-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VqjL0GRowCACxXiAlw6e0yOsvOT2rufBl0ID1RX+7pl0AiOLEQ05zZor0adbg1YE ZPzZ03OhvFQsRVeB0v4HWA== 0000891092-03-003628.txt : 20031212 0000891092-03-003628.hdr.sgml : 20031212 20031211182623 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-03-003628 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031211 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20031212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020286 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 310746871 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-04604 FILM NUMBER: 031050422 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6200 S GILMORE RD CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: OH ZIP: 45014 BUSINESS PHONE: 5138702000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6200 SOUTH GILMORE ROAD CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: OH ZIP: 45014-5141 8-K 1 e16435_8k.txt FORM 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Commission file number 0-4604 CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 31-0746871 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification or organization) No.) 6200 S. Gilmore Road, Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 870-2000 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On December 11, 2003, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. This report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in the news release. The information furnished in this report shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Signature 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 thereunto duly authorized. CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION /S/ Kenneth W. Stecher ------------------------------------ Kenneth W. Stecher Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) December 11, 2003 EX-99.1 3 e16435ex99_1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Cincinnati Financial Corporation Addresses Status of Ohio UM/UIM Reserves - Comments on Impact of November State Supreme Court Decision CINCINNATI, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today announced that the Ohio Supreme Court's recent reversal of its Scott-Pontzer decision could result in the release of approximately $75 million in uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) reserves. This amount would include some Cincinnati Insurance Company reserves for losses incurred but not yet reported (IBNR) as well as case reserves for reported claims, including approximately $6 million in case reserves released in November 2003. Because the court still must rule on motions to reconsider the reversal, the company believes it is premature to release all Scott- Pontzer-related reserves or specify the timing of their potential release. In the November 5, 2003, decision, the court ruled that an employer's commercial automobile insurance policy only covers injured employees and only when the accident happens in the course and scope of their employment. UM/UIM claims dating back as far as 15 years would be affected by the court's recent decision. In 1999, the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual greatly increased the exposure on commercial auto insurance policies. That ruling extended commercial UM/UIM coverage in force over the past 15 years to employees when they were not at work and to their resident family members. It contributed to changes in policy wording for UM/UIM coverage. Additionally, the same court's 2000 decision in Linko v. Indemnity effectively caused insurers to extend UM/UIM coverage, at the newly increased level of exposure, to every auto insurance policy in Ohio at no additional premium. The court rulings affected all auto insurers in the state. The company established case reserves of approximately $40 million in 1999 and 2000. In addition, the company established a $110 million IBNR reserve, net of reinsurance, for past UM/UIM losses incurred but not yet reported in 2000. Over the past three years, the company had reduced the IBNR reserve to $18 million as of November 1, 2003, as it established case reserves and paid approximately $55 million to claimants. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John J. Schiff, Jr., CPCU, noted, "Following the court's 1999 and 2000 Scott-Pontzer and Linko decisions, we moved quickly to protect our policyholders from court-mandated responsibilities they never intended to fund. At the same time, we have been fulfilling our obligations, as the court deemed, under coverages that had been in place over the prior years. "The court's recent reversal is good for policyholders, good for our state and good for the insurance industry. Presuming the court sustains its opinion, our shareholders also will benefit from the contribution to earnings of the released reserves." Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers property and casualty insurance, its main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company, The Cincinnati Indemnity Company and The Cincinnati Casualty Company. The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company markets life and disability income insurance and annuities. CFC Investment Company supports the insurance subsidiaries and their independent agent representatives through commercial leasing and financing activities. CinFin Capital Management Company provides asset management services to institutions, corporations and individuals. For additional information, please visit the company's Web site at www.cinfin.com . This is a "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain forward-looking statements contained herein involve potential risks and uncertainties. The company's future results could differ materially from those discussed. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: unusually high levels of catastrophe losses due to changes in weather patterns or other causes; increased frequency and/or severity of claims; environmental events or changes; insurance regulatory actions, legislation or court decisions that increase expenses or place the company at a disadvantage in the marketplace; adverse outcomes from litigation or administrative proceedings; recession or other economic conditions resulting in lower demand for insurance products; sustained decline in overall stock market values negatively affecting the company's equity portfolio, in particular a sustained decline in market value of Fifth Third Bancorp shares; events that lead to a significant decline in the market value of a particular security and impairment of the asset; delays in the development, implementation and benefits of technology enhancements; and decreased ability to generate growth in investment income. Further, the company's insurance businesses are subject to the effects of changing social, economic and regulatory environments. Public and regulatory initiatives have included efforts to adversely influence and restrict premium rates, restrict the ability to cancel policies, impose underwriting standards and expand overall regulation. The company also is subject to public and regulatory initiatives that can affect the market value for its common stock, such as recent measures impacting corporate financial reporting and governance. The ultimate changes and eventual effects, if any, of these initiatives are uncertain. SOURCE Cincinnati Financial Corporation -0- 12/11/2003 /CONTACT: Investors, Heather J. Wietzel, +1-513-603-5236, or Media, Joan O. Shevchik, +1-513-603-5323, both of Cincinnati Financial Corporation/ /Web site: http://www.cinfin.com / (CINF) CO: Cincinnati Financial Corporation ST: Ohio IN: FIN INS SU: LAW -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----