Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets disclosure

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets disclosure [Text Block]

6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The following table presents the carrying amount of the Company's goodwill by segment at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

(in millions)	2014		2013

Business and International Insurance(1)	$	2,476	$	2,499
Bond & Specialty Insurance		495		495
Personal Insurance		613		613
Other		27		27

Total	$	3,611	$	3,634

(1): Includes goodwill associated with the Company's acquisition of Dominion in 2013, which is subject to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Other Intangible Assets

The following tables present a summary of the Company's other intangible assets by major asset class at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

(at December 31, 2014, in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net

Intangibles subject to amortization
Customer-related	$	460	$	446	$	14
Fair value adjustment on claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, reinsurance recoverables and other contract-related intangibles(1)		209		136		73

Total intangible assets subject to amortization		669		582		87
Intangible assets not subject to amortization		217		—		217

Total other intangible assets	$	886	$	582	$	304

(at December 31, 2013, in millions)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net

Intangibles subject to amortization
Customer-related	$	460	$	414	$	46
Fair value adjustment on claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, reinsurance recoverables and other contract-related intangibles(1)		201		113		88

Total intangible assets subject to amortization		661		527		134
Intangible assets not subject to amortization		217		—		217

Total other intangible assets	$	878	$	527	$	351

(1): Fair value adjustments of $5 million and $191 million were recorded in connection with the acquisition of Dominion in 2013 and in connection with the merger of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty Corp. in 2004, respectively, and were based on management's estimate of nominal claims and claim adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance recoverables. The method used calculated a risk adjustment to a risk-free discounted reserve that would, if reserves ran off as expected, produce results that yielded the assumed cost-of-capital on the capital supporting the loss reserves. The fair value adjustments are reported as other intangible assets on the consolidated balance sheet, and the amounts measured in accordance with the acquirer's accounting policies for insurance contracts have been reported as part of the claims and claim adjustment expense reserves and reinsurance recoverables. The intangible assets are being recognized into income over the expected payment pattern. Because the time value of money and the risk adjustment (cost of capital) components of the intangible assets run off at different rates, the amount recognized in income may be a net benefit in some periods and a net expense in other periods. Additionally, $5 million of contract-related intangibles were recorded related to operating leases in connection with the acquisition of Dominion in 2013.

The following presents a summary of the Company's amortization expense for other intangible assets by major asset class:

(for the year ended December 31, in millions)	2014		2013		2012

Customer-related	$	32	$	31	$	33
Fair value adjustment on claims and claim adjustment expense reserves, reinsurance recoverables and other contract-related intangibles		14		15		19

Total amortization expense	$	46	$	46	$	52

Intangible asset amortization expense is estimated to be $26 million in 2015, $10 million in 2016, $9 million in 2017, $7 million in 2018 and $6 million in 2019.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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