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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________________________ 
FORM 10-Q
 ____________________________________
(Mark One)
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20182019
or
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ______________
Commission file number 001-13958
____________________________________ 
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3317783
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut06155
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(860)547-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareHIGThe New York Stock Exchange
6.10% Notes due October 1, 2041HIG 41The New York Stock Exchange
7.875% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2042HGHThe New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 6.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G, par value $0.01 per shareHIG PR GThe New York Stock Exchange



Indicate by check mark:Yes No
    
•     whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.ýYesNo
 ¨
    
•     whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).ýYesNo
 ¨
    
•     whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.   
Large accelerated filerx
Accelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filer¨
Smaller reporting company¨
Emerging growth company¨


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨
•     whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)Act).¨YesýNo
As of July 24, 201829, 2019, there were outstanding 358,419,118361,581,394 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the registrant.







THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 20182019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ItemDescriptionPageDescriptionPage
  
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMREPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - AS OF JUNE 30, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND 2017CONDENSED CONOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSMANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK[a]QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK[a]
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESCONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
  
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGSLEGAL PROCEEDINGS
1A. RISK FACTORSRISK FACTORS
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDSUNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
6. EXHIBITSEXHIBITS
EXHIBITS INDEXEXHIBITS INDEX
SIGNATURESIGNATURE
[a]The information required by this item is set forth in the Enterprise Risk Management section of Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and is incorporated herein by reference.









Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained herein are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” and similar references to future periods.
Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions regarding future economic, competitive, legislative and other developments and their potential effect upon The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company" or "The Hartford"). Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from expectations, depending on the evolution of various factors, including the risks and uncertainties identified below, as well as factors described in such forward-looking statements or in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report,Report; and those identified from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Risks RelatedRelating to Economic, Political and Global Market Conditions:
challenges related to the Company’s current operating environment, including global political, economic and market conditions, and the effect of financial market disruptions, economic downturns, changes in trade regulation including tariffs and other barriers or other potentially adverse macroeconomic developments on the demand for our products and returns in our investment portfolios;
financial risk related to the continued reinvestment of our investment portfolios;
market risks associated with our business, including changes in credit spreads, equity prices, interest rates, inflation rate, and market volatility and foreign exchange rates;volatility;
the impact on our investment portfolio if our investment portfolio is concentrated in any particular segment of the economy;
the impacts of changing climate and weather patterns on our businesses, operations and investment portfolio including on claims, demand and pricing of our products, the availability and cost of reinsurance, our modeling data used to evaluate and manage risks of catastrophes and severe weather events, the value of our investment portfolios and credit risk with reinsurers and other counterparties;
the risks associated with the change in or replacement of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") on the securities we hold or may have issued, other financial instruments and any other assets and liabilities whose value is tied to LIBOR;
the impacts associated with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) from the European Union (“E.U.”) on our international operations in the U.K. and E.U.
Insurance Industry and Product-Related Risks:
the possibility of unfavorable loss development, including with respect to long-tailed exposures;
the significant uncertainties that limit our ability to estimate the ultimate reserves necessary for asbestos and environmental claims;
the possibility of a pandemic, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster that may adversely affect our businesses;
weather and other natural physical events, including the severityintensity and frequency of storms, hail, wildfires, flooding, winter storms, hurricanes and tropical storms, as well as climate change and its potential impact on weather patterns;
the possible occurrence of terrorist attacks and the Company’s inability to contain its exposure as a result of, among other factors, the inability to exclude coverage for terrorist attacks from workers' compensation policies and limitations on reinsurance coverage from the federal government under applicable laws;
the Company’s ability to effectively price its property and casualty policies, including its ability to obtain regulatory consents to pricing actions or to non-renewal or withdrawal of certain product lines;
actions by competitors that may be larger or have greater financial resources than we do;
technologytechnological changes, such as usage-based methods of determining premiums, advancementadvancements in automotive safety features, the development of autonomous vehicles, and platforms that facilitate ride sharing, which may alter demand for the Company's products, impact the frequency or severity of losses, and/or impact the way the Company markets, distributes and underwrites its products;
the Company’sCompany's ability to market, distribute and provide insurance products and investment advisory services through current and future distribution channels and advisory firms;
the uncertain effects of emerging claim and coverage issues;
Financial Strength, Credit and Counterparty Risks:
risks to our business, financial position, prospects and results associated with negative rating actions or downgrades in the Company’s financial strength and credit ratings or negative rating actions or downgrades relating to our investments;


the impact on our statutory capital of variousrequirements which are subject to many factors, including many that are outside the Company’s control, such as NAIC risk based capital formulas, Funds at Lloyd's and Solvency Capital Requirement, which can in turn affect our credit and financial strength ratings, cost of capital, regulatory compliance and other aspects of our business and results;
losses due to nonperformance or defaults by others, including credit risk with counterparties associated with investments, derivatives, premiums receivable, reinsurance recoverables and indemnifications provided by third parties in connection with previous dispositions;
the potential for losses due to our reinsurers’reinsurers' unwillingness or inability to meet their obligations under reinsurance contracts and the availability, pricing and adequacy of reinsurance to protect the Company against losses;
state and international regulatory limitations on the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends;


Risks Relating to Estimates, Assumptions and Valuations;Valuations:
risk associated with the use of analytical models in making decisions in key areas such as underwriting, pricing, capital management, hedging, reserving, investments, reinsurance and catastrophe risk management;
the potential for differing interpretations of the methodologies, estimations and assumptions that underlie the Company’s fair value estimates for its investments and the evaluation of other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale securities;
the potential for further impairments of our goodwill or the potential for changes in valuation allowances against deferred tax assets
the significant uncertainties that limit our ability to estimate the ultimate reserves necessary for asbestos and environmental claims;assets;
Strategic and Operational Risks:
the Company’s ability to maintain the availability of its systems and safeguard the security of its data in the event of a disaster, cyber or other information security incident or other unanticipated event;
the potential for difficulties arising from outsourcing and similar third-party relationships;
the risks, challenges and uncertainties associated with our capital management plan,plans, expense reduction initiatives and other actions, which may include acquisitions, divestitures or restructurings;
risks associated with acquisitions and divestitures, including the potential for difficulties arisingchallenges of integrating acquired companies or businesses or separating from outsourcingour divested businesses, which may result in our inability to achieve the anticipated benefits and similar third-party relationships;synergies and may result in unintended consequences;
difficulty in attracting and retaining talented and qualified personnel, including key employees, such as executives, managers and employees with strong technological, analytical and other specialized skills;
the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property and defend against claims of infringement;
Regulatory and Legal Risks:
the cost and other potential effects of increased federal, state and international regulatory and legislative developments, including those that could adversely impact the demand for the Company’s products, operating costs and required capital levels;
unfavorable judicial or legislative developments;
the impact of changes in federal or state tax laws;
regulatory requirements that could delay, deter or prevent a takeover attempt that shareholdersstockholders might consider in their best interests; and
the impact of potential changes in accounting principles and related financial reporting requirementsrequirements.
Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this document speaks only as of the date of the filing of this Form 10-Q. Factors or events that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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Part I - Item 1. Financial Statements




Item 1. Financial Statements
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Hartford, Connecticut


Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company ")"Company") as of June 30, 2018,2019, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, and comprehensive income (loss), and changes in stockholders' equity for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, and the condensed consolidated statementsstatement of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial information"). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2017,2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 23, 2018,22, 2019, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017,2018, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
July 26, 2018August 1, 2019




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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except for per share data)20182017 2018201720192018 20192018
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Revenues      
Earned premiums$3,958
$3,455
 $7,885
$6,893
$4,166
$3,958
 $8,106
$7,885
Fee income327
286
 650
564
326
327
 640
650
Net investment income428
395
 879
805
488
428
 958
879
Net realized capital gains (losses):
     
Total other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses
(4) (2)(7)

 (4)(2)
OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income (“OCI”)
2
 2
4


 2
2
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings
(2) 
(3)

 (2)
Other net realized capital gains52
57
 22
82
80
52
 245
22
Total net realized capital gains52
55
 22
79
80
52
 243
22
Other revenues24
23
 44
42
32
24
 85
44
Total revenues4,789
4,214
 9,480
8,383
5,092
4,789
 10,032
9,480
Benefits, losses and expenses
     
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,738
2,420
 5,433
4,844
2,934
2,738
 5,619
5,433
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC")344
345
 686
689
392
344
 747
686
Insurance operating costs and other expenses1,067
1,650
 2,104
2,569
1,141
1,067
 2,189
2,104
Loss on extinguishment of debt6

 6


6
 
6
Loss on reinsurance transaction91

 91

Interest expense79
79
 159
159
63
79
 127
159
Amortization of other intangible assets18
1
 36
2
15
18
 28
36
Total benefits, losses and expenses4,252
4,495
 8,424
8,263
4,636
4,252
 8,801
8,424
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes537
(281) 1,056
120
Income tax expense (benefit)103
(129) 194
(31)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax434
(152) 862
151
Income from continuing operations, before tax456
537
 1,231
1,056
Income tax expense84
103
 229
194
Income from continuing operations, net of tax372
434
 1,002
862
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax148
112
 317
187

148
 
317
Net income (loss)$582
$(40) $1,179
$338
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, per common share
  
Net income372
582
 1,002
1,179
Preferred stock dividends

 5

Net income available to common stockholders$372
$582
 $997
$1,179
   
Income from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders per common share
  
Basic$1.21
$(0.42) $2.41
$0.41
$1.03
$1.21
 $2.76
$2.41
Diluted$1.19
$(0.42) $2.37
$0.40
$1.02
$1.19
 $2.73
$2.37
Net income (loss) per common share


  
Net income available to common stockholders per common share


  
Basic$1.62
$(0.11) $3.29
$0.92
$1.03
$1.62
 $2.76
$3.29
Diluted$1.60
$(0.11) $3.24
$0.90
$1.02
$1.60
 $2.73
$3.24
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.25
$0.23
 $0.50
$0.46
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)


Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)20182017 2018201720192018 20192018
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Net income (loss)$582
$(40) $1,179
$338
Net income$372
$582
 $1,002
$1,179
Other comprehensive income (loss):      
Changes in net unrealized gain on securities(1,138)342
 (1,993)479
664
(1,138) 1,343
(1,993)
Changes in OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income2
1
 


2
 1

Changes in net gain on cash flow hedging instruments12
(1) (32)(19)11
12
 16
(32)
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments1
5
 (5)7
3
1
 4
(5)
Changes in pension and other postretirement plan adjustments9
354
 19
364
9
9
 17
19
OCI, net of tax(1,114)701
 (2,011)831
687
(1,114) 1,381
(2,011)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(532)$661
 $(832)$1,169
$1,059
$(532) $2,383
$(832)
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


(In millions, except for share and per share data)June 30,
2018
December 31, 2017June 30,
2019
December 31, 2018
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) 
Assets 
Investments: 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $35,913 and $35,612)$36,194
$36,964
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $39,429 and $35,603)$41,166
$35,652
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option36
41
49
22
Equity securities, at fair value1,003

1,533
1,214
Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value (cost of $0 and $907)
1,012
Mortgage loans (net of allowances for loan losses of $1 and $1)3,355
3,175
Mortgage loans (net of allowances for loan losses of $0 and $1)3,612
3,704
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments1,670
1,588
1,734
1,723
Other investments94
96
311
192
Short-term investments3,296
2,270
2,364
4,283
Total investments45,648
45,146
50,769
46,790
Cash147
180
226
112
Restricted cash57
9
Premiums receivable and agents’ balances, net4,001
3,910
4,726
3,995
Reinsurance recoverables, net3,912
4,061
5,394
4,357
Deferred policy acquisition costs662
650
722
670
Deferred income taxes, net1,282
1,164
615
1,248
Goodwill1,290
1,290
1,913
1,290
Property and equipment, net1,013
1,034
1,222
1,006
Other intangible assets669
659
Other intangible assets, net1,191
657
Other assets2,151
2,230
2,637
2,173
Assets held for sale
164,936
Total assets$60,775
$225,260
$69,472
$62,307
Liabilities

Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses$32,080
$32,287
$36,104
$33,029
Reserve for future policy benefits668
713
644
642
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable784
816
790
767
Unearned premiums5,446
5,322
6,833
5,282
Short-term debt413
320
500
413
Long-term debt4,262
4,678
4,050
4,265
Other liabilities4,576
5,188
5,259
4,808
Liabilities held for sale
162,442
Total liabilities$48,229
$211,766
54,180
49,206
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13) 
Commitments and Contingencies Note (12)
Stockholders’ Equity 
Common stock, $0.01 par value — 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 384,923,222 and 384,923,222 shares issued$4
$4
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value — 50,000,000 shares authorized, 13,800 shares issued at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, aggregate liquidation preference of $345334
334
Common stock, $0.01 par value — 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 384,923,222 shares issued at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 20184
4
Additional paid-in capital4,374
4,379
4,300
4,378
Retained earnings10,649
9,642
11,836
11,055
Treasury stock, at cost — 26,563,921 and 28,088,186 shares(1,128)(1,194)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(1,353)663
Treasury stock, at cost — 23,317,797 and 25,772,238 shares(984)(1,091)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(198)(1,579)
Total stockholders’ equity$12,546
$13,494
15,292
13,101
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$60,775
$225,260
$69,472
$62,307
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity


 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except for share data)20192018 20192018
 (Unaudited)
Preferred Stock$334
$
 $334
$
Common Stock4
4
 4
4
Additional Paid-in Capital     
Additional Paid-in Capital, beginning of period4,329
4,363
 4,378
4,379
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans(6)(9) (74)(83)
Stock-based compensation plans expense21
22
 76
83
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise(44)(2) (80)(5)
Additional Paid-in Capital, end of period4,300
4,374
 4,300
4,374
Retained Earnings     
Retained Earnings, beginning of period11,572
10,156
 11,055
9,642
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax

 
5
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,572
10,156
 11,055
9,647
Net income372
582
 1,002
1,179
Dividends declared on preferred stock

 (5)
Dividends declared on common stock(108)(89) (216)(177)
Retained Earnings, end of period11,836
10,649
 11,836
10,649
Treasury Stock, at cost     
Treasury Stock, at cost, beginning of period(1,014)(1,141) (1,091)(1,194)
Treasury stock acquired(27)
 (27)
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans14
14
 85
95
Net shares acquired related to employee incentive and stock compensation plans(1)(3) (31)(34)
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise44
2
 80
5
Treasury Stock, at cost, end of period(984)(1,128) (984)(1,128)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax     
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, beginning of period(885)(239) (1,579)663
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax

 
(5)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period(885)(239) (1,579)658
Total other comprehensive income (loss)687
(1,114) 1,381
(2,011)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, net of tax, end of period(198)(1,353) (198)(1,353)
Total Stockholders’ Equity$15,292
$12,546
 $15,292
$12,546
Preferred Shares Outstanding     
Preferred Shares Outstanding, beginning of period13,800

 13,800

Issuance of preferred shares

 

Preferred Shares Outstanding, end of period13,800

 13,800

Common Shares Outstanding     
Common Shares Outstanding, beginning of period (in thousands)360,865
358,077
 359,151
356,835
Treasury stock acquired(505)
 (505)
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans325
272
 1,859
2,042
Return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stock(20)(42) (621)(637)
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise940
52
 1,721
119
Common Shares Outstanding, at end of period361,605
358,359
 361,605
358,359
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.30
$0.25
 $0.60
$0.50
Cash dividends declared per preferred share$
$
 $375.00
$
 Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except for share data)20182017
 (Unaudited)
Common Stock$4
$4
Additional Paid-in Capital  
Additional Paid-in Capital, beginning of period4,379
5,247
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans(83)(65)
Stock-based compensation plans expense83
56
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise(5)(43)
Additional Paid-in Capital, end of period4,374
5,195
Retained Earnings  
Retained Earnings, beginning of period9,642
13,114
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax5

Adjusted balance, beginning of period9,647
13,114
Net income1,179
338
Dividends declared on common stock(177)(170)
Retained Earnings, end of period10,649
13,282
Treasury Stock, at cost  
Treasury Stock, at cost, beginning of period(1,194)(1,125)
Treasury stock acquired
(650)
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans95
79
Net shares acquired related to employee incentive and stock compensation plans(34)(34)
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise5
43
Treasury Stock, at cost, end of period(1,128)(1,687)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, beginning of period663
(337)
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax(5)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period658
(337)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)(2,011)831
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, end of period(1,353)494
Total Stockholders’ Equity$12,546
$17,288
   
Common Shares Outstanding  
Common Shares Outstanding, beginning of period (in thousands)356,835
373,949
Treasury stock acquired
(13,299)
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans2,042
1,850
Return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stock(637)(686)
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise119
1,006
Common Shares Outstanding, at end of period358,359
362,820
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


Six Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)2018201720192018
Operating Activities(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
Net income$1,179
$338
$1,002
$1,179
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Net realized capital losses (gains)31
(55)(243)31
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs744
731
747
744
Additions to deferred policy acquisition costs(701)(695)(799)(701)
Depreciation and amortization237
191
221
237
Loss on extinguishment of debt6


6
Gain on sale(213)

(213)
Pension settlement
747
Other operating activities, net291
291
64
291
Change in assets and liabilities:  
Decrease in reinsurance recoverables136
25
57
136
Decrease (increase) in accrued and deferred income taxes(112)40
277
(112)
Increase (decrease) in unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, reserve for future policy benefits, and unearned premiums(77)443
Increase (decrease) in insurance liabilities565
(77)
Net change in other assets and other liabilities(251)(1,162)(887)(251)
Net cash provided by operating activities1,270
894
1,004
1,270
Investing Activities  
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:  
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale14,712
15,847
10,770
14,712
Fixed maturities, fair value option11
76
4
11
Equity securities, at fair value1,027

