1,357 ) 1,754
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from maturities of fixed maturities 3,211
1,087
2
—
4,300
Proceeds from sales of investments:
Fixed maturities 285
278
—
—
563
Equity securities 4
75
121
—
200
Real estate investments —
20
—
—
20
Other investments 176
57
—
—
233
Purchases of investments:
Fixed maturities (4,160 ) (1,511 ) (2 ) —
(5,673 )
Equity securities (3 ) (41 ) (122 ) —
(166 )
Real estate investments —
(26 ) —
—
(26 )
Other investments (202 ) (57 ) —
—
(259 )
Net sales (purchases) of short-term securities 383
78
(885 ) —
(424 )
Securities transactions in course of settlement 105
64
1
—
170
Other (134 ) 6
—
—
(128 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (335 ) 30
(885 ) —
(1,190 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Treasury stock acquired — share repurchase authorization —
—
(700 ) —
(700 )
Treasury stock acquired — net employee share-based compensation —
—
(61 ) —
(61 )
Dividends paid to shareholders —
—
(389 ) —
(389 )
Payment of debt —
—
(207 ) —
(207 )
Issuance of debt —
—
689
—
689
Issuance of common stock — employee share options —
—
118
—
118
Dividends paid to parent company (961 ) (396 ) —
1,357
—
Net cash used in financing activities (961 ) (396 ) (550 ) 1,357
(550 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 2
5
—
—
7
Net increase (decrease) in cash (7 ) 28
—
—
21
Cash at beginning of year 141
164
2
—
307
Cash at end of period $ 134
$ 192
$ 2
$ —
$ 328
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid (received) $ 336
$ 119
$ (132 ) $ —
$ 323
Interest paid $ 24
$ —
$ 154
$ —
$ 178

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

~~2018~~2019 Second Quarter Consolidated Results of Operations

Net income of ~~$524~~$557 million, or ~~$1.93~~$2.11 per share basic and ~~$1.92~~$2.10 per share diluted

~~Net earned premiums of $6.70 billion~~


��•	~~Catastrophe losses~~ Net earned premiums of ~~$488 million ($384 million after-tax) increased by $85 million pre-tax ($122 million after-tax) from the prior year quarter~~$6.99 billion

Catastrophe losses of $367 million ($290 million after-tax)

Net favorable prior year reserve development of ~~$186~~$123 million ($~~148~~99 million after-tax)

Net income included an incremental charge of $45 million pre-tax associated with a few large commercial losses, primarily fire related, as well as $18 million pre-tax of windpool assessments related to Hurricane Harvey

~~Combined ratio of 98.1%~~


•	Combined ratio of 98.4%

Net investment income of ~~$595~~$648 million ($~~507~~548 million after-tax)

~~Operating cash flows of $1.14~~


•	Operating cash flows of $1.15 billion

~~2018~~2019 Second Quarter Consolidated Financial Condition

Total investments of ~~$71.16~~$75.50 billion; fixed maturities and short-term securities comprised ~~93%~~94% of total investments

~~Total assets of $103.52 billion~~


•	Total assets of $108.57 billion

Total debt of ~~$6.46~~$6.56 billion, resulting in a debt-to-total capital ratio of ~~22.2% (22.1%~~20.6% (21.9% excluding net unrealized investment ~~losses,~~gains, net of tax)

Repurchased ~~2.7~~2.6 million common shares for total cost of ~~$350~~$376 million and paid ~~$207~~$214 million of dividends to shareholders

~~Shareholders’ equity of $22.62 billion~~


•	Shareholders’ equity of $25.32 billion

Net unrealized investment ~~losses~~gains of ~~$135 million~~$2.39 billion ($~~112 million~~1.88 billion after-tax)

Book value per common share of ~~$84.51~~$97.26


•	Holding company liquidity of $1.46 billion

~~Holding company liquidity of $1.44 billion~~

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CONSOLIDATED OVERVIEW

Consolidated Results of Operations


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except ratio and per share amounts)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018

Revenues
Premiums	$	6,695		$	6,351		$	13,232		$	12,534		$	6,988		$	6,695		$	13,843		$	13,232
Net investment income	595			598			1,198			1,208			648			595			1,230			1,198
Fee income	112			116			215			229			116			112			225			215
Net realized investment gains	36			80			25			85			25			36			78			25
Other revenues	39			39			93			70			57			39			129			93
Total revenues	7,477			7,184			14,763			14,126			7,834			7,477			15,505			14,763

Claims and expenses
Claims and claim adjustment expenses	4,562			4,225			8,858			8,319			4,821			4,562			9,263			8,858
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	1,081			1,032			2,142			2,035			1,134			1,081			2,251			2,142
General and administrative expenses	1,113			1,045			2,175			2,041			1,125			1,113			2,182			2,175
Interest expense	90			92			179			181			89			90			177			179
Total claims and expenses	6,846			6,394			13,354			12,576			7,169			6,846			13,873			13,354
Income before income taxes	631			790			1,409			1,550			665			631			1,632			1,409
Income tax expense	107			195			216			338			108			107			279			216
Net income	$	524		$	595		$	1,193		$	1,212		$	557		$	524		$	1,353		$	1,193

Net income per share
Basic	$	1.93		$	2.13		$	4.39		$	4.32		$	2.11		$	1.93		$	5.12		$	4.39
Diluted	$	1.92		$	2.11		$	4.35		$	4.28		$	2.10		$	1.92		$	5.08		$	4.35

Combined ratio
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio	67.4		%	65.6		%	66.2		%	65.5		%	68.2		%	67.4		%	66.2		%	66.2		%
Underwriting expense ratio	30.7			31.1			30.6			30.9			30.2			30.7			29.9			30.6
Combined ratio	98.1		%	96.7		%	96.8		%	96.4		%	98.4		%	98.1		%	96.1		%	96.8		%

The following discussions of the Company’s net income and segment income are presented on an after-tax basis. Discussions of the components of net income and segment income are presented on a pre-tax basis, unless otherwise noted. Discussions of net income per common share are presented on a diluted basis.

Overview

Diluted net income per share of ~~$1.92~~$2.10 in the second quarter of ~~2018 decreased~~2019 increased by 9% ~~from~~over diluted net income per share of ~~$2.11~~$1.92 in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Net income of $557 million in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 6% over net income of $524 million in the ~~second quarter of 2018 decreased by 12% from net income of $595 million in the~~ same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The ~~lower~~higher rate of ~~decrease~~increase in diluted net income per share reflected the impact of share repurchases in recent periods. The ~~decrease~~increase in income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax ~~impact~~impacts of (i) ~~higher~~lower catastrophe losses and (ii) higher net investment income, partially offset by (iii) lower underwriting margins excluding catastrophe losses and prior year reserve development ("underlying underwriting margins") and (iv) lower net realized investment gains. Income before income taxes in the second quarter of 2018 included an incremental charge of $45 million associated with a few large commercial losses, primarily fire related, as well as $18 million of windpool assessments related to Hurricane Harvey.favorable prior year reserve development. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ were ~~$488~~$367 million and ~~$403~~$488 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 was $123 million and ~~2017 was~~ $186 million, respectively. Underlying underwriting margins in the second quarter of 2019 were lower in both Personal Insurance and ~~$203 million, respectively.~~Business Insurance and were slightly higher in Bond & Specialty Insurance compared to the same period of 2018. Income tax expense in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~lower~~slightly higher than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, reflecting the ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) and (ii) the decrease~~increase in income before income ~~taxes.~~taxes in the second quarter of 2019, largely offset by a higher tax benefit in the second quarter of 2019 related to employee equity compensation plans.

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Diluted net income per share of $5.08 in the first six months of 2019 increased by 17% over diluted net income per share of $4.35 in the ~~first six months of 2018 increased by 2% over diluted net income per share of $4.28 in the~~ same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Net income of ~~$1.19~~$1.35 billion in the first six months of ~~2018 decreased slightly from~~2019 increased by 13% over net income of ~~$1.21~~$1.19 billion in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The higher rate of increase in diluted net income per share ~~compared with the slight decline in net income~~ reflected the impact of share repurchases in recent periods. The ~~decrease~~increase in income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax ~~impact~~impacts of (i) ~~higher~~lower catastrophe losses, ~~and~~ (ii) ~~lower~~higher net realized investment gains and (iii) higher net investment income, partially offset by ~~(iii) higher~~(iv) lower net favorable prior year reserve development. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ were ~~$842~~$560 million and ~~$750~~$842 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ was ~~$336~~$174 million and ~~$284~~$336 million, respectively. Income tax expense in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~lower~~higher than in the same period of ~~2017, primarily~~2018, reflecting ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from~~impacts of the ~~TCJA and (ii) the decrease~~increase in income before income taxes ~~partially offset by~~in the ~~impact~~first six months of ~~(iii) the $39 million reduction in income~~2019 and lower tax expense in the first ~~quarter~~six months of ~~2017 as~~2018 due to a ~~result of~~reduction in the ~~resolution of prior year~~liability for uncertain tax ~~matters.~~positions (unrecognized tax benefits).

The Company has insurance operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and throughout other parts of the world as a corporate member of Lloyd’s, as well as in Brazil and Colombia, primarily through joint ventures. Because these operations are conducted in local currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Company is subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, changes in foreign currency exchange rates impacted reported line items in the statement of income by insignificant amounts. The impact of these changes was not material to the Company’s net income or segment income for the periods reported.

Revenues

Earned Premiums

Earned premiums in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$6.70~~$6.99 billion, ~~$344~~$293 million or 4% higher than in the same period of 2018. Earned premiums in the first six months of 2019 were $13.84 billion, $611 million or 5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017. Earned premiums in the first six months of 2018 were $13.23 billion, $698 million or 6% higher than in the same period of 2017.~~2018. In Business Insurance, earned premiums in both the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 both~~2019 increased by 4% over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. In Bond & Specialty Insurance, earned premiums in both the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 both~~2019 increased by 5% over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. In Personal Insurance, earned premiums in both the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 both~~2019 increased by 8%5% over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. Factors contributing to the ~~changes~~increases in earned premiums in each segment are discussed in more detail in the segment discussions that follow.

Net Investment Income

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s investments.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Average investments ⁽¹⁾	$	72,618		$	71,385		$	72,569		$	71,154		$	74,370		$	72,618		$	74,197		$	72,569
Pre-tax net investment income	595			598			1,198			1,208			648			595			1,230			1,198
After-tax net investment income	507			468			1,020			948			548			507			1,044			1,020
Average pre-tax yield ⁽²⁾	3.3		%	3.4		%	3.3		%	3.4		%	3.5		%	3.3		%	3.3		%	3.3		%
Average after-tax yield ⁽²⁾	2.8		%	2.6		%	2.8		%	2.7		%	2.9		%	2.8		%	2.8		%	2.8		%

_________________________________________________________


(1)	Excludes net unrealized investment gains and losses and reflects cash, receivables for investment sales, payables on investment purchases and accrued investment income.


(2)	Excludes net realized and net unrealized investment gains and losses.

Net investment income in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$595~~$648 million, $3$53 million or ~~1% lower~~9% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Net investment income in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$1.20~~$1.23 billion, ~~$10~~$32 million or ~~1% lower~~3% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Net investment income from fixed maturity investments in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$489~~$514 million and ~~$970 million,~~$1.03 billion, respectively, ~~$18~~$25 million and ~~$22~~$55 million higher, respectively, than in the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. The increases in both periods of ~~2018~~2019 primarily resulted from higher long-term reinvestment rates available in the market and a higher average level of fixed maturity ~~investments, partially offset by lower long-term reinvestment rates available in the market.~~investments. Net investment income from short-term securities in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$21~~$27 million and ~~$40~~$55 million, respectively, $8$6 million and ~~$16~~$15 million higher, respectively, than in the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. The ~~increase~~increases primarily resulted from higher short-term interest rates. Net investment income generated by the Company's remaining investment portfolios in the second quarter ~~and first six months~~ of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$94~~$118 million, ~~and $207~~$24 million higher than in the same period of

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2018, primarily resulting from higher returns from private equity limited partnerships. Net investment income generated by the Company's remaining investment portfolios in the first six months of 2019 was $171 million, $36 million lower than in the same period of 2018, primarily resulting from lower returns from private equity limited partnerships and real estate partnerships.

Fee Income

Fee income in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 was $116 million and $225 million, respectively, ~~$30~~$4 million and ~~$48~~$10 million ~~lower,~~higher, respectively, than in the same periods of ~~2017, primarily due to lower returns from private equity limited partnerships.~~

~~Fee Income~~

2018. The National Accounts market in Business Insurance is the primary source of the Company’s fee-based ~~business. The $4 million~~business and ~~$14 million decreases in fee income in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared with the same periods of 2017 are~~is discussed in the Business Insurance segment discussion that follows.

Net Realized Investment Gains

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s net realized investment gains.


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018
Net Realized Investment Gains
Other-than-temporary impairment losses	$	(1	)	$	(5	)	$	(1	)	$	(7	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(2	)	$	(1	)
Net realized investment gains on equity securities still held	16			—			3			—			6			16			45			3
Other net realized investment gains, including from sales	21			85			23			92			20			21			35			23
Net realized investment gains	$	36		$	80		$	25		$	85
Total													$	25		$	36		$	78		$	25

~~Net realized investment gains from sales of equity securities accounted for the majority of net realized investment gains in the second quarter and first six months of 2017.~~

Other Revenues

Other revenues in the second quarters and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 included installment premium ~~charges. Other revenues in the second quarter~~charges and ~~first six months of 2018 also included~~ revenues from Simply ~~Business, which was acquired in August 2017. Other revenues in the second quarter and first six months of 2017 included a gain related to the settlement of a reinsurance dispute.~~Business.

Claims and Expenses

Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$4.56~~$4.82 billion, ~~$337~~$259 million or 8%6% higher than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses, (iii) loss cost trends, (iv) lower net favorable prior year reserve development, (v) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages and in the commercial automobile product line, including the re-estimation of losses incurred in the first quarter of 2019, partially offset by (vi) lower catastrophe losses and (vii) a lower level of domestic large losses, primarily fire-related. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2019 primarily resulted from wind storms in several regions of the United States. Catastrophe losses in the second quarter of 2018 primarily resulted from wind and hail storms in several regions of the United States.

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months of 2019 were $9.26 billion, $405 million or 5% higher than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) loss cost trends, (iii) ~~higher catastrophe losses and (iv)~~ lower net favorable prior year reserve ~~development. Catastrophe~~development, (iv) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses, (v) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages and in the commercial automobile product line and (vi) a small number of large losses in the ~~second quarters of both 2018 and 2017 primarily resulted from wind and hail storms in several regions of the United States.~~

~~Claims and claim adjustment expenses~~International business in the first ~~six months~~quarter of 2018 were $8.86 billion, $539 million or 6% higher than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) loss cost trends and (iii) higher catastrophe losses,2019, partially offset by ~~(iv) higher net favorable prior year reserve development.~~(vii) lower catastrophe losses and (viii) a lower level of domestic large losses, primarily fire-related. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 included the second quarter events described above, as well as winter storms and wind storms in several regions of the United States in the first quarter of 2019, and winter storms in the eastern United States, a wind and hail storm in the southern United States and mudslides in California in the first quarter of ~~2018, and wind and hail storms in several regions of the United States and a winter storm in the eastern United States in the first quarter of 2017.~~2018.

Factors contributing to net favorable prior year reserve development during the second quarters and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 are discussed in more detail in note 6 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Significant Catastrophe Losses

The following table presents the amount of losses recorded by the Company for significant catastrophes that occurred in the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, the amount of net unfavorable (favorable) prior year reserve development recognized in the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 for significant catastrophes that occurred in ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2016,~~2017, and the estimate of ultimate losses for those catastrophes at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. For purposes of the table, a significant catastrophe is an event for which the Company estimates its ultimate losses will be $100 million or more after reinsurance and before taxes. The Company's threshold for disclosing catastrophes is primarily determined at the reportable segment level and for ~~2018~~2019 ranged from approximately ~~$18~~$19 million to $30 million of losses before reinsurance and taxes. For the Company’s definition of a catastrophe, refer to “Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations— Consolidated Overview” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.


