Comprehensive Income

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Equity [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

3) Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in shareholders’ equity, except those arising from transactions with shareholders. Comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income or loss, which for the Corporation consists of changes in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments carried at fair value, changes in unrealized other-than-temporary impairment losses of fixed maturities, changes in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income and changes in foreign currency translation gains or losses.

The components of other comprehensive income or loss were as follows:

	Periods Ended June 30, 2014
	Second Quarter									Six Months
	Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax			Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized holding gains arising during the period	$	436		$	153		$	283		$	860		$	301		$	559
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net income		70			25			45			133			47			86
Net unrealized gains recognized in other comprehensive income		366			128			238			727			254			473
Reclassification adjustment for the amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost included in net income (a)		(8	)		(3	)		(5	)		(17	)		(6	)		(11	)
Net change in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income		8			3			5			17			6			11
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)		6			2			4			(22	)		(7	)		(15	)
Total other comprehensive income	$	380		$	133		$	247		$	722		$	253		$	469

(a) Postretirement benefit costs recognized in net income during the period are included among several of the loss and expense components presented in the consolidated statements of income.

	Periods Ended June 30, 2013
	Second Quarter									Six Months
	Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax			Before Tax			Income Tax			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized holding losses arising during the period	$	(956	)	$	(334	)	$	(622	)	$	(886	)	$	(310	)	$	(576	)
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net income		120			42			78			184			64			120
Net unrealized losses recognized in other comprehensive loss		(1,076	)		(376	)		(700	)		(1,070	)		(374	)		(696	)
Postretirement benefit gain (loss) not yet recognized in net income arising during the period		(1	)		(1	)		—			1			—			1
Reclassification adjustment for the amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost included in net income (a)		(23	)		(9	)		(14	)		(47	)		(17	)		(30	)
Net change in postretirement benefit costs not yet recognized in net income		22			8			14			48			17			31
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)		42			14			28			(35	)		(13	)		(22	)
Total other comprehensive loss	$	(1,012	)	$	(354	)	$	(658	)	$	(1,057	)	$	(370	)	$	(687	)

(a) Postretirement benefit costs recognized in net income during the period are included among several of the loss and expense components presented in the consolidated statements of income.