1,024
1,027
Equity securities, available-for-sale

512
Mortgage loans234
351
346
234
Partnerships331
138
122
331
Payments for the purchase of:  
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale(13,261)(15,954)(11,027)(13,261)
Equity securities, at fair value(953)
(951)(953)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
(397)
Mortgage loans(383)(458)(280)(383)
Partnerships(316)(222)(167)(316)
Net payments for derivatives(234)(40)
Net proceeds from (payments for) derivatives45
(234)
Net additions of property and equipment(59)(92)(44)(59)
Net payments for short-term investments(2,427)(1,453)
Net proceeds from (payments for) short-term investments2,090
(2,427)
Other investing activities, net(4)(6)(1)(4)
Proceeds from business sold, net of cash transferred1,115
222

1,115
Net cash used for investing activities(207)(1,476)
Amount paid for business acquired, net of cash acquired(1,901)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities30
(207)
Financing Activities  
Deposits and other additions to investment and universal life-type contracts1,814
2,526
106
1,814
Withdrawals and other deductions from investment and universal life-type contracts(9,206)(7,076)(77)(9,206)
Net transfers from separate accounts related to investment and universal life-type contracts6,949
3,976

6,949
Repayments at maturity or settlement of consumer notes(2)(11)
(2)
Net increase (decrease) in securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase(671)1,346
(178)(671)
Repayment of debt(826)(416)(413)(826)
Proceeds from the issuance of debt490
500

490
Net return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans5
(22)
Net issuance (return) of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans(39)5
Treasury stock acquired
(650)(27)
Dividends paid on preferred stock(11)
Dividends paid on common stock(180)(173)(216)(180)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities(1,627)
Net cash used for financing activities(855)(1,627)
Foreign exchange rate effect on cash(6)62
(17)(6)
Net decrease in cash, including cash classified as assets held for sale(570)(520)
Less: Net decrease in cash classified as assets held for sale(537)(293)
Net (decrease) in cash(33)(227)
Cash – beginning of period180
328
Cash – end of period$147
$101
Net increase (decrease) in cash, including cash classified as assets held for sale162
(570)
Less: Net increase (decrease) in cash classified as assets held for sale
(537)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash162
(33)
Cash and restricted cash – beginning of period121
180
Cash and restricted cash– end of period$283
$147
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information  
Income tax received (paid)$(1)$2
Income tax paid$(1)$(1)
Interest paid$156
$164
$137
$156
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollar amounts in millions, except for per share data, unless otherwise stated)
1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies






1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. is a holding company for insurance and financial services subsidiaries that provide property and casualty insurance, group life and disability products and mutual funds and exchange-traded products to individual and business customers in the United States (collectively, “The Hartford”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”).
On May 23, 2019, the Company completed the previously announced acquisition of The Navigators Group, Inc. ("Navigators Group"), a global specialty underwriter, for $70 a share, or $2.136 billion in cash, including transaction expenses. For further discussion of this transaction, see Note 2 - Business Acquisition of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On May 31, 2018, Hartford Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the sale of the issued and outstanding equity of Hartford Life, Inc. (“HLI”), a holding company, for its life and annuity operating subsidiaries. For further discussion of this transaction, see Note 1817 - Business DispositionsDisposition and Discontinued Operations of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On November 1, 2017, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business through a reinsurance transaction. For further discussion of this transaction, see Note 2 - Business Acquisitions of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On May 10, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its United Kingdom ("U.K.") property and casualty run-off subsidiaries.
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, which differ materially from the accounting practices prescribed by various insurance regulatory authorities. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company's 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes are unaudited. These financial statements reflect all adjustments (generally consisting only of normal accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The Company's significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Consolidation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and entities in which the Company directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest. Entities in which the Company has significant influence over the operating and financing decisions but does not control are reported using the equity method. All intercompany transactions and balances between The Hartford and its subsidiaries and affiliates that are not held for sale have been eliminated.
 
Discontinued Operations
The results of operations of a component of the Company are reported in discontinued operations when certain criteria are met as of the date of disposal, or earlier if classified as held-for-sale. When a component is identified for discontinued operations reporting, amounts for prior periods are retrospectively reclassified as discontinued operations. Components are identified as discontinued operations if they are a major part of an entity's operations and financial results such as a separate major line of business or a separate major geographical area of operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining property and casualty and group long-term disability insurance product reserves, net of reinsurance; evaluation of goodwill for impairment; valuation of investments and derivative instruments; valuation allowance on deferred tax assets; and contingencies relating to corporate litigation and regulatory matters.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial information to conform to the current year presentation. In particular:
Distribution costs withinRestricted cash has been reclassified out of cash to a separate line on the Mutual Funds segmentCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Restrictions on cash primarily relate to funds that were previously netted against fee income are presented gross in insurance operating costsheld to support regulatory and other expenses.contractual obligations.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Reclassification of Effect of Tax Rate Change from AOCI to Retained EarningsHedging Activities
In February 2018,On January 1, 2019, the FASB issued new accountingCompany adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") updated guidance for thehedge accounting through a cumulative effect adjustment of less than $1 to reclassify cumulative ineffectiveness on deferred tax assets and liabilities relatedcash flow hedges from retained earnings to items recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") resulting. The updates allow hedge accounting for new types of interest rate hedges of financial instruments and simplify documentation requirements to qualify for hedge accounting. In addition, any gain or loss from legislated Tax Cutshedge ineffectiveness is reported in the same income statement line with the effective hedge results and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Reform") enacted on December 22, 2017. Tax Reform reduced the federal tax rate applied tohedged transaction. For cash flow hedges, the Company’s deferred tax balances from 35% to 21% on enactment. Under U.S. GAAP,ineffectiveness is recognized in earnings only when the Company recorded the total effect of the change in enacted tax rates on deferred tax balances as a charge to income tax expense within net income during the fourth quarter of 2017, including the change in deferred tax balances related to components of AOCI. The new accounting guidance permitted the Company to reclassify the “stranded” tax effects out of AOCI and into retainedhedged transaction affects earnings; otherwise,

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1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)


earnings that resulted from recording the tax effects of unrealized investmentineffectiveness gains unrecognized actuarialor losses on pensionremain in AOCI. Under previous accounting, total hedge ineffectiveness was reported separately in realized capital gains and other postretirement benefit plans, and cumulative translation adjustments at a 35% tax rate because the 14 point reduction in tax rate was recognized in net income instead of other comprehensive income. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new guidance and recorded a reclassification of $88 from AOCI to retained earnings. As a result of the reclassification, in the first quarter of 2018, the Company reduced the estimated loss on sale recorded in income from discontinued operations by $193, net of tax, for the increase in AOCI related to the assets held for sale. The reduction in the loss on sale resulted in a corresponding increase in assets held for sale and AOCI as of January 1, 2018 and the AOCI associated with assets held for sale was removedlosses apart from the balance sheet whenhedged transaction. The adoption did not affect the sale closedCompany’s financial position or cash flows or have a material effect on May 31, 2018. Additionally, as of January 1, 2018, the Company reclassified $105 of stranded tax effects related to continuing operations which reduced AOCI and increased retained earnings.net income.
Financial Instruments- Recognition and MeasurementLeases
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted updated guidance issued by the FASB for the recognition and measurement of financial instruments through a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balances of retained earnings and AOCI. The new guidance requires investments in equity securities to be measured at fair value with any changes in valuation reported in net income except for investments that are consolidated or are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The new guidance also requires a deferred tax asset resulting from net unrealized losses on available-for-sale fixed maturities that are recognized in AOCI to be evaluated for recoverability in combination with the Company’s other deferred tax assets. Under prior guidance, the Company reported equity securities, available for sale ("AFS"), at fair value with changes in fair value reported in other comprehensive income. As of January 1, 2018,
the Company reclassified from AOCI to retained earnings net unrealized gains of $83, after tax, related to equity securities having a fair value of $1.0 billion. In addition, $10 of net unrealized gains net of shadow DAC related to discontinued operations were reclassified from AOCI to retained earnings of the life and annuity run-off business held for sale, which increased the estimated loss on sale in 2018 by the same amount. Beginning in 2018, the Company reports equity securities at fair value with changes in fair value reported in net realized capital gains and losses.
Revenue Recognition
On January 1, 2018,2019, the Company adopted the FASB’s updated guidance for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers, which excludes insurance contracts and financial instruments. Revenue subject to the guidance is recognized when, or as, goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that an entity is expected to receive in exchange for those goods or services. For all but certain revenues associated with our Mutual Funds business,lease guidance. Under the updated guidance, is consistentlessees with previous guidanceoperating leases are required to recognize a liability for the Company’s transactionspresent value of future minimum lease payments with a corresponding asset for the right of use of the property. Prior to the new guidance, future minimum lease payments on operating leases were commitments that were not recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet. Leases are classified as financing or operating leases. Where the lease is economically similar to a purchase because The Hartford obtains control of the underlying asset, the lease is classified as a financing lease and the Company recognizes amortization of the right of use asset and interest
expense on the liability. Where the lease provides The Hartford with only the right to control the use of the underlying asset over the lease term and the lease term is greater than one year, the lease is an operating lease and the lease cost is recognized as rental expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. Leases with a term of one year or less are also expensed over the lease term but not recognized on the balance sheet. On adoption, The Hartford recorded a lease payment obligation of $160 for outstanding leases and a right of use asset of $150, which is net of $10 in lease incentives received, with no change to comparative periods. As permitted by the new guidance, as of the implementation date, the Company did not reassess whether expired or existing contracts are leases or contain leases, did not change the classification of expired or existing operating leases, and did not have an effectreassess initial direct costs for existing leases to determine if deferred costs should be written-off or recorded on adoption. The adoption did not impact net income or cash flows.

2. BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Navigators Group
On May 23, 2019, The Hartford acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Navigators Group for $70 a share, or $2.121 billion in cash, comprised of cash of $2.098 billion and a liability for cash awards to replace share-based awards of $23. The acquisition of the specialty underwriter expands product offerings and geographic reach, and adds underwriting and industry talent to strengthen the Company’s financial position, cash flows or net income. The updated guidance also updated criteriavalue proposition to agents and customers.
Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at the Acquisition Date
 As of May 23, 2019
Assets 
Cash and invested assets$3,848
Premiums receivable492
Reinsurance recoverables1,100
Prepaid reinsurance premiums238
Other intangible assets580
Property and equipment83
Other assets99
Total Assets Acquired6,440
Liabilities 
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses2,823
Unearned premiums1,219
Long-term debt284
Deferred income taxes, net48
Other liabilities568
Total Liabilities Assumed4,942
Net identifiable assets acquired1,498
Goodwill [1]623
Net Assets Acquired$2,121
[1] Non-deductible for determining when the Company acts as a principal or an agent. The Company determined that it is the principal for some of its mutual fund distribution service contracts and, upon adoption, reclassified distribution costs of $46 and $92 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, that were previously netted against fee income to insurance operating costs and other expenses.
Information about the nature, amount, timing of recognition and cash flows for the Company’s revenues subject to the updated guidance follows.tax purposes.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
1. Basis
Intangible Assets Recorded in Connection with the Acquisition
AssetAmountWeighted Average Expected Life
Value of in-force contracts - Property and Casualty ("P&C")$180
1
Distribution relationships302
15
Trade name17
10
Total finite life intangibles499
10
Capacity of Lloyd's Syndicate66

Licenses15

Total indefinite life intangibles81
 
Total other intangible assets$580
 

The value of Presentationin-force contracts represents the estimated profits relating to the unexpired contracts in force net of related prepaid reinsurance at the acquisition date through expiry of the contracts. The value of distribution relationships was estimated using net cash flows expected to come from the renewals of in-force contracts and new business sold through existing distribution partners less costs to service the related policies. The value of the trade name was estimated using an assumed cost of a market-based royalty fee applied to net cash flows expected to come from business marketed as Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Lloyd's of London is an insurance market-place operating worldwide ("Lloyd's"). Lloyd's does not underwrite risks. Corporate members accept underwriting risks through the syndicates that they form. The Company accepts risks as the sole corporate member of Lloyd's Syndicate 1221 ("Lloyd's Syndicate"). The value of the capacity of Lloyd’s Syndicate was estimated using net cash flows attributable to Navigators Group's right to underwrite business up to an approved level of premium in the Lloyd’s market. The values for in-force contracts, the distribution relationships, trade name and the capacity of the Lloyd's Syndicate were estimated using a discounted cash flow method. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
inputs to the valuation models include estimates of expected new business, premium retention rates, investment returns, claim costs, expenses and discount rates based on a weighted average cost of capital. The value of licenses to write insurance in over 50 U.S. jurisdictions was estimated based on recent transactions for shell companies.

Revenue from Non-Insurance Contracts with CustomersExpected Pre-tax Amortization Expense [1] for Acquired Intangibles as of June 30, 2019
  Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
 Revenue Line Item2018201720182017
Commercial Lines     
Installment billing feesFee income$8
$9
$17
$19
Personal Lines     
Installment billing feesFee income10
11
20
22
Insurance servicing revenuesOther revenues23
23
42
42
Group Benefits     
Administrative servicesFee income44
19
88
38
Mutual Funds     
Advisor, distribution and other management feesFee income239
220
477
431
Other feesFee income22
27
42
53
Corporate     
Investment management and other feesFee income4

6
1
Transition service revenuesOther revenues2

2

Total revenues subject to updated guidance $352
$309
$694
$606

Value of In-force ContractsOther Intangible Assets
2019 (six months)$84
$11
2020$47
$22
2021$21
$22
2022$9
$22
2023$
$22
Installment fees are charged on property[1] In the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the amortization of value of in-force contracts is reported in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and casualty insurance contracts for billing the insurance customeramortization of other intangible assets is reported in installments over the policy term. These fees are recognized in fee income as earned on collection.
Insurance servicing revenues within Personal Lines consistamortization of up-front commissions earned for collecting premiums and processing claims on insurance policies for which The Hartford does not assume underwriting risk, predominantly related to the National Flood Insurance Plan program. These insurance servicing revenues are recognized over the period of the flood program's policy terms.
Group Benefits products earn fee income from employers for the administration of underwriting, implementation and claims processing for employer self-funded plans and for leave management services. Fees are recognized as services are provided and collected monthly.
The Company provides investment management, administrative and distribution services to mutual funds and exchange-traded products. The Company assesses investment advisory, distribution and other asset management fees primarily based on the average daily net asset values from mutual funds and exchange-traded products, which are recorded in the period in which the services are provided and collected monthly. Fluctuations in domestic and international markets and related investment performance, volume and mix of sales and redemptions of mutual funds or exchange-traded products, and other changes to the composition of assets under management are all factors that ultimately have a direct effect on fee income earned.
Mutual Funds other fees primarily include transfer agent fees, generally assessed as a charge per account, and are recognized as fee income in the period in which the services are provided with payments collected monthly.intangible assets.
 
Corporate investment managementProperty and other fees are primarily for managing third party investedequipment includes real estate owned and right of use assets including managementunder leases that were valued based on current values and market rental rates, software that was valued based on estimated replacement cost and furniture and equipment. These will be amortized over periods consistent with the Company’s policy.
The fair value of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses net of related reinsurance recoverables was estimated based on the present value of expected future net unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense payments discounted using a risk-free interest rate as of the invested assetsacquisition date plus a risk margin. The discount and risk margin amounts substantially offset.
Debt assumed in the transaction was valued based on the principal and interest payments discounted at the current market yield. The resulting premium will be amortized to interest expense using the interest method.
The $623 of goodwill recognized is largely attributable to the Talcott Resolution lifeacquired employee workforce and annuity run-off business soldunderwriting talent, leverageable operating platform, improved investment yield and economies of scale. Goodwill is allocated to the Company's Commercial Lines reporting segment.
Immediately after closing on the acquisition of Navigators Group, effective May 23, 2019, the Company purchased an aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement covering adverse reserve development (“Navigators ADC”) from National Indemnity Company ("NICO") on behalf of Navigators Insurance Company and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Navigators Insurers”). Under the Navigators ADC, the Navigators Insurers paid NICO a reinsurance premium of $91 in exchange for reinsurance coverage, subject to limited exceptions, of $300 of adverse net loss reserve development that attaches $100 above the Navigators Insurers' existing net loss and allocated loss adjustment reserves as of December 31, 2018 subject to the treaty of $1.816 billion for accidents and losses prior to December 31, 2018. In addition to recognizing a$91 before tax charge to earnings in the second quarter of 2019 for the Navigators ADC reinsurance premium, the Company recognized a charge against earnings of $97 before tax in the second quarter of 2019 as a result of a review of Navigators Insurers’ net acquired reserves upon acquisition of the business. Navigators Insurers had previously recognized $52 before tax of adverse reserve development in the first quarter of 2019, including $32 of adverse development subject to the Navigators ADC. As such, reserve development of $97 before tax in the second quarter of 2019 included $68 remaining of the $100 Navigators ADC retention for 2018 ("Talcott Resolution"). These fees, calculated based onand prior accident years and $29 of adverse reserve development related to the average quarterly net asset values, are2019 accident year which is not covered by the ADC. The $68 of reserve development for the 2018 and prior accident years recorded in the period in whichsecond quarter of 2019 was net of a $91 reinsurance recoverable recognized under the services are provided and are collected quarterly. Fluctuations in markets and interest rates and other changes toNavigators ADC with the compositionCompany having ceded $91 of assets under management are all factors that ultimately have a direct effect on fee income earned.
Corporate transition service revenues consistthe $300 available limit, leaving $209 of operational services provided toremaining limit. The Hartford’s former life and annuity run-off business thatNavigators ADC will be providedaccounted for as retroactive reinsurance and future adverse reserve development, if any, would result in recognizing a deferred gain.
Since the acquisition date of May 23, 2019, the revenues and net losses of the business acquired have been included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations in the Commercial Lines reporting segment and were $178 and $141, respectively, during the period up to 24 months from the May 31, 2018 sale date. The transition service revenues are recognized as other revenues in the period in which the services are provided with payments collected monthly.acquisition date to June