	Losses Incurred/Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Year Reserve Development														Losses Incurred/Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Year Reserve Development
	For The Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,									Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	For The Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,					Estimated Ultimate Losses				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Estimated Ultimate Losses
(in millions, pre-tax and net of reinsurance)	2018			2017		2018			2017		June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017		2019		2018		2019		2018		June 30, 2019	December 31, 2018

2016
PCS Serial Number:
21 — Severe wind and hail storms	$	—		$	1	$	(1	)	$	2	$	147	$	148
25 — Severe wind and hail storms	(4		)	4		(5		)	9		173		178
						'													'
2017
PCS Serial Number:
22 — Severe wind and hail storms	(2		)	—		(2		)	115		109		111		(1	)	(2	)	(2	)	(2	)	107	109
32 — Severe wind and hail storms	19			198		20			198		230		210		1		19		1		20		230	229
43 — Hurricane Harvey	(5		)	n/a		(25		)	n/a		229		254		(3	)	(5	)	(14	)	(25	)	216	230
44 — Hurricane Irma	(8		)	n/a		(19		)	n/a		168		187		1		(8	)	(8	)	(19	)	151	159
48 — California wildfire — Tubbs fire	—			n/a		4			n/a		511		507		(9	)	—		(6	)	4		502	508

2018
PCS Serial Number:
15 — Winter storm	3			n/a		138			n/a		138		n/a		(4	)	3		(4	)	138		140	144
17 — Severe wind and hail storms	11			n/a		121			n/a		121		n/a		(1	)	11		(3	)	121		108	111
33 — Severe wind and hail storms															3		n/a		(2	)	n/a		115	117
52 — Hurricane Florence															(7	)	n/a		(10	)	n/a		96	106
57 — Hurricane Michael															3		n/a		6		n/a		164	158
59 — California wildfire - Camp fire															—		n/a		(2	)	n/a		332	334
60 — California wildfire - Woolsey fire															9		n/a		9		n/a		128	119

2019
PCS Serial Number:
33 — Severe wind storms															185		n/a		185		n/a		185	n/a

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Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$1.08~~$1.13 billion, ~~$49~~$53 million or 5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$2.14~~$2.25 billion, ~~$107~~$109 million or 5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs is discussed in more detail in the segment discussions that follow.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$1.11~~$1.13 billion, ~~$68~~$12 million or 7%1% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. General and administrative expenses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 were $2.18 billion, ~~$134 million or 7% higher than in~~comparable with the same period of 2017. The increases in both periods of 2018 primarily reflected the impacts of (i) the acquisition of Simply Business in August 2017, (ii) windpool assessments incurred in 2018 related to Hurricane Harvey and (iii) variable costs

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~~associated with higher business volumes.~~2018. General and administrative expenses are discussed in more detail in the segment discussions that follow.

Interest Expense

Interest expense in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was $89 million and $177 million, respectively, compared with $90 million and $179 ~~million, respectively, compared with $92 million and $181~~ million, respectively, in the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$107~~$108 million, ~~$88~~$1 million or ~~45% lower~~1% higher than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA and (ii) the $159~~$34 million ~~decrease~~increase in income before income ~~taxes.~~taxes in the second quarter of 2019, largely offset by a higher tax benefit in the second quarter of 2019 related to employee equity compensation plans. Income tax expense in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$216~~$279 million, ~~$122~~$63 million or ~~36% lower~~29% higher than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA and (ii) the $141~~$223 million ~~decrease~~increase in income before income taxes ~~partially offset by~~in the ~~impact~~first six months of ~~(iii) the $39 million reduction in income~~2019 and lower tax expense in the first ~~quarter~~six months of ~~2017 as~~2018 due to a ~~result of~~reduction in the ~~resolution of prior year~~liability for uncertain tax ~~matters.~~positions.

The Company’s effective tax rate was ~~17%~~16% and ~~25%~~17% in the second quarters of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate was ~~15%~~17% and ~~22%~~15% in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. The effective tax rates were lower than the statutory ~~rates~~rate of 21% in both periods, ~~of 2018 and 35% in both periods of 2017,~~ primarily due to the impact of tax-exempt investment income on the calculation of the Company’s income tax provision. The effective tax rate in the first six months of 2017 also included the impact of the reduction in income tax expense resulting from the resolution of prior year tax matters in the first quarter of 2017.

Combined Ratio

The combined ratio of ~~98.1%~~98.4% in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.4~~0.3 points higher than the combined ratio of ~~96.7%~~98.1% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~67.4%~~68.2% in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.8~~0.8 points higher than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~65.6%~~67.4% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The underwriting expense ratio of ~~30.7%~~30.2% for the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.4~~0.5 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of ~~31.1%~~30.7% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018.

Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 accounted for ~~7.3~~5.3 points and ~~6.4~~7.3 points, respectively, of the combined ~~ratios.~~ratio. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ provided ~~2.8~~1.8 points and ~~3.2~~2.8 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. The combined ratio excluding prior year reserve development and catastrophe losses (“underlying combined ratio”) in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.1~~1.3 points higher than the ~~2017~~2018 ratio on the same ~~basis.~~basis, primarily reflecting the impact of (i) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses, (ii) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages and in the commercial automobile product line, including the re-estimation of losses incurred in the first quarter of 2019 and (iii) the impact on earned premiums related to the Company's new catastrophe reinsurance treaty, partially offset by (iv) a lower level of domestic large losses, primarily fire-related, (v) earned pricing that exceeded loss cost trends in Agency Automobile and (vi) a lower underwriting expense ratio.

The combined ratio of 96.1% in the first six months of 2019 was 0.7 points lower than the combined ratio of 96.8% in the ~~first six months of 2018 was 0.4 points higher than the combined ratio of 96.4% in the~~ same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio ofwas 66.2% ~~in the first six months of 2018 was 0.7 points higher than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 65.5% in the same period of 2017. The underwriting expense ratio of 30.6%~~ for the first six months of ~~2018~~both 2019 and 2018. The underwriting expense ratio of 29.9% for the first six months of 2019 was ~~0.3~~0.7 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of ~~30.9%~~30.6% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018.

Catastrophe losses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 accounted for ~~6.3~~4.1 points and ~~6.0~~6.3 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ provided ~~2.5~~1.3 points and ~~2.3~~2.5 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was 0.3 points higher than the ~~2017~~2018 ratio on the same basis.

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Written Premiums

Consolidated gross and net written premiums were as follows:


	Gross Written Premiums								Gross Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018
Business Insurance	$	4,038	$	3,794	$	8,509	$	8,065	$	4,193	$	4,038	$	8,923	$	8,509
Bond & Specialty Insurance	674		620		1,312		1,221		747		674		1,409		1,312
Personal Insurance	2,717		2,513		5,026		4,659		2,884		2,717		5,331		5,026
Total	$	7,429	$	6,927	$	14,847	$	13,945	$	7,824	$	7,429	$	15,663	$	14,847


	Net Written Premiums								Net Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018
Business Insurance	$	3,781	$	3,544	$	7,775	$	7,399	$	3,874	$	3,781	$	8,037	$	7,775
Bond & Specialty Insurance	653		598		1,227		1,142		710		653		1,297		1,227
Personal Insurance	2,697		2,498		4,953		4,594		2,866		2,697		5,173		4,953
Total	$	7,131	$	6,640	$	13,955	$	13,135	$	7,450	$	7,131	$	14,507	$	13,955

Gross and net written premiums in second quarter and first six months of 2019 reflected growth in all segments. Gross written premiums in both the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 both~~2019 increased by 7%5% over the same ~~period~~periods of ~~2017. Gross~~2018. Net written premiums in both the second quarter and ~~net~~first six months of 2019 increased by 4% over the same periods of 2018. Net written ~~premiums~~premium growth in the first six months ~~2018 both increased~~of 2019 was impacted by ~~6% over~~ceded written premiums related to the ~~same period~~new catastrophe reinsurance treaty entered into in the first quarter of ~~2017.~~2019. Factors contributing to the ~~changes~~increases in gross and net written premiums in each segment are discussed in more detail in the segment discussions that follow.

~~RESULTS OF OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT~~

~~Business Insurance~~

~~Results of Business Insurance were as follows:~~

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(dollars in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Revenues

Earned premiums $ 3,641
$ 3,504
$ 7,209
$ 6,933
Net investment income 440
447
886
900
Fee income 107
112
206
221
Other revenues 20
15
51
24
Total revenues 4,208
4,078
8,352
8,078

Total claims and expenses 3,746
3,509
7,368
6,938

Segment income before income taxes 462
569
984
1,140
Income tax expense 77
140
147
269
Segment income �� $ 385
$ 429
$ 837
$ 871

Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio 66.9 % 64.3 % 66.3 % 64.4 %
Underwriting expense ratio 31.9
32.2
31.9
32.1
Combined ratio 98.8 % 96.5 % 98.2 % 96.5 %

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Business Insurance

Results of Business Insurance were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018

Revenues
Earned premiums	$	3,783		$	3,641		$	7,525		$	7,209
Net investment income	481			440			908			886
Fee income	111			107			215			206
Other revenues	30			20			73			51
Total revenues	4,405			4,208			8,721			8,352

Total claims and expenses	3,990			3,746			7,817			7,368

Segment income before income taxes	415			462			904			984
Income tax expense	64			77			139			147
Segment income	$	351		$	385		$	765		$	837

Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio	69.6		%	66.9		%	68.6		%	66.3		%
Underwriting expense ratio	31.5			31.9			31.0			31.9
Combined ratio	101.1		%	98.8		%	99.6		%	98.2		%

Overview

Segment income in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$385~~$351 million, ~~$44~~$34 million or ~~10%~~9% lower than segment income of ~~$429~~$385 million in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The decrease in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax impacts of (i) higher catastrophe losses, (ii) lower underlying underwriting margins and (iii) lower net favorable prior year reserve development, partially offset by (iv) higher net investment income. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 were $211 million and $168 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 was $71 million and $84 million, respectively. The lower underlying underwriting margins primarily reflected the impacts of (i) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages and in the commercial automobile product line, including the re-estimation of losses incurred in the first quarter of 2019, (ii) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses and (iii) the impact on earned premiums related to the Company's new catastrophe reinsurance treaty, partially offset by (iv) a lower level of domestic large losses, primarily fire-related and (v) higher business volumes. Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2019 was lower than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of the decrease in segment income before income taxes in the second quarter of 2019.

Segment income in the first six months of 2019 was $765 million, $72 million or 9% lower than segment income of $837 million in the same period of 2018. The decrease in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax impacts of (i) lower ~~underwriting margins excluding catastrophe losses and prior year reserve development ("underlying underwriting margins") and (ii) lower~~ net favorable prior year reserve ~~development. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 were $168 million and $184 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve~~ development, in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 was $84 million and $125 million, respectively. The lower underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the impact of normal quarterly variability in both loss and expense activity, including a few large losses, primarily fire related, and windpool assessments related to Hurricane Harvey. Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2018 was lower than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA andpartially offset by (ii) ~~the decrease in segment income before income taxes.~~

Segment income in the first six months of 2018 was $837 million, $34 million or 4% lower than segment income of $871 million in the same period of 2017. The decrease in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax impacts of (i) lower underlying underwriting margins and (ii) lowerhigher net ~~favorable prior year reserve development.~~investment income. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of ~~2018~~both 2019 and ~~2017~~2018 were $306 ~~million and $316 million, respectively.~~million. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 was $50 million and ~~2017 was~~ $150 million, ~~and $186 million,~~ respectively. ~~The lower underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the impact of normal variability in loss activity, including a few large losses, primarily fire related.~~ Income tax expense in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was lower than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) ~~the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA and (ii)~~ the decrease in segment income before income taxes in the first six months of 2019, partially offset by ~~the impact of (iii) the $15 million reduction in income taxes as a result of the resolution of prior year~~(ii) lower tax ~~matters~~expense in the first ~~quarter~~six months of ~~2017.~~2018 due to a reduction in the liability for uncertain tax positions.

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Revenues

Earned Premiums

Earned premiums in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$3.64~~$3.78 billion, ~~$137~~$142 million or 4% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Earned premiums in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$7.21~~$7.53 billion, ~~$276~~$316 million or 4% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The ~~increases~~increase in ~~both periods of 2018~~2019 primarily reflected the increase in net written premiums over the preceding twelve months. The increases in earned premiums in both periods of 2019 were reduced by the earned impact of the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty.

Net Investment Income

Net investment income in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$440~~$481 million, $7$41 million or ~~2% lower~~9% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Net investment income in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$886~~$908 million, ~~$14~~$22 million or 2% ~~lower~~higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Refer to the “Net Investment Income” section of the “Consolidated Results of Operations” discussion herein for a description of the factors contributing to the ~~decrease~~increases in the Company’s consolidated net investment income in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 compared with the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. In addition, refer to note 2 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report for a discussion of the Company’s net investment income allocation methodology.

Fee Income

National Accounts is the primary source of fee income due to revenue from its large deductible policies and service businesses, which include ~~claim~~risk management, claims administration, loss control and ~~loss prevention~~risk management information services provided to ~~large companies that choose to self-insure a portion of their insurance risks,~~third parties, as well as claims and policy management services to workers' compensation residual market pools. Fee income in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$107~~$111 million, $5$4 million or 4% ~~lower~~higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Fee income in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$206~~$215 million, ~~$15~~$9 million or ~~7% lower~~4% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The ~~decreases~~increases in both periods of ~~2018~~2019 reflected ~~lower serviced premium in the workers’ compensation residual market pools.~~higher claim volume under administration associated with its service businesses.

Other Revenues

Other revenues in the second quarters and first six months of ~~2018~~both 2019 and ~~2017~~2018 included installment premium charges and other ~~miscellaneous~~ policyholder service ~~charges.~~charges, as well as revenues from Simply Business. Other revenues in the second quarter ~~and~~of 2019 were $30 million, $10 million or 50% higher than in the same period of 2018. Other revenues in the first six months of ~~2018 also included revenues~~2019 were $73 million, $22 million or 43% higher than in the same period of 2018. The increases in both periods of 2019 primarily resulted from Simply Business ~~which was acquired in August 2017. Other revenues in the second quarter and first six months of 2017 also included a gain related to the settlement of a reinsurance dispute.~~revenue growth.

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Claims and Expenses

Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$2.48~~$2.69 billion, ~~$178~~$202 million or 8% higher than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) loss cost trends, (iii) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages and in the commercial automobile product line, including the re-estimation of losses incurred in the first quarter of 2019, (iv) higher catastrophe losses, (v) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses and (vi) lower net favorable prior year reserve development, partially offset by (vii) a lower level of domestic large losses, primarily fire-related.

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months of 2019 were $5.27 billion, $390 million or 8% higher than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) loss cost trends, (iii) lower net favorable prior year reserve development, (iv) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and ~~(iv) normal variability~~excess coverages and in ~~loss activity,~~the commercial automobile product line, (v) a small number of large losses in the International business in the first quarter of 2019 and (vi) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses, partially offset by ~~(v)~~(vii) a lower ~~catastrophe losses.~~

~~Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months~~level of ~~2018 were $4.88 billion, $305 million or 7% higher than in the same period of 2017,~~domestic large losses, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) loss cost trends, (iii) lower net favorable prior year reserve development and (iv) normal variability in loss activity, partially offset by (v) lower catastrophe losses.fire-related.

Factors contributing to net ~~favorable~~ prior year reserve development during the second quarters and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 are discussed in more detail in note 6 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$588~~$618 million, ~~$21~~$30 million or 4%5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$1.17~~$1.23 billion, ~~$47~~$65 million or 4%6% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The increases in both periods of ~~2018~~2019 were generally consistent with the increases in earned premiums.

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General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$674~~$686 million, ~~$38~~$12 million or 6%2% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. General and administrative expenses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 were $1.32 billion, ~~$78 million or 6% higher than in~~comparable with the same period of ~~2017. The increases in both periods of 2018 were due to the impacts of (i) the acquisition of Simply Business in August 2017 and (ii) windpool assessments incurred in 2018 related to Hurricane Harvey.~~2018.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$77~~$64 million, ~~$63~~$13 million, or ~~45%~~17% lower than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA and (ii) the $107~~$47 million decrease in segment income before income ~~taxes.~~taxes in the second quarter of 2019. Income tax in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$147~~$139 million, ~~$122~~$8 million or ~~45%~~5% lower than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA and (ii) the $156~~$80 million decrease in segment income before income taxes, partially offset by ~~the impact of (iii) the $15 million reduction in income~~(ii) lower tax expense ~~as a result of the resolution of prior year tax matters~~ in the first ~~quarter~~six months of ~~2017.~~2018 due to a reduction in the liability for uncertain tax positions.

Combined Ratio

The combined ratio of ~~98.8%~~101.1% in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was 2.3 points higher than the combined ratio of ~~96.5%~~98.8% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~66.9%~~69.6% in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~2.6~~2.7 points higher than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~64.3%~~66.9% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The underwriting expense ratio of ~~31.9%~~31.5% for the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.3~~0.4 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of ~~32.2%~~31.9% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018.

Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 accounted for ~~4.6~~5.6 points and ~~5.3~~4.6 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 provided 1.9 points and ~~2017 provided~~ 2.3 points ~~and 3.6 points of~~ benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.7~~0.9 points higher than the ~~2017~~2018 ratio on the same basis, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher loss estimates in the general liability product line for primary and excess coverages and in the commercial automobile product line, including the re-estimation of losses incurred in the first quarter of 2019, (ii) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses and (iii) the impact on earned premiums related to the Company's new catastrophe reinsurance treaty, partially offset by (iv) a lower level of ~~normal quarterly variability in loss activity, including a few~~domestic large losses, primarily ~~fire related,~~fire-related and ~~windpool assessments related to Hurricane Harvey.~~(v) a lower underwriting expense ratio.

The combined ratio of ~~98.2%~~99.6% in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.7~~1.4 points higher than the combined ratio of ~~96.5%~~98.2% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~66.3%~~68.6% in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.9~~2.3 points higher than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~64.4%~~66.3% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The underwriting expense ratio of ~~31.9%~~31.0% for the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.2~~0.9 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of ~~32.1%~~31.9% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018.

Catastrophe losses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 accounted for ~~4.3~~4.1 points and ~~4.6~~4.3 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ provided ~~2.1~~0.7 points and ~~2.7~~2.1 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.4~~0.2 points higher

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than the ~~2017~~2018 ratio on the same ~~basis, primarily reflecting the impact of normal variability in loss activity, including a few large losses, primarily fire related.~~basis.

