Sales of Subsidiaries

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Sale of Subsidiaries

Sale of Subsidiaries

Medicare Supplement and Critical Illness Segment   In August 2012, AFG completed the sale of its Medicare supplement and critical illness businesses, which included Loyal American Life Insurance Company and four other insurance companies, to Cigna Corporation for $326 million in cash resulting in a pretax gain of $170 million (including post-closing adjustments). Since the transaction includes the ongoing cessions of certain business to Cigna, the operations sold are not reported as discontinued operations. Summarized Statement of Earnings information for the Medicare supplement and critical illness segment for the first quarter of 2012 is shown below (in millions):

Total revenues	$	80
Total costs and expenses	74
Earnings before income taxes	$	6