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2. Business Acquisitions


Aetna Group Insurance30, 2019, including the $91 before tax ($72 net of tax) of premium paid for the Navigators ADC and the charge of $97 before tax ($77 net of tax) for the increase in acquired reserves following the acquisition.
On November 1, 2017, The Hartford acquired Aetna's U.S. group lifeCompany recognized $15 of acquisition related costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019. These costs are included in insurance operating costs and disability business through a reinsurance transaction for total considerationother expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of $1.452 billion. Operations.
The acquisition date fair values of certain assets and liabilities, including insurance reserves and intangible assets, as well as the related estimated useful lives of intangibles, are provisional and are subject to revision within one year of the acquisition date. Under the terms of the agreement, a final balance sheet will be agreed to in 2018 and our estimates of fair values are pending finalization. There were no adjustments to the provisional amounts during the six month period ended June 30, 2018.
The following table presents supplemental unaudited pro forma amounts of revenue and net income for the Companysix months ended
June 30, 2019 and 2018 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017,Company as though the business was acquired on January 1, 2016.
Pro Forma Results
 Three months ended June 30, 2017 [1]Six months ended June 30, 2017 [1]
Total Revenue$4,793
$9,532
Net Income$(20)$370
[1]2018. Pro forma adjustments include the revenue and earnings of the Aetna U.S. group life and disability businessNavigators Group for each period as well as amortization of identifiable intangible assets acquired andacquired.
Pro Forma Results for the fair value adjustment to acquired insurance reserves. Pro forma adjustments do not include retrospective adjustments to defer and amortize acquisition costs as would be recorded under the Company’s accounting policy.Six Months Ended June 30

RevenueEarnings
2019 Supplemental (unaudited) combined pro forma$10,708
$997
2018 Supplemental (unaudited) combined pro forma

$10,185
$1,235



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3. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except for per share data)20192018 20192018
Earnings     
Income from continuing operations, net of tax$372
$434
 $1,002
$862
Less: Preferred stock dividends

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Income from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders372
434
 $997
$862
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders
148
 
317
Net income available to common stockholders$372
$582
 $997
$1,179
Shares     
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic361.4
358.3
 360.7
357.9
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards under compensation plans3.2
4.0
 3.3
4.2
Dilutive effect of warrants [1]0.5
1.9
 0.9
2.0
Weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares365.1
364.2
 364.9
364.1
Earnings per common share     
Basic     
Income from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders$1.03
$1.21
 $2.76
$2.41
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders
0.41
 
0.88
Net income available to common stockholders$1.03
$1.62
 $2.76
$3.29
Diluted     
Income from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders$1.02
$1.19
 $2.73
$2.37
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders
0.41
 
0.87
Net income available to common stockholders$1.02
$1.60
 $2.73
$3.24
[1] On June 26, 2019, the Capital Purchase Program warrants issued in 2009 expired.
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4. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company currently conducts business principally in five reporting segments including Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits and
Hartford Funds, as well as a Corporate category. The Company includes in the Corporate category discontinued operations related to the life and annuity business sold in May 2018,
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3. Earnings Per Common Share



Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except for per share data)20182017 20182017
Earnings     
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax$434
$(152) $862
$151
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax148
112
 317
187
Net income (loss)$582
$(40) $1,179
$338
Shares     
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic358.3
366.0
 357.9
368.7
Dilutive effect of stock compensation plans4.0

 4.2
4.0
Dilutive effect of warrants1.9

 2.0
2.8
Weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares364.2
366.0
 364.1
375.5
Net income per common share     
Basic     
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax$1.21
$(0.42) $2.41
$0.41
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax$0.41
$0.31
 $0.88
$0.51
Net income (loss) per common share$1.62
$(0.11) $3.29
$0.92
Diluted     
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax$1.19
$(0.42) $2.37
$0.40
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax$0.41
$0.31
 $0.87
$0.50
Net income (loss) per common share$1.60
$(0.11) $3.24
$0.90

As a result of the net loss from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company was required to use basic weighted average common shares outstanding in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the inclusion of 3.8 million shares for stock compensation plans and 2.5 million shares for warrants would have been antidilutive to the earnings (loss) per share calculation. In the absence of the net loss, weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares would have totaled 372.3 million.

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4. Segment Information

The Company currently conducts business principally in five reporting segments including Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits, and Mutual Funds, as well as a Corporate category. The Company includes in the Corporate category investment management fees and expenses related to managing third party business, including management of the invested assets of the Talcott Resolution life and annuity run-off business sold in the second quarter of 2018, discontinued operations related to the sale of Talcott Resolution, reserves for run-off structured settlement and terminal funding agreement liabilities, capital raising activities (including debt financing and related interest expense), transaction expenses incurred in connection with an acquisition, certain purchase accounting adjustments related to goodwill and other expenses not allocated to the reporting segments. Corporate also includes investment management fees and expenses related to managing third party business, including management of the invested assets of Talcott Resolution Life, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Talcott Resolution"). Talcott Resolution is the new holding company of the life and annuity business the Company sold in May 2018. In
addition, Corporate includes a 9.7% ownership interest in the limited partnershiplegal entity that acquired Talcott Resolution.the sold life and annuity business. For further discussion of continued involvement with Talcott Resolution,in the life and annuity business sold in May 2018, see Note 1817 - Business DispositionsDisposition and Discontinued Operations of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company's revenues are generated primarily in the United States ("U.S."). Any foreign sourced revenue is immaterial. as well as in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and other international locations.
Net Income (Loss)
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018 20192018
Commercial Lines$191
$372
 $554
$670
Personal Lines62
6
 158
95
Property & Casualty Other Operations11
5
 34
22
Group Benefits113
96
 231
150
Hartford Funds38
37
 68
71
Corporate(43)66
 (43)171
Net income372
582
 1,002
1,179
Preferred stock dividends

 5

Net income available to common stockholders$372
$582
 $997
$1,179
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017 20182017
Commercial Lines$372
$258
 $670
$489
Personal Lines6
24
 95
57
Property & Casualty Other Operations5
20
 22
44
Group Benefits96
69
 150
114
Mutual Funds37
24
 71
47
Corporate66
(435) 171
(413)
Net income (loss)$582
$(40) $1,179
$338

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Revenues
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

20192018 20192018
Earned premiums and fee income:

 

Commercial Lines

 

Workers’ compensation$832
$832
 $1,656
$1,650
Liability233
159
 401
310
Marine27

 27

Package business365
338
 717
670
Property175
152
 331
302
Professional liability98
63
 166
125
Bond65
61
 125
119
Assumed reinsurance29

 29

Automobile172
148
 330
297
Total Commercial Lines1,996
1,753
 3,782
3,473
Personal Lines



 



Automobile565
604
 1,126
1,211
Homeowners246
262
 493
524
Total Personal Lines [1]811
866
 1,619
1,735
Group Benefits



 



Group disability723
690
 1,427
1,367
Group life638
652
 1,281
1,316
Other61
59
 123
119
Total Group Benefits1,422
1,401
 2,831
2,802
Hartford Funds



 



Mutual fund and Exchange-Traded Products ("ETP")227
236
 443
468
Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate accounts [2]24
25
 46
51
Total Hartford Funds251
261
 489
519
Corporate12
4
 25
6
Total earned premiums and fee income4,492
4,285
 8,746
8,535
Net investment income488
428
 958
879
Net realized capital gains80
52
 243
22
Other revenues32
24
 85
44
Total revenues$5,092
$4,789
 $10,032
$9,480
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

20182017 20182017
Earned premiums and fee income     
Commercial Lines     
Workers’ compensation$832
$820
 $1,650
$1,633
Liability159
152
 310
300
Package business338
326
 670
640
Automobile148
161
 297
322
Professional liability63
60
 125
120
Bond61
58
 119
113
Property152
152
 302
299
Total Commercial Lines1,753
1,729
 3,473
3,427
Personal Lines



   
Automobile604
660
 1,211
1,322
Homeowners262
281
 524
564
Total Personal Lines [1]866
941
 1,735
1,886
Group Benefits     
Group disability690
379
 1,367
760
Group life652
394
 1,316
793
Other59
51
 119
106
Total Group Benefits1,401
824
 2,802
1,659
Mutual Funds     
Mutual fund and Exchange-Traded Products ("ETP") [2]236
221
 468
432
Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate accounts [3]25
26
 51
52
Total Mutual Funds261
247
 519
484
Corporate4

 6
1
Total earned premiums and fee income4,285
3,741
 8,535
7,457
Net investment income428
395
 879
805
Net realized capital gains52
55
 22
79
Other revenues24
23
 44
42
Total revenues$4,789
$4,214
 $9,480
$8,383

[1]
For the three months endedJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, AARP members accounted for earned premiums of $726 and $758 and $800, respectively. For the six months endedJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, AARP members accounted for earned premiums of $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively.
[2]
Excludes distribution costs of $46 and $92Represents revenues earned for investment advisory services on the three and six months ended June 30,2017, respectively, that were previously netted against fee income and are now presented gross in insurance operating costs and other expenses.
[3]Relates to Talcott Resolution life and annuity businessseparate account AUM sold in May 2018 that is still managed by the Company's MutualHartford Funds segment.

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Revenue from Non-Insurance Contracts with Customers
  Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
 Revenue Line Item20192018 20192018
Commercial Lines    



Installment billing feesFee income$9
$8
 $18
$17
Personal Lines 



 



Installment billing feesFee income10
10
 19
20
Insurance servicing revenuesOther revenues23
23
 42
42
Group Benefits 



 



Administrative servicesFee income45
44
 90
88
Hartford Funds 



 



Advisor, distribution and other management feesFee income228
239
 446
477
Other feesFee income22
22
 43
42
Corporate 



 



Investment management and other feesFee income11
4
 24
6
Transition service revenuesOther revenues6
2
 12
2
Total non-insurance revenues with customers $354
$352
 $694
$694

5. Fair Value Measurements


FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company carries certain financial assets and liabilities at estimated fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants. Our fair value framework includes a hierarchy that gives the highest priority to the use of quoted prices in active markets, followed by the use of market observable inputs, followed by the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy levels are as follows:
Level 1Fair values based primarily on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities, in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2Fair values primarily based on observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, or based on prices for similar assets and liabilities.
 
Level 3Fair values derived when one or more of the significant inputs are unobservable (including assumptions about risk). With little or no observable market, the determination of fair values uses considerable judgment and represents the Company’s best estimate of an amount that could be realized in a market exchange for the asset or liability. Also included are securities that are traded within illiquid markets and/or priced by independent brokers.
The Company will classify the financial asset or liability by level based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the determination of the fair value. In most cases, both observable inputs (e.g., changes in interest rates) and unobservable inputs (e.g., changes in risk assumptions) are used to determine fair values that the Company has classified within Level 3.
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Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of June 30, 2018
 TotalQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Fixed maturities, AFS    
Asset-backed-securities ("ABS")$994
$
$937
$57
Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs")1,089

930
159
Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")3,494

3,466
28
Corporate13,349

12,790
559
Foreign government/government agencies1,133

1,130
3
Municipal11,142

11,133
9
Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")3,207

2,070
1,137
U.S. Treasuries1,786
378
1,408

Total fixed maturities36,194
378
33,864
1,952
Fixed maturities, FVO36

36

Equity securities, at fair value1,003
892
45
66
Derivative assets    
Credit derivatives15

15

Equity derivatives1


1
Foreign exchange derivatives(1)
(1)
Total derivative assets [1]15

14
1
Short-term investments3,296
861
2,435

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$40,544
$2,131
$36,394
$2,019
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Derivative liabilities    
Credit derivatives(5)
(5)
Foreign exchange derivatives(11)
(11)
Interest rate derivatives(59)
(61)2
Total derivative liabilities [2](75)
(77)2
Contingent consideration [3](31)

(31)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(106)$
$(77)$(29)


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Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of June 30, 2019
 TotalQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Fixed maturities, AFS    
Asset-backed-securities ("ABS")$1,029
$
$1,024
$5
Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")1,925

1,639
286
Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")3,905

3,870
35
Corporate16,748

16,180
568
Foreign government/government agencies1,072

1,069
3
Municipal10,278

10,278

Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")4,566

3,808
758
U.S. Treasuries1,643
282
1,361

Total fixed maturities41,166
282
39,229
1,655
Fixed maturities, FVO49

49

Equity securities, at fair value1,533
1,227
234
72
Derivative assets    
Credit derivatives9

9

Equity derivatives1


1
Interest rate derivatives1

1

Total derivative assets [1]11

10
1
Short-term investments2,364
929
1,435

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$45,123
$2,438
$40,957
$1,728
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Derivative liabilities    
Credit derivatives1

1

Equity derivatives(4)

(4)
Foreign exchange derivatives(5)
(5)
Interest rate derivatives(63)
(63)
Total derivative liabilities [2](71)
(67)(4)
Contingent consideration [3](21)

(21)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(92)$
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Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of December 31, 2018
 Total
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Fixed maturities, AFS    
Asset-backed-securities ("ABS")$1,276
$
$1,266
$10
Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")1,437

1,337
100
Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")3,552

3,540
12
Corporate13,398

12,878
520
Foreign government/government agencies847

844
3
Municipal10,346

10,346

Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")3,279

2,359
920
U.S. Treasuries1,517
330
1,187

Total fixed maturities35,652
330
33,757
1,565
Fixed maturities, FVO22

22

Equity securities, at fair value1,214
1,093
44
77
Derivative assets    
Credit derivatives5

5

Equity derivatives3


3
Foreign exchange derivatives(2)
(2)
Interest rate derivatives1

1

Total derivative assets [1]7

4
3
Short-term investments4,283
1,039
3,244

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$41,178
$2,462
$37,071
$1,645
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Derivative liabilities    
Credit derivatives(2)
(2)
Equity derivatives1

1

Foreign exchange derivatives(5)
(5)
Interest rate derivatives(62)
(63)1
Total derivative liabilities [2](68)
(69)1
Contingent consideration [3](35)

(35)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(103)$
$(69)$(34)
Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of December 31, 2017
 Total
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Fixed maturities, AFS    
Asset-backed-securities ("ABS")$1,126
$
$1,107
$19
Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs")1,260

1,165
95
Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")3,336

3,267
69
Corporate12,804

12,284
520
Foreign government/government agencies1,110

1,108
2
Municipal12,485

12,468
17
Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")3,044

1,814
1,230
U.S. Treasuries1,799
333
1,466

Total fixed maturities36,964
333
34,679
1,952
Fixed maturities, FVO41

41

Equity securities, AFS1,012
887
49
76
Derivative assets    
Credit derivatives9

9

Equity derivatives1


1
Foreign exchange derivatives(1)
(1)
Interest rate derivatives1

1

Total derivative assets [1]10

9
1
Short-term investments2,270
1,098
1,172

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$40,297
$2,318
$35,950
$2,029
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis    
Derivative liabilities    
Credit derivatives(3)
(3)
Foreign exchange derivatives(13)
(13)
Interest rate derivatives(84)
(85)1
Total derivative liabilities [2](100)
(101)1
Contingent consideration [3](29)

(29)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(129)$
$(101)$(28)

[1]Includes derivative instruments in a net positive fair value position after consideration of the accrued interest and impact of collateral posting requirements which may be imposed by agreements and applicable law. See footnote 2 to this table for derivative liabilities.
[2]Includes derivative instruments in a net negative fair value position (derivative liability) after consideration of the accrued interest and impact of collateral posting requirements which may be imposed by agreements and applicable law.
[3]For additional information see the Contingent Consideration section below.
In connection with the acquisition of Navigators Group, the Company has overseas deposits in Other Invested Assets of $49 as of June 30, 2019, which are measured at fair value using the net asset value as a practical expedient. There were no overseas deposits held as of December 31, 2018.
Fixed Maturities, Equity Securities, Short-term Investments, and Derivatives
Valuation Techniques
The Company generally determines fair values using valuation techniques that use prices, rates, and other relevant information
evident from market transactions involving identical or similar instruments. Valuation techniques also include, where appropriate, estimates of future cash flows that are converted into a single discounted amount using current market expectations. The Company uses a "waterfall" approach
comprised of the following pricing sources and techniques, which are listed in priority order:
Quoted prices, unadjusted, for identical assets or liabilities in active markets, which are classified as Level 1.
Prices from third-party pricing services, which primarily utilize a combination of techniques. These services utilize recently reported trades of identical, similar, or benchmark securities making adjustments for market observable inputs available through the reporting date. If there are no recently
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reported trades, they may use a discounted cash flow technique to develop a price using expected cash flows based upon the anticipated future performance of the underlying collateral discounted at an estimated market rate. Both