Written Premiums

Business Insurance’s gross and net written premiums by market were as follows:


	Gross Written Premiums								Gross Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018
Domestic:
Select Accounts	$	731	$	722	$	1,513	$	1,487	$	759	$	731	$	1,572	$	1,513
Middle Market	2,076		1,902		4,435		4,166		2,139		2,076		4,675		4,435
National Accounts	340		336		861		807		327		340		834		861
National Property and Other	543		522		1,006		982		627		543		1,136		1,006
Total Domestic	3,690		3,482		7,815		7,442		3,852		3,690		8,217		7,815
International	348		312		694		623		341		348		706		694
Total Business Insurance	$	4,038	$	3,794	$	8,509	$	8,065	$	4,193	$	4,038	$	8,923	$	8,509

Net Written Premiums
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017
Domestic:

Select Accounts $ 729
$ 720
$ 1,502
$ 1,475
Middle Market 1,985
1,820
4,247
3,997
National Accounts 231
219
540
507
National Property and Other 518
496
898
882
Total Domestic 3,463
3,255
7,187
6,861
International 318
289
588
538
Total Business Insurance $ 3,781
$ 3,544
$ 7,775
$ 7,399

Gross and net written premiums in the second quarter of 2018 increased by 6% and 7%, respectively, over the same period of 2017. Gross and net written premiums in the first six months of 2018 increased by 6% and 5%, respectively, over the same period of 2017.

~~Select Accounts~~. Net written premiums of $729 million and $1.50 billion in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively, increased by 1% and 2%, respectively, over the same periods of 2017. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of 2018. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 remained positive and were comparable with same periods of 2017. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 increased over the same periods of 2017.

~~Middle Market.~~ Net written premiums of $1.99 billion and $4.25 billion in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively, increased by 9% and 6%, respectively, over the same periods of 2017. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of 2018. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 remained positive and were higher than in the same periods of 2017. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 increased over the same periods of 2017.

~~National Accounts.~~ Net written premiums of $231 million and $540 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively, increased by 5% and 7%, respectively, over the same periods of 2017. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of 2018. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2018

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~~remained positive and were higher than in the same periods of 2017. New business~~



	Net Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Domestic:
Select Accounts	$	756	$	729	$	1,541	$	1,502
Middle Market	2,009		1,985		4,419		4,247
National Accounts	223		231		527		540
National Property and Other	588		518		975		898
Total Domestic	3,576		3,463		7,462		7,187
International	298		318		575		588
Total Business Insurance	$	3,874	$	3,781	$	8,037	$	7,775

Gross written premiums in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 decreased from~~2019 increased by 4% and 5%, respectively, over the same periods of ~~2017.~~

~~National Property and Other.~~ 2018. Net written premiums ~~of $518 million and $898 million~~ in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018, respectively,~~2019 increased by 4%2% and 2%3%, respectively, over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. Net written premium growth in the first six months of 2019 was impacted by the Company's new catastrophe reinsurance treaty entered into in the first quarter of 2019.

Select Accounts. Net written premiums of $756 million in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 4% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums of $1.54 billion in the first six months of 2019 increased by 3% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums in the first six months of 2019 were reduced by the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018.~~2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 remained positive and were ~~higher than in~~comparable with the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 increased over~~2019 decreased slightly from the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018.

~~International.~~Middle Market. Net written premiums of ~~$318 million and $588 million~~$2.01 billion in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 1% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums of $4.42 billion in the first six months of 2019 increased by 4% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums in the first six months of 2019 were reduced by the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018, respectively,~~2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 remained positive and were higher than in the same periods of 2018. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 decreased from the same periods of 2018.

National Accounts. Net written premiums of $223 million in the second quarter of 2019 decreased by 3% from the same period of 2018. Net written premiums of $527 million in the first six months of 2019 decreased by 2% from the same period of 2018. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of 2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 were slightly negative, compared with positive in the same periods of 2018. New business premiums in the second quarter of 2019 decreased from the same period of 2018. New business premiums in the first six months of 2019 increased slightly from the same period of 2018.

National Property and Other. Net written premiums of $588 million in the second quarter of 2019 increased by ~~10%~~14% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums of $975 million in the first six months of 2019 increased by 9% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums in the first six months of 2019 were reduced by the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and ~~9%, respectively,~~first six months of 2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 remained positive and were higher than in the same periods of 2018. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 increased over the same periods of ~~2017,~~2018.

International. Net written premiums of $298 million in the second quarter of 2019 decreased by 6% from the same period of 2018. Net written premiums of $575 million in the first six months of 2019 decreased by 2% from the same period of 2018. The decreases in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 were primarily driven by the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, ~~and increases~~as well as decreases in the ~~Company’s~~Company's operations ~~in Canada.~~at Lloyd's.

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Bond & Specialty Insurance

Results of Bond & Specialty Insurance were as follows:


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017			2019			2018			2019			2018

Revenues
Earned premiums	$	601		$	575		$	1,183		$	1,130		$	632		$	601		$	1,238		$	1,183
Net investment income	57			56			115			117			58			57			114			115
Other revenues	5			6			11			11			6			5			12			11
Total revenues	663			637			1,309			1,258			696			663			1,364			1,309

Total claims and expenses	404			398			842			841			476			404			971			842

Segment income before income taxes	259			239			467			417			220			259			393			467
Income tax expense	55			76			90			109			46			55			81			90
Segment income	$	204		$	163		$	377		$	308		$	174		$	204		$	312		$	377

Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio	28.8		%	29.7		%	32.6		%	35.1		%	37.4		%	28.8		%	40.3		%	32.6		%
Underwriting expense ratio	37.7			39.0			37.9			38.9			37.5			37.7			37.6			37.9
Combined ratio	66.5		%	68.7		%	70.5		%	74.0		%	74.9		%	66.5		%	77.9		%	70.5		%

Overview

Segment income in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$204~~$174 million, ~~$41~~$30 million or ~~25% higher~~15% lower than segment income of ~~$163~~$204 million in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The ~~increase~~decrease in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i) higher underlying underwriting margins and (ii) higher~~lower net favorable prior year reserve development. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 was $39 million and ~~2017 was~~ $89 million, ~~and $78 million,~~ respectively. ~~Catastrophe~~No catastrophe losses were incurred in the second ~~quarters~~quarter of ~~2018 and 2017 were~~2019, compared with $5 million ~~and $1 million, respectively. The higher underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from~~in the ~~impact~~same period of ~~higher business volumes.~~2018. Income tax expense in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was lower than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA, partially offset by the impact of (ii) the increase~~decrease in segment income before income ~~taxes.~~taxes in the second quarter of 2019.

Segment income in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$377~~$312 million, ~~$69~~$65 million or ~~22% higher~~17% lower than segment income of ~~$308~~$377 million in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The ~~increase~~decrease in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i) higher~~lower net favorable prior year reserve ~~development and (ii) higher underlying underwriting margins.~~development. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ was ~~$124~~$42 million and ~~$92~~$124 million, respectively. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 were $3 million and ~~2017 were~~ $5 million, ~~and $2 million,~~ respectively. ~~The higher underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the impact of higher business volumes.~~ Income tax expense in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was lower than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA,~~

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~~partially offset by the impacts of (ii) the $17 million reduction in income tax expense as a result of the resolution of prior year tax matters in the first quarter of 2017 and (iii) the increase~~decrease in segment income before income ~~taxes.~~taxes in the first six months of 2019, partially offset by the impact of lower tax expense in the first six months of 2018 due to a reduction in the liability for uncertain tax positions.

Revenues

Earned Premiums

Earned premiums in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$601~~$632 million, ~~$26~~$31 million or 5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Earned premiums in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$1.18~~$1.24 billion, ~~$53~~$55 million or 5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The increases in both periods of ~~2018~~2019 primarily reflected the increase in net written premiums over the preceding twelve months.

Net Investment Income

Net investment income in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$57~~$58 million, $1 million or 2% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Net investment income in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 of was ~~$115~~$114 million, $2$1 million or 2%1% lower than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Included in Bond & Specialty Insurance are certain legal entities whose invested assets and related net investment income are reported exclusively in this segment and not allocated among all business segments. Refer to the “Net Investment Income” section of “Consolidated Results of Operations” herein for a discussion of the ~~decrease~~increases in the Company’s consolidated net investment income in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 as~~2019 compared with the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. In addition, refer

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to note 2 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report for a discussion of the Company’s net investment income allocation methodology.

Claims and Expenses

Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$175~~$238 million, $1$63 million or 1%36% higher than in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) ~~higher business volumes, largely offset by (ii) higher~~lower net favorable prior year reserve ~~development.~~development and (ii) higher business volumes.

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$391~~$504 million, ~~$10~~$113 million or ~~2% lower than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting (i) higher net favorable prior year reserve development, partially offset by the impact of (ii) higher business volumes.~~

Factors contributing to net favorable prior year reserve development during the second quarters and first six months of 2018 and 2017 are discussed in more detail in note 6 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

~~Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs~~

~~Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the second quarter of 2018 was $113 million, $5 million or 5%~~29% higher than in the same period of ~~2017. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the first six months of~~ 2018, ~~was $220 million, $9 million or 4% higher than in the same period of 2017. The increases in both periods of 2018 were generally consistent with the increases in earned premiums.~~

~~General and Administrative Expenses~~

General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2018 were $116 million, level with the same period of 2017. General and administrative expenses in the first six months of 2018 were $231 million, $2 million or 1% higher than in the same period of 2017.

~~Income Tax Expense~~

~~Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2018 was $55 million, $21 million or 28% lower than in the same period of 2017,~~ primarily reflecting the impact of (i) the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA, partially offset by the impact of (ii) the $20 million increase in segment income before income taxes. Income tax expense in the first six months of 2018 was $90 million, $19 million or 17% lower than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impact of (i) the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA, partially offset by the impacts of (ii) the $17 million reduction in income tax expense as a result of the resolution of prior year tax matters in the first quarter of 2017 and (iii) the $50 million increase in segment income before income taxes.

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~~Combined Ratio~~

The combined ratio of 66.5% in the second quarter of 2018 was 2.2 points lower than the combined ratio of 68.7% in the same period of 2017. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 28.8% in the second quarter of 2018 was 0.9 points lower than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 29.7% in the same period of 2017. The underwriting expense ratio of 37.7% in the second quarter of 2018 was 1.3 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of 39.0% in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impact of higher levels of earned premiums.

Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 provided 14.8 points and 13.5 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 accounted for 0.8 points and 0.2 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the second quarter of 2018 was 1.5 points lower than the 2017 ratio on the same basis, primarily due to a lower underwriting expense ratio.

The combined ratio of 70.5% in the first six months of 2018 was 3.5 points lower than the combined ratio of 74.0% in the same period of 2017. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 32.6% in the first six months of 2018 was 2.5 points lower than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 35.1% in the same period of 2017. The underwriting expense ratio of 37.9% in the first six months of 2018 was 1.0 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of 38.9% in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impact of higher levels of earned premiums.

Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2018 and 2017 provided 10.5 points and 8.2 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2018 and 2017 accounted for 0.4 points and 0.2 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the first six months of 2018 was 1.4 points lower than the 2017 ratio on the same basis, primarily due to a lower underwriting expense ratio.

~~Written Premiums~~

~~The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment’s gross and net written premiums were as follows:~~

Gross Written Premiums
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Domestic:

Management Liability $ 378
$ 352
$ 742
$ 697
Surety 240
219
458
423
Total Domestic 618
571
1,200
1,120
International 56
49
112
101
Total Bond & Specialty Insurance $ 674
$ 620
$ 1,312
$ 1,221

Net Written Premiums
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Domestic:

Management Liability $ 362
$ 341
$ 710
$ 671
Surety 235
211
420
385
Total Domestic 597
552
1,130
1,056
International 56
46
97
86
Total Bond & Specialty Insurance $ 653
$ 598
$ 1,227
$ 1,142

Gross and net written premiums in the second quarter of 2018 both increased by 9% over the same period of 2017. Gross and net written premiums in the first six months of 2018 both increased by 7% over the same period of 2017.

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~~Domestic.~~ Net written premiums of $597 million and $1.13 billion in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively, increased by 8% and 7%, respectively, over the same periods of 2017. Excluding the surety line of business, for which the following are not relevant measures, business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of 2018. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter of 2018 remained positive and were higher than in the same period of 2017. Renewal premium changes in the first six months of 2018 remained positive and were comparable with the same period of 2017. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 increased over the same periods of 2017.

~~International.~~ Net written premiums of $56 million and $97 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2018, respectively, increased by 22% and 13%, respectively, over the same periods of 2017, driven by increases in the United Kingdom and changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

~~Personal Insurance~~

~~Results of Personal Insurance were as follows:~~

Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(dollars in millions) 2018 2017 2018 2017

Revenues

Earned premiums $ 2,453
$ 2,272
$ 4,840
$ 4,471
Net investment income 98
95
197
191
Fee income 5
4
9
8
Other revenues 14
15
31
31
Total revenues 2,570
2,386
5,077
4,701

Total claims and expenses 2,599
2,387
4,949
4,600

Segment income (loss) before income taxes (29 ) (1 ) 128
101
Income tax expense (benefit) (12 ) (13 ) 16
—
Segment income (loss) $ (17 ) $ 12
$ 112
$ 101

Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio 77.6 % 76.8 % 74.2 % 74.9 %
Underwriting expense ratio 27.3
27.3
27.1
27.0
Combined ratio 104.9 % 104.1 % 101.3 % 101.9 %

~~Overview~~

The segment loss in the second quarter of 2018 of $(17) million compared with segment income of $12 million in the same period of 2017 primarily reflected the pre-tax impacts of (i) higher catastrophe losses, partially offset by (ii) higher underlying underwriting margins and (iii) higher net favorable prior year reserve development. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 were $315 million and $218 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarter of 2018 was $13 million, compared to no net prior year reserve development in the same period of 2017. The higher underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the impacts of (i) ~~higher underlying underwriting margins in the Agency Automobile product line, driven by earned pricing that exceeded loss cost trends, partially offset by (ii)~~ lower underlying underwriting margins in the Agency Homeowners and Other product line driven by normal quarterly variability in loss activity. The income tax benefit in the second quarter of 2018 was $12 million, compared with an income tax benefit of $13 million in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impact of (i) the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA, largely offset by the impact of (ii) the decrease in the segment income (loss) before income taxes.

Segment income in the first six months of 2018 was $112 million, $11 million or 11% higher than segment income of $101 million in the same period of 2017. The increase in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax impacts of (i) higher underlying underwriting margins and (ii) higher net favorable prior year reserve development partially offset by (iii) higher catastrophe losses. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2018 and 2017 were $531 million and $432 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2018 and 2017 was $62 million and $6 million, respectively. The higher underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the impacts of (i) higher underlying underwriting margins in

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the Agency Automobile product line, driven by earned pricing that exceeded loss cost trends, partially offset by (ii) lower underlying underwriting margins in the Agency Homeowners and Other product line driven by normal variability in loss activity. Income tax expense in the first six months of 2018 was higher than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) the increase in segment income before income taxes and (ii) the $7 million reduction in income tax expense as a result of the resolution of prior year tax matters in the first quarter of 2017, partially offset by (iii) the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA.

~~Revenues~~

~~Earned Premiums~~

~~Earned premiums in the second quarter of 2018 were $2.45 billion, $181 million or 8%~~ higher than in the same period of 2017. Earned premiums in the first six months of 2018 were $4.84 billion, $369 million or 8% higher than in the same period of 2017. The increases in both periods of 2018 primarily reflected the increase in net written premiums over the preceding twelve months.

~~Net Investment Income~~

Net investment income in the second quarter of 2018 was $98 million, $3 million or 3% higher than in the same period of 2017. Net investment income in the first six months of 2018 was $197 million, $6 million or 3% higher than in the same period of 2017. The increases in both periods of 2018 primarily reflected the impact of growth in business volumes. Refer to the “Net Investment Income” section of the “Consolidated Results of Operations” discussion herein for a description of the factors contributing to the decrease in the Company’s consolidated net investment income in the second quarter and first six months of 2018 compared with the same periods of 2017. In addition, refer to note 2 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report for a discussion of the Company’s net investment income allocation methodology.

~~Other Revenues~~

~~Other revenues in the second quarters and first six months of 2018 and 2017 primarily consisted of installment premium charges.~~

~~Claims and Expenses~~

~~Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses~~

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the second quarter of 2018 were $1.90 billion, $158 million or 9% higher than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) higher catastrophe losses, (iii) loss cost trends and (iv) normal quarterly variability in loss activity in the Homeowners and Other product line, partially offset by (v) higher net favorable prior year reserve development.

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months of 2018 were $3.59 billion, $244 million or 7% higher than in the same period of 2017, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher business volumes, (ii) higher catastrophe losses, (iii) loss cost trends and (iv) normal variability in loss activity in the Homeowners and Other product line, partially offset by (v) higher net favorable prior year reserve development.

