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: August 9, 2011

(Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2011

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.	10065-8087
(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.)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 9, 2011, the registrant's Board of Directors increased the number of directors constituting the Board to 13 and elected Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow a director of the registrant.

The registrant’s press release announcing the foregoing election is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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

Exhibit Reference
	Number		Exhibit Description
99.1		Loews Corporation press release, issued August 9, 2011.

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:  August 9, 2011	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

Contact: Candace Leeds V.P. of Public Affairs (212) 521-2416   Darren Daugherty Investor Relations (212) 521-2788  

Loews Corporation Elects Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow

To Its Board of Directors

NEW YORK, August 9, 2011 -- Loews Corporation (NYSE:L) announced today that Lawrence S. Bacow has been elected a director of Loews.  Dr. Bacow served as President of Tufts University from September 2001 until July 2011.  He was elected a Fellow of Harvard College in July 2011.  With the election of Dr. Bacow, the Loews Board consists of 13 directors, 10 of whom qualify as independent directors.

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Loews Corporation, a holding company, is one of the largest diversified corporations in the United States.  Its principal subsidiaries are CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:  CNA), a 90% owned subsidiary; Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:  DO), a 50.4% owned subsidiary; HighMount Exploration & Production LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary; Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP (NYSE:  BWP), a 64% owned subsidiary; and Loews Hotels, a wholly owned subsidiary.

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