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techniques develop prices that consider the time value of future cash flows and provide a margin for risk, including liquidity and credit risk. Most prices provided by third-party pricing services are classified as Level 2 because the inputs used in pricing the securities are observable. However, some securities that are less liquid or trade less actively are classified as Level 3. Additionally, certain long-dated securities, such as municipal securities and bank loans, include benchmark interest rate or credit spread assumptions that are not observable in the marketplace and are thus classified as Level 3.
Internal matrix pricing, which is a valuation process internally developed for private placement securities for which the Company is unable to obtain a price from a third-party pricing service. Internal pricing matrices determine credit spreads that, when combined with risk-free rates, are applied to contractual cash flows to develop a price. The Company develops credit spreads using market based data for public securities adjusted for credit spread differentials between public and private securities, which are obtained from a survey of multiple private placement brokers. The market-based reference credit spread considers the issuer’s financial strength and term to maturity, using an independent public security index and trade information, while the credit spread differential considers the non-public nature of the security. Securities priced using internal matrix pricing are classified as Level 2 because the inputs are observable or can be corroborated with observable data.
Independent broker quotes, which are typically non-binding, use inputs that can be difficult to corroborate with observable market based data. Brokers may use present value techniques using assumptions specific to the security types, or they may use recent transactions of similar securities. Due to the lack of transparency in the process that brokers use to develop prices, valuations that are based on independent broker quotes are classified as Level 3.
The fair value of derivative instruments is determined primarily using a discounted cash flow model or option model technique and incorporateincorporates counterparty credit risk. In some cases, quoted market prices for exchange-traded and OTC-clearedover-the-counter ("OTC") cleared derivatives may be used and in other cases independent broker quotes may be used. The pricing valuation models primarily use inputs that are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data. The valuation of certain derivatives may include significant inputs that are unobservable, such as volatility levels, and reflect the Company’s view of what other market participants would use when pricing such instruments.
Valuation Controls
The fair value process for investments is monitored by the Valuation Committee, which is a cross-functional group of senior management within the Company that meets at least quarterly. The purpose of the committee is to oversee the pricing policy and procedures, as well as to approve changes to valuation methodologies and pricing sources. Controls and procedures used to assess third-party pricing services are reviewed by the
Valuation Committee, including the results of annual due-diligence reviews.
There are also two working groups under the Valuation Committee: a Securities Fair Value Working Group (“Securities Working Group”) and a Derivatives Fair Value Working Group ("Derivatives Working Group"). The working groups, which include various investment, operations, accounting and risk management professionals, meet monthly to review market data trends, pricing and trading statistics and results, and any proposed pricing methodology changes.
The Securities Working Group reviews prices received from third parties to ensure that the prices represent a reasonable estimate of the fair value. The group considers trading volume, new issuance activity, market trends, new regulatory rulings and other factors to determine whether the market activity is significantly different than normal activity in an active market. A dedicated pricing unit follows up with trading and investment sector professionals and challenges prices of third-party pricing services when the estimated assumptions used differ from what the unit believes a market participant would use. If the available evidence indicates that pricing from third-party pricing services or broker quotes is based upon transactions that are stale or not from trades made in an orderly market, the Company places little, if any, weight on the third party service’s transaction price and will estimate fair value using an internal process, such as a pricing matrix.
The Derivatives Working Group reviews the inputs, assumptions and methodologies used to ensure that the prices represent a reasonable estimate of the fair value. A dedicated pricing team works directly with investment sector professionals to investigate the impacts of changes in the market environment on prices or valuations of derivatives. New models and any changes to current models are required to have detailed documentation and are validated to a second source. The model validation documentation and results of validation are presented to the Valuation Committee for approval.
The Company conducts other monitoring controls around securities and derivatives pricing including, but not limited to, the following:
Review of daily price changes over specific thresholds and new trade comparison to third-party pricing services.
Daily comparison of OTC derivative market valuations to counterparty valuations.
Review of weekly price changes compared to published bond prices of a corporate bond index.
Monthly reviews of price changes over thresholds, stale prices, missing prices, and zero prices.
Monthly validation of prices to a second source for securities in most sectors and for certain derivatives.
In addition, the Company’s enterprise-wide Operational Risk Management function, led by the Chief Risk Officer, is responsible for model risk management and provides an independent review of the suitability and reliability of model inputs, as well as an analysis of significant changes to current models.

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Valuation Inputs
Quoted prices for identical assets in active markets are considered Level 1 and consist of on-the-run U.S. Treasuries,
 
money market funds, exchange-traded equity securities, open-ended mutual funds, certain short-term investments, and exchange traded futures and option contracts.

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Valuation Inputs Used in Levels 2 and 3 Measurements for Securities and Derivatives
Level 2
Primary Observable Inputs
Level 3
Primary Unobservable Inputs
Fixed Maturity Investments
Structured securities (includes ABS, CDOs,CLOs, CMBS and RMBS)
 
• Benchmark yields and spreads
• Monthly payment information
• Collateral performance, which varies by vintage year and includes delinquency rates, loss severity rates and refinancing assumptions
• Credit default swap indices


Other inputs for ABS and RMBS:
• Estimate of future principal prepayments, derived from the characteristics of the underlying structure
• Prepayment speeds previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the collateral
 
• Independent broker quotes
• Credit spreads beyond observable curve
• Interest rates beyond observable curve


Other inputs for less liquid securities or those that trade less actively, including subprime RMBS:
• Estimated cash flows
• Credit spreads, which include illiquidity premium
• Constant prepayment rates
• Constant default rates
• Loss severity
Corporates
 
• Benchmark yields and spreads
• Reported trades, bids, offers of the same or similar securities
• Issuer spreads and credit default swap curves


Other inputs for investment grade privately placed securities that utilize internal matrix pricing:
• Credit spreads for public securities of similar quality, maturity, and sector, adjusted for non-public nature
 
• Independent broker quotes
• Credit spreads beyond observable curve
• Interest rates beyond observable curve


Other inputs for below investment grade privately placed securities:
• Independent broker quotes
• Credit spreads for public securities of similar quality, maturity, and sector, adjusted for non-public nature
U.SU.S. Treasuries, Municipals, and Foreign government/government agencies
 
• Benchmark yields and spreads
• Issuer credit default swap curves
• Political events in emerging market economies
• Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board reported trades and material event notices
• Issuer financial statements
 
• Credit spreads beyond observable curve
• Interest rates beyond observable curve
Equity Securities
 • Quoted prices in markets that are not active • For privately traded equity securities, internal discounted cash flow models utilizing earnings multiples or other cash flow assumptions that are not observable
Short TermShort-term Investments
 
• Benchmark yields and spreads
• Reported trades, bids, offers
• Issuer spreads and credit default swap curves
• Material event notices and new issue money market rates
 Not applicable
Derivatives
Credit derivatives
 
• Swap yield curve
• Credit default swap curves
 Not applicable
Equity derivatives
 
• Equity index levels
• Swap yield curve
 
• Independent broker quotes
• Equity volatility
Foreign exchange derivatives
 
• Swap yield curve
• Currency spot and forward rates
• Cross currency basis curves
 Not applicable
Interest rate derivatives
 • Swap yield curve 
• Independent broker quotes
• Interest rate volatility

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Significant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - Securities
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisFair
Value
Predominant
Valuation
Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
MinimumMaximumWeighted Average [1]Impact of
Increase in Input
on Fair Value [2]
Fair
Value
Predominant
Valuation
Technique
Significant
Unobservable Input
MinimumMaximumWeighted Average [1]Impact of
Increase in Input
on Fair Value [2]
As of June 30, 2018
As of June 30, 2019As of June 30, 2019
CLOs [3]$236
Discounted cash flowsSpread250 bps257 bps253 bpsDecrease
CMBS [3]$17
Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)9 bps1,040 bps182 bpsDecrease$25
Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)9 bps1,279 bps189 bpsDecrease
Corporate [4]$284
Discounted cash flowsSpread113 bps767 bps209 bpsDecrease$387
Discounted cash flowsSpread117 bps710 bps254 bpsDecrease
Municipal$9
Discounted cash flowsSpread161 bpsDecrease
RMBS [3]$1,071
Discounted cash flowsSpread19 bps326 bps69 bpsDecrease$710
Discounted cash flowsSpread [6]9 bps416 bps70 bpsDecrease
  Constant prepayment rate1%25%7% Decrease [5]  Constant prepayment rate [6]1%13%6% Decrease [5]
  Constant default rate—%8%4%Decrease  Constant default rate [6]1%6%3%Decrease
  Loss severity—%100%58%Decrease  Loss severity [6]—%100%65%Decrease
As of December 31, 2017
As of December 31, 2018As of December 31, 2018
CMBS [3]$56
Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)9 bps1,040 bps400 bpsDecrease$2
Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)9 bps1,040 bps182 bpsDecrease
Corporate [4]$251
Discounted cash flowsSpread103 bps1,000 bps242 bpsDecrease$274
Discounted cash flowsSpread145 bps1,175 bps263 bpsDecrease
Municipal$17
Discounted cash flowsSpread192 bps250 bps219 bpsDecrease
RMBS [3]$1,215
Discounted cash flowsSpread24 bps351 bps74 bpsDecrease$815
Discounted cash flowsSpread [6]12 bps215 bps86 bpsDecrease
  Constant prepayment rate1%25%6%Decrease [5]  Constant prepayment rate [6]1%15%6%Decrease [5]
  Constant default rate—%9%4%Decrease  Constant default rate [6]1%8%3%Decrease
  Loss severity—%100%66%Decrease  Loss severity [6]—%100%61%Decrease
[1]The weighted average is determined based on the fair value of the securities.
[2]Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact to the fair value as that presented in the table.
[3]Excludes securities for which the Company bases fair value on broker quotations.
[4]Excludes securities for which the Company bases fair value on broker quotations; however, included are broker priced lower-rated private placement securities for which the Company receives spread and yield information to corroborate the fair value.
[5]Decrease for above market rate coupons and increase for below market rate coupons.
[6]Generally, a change in the assumption used for the constant default rate would have been accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for constant prepayment rate and would have resulted in wider spreads.
Significant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - Derivatives
 Fair
Value
Predominant
Valuation 
Technique
Significant Unobservable InputMinimumMaximumImpact of 
Increase in Input on 
Fair Value [1]
As of June 30, 2018
Interest rate swaptions [2]$2
Option modelInterest rate volatility3%3%Increase
Equity Options1
Option modelEquity volatility16%24%Increase
As of December 31, 2017
Interest rate swaptions [2]$1
Option modelInterest rate volatility2%2%Increase
Equity options$1
Option modelEquity volatility18%22%Increase
Significant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - Derivatives
 Fair
Value
Predominant
Valuation 
Technique
Significant Unobservable InputMinimumMaximumWeighted Average [1]Impact of 
Increase in Input on 
Fair Value [2]
As of June 30, 2019
Equity options$(3)Option modelEquity volatility12%22%15%Increase
As of December 31, 2018
Interest rate swaptions [3]$1
Option modelInterest rate volatility3%3%3%Increase
Equity options$3
Option modelEquity volatility19%21%20%Increase
[1]The weighted average is determined based on the fair value of the derivatives.
[2]Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact to the fair value as that presented in the table. Changes are based on long positions, unless otherwise noted. Changes in fair value will be inversely impacted for short positions.
[2]3]The swaptions presented are purchased options that have the right to enter into a pay-fixed swap.

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The tables above excludes ABS andexclude certain corporate securities for which fair values are predominately based on independent broker quotes. While the Company does not have access to the significant unobservable inputs that independent brokers may use in their pricing process, the Company believes brokers likely use inputs
similar to those used by the Company and third-party pricing services to price similar instruments. As such, in their pricing models, brokers likely use estimated loss severity rates, prepayment rates, constant default rates and credit spreads. Therefore, similar to non-broker priced securities, increases in
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these inputs would generally cause fair values to decrease. For the three and six months endedAs of June 30, 2018,2019, no significant adjustments were made by the Company to broker prices received.
Transfers between Levels
Transfers of securities among the levels occur at the beginning of the reporting period. The amount of transfers from Level 1 to Level 2 was $549 and $882 for three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, and $428 and $806 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, which represented previously on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities that are now off-the-run. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, were immaterial and there were no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the same period in 2017. See the fair value rollforward tables for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, for the transfers into and out of Level 3.
Contingent Consideration
The acquisition of Lattice Strategies LLC ("Lattice") inon July 29, 2016 requires the Company to make payments to former owners of Lattice of up to $60 contingent upon growth in exchange-traded products ("ETP") assets under management ("AUM") over a four-year period of four years beginning on the date of acquisition. The contingent
consideration is measured at fair value on a quarterly basis by projecting future eligible ETP AUM over the contingency period to estimate the amount of expected payout. The future expected payout is discounted back to the valuation date using a risk-adjusted discount rate of 16.7%12.7%. The risk-adjusted discount rate is an internally generated and significant unobservable input to fair value.
The contingency period for ETP AUM growth ends in June,July 29, 2020 and management will adjustadjusts the fair value of the contingent consideration if and when it revises its projection of ETP AUM for the acquired business. Before discounting to fair value, the Company has accruedestimates a total contingent commissionconsideration payout of $43, of which $20 was paid in the first six months of 2019 with ETP AUM
reaching $2.5 billion during the second quarter of 2019. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2019, the fair value of $21 reflects remaining consideration payable of $40$23, assuming ETP AUM for the acquired business grows to approximately $4$4.3 billion over the contingency period.  The Company will evaluate the projected AUM growth again in the third quarter of 2018.
Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs
The Company uses derivative instruments to manage the risk associated with certain assets and liabilities. However, the derivative instrument may not be classified with the same fair value hierarchy level as the associated asset or liability. Therefore, the realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives reported in the Level 3 rollforward may be offset by realized and unrealized gains and losses of the associated assets and liabilities in other line items of the financial statements.



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Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)      
  Fair value as of March 31, 2019Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2019
Assets         
Fixed Maturities, AFS         
 ABS$9
$
$
$5
$
$
$
$(9)$5
 CLOs114


202
(10)

(20)286
 CMBS12


24
(1)


35
 Corporate525

2
58
(4)(39)34
(8)568
 Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3







3
 RMBS771


90
(58)

(45)758
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,434

2
379
(73)(39)34
(82)1,655
Equity Securities, at fair value73


4

(5)

72
Derivatives, net [4]         
 Equity1
(4)





(3)
Total Derivatives, net [4]1
(4)





(3)
Total Assets$1,508
$(4)$2
$383
$(73)$(44)$34
$(82)$1,724
Liabilities         
Contingent Consideration(29)(2)

10



(21)
Total Liabilities$(29)$(2)$
$
$10
$
$
$
$(21)
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5. Fair Value Measurements (continued)



Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)      
  Fair value as of March 31, 2018Included in net income [1] [5]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2018
Assets         
Fixed Maturities, AFS         
 ABS$14
$
$
$50
$(1)$
$3
$(9)$57
 CDOs106


77

(4)
(20)159
 CMBS33


25
(2)(8)
(20)28
 Corporate515

(7)66
(18)(8)15
(4)559
 Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies2


1




3
 Municipal16






(7)9
 RMBS1,233

(4)68
(93)(1)
(66)1,137
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,919

(11)287
(114)(21)18
(126)1,952
Equity Securities, at fair value65

1
1

(1)

66
Derivatives, net [4]         
 Equity1
(1)
1




1
 Interest rate2







2
Total Derivatives, net [4]3
(1)
1




3
Total Assets$1,987
$(1)$(10)$289
$(114)$(22)$18
$(126)$2,021
Liabilities         
Contingent Consideration [6](27)(4)





(31)
Total Liabilities$(27)$(4)$
$
$
$
$
$
$(31)

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Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)      
  Fair value as of January 1, 2019Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2019
Assets         
Fixed Maturities, AFS         
 ABS$10
$
$
$5
$(1)$
$
$(9)$5
 CLOs100


237
(10)(6)
(35)286
 CMBS12

1
24
(2)


35
 Corporate520
(1)9
95
(6)(64)46
(31)568
 Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3







3
 RMBS920
1
(2)134
(112)(35)
(148)758
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,565

8
495
(131)(105)46
(223)1,655
Equity Securities, at fair value77
(1)
9

(13)

72
Derivatives, net [4]         
 Equity3
(6)





(3)
 Interest rate1
(1)






Total Derivatives, net [4]4
(7)





(3)
Total Assets$1,646
$(8)$8
$504
$(131)$(118)$46
$(223)$1,724
Liabilities         
Contingent Consideration(35)(6)

20



(21)
Total Liabilities$(35)$(6)$
$
$20
$
$
$
$(21)
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Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)      
  Fair value as of January 1, 2018Included in net income [1] [5]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2018
Assets         
Fixed Maturities, AFS         
 ABS$19
$
$
$50
$(3)$
$3
$(12)$57
 CDOs95


98

(4)
(30)159
 CMBS69

(1)25
(3)(8)
(54)28
 Corporate520
1
(8)131
(32)(31)15
(37)559
 Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies2


1




3
 Municipal17

(1)



(7)9
 RMBS1,230

(7)170
(174)(1)
(81)1,137
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,952
1
(17)475
(212)(44)18
(221)1,952
Equity Securities, at fair value76
28
1
1

(40)

66
Derivatives, net [4]         
 Equity1
1

1

(2)

1
 Interest rate1
1






2
Total Derivatives, net [4]2
2

1

(2)

3
Total Assets$2,030
$31
$(16)$477
$(212)$(86)$18
$(221)$2,021
Liabilities         
Contingent Consideration [6](29)(2)





(31)
Total Liabilities$(29)$(2)$
$
$
$
$
$
$(31)

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 Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)      
  Fair value as of March 31, 2018Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2018
Assets         
Fixed Maturities, AFS         
 ABS$14
$
$
$50
$(1)$
$3
$(9)$57
 CLOs106


77

(4)
(20)159
 CMBS33


25
(2)(8)
(20)28
 Corporate515

(7)66
(18)(8)15
(4)559
 Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies2


1




3
 Municipal16






(7)9
 RMBS1,233

(4)68
(93)(1)
(66)1,137
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,919

(11)287
(114)(21)18
(126)1,952
Equity Securities, at fair value65

1
1

(1)

66
Derivatives, net [4]         
 Equity1
(1)
1




1
 Interest rate2







2
Total Derivatives, net [4]3
(1)
1




3
Total Assets$1,987
$(1)$(10)$289
$(114)$(22)$18
$(126)$2,021
Liabilities         
Contingent Consideration(27)(4)





(31)
Total Liabilities$(27)$(4)$
$
$
$
$
$
$(31)
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5. Fair Value Measurements (continued)



Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)      
  Fair value as of March 31, 2017Included in net income [1] [5]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2017
Assets         
Fixed Maturities, AFS         
 ABS$81
$
$
$23
$
$
$
$(41)$63
 CDOs120

(3)186
(100)


203
 CMBS72


14
(2)

(19)65
 Corporate521

6
33
(4)(20)
(8)528
 Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies49


5

(2)
(30)22
 Municipal44
4
(2)

(30)

16
 RMBS1,291

18
29
(66)


1,272
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS2,178
4
19
290
(172)(52)
(98)2,169
Equity Securities, AFS55