Factors contributing to net favorable prior year reserve development during the second quarter and first six months of 2019 and 2018 are discussed in more detail in note 6 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$380~~$118 million, ~~$23~~$5 million or 6%4% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$754~~$230 million, ~~$51~~$10 million or 7%5% higher than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The increases in both periods of 2019 were generally consistent with the increases in earned premiums.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2019 were $120 million, $4 million or 3% higher than in the same period of 2018. General and administrative expenses in the first six months of 2019 were $237 million, $6 million or 3% higher than in the same period of 2018. The increases in both periods of 2019 primarily reflected the impact of higher business volumes.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2019 was $46 million, $9 million or 16% lower than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of the $39 million decrease in segment income before income taxes in the second quarter of 2019. Income tax expense in the first six months of 2019 was $81 million, $9 million or 10% lower than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of the $74 million decrease in segment income before income taxes in the first six months of 2019, partially offset by the impact of lower tax expense in the first six months of 2018 due to a reduction in the liability for uncertain tax positions.

Combined Ratio

The combined ratio of 74.9% in the second quarter of 2019 was 8.4 points higher than the combined ratio of 66.5% in the same period of 2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 37.4% in the second quarter of 2019 was 8.6 points higher than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 28.8% in the same period of 2018. The underwriting expense ratio of 37.5% in the second quarter of 2019 was 0.2 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of 37.7% in the same period of 2018.

Net favorable prior year reserve development in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 provided 6.2 points and 14.8 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 accounted for 0.1 points and 0.8 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the second quarter of 2019 was 0.5 points higher than the 2018 ratio on the same basis.

The combined ratio of 77.9% in the first six months of 2019 was 7.4 points higher than the combined ratio of 70.5% in the same period of 2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 40.3% in the first six months of 2019 was 7.7 points higher than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 32.6% in the same period of 2018. The underwriting expense ratio of 37.6% in the first six months of 2019 was 0.3 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of 37.9% in the same period of 2018.

Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 provided 3.4 points and 10.5 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 accounted for 0.2 points

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and 0.4 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the first six months of 2019 was 0.5 points higher than the 2018 ratio on the same basis.

Written Premiums

The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment’s gross and net written premiums were as follows:



	Gross Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018

Domestic:
Management Liability	$	432	$	378	$	821	$	742
Surety	251		240		473		458
Total Domestic	683		618		1,294		1,200
International	64		56		115		112
Total Bond & Specialty Insurance	$	747	$	674	$	1,409	$	1,312



	Net Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018

Domestic:
Management Liability	$	403	$	362	$	770	$	710
Surety	244		235		428		420
Total Domestic	647		597		1,198		1,130
International	63		56		99		97
Total Bond & Specialty Insurance	$	710	$	653	$	1,297	$	1,227

Gross and net written premiums in the second quarter of 2019 increased by 11% and 9%, respectively, over the same period of 2018. Gross written premiums in the first six months of 2019 increased by 7% over the same period of 2018. Net written premiums increased at a lower rate of 6% in the first six months of 2019, reflecting higher ceded written premiums for several reinsurance treaties, including those related to the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty.

Domestic. Net written premiums of $647 million and $1.20 billion in the second quarter and first six months of 2019, respectively, increased by 8% and 6%, respectively, over the same periods of 2018. Excluding the surety line of business, for which the following are not relevant measures, business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of 2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 remained positive and were comparable with the same periods of 2018. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 increased over the same periods of 2018.

International. Net written premiums of $63 million and $99 million in the second quarter and first six months of 2019, respectively, increased by 13% and 2%, respectively, over the same periods of 2018. The increases in both periods of 2019 were primarily driven by increases in Canada and the United Kingdom, partially offset by the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

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Personal Insurance

Results of Personal Insurance were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(dollars in millions)	2019			2018			2019			2018

Revenues
Earned premiums	$	2,573		$	2,453		$	5,080		$	4,840
Net investment income	109			98			208			197
Fee income	5			5			10			9
Other revenues	21			14			43			31
Total revenues	2,708			2,570			5,341			5,077

Total claims and expenses	2,606			2,599			4,892			4,949

Segment income (loss) before income taxes	102			(29		)	449			128
Income tax expense (benefit)	14			(12		)	83			16
Segment income (loss)	$	88		$	(17	)	$	366		$	112

Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio	73.7		%	77.6		%	68.8		%	74.2		%
Underwriting expense ratio	26.5			27.3			26.4			27.1
Combined ratio	100.2		%	104.9		%	95.2		%	101.3		%

Overview

Segment income in the second quarter of 2019 was $88 million, compared with a segment loss of $(17) million in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the pre-tax impacts of (i) lower catastrophe losses and (ii) higher net investment income, partially offset by (iii) lower underlying underwriting margins. Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 were ~~generally~~$156 million and $315 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in each of the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 was $13 million. The lower underlying underwriting margins primarily resulted from the impacts of (i) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses in Agency Homeowners and Other and (ii) the impact on earned premiums related to the Company's new catastrophe reinsurance treaty, mostly impacting Agency Homeowners and Other, partially offset by (iii) earned pricing that exceeded loss cost trends in Agency Automobile and (iv) higher business volumes. The segment incurred income tax expense in the second quarter of 2019 compared to an income tax benefit in the same period of 2018.

Segment income in the first six months of 2019 was $366 million, $254 million higher than segment income of $112 million in the same period of 2018. The increase in segment income before income taxes primarily reflected the pre-tax impacts of (i) lower catastrophe losses and (ii) higher net favorable prior year reserve development. Catastrophe losses in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 were $251 million and $531 million, respectively. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 was $82 million and $62 million, respectively. Income tax expense in the first six months of 2019 was higher than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of the increase in segment income before income taxes.

Revenues

Earned Premiums

Earned premiums in the second quarter of 2019 were $2.57 billion, $120 million or 5% higher than in the same period of 2018. Earned premiums in the first six months of 2019 were $5.08 billion, $240 million or 5% higher than in the same period of 2018. The increases in both periods of 2019 primarily reflected the increase in net written premiums over the preceding twelve months. The increases in earned premiums in both periods of 2019 were reduced by the earned impact of the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty.

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Net Investment Income

Net investment income in the second quarter of 2019 was $109 million, $11 million or 11% higher than in the same period of 2018. Net investment income in the first six months of 2019 was $208 million, $11 million or 6% higher than in the same period of 2018. Refer to the “Net Investment Income” section of the “Consolidated Results of Operations” discussion herein for a description of the factors contributing to the increase in the Company’s consolidated net investment income in the second quarter and first six months of 2019 compared with the same periods of 2018. In addition, refer to note 2 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2018 Annual Report for a discussion of the Company’s net investment income allocation methodology.

Other Revenues

Other revenues in the second quarters and first six months of 2019 and 2018 primarily consisted of installment premium charges.

Claims and Expenses

Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the second quarter of 2019 were $1.90 billion, comparable with the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses in Agency Homeowners and Other, (ii) higher business volumes and (iii) loss cost trends, largely offset by (iv) lower catastrophe losses.

Claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months of 2019 were $3.49 billion, $98 million or 3% lower than in the same period of 2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) lower catastrophe losses and (ii) higher net favorable prior year reserve development, partially offset by (iii) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses in Agency Homeowners and Other, (iv) higher business volumes and (v) loss cost trends.

Factors contributing to net favorable prior year reserve development during the first six months of 2019 and 2018 are discussed in more detail in note 6 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Amortization of Deferred Acquisition Costs

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the second quarter of 2019 was $398 million, $18 million or 5% higher than in the same period of 2018. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs in the first six months of 2019 was $788 million, $34 million or 5% higher than in the same period of 2018. The increases in both periods of 2019 were consistent with the increases in earned premiums.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$316~~$311 million, ~~$31~~$5 million or ~~11% higher~~2% lower than in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. General and administrative expenses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$604~~$611 million, ~~$54~~$7 million or ~~10%~~1% higher than in the same period of 2017. The increases in both periods of 2018 primarily reflected the impacts of (i) variable costs associated with higher business volumes and (ii) windpool assessments incurred in 2018 related to Hurricane Harvey.2018.

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Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

~~The income~~Income tax ~~benefit~~expense in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$12~~$14 million, ~~$1 million or 8% lower than the~~compared with an income tax benefit of $(12) million in ~~the~~ same period of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA, largely offset by the impact of (ii) the decrease~~$131 million increase in ~~the~~ segment income ~~(loss)~~ before income taxes. Income tax expense in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$16~~$83 million, ~~compared to no income tax expense or benefit~~$67 million higher than in the same period of ~~2017, as~~2018, primarily reflecting the ~~impacts~~impact of ~~(i)~~ the ~~$27~~$321 million increase in segment income before income taxes and (ii) the $7 million reduction in income tax expense as a result of the resolution of prior year tax matters in the first quarter of 2017 were partially offset by the impact of (iii) the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate resulting from the TCJA.taxes.

Combined Ratio

The combined ratio of ~~104.9%~~100.2% in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.8~~4.7 points ~~higher~~lower than the combined ratio of ~~104.1%~~104.9% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 73.7% in the second quarter of 2019 was 3.9 points lower than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 77.6% in the same period of 2018. The underwriting expense ratio of 26.5% for the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was 0.8 points ~~higher~~lower than the ~~loss and loss adjustment~~underwriting expense ratio of ~~76.8%~~27.3% in the same period of ~~2017. The underwriting expense ratio of 27.3% for the second quarter of 2018 was level with the underwriting expense ratio in the same period of 2017.~~2018.

Catastrophe losses in the second quarters of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 accounted for ~~12.8~~6.1 points and ~~9.6~~12.8 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. Net favorable prior year reserve development in each of the second ~~quarter~~quarters of 2019 and 2018 provided 0.5 points of benefit to the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the second quarter of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~1.9~~2.0 points ~~lower~~higher than the ~~2017~~2018 ratio on the same basis, primarily reflecting (i) higher non-catastrophe weather-related losses in Agency Homeowners and Other and (ii) the ~~impacts~~impact on earned premiums related to the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty, mostly impacting Agency Homeowners and

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Other, partially offset by the impact of (iii) earned pricing that exceeded loss cost trends in ~~the~~ Agency Automobile ~~product line, partially offset by (ii) normal quarterly variability in loss activity in the Agency Homeowners~~ and ~~Other product line.~~(iv) a lower underwriting expense ratio.

The combined ratio of ~~101.3%~~95.2% in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.6~~6.1 points lower than the combined ratio of ~~101.9%~~101.3% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~74.2%~~68.8% in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.7~~5.4 points lower than the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of ~~74.9%~~74.2% in the same period of ~~2017.~~2018. The underwriting expense ratio of 26.4% in the first six months of 2019 was 0.7 points lower than the underwriting expense ratio of 27.1% in the ~~first six months of 2018 was 0.1 points higher than the underwriting expense ratio of 27.0% in the~~ same period of ~~2017.~~2018.

Catastrophe losses in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017~~2018 accounted for ~~11.0~~4.9 points and ~~9.7~~11.0 points, respectively, of the combined ratio. Net favorable prior year reserve development in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ provided ~~1.3~~1.6 points and ~~0.2~~1.3 points of benefit, respectively, to the combined ratio. The underlying combined ratio in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 was ~~0.8%~~0.3 points ~~lower~~higher than the ~~2017~~2018 ratio on the same basis, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) earned pricing that exceeded loss cost trends in the Agency Automobile product line, partially offset by (ii) normal variability in loss activity in the Agency Homeowners and Other product line.basis.

Written Premiums

Personal Insurance’s gross and net written premiums were as follows:


	Gross Written Premiums								Gross Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018

Domestic:
Agency:
Automobile	$	1,265	$	1,164	$	2,457	$	2,258	$	1,304	$	1,265	$	2,544	$	2,457
Homeowners and Other	1,148		1,085		2,021		1,920		1,268		1,148		2,222		2,021
Total Agency	2,413		2,249		4,478		4,178		2,572		2,413		4,766		4,478
Direct-to-Consumer	98		88		191		171		103		98		201		191
Total Domestic	2,511		2,337		4,669		4,349		2,675		2,511		4,967		4,669
International	206		176		357		310		209		206		364		357
Total Personal Insurance	$	2,717	$	2,513	$	5,026	$	4,659	$	2,884	$	2,717	$	5,331	$	5,026

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	Net Written Premiums								Net Written Premiums
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,				Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2018		2017		2019		2018		2019		2018

Domestic:
Agency:
Automobile	$	1,258	$	1,159	$	2,441	$	2,246	$	1,300	$	1,258	$	2,524	$	2,441
Homeowners and Other	1,137		1,077		1,969		1,871		1,258		1,137		2,095		1,969
Total Agency	2,395		2,236		4,410		4,117		2,558		2,395		4,619		4,410
Direct-to-Consumer	99		88		191		171		103		99		198		191
Total Domestic	2,494		2,324		4,601		4,288		2,661		2,494		4,817		4,601
International	203		174		352		306		205		203		356		352
Total Personal Insurance	$	2,697	$	2,498	$	4,953	$	4,594	$	2,866	$	2,697	$	5,173	$	4,953

Domestic Agency Written Premiums

Personal Insurance’s domestic Agency business comprises business written through agents, brokers and other intermediaries.

Domestic Agency gross and net written premiums in the second quarter ~~and first six months~~ of ~~2018~~2019 both increased by 7% over the same ~~periods~~period of ~~2017.~~2018. Domestic Agency gross written premiums in the first six months of 2019 increased by 6% over the same period of 2018.

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Domestic Agency net written premiums increased at a lower rate of 5% in the first six months of 2019, primarily reflecting the impact of the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty entered into in the first quarter of 2019.

Domestic Agency Automobile net written premiums of ~~$1.26~~$1.30 billion and ~~$2.44~~$2.52 billion in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, both increased by 9%3% over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. Net written premiums in the first six months of 2019 were reduced by the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018.~~2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 remained positive ~~and~~but were ~~higher~~lower than in the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018 decreased from~~2019 increased over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018.

Domestic Agency Homeowners and Other net written premiums of ~~$1.14~~$1.26 billion and ~~$1.97~~$2.10 billion in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, increased by 6%11% and 5%6%, respectively, over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. Net written premiums in the first six months of 2019 were reduced by the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty. Business retention rates remained strong in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018.~~2019. Renewal premium changes in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 remained positive and were higher than in the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018. New business premiums in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018~~2019 increased over the same periods of ~~2017.~~2018.

For its Domestic Agency business, the Personal Insurance segment had approximately ~~7.0~~7.3 million and ~~6.8~~7.0 million active policies at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

Direct-to-Consumer and International Written Premiums

Direct-to-Consumer net written premiums of ~~$99~~$103 million and ~~$191~~$198 million in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, both increased by ~~13% and 12%, respectively,~~4% over the same periods of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting growth in ~~automobile net~~homeowners and other. Net written premiums ~~due to positive renewal premium changes.~~in the first six months of 2019 were reduced by the new catastrophe reinsurance treaty.

International net written premiums of ~~$203~~$205 million and ~~$352~~$356 million in the second quarter and first six months of ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, both increased by ~~17% and 15%, respectively,~~1% over the same periods of ~~2017,~~2018, primarily driven by growth in automobile net written premiums, ~~and~~partially offset by the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

For its international and direct-to-consumer business, Personal Insurance had approximately ~~895,000~~901,000 and ~~867,000~~895,000 active policies at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

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Interest Expense and Other


	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,					Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)	2018			2017			2018			2017		2019			2018			2019			2018
Income (loss)	$	(78	)	$	(61	)	$	(154	)	(123	)	$	(76	)	$	(78	)	$	(151	)	$	(154	)

The Income (loss) for Interest Expense and Other in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 was $(76) million and ~~2017 was~~ $(78) million, respectively. Pre-tax interest expense in the second quarters of 2019 and ~~$(61)~~2018 was $89 million and $90 million respectively. After-tax interest expense in the second quarters of 2019 and 2018 was $70 million and $71 million, respectively. The Income (loss) for Interest Expense and Other in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ was ~~$(154)~~$(151) million and ~~$(123) million, respectively. Pre-tax interest expense in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 was $90 million and $92~~$(154) million, respectively. Pre-tax interest expense in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ was ~~$179~~$177 million and ~~$181 million, respectively. After-tax interest expense in the second quarters of 2018 and 2017 was $71 million and $60~~$179 million, respectively. After-tax interest expense in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 was $140 million and ~~2017 was~~ $141 million, ~~and $118 million,~~ respectively. ~~The increase in after-tax interest expense in both periods~~

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ASBESTOS CLAIMS AND LITIGATION

The Company believes that the property and casualty insurance industry has suffered from court decisions and other trends that have expanded insurance coverage for asbestos claims far beyond the original intent of insurers and policyholders. The Company has received and continues to receive a significant number of asbestos ~~claims from the Company’s policyholders (which includes others seeking coverage under a policy).~~claims. Factors underlying these claim filings include continued intensive advertising by lawyers seeking asbestos claimants and the ~~continued~~ focus by plaintiffs on defendants who were not traditionally primary targets of asbestos litigation. The focus on these defendants is primarily the result of the number of traditional asbestos defendants who have sought bankruptcy protection in previous years. In addition to contributing to the overall number of claims, bankruptcy proceedings may increase the volatility of asbestos-related losses by initially delaying the reporting of claims and later by significantly accelerating and increasing loss payments by insurers, including the Company. The bankruptcy of many traditional defendants has also caused increased settlement demands against those policyholders who are not in bankruptcy but remain in the tort system. Currently, in many jurisdictions, those who allege very serious injury and who can present credible medical evidence of their injuries are receiving priority trial settings in the courts, while those who have not shown any credible disease manifestation are having their hearing dates delayed or placed on an inactive docket. Prioritizing claims involving credible evidence of injuries, along with the focus on defendants who were not traditionally primary targets of asbestos litigation, contributes to the claims and claim adjustment expense payment patterns experienced by the Company. The Company’s asbestos-related claims and claim adjustment expense experience also has been impacted by the unavailability of other insurance sources potentially available to policyholders, whether through exhaustion of policy limits or through the insolvency of other participating insurers.

