Reinsurance

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Reinsurance [Abstract]

Reinsurance

Schedule IV

Cincinnati Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reinsurance
(Dollars in millions)		Years ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
Gross amounts:
Life insurance in force	$	81,467		$	77,691		$	74,123
Earned premiums
Commercial lines insurance	$	2,524		$	2,348		$	2,281
Personal lines insurance		897			812			746
Excess and surplus lines insurance		99			76			53
Total property casualty insurance		3,520			3,236			3,080
Life insurance		235			220			211
Total	$	3,755		$	3,456		$	3,291
Ceded amounts to other companies:
Life insurance in force	$	36,340		$	35,690		$	35,016
Earned premiums
Commercial lines insurance	$	149		$	162		$	136
Personal lines insurance		30			51			26
Excess and surplus lines insurance		6			6			4
Total		185			219			166
Life insurance		57			55			53
Total	$	242		$	274		$	219
Assumed amounts from other companies:
Life insurance in force	$	-		$	1		$	1
Earned premiums
Commercial lines insurance	$	8		$	11		$	9
Personal lines insurance		1			1			1
Excess and surplus lines insurance		-			-			-
Total property casualty insurance		9			12			10
Life insurance		-			-			-
Total	$	9		$	12		$	10
Net amounts:
Life insurance in force	$	45,126		$	42,001		$	39,108
Earned premiums
Commercial lines insurance	$	2,383		$	2,197		$	2,154
Personal lines insurance		868			762			721
Excess and surplus lines insurance		93			70			49
Total property casualty insurance		3,344			3,029			2,924
Life insurance		178			165			158
Total	$	3,522		$	3,194		$	3,082
Percentage of amounts assumed to net:
Life insurance in force		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Earned premiums
Commercial lines insurance		0.3	%		0.5	%		0.4	%
Personal lines insurance		0.1			0.2			0.2
Excess and surplus lines insurance		0.0			0.0			0.0
Total property casualty insurance		0.3			0.4			0.4
Life insurance		0.0			0.0			0.0
Total		0.3			0.4			0.4