55
Derivatives, net [4]         
 Equity4
(2)





2
 Interest rate5
(2)





3
 Other contracts








Total Derivatives, net [4]9
(4)





5
Total Assets$2,242
$
$19
$290
$(172)$(52)$
$(98)$2,229
Liabilities         
Contingent Consideration [6](26)(1)





(27)
Total Liabilities$(26)$(1)$
$
$
$
$
$
$(27)


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Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)  Total realized/unrealized gains (losses) 
 Fair value as of January 1, 2017Included in net income [1] [5]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2017 Fair value as of January 1, 2018Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of June 30, 2018
AssetsAssets Assets 
Fixed Maturities, AFSFixed Maturities, AFS Fixed Maturities, AFS 
ABS$45
$
$
$56
$(3)$
$23
$(58)$63
ABS$19
$
$
$50
$(3)$
$3
$(12)$57
CDOs154


186
(101)

(36)203
CLOs95


98

(4)
(30)159
CMBS59
(1)
42
(4)

(31)65
CMBS69

(1)25
(3)(8)
(54)28
Corporate514
1
11
133
(41)(117)35
(8)528
Corporate520
1
(8)131
(32)(31)15
(37)559
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies47

2
5

(2)
(30)22
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies2


1




3
Municipal46
4
1


(35)

16
Municipal17

(1)



(7)9
RMBS1,261

22
117
(121)(7)

1,272
RMBS1,230

(7)170
(174)(1)
(81)1,137
Total Fixed Maturities, AFSTotal Fixed Maturities, AFS2,126
4
36
539
(270)(161)58
(163)2,169
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,952
1
(17)475
(212)(44)18
(221)1,952
Fixed Maturities, FVO11


4
(2)(13)


Equity Securities, AFSEquity Securities, AFS55

(2)2




55
Equity Securities, AFS76
28
1
1

(40)

66
Derivatives, net [4]Derivatives, net [4] Derivatives, net [4] 
Equity
(3)
5




2
Interest rate9
(6)





3
Equity1
1

1

(2)

1
Other contracts1
(1)






Interest rate1
1






2
Total Derivatives, net [4]Total Derivatives, net [4]10
(10)
5




5
Total Derivatives, net [4]2
2

1

(2)

3
Total AssetsTotal Assets$2,202
$(6)$34
$550
$(272)$(174)$58
$(163)$2,229
Total Assets$2,030
$31
$(16)$477
$(212)$(86)$18
$(221)$2,021
LiabilitiesLiabilities Liabilities 
Contingent Consideration [6](25)(2)





(27)
Contingent ConsiderationContingent Consideration(29)(2)





(31)
Total LiabilitiesTotal Liabilities$(25)$(2)$
$
$
$
$
$
$(27)Total Liabilities$(29)$(2)$
$
$
$
$
$
$(31)
[1]Amounts in these columns are generally reported in net realized capital gains (losses). All amounts are before income taxes.
[2]All amounts are before income taxes.
[3]Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 are primarily attributable to the availability of market observable information and the re-evaluation of the observability of pricing inputs.
[4]Derivative instruments are reported in this table on a net basis for asset (liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in other investments and other liabilities.
[5]Includes both market and non-market impacts in deriving realized and unrealized gains (losses).
[6]
For additional information, see Note 2 - Business Acquisitions of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2017 form 10-K Annual Report for discussion of the contingent consideration in connection with the acquisition of Lattice.

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Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Income for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 Still Held at End of Period
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) for Financial Instruments Classified as
Level 3 Still Held at End of Period
 Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
 Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30, 2019201820192018 2019201820192018
 2018 [1] [2]2017 [1] [2]2018 [1] [2]2017 [1] [2] Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) included in Net Income [1] [2]Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) included in OCI [3] Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) included in Net Income [1] [2]Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) included in OCI [3]
AssetsAssets  Assets     
Fixed Maturities, AFSFixed Maturities, AFS Fixed Maturities, AFS   
Corporate$
$
$2
$(7) $(1)$
$9
$(8)
CMBS$
$
$
$(1)RMBS


(4) 

(1)(7)
Total Fixed Maturities, AFSTotal Fixed Maturities, AFS


(1)Total Fixed Maturities, AFS

2
(11) (1)
8
(15)
Derivatives, netDerivatives, net Derivatives, net   
Equity(1)(2)
(2)Equity(4)(1)

 (6)


Interest rate
(2)1
(2)Interest rate



 (1)1


Total Derivatives, netTotal Derivatives, net(1)(4)1
(4)Total Derivatives, net(4)(1)

 (7)1


Total AssetsTotal Assets$(1)$(4)$1
$(5)Total Assets$(4)$(1)$2
$(11) $(8)$1
$8
$(15)
LiabilitiesLiabilities Liabilities   
Contingent Consideration [3](4)(1)(2)(2)
Contingent ConsiderationContingent Consideration(2)(4)

 (6)(2)

Total LiabilitiesTotal Liabilities$(4)$(1)$(2)$(2)Total Liabilities$(2)$(4)$
$
 $(6)$(2)$
$
[1]All amounts in these rows are reported in net realized capital gains (losses). All amounts are before income taxes.
[2]Amounts presented are for Level 3 only and therefore may not agree to other disclosures included herein.
[3]
For additional information, see Note 2 - Business Acquisitions of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements includedChanges in unrealized gain/(loss) on fixed maturities, AFS are reported in changes in net unrealized gain on securities in the Company's 2017 form 10-K Annual Report for discussionCondensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Changes in interest rate derivatives are reported in changes in net gain on cash flow hedging instruments in the contingent consideration in connection with the acquisitionCondensed Consolidated Statements of Lattice.
Comprehensive Income.
Fair Value Option
The Company has elected the fair value option for certain securities that contain embedded credit derivatives with underlying credit risk primarily related to residential real estate, and these securities are included within Fixed Maturities, FVO on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company reports changes in the fair value of these securities in net realized capital gains and losses.
Changes in Fair Value of Assets using Fair Value Option
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017 20182017
Assets     
Fixed maturities, FVO     
Corporate$
$
 $
$(1)
RMBS
1
 
1
Total fixed maturities, FVO
1
 

Total realized capital gains$
$1
 $
$
As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of assets and liabilities using the fair value option was $49 and $22, respectively, within the residential real estate sector.
 
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 there were no realized capital gains (losses) related to the fair value of assets using the fair value option.
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities using the Fair Value Option
 June 30, 2018December 31, 2017
Assets  
Fixed maturities, FVO  
RMBS$36
$41
Total fixed maturities, FVO$36
$41
Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair Value
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Fair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying AmountFair Value Fair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying AmountFair Value
Assets       
Mortgage loansLevel 3$3,612
$3,746
 Level 3$3,704
$3,746
Liabilities       
Other policyholder funds and benefits payableLevel 3$799
$816
 Level 3$774
$775
Senior notes [1]Level 2$3,461
$4,038
 Level 2$3,589
$3,887
Junior subordinated debentures [1]Level 2$1,089
$1,097
 Level 2$1,089
$1,052

[1]Included in long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, except for current maturities, which are included in short-term debt.

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6. INVESTMENTS
Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
Net Realized Capital Gains
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)20192018 20192018
Gross gains on sales$69
$46
 $113
$65
Gross losses on sales(19)(31) (40)(88)
Equity securities [1]30
26
 162
42
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings

 (2)
Valuation allowances on mortgage loans1

 1

Transactional foreign currency revaluation

 
1
Non-qualifying foreign currency derivatives(1)4
 
1
Other, net [2]
7
 9
1
Net realized capital gains$80
$52
 $243
$22
Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair Value
 Fair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying AmountFair Value
June 30, 2018
Assets   
Mortgage loansLevel 3$3,355
$3,340
Liabilities   
Other policyholder funds and benefits payableLevel 3$795
$797
Senior notes [1]Level 2$3,586
$3,991
Junior subordinated debentures [1]Level 2$1,089
$1,173
December 31, 2017
Assets   
Mortgage loansLevel 3$3,175
$3,220
Liabilities   
Other policyholder funds and benefits payableLevel 3$825
$827
Senior notes [1]Level 2$3,415
$4,054
Junior subordinated debentures [1]Level 2$1,583
$1,699

[1]Included in long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, except for current maturities, which are included in short-term debt.


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6. Investments

Net Realized Capital Gains
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)2018201720182017
Gross gains on sales$46
$77
$65
$138
Gross losses on sales(31)(22)(88)(68)
Equity securities [1]26

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Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings
(2)
(3)
Transactional foreign currency revaluation
8
1
14
Non-qualifying foreign currency derivatives4
(7)1
(14)
Other, net [2]7
1
1
12
Net realized capital gains$52
$55
$22
$79
[1]Effective January 1, 2018, with adoption of new accounting guidance for equity securities at fair value, includes
Includes all changes in fair value and trading gains and losses for equity securities. The net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of June 30, 2019, were $29 and $74 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of June 30, 2018, were $17 and $11 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
[2]
Includes gains (losses) on non-qualifying derivatives, excluding foreign currency derivatives, of $(6) and $8 and $1, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018. For the six months ended June 30, 20182019 and 20172018, the non-qualifying derivatives, excluding foreign currency derivatives, were $8 and $(2) and $8, respectively.
Net realized capital gains and losses(losses) from investment sales are reported as a component of revenues and are determined on a specific identification basis. Before tax, net gains (losses) on sales and impairments previously reported as unrealized gains or losses(losses) in AOCI were $50 and $71 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $(6) and $(44) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, and $56 and $71 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. Proceeds from the sales of AFS securities totaled $4.2$4.6 billion and $8.5$8.9 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018,2019 , respectively, and $4.2 billion and $8.5 billion, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017,2018, respectively. Effective January 1, 2018, with adoption of new accounting guidance for equity securities, the proceeds from sales of AFS securities no longer includes equity securities.
The net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of June 30, 2018, was $17 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and $11 for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Prior to January 1, 2018, changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities were included in AOCI.
Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
The Company will record an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) for fixed maturities if the Company intends to sell or it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before a recovery in value. A corresponding charge is recorded in net realized capital losses equal to the difference between the fair value and amortized cost basis of the security.
The Company will also record an OTTI for those fixed maturities for which the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis. For these securities, the excess of the amortized cost basis over its fair value is separated into the portion representing a credit OTTI, which is recorded in net
realized capital losses, and the remaining non-credit amount,
which is recorded in OCI. The credit OTTI amount is the excess of its amortized cost basis over the Company’s best estimate of discounted expected future cash flows. The non-credit amount is the excess of the best estimate of the discounted expected future cash flows over the fair value. The Company’s best estimate of discounted expected future cash flows becomes the new cost basis and accretes prospectively into net investment income over the estimated remaining life of the security.
Developing the Company’s best estimate of expected future cash flows is a quantitative and qualitative process that incorporates information received from third-party sources along with certain internal assumptions regarding the future performance. The Company's considerations include, but are not limited to, (a) changes in the financial condition of the issuer and the underlying collateral, (b) whether the issuer is current on contractually obligated interest and principal payments, (c) credit ratings, (d) payment structure of the security and (e) the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost of the security.
For non-structured securities, assumptions include, but are not limited to, economic and industry-specific trends and fundamentals, security-specific developments, industry earnings multiples and the issuer’s ability to restructure and execute asset sales.
For structured securities, assumptions include, but are not limited to, various performance indicators such as historical and projected default and recovery rates, credit ratings, current and projected delinquency rates, loan-to-value ("LTV") ratios, average cumulative collateral loss rates that vary by vintage year, prepayment speeds, and property value declines. These assumptions require the use of significant management judgment and include the probability of issuer default and estimates regarding timing and amount of expected recoveries which may include estimating the underlying collateral value.
Prior to January 1, 2018, the Company recorded an OTTI for certain equity securities with debt-like characteristics if the Company intended to sell or it was more likely than not that the Company was required to sell the security before a recovery in value as well as for those equity securities for which the Company did not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis. The Company also recorded an OTTI for equity securities where the decline in the fair value was deemed to be other-than-temporary. For further discussion of these policies, see Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments within Note 6 - Investments of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Impairments in Earnings by Type
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018 20192018
Credit impairments$
$
 $2
$
Intent-to-sell impairments

 

Total impairments$
$
 $2
$
Impairments in Earnings by Type
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018201720182017
Credit impairments$
$1
$
$2
Intent-to-sell impairments



Impairments on equity securities
1

1
Total impairments$
$2
$
$3


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Cumulative Credit Impairments
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)201820172018201720192018 20192018
Balance as of beginning of period$(21)$(99)$(25)$(110)$(18)$(21) $(19)$(25)
Additions for credit impairments recognized on [1]:    
Securities not previously impaired
(1)
(1)

 (2)
Securities previously impaired


(1)
Reductions for credit impairments previously recognized on:    
Securities that matured or were sold during the period1
1
5
9

1
 3
5
Securities due to an increase in expected cash flows
5

9
Balance as of end of period$(20)$(94)$(20)$(94)$(18)$(20) $(18)$(20)
[1]These additions are included in the net OTTI losses recognized in earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Available-for-Sale Securities
AFS Securities by Type
June 30, 2018December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Non-Credit
OTTI [1]
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Non-Credit
OTTI [1]
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Non-Credit
OTTI [1]
 
Cost or
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Non-Credit
OTTI [1]
ABS$993
$4
$(3)$994
$
$1,119
$9
$(2)$1,126
$
$1,010
$19
$
$1,029
$
 $1,272
$5
$(1)$1,276
$
CDOs1,091
1
(3)1,089

1,257
3

1,260

CLOs1,929
4
(8)1,925

 1,455
2
(20)1,437

CMBS3,536
31
(73)3,494
(4)3,304
58
(26)3,336
(5)3,774
139
(8)3,905
(4) 3,581
35
(64)3,552
(5)
Corporate13,493
192
(336)13,349

12,370
490
(56)12,804

16,078
718
(48)16,748

 13,696
148
(446)13,398

Foreign govt./govt. agencies1,149
12
(28)1,133

1,071
43
(4)1,110

1,025
48
(1)1,072

 866
7
(26)847

Municipal10,678
508
(44)11,142

11,743
754
(12)12,485

9,568
710

10,278

 9,972
421
(47)10,346

RMBS3,200
48
(41)3,207

2,985
63
(4)3,044

4,478
90
(2)4,566

 3,270
44
(35)3,279

U.S. Treasuries1,773
35
(22)1,786

1,763
46
(10)1,799

1,567
77
(1)1,643

 1,491
41
(15)1,517

Total fixed maturities, AFS35,913
831
(550)36,194
(4)35,612
1,466
(114)36,964
(5)$39,429
$1,805
$(68)$41,166
$(4) $35,603
$703
$(654)$35,652
$(5)
Equity securities, AFS [2]









907
121
(16)1,012

Total AFS securities$35,913
$831
$(550)$36,194
$(4)$36,519
$1,587
$(130)$37,976
$(5)
[1]
Represents the amount of cumulative non-credit OTTI losses recognized in OCI on securities that also had credit impairments. These losses are included in gross unrealized losses in AOCI as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018.
[2]
Effective January 1, 2018, with the adoption of new accounting standards for financial instruments, equity securities, AFS were reclassified to equity securities at fair value and are excluded from the table above as of June 30, 2018.

Fixed maturities, AFS, by Contractual Maturity Year
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018

Amortized CostFair Value Amortized CostFair Value
One year or less$1,094
$1,100
 $999
$1,002
Over one year through five years7,164
7,332
 5,786
5,791
Over five years through ten years7,580
7,910
 6,611
6,495
Over ten years12,400
13,399
 12,629
12,820
Subtotal28,238
29,741
 26,025
26,108
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities11,191
11,425
 9,578
9,544
Total fixed maturities, AFS$39,429
$41,166
 $35,603
$35,652

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Fixed maturities, AFS, by Contractual Maturity Year
 June 30, 2018December 31, 2017

Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
One year or less$1,321
$1,326
$1,507
$1,513
Over one year through five years5,955
5,980
5,007
5,119
Over five years through ten years6,614
6,546
6,505
6,700
Over ten years13,203
13,558
13,928
14,866
Subtotal27,093
27,410
26,947
28,198
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities8,820
8,784
8,665
8,766
Total fixed maturities, AFS$35,913
$36,194
$35,612
$36,964

Estimated maturities may differ from contractual maturities due to security call or prepayment provisions. Due to the potential for variability in payment speeds (i.e. prepayments or extensions), mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are not categorized by contractual maturity.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company aims to maintain a diversified investment portfolio including issuer, sector and geographic stratification, where
 
applicable, and has established certain exposure limits, diversification standards and review procedures to mitigate credit risk. The Company had no investment exposure to any credit concentration risk of a single issuer greater than 10% of the Company's stockholders' equity as of June 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018 other than the U.S. government securities and certain U.S. government agencies as of June 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.agencies.
Unrealized Losses on AFS Securities
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities by Type and Length of Time as of June 30, 2018
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities by Type and Length of Time as of June 30, 2019Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities by Type and Length of Time as of June 30, 2019
Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotalLess Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized LossesAmortized CostFair ValueUnrealized LossesAmortized CostFair ValueUnrealized LossesAmortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses
ABS$477
$475
$(2)$32
$31
$(1)$509
$506
$(3)$90
$90
$
 $29
$29
$
 $119
$119
$
CDOs556
553
(3)


556
553
(3)
CLOs1,229
1,223
(6) 155
153
(2) 1,384
1,376
(8)
CMBS2,002
1,947
(55)251
233
(18)2,253
2,180
(73)49
48
(1) 372
365
(7) 421
413
(8)
Corporate7,467
7,213
(254)1,035
953
(82)8,502
8,166
(336)315
309
(6) 1,504
1,462
(42) 1,819
1,771
(48)
Foreign govt./govt. agencies676
652
(24)61
57
(4)737
709
(28)23
23

