Segment Information Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Net Income (Loss)

	For the years ended December 31,
Net income (loss)	2012			2011			2010
Property & Casualty Commercial	$	547		$	526		$	1,007
Consumer Markets	166			7			125
Property & Casualty Other Operations	57			(117		)	(53		)
Group Benefits	129			92			188
Mutual Funds	71			98			132
Talcott Resolution	1			540			672
Corporate	(1,009		)	(434		)	(435		)
Net income (loss)	$	(38	)	$	712		$	1,636

Financial Measures and Other Segment Information

	For the years ended December 31,
Revenues	2012			2011			2010
Earned premiums, fees, and other considerations
Property & Casualty Commercial
Workers’ compensation	$	2,987		$	2,809		$	2,387
Property	505			528			547
Automobile	587			583			598
Package business	1,160			1,145			1,124
Liability	562			540			540
Fidelity and surety	205			215			224
Professional liability	253			307			324
Total Property & Casualty Commercial	6,259			6,127			5,744
Consumer Markets
Automobile	2,526			2,619			2,806
Homeowners	1,110			1,128			1,141
Total Consumer Markets [1]	3,636			3,747			3,947
Property & Casualty Other Operations	(2		)	—			1
Group Benefits
Group disability	1,735			1,929			2,004
Group life	1,881			2,024			2,052
Other	194			194			222
Total Group Benefits	3,810			4,147			4,278
Mutual Funds
Retail	487			541			561
Annuity and other	112			108			103
Total Mutual Funds	599			649			664
Talcott Resolution	3,594			3,959			3,980
Corporate	167			209			189
Total earned premiums, fees, and other considerations	18,063			18,838			18,803
Net investment income (loss):
Securities available-for-sale and other	4,237			4,272			4,364
Equity securities, trading	4,565			(1,359		)	(774		)
Total net investment income	8,802			2,913			3,590
Net realized capital losses	(711		)	(145		)	(611		)
Other revenues	258			253			267
Total revenues	$	26,412		$	21,859		$	22,049

[1] For 2012, 2011 and 2010, AARP members accounted for earned premiums of $2.8 billion, $2.8 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively.

Geographical Revenue Information

Geographical Revenue Information	For the years ended December 31,
Revenues	2012		2011		2010
United States of America	$	21,814	$	21,561	$	22,140
Japan	4,363		135		(329		)
Other	235		163		238
Total revenues	$	26,412	$	21,859	$	22,049

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits

	For the years ended December 31,
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits	2012		2011		2010
Property & Casualty Commercial	$	927	$	917	$	905
Consumer Markets	332		337		371
Group Benefits	33		35		40
Mutual Funds	35		47		51
Talcott Resolution	661		1,108		325
Total amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits	$	1,988	$	2,444	$	1,692

Income tax expense (benefit)

	For the years ended December 31,
Income tax expense (benefit)	2012			2011			2010
Property & Casualty Commercial	$	159		$	37		$	414
Consumer Markets	65			(22		)	43
Property & Casualty Other Operations	14			(74		)	(40		)
Group Benefits	31			1			66
Mutual Funds	38			54			52
Talcott Resolution	(284		)	(120		)	205
Corporate	(517		)	(201		)	(168		)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	(494	)	$	(325	)	$	572

Assets

	As of December 31,
Assets	2012		2011
Property & Casualty Commercial	$	25,595	$	24,566
Consumer Markets	6,024		6,181
Property & Casualty Other Operations	4,509		4,639
Group Benefits	9,545		9,473
Mutual Funds	325		307
Talcott Resolution	243,836		250,817
Corporate	8,679		6,626
Total assets	$	298,513	$	302,609