Loews 10-Q 2024-06-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From ____________ to _____________

Commission File Number 1-06541

LOEWS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware13-2646102
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9 West 57****th Street, New York, NY 10019-2714

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 521-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per shareLNew 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☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

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

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

Yes☐No ☒

As of July 26, 2024, there were 219,516,512 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

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INDEX

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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets3
June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations4
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)5
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Equity6
Three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows8
Six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations39
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk59
Item 4. Controls and Procedures60
Part II. Other Information60
Item 1. Legal Proceedings60
Item 1A. Risk Factors61
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds61
Item 5. Other Information61
Item 6. Exhibits62
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

June 30,December 31,
20242023
(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data)
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturities, amortized cost of $43,469 and $42,615, less allowance for credit loss of $17 and $16$40,879$40,626
Equity securities, cost of $1,076 and $1,0151,1171,050
Limited partnership investments2,3672,174
Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans, less allowance for credit loss of $35 and $351,0671,123
Short-term investments4,9164,396
Total investments50,34649,369
Cash470399
Receivables10,2809,660
Property, plant and equipment10,71010,718
Goodwill347347
Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expenses3,5983,661
Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries948896
Other assets4,3584,147
Total assets$81,057$79,197
Liabilities and Equity:
Insurance reserves:
Claim and claim adjustment expense$23,974$23,304
Future policy benefits13,21113,959
Unearned premiums7,4096,933
Total insurance reserves44,59444,196
Payable to brokers13079
Short-term debt1,0131,084
Long-term debt8,5587,919
Deferred income taxes502398
Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue4,6234,694
Other liabilities4,4364,302
Total liabilities63,85662,672
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value:
Authorized – 100,000,000 shares
Common stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized – 1,800,000,000 shares
Issued – 222,456,544 and 222,268,150 shares22
Additional paid-in capital2,5562,589
Retained earnings16,41515,617
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,383)(2,497)
16,59015,711
Less treasury stock, at cost (2,749,732 and 100,000 shares)(206)(7)
Total shareholders’ equity16,38415,704
Noncontrolling interests817821
Total equity17,20116,525
Total liabilities and equity$81,057$79,197

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
(In millions, except per share data)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums$2,498$2,347$4,939$4,595
Net investment income6395921,3081,161
Investment gains (losses)(10)14(32)(21)
Non-insurance warranty revenue404407811814
Operating revenues and other7365741,4721,168
Total4,2673,9348,4987,717
Expenses:
Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits (re-measurement gain (loss) of $(25), $(33), $(40) and $(34))1,8821,7793,6893,432
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs435403879782
Non-insurance warranty expense388384782768
Operating expenses and other9688081,8481,589
Equity method income(27)(39)(53)(67)
Interest11491217186
Total3,7603,4267,3626,690
Income before income tax5075081,1361,027
Income tax expense(112)(120)(256)(235)
Net income395388880792
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests(26)(28)(54)(57)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation$369$360$826$73

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

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report and the Consolidated Financial Statements, Risk Factors, and MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. This MD&A is comprised of the following sections:

Page No.
Overview39
Results of Operations40
Consolidated Financial Results40
CNA Financial41
Boardwalk Pipelines49
Loews Hotels & Co50
Corporate52
Liquidity and Capital Resources52
Parent Company52
Subsidiaries53
Investments54
Catastrophes and Related Reinsurance57
Critical Accounting Estimates58
Accounting Standards Update58
Forward-Looking Statements58

OVERVIEW

Loews Corporation is a holding company and has four reportable segments comprised of three individual consolidated operating subsidiaries, CNA Financial Corporation (“CNA”), Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (“Boardwalk Pipelines”) and Loews Hotels Holding Corporation (“Loews Hotels & Co”); and the Corporate segment. The Corporate segment is primarily comprised of Loews Corporation, excluding its operating subsidiaries, and the equity method of accounting for Altium Packaging LLC (“Altium Packaging”).

Unless the context otherwise requires, as used herein, the term “Company” means Loews Corporation including its consolidated subsidiaries, the terms “Parent Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or like terms mean Loews Corporation excluding its subsidiaries, the term “Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation” means Net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation shareholders and the term “subsidiaries” means Loews Corporation’s consolidated subsidiaries.

We rely upon our invested cash balances and distributions from our subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to meet our obligations and to declare and pay any dividends to our shareholders. The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends is subject to, among other things, the availability of sufficient earnings and funds in such subsidiaries, applicable state laws, including in the case of the insurance subsidiaries of CNA, laws and rules governing the payment of dividends by regulated insurance companies (see Note 15 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023) and compliance with covenants in their respective loan agreements. Claims of creditors of our subsidiaries will generally have priority as to the assets of such subsidiaries over our claims and those of our creditors and shareholders. We are not responsible for the liabilities and obligations of our subsidiaries and there are no Parent Company guarantees.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Financial Results

The following table summarizes net income (loss) attributable to Loews Corporation by segment and the basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Loews Corporation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
(In millions, except per share data)
CNA Financial$291$255$601$523
Boardwalk Pipelines7057191143
Loews Hotels & Co35745198
Corporate(27)(26)(17)(29)
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation$369$360$826$735
Basic and diluted net income per share$1.67$1.58$3.72$3.19

Net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $369 million, or $1.67 per share, compared to net income of $360 million, or $1.58 per share in the comparable 2023 period. Net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $826 million, or $3.72 per share, compared to net income of $735 million, or $3.19 per share in the comparable 2023 period.

The increase in net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the three months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the comparable 2023 period was primarily driven by higher net income at CNA and Boardwalk Pipelines. The increase at CNA is primarily due to higher net investment income, partially offset by higher catastrophe losses, and the increase at Boardwalk Pipelines is primarily due to increased revenues from re-contracting at higher rates and recently completed growth projects. Loews Hotels & Co’s net income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 includes a $36 million gain related to the acquisition of an additional equity interest in, and the consolidation of, a previously unconsolidated joint venture property.

The increase in net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the six months ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the comparable 2023 period was primarily driven by higher net income at CNA and Boardwalk Pipelines. The increase at CNA is primarily due to higher net investment income and f

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

There were no material changes in our market risk components as of June 30, 2024 from those discussed in the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk section included under Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Additional information related to portfolio duration and market conditions is discussed in the Investments section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included under Part I, Item 2.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

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

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer (“CEO”) and principal financial officer (“CFO”) conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report and, based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2024.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2024 that have materially affected or that are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Information on our legal proceedings is set forth in Note 10 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included under Part I, Item 1.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes a discussion of material risk factors facing the Company. There have been no material changes to such risk factors as of the date of this Report.

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

Items 2 (a) and (b) are inapplicable.

(c) STOCK REPURCHASES

Period(a) Total number of shares purchased(b) Average price paid per share(c) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs(d) Maximum number of shares (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (in millions)
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024679,695$73.92N/AN/A
May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024576,29875.32N/AN/A
June 1, 2024 - June 30, 20241,158,61674.74N/AN/A

Item 5. Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits.

Description of ExhibitExhibit Number
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)31.1*
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)31.2*
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)32.1*
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)32.2*
XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document101.INS *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema101.SCH *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase101.CAL *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase101.DEF *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase101.LAB *
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase101.PRE *
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)104*

*Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

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

LOEWS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: July 29, 2024By:/s/ Jane J. Wang
JANE J. WANG
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)
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