 62
61
(1) 85
84
(1)
Municipal1,845
1,817
(28)225
209
(16)2,070
2,026
(44)36
36

 7
7

 43
43

RMBS1,751
1,716
(35)137
131
(6)1,888
1,847
(41)90
90

 356
354
(2) 446
444
(2)
U.S. Treasuries741
728
(13)240
231
(9)981
959
(22)16
16

 163
162
(1) 179
178
(1)
Total fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position15,515
15,101
(414)1,981
1,845
(136)17,496
16,946
(550)$1,848
$1,835
$(13) $2,648
$2,593
$(55) $4,496
$4,428
$(68)
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Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities by Type and Length of Time as of December 31, 2018
 Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
 Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses
ABS$566
$566
$
 $113
$112
$(1) $679
$678
$(1)
CLOs1,358
1,338
(20) 7
7

 1,365
1,345
(20)
CMBS896
882
(14) 1,129
1,079
(50) 2,025
1,961
(64)
Corporate7,174
6,903
(271) 2,541
2,366
(175) 9,715
9,269
(446)
Foreign govt./govt. agencies407
391
(16) 203
193
(10) 610
584
(26)
Municipal1,643
1,613
(30) 292
275
(17) 1,935
1,888
(47)
RMBS1,344
1,329
(15) 648
628
(20) 1,992
1,957
(35)
U.S. Treasuries497
492
(5) 339
329
(10) 836
821
(15)
Total fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position$13,885
$13,514
$(371) $5,272
$4,989
$(283) $19,157
$18,503
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Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities by Type and Length of Time as of December 31, 2017
 Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
 Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized LossesAmortized CostFair ValueUnrealized LossesAmortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Losses
ABS$461
$460
$(1)$30
$29
$(1)$491
$489
$(2)
CDOs359
359

1
1

360
360

CMBS1,178
1,167
(11)243
228
(15)1,421
1,395
(26)
Corporate2,322
2,302
(20)1,064
1,028
(36)3,386
3,330
(56)
Foreign govt./govt. agencies244
242
(2)51
49
(2)295
291
(4)
Municipal511
507
(4)236
228
(8)747
735
(12)
RMBS889
887
(2)137
135
(2)1,026
1,022
(4)
U.S. Treasuries658
652
(6)254
250
(4)912
902
(10)
Total fixed maturities, AFS6,622
6,576
(46)2,016
1,948
(68)8,638
8,524
(114)
Equity securities, AFS [1]176
163
(13)24
21
(3)200
184
(16)
Total securities in an unrealized loss position$6,798
$6,739
$(59)$2,040
$1,969
$(71)$8,838
$8,708
$(130)
[1]Effective January 1, 2018, with the adoption of new accounting guidance for financial instruments, equity securities, AFS were reclassified to equity securities at fair value and are excluded from the table above as of June 30, 2018.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, AFS securities in an unrealized loss position consisted of 2,855906 securities, primarily in the corporate and commercial real estate sectors,sector, which were depressed primarily due to an increase in interest rates and/or widening of credit spreads since the securities were purchased. As of June 30, 2018, 98%2019, 96% of these securities were depressed less than 20% of cost or amortized cost. The increasedecrease in unrealized losses during the six months ended June 30, 20182019 was primarily attributable to higherlower interest rates and widertighter credit spreads.
Most of the securities depressed for twelve months or more relate to corporate securities structured securities with exposure to commercial real estate, and municipal bonds. Corporate securities and commercial real estate securitieswhich were primarily depressed because current market spreads are wider than spreads at the securities' respective purchase dates. Certain municipal bonds were depressed because the securities have long-dated maturities and interest rates have increased since their purchase. The Company neither has an intention
to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell the securities outlined in the preceding discussion.
Mortgage Loans
Mortgage Loan Valuation Allowances
Commercial mortgageMortgage loans are considered to be impaired when management estimates that, based upon current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company reviews mortgage loans on a quarterly basis to identify potential credit losses. Among other factors, management reviews current and projected macroeconomic trends, such as unemployment rates and property-specific factors such as rental
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rates, occupancy levels, LTV ratios and debt service coverage ratios (“DSCR”). In addition, the Company considers historical, current and projected delinquency rates and property values. Estimates of collectibility require the use of significant
management judgment and include the probability and timing of borrower default and loss severity estimates. In addition, cash flow projections may change based upon new information about the borrower's ability to pay and/or the value of underlying collateral such as changes in projected property value estimates.
For mortgage loans that are deemed impaired, a valuation allowance is established for the difference between the carrying amount and estimated fair value. The mortgage loan's estimated fair value is most frequently the Company's share of the fair value of the collateral but may also be the Company’s share of either (a) the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or (b) the loan’s observable market price. A valuation allowance may be recorded for an individual loan or for a group of loans that have an LTV ratio of 90% or greater, a low DSCR or have other lower credit quality characteristics. Changes in valuation allowances are recorded in net realized capital gains and losses. Interest income on impaired loans is accrued to the extent it is deemed collectible and the borrowers continue to make payments under the original or restructured loan terms. The Company stops accruing interest income on loans when it is probable that the Company will not receive interest and principal payments according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company resumes accruing interest income when it determines that sufficient collateral exists to satisfy the full amount of the loan principal and interest payments and when it is probable cash will be received in the foreseeable future. Interest income on defaulted loans is recognized when received.
As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, commercial2019, mortgage loans had an amortized cost of $3.6 billion and carrying value of $3.4$3.6 billion, with no valuation allowance. As of December 31, 2018, mortgage loans had an amortized cost of $3.7 billion and $3.2carrying value of $3.7 billion, respectively, with a valuation allowance of $1 for both periods.$1.
As of both June 30, 2018 and2019, there were no mortgage loans that had a valuation allowance. As of December 31, 2017,2018, the carrying value of mortgage loans that had a valuation allowance was $24.$23. There were no mortgage loans held-for-sale as of June 30, 2018

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2019 or December 31, 2017.2018. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had no mortgage loans that have had extensions or restructurings other than what is allowable under the original terms of the contract.
The following table presents the activity within the Company’s valuation allowance for mortgage loans. These loans have been evaluated both individually and collectively for impairment. Loans evaluated collectively for impairment are immaterial.
Valuation Allowance Activity
 20192018
Balance, as of January 1$(1)$(1)
Reversals1

Deductions

Balance, as of June 30$
$(1)

Valuation Allowance Activity
 20182017
Balance, as of January 1$(1)$
Reversals

Deductions

Balance, as of June 30$(1)$
The weighted-average LTV ratio of the Company’s commercial mortgage loan portfolio was 51%52% as of June 30, 2018,2019, while the weighted-average LTV ratio at origination of these loans was 62%61%. LTV
ratios compare the loan amount to the value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan. The loan collateral values are updated no less than annually through reviews of the underlying properties. Factors considered in estimating property values include, among other things, actual and expected property cash flows, geographic market data and the ratio of the property's net operating income to its value. DSCR compares a property’s net operating income to the borrower’s principal and interest payments. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company held no delinquent commercial mortgage loans past due by 90 days or more.
Commercial Mortgage Loans Credit Quality
Mortgage Loans Credit QualityMortgage Loans Credit Quality
June 30, 2018December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Loan-to-valueCarrying ValueAvg. Debt-Service Coverage RatioCarrying ValueAvg. Debt-Service Coverage RatioCarrying ValueAvg. Debt-Service Coverage Ratio Carrying ValueAvg. Debt-Service Coverage Ratio
Greater than 80%$
0.00x$18
1.27x
65% - 80%361
1.63x265
1.95x404
1.70x 386
1.60x
Less than 65%2,994
2.76x2,892
2.76x3,208
2.56x 3,318
2.59x
Total commercial mortgage loans$3,355
2.68x$3,175
2.69x
Total mortgage loans$3,612
2.47x $3,704
2.49x

Mortgage Loans by Region
June 30, 2018December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Carrying ValuePercent of TotalCarrying ValuePercent of TotalCarrying ValuePercent of Total Carrying ValuePercent of Total
East North Central$251
7.5%$251
7.9%$250
6.9% $250
6.8%
Middle Atlantic271
8.1%272
8.6%268
7.4% 270
7.3%
Mountain31
0.9%31
1.0%33
0.9% 30
0.8%
New England291
8.7%293
9.2%346
9.7% 330
8.9%
Pacific803
23.9%760
23.9%884
24.5% 917
24.8%
South Atlantic691
20.6%710
22.4%742
20.5% 712
19.2%
West North Central148
4.4%149
4.7%121
3.3% 148
4.0%
West South Central383
11.4%278
8.7%407
11.3% 420
11.3%
Other [1]486
14.5%431
13.6%561
15.5% 627
16.9%
Total mortgage loans$3,355
100.0%$3,175
100.0%$3,612
100.0% $3,704
100.0%
[1]Primarily represents loans collateralized by multiple properties in various regions.
Mortgage Loans by Property Type
 June 30, 2018December 31, 2017
 Carrying ValuePercent of TotalCarrying
Value
Percent of Total
Commercial    
Industrial$964
28.7%$817
25.7%
Multifamily1,022
30.5%1,006
31.7%
Office762
22.7%751
23.7%
Retail363
10.8%367
11.5%
Other244
7.3%234
7.4%
Total mortgage loans$3,355
100.0%$3,175
100.0%
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Mortgage Loans by Property Type
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Carrying ValuePercent of Total Carrying
Value
Percent of Total
Commercial     
Industrial$1,000
27.7% $1,108
29.9%
Multifamily1,156
32.0% 1,138
30.7%
Office691
19.2% 708
19.1%
Retail409
11.3% 392
10.6%
Single Family81
2.2% 82
2.2%
Other275
7.6% 276
7.5%
Total mortgage loans$3,612
100.0% $3,704
100.0%

Mortgage Servicing
The Company originates, sells and services commercial mortgage loans on behalf of third parties and recognizes servicing feesfee income over the period that services are performed. As of June 30, 2018,2019, under this program, the Company serviced commercial mortgage loans with a total outstanding principal of $5.7$5.9 billion, of which $3.5 billion was serviced on behalf of third parties and $2.2$2.4 billion was retained and reported in total investments on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . As of December 31, 2017,2018, the Company serviced commercial mortgage loans with a total outstanding principal balance of $1.3$6.0 billion, of which $402$3.6 billion was serviced on behalf of third parties $566and $2.4 billion was retained and reported in total investments and $356 was reported in assets held for sale on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Servicing rights are carried at the lower of cost or fair value and were zero as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, because servicing fees were market-level fees at origination and remain adequate to compensate the Company for servicing the loans.

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6. Investments (continued)


Variable Interest Entities
The Company is engaged with various special purpose entities and other entities that are deemed to be VIEs primarily as an investor through normal investment activities but also as an investment manager.
A VIE is an entity that either has investors that lack certain essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest, such as simple majority kick-out rights, or lacks sufficient funds to finance its own activities without financial support provided by other entities. The Company performs ongoing qualitative assessments of its VIEs to determine whether the Company has a controlling financial interest in the VIE and therefore is the primary beneficiary. The Company is deemed to have a controlling financial interest when it has both the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Based on the Company’s assessment, if it determines it is the primary beneficiary, the Company consolidates the VIE in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated VIEs
As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company did not hold any securities for which it is the primary beneficiary.
Non-ConsolidatedNon-consolidated VIEs
The Company, through normal investment activities, makes passive investments in limited partnerships and other alternative investments. For these non-consolidated VIEs, the Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary as it has no ability to direct activities that could significantly affect the economic performance of the investments. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 was limited to the total carrying value of $940$1.1 billion and $920,$1.0 billion, respectively, which are included in limited partnerships and other alternative investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company has outstanding commitments totaling $733$797 and $787,$718, respectively, whereby the Company is committed to fund these investments and may be called by the partnership during the commitment period to fund the purchase of new investments and partnership expenses. These investments are generally of a passive nature in that the Company does not take an active role in management. For further discussion of these investments, see Equity Method Investments within Note 6 - Investments of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
In addition, the Company also makes passive investments in structured securities issued by VIEs for which the Company is not the manager. These investments are included ininclude ABS, CDOs,CLOs, CMBS and RMBS and are reported in the Available-for-Sale Securities tablefixed maturities, available-for-sale, and fixed maturities, AFS and FVO, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has not provided financial or other support with respect to these investments other than its original investment. For these investments, the Company determined it is not the primary beneficiary due to the relative size of the Company’s investment in comparison to the
principal amount of the structured securities issued by the VIEs, the level of credit subordination which reduces the Company’s obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits and the Company’s inability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss on these investments is limited to the amount of the Company’s investment.
Securities Lending, Repurchase Agreements, and Other Collateral Transactions and Restricted Investments
The Company enters into securities financing transactions as a way to earn additional income or manage liquidity, primarily through securities lending and repurchase agreements.
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Payables for Collateral on Investments
 June 30, 2019December 31, 2018
 Fair ValueFair Value
Securities Lending Transactions:  
Gross amount of securities on loan$585
$820
Gross amount of associated liability for collateral received [1]$599
$840
   
Repurchase agreements:  
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements$154
$72
Gross amount of collateral pledged related to repurchase agreements [2]$158
$73
Gross amount of recognized receivables for reverse repurchase agreements$54
$64
[1]
Cash collateral received is reinvested in fixed maturities, AFS and short-term investments which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amount includes additional securities collateral received of $18 and $3 which are excluded from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
[2]Collateral pledged is included within fixed maturities, AFS and short-term investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Securities Lending
Under a securities lending program, the Company lends certain fixed maturities within the corporate, foreign government/government agencies, and municipal sectors as well as equity securities to qualifying third-party borrowers in return for collateral in the form of cash or securities. For domestic and non-domestic loaned securities, respectively, borrowers provide collateral of 102% and 105% of the fair value of the securities lent at the time of the loan. Borrowers will return the securities to the Company for cash or securities collateral at maturity dates generally of 90 days or less. Security collateral on deposit from counterparties in connection with securities lending transactions may not be sold or re-pledged, except in the event of default by the counterparty, and is not reflected on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additional collateral is obtained if the fair value of the collateral falls below 100% of the fair value of the loaned securities. The agreements are continuous and do not have stated maturity dates and provide the counterparty the right to sell or re-pledge the securities loaned. If cash, rather than securities, is received as collateral, the cash is typically invested in short-term investments or fixed maturities and is reported as an asset on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income associated with securities lending transactions is reported as a component of net investment income in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Repurchase Agreements
From time to time, the Company enters into repurchase agreements to manage liquidity or to earn incremental income. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which one party (transferor) agrees to sell securities to another party (transferee) in return for cash (or securities), with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same securities at a specified price at a later date. TheseThe maturity of these transactions is generally have a contractual maturity of ninety days or less. Repurchase agreements include master netting provisions
that provide both counterparties the right to offset claims and apply securities held by them with respect to their obligations in the event of a default. Although the Company has the contractual right to offset claims, the Company's current positions do not meet the specific conditions for net presentation.
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receives cash. For repurchase agreements, the Company obtains cash in an amount equal to at least 95% of the fair value of the securities transferred. The agreements require additional collateral to be transferred when necessary and provide the counterparty the right to sell or re-pledge the securities transferred. The cash received from the repurchase program is typically invested in short-term investments or fixed maturities and is reported as an asset on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company accounts for the repurchase agreements as collateralized borrowings. The securities transferred under repurchase agreements are included in fixed maturities, AFS with the obligation to repurchase those securities recorded in other liabilities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
From time to time, the Company enters into reverse repurchase agreements where the Company purchases securities and simultaneously agrees to resell the same or substantially the same securities. The maturity of these transactions is generally within one year. The agreements require additional collateral to be transferred to the Company when necessary and the Company has the right to sell or re-pledge the securities received. The Company accounts for reverse repurchase agreements as collateralized financing. The receivable for reverse repurchase agreements is included within short-term investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Securities Lending and Repurchase Agreements
 June 30, 2018December 31, 2017
 Fair ValueFair Value
Securities Lending Transactions:  
Gross amount of securities on loan$687
$922
Gross amount of associated liability for collateral received [1]$704
$945
   
Repurchase agreements:  
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements$165
$174
Gross amount of collateral pledged related to repurchase agreements [2]$170
$176
[1]
Cash collateral received is reinvested in fixed maturities, AFS and short term investments which are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amount includes additional securities collateral received of $9 and $0 million which are excluded from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
[2]Collateral pledged is included within fixed maturities, AFS and short term investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Other Collateral Transactions
The Company is required by law to deposit securities with government agencies in certain states in which it conducts business. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the fair value of securities on deposit was $2.6 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively.
As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company pledged collateral of $46$36 and $104,$47, respectively, of U.S. government securities and government agencymunicipal securities or cash primarily related to certain bank loan participations committed to through a limited partnership agreement. These amounts also include collateral related to letters of credit.
For disclosure of collateral in support of derivative transactions, refer to the Derivative Collateral Arrangements section ofin Note 7 - Derivative InstrumentsDerivatives of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For disclosure of collateral in support of credit facilities, refer to Note 10 - Debt of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Other Restricted Investments
The Company is required by law to deposit securities with government agencies in certain states in which it conducts business. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of securities on deposit was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.
In addition, as of June 30, 2019, the Company held fixed maturities and short-term investments of $489 and $1, respectively in trust for the benefit of syndicate policyholders and other investments of $49 primarily consisting of overseas deposits in various countries with Lloyd's to support underwriting activities in those countries.


