Loews 10-Q 2024-09-30
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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 September 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)
| Delaware | 13-2646102 | ||||
| (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 class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | L | 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 | ☒ | 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 November 1, 2024, there were 217,776,738 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.
Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| September 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| (Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||
| Investments: | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, amortized cost of $44,028 and $42,615, less allowance for credit loss of $18 and $16 | $ | 43,055 | $ | 40,626 | |||||||
| Equity securities, cost of $1,068 and $1,015 | 1,215 | 1,050 | |||||||||
| Limited partnership investments | 2,462 | 2,174 | |||||||||
| Other invested assets, primarily mortgage loans, less allowance for credit loss of $35 and $35 | 1,095 | 1,123 | |||||||||
| Short-term investments | 5,242 | 4,396 | |||||||||
| Total investments | 53,069 | 49,369 | |||||||||
| Cash | 548 | 399 | |||||||||
| Receivables | 10,138 | 9,660 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 10,689 | 10,718 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 349 | 347 | |||||||||
| Deferred non-insurance warranty acquisition expenses | 3,571 | 3,661 | |||||||||
| Deferred acquisition costs of insurance subsidiaries | 943 | 896 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 4,310 | 4,147 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 83,617 | $ | 79,197 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Equity: | |||||||||||
| Insurance reserves: | |||||||||||
| Claim and claim adjustment expense | $ | 24,558 | $ | 23,304 | |||||||
| Future policy benefits | 14,047 | 13,959 | |||||||||
| Unearned premiums | 7,259 | 6,933 | |||||||||
| Total insurance reserves | 45,864 | 44,196 | |||||||||
| Payable to brokers | 269 | 79 | |||||||||
| Short-term debt | 713 | 1,084 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 8,821 | 7,919 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 697 | 398 | |||||||||
| Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue | 4,594 | 4,694 | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | 4,411 | 4,302 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 65,369 | 62,672 | |||||||||
| 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 – 222,511,465 and 222,268,150 shares | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,562 | 2,589 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 16,802 | 15,617 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,738) | (2,497) | |||||||||
| 17,628 | 15,711 | ||||||||||
| Less treasury stock, at cost (3,580,335 and 100,000 shares) | (271) | (7) | |||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 17,357 | 15,704 | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 891 | 821 | |||||||||
| Total equity | 18,248 | 16,525 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 83,617 | $ | 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 Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance premiums | $ | 2,593 | $ | 2,406 | $ | 7,532 | $ | 7,001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income | 776 | 592 | 2,084 | 1,752 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment losses | (10) | (38) | (42) | (59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-insurance warranty revenue | 401 | 407 | 1,212 | 1,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenues and other | 706 | 559 | 2,178 | 1,728 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4,466 | 3,926 | 12,964 | 11,643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance claims and policyholders’ benefits (re-measurement loss of $(48), $(41), $(88) and $(75)) | 2,019 | 1,826 | 5,708 | 5,258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred acquisition costs | 457 | 426 | 1,336 | 1,208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-insurance warranty expense | 387 | 386 | 1,169 | 1,154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses and other | 930 | 860 | 2,778 | 2,449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method (income) loss | 9 | (22) | (44) | (89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest | 114 | 94 | 331 | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,916 | 3,570 | 11,278 | 10,260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income tax | 550 | 356 | 1,686 | 1,383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (125) | (80) | (381) | (315) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 425 | 276 | 1,305 | 1,068 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests | (24) | (23) | (78) | (80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Loews Corporation | $ | 401 | $ | 253 | $ | **1, |
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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:
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”).
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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 nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CNA Financial | $ | 259 | $ | 235 | $ | 860 | $ | 758 | ||||||||||||
| Boardwalk Pipelines | 77 | 49 | 268 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loews Hotels & Co | (8) | 17 | 43 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | 73 | (48) | 56 | (76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Loews Corporation | $ | 401 | $ | 253 | $ | 1,227 | $ | 988 | ||||||||||||
| Basic net income per share | $ | 1.83 | $ | 1.12 | $ | 5.55 | $ | 4.32 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per share | $ | 1.82 | $ | 1.12 | $ | 5.54 | $ | 4.31 |
Net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $401 million, or $1.82 per share, compared to net income of $253 million, or $1.12 per share in the comparable 2023 period. Net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $1,227 million, or $5.54 per share, compared to net income of $988 million, or $4.31 per share in the comparable 2023 period. Corporate includes a $37 million after-tax charge for the termination of a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Loews Hotels & Co includes a $36 million after-tax gain related to the acquisition of an additional equity interest in, and the consolidation of, a previously unconsolidated joint venture property for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
The increase in net income attributable to Loews Corporation for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the comparable 2023 period was primarily driven by higher net income at CNA and Boardwalk Pipelines, and higher investment income at the parent company, partially offset by lower results at Loews Hotels & Co. The increase at CNA is primarily due to higher net investment income, partially offset by higher catastrophe losses, and the increase at Boardwalk Pip
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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 September 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 September 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 September 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) | |||||||||||||||||||
| July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 | 190,300 | $ | 74.43 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 | 267,176 | $ | 76.63 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 | 373,127 | $ | 78.43 | N/A | N/A |
Item 5. Other Information
Items 5 (a) and (b) are inapplicable.
(c) TRADING PLANS
The directors of the Company set forth in the table below adopted trading plans on the dates set forth in the table below with respect to the exercise of expiring stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) granted to them as director compensation in 2015. Each plan is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to each plan, if the market price of the Company’s common stock exceeds the exercise price for the applicable SARs by a specified amount during the applicable trading window, the applicable SARs will be exercised and the net shares received from such exercise will be sold at market prices. For each director, 2,250 SARs expire on each of March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025, September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025. The trading window under each plan for each such expiration begins on the first trading day of the expiration month and ends on the expiration date.
| Director | Date of Adoption | ||||
| Ann E. Berman | August 7, 2024 | ||||
| Charles M. Diker | September 3, 2024 | ||||
| Paul J. Fribourg | August 6, 2024 | ||||
| Walter L. Harris | August 7, 2024 | ||||
| Anthony Welters | August 26, 2024 |
In addition, on August 6, 2024, Andrew H. Tisch, Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, adopted a trading plan with respect to the exercise of expiring SARs granted to him as executive compensation in 2015. The plan is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to the plan, if the market price of the Company’s common stock exceeds the exercise price for the applicable SARs by a specified
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amount during the applicable trading window, the applicable SARs will be exercised and the net shares received by Mr. Andrew Tisch from such exercise will be sold at market prices. 60,000 of Mr. Andrew Tisch’s SARs expire on January 9, 2025. The trading window under the plan for 30,000 of such SARs begins on January 2, 2025 and the trading window under the plan for the remaining 30,000 of such SARs begins on January 3, 2025. Each trading window ends on the expiration date.
Item 6. Exhibits.
| Description of Exhibit | Exhibit 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 document | 101.INS * | ||||
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*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: November 4, 2024 | By: | /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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