Investment gains/losses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investment gains/losses, including other-than-temporary impairment losses

Investment gains/losses, including other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses are summarized below (in millions).


	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Fixed maturity securities —
Gross gains	$	53		$	39		$	82		$	229
Gross losses		(46	)		(19	)		(84	)		(48	)
Equity securities —
Gross gains		342			2,391			448			3,395
Gross losses		(14	)		(3	)		(20	)		(3	)
OTTI losses		—			—			—			(19	)
Other		27			(42	)		33			(57	)

	$	362		$	2,366		$	459		$	3,497

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in the statement of income which have resulted from the sale and holding of marketable securities, respectively, as well as the sale or disposal of cost method investments. Such amounts would include realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities, unrealized gains and losses on trading securities, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading securities category, realized gains and losses on the sale or disposal of cost method investments, and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of such investments.

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