The Company continues to be involved in ~~coverage~~disputes, including litigation, ~~concerning~~with a number of policyholders, some of whom ~~have filed~~are in bankruptcy over coverage for ~~bankruptcy, who in some instances have asserted that all or a portion of their~~ asbestos-related claims are not subject to aggregate limits on coverage. In these instances, policyholders also may assert that each individual bodily injury claim should be treated as a separate occurrence under the policy. It is difficult to predict whether these policyholders will be successful on both issues. To the extent both issues are resolved in a policyholder’s favor and other Company defenses are not successful, the Company’s coverage obligations under the policies at issue would be materially increased and bounded only by the applicable per-occurrence limits and the number of asbestos bodily injury claims against the policyholders. Although the Company has seen a reduction in the overall risk associated with these lawsuits, it remains difficult to predict the ultimate cost of these claims.

Many coverage disputes with policyholders are only resolved through settlement agreements. Because many policyholders make exaggerated demands, it is difficult to predict the outcome of settlement negotiations. Settlements involving bankrupt policyholders may include extensive releases which are favorable to the Company, but which could result in settlements for larger amounts than originally anticipated. ~~There also may be instances where~~Although the Company has seen a ~~court may not approve a proposed settlement, which may result~~reduction in ~~additional litigation and potentially less beneficial outcomes for~~ the ~~Company.~~overall risk associated with these disputes, it remains difficult to predict the ultimate cost of these claims. As in the past, the Company will continue to pursue settlement opportunities.

In addition to claims against policyholders, proceedings have been launched directly against insurers, including the Company, by individuals challenging insurers’ conduct with respect to the handling of past asbestos claims and by individuals seeking damages arising from alleged asbestos-related bodily injuries. It is possible that the filing of other direct actions against insurers, including the Company, could be made in the future. It is difficult to predict the outcome of these proceedings, including whether the plaintiffs

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would be able to sustain these actions against insurers based on novel legal theories of liability. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to any such claims and has received favorable rulings in certain jurisdictions.

Because each policyholder presents different liability and coverage issues, the Company generally reviews the exposure presented by each policyholder at least annually. Among the factors which the Company may consider in the course of this review are: available insurance coverage, including the role of any umbrella or excess insurance the Company has issued to the policyholder; limits and deductibles; an analysis of the policyholder’s potential liability; the jurisdictions involved; past and anticipated future claim activity and loss development on pending claims; past settlement values of similar claims; allocated claim adjustment expense; the potential role of other insurance; the role, if any, of non-asbestos claims or potential non-asbestos claims in any resolution process; and applicable coverage defenses or determinations, if any, including the determination as to whether or not an asbestos claim is a products/completed operation claim subject to an aggregate limit and the available coverage, if any, for that claim.

The Company’s quarterly asbestos reserve reviews include an analysis of exposure and claim payment patterns by policyholder category, as well as recent settlements, policyholder bankruptcies, judicial rulings and legislative actions. The Company also analyzes developing payment patterns among policyholders in the ~~Home Office~~home office and ~~Field Office,~~field office category and ~~Assumed Reinsurance~~the assumed reinsurance and ~~Other categories~~other category as well as projected reinsurance billings and recoveries. In addition, the Company reviews its historical gross and net loss and expense paid experience, year-by-year, to assess any emerging trends, fluctuations, or characteristics suggested by the aggregate paid activity. Conventional actuarial methods are not utilized to establish asbestos reserves and the Company’s evaluations have not resulted in a reliable method to determine a meaningful average asbestos defense or indemnity payment. Over the past decade, the property and casualty insurance industry, including the Company, has experienced net unfavorable prior year reserve development with regard to asbestos reserves, but the Company believes that over that period there has been a reduction in the volatility associated with the Company’s overall asbestos exposure as the overall asbestos environment has evolved from one dominated by exposure to significant litigation risks, particularly coverage disputes relating to policyholders in bankruptcy who were asserting that their claims were not subject to the aggregate limits contained in their policies, to an environment primarily driven by a frequency of litigation related to individuals with mesothelioma. The Company’s overall view of the current underlying

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asbestos environment is essentially unchanged from recent periods and there remains a high degree of uncertainty with respect to future exposure to asbestos claims.

Because each policyholder presents different liability and coverage issues, the Company generally reviews the exposure presented by each policyholder at least annually. Among the factors which the Company may consider in the course of this review are: available insurance coverage, including the role of any umbrella or excess insurance the Company has issued to the policyholder; limits and deductibles; an analysis of the policyholder’s potential liability; the jurisdictions involved; past and anticipated future claim activity and loss development on pending claims; past settlement values of similar claims; allocated claim adjustment expense; potential role of other insurance; the role, if any, of non-asbestos claims or potential non-asbestos claims in any resolution process; and applicable coverage defenses or determinations, if any, including the determination as to whether or not an asbestos claim is a products/completed operation claim subject to an aggregate limit and the available coverage, if any, for that claim.

Net asbestos paid loss and loss expenses in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ were ~~$98~~$102 million and ~~$139~~$98 million, respectively. Net asbestos reserves were $1.18 billion at both June 30, ~~2018, compared with $1.19 billion at~~2019 and June 30, ~~2017.~~2018.

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The following table displays activity for asbestos losses and loss expenses and reserves:


(at and for the six months ended June 30, in millions)	2018			2017			2019			2018
Beginning reserves:
Gross	$	1,538		$	1,512		$	1,608		$	1,538
Ceded	(257		)	(186		)	(327		)	(257		)
Net	1,281			1,326			1,281			1,281

Incurred losses and loss expenses:
Gross	—			—			—			—
Ceded	—			—			—			—
Net	—			—			—			—

Paid loss and loss expenses:
Gross	130			166			134			130
Ceded	(32		)	(27		)	(32		)	(32		)
Net	98			139			102			98

Foreign exchange and other:
Gross	—			1			—			—
Ceded	—			—			—			—
Net	—			1			—			—

Ending reserves:
Gross	1,408			1,347			1,474			1,408
Ceded	(225		)	(159		)	(295		)	(225		)
Net	$	1,183		$	1,188		$	1,179		$	1,183

See “—Uncertainty Regarding Adequacy of Asbestos and Environmental Reserves.”

ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS AND LITIGATION

The Company has received and continues to receive claims from policyholders who allege that they are liable for injury or damage arising out of their alleged disposition of toxic substances. ~~Mostly, these~~These claims are ~~due~~mainly brought pursuant to various ~~legislative as well as regulatory efforts aimed at~~state or federal statutes that require a liable party to undertake or pay for environmental remediation. For instance, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), enacted in 1980 and later modified, enables private parties as well as federal and state governments to take action with respect to releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances. This federal statute permits the recovery of response costs from some liable parties and may require liable parties to undertake their own remedial action. Liability under ~~CERCLA~~these statutes may be joint and several with other responsible parties.

The Company has also been, and continues to be, involved in litigation involving insurance coverage issues pertaining to environmental claims. The Company believes that some court decisions have interpreted the insurance coverage to be broader than the original intent of the insurers and policyholders. These decisions often pertain to insurance policies that were issued by the Company prior to the mid-1980s. These decisions continue to be inconsistent and vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Environmental claims, when submitted, rarely indicate the monetary amount being sought by the claimant from the policyholder, and the Company does not keep track of the monetary amount being sought in those few claims which indicate a monetary amount.

The resolution of environmental exposures by the Company generally occurs through settlements with policyholders as opposed to claimants. Generally, the Company strives to extinguish any obligations it may have under any policy issued to the policyholder

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for past, present and future environmental liabilities and extinguish any pending coverage litigation dispute with the policyholder. This form of settlement is commonly referred to as a “buy-back” of policies for future environmental liability. In addition, many of the agreements have also extinguished any insurance obligation which the Company may have for other claims, including, but

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not limited to, asbestos and other cumulative injury claims. The Company and its policyholders may also agree to settlements which only extinguish any liability arising from known specified sites or claims. ~~Where appropriate,~~In many instances, these agreements also include indemnities and hold harmless provisions to protect the Company. The Company’s general purpose in executing these agreements is to reduce the Company’s potential environmental exposure and eliminate the risks presented by coverage litigation with the policyholder and related costs.

In establishing environmental reserves, the Company evaluates the exposure presented by each policyholder and the anticipated cost of resolution, if any. In the course of this analysis, the Company generally considers the probable liability, available coverage and relevant judicial interpretations. In addition, the Company considers the many variables presented, such as: the nature of the alleged activities of the policyholder at each site; the number of sites; the total number of potentially responsible parties at each site; the nature of the alleged environmental harm and the corresponding remedy at each site; the nature of government enforcement activities at each site; the ownership and general use of each site; the overall nature of the insurance relationship between the Company and the policyholder, including the role of any umbrella or excess insurance the Company has issued to the policyholder; the involvement of other insurers; the potential for other available coverage, including the number of years of coverage; the role, if any, of non-environmental claims or potential non-environmental claims in any resolution process; and the applicable law in each jurisdiction. ~~The evaluation of the exposure presented by a policyholder can change as information concerning that policyholder and the many variables presented is developed.~~ Conventional actuarial methods are not used to estimate these reserves.

In its review of environmental reserves, the Company considers: past settlement payments; changing judicial and legislative trends; its reserves for the costs of litigating environmental coverage matters; the potential for policyholders with smaller exposures to be named in new clean-up actions for both on- and off-site waste disposal activities; the potential for adverse development; the potential for additional new claims beyond previous expectations; and the potential higher costs for new settlements.

The duration of the Company’s investigation and review of these claims and the time necessary to determine an appropriate estimate, if any, of the value of the claim to the Company vary significantly and are dependent upon a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the cooperation of the policyholder in providing claim information, the pace of underlying litigation or claim processes, the pace of coverage litigation between the policyholder and the Company and the willingness of the policyholder and the Company to negotiate, if appropriate, a resolution of any dispute pertaining to these claims. Because these factors vary from claim-to-claim and policyholder-by-policyholder, the Company cannot provide a meaningful average of the duration of an environmental claim. However, based upon the Company’s experience in resolving these claims, the duration may vary from months to several years.

The Company continues to receive notices from policyholders tendering claims for the first time, frequently under policies issued prior to the mid-1980s. These policyholders continue to present smaller exposures, have fewer sites and are lower tier defendants. Further, in many instances, clean-up costs have been reduced because regulatory agencies are willing to accept risk-based site analyses and more efficient clean-up technologies. Over the past several years, the Company has experienced generally favorable trends in the number of new policyholders tendering environmental claims for the first time and in the number of pending declaratory judgment actions relating to environmental matters. However, the degree to which those favorable trends have continued has been less than anticipated. In addition, reserve development on existing environmental claims ~~has~~as well as the costs associated with coverage litigation on environmental matters have been greater than anticipated, driven by claims and legal developments in a limited number of jurisdictions. As a result of these factors, the Company increased its net environmental reserves by ~~$55~~$60 million and ~~$65~~$55 million in the second quarters of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively.

Net environmental paid loss and loss expenses in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ were ~~$26~~$35 million and ~~$37~~$26 million, respectively. At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, approximately 95% of the net environmental reserve (approximately ~~$367~~$342 million) was carried in a bulk reserve and included unresolved environmental claims, incurred but not reported environmental claims and the anticipated cost of coverage litigation disputes relating to these claims. The bulk reserve the Company carries is established and adjusted based upon the aggregate volume of in-process environmental claims and the Company’s experience in resolving those claims. The balance, approximately 5% of the net environmental reserve (approximately ~~$21~~$17 million), consists of case reserves.

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The following table displays activity for environmental losses and loss expenses and reserves:


(at and for the six months ended June 30, in millions)	2018			2017			2019			2018
Beginning reserves:
Gross	$	373		$	395		$	358		$	373
Ceded	(13		)	(13		)	(24		)	(13		)
Net	360			382			334			360

Incurred losses and loss expenses:
Gross	71			74			67			71
Ceded	(16		)	(9		)	(7		)	(16		)
Net	55			65			60			55

Paid loss and loss expenses:
Gross	30			39			36			30
Ceded	(4		)	(2		)	(1		)	(4		)
Net	26			37			35			26

Foreign exchange and other:
Gross	(1		)	1			(1		)	(1		)
Ceded	—			—			1			—
Net	(1		)	1			—			(1		)

Ending reserves:
Gross	413			431			388			413
Ceded	(25		)	(20		)	(29		)	(25		)
Net	$	388		$	411		$	359		$	388

UNCERTAINTY REGARDING ADEQUACY OF ASBESTOS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESERVES

As a result of the processes and procedures discussed above, management believes that the reserves carried for asbestos and environmental claims are appropriately established based upon known facts, current law and management’s judgment. However, the uncertainties surrounding the final resolution of these claims continue, and it is difficult to determine the ultimate exposure for asbestos and environmental claims and related litigation. As a result, these reserves are subject to revision as new information becomes available and as claims develop. The continuing uncertainties include, without limitation, the risks and lack of predictability inherent in complex litigation, any impact from the bankruptcy protection sought by various asbestos producers and other asbestos defendants, a further increase or decreaseChanges in the ~~cost toresolve, and/or~~legal, regulatory and legislative environment may impact the resolution of asbestos and environmental claims and result in adverse loss reserve development. The emergence of a greater number of asbestos ~~and~~or environmental claims beyond that which is anticipated ~~the emergence of a greater number of asbestos claims than anticipated as a~~may result of extended life expectancies resulting from medical advances and lifestyle improvements, the role of any umbrella or excess policies the Company has issued, the resolution or adjudication of disputes pertaining to the amount of available coverage for asbestos and environmental claims in a manner inconsistent with the Company’s previous assessment of these claims, the number and outcome of direct actions against the Company, future developments pertaining to the Company’s ability to recover reinsurance for asbestos and environmental claims and the unavailability of other insurance sources potentially available to policyholders, whether through exhaustion of policy limits or through the insolvency of other participating insurers. In addition, uncertainties arise from the insolvency or bankruptcy of policyholders and other defendants. It is also not possible to predict changes in the legal, regulatory and legislative environment and their impact on the future development of asbestos and environmental claims. This environment could be affected by changesadverse loss reserve development. Changes in applicable legislation and future court and regulatory decisions and interpretations, including the outcome of legal challenges to legislative and/or judicial reforms establishing medical criteria for the pursuit of asbestos claims could affect the settlement of asbestos and environmental claims. It is also difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of complex coverage disputes until settlement negotiations near completion and significant legal questions are resolved or, failing settlement, until the dispute is adjudicated. This is particularly the case with policyholders in bankruptcy where negotiations often involve a large number of claimants and other parties and require court

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approval to be effective. As part of its continuing analysis of asbestos and environmental reserves, the Company continues to study the implications of these and other developments.

Because of the uncertainties set forth above, additional liabilities may arise for amounts in excess of the Company’s current insurance reserves. In addition, the Company’s estimate of claims and claim adjustment expenses may change. These additional liabilities or increases in estimates, or a range of either, cannot now be reasonably estimated and could result in income statement charges that could be material to the Company’s operating results in future periods.

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

The Company’s invested assets at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 were ~~$71.16~~$75.50 billion, of which ~~93%~~94% was invested in fixed maturity and short-term investments, 1% in equity securities, 1% in real estate investments and 5%4% in other investments. Because the primary purpose of the investment portfolio is to fund future claims payments, the Company employs a conservative investment philosophy. A significant majority of funds available for investment are deployed in a widely diversified portfolio of high quality, liquid, taxable U.S. government, tax-exempt U.S. municipal and taxable corporate and U.S. agency mortgage-backed bonds.

The carrying value of the Company’s fixed maturity portfolio at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 was ~~$62.54~~$67.17 billion. The Company closely monitors the duration of its fixed maturity investments, and investment purchases and sales are executed with the objective of having adequate funds available to satisfy the Company’s insurance and debt obligations. The weighted average credit quality of the Company’s fixed maturity portfolio, both including and excluding U.S. Treasury securities, was “Aa2” at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. Below investment grade securities represented ~~2.7%~~2.3% of the total fixed maturity investment portfolio at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. The weighted average effective duration of fixed maturities and short-term securities was ~~4.5 (4.8~~4.2 (4.4 excluding short-term securities) at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~4.0 (4.3~~4.5 (4.7 excluding short-term securities) at December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Obligations of States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions

The Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 included ~~$28.93~~$29.73 billion and ~~$30.92~~$28.61 billion, respectively, of securities which are obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions (collectively referred to as the municipal bond portfolio). The municipal bond portfolio is diversified across the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and includes general obligation and revenue bonds issued by states, cities, counties, school districts and similar issuers. Included in the municipal bond portfolio at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 were ~~$3.54~~$2.33 billion and ~~$3.90~~$2.85 billion, respectively, of pre-refunded bonds, which are bonds for which states or municipalities have established irrevocable trusts, almost exclusively comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities. These trusts were created to fund the payment of principal and interest due under the bonds. The irrevocable trusts are verified as to their sufficiency by an independent verification agent of the underwriter, issuer or trustee. All of the Company’s holdings of securities issued by Puerto Rico and related entities have been pre-refunded and therefore are defeased by U.S. Treasury securities.