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7. Derivative Instruments






7. DERIVATIVES
The Company utilizes a variety of OTC, OTC-cleared and exchange traded derivative instruments as a part of its overall risk management strategy as well as to enter into replication transactions. Derivative instruments are used to manage risk associated with interest rate, equity market, credit spread, issuer default, price, and currency exchange rate risk or volatility. Replication transactions are used as an economical means to synthetically replicate the characteristics and performance of assets that are permissible investments under the Company’s investment policies.
Strategies that Qualify for Hedge Accounting
Some of the Company's derivatives satisfy hedge accounting requirements as outlined in Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report. Typically, these hedging instruments include interest rate swaps and, to a lesser extent, foreign currency swaps where the terms or expected cash flows of the hedged item closely match the terms of the swap. The interest rate swaps are typically used to manage interest rate duration of certain fixed maturity securities. The hedge strategies by hedge accounting designation include:
Cash Flow Hedges
Interest rate swaps are predominantly used to manage portfolio duration and better match cash receipts from assets with cash disbursements required to fund liabilities. These derivatives primarily convert interest receipts on floating-rate fixed maturity securities to fixed rates. The Company has also entered into interest rate swaps to convert the variable interest payments on the 3 month Libor + 2.125% junior subordinated debt to fixed interest payments. For further information, see the Junior Subordinated Debentures section within Note 13 - Debt of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in The Hartford's 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Foreign currency swaps are used to convert foreign currency-denominatednon-U.S. denominated cash flows related to certain investment receipts to U.S. dollars in order to reduce cash flow fluctuations due to changes in currency rates.
The Company also previously entered into forward starting swap agreements to hedge the interest rate exposure related to the future purchase of fixed-rate securities, primarily to hedge interest rate risk inherent in the assumptions used to price certain group benefits liabilities.
Non-qualifying Strategies
Derivative relationships that do not qualify for hedge accounting (“non-qualifying strategies”) primarily include hedging and replication strategies that utilize credit default swaps. In addition, hedges of interest rate, foreign currency and equity risk of certain fixed maturities and equities do not qualify for hedge accounting. The non-qualifying strategies include:
 
Credit Contracts
Credit default swaps are used to purchase credit protection on an individual entity or referenced index to economically hedge against default risk and credit-related changes in the value of fixed maturity securities. Credit default swaps are also used to assume credit risk related to an individual entity or referenced index as a part of replication transactions. These contracts require the Company to pay or receive a periodic fee in exchange for compensation from the counterparty should the referenced security issuers experience a credit event, as defined in the contract. The Company also enters into credit default swaps to terminate existing credit default swaps, thereby offsetting the changes in value of the original swap going forward.
Interest Rate Swaps, Swaptions and Futures
The Company uses interest rate swaps, swaptions and futures to manage interest rate duration between assets and liabilities in certain investment portfolios. In addition, the Company enters into interest rate swaps to terminate existing swaps, thereby offsetting the changes in value of the original swap going forward. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the notional amount of interest rate swaps in offsetting relationships was $8.1$7.6 billion and $7.3$7.1 billion, respectively.
Foreign Currency Swaps and Forwards
The Company enters into foreign currency swaps to convert the foreign currency exposures of certain foreign currency-denominatednon-U.S. dollar denominated fixed maturity investments to U.S. dollars. The Company may at times enter into foreign currency forwards to hedge non-U.S. dollar denominated cash and, previously,or equity securities. The Company previously entered into foreign currency forwards to hedge currency impacts on changes in equity of the U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries that were sold in May 2017. For further information on the disposition, see Note 2 - Business Acquisitions of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in The Hartford's 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Equity Index Options
The Company enters into equity index options to hedge the impact of a decline in the equity markets on the investment portfolio. The Company also enters into call options on equity securities to generate additional return.
Derivative Balance Sheet Classification
For reporting purposes, the Company has elected to offset within assets or liabilities based upon the net of the fair value amounts, income accruals, and related cash collateral receivables and payables of OTC derivative instruments executed in a legal entity and with the same counterparty under a master netting agreement, which provides the Company with the legal right of offset. The following fair value amounts do not include income accruals or related cash collateral receivables and payables, which are netted with derivative fair value amounts to determine balance sheet presentation. The Company’s derivative

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instruments are held for risk management purposes, unless otherwise noted in the following table. The notional amount of derivative contracts represents the basis upon which pay or receive amounts are calculated and is presented in the table to
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quantify the volume of the Company’s derivative activity. Notional amounts are not necessarily reflective of credit risk.
Derivative Balance Sheet Presentation
Net DerivativesAsset Derivatives [1]Liability Derivatives [1]Net Derivatives
Asset
Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Notional AmountFair ValueNotional AmountFair Value
Hedge Designation/ Derivative TypeJun. 30, 2018Dec. 31, 2017Jun. 30, 2018Dec. 31, 2017Jun. 30, 2018Dec. 31, 2017Jun. 30, 2018Dec. 31, 2017Jun. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2018Jun. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2018Jun. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2018Jun. 30, 2019Dec. 31, 2018
Cash flow hedges  
Interest rate swaps$2,120
$2,190
$
$
$
$1
$
$(1)$2,040
$2,040
$
$1
$
$2
$
$(1)
Foreign currency swaps153
153
(12)(13)1

(13)(13)220
153
(3)(6)4
2
(7)(8)
Total cash flow hedges2,273
2,343
(12)(13)1
1
(13)(14)2,260
2,193
(3)(5)4
4
(7)(9)
Non-qualifying strategies  
Interest rate contracts  
Interest rate swaps and futures8,849
7,986
(59)(83)5
7
(64)(90)8,338
8,451
(62)(62)3
8
(65)(70)
Foreign exchange contracts  
Foreign currency swaps and forwards341
213

(1)1

(1)(1)389
287
(2)(1)

(2)(1)
Credit contracts  
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection6
61

1

2

(1)115
6
(1)


(1)
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk [2]973
823
10
3
12
3
(2)
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk [1]514
1,102
11
3
11
8

(5)
Credit derivatives in offsetting positions51
1,046

2
7
11
(7)(9)35
41


6
6
(6)(6)
Equity contracts  
Equity index swaps and options136
258
1
1
1
1


710
211
(3)4
6
5
(9)(1)
Total non-qualifying strategies10,356
10,387
(48)(77)26
24
(74)(101)10,101
10,098
(57)(56)26
27
(83)(83)
Total cash flow hedges and non-qualifying strategies$12,629
$12,730
$(60)$(90)$27
$25
$(87)$(115)$12,361
$12,291
$(60)$(61)$30
$31
$(90)$(92)
Balance Sheet Location  
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$153
$153
$
$
$
$
$
$
$153
$153
$
$
$
$
$
$
Other investments2,022
9,957
15
10
20
16
(5)(6)1,353
9,864
11
7
12
23
(1)(16)
Other liabilities10,454
2,620
(75)(100)7
9
(82)(109)10,855
2,274
(71)(68)18
8
(89)(76)
Total derivatives$12,629
$12,730
$(60)$(90)$27
$25
$(87)$(115)$12,361
$12,291
$(60)$(61)$30
$31
$(90)$(92)
[1]Certain prior year amounts have been restated to conform to the current year presentation for OTC-cleared derivatives.
[2]The derivative instruments related to this strategy are held for other investment purposes.
Offsetting of Derivative Assets/Liabilities
The following tables present the gross fair value amounts, the amounts offset, and net position of derivative instruments eligible for offset in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts offset include fair value amounts, income
 
accruals and related cash collateral receivables and payables associated with derivative instruments that are traded under a common master netting agreement, as described in the preceding discussion. Also included in the tables are financial collateral receivables and payables, which are contractually permitted to be offset upon an event of default, although are disallowed for offsetting under U.S. GAAP.

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Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities
 (i)(ii)(iii) = (i) - (ii)(iv)(v) = (iii) - (iv)
   Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial PositionCollateral Disallowed for Offset in the Statement of Financial Position 
 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets (Liabilities)Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial PositionDerivative Assets [1] (Liabilities) [2]Accrued Interest and Cash Collateral (Received) [3] Pledged [2]Financial Collateral (Received) Pledged [4]Net Amount
As of June 30, 2019      
Other investments$30
$26
$11
$(7)$1
$3
Other liabilities$(90)$(15)$(71)$(4)$(68)$(7)
As of December 31, 2018      
Other investments$31
$26
$7
$(2)$2
$3
Other liabilities$(92)$(20)$(68)$(4)$(65)$(7)
Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities
 (i) (ii) (iii) = (i) - (ii)(iv) (v) = (iii) - (iv)
     Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position Collateral Disallowed for Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
 Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets (Liabilities) [1] Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Derivative Assets [2] (Liabilities) [3] Accrued Interest and Cash Collateral (Received) [4] Pledged [3] Financial Collateral (Received) Pledged [5] Net Amount
As of June 30, 2018           
Other investments$27
 $22
 $15
 $(10) $3
 $2
Other liabilities$(87) $(11) $(75) $(1) $(68) $(8)
As of December 31, 2017           
Other investments$25
 $22
 $10
 $(7) $1
 $2
Other liabilities$(115) $(10) $(100) $(5) $(96) $(9)

[1]Certain prior year amounts have been restated to conform to the current year presentation for OTC-cleared derivatives.
[2]Included in other investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[3]2]Included in other liabilities in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is limited to the net derivative payable associated with each counterparty.
[4]3]Included in other investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is limited to the net derivative receivable associated with each counterparty.
[5]4]Excludes collateral associated with exchange-traded derivative instruments.
Cash Flow Hedges
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of OCI and reclassified into earnings in the same
period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current period earnings. All components of each derivative’s gain or loss were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018 20192018
Interest rate swaps$13
$(2) $20
$(16)
Foreign currency swaps4
8
 4
1
Total$17
$6
 $24
$(15)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income 
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018 20192018
 Net Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest Expense Net Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest Expense
Interest rate swaps$2
$
$1
$
$9
$
 $2
$
$1
$1
$17
$
Foreign currency swaps





 
1




Total$2
$
$1
$
$9
$
 $2
$1
$1
$1
$17
$
              
Total amounts presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations$80
$488
$63
$52
$428
$79
 $243
$958
$127
$22
$879
$159

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Interest rate swaps$(2) $17
 $(16) $14
Foreign currency swaps8
 (4) 1
 (4)
Total$6
 $13
 $(15) $10
        
 Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion)
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 2018
 2017
Interest rate swaps      
Net realized capital gains$
 $1
 $1
 $5
Net investment income9
 10
 17
 19
Total$9
 $11
 $18
 $24
During the three and six months ended As of June 30, 2018, and June 30, 20172019, the Company had no ineffectiveness recognized in income within net realized capital gains (losses).
As$18 ofJune 30, 2018, the before tax deferred net gains on derivative instruments recorded in AOCI
that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months are $26.months. This expectation is based on the anticipated interest payments on hedged investments in fixed maturity securities that will occur

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interest payments on hedged investments in fixed maturity securities that will occur over the next twelve months, at which time the Company will recognize the deferred net gains (losses) as an adjustment to net investment income over the term of the investment cash flows.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018,2019 and June 30, 2017,2018, the Company had no net reclassifications from AOCI to earnings resulting from the discontinuance of cash-flow hedges due to forecasted transactions that were no longer probable of occurring.
 
Non-Qualifyingoccurring.
Non-qualifying Strategies
For non-qualifying strategies, including embedded derivatives that are required to be bifurcated from their host contracts and accounted for as derivatives, the gain or loss on the derivative is recognized currently in earnings within net realized capital gains (losses).
Non-Qualifying Strategies Recognized within Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
Non-qualifying Strategies Recognized within Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)Non-qualifying Strategies Recognized within Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017 2018201720192018 20192018
Foreign exchange contracts      
Foreign currency swaps and forwards$4
$(7) $1
$(14)$(1)$4
 $
$1
Other non-qualifying derivatives      
Interest rate contracts      
Interest rate swaps, swaptions, and futures8
(7) 6
(2)(7)8
 (15)6
Credit contracts      
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection1
23
 
18
(1)1
 

Credit derivatives that assume credit risk
(16) (8)(7)6

 27
(8)
Equity contracts      
Equity index swaps and options(1)1
 

(4)(1) (4)
Other   
Contingent capital facility put option

 
(1)
Total other non-qualifying derivatives8
1
 (2)8
(6)8
 8
(2)
Total [1]$12
$(6) $(1)$(6)$(7)$12
 $8
$(1)
[1]
Excludes investments that contain an embedded credit derivative for which the Company has elected the fair value option. For further discussion, see the Fair Value Option section in Note 5 - Fair Value Measurements. of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Credit Risk Assumed through Credit Derivatives
The Company enters into credit default swaps that assume credit risk of a single entity or referenced index in order to synthetically replicate investment transactions that are permissible under the Company's investment policies. The Company will receive periodic payments based on an agreed upon rate and notional amount and will only make a payment if there is a credit event. A credit event payment will typically be equal to the notional value of the swap contract less the value of the referenced security
 
issuer’s debt obligation after the occurrence of the credit event. A credit event is generally defined as a default on contractually obligated interest or principal payments or bankruptcy of the referenced entity. The credit default swaps in which the Company assumes credit risk primarily reference investment grade single corporate issuers and baskets, which include standard diversified portfolios of corporate and CMBS issuers. The diversified portfolios of corporate issuers are established within sector concentration limits and may be divided into tranches that possess different credit ratings.

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7. Derivative Instruments (continued)



Credit Risk Assumed Derivatives by Type
    
Underlying Referenced Credit
Obligation(s) [1]
  
 
Notional
Amount
[2]
Fair
Value
Weighted
Average
Years to
Maturity
Type
Average
Credit
Rating
Offsetting
Notional
Amount [3]
Offsetting
Fair
Value [3]
As of June 30, 2019
Single name credit default swaps       
Investment grade risk exposure$165
$4
5 yearsCorporate CreditA-$
$
Basket credit default swaps [4]       
Investment grade risk exposure350
7
5 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+

Investment grade risk exposure1

Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditA1

Below investment grade risk exposure16
(6)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC17
6
Total [5]$532
$5
   $18
$6
As of December 31, 2018
Single name credit default swaps       
Investment grade risk exposure$169
$2
4 yearsCorporate Credit/
Foreign Gov.
A$
$
Basket credit default swaps [4]       
Investment grade risk exposure799
(1)6 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+

Below investment grade risk exposure125
2
5 yearsCorporate CreditB+

Investment grade risk exposure11

5 yearsCMBS CreditA-2

Below investment grade risk exposure19
(6)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC19
6
Total [5]$1,123
$(3)   $21
$6
Credit Risk Assumed Derivatives by Type
    
Underlying Referenced Credit
Obligation(s) [1]
  
 
Notional
Amount
[2]
Fair
Value
Weighted
Average
Years to
Maturity
Type
Average
Credit
Rating
Offsetting
Notional
Amount [3]
Offsetting
Fair
Value [3]
As of June 30, 2018
Single name credit default swaps       
Investment grade risk exposure$169
$3
5 yearsCorporate Credit/
Foreign Gov.
A-$
$
Basket credit default swaps [4]       
Investment grade risk exposure794
7
6 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+

Investment grade risk exposure12

5 yearsCMBS CreditA-2

Below investment grade risk exposure24
(6)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC24
6
Total [5]$999
$4
   $26
$6
As of December 31, 2017
Single name credit default swaps       
Investment grade risk exposure$130
$3
5 yearsCorporate Credit/
Foreign Gov.
A-$
$
Below investment grade risk exposure9

Less than 1 yearCorporate CreditB9

Basket credit default swaps [4]       
Investment grade risk exposure1,137
2
3 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+454
(2)
Below investment grade risk exposure27
2
3 yearsCorporate CreditB+27

Investment grade risk exposure13
(1)5 yearsCMBS CreditA3

Below investment grade risk exposure30
(6)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC30
7
Total [5]$1,346
$
   $523
$5

[1]The average credit ratings are based on availability and are generally the midpoint of the available ratings among Moody’s, S&P Fitch and Morningstar.Fitch. If no rating is available from a rating agency, then an internally developed rating is used.
[2]Notional amount is equal to the maximum potential future loss amount. These derivatives are governed by agreements and applicable law, which include collateral posting requirements. There is no additional specific collateral related to these contracts or recourse provisions included in the contracts to offset losses.
[3]The Company has entered into offsetting credit default swaps to terminate certain existing credit default swaps, thereby offsetting the future changes in value of, or losses paid related to, the original swap.
[4]Comprised of swaps of standard market indices of diversified portfolios of corporate and CMBS issuers referenced through credit default swaps. These swaps are subsequently valued based upon the observable standard market index.
[5]
Excludes investments that contain an embedded credit derivative for which the Company has elected the fair value option. For further discussion, see the Fair Value Option section in Note 5 - Fair Value Measurements. of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Derivative Collateral Arrangements
The Company enters into various collateral arrangements in connection with its derivative instruments, which require both the pledging and accepting of collateral. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company pledged cash collateral with a fair value of less than $1 and $4, respectively, associated with derivative instruments. The collateral receivable has been recorded in other assets or other liabilities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as determined by the Company's election to offset on the balance sheet. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company also pledged securities collateral associated with derivative instruments with a fair value of $72$73 and $101,$67, respectively, which have been included in fixed maturities on the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has also pledged initial margin of securities related to OTC- cleared and exchange traded derivatives with a fair value of $84 and $96, respectively, which are included within fixed maturities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The counterparties generally have the right to sell or re-pledge these securities.
In addition, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the
Company has pledged initial margin of securities related to OTC-cleared and exchange traded derivatives with a fair value of $85 and $89, respectively, which are included within fixed maturities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company accepted cash collateral associated with derivative instruments of $11 and $9, respectively, which was invested and recorded in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in fixed maturities and short-term investments with corresponding amounts recorded in other investments or other liabilities as determined by the Company's election to offset on the balance sheet. The Company

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7. Derivative Instruments (continued)


also accepted securities collateral as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, with a fair value of $4$2 and $2, none of$5, respectively, which the Company has the abilityright to sell or repledge. As of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018 , the Company had no repledged securities andsecurities. During the same periods, the Company did not sell any securities held as collateral. In addition, asAs of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, non-cash collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts and was not included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
8. Other Intangible Assets


On February 16, 2018, The Company entered into a renewal rights agreement with Farmers Exchanges of the Farmers Group of Companies to acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business sold through independent agents. In connection with the renewal rights agreement, the Company recorded a customer relationships intangible asset of $46 which will be amortized over 10 years.


