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Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments INVESTMENTS
 
Fixed Maturities
 
The amortized cost and fair value of investments in fixed maturities classified as available for sale were as follows:
 Amortized CostAllowance for Expected Credit LossesGross UnrealizedFair Value
(at September 30, 2020, in millions)GainsLosses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
$2,083 $ $43 $ $2,126 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
Local general obligation17,019  1,267 8 18,278 
Revenue11,871  829 6 12,694 
State general obligation1,160  91  1,251 
Pre-refunded2,458  160  2,618 
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
32,508  2,347 14 34,841 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments952  27  979 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
2,572  158  2,730 
All other corporate bonds29,599 4 2,314 35 31,874 
Redeemable preferred stock22  2  24 
Total$67,736 $4 $4,891 $49 $72,574 
 AmortizedGross UnrealizedFair
(at December 31, 2019, in millions)CostGainsLossesValue
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
$2,076 $19 $— $2,095 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
    
Local general obligation15,490 829 16,315 
Revenue9,731 586 10,315 
State general obligation1,167 64 — 1,231 
Pre-refunded1,968 88 — 2,056 
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
28,356 1,567 29,917 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments1,167 1,173 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
3,192 91 3,280 
All other corporate bonds30,442 1,195 18 31,619 
Redeemable preferred stock48 — 50 
Total$65,281 $2,882 $29 $68,134 
 
Pre-refunded bonds of $2.62 billion and $2.06 billion at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were bonds for which states or municipalities have established irrevocable trusts, almost exclusively comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities.  These trusts were created to fund the payment of principal and interest due under the bonds.
 
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities classified as available for sale were $1.99 billion and $1.80 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gross gains of $52 million and $51 million and gross losses of $3 million and $6 million were realized on those sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
 
Equity Securities
 
The cost and fair value of investments in equity securities were as follows:
  Fair
(at September 30, 2020, in millions)CostGross GainsGross LossesValue
Public common stock$346 $44 $22 $368 
Non-redeemable preferred stock35 8 1 42 
Total$381 $52 $23 $410 
 
  Fair
(at December 31, 2019, in millions)CostGross GainsGross LossesValue
Public common stock$341 $45 $$383 
Non-redeemable preferred stock35 — 42 
Total$376 $52 $$425 
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $(14) million and $49 million of net gains (losses) on equity securities still held as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net realized investment losses on equity securities still held for the first nine months of 2020 were driven by the impact of changes in fair value attributable to the volatility in global financial markets associated with the global pandemic beginning in March 2020 related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Unrealized Investment Losses
 
The following tables summarize, for all investments in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position.  The fair value amounts reported in the tables are estimates that are prepared using the process described in note 4 herein and in note 4 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report.  The Company also relies upon estimates of several credit and non-credit factors in its review and evaluation of individual investments, using the process described in note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements to determine whether credit impairment exists.
 Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
(at September 30, 2020, in millions)Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed maturities      
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
$169 $ $ $ $169 $ 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
1,751 14   1,751 14 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
14    14  
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
11  1  12  
All other corporate bonds1,095 28 120 7 1,215 35 
Total $3,040 $42 $121 $7 $3,161 $49 
 
 Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
(at December 31, 2019, in millions)Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed maturities  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
$$— $193  $— $198 $— 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
668 12  — 680 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
257 147  404 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
399 131  530 
All other corporate bonds1,571 10 662  2,233 18 
Total $2,900 $19 $1,145  $10 $4,045 $29 
 
At September 30, 2020, the amount of gross unrealized losses for all fixed maturity investments reported at fair value for which fair value was less than 80% of amortized cost was not significant.
 
Credit Impairment Charges
 
The following tables present changes in the allowance for expected credit losses on fixed maturities classified as available for sale:
Fixed Maturities
(for the three months ended September 30, 2020 in millions)Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Pass-Through SecuritiesAll Other Corporate BondsTotal
Balance, July 1, 2020$— $8 $8 
Additions for expected credit losses on securities where no credit losses were previously recognized
 1 1 
Additions (reductions) for expected credit losses on securities where credit losses were previously recognized
 (3)(3)
Reductions due to sales/defaults of credit-impaired securities
 (2)(2)
Reductions for impairments of securities which the Company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell (1)
   
Balance, September 30, 2020$ $4 $4 


Fixed Maturities
(for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 in millions)Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Pass-Through SecuritiesAll Other Corporate BondsTotal
Balance, January 1, 2020$— $ $ 
Additions for expected credit losses on securities where no credit losses were previously recognized
 9 9 
Additions (reductions) for expected credit losses on securities where credit losses were previously recognized
 (3)(3)
Reductions due to sales/defaults of credit-impaired securities (2)(2)
Reductions for impairments of securities which the Company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell (1)
   
Balance, September 30, 2020$ $4 $4 
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(1)Credit impairment charges recognized in net realized investment gains (losses) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included $14 million of credit losses on fixed maturity securities which the Company intends to sell. An allowance for expected credit losses was not previously recorded for these securities.

Total net credit impairment charges (recoveries) included in net realized investment gains (losses) in the consolidated statement of income were $(4) million and $0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $58 million and $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, net realized investment gains (losses) in the first nine months of 2020 included $40 million of realized losses related to the other-than-temporary impairment of the carrying value of an equity method investment included in other investments. Credit losses related to the fixed maturity portfolio for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 represented less than 1% of the fixed maturity portfolio on a pre-tax basis and less than 1% of shareholders’ equity on an after-tax basis at both September 30, 2020 and 2019. 
Other InvestmentsIncluded in other investments are private equity, hedge fund and real estate partnerships that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and typically report their financial statement information to the Company one month to three months following the end of the reporting period. Accordingly, the impact of any volatility in global financial markets, including the impact of COVID-19 during 2020, on net investment income from these other investments is generally reflected in the Company's financial statements on a quarter lag basis.