The Company bases its investment decision on the underlying credit characteristics of the municipal security. The weighted average credit rating of the municipal bond portfolio was ~~“Aa1”~~"Aaa/Aa1" at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Pass-Through Securities

The Company’s fixed maturity investment portfolio at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 included ~~$2.52~~$2.93 billion and ~~$2.41~~$2.57 billion, respectively, of residential mortgage-backed securities, which include pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), all of which are subject to prepayment risk (either shortening or lengthening of duration). While prepayment risk for securities and its effect on income cannot be fully controlled, particularly when interest rates move dramatically, the Company’s investment strategy generally favors securities that reduce this risk within expected interest rate ranges. Included in the totals at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017~~2018 were ~~$748 million~~$1.18 billion and ~~$804~~$859 million, respectively, of GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC (excluding FHA project loans) and Canadian government guaranteed residential mortgage-backed pass-through securities classified as available for sale. Also included in those totals were residential CMOs classified as available for sale with a fair value of ~~$1.77~~$1.74 billion and ~~$1.61~~$1.71 billion at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. Approximately 51% and ~~55%~~52% of the Company’s CMO holdings at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, respectively, were guaranteed by or fully collateralized by securities issued by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC. The weighted average credit rating of the ~~$874~~$854 million and ~~$717~~$828 million of non-guaranteed CMO holdings ~~was “Aa3”~~ at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~“A1” at~~ December 31, ~~2017.~~2018 was "Aa1." The weighted average credit rating of all of the above securities was ~~“Aa1”~~"Aaa/Aa1" at both June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018. For further discussion regarding the Company’s

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investments in residential CMOs, see “Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Investment Portfolio” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Equity Securities, Real Estate and Short-Term Investments

See note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report for further information about these invested asset classes.

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Other Investments

The Company also invests in private equity limited partnerships, hedge funds and real estate partnerships and joint ventures. Also included in other investments are non-public common and preferred equities and derivatives. These asset classes have historically provided a higher return than fixed maturities but are subject to more volatility. At June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017,~~2018, the carrying value of the Company’s other investments was ~~$3.56~~$3.47 billion and ~~$3.53~~$3.56 billion, respectively.

CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE COVERAGE

The ~~Company’s~~Company's catastrophe reinsurance coverage is discussed in the ~~“Catastrophe Reinsurance”~~"Catastrophe Reinsurance" section of ~~“Part~~"Part I - Item 1 - ~~Business”~~Business" in the ~~Company’s 2017~~Company's 2018 Annual Report. Except as discussed below, there have been no material changes to the ~~Company’s~~Company's catastrophe reinsurance coverage from that reported in the ~~Company’s 2017~~Company's 2018 Annual Report.

Catastrophe Bonds. ~~The Company has catastrophe protection through an~~With respect to the Company’s indemnity reinsurance agreement with Long Point Re III Ltd. ~~(Long Point Re III)~~, ~~an independent Cayman Islands company licensed as a Class C insurer in~~ the Cayman Islands. The reinsurance agreement meets the requirements to be accounted for as reinsurance in accordance with the guidance for reinsurance contracts. In connection with the reinsurance agreement, Long Point Re III issued notes (generally referred to as “catastrophe bonds”) to investors in amounts equal to the full coverage provided under the reinsurance agreement as described below. The proceeds of the issuance were deposited in a reinsurance trust account. The businesses covered by the reinsurance agreement are subsets of the Company’s overall insurance portfolio, comprising specified property coverages spread across the following geographic locations: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and Vermont.

The reinsurance agreement was entered into in May 2018 in connection with Long Point Re III’s offering to unrelated investors of $500 million aggregate principal amount of catastrophe bonds. This reinsurance agreement provides coverage to the Company through May 24, 2022 for certain losses from tropical cyclones, earthquakes, severe thunderstorms or winter storms in the locations listed above. The attachment point and maximum limit ~~under this agreement will be~~were reset as required annually to adjust the expected loss of the layer within a predetermined range. For the period May 25, ~~2018~~2019 through and including May 24, ~~2019,~~2020, the Company will be entitled to begin recovering amounts under ~~the~~this reinsurance agreement if the covered losses in the covered area for a single occurrence reach an initial attachment amount of ~~$1.9~~$1.79 billion. The full $500 million coverage amount is available until such covered losses reach a maximum ~~$2.4~~$2.29 billion. The coverage under the reinsurance agreement is limited to specified property coverage written in Personal Insurance; Select Accounts, Middle Market (excluding Excess Casualty and Boiler & Machinery) and National Property and Other in Business Insurance; and Bond & Specialty Insurance Other in Bond & Specialty Insurance.

~~The Company's previous reinsurance agreement with Long Point Re III expired in May 2018 without the Company incurring any losses that resulted in a recovery under the agreement since its inception.~~

See the “Catastrophe Reinsurance” section of “Part I - Item 1 - Business” in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report for more details, including a discussion of the structure of and accounting for Long Point Re III.

Other Catastrophe Reinsurance ~~Treaties~~.Treaties. Catastrophe reinsurance treaties that renewed on July 1, ~~2018~~2019 were as follows:

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Northeast Property Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty. This treaty provides up to $600 million part of $850 million of coverage, subject to a $2.25 billion retention (i.e. for every dollar of loss between $2.25 billion and $3.10 billion this treaty provides 71 cents of coverage), for losses arising from a single occurrence, subject to one reinstatement. Coverage is provided on an all perils basis, including but not limited to hurricanes, tornadoes, hail storms, earthquakes and winter storm and/or freeze losses (coverage is included for terrorism events in limited circumstances, but nuclear, biological and radiological attacks are entirely excluded) from Virginia to Maine for the period July 1, 2019 through and including June 30, 2020. Losses from a covered event anywhere in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and waters contiguous thereto may be used to satisfy the retention. Recoveries under catastrophe bonds (if any) would be first applied to reduce losses subject to this treaty.

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Middle Market Earthquake Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty. This treaty provides for up to $225 million part of $250 million of coverage, subject to a $100 million retention (i.e. for every dollar of loss between $100 million and $350 million this treaty provides 90 cents of coverage), for losses arising from an earthquake, including fire following and sprinkler leakage incurred under policies written by Technology, Public Sector Services and Commercial Accounts in Business Insurance for the period July 1, 2019 through and including June 30, 2020.

~~Northeast Property Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty.~~ This provides up to $600 million part of $850 million of coverage, subject to a $2.25 billion retention, for losses arising from a single occurrence, subject to one reinstatement. Coverage is provided on an all perils basis including but not limited to hurricanes, tornadoes, hail storms, earthquakes and winter storm and/or freeze losses (coverage is included for terrorism events in limited circumstances, but nuclear, biological and radiological attacks are entirely excluded) from Virginia to Maine for the period July 1, 2018 through and including June 30, 2019. Losses from a covered event anywhere in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico

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Canadian Property Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty. This treaty provides coverage for 50% of losses in excess of C$100 million (US$76 million at June 30, 2019), up to C$200 million (US$153 million at June 30, 2019) and for 100% of losses in excess of C$200 million (US$153 million at June 30, 2019), up to C$600 million (US$458 million at June 30, 2019) for the accumulation of net property losses arising out of one occurrence on business written by the Company’s Canadian businesses for the period July 1, 2019 through and including June 30, 2020. The treaty covers all property written by the Company’s Canadian businesses, including, but not limited to, habitational property, commercial property, inland marine, ocean marine and auto physical damages exposures.

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~~and waters contiguous thereto may be used to satisfy the retention. Recoveries under catastrophe bonds (if any) would be first applied to reduce losses subject to this treaty.~~

~~Middle Market Earthquake Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty~~. This treaty provides for up to $184.5 million part of $205 million of coverage, subject to a $95 million retention, for losses arising from an earthquake, including fire following and sprinkler leakage incurred under policies written by Technology, Public Sector Services and Commercial Accounts in the Company’s Business Insurance segment for the period July 1, 2018 through and including June 30, 2019.

~~Canadian Property Catastrophe Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Treaty.~~ This treaty, effective for the period July 1, 2018 through and including June 30, 2019, covers the accumulation of net property losses arising out of one occurrence on business written by the Company’s Canadian businesses. The treaty covers all property written by the Company’s Canadian businesses, including, but not limited to, habitational property, commercial property, inland marine, ocean marine and auto physical damages exposures, with respect to risks located worldwide. The treaty provides coverage for 50% of losses in excess of C$100 million (US$76 million at June 30, 2018), up to C$200 million (US$152 million at June 30, 2018) and for 100% of losses in excess of C$200 million (US$152 million at June 30, 2018), up to C$600 million (US$456 million at June 30, 2018).

The Company regularly reviews its catastrophe reinsurance coverage and may adjust such coverage in the future.

REINSURANCE RECOVERABLES

For a description of the Company’s reinsurance recoverables, refer to “Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Reinsurance Recoverables” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

The following table summarizes the composition of the Company’s reinsurance recoverables:

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(in millions)	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017			June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Gross reinsurance recoverables on paid and unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses	$	3,284		$	3,303		$	3,410		$	3,485
Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance	(109		)	(111		)	(107		)	(110		)
Net reinsurance recoverables	3,175			3,192			3,303			3,375
Mandatory pools and associations	2,021			2,011			1,959			2,005
Structured settlements	3,062			3,106			2,972			2,990
Total reinsurance recoverables	$	8,258		$	8,309		$	8,234		$	8,370

Net reinsurance recoverables at June 30, 2019 decreased by ~~$17~~$72 million from December 31, ~~2017.~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of cash collections in the first six months of 2019.

OUTLOOK

The following discussion provides outlook information for certain key drivers of the Company’s results of operations and capital position.

Premiums. The Company’s earned premiums are a function of net written premium volume. Net written premiums comprise both renewal business and new business and are recognized as earned premium over the life of the underlying policies. When business renews, the amount of net written premiums associated with that business may increase or decrease (renewal premium change) as a result of increases or decreases in rate and/or insured exposures, which the Company considers as a measure of units of exposure (such as the number and value of vehicles or properties insured). Net written premiums from both renewal and new business, and therefore earned premiums, are impacted by competitive market conditions as well as general economic conditions, which, particularly in the case of Business Insurance, affect audit premium adjustments, policy endorsements and mid-term cancellations. Property and casualty insurance market conditions are expected to remain competitive. Net written premiums may also be impacted by the structure of reinsurance programs and related costs, as well as changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Overall, the Company expects retention levels (the amount of expiring premium that renews, before the impact of renewal premium changes) will remain strong by historical standards during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019.~~2020. In Business Insurance, the Company expects that domestic renewal premium changes during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 will remain positive and will be higher

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than the levels attained in the same period of ~~2017,~~2018, and that domestic renewal premium changes into ~~2019~~2020 will remain positive and will be ~~broadly consistent with~~slightly higher than the levels attained in the same period of ~~2018.~~2019. In Bond & Specialty Insurance, the Company expects that renewal premium changes with respect to domestic management liability business during the remainder of 2019 will remain positive and will be higher than the levels attained in the same period of 2018, and that domestic renewal premium changes into ~~2019~~2020 will remain positive and will be broadly consistent with the levels attained in the same ~~periods~~period of 2017 and 2018. With respect to domestic surety business within Bond & Specialty Insurance, the Company expects that net written premium volume during the remainder of 2018 and into 2019 will be slightly higher than the levels attained in the same periods of 2017 and 2018.2019. In Personal Insurance, the Company expects that domestic Agency ~~Auto~~Automobile renewal premium changes during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 will remain positive but will be lower than the levels attained in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018.~~2019. The Company expects that domestic Agency Homeowners and Other renewal premium changes during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 will remain positive and will be ~~slightly~~ higher than the levels attained in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018.~~2019. The need for state regulatory approval for changes to personal and many commercial property and casualty insurance prices, as well as competitive market conditions, may impact the timing and extent of renewal premium changes. With regard to the Company's international business, the Company expects that renewal premium changes during the remainder of 2019 in aggregate will remain positive and will be higher than the levels attained in the same period of 2018, and that renewal premium changes into 2020 in aggregate will remain positive and will be broadly consistent with the levels attained in the same period of 2019. Given the relatively smaller amount of premium that the Company generates from outside the United States and the transactional nature of some of those markets, particularly Lloyd’s, international renewal premium changes ~~in each segment during the remainder of 2018~~can be more volatile and ~~into 2019 could be somewhat higher, broadly consistent with or somewhat lower than the levels attained in the same periods of 2017 and 2018.~~therefore difficult to predict.

Property and casualty insurance market conditions are expected to remain competitive during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 for new business. In each of the Company’s business segments, new business generally has less of an impact on underwriting profitability than renewal business, given the volume of new business relative to renewal business. However, in periods of meaningful increases in new business, despite its positive impact on underwriting gains over time, the impact of higher new business levels may negatively impact the combined ratio for a period of time.

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Economic conditions in the United States and elsewhere could change, due to a variety of factors, including the political and regulatory environment, changes to fiscal stimulus programs, inflation or deflation (including the ~~U.S. Federal budget,~~impact of rapid changes in wages and/or commodity prices), the imposition of tariffs or other barriers to international trade, ~~further changes~~fluctuations in ~~U.S. tax laws, the repeal, replacement or modification~~interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, high levels of ~~the Affordable Care Act,~~global debt after an extended period of low interest rates, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, ~~rapid~~a shutdown of the U.S. government, the failure by the U.S. government to raise the debt ceiling, changes to the U.S. Federal budget and further potential changes in ~~commodity prices and fluctuations~~tax laws in ~~interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.~~the United States or modification of the Affordable Care Act. The resulting changes in levels of economic activity could positively or negatively impact exposure changes at renewal and the Company’s ability to write business at acceptable rates. Additionally, changes in levels of economic activity could positively or negatively impact audit premium adjustments, policy endorsements and mid-term cancellations after policies are written. All of the foregoing, in turn, could positively or negatively impact net written premiums during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019,~~2020, and because earned premiums are a function of net written premiums, earned premiums could be impacted on a lagging basis.

Underwriting Gain/Loss. The Company’s underwriting gain/loss can be significantly impacted by catastrophe losses and net favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development, as well as underlying underwriting margins. Underlying underwriting margins can be impacted by a number of factors, including variability in non-catastrophe weather, large loss and other loss activity; changes in current period loss estimates resulting from prior period loss development; changes in business mix; changes in reinsurance coverages and/or costs; premium adjustments; and variability in expenses and assessments.

Catastrophe losses and non-catastrophe weather-related losses are inherently unpredictable from period to period. The Company’s results of operations could be adversely impacted if significant catastrophe and non-catastrophe weather-related losses were to occur.

For a number of years, the Company’s results have included significant amounts of net favorable prior year reserve development driven by better than expected loss experience. However, given the inherent uncertainty in estimating claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, loss experience could develop such that the Company recognizes higher or lower levels of favorable prior year reserve development, no favorable prior year reserve development or unfavorable prior year reserve development in future periods. In addition, the ongoing review of prior year claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, or other changes in current period circumstances, may result in the Company revising current year loss estimates upward or downward in future periods of the current year.

It is possible that changes in economic conditions ~~including the imposition of tariffs or other barriers to international trade,~~ could lead to higher or lower inflation than the Company had anticipated, which could in turn lead to an increase or decrease in the Company’s loss costs and the need to strengthen or reduce claims and claim adjustment expense reserves. These impacts of inflation on loss costs and claims and claim adjustment expense reserves could be more pronounced for those lines of business that require a relatively longer period of time to finalize and settle claims for a given accident year and, accordingly, are relatively more inflation sensitive. For a further discussion, see “Part I-Item 1A-Risk Factors-If actual claims exceed our claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, or if changes in the estimated level of claims and claim adjustment expense reserves are necessary, including as a result of, among other things, changes in the legal, regulatory and economic environments in which the Company operates, our financial results could be materially and adversely affected” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

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In Business Insurance, the Company expects underlying underwriting margins during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 in aggregate will be higher than in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018,~~2019, and the underlying combined ratio during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 in aggregate will be lower than in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018,~~2019, assuming improved results in the Company's international business and lower ~~(and~~and more ~~normalized)~~normal levels of non-catastrophe weather-related ~~losses and other~~losses. The outlook for Business Insurance also reflects the timing impact of higher loss ~~activity.~~estimates in the commercial automobile product line that were recognized in the fourth quarter of 2018.

In Bond & Specialty Insurance, the Company expects that underlying underwriting margins ~~during the remainder of 2018 will be higher~~ and the underlying combined ratio ~~will be lower than~~during the remainder of 2019 and into 2020 in the same period of 2017, primarily due to a charge for a single international surety loss in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company expects that underlying underwriting margins and the underlying combined ratio into 2019aggregate will be broadly consistent with the same ~~period~~periods of ~~2018.~~2018 and 2019.