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8. RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
Table
Property and Casualty Insurance Products
Rollforward of ContentsLiabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
 For the six months ended June 30,
 20192018
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$24,584
$23,775
Reinsurance and other recoverables4,232
3,957
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net20,352
19,818
Navigators Group acquisition2,001

Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses 
 
Current accident year3,475
3,362
Prior accident year development24
(79)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses3,499
3,283
Less payments 
 
Current accident year848
934
Prior accident years2,381
2,308
Total payments3,229
3,242
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net22,623
19,859
Reinsurance and other recoverables5,125
3,772
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$27,748
$23,631
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
9. Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses


Property and Casualty Insurance Products
Rollforward of Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
 For the six months ended June 30,
 20182017
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$23,775
$22,545
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,957
3,488
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net19,818
19,057
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses 
 
Current accident year3,362
3,563
Prior accident year development(79)2
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses3,283
3,565
Less payments 
 
Current accident year934
1,009
Prior accident years2,308
2,292
Total payments3,242
3,301
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net19,859
19,321
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,772
3,508
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$23,631
$22,829


Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
For the six months ended June 30,For the six months ended June 30,
2018201720192018
Workers’ compensation$(73)$(20)$(50)$(73)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion20
16
17
20
General liability28
10
43
28
Marine10

Package business(7)
(9)(7)
Commercial property(12)(6)(15)(12)
Professional liability8

33
8
Bond
(10)

Assumed Reinsurance3

Automobile liability - Commercial Lines(10)20
2
(10)
Automobile liability - Personal Lines

(5)
Homeowners(13)
1
(13)
Net asbestos reserves



Net environmental reserves



Catastrophes(34)(13)(22)(34)
Uncollectible reinsurance11


11
Other reserve re-estimates, net3
5
16
3
Total prior accident year development$(79)$2
$24
$(79)

Re-estimates of prior accident year reserves for the six months ended June 30, 20182019
Workers’ compensation reserveswere reduced, principally in small commercial driven by lower than previously estimated claim severity for the 2014 through 2017 accident years.
General liability reserves were increased, primarily due to reserve increases in small commercial for accident years 2017 and 2018 due to higher frequency of high-severity bodily injury claims, as well as increased estimated severity on the acquired Navigators book of business related to U.S. construction, premises liability, products liability and excess casualty, mostly related to accident years 2014 to 2018.  
Package business reserveswere decreased, primarily due to favorable emergence on property claims related to accident years 2016 through 2018.
Commercial property reserveswere decreased, principally due to favorable emergence of reported losses, including on the acquired Navigators Group book of business related to offshore energy in accident years 2017 to 2018 and construction engineering across accident years 2015 to 2018.
Professional liability reserveswere increased, primarily due to large loss activity, including wrongful termination
and discrimination claims, in accident years 2017 and 2018 and increased estimated frequency and severity of directors’ and officers’ reserves on the Navigators Group book of business, principally for the 2014 to 2018 accident years.
Marine reserveswere increased, principally related to pollution exposure from the 1980s and 1990s related to the Navigators Group book of business.
Automobile liability reserveswere reduced, primarily driven by the emergence of lower estimated severity in personal automobile liability for accident year 2017.
Catastrophes reserves were reduced, primarily as a result of lower estimated net losses from 2017 hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Re-estimates of prior accident year reserves for thesix months endedJune 30, 2018
Workers’ compensation reserveswere reduced in small commercial and middle market, primarily for accident years 2011 to 2015, as both claim frequency and medical claim severity have emerged favorably compared to previous reserve estimates.
General liability reserveswere increased, primarily due to an increase in reserves for higher hazard general liability exposures in middle market for accident years 2009 to 2017, partially offset by a decrease in reserves for other lines within middle market, including premises and operations, umbrella and products liability, principally for accident years 2015 and prior. Contributing to the increase in reserves for higher hazard general liability exposures was an increase in large losses and, in more recent accident years, an increase in claim frequency.  Contributing to the reduction in reserves for other middle market lines were more favorable outcomes due to initiatives to reduce legal expenses. In addition, reserve increases for claims with lead paint exposure were offset by reserve decreases for other mass torts and extra-contractual liability claims.
Commercial property reserves were reduced, driven by an increase in estimated reinsurance recoverables on middle market property losses from the 2017 accident year.
Automobile liability reserves were reduced, primarily driven by reduced estimates of loss adjustment expenses in small commercial for recent accident years.

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9. Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (continued)


Homeowners reserveswere reduced, primarily in accident years 2013 to 2017, driven by lower than expected severity across multiple perils.
Catastrophe reserves were reduced, primarily as a result of lower estimated net losses from 2017 catastrophes, principally related to hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Before reinsurance, estimated losses for 2017 catastrophe events decreased by $123 in the six months ended June 30, 2018, resulting in a decrease in reinsurance recoverables of $90 as the Company no longer expects to recover under the 2017 Property Aggregate reinsurance treaty as aggregate ultimate losses for 2017 catastrophe events are now projected to be less than $850.
Re-estimates of prior accident year reserves for thesix months endedJune 30, 2017
Workers’ compensation reservesin small commercial were reduced given the continued emergence of favorable frequency for accident years 2013 to 2015. Management has placed additional weight on this favorable experience as it becomes more credible.
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General liability reserves were increased for the 2013 to 2016 accident years on a class of business that insures service and maintenance contractors. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in recent accident year reserves for other middle market general liability reserves.NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Bond business reservesrelated to recent accident years were reduced, as reported losses for commercial and contract surety have emerged favorably.
Automobile liability reserves within Commercial Lines were increased in small commercial and large national accounts for the 2013 to 2016 accident years, driven by higher frequency of more severe accidents, including litigated claims.
Catastrophe reserves were reduced primarily due to lower estimates of 2016 wind and hail event losses and a decrease in losses on a 2015 wildfire.

Group Life, Disability and Accident Products
Rollforward of Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
For the six months ended June 30,For the six months ended June 30,
2018201720192018
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$8,512
$5,772
$8,445
$8,512
Reinsurance recoverables209
208
239
209
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net8,303
5,564
8,206
8,303
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses







Current incurral year2,317
1,319
2,269
2,317
Prior year's discount accretion120
101
117
120
Prior incurral year development [1](217)(112)(206)(217)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses [2]2,220
1,308
2,180
2,220
Less: payments







Current incurral year974
542
922
974
Prior incurral years1,335
833
1,342
1,335
Total payments2,309
1,375
2,264
2,309
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net8,214
5,497
8,122
8,214
Reinsurance recoverables235
212
234
235
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$8,449
$5,709
$8,356
$8,449
[1]Prior incurral year development represents the change in estimated ultimate incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior incurral years on a discounted basis.
[2]
Includes unallocated loss adjustment expenses of $85, and $48 for the six months endedJune 30, 20182019 and 2017, respectively,2018 that are recorded in insurance operating costs and other expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Re-estimates of prior incurral years reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2019
Group disability-Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $175 largely driven by group long-term disability claim incidence lower than prior assumptions, as well as claim recoveries and Social Security Disability approvals higher than prior reserve assumptions.  New York paid family leave also experienced favorable claim emergence compared to year-end estimates.
Group life and accident (including group life premium waiver)-Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $25 largely driven by lower-than-previously expected claim incidence in group life premium waiver.
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9. Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (continued)


Re-estimates of prior incurral years reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2018
Group disability-Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $150 largely driven by group long-term disability claim recoveries higher than prior reserve assumptions and claim incidence lower than prior assumptions.  Short-term disability has also experienced favorable claim recoveries. 
Group life and accident (including group life premium waiver)-Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $65 largely driven by lower-than-previously expected claim incidence inclusive of group life, group life premium waiver, and group accidental death & dismemberment.
Re-estimates of prior incurral years reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2017
Group disability-Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $65 largely driven by group long-term disability claim recoveries higher than prior reserve assumptions. This favorability was partially reduced by lower expectation of future benefit offsets, particularly lower Social Security disability income approval rates and longer decision turnaround times in the Social Security Administration.
Group life and accident (including group life premium waiver)-Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $45 largely driven by lower than previously expected claim incidence in group life and group life premium waiver and lower than expected severity on group accidental death & dismemberment.

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Changes in Reserves for Future Policy Benefits[1]
Liability balance, as of January 1, 2019$642
Incurred44
Paid(55)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses13
Liability balance, as of June 30, 2019$644
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2019$27
Incurred
Paid
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of June 30, 2019$27
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
10. Reserve for Future Policy Benefits



Liability balance, as of January 1, 2018$713
Incurred14
Paid(19)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses(40)
Liability balance, as of June 30, 2018$668
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2018$26
Incurred9
Paid
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of June 30, 2018$35
Changes in Reserves for Future Policy Benefits[1]
Liability balance as of January 1, 2018$713
Incurred14
Paid(19)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses(40)
Liability balance as of June 30, 2018$668
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2018$26
Incurred9
Paid
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of June 30, 2018$35
Liability balance as of January 1, 2017$322
Incurred23
Paid(18)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses(9)
Liability balance as of June 30, 2017$318
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2017$28
Incurred(5)
Paid
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of June 30, 2017$23

[1]Reserves for future policy benefits includes paid-up life insurance and whole-life policies resulting from conversion from group life policies included within the Group Benefits segment and reserves for run-off structured settlement and terminal funding agreement liabilities which are in the Corporate category.




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11. Debt

10. DEBT
Senior Notes
On MarchJanuary 15, 2018,2019, The Hartford issued $500repaid at maturity the $413 principal amount of 4.4%its 6.0% senior notes.
In the Navigators Group acquisition, the Company assumed $265 par value 5.75% Senior notes ("4.4% Notes") due Marchon October 15, 2048 for net proceeds2023 with a fair value of $284 as of the acquisition date. The effective interest rate on the 5.75% Senior notes is approximately $490, after deducting underwriting discounts and expenses from the offering.4.00%.  Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on Marcheach April 15 and September 15, commencing September 15, 2018.October 15. The Hartford,interest rate payable on the 5.75% Senior notes is subject to a tiered adjustment based on the Navigators Group’s debt rating triggering if Navigators Group's rating falls to below investment grade. The Navigators Group, at its option, can redeem the 4.4%5.75% Senior Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount being redeemed or a make-whole amount based on a comparable maturity USU.S. Treasury plus 2550 basis points, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, except the option of a make-whole payment is not applicable within the final six months before maturity.interest.
Shelf Registrations
On March 15, 2018,May 17, 2019, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an automatic shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-231592) for the potential offering and sale of debt and equity securities. The registration statement allows for the following types of securities to be offered: debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, guarantees, preferred stock, common stock, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, and stock purchase units. In that The Hartford repaid at maturityis a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 under the $320  principalSecurities Act of 1933, the registration
statement went effective immediately upon filing and The Hartford may offer and sell an unlimited amount of its 6.3% senior notes.securities under the registration statement during the three-year life of the registration statement.
Junior Subordinated DebenturesLloyd's Letter of Credit Facilities
On June 15, 2018,As a result of the acquisition of Navigators Group, The Hartford completed its previously announced redemptionassumed three existing letter of $500 aggregate principal amountcredit facility agreements: the Club Facility, the Bilateral Facility, and the Australian Dollar Facility. Letters of its 8.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2068. Duringcredit under the initial offeringClub and Bilateral Facilities are used to provide a portion of the 8.125% debentures, the Company entered into a replacement capital covenant ("RCC"), and under the termsrequirements at Lloyd's. As of the RCC, if the Company redeemed the 8.125% debentures at any time prior to June 15, 2048 it could only do so with the proceeds from the sale of certain qualifying replacement securities. The 3 month Libor plus 2.125% debentures issued February 15, 2017 are qualifying replacement securities within the definition of RCC. In connection with this redemption, the Company recognized a $6 loss on extinguishment of debt for unamortized deferred debt issuance costs.
Revolving Credit Facility
As previously reported, on March 29, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment to its Five-Year Credit Agreement dated October 31, 2014. The Amendment reset the level of the Company's minimum consolidated net worth financial covenant to $9 billion excluding AOCI from its former $13.5 billion (where net worth was defined as stockholders' equity excluding AOCI and including junior subordinated debt), among other updates. Among other changes, under an amended and restated credit agreement that became effective in June 2018 after the closing of the sale of the Company's life and annuity run-off business, the aggregate amount of principal of the credit facility decreased from $1 billion to $750, including a reduction to the amount available for30, 2019, uncollateralized letters of credit from $250 to $100, the maturity date was extended to March 29, 2023,with an aggregate face amount of $165 and the liens covenant and certain other covenants were modified.
Revolving loans from the Credit Facility may be in multiple currencies. U.S. dollar loans will bear interest at a floating rate equivalent to an indexed rate depending on the type of borrowing and a basis point spread based on The Hartford's credit rating and will mature no later than March 29, 2023. Letters of credit issued from the Credit Facility bear a fee based on The Hartford's credit rating and expire no later than March 29, 2024. The Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth excluding AOCI of $9 billion, limits the ratio of senior debt to capitalization, excluding AOCI, at 35% and meet other customary covenants. The Credit Facility is for general corporate purposes.
As of June 30, 2018, no borrowings£60 million were outstanding under the Club Facility, $8 was outstanding under the Bilateral Facility and $3 in$1 of cash collateral was posted at Lloyd's. The Bilateral Facility has unused capacity of $17 for issuance of additional letters of credit were issued undercredit. Principally as a result of second quarter loss on reinsurance, reserve increases and other adjustments upon the Credit Facility and the Company wasacquisition, Navigators Group is not in compliance with allcertain financial covenants.
Commercial Papercovenants regarding tangible net worth and Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”) as set forth in the Club Facility and Bilateral Facility.  The Company is in discussions with the participating banks to amend the covenants, and has obtained a temporary waiver. 
As of June 30, 2018,2019, letters of credit with an aggregate face amount of 24 Australian Dollars were outstanding under the Hartford's maximum borrowings available under its commercial paper program was $1 billion and there was no commercial paper outstanding. The Company is dependent upon market conditions to access short-term financing through the issuance of commercial paper to investors. On July 19, 2018 the Board of Directors revised the Company's commercial paper issuance authorization from $1 billion to $750 to align the program with the Company's $750 five year revolving credit facility which became effective on June 11, 2018.Australian Dollar Facility,


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12. Income Taxes



11. INCOME TAXES
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018201720182017
Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate [1]$112
$(99)$221
$41
Tax-exempt interest(17)(30)(34)(60)
Executive compensation3

7

Stock-based compensation
(1)(2)(8)
Other5
1
2
(4)
Provision for income taxes$103
$(129)$194
$(31)
Income Tax Expense
[1]Due
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018 20192018
Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate$95
$112
 $258
$221
Tax-exempt interest(14)(17) (29)(34)
Executive compensation1
3
 5
7
Stock-based compensation(1)
 (4)(2)
Tax Reform
5
 
2
Other3

 (1)
Provision for income taxes$84
$103
 $229
$194

In addition to the passageeffect of tax-exempt interest, the Company's effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 reflects a federal income tax expense of $1 and $5, respectively, related to non-deductible executive compensation and a benefit of $1 and $4, respectively, related to a deduction for stock-based compensation that vested at a fair value per share greater than the fair value on the date of grant.
Uncertain Tax Reform on December 22, 2017, current and prior period federal statutory rates are reflected at 21% and 35% respectively.Positions
Rollforward of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
201820172018201720192018 20192018
Balance, beginning of period$9
$12
$9
$12
$14
$9
 $14
$9
Gross increases - tax positions in prior period





 

Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period





 

Balance, end of period$9
$12
$9
$12
$14
$9
 $14
$9

 
The entire amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate in the period of the release.
The federal audits have been completed through 2013, and the Company is not currently under examination for any open years. Management believes that adequate provision has been made in the consolidated financial statements for any potential adjustments that may result from tax examinations and other tax-related matters for all open tax years.Other Tax Matters
The Company classifies interest and penalties (if applicable) as income tax expense in the consolidated financial statements. The Company recognized no interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company had no interest payable as of June 30, 2018 and 2017. The Company does not believe it would be subject to any penalties in any open tax years and, therefore, has not recorded any accrual for penalties.
Net deferred income taxes include the future tax benefits associated with the net operating loss carryover, foreign tax credit carryover and general business credit carryforward as shown in the table below.
Future Tax Benefits
 As of 
 June 30, 2018Expiration
 Carryover amountExpected tax benefit, grossDatesAmount
Net operating loss carryover - U.S.$3,219
$676
2023-2036$3,219
Net operating loss carryover - foreign$4
$
No expiration$4
Foreign tax credit carryover$14
$14
2023-2024$14
General business credit carryover$4
$4
2031-2037$4
Net Operating Loss Carryover
U.S. NOL's reflected above arose in taxable years prior to 2017 and are still subject to prior tax law which allows for carryback and limits the period over which carryforwards may be used to offset taxable income as shown in the above table. Utilization of the Company's loss carryovers is dependent upon the generation of sufficient future taxable income. Given the expected earnings of the Company going forward, including earnings of its property and casualty, group benefits and mutual fund businesses, the Company expects to generate sufficient taxable income in the future to utilize its net operating loss carryover. Although the Company projects there will be sufficient future taxable income to fully recover the remainder of the loss carryover, the
Company's estimate of the likely realization may change over time.
Tax Credit Carryovers
Foreign Tax Credits and General Business Credits- These credits are available to offset regular federal income taxes from future taxable income. The use of these credits prior to expiration depends on the generation of sufficient taxable income to first utilize all U.S. net operating loss carryovers. However, the Company has purchased certain investments which allow for utilization of the foreign tax credits without first using the net operating loss carryover. Consequently, the Company believes it

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is more likely than not the foreign tax credit carryover will be fully realized. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been provided.
Alternative Minimum Tax Credit Carryovers- As of June 30, 2018,2019 the Company had alternative minimum tax (AMT) credit (AMT) carryovers net of a sequestration fee payable, of $793,$835 which are reflected as a current income tax receivablesreceivable within Other Assetsother assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. AMT credits may be used to offset a regular tax liability for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and are refundable at an amount equal to 50 percent of the excess of the minimum tax credit for the taxable year over the