8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report: November 9, 2009

(Date of earliest event reported): November 9, 2009

LOEWS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Delaware	1-6541	13-2646102
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		File Number)	Identification No.)

667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.	10065-8068
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (212) 521-2000

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Registrant’s subsidiary, CNA Financial Corporation (“CNA”), issued a press release today announcing that it had priced an offering of $350 million principal amount of its 7.35%, ten year senior notes. The offering is expected to close on November 13, 2009. CNA has stated that it intends to use the net proceeds to redeem $250 million, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, of its 2008 Senior Preferred Stock held by the Registrant, with the remainder of the net proceeds available for general corporate purposes. The redemption of the 2008 Senior Preferred Stock is subject to CNA’s successful completion of the offering, as well as other customary conditions.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Not applicable.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Exhibit:

Exhibit Reference
	Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		CNA Financial Corporation press release, issued November 9, 2009.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	LOEWS CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Dated:  November 9, 2009	By:	/s/ Gary W. Garson
		Gary W. Garson
		Senior Vice President
		General Counsel
		and Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:   MEDIA: Katrina W. Parker, 312/822-5167 Sarah J. Pang, 312/822-6394       ANALYSTS: Nancy M. Bufalino, 312/822-7757 Maria Hotza, 312/822-4278 David C. Adams, 312/822-2183

CNA FINANCIAL PRICES $350 MILLION OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES

CHICAGO, November 9, 2009 -- CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA) today announced that it has priced $350 million aggregate principal amount of 7.35% ten-year senior notes in a public offering underwritten by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.   The notes were offered at 99.887% of the principal amount with a yield to maturity of 7.366%.  CNA expects the offering to close on November 13, 2009.

CNA intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to redeem $250 million, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, of CNA’s outstanding 2008 Senior Preferred Stock held by Loews Corporation, the owner of 90% of CNA’s common stock, with the remainder available for general corporate purposes. The redemption of the 2008 Senior Preferred Stock is subject to CNA’s successful completion of this offering, as well as other customary conditions.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities.  An electronic copy of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus will be available from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, a copy of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to this offering may also be obtained, when available, from:

·   Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Brooklyn Army Terminal, Attn: Prospectus Dept., 140 58th Street, 8th floor, Brooklyn, New York 11220 or by telephone at (877) 858-5407;

·   J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 270 Park Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attn: High Grade Syndicate Desk, by telephone at (212) 834-4533 or by fax (212) 834-6081; or

·   Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., NC0675, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262, Attn: Syndicate Operations, by telephone at (800) 326-5897 or by email at prospectus.specialrequests@wachovia.com.

Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country’s seventh largest commercial insurer and the 13th largest property and casualty company.  CNA’s insurance products include standard commercial lines, specialty lines, surety, marine and other property and casualty coverages.  CNA's services include risk management, information services, underwriting, risk control and claims administration.  For more information, please visit CNA at www.cna.com.  CNA is a registered trademark of CNA Financial Corporation.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT

This press release includes statements which relate to anticipated future events (forward-looking statements) rather than actual present conditions or historical events.  These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and generally include words such as “believes”, “expects”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, and similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to a variety of inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected.  Many of these risks and uncertainties cannot be controlled by CNA. For a detailed description of these risks and uncertainties please refer to CNA’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.cna.com.

Any forward-looking statements made in this press release are made by CNA as of the date of this press release.  Further, CNA does not have any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release, even if CNA’s expectations or any related events, conditions or circumstances change.

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