In Personal Insurance, the Company expects underlying underwriting margins during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 in aggregate will be higher than in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018,~~2019, and the underlying combined ratio during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 in aggregate will be lower than in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018.~~2019, assuming non-catastrophe weather-related losses return to lower and more normal levels. In Agency Automobile, with the exception of the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company expects that underlying underwriting margins and the underlying combined ratio ~~will improve~~ during the remainder of ~~2018 compared~~2019 and into 2020 in aggregate will be broadly consistent with the same ~~period~~periods of ~~2017, reflecting actions taken to improve profitability,~~2018 and 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the

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Company expects that ~~the~~ underlying underwriting margins ~~into 2019~~in Agency Automobile will be ~~slightly higher~~lower and the underlying combined ratio will be ~~broadly consistent with~~higher than in the same period of 2018 due to a low level of loss activity in the fourth quarter of 2018. In Agency Homeowners and Other, the Company expects ~~that~~ underlying underwriting margins during the remainder of 2019 and into 2020 in aggregate will be higher than in the same periods of 2018 and 2019, and the underlying combined ratio ~~will be broadly consistent~~ during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019 with~~2020 in aggregate will be lower than in the same periods of ~~2017~~2018 and ~~2018,~~2019, assuming ~~normal levels of~~ non-catastrophe weather-related losses return to lower and ~~other loss activity.~~more normal levels.

~~Income Taxes.~~ As a result of the decrease in the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the Company’s effective tax rate will decline in 2018. The Company expects its results of operations for the remainder of 2018 and into 2019 will benefit from the impact of that rate change.

Investment Portfolio. The Company expects to continue to focus its investment strategy on maintaining a high-quality investment portfolio and a relatively short average effective duration. The weighted average effective duration of fixed maturities and short-term securities was ~~4.5 (4.8~~4.2 (4.4 excluding short-term securities) at June 30, ~~2018.~~2019. From time to time, the Company enters into short positions in U.S. Treasury futures contracts to manage the duration of its fixed maturity portfolio. At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had ~~$100 million notional value of~~no open U.S. Treasury futures contracts. The Company continually evaluates its investment alternatives and mix. Currently, the majority of the Company’s investments are comprised of a widely diversified portfolio of high-quality, liquid, taxable U.S. government, tax-exempt U.S. municipal and taxable corporate and U.S. agency mortgage-backed bonds.

The Company also invests much smaller amounts in equity securities, real estate, private equity limited partnerships, ~~real estate,~~hedge funds, and real estate partnerships and joint ~~ventures, equity securities and hedge funds.~~ventures. These investment classes have the potential for higher returns but also the potential for higher degrees of risk, including less stable rates of return and less liquidity.

Net investment income is a material contributor to the Company’s results of operations. Based ~~primarily~~ on the impact of ~~the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate in 2018, as well as the impacts of (i)~~ slightly higher levels of fixed income investments (fixed maturity ~~investments~~ and ~~(ii) higher~~ short-term ~~investment yields and (iii) slightly higher~~investments), partially offset by expected lower reinvestment yields on fixed ~~maturity~~income investments, the Company expects that during the remainder of ~~2018,~~2019 after-tax net investment income from ~~the fixed maturity and short-term investment~~those portfolios will be approximately ~~$55~~$10 million to ~~$60~~$15 million higher on a quarterly basis as compared to the corresponding quarters of ~~2017. Additionally, based on both periods being subject to~~2018. For the ~~lower U.S. corporate income tax rate and the impacts~~first two quarters of (i) slightly higher levels of fixed maturity investments, (ii) slightly higher reinvestment yields on fixed maturity investments and (iii) higher short-term investment yields, the Company expects that into 2019,2020, after-tax net investment income from ~~the fixed maturity and short-term investment~~those portfolios will be ~~approximately $20 million to $25 million higher~~broadly consistent on a quarterly basis as compared to the corresponding quarters of ~~2018.~~2019. The impact of future market conditions on net investment income from the Company's remaining investment portfolios during the remainder of ~~2018~~2019 and into ~~2019~~2020 is hard to predict. If general economic conditions and/or investment market conditions change, ~~during the remainder of 2018 and into 2019,~~ the Company could experience an increase or decrease in net investment income and/or significant realized investment gains or losses (including impairments). compared with the same periods of 2018 and 2019.

The Company had a net pre-tax unrealized investment ~~loss~~gain of ~~$138 million~~$2.39 billion ($~~114 million~~1.88 billion after-tax) in its fixed maturity investment portfolio at June 30, 2018, compared to a net pre-tax unrealized investment gain of $1.38 billion ($1.09 billion after-tax) at December 31, 2017, resulting from an increasing interest rate environment during the first six months of 2018.2019. While the Company does not attempt to predict future interest rate movements, a rising interest rate environment would reduce the market value of

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fixed maturity investments and, therefore, reduce shareholders’ equity, and a declining interest rate environment would have the opposite effects.

~~Pursuant~~ The Company's investment portfolio has benefited from certain tax exemptions (primarily those related to ~~updated FASB guidance~~interest from municipal bonds) and ~~beginning January 1, 2018,~~certain other tax laws, including, but not limited to, those governing dividends-received deductions and tax credits (such as foreign tax credits). Changes in these laws could adversely impact the Company’s equity securities, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, that have readily determinable fair values are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized as part of net realized investment gains. At June 30, 2018, the carrying value of the Company's investment portfolio. See "Changes in U.S. tax laws or in the tax laws of other jurisdictions in which we operate could adversely impact us" included in “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s ~~equity securities was $424 million. The Company currently expects that net pre-tax realized investment gains related to equity securities during the remainder of~~ 2018 ~~and into 2019, if any, will be lower than in 2017.~~Annual Report.

For further discussion of the Company’s investment portfolio, see “Investment ~~Portfolio” herein.~~Portfolio.” For a discussion of the risks to the Company’s business during or following a financial market disruption and risks to the Company’s investment portfolio, see the risk factors entitled “During or following a period of financial market disruption or an economic downturn, our business could be materially and adversely affected” and “Our investment portfolio is subject to credit and interest rate risk, and may suffer reduced or low returns or material realized or unrealized losses” included in “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report. For a discussion of the risks to the Company’s investments from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, see the risk factor entitled “We are also subject to a number of additional risks associated with our business outside the United States” included in “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report and see “Part II—Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Capital Position. The Company believes it has a strong capital position and, as part of its ongoing efforts to create shareholder value, expects to continue to return capital not needed to support its business operations to its shareholders. The Company expects that, generally over time, the combination of dividends to common shareholders and common share repurchases will likely not exceed net income. In addition, the timing and actual number of shares to be repurchased in the future will depend on a variety of additional factors, including the Company’s financial position, earnings, share price, catastrophe losses, maintaining capital levels commensurate with the Company’s desired ratings from independent rating agencies, changes in levels of written premiums,

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funding of the Company’s qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and other factors. For information regarding the Company’s common share repurchases in ~~2018,~~2019, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

As a result of the Company’s business outside of the United States, primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom (including Lloyd’s), the Republic of Ireland and Brazil, the Company’s capital is also subject to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange ~~rates.~~rates (including with respect to the valuation of the Company's foreign investments and interests in joint ventures). For example, strengthening of the U.S. dollar in comparison to other currencies could result in a reduction of shareholders’ equity. For additional discussion of the Company’s foreign exchange market risk exposure, see “Part II—Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Many of the statements in this “Outlook” section are forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond the Company’s control. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Further, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them. See “—Forward Looking Statements.” For a discussion of potential risks and uncertainties that could impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position, see “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report and “Critical Accounting Estimates.”

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity is a measure of a company’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations and to satisfy general corporate purposes when needed.

Operating Company Liquidity. The liquidity requirements of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries are met primarily by funds generated from premiums, fees, income received on investments and investment maturities. For further discussion of operating company liquidity, see “Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Holding Company Liquidity. TRV’s liquidity requirements primarily include shareholder dividends, debt servicing, common share repurchases and, from time to time, contributions to its qualified domestic pension plan. At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, TRV held total cash and short-term invested assets in the United States aggregating ~~$1.44~~$1.46 billion and having a weighted average maturity of 5047 days. TRV has established a holding company liquidity target equal to its estimated annual pre-tax interest expense and common

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shareholder dividends (currently approximately ~~$1.16~~$1.19 billion). TRV’s holding company liquidity of ~~$1.44~~$1.46 billion at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 exceeded this target and it is the opinion of the Company’s management that these assets are sufficient to meet TRV’s current liquidity requirements.

TRV is not dependent on dividends or other forms of repatriation from its foreign operations to support its liquidity needs. The undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign operations are intended to be permanently reinvested in those operations, and such earnings were not material to the Company’s financial position or liquidity at June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

TRV has a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that expires on June ~~17, 2019~~10, 2022 which permits it to issue securities from time to time. ~~On June 4, 2018, the Company entered into~~TRV also has a ~~five-year,~~ $1.0 billion ~~revolving~~line of credit ~~agreement~~facility with a syndicate of financial institutions ~~replacing its five-year $1.0 billion credit agreement~~ that ~~was due to expire~~expires on June ~~7, 2018. For additional information regarding terms and covenants in this revolving credit agreement, see note 8~~4, 2023. At June 30, 2019, the Company had $100 million of ~~notes~~commercial paper outstanding. TRV is not reliant on its commercial paper program to ~~the unaudited consolidated financial statements in this report.~~meet its operating cash flow needs.

The Company utilized uncollateralized letters of credit issued by major banks with an aggregate limit of approximately ~~$343~~$338 million to provide a portion of the capital needed to support its obligations at Lloyd’s at June 30, ~~2018.~~2019. If uncollateralized letters of credit are not available at a reasonable price or at all in the future, the Company can collateralize these letters of credit or may have to seek alternative means of supporting its obligations at Lloyd’s, which could include utilizing holding company funds on hand.

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Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ was ~~$1.70~~$1.79 billion and ~~$1.75~~$1.70 billion, respectively. The ~~slight decrease~~increase in cash flows in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 primarily reflected higher levels of cash received for (i) premiums and (ii) net investment income, partially offset by the impacts of higher levels of payments for ~~(i)~~(iii) claims and claim adjustment expenses, ~~and (ii)~~(iv) commission expenses ~~partially offset by (iii) higher levels of collected premiums~~ and ~~(iv) lower~~(v) income tax payments. The higher level of payments for claims and claim adjustment expenses in the first six months of 2018 included the impact of payments related to catastrophe losses incurred in 2017 and increased business volumes.taxes.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 was $701 million and ~~2017 was~~ $457 million, ~~and $1.19 billion,~~ respectively. The Company’s consolidated total investments at June 30, ~~2018 decreased~~2019 increased by ~~$1.34~~$3.22 billion, or ~~2% from~~4% over year-end ~~2017,~~2018, primarily reflecting the impacts of (i) net unrealized ~~losses~~gains on investments at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 as compared towith net unrealized ~~gains~~losses on investments at December 31, ~~2017~~2018, as a result of ~~increases~~decreases in market interest rates induring the first six months of ~~2018,~~2019 and (ii) ~~common share repurchases and (iii) dividends paid to shareholders, partially offset by (iv)~~ net cash flows provided by operating ~~activities.~~activities, partially offset by (iii) common share repurchases and (iv) dividends paid to shareholders.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 was $1.05 billion and ~~2017 was~~ $1.17 billion, ~~and $550 million,~~ respectively. The totals in both periods primarily reflected common share repurchases, the payment of debt and dividends paid to shareholders, ~~and the payment of debt,~~ partially offset by the issuance of debt and the net proceeds from employee stock option exercises. Common share repurchases in the first six months of 2019 and 2018 ~~and 2017~~ were ~~$751~~$797 million and ~~$761~~$751 million, respectively.

Dividends. Dividends paid to shareholders were ~~$404~~$419 million and ~~$389~~$404 million in the first six months of ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017,~~2018, respectively. The declaration and payment of future dividends to holders of the Company’s common stock will be at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s financial position, earnings, capital requirements of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints and other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. Dividends will be paid by the Company only if declared by its Board of Directors out of funds legally available, subject to any other restrictions that may be applicable to the Company. On July ~~19, 2018,~~23, 2019, the Company announced that it declared a regular quarterly dividend of ~~$0.77~~$0.82 per share, payable September ~~28, 2018~~30, 2019 to shareholders of record on September 10, ~~2018.~~2019.

Share Repurchase Authorization. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved common share repurchase authorizations under which repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, pursuant to pre-set trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in private transactions or otherwise. The authorizations do not have a stated expiration date. The timing and actual number of shares to be repurchased in the future will depend on a variety of factors, including the Company’s financial position, earnings, share price, catastrophe losses, maintaining capital levels commensurate with the Company’s desired ratings from independent rating agencies, funding of the Company’s qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities

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~~(including~~ (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and other factors. During the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company repurchased ~~2.7~~2.6 million and ~~5.2~~5.5 million shares ~~respectively,~~ under its share repurchase authorization, for a total cost of ~~$350~~$375 million and ~~$700~~$750 million, respectively. The average cost per share repurchased was ~~$129.66~~$145.87 and ~~$135.47, respectively.~~$137.15. At June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the Company had ~~$3.86~~$2.54 billion of capacity remaining under the share repurchase authorization.

Capital Structure. The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s capital structure at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

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(in millions)	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017			June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Debt:
Short-term	$	500		$	600		$	100		$	600
Long-term	6,004			6,004			6,504			6,004
Net unamortized fair value adjustments and debt issuance costs	(40		)	(33		)	(46		)	(40		)
Total debt	6,464			6,571			6,558			6,564

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock and retained earnings, less treasury stock	24,311			24,074			25,115			24,753
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,688		)	(343		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)							206			(1,859		)
Total shareholders’ equity	22,623			23,731			25,321			22,894
Total capitalization	$	29,087		$	30,302		$	31,879		$	29,458

On March ~~7, 2018,~~4, 2019, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of ~~4.05%~~4.10% senior notes that will mature on March ~~7, 2048.~~4, 2049. The net proceeds were used to repay the Company's $500 million, ~~5.80%~~5.90% senior notes on ~~May 15, 2018.~~June 2, 2019. See note 8 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding the terms of the senior notes.

The following table provides a reconciliation of total capitalization presented in the foregoing table to total capitalization excluding net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes, included in shareholders' equity.


(dollars in millions)	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017			June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Total capitalization	$	29,087		$	30,302		$	31,879		$	29,458
Less: net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes, included in shareholders' equity	(112		)	1,112			1,878			(113		)
Total capitalization excluding net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes, included in shareholders' equity	$	29,199		$	29,190		$	30,001		$	29,571
Debt-to-total capital ratio	22.2		%	21.7		%	20.6		%	22.3		%
Debt-to-total capital ratio excluding net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes, included in shareholders' equity	22.1		%	22.5		%	21.9		%	22.2		%

The debt-to-total capital ratio excluding net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes, included in shareholders’ equity, is calculated by dividing (a) debt by (b) total capitalization excluding net unrealized gains and losses on investments, net of taxes, included in shareholders’ equity. Net unrealized gains and losses on investments can be significantly impacted by both interest rate movements and other economic factors. Accordingly, in the opinion of the Company’s management, the debt-to-total capital ratio calculated on this basis provides another useful metric for investors to understand the Company’s financial leverage position. The Company’s ratio of debt-to-total capital excluding after-tax net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in shareholders’ equity of ~~22.1%~~21.9% at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 was within the Company’s target range of 15% to 25%.

RATINGS

Ratings are an important factor in assessing the Company’s competitive position in the insurance industry. The Company receives ratings from the following major rating agencies: A.M. Best Company (A.M. Best), Fitch Ratings (Fitch), Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and Standard & Poor’s (S&P). The following rating agency actions were taken with respect to the Company

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since April ~~24, 2018,~~18, 2019, the date on which the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, ~~2018~~2019 was filed with the SEC. For additional discussion of ratings, see “Part I—Item 1—Business—Ratings” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

•On ~~June 5, 2018,~~May 20, 2019, Fitch affirmed all ratings of the Company. The outlook for all ratings is stable.

On June 26, 2019, S&P assigned a financial strength rating of "A+" to the Company's newly established insurance subsidiary in the Republic of Ireland, Travelers Insurance Designated Activity Company. The outlook for this rating is stable.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

For a description of the Company’s critical accounting estimates, refer to “Part II—Item 7—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report. The Company considers its most significant accounting estimates to be those applied to claims and claim adjustment expense reserves and related reinsurance recoverables, investment valuation and impairments, and goodwill and other intangible assets impairments. Except as shown in the table below, there have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting estimates since December 31, ~~2017.~~2018.

Claims and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves

The table below displays the Company’s gross claims and claim adjustment expense reserves by product line. Because the establishment of claims and claim adjustment expense reserves is an inherently uncertain process involving estimates, currently established claims and claim adjustment expense reserves may change. The Company reflects adjustments to the reserves in the results of operations in the period the estimates are changed. These changes in estimates could result in income statement charges that could be material to the Company’s operating results in future periods. In particular, a portion of the Company’s gross claims and claim adjustment expense reserves (totaling ~~$1.82~~$1.86 billion at June 30, ~~2018)~~2019) are for asbestos and environmental claims and related litigation. Asbestos and environmental reserves are included in the General liability, Commercial multi-peril and International and other lines in the summary table below. While the ongoing review of asbestos and environmental claims and associated liabilities considers the inconsistencies of court decisions as to coverage, plaintiffs’ expanded theories of liability and the risks inherent in complex litigation and other uncertainties, in the opinion of the Company’s management, it is possible that the outcome of the continued uncertainties regarding these claims could result in liability in future periods that differs from current reserves by an amount that could be material to the Company’s future operating results. Asbestos and environmental reserves are discussed separately; see “Asbestos Claims and Litigation”, “Environmental Claims and Litigation” and “Uncertainty Regarding Adequacy of Asbestos and Environmental Reserves” in this report.

Gross claims and claim adjustment expense reserves by product line were as follows:


	June 30, 2018						December 31, 2017						June 30, 2019						December 31, 2018
(in millions)	Case		IBNR		Total		Case		IBNR		Total		Case		IBNR		Total		Case		IBNR		Total
General liability	$	4,808	$	6,899	$	11,707	$	4,878	$	6,823	$	11,701	$	4,852	$	7,100	$	11,952	$	4,780	$	7,092	$	11,872
Commercial property	999		326		1,325		1,039		401		1,440		1,103		390		1,493		1,157		297		1,454
Commercial multi-peril	1,969		2,012		3,981		1,954		1,916		3,870		2,047		1,989		4,036		2,089		1,886		3,975
Commercial automobile	2,287		1,324		3,611		2,237		1,271		3,508		2,451		1,699		4,150		2,339		1,661		4,000
Workers’ compensation	10,334		9,285		19,619		10,379		9,092		19,471		10,234		9,250		19,484		10,299		9,216		19,515
Fidelity and surety	234		356		590		274		300		574		266		294		560		280		288		568
Personal automobile	1,977		1,359		3,336		1,946		1,329		3,275		1,999		1,389		3,388		2,038		1,400		3,438
Homeowners and personal—other	793		918		1,711		795		710		1,505		867		946		1,813		942		884		1,826
International and other	2,606		1,459		4,065		2,728		1,561		4,289		2,594		1,589		4,183		2,574		1,431		4,005
Property-casualty	26,007		23,938		49,945		26,230		23,403		49,633		26,413		24,646		51,059		26,498		24,155		50,653
Accident and health	16		—		16		17		—		17		14		—		14		15		—		15
Claims and claim adjustment expense reserves	$	26,023	$	23,938	$	49,961	$	26,247	$	23,403	$	49,650	$	26,427	$	24,646	$	51,073	$	26,513	$	24,155	$	50,668

The ~~$311~~$405 million increase in gross claims and claim adjustment expense reserves since December 31, ~~2017~~2018 primarily reflected the impacts of (i) higher volumes of insured exposures and loss cost trends for the current accident year and (ii) catastrophe losses in the first six months of ~~2018, partially~~2019, largely offset by the impacts of (iii) payments related to catastrophe losses incurred in ~~2017,~~2018 and (iv) net favorable prior year reserve ~~development and (v) payments related to operations in runoff.~~development.

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FUTURE APPLICATION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

See note 1 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report and in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains, and management may make, certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements include, among other things, the Company’s statements about:

the Company’s outlook and its future results of operations and financial condition (including, among other things, anticipated premium volume, premium rates, renewal premium changes, underwriting margins and underlying underwriting margins, net and core income, investment income and performance, loss costs, return on equity, core return on equity and expected current returns and combined ratios and underlying combined ratios);

share repurchase plans;

future pension plan contributions;

the sufficiency of the Company’s asbestos and other reserves;

the impact of emerging claims issues as well as other insurance and non-insurance litigation;

the cost and availability of reinsurance coverage;

catastrophe losses;

the impact of investment (including changes in interest rates), economic (including inflation, ~~recent~~ changes in tax law, ~~rapid~~ changes in commodity prices and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates) and underwriting market conditions;

strategic and operational initiatives to improve profitability and competitiveness;

the Company's competitive advantages;

new product offerings; ~~and~~

the impact of new or potential regulations imposed or to be imposed by the United States or other nations, including tariffs or other barriers to international ~~trade.~~trade; and

the impact of legislation enacted or to be enacted by states allowing victims of sexual abuse to file or proceed with claims that otherwise would have been time-barred.

The Company cautions investors that such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements.

Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the following:

catastrophe losses could materially and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, its financial position and/or liquidity, and could adversely impact the Company’s ratings, the Company’s ability to raise capital and the availability and cost of reinsurance;

if actual claims exceed the Company’s claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, or if changes in the estimated level of claims and claim adjustment expense reserves are necessary, including as a result of, among other things, changes in the legal, regulatory and economic environments in which the Company operates, the Company’s financial results could be materially and adversely affected;

during or following a period of financial market disruption or an economic downturn, the Company’s business could be materially and adversely affected;

the Company’s investment portfolio is subject to credit ~~risk~~ and interest rate risk, and may suffer reduced or low returns or material realized or unrealized losses;

the Company’s business could be harmed because of its potential exposure to asbestos and environmental claims and related litigation;

the intense competition that the Company faces, and the impact of innovation, technological change and changing customer preferences on the insurance industry and the markets in which the Company operates, could harm its ability to maintain or increase its business volumes and its profitability;

disruptions to the Company’s relationships with its independent agents and brokers or the Company’s inability to manage effectively a changing distribution landscape could adversely affect the Company;

the Company is exposed to, and may face adverse developments involving, mass tort claims such as those relating to exposure to potentially harmful products or substances;

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the effects of emerging claim and coverage issues on the Company’s business are uncertain;

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the Company may not be able to collect all amounts due to it from reinsurers, reinsurance coverage may not be available to the Company in the future at commercially reasonable rates or at all and the Company is exposed to credit risk related to its structured settlements;

the Company is also exposed to credit risk in certain of its insurance operations and with respect to certain guarantee or indemnification arrangements that it has with third parties;

within the United States, the Company’s businesses are heavily regulated by the states in which it conducts business, including licensing, market conduct and financial supervision, and changes in regulation may reduce the Company’s profitability and limit its growth;

a downgrade in the Company’s claims-paying and financial strength ratings could adversely impact the Company’s business volumes, adversely impact the Company’s ability to access the capital markets and increase the Company’s borrowing costs;

the inability of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company’s holding company in sufficient amounts would harm the Company’s ability to meet its obligations, pay future shareholder dividends and/or make future share repurchases;

the Company’s efforts to develop new products, expand in targeted markets or improve business processes and workflows may not be successful and may create enhanced risks;

the Company may be adversely affected if its pricing and capital models provide materially different indications than actual results;

the Company’s business success and profitability depend, in part, on effective information technology systems and on continuing to develop and implement improvements in technology, particularly as its business processes become more digital;

if the Company experiences difficulties with technology, data and network security (including as a result of cyber attacks), outsourcing relationships or cloud-based technology, the Company’s ability to conduct its business could be negatively impacted;

the Company is also subject to a number of additional risks associated with its business outside the United States, ~~including~~such as foreign currency exchange fluctuations (including with respect to the valuation of the Company's foreign investments and interests in joint ventures) and restrictive regulations as well as the risks and uncertainties associated with the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union;

regulatory changes outside of the United States, including in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the European Union, could adversely impact the Company’s results of operations and limit its growth;

loss of or significant restrictions on the use of particular types of underwriting criteria, such as credit scoring, or other data or methodologies, in the pricing and underwriting of the Company’s products could reduce the Company’s future profitability;

acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses may result in operating difficulties and other unintended consequences;

the Company could be adversely affected if its controls designed to ensure compliance with guidelines, policies and legal and regulatory standards are not effective;

the Company’s businesses may be adversely affected if it is unable to hire and retain qualified employees;

intellectual property is important to the Company’s business, and the Company may be unable to protect and enforce its own intellectual property or the Company may be subject to claims for infringing the intellectual property of others;

changes in federal regulation could impose significant burdens on the Company and otherwise adversely impact the Company’s results;

changes in U.S. tax laws or in the tax laws of other jurisdictions where the Company operates could adversely impact the Company; and

the Company’s share repurchase plans depend on a variety of factors, including the Company’s financial position, earnings, share price, catastrophe losses, maintaining capital levels commensurate with the Company’s desired ratings from independent rating agencies, changes in levels of written premiums, funding of the Company’s qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and other factors.

The Company’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the information under the captions “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report filed with the SEC and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” herein and in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report as updated by the Company's periodic filings with the SEC.

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WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA DISCLOSURE

The Company may use its website and/or social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter, as distribution channels of material company information. Financial and other important information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible through the Company’s website at http://investor.travelers.com, its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/travelers and its Twitter account (@Travelers) at https://twitter.com/Travelers. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about the Company when you enroll your email address by visiting the “Email Notifications” section under the "For Investors" heading at http://investor.travelers.com.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For the Company’s disclosures about market risk, please see “Part II—Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report filed with the SEC. There have been no material changes to the Company’s disclosures about market risk in Part II—Item 7A of the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2018. Consistent with guidance issued by the SEC that an assessment of internal controls over financial reporting of a recently acquired business may be omitted from management’s evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, management is excluding an assessment of such internal controls for Simply Business from its evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Simply Business on August 4, 2017. Simply Business represented less than 1% of the Company’s consolidated total assets, consolidated total revenues and net income as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019. Based upon that evaluation, ~~and subject to the foregoing,~~ the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, ~~2018,~~2019, the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

~~In addition,~~During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company consolidated the premium collection of automated clearing house (ACH) and credit card payments for Business Insurance and Bond & Specialty Insurance into a single payment processing platform with a third-party provider, which has resulted in certain changes to business processes and internal control over financial reporting. Other than this consolidation to the single payment processing platform, there ~~was~~were no ~~change~~changes in the ~~Company’s~~Company's internal control over financial reporting (as ~~that term is~~ defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 that ~~has~~have materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, the ~~Company’s~~Company's internal control over financial reporting. ~~The Company is in~~Management reviewed and tested the ~~process~~effectiveness of ~~reviewing~~ the internal ~~control structure of Simply Business and, if necessary, will make appropriate changes as it integrates Simply Business into the Company's overall internal control~~controls over financial reporting ~~process.~~related to the consolidation to the single payment processing platform and concluded they were effective.

The Company regularly seeks to identify, develop and implement improvements to its technology systems and business processes, some of which may affect its internal control over financial reporting. These changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient systems, updating existing systems or platforms, automating manual processes or utilizing technology developed by third parties. These systems changes are often phased in over multiple periods in order to limit the implementation risk in any one period, and as each change is implemented the Company monitors its effectiveness as part of its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information required with respect to this item can be found under “Contingencies” in note 1314 of notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in this quarterly report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

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Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

For a discussion of the Company’s potential risks or uncertainties, please see “Part I—Item 1A—Risk Factors” in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report filed with the SEC. In addition, please see “Part I—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Outlook” and “—Critical Accounting Estimates” herein and in the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I—Item 1A of the Company’s ~~2017~~2018 Annual Report.

Item 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The table below sets forth information regarding repurchases by the Company of its common stock during the periods indicated.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period Beginning Period Ending
Total number of
shares
purchased

Average price paid
per share

Total number of
shares purchased
as part of
publicly announced
plans or programs

Approximate
dollar value of
shares that may
yet be purchased
under the
plans or programs
(in millions)
April 1, 2018 April 30, 2018 218,400
$ 132.82
218,400
$ 4,177
May 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 1,852,904
$ 129.52
1,852,735
$ 3,937
June 1, 2018 June 30, 2018 629,575
$ 128.96
628,370
$ 3,856
Total 2,700,879
$ 129.66
2,699,505
$ 3,856



Period Beginning	Period Ending	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (in millions)
April 1, 2019	April 30, 2019	405,098	$	139.23	404,700	$	2,855
May 1, 2019	May 31, 2019	1,120,337	$	144.94	1,119,155	$	2,692
June 1, 2019	June 30, 2019	1,048,985	$	149.43	1,047,105	$	2,536
Total		2,574,420	$	145.87	2,570,960	$	2,536

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved common share repurchase authorizations under which repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, pursuant to pre-set trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in private transactions or otherwise. The authorizations do not have a stated expiration date. The most recent authorization was approved by the Board of Directors in April 2017 ~~adding an additional~~and added $5.0 billion of repurchase capacity to the $709 million capacity remaining at that date. The timing and actual number of shares to be repurchased in the future will depend on a variety of factors, including the Company’s financial position, earnings, share price, catastrophe losses, maintaining capital levels commensurate with the Company’s desired ratings from independent rating agencies, funding of the Company’s qualified pension plan, capital requirements of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, other investment opportunities (including mergers and acquisitions and related financings), market conditions and other factors.

The Company acquired ~~1,374~~3,460 shares for a total cost of ~~$0.2~~$0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 that were not part of the publicly announced share repurchase authorization. These shares consisted of shares retained to cover payroll withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock unit awards and performance share awards, and shares used by employees to cover the price of certain stock options that were exercised.

For additional information regarding the Company’s share repurchases, see “Part I—Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Item 5.OTHER INFORMATION

Executive Ownership and Sales. All of the Company’s executive officers are subject to the Company’s executive stock ownership policy. For a summary of this policy as currently in effect, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Additional Compensation Information - Stock Ownership Guidelines, Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policies, and Other Trading Restrictions” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on April ~~6, 2018.~~5, 2019 (Proxy Statement). From time to time, some of the Company’s executives may determine that it is advisable to diversify their investments for personal financial planning reasons, or may seek liquidity for other reasons, and may, in compliance with the stock ownership policy, sell shares of common stock of the Company on the open market, in private transactions or to the Company. To effect such sales, from time to time, some of the Company’s executives may enter into trading plans designed to comply with the Company’s Securities Trading Policy and the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The trading plans will not reduce any of the executives’ ownership of the Company’s shares below the applicable executive stock ownership guidelines. The Company does not undertake any obligation to report Rule 10b5-1 plans that may be adopted by any employee or director of the Company in the future, or to report any modifications or termination of any publicly announced plan. As of the date of this report, none of the Company's named executive officers (i.e. an executive

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Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION, Continued

~~As of the date of this report, Jay S. Benet, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, was the only “named executive officer” (i.e. an executive~~ officer ~~named~~included in the compensation disclosures in the ~~Company’s most recent proxy statement filed) that has~~Company's Proxy Statement) have entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that remains in effect. Under the Company’s stock ownership guidelines, Mr. Benet has a target ownership level established as the lesser of 30,000 shares or the equivalent value of 300% of base salary (as such amount is calculated for purposes of the stock ownership guidelines). See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis - Stock Ownership Guidelines, Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policies, and Other Trading Restrictions” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2018.

Item 6.EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the Company), as amended and restated May 23, 2013, were filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2013, and are incorporated herein by reference.

3.2		Bylaws of The Travelers Companies, Inc. as Amended and Restated November 3, 2016 were filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2016, and are incorporated herein by reference.

10.1		~~Revolving Credit Agreement, dated June 4, 2018, between the Company~~The Travelers Companies, Inc. Amended and ~~a syndicate of financial institutions,~~Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's current report on Form 8-K filed on ~~June 6, 2018,~~May 24, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~12.1†~~		~~Statement regarding the computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.~~

31.1†		Certification of Alan D. Schnitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2†		Certification of ~~Jay~~Daniel S. ~~Benet,~~Frey, Executive Vice ~~Chairman~~President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1†		Certification of Alan D. Schnitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2†		Certification of ~~Jay~~Daniel S. ~~Benet,~~Frey, Executive Vice ~~Chairman~~President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.1†		The following financial information from The Travelers Companies, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017;~~2018; (ii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017;~~2018; (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and December 31, ~~2017;~~2018; (iv) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months and six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017;~~2018; (v) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, ~~2018~~2019 and ~~2017;~~2018; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

_________________________________________________________

†Filed herewith.

The total amount of securities authorized pursuant to any instrument defining rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. Therefore, the Company is not filing any instruments evidencing long-term debt. However, the Company will furnish copies of any such instrument to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

Copies of any of the exhibits referred to above will be furnished to security holders who make written request therefor to The Travelers Companies, Inc., 385 Washington Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure except for the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for other than that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by the Company in these agreements or other documents

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were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and do not apply in any other context or at any time other than the date they were made.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Travelers Companies, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



		THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
		(Registrant)

Date: July ~~19, 2018~~23, 2019	By	/S/ ~~KENNETH F. SPENCE III~~CHRISTINE K. KALLA
		~~Kenneth F. Spence III~~Christine K. Kalla Executive Vice President and General Counsel (Authorized Signatory)

Date: July ~~19, 2018~~23, 2019	By	/S/ �� DOUGLAS K. RUSSELL
		Douglas K. Russell Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller(Principal Accounting Officer)

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	Less than 12 months				12 months or longer				Total
(at December 31, 2017, in millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
Fixed maturities
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities	$	1,150	$	5	$	470	$	3	$	1,620	$	8
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions	505		2		2,959		47		3,464		49
Debt securities issued by foreign governments	394		6		111		4		505		10
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities	1,021		7		250		4		1,271		11
All other corporate bonds	6,062		48		1,990		52		8,052		100
Total fixed maturities	9,132		68		5,780		110		14,912		178
Equity securities
Public common stock	18		—		34		1		52		1
Non-redeemable preferred stock	3		—		56		6		59		6
Total equity securities	21		—		90		7		111		7
Total	$	9,153	$	68	$	5,870	$	117	$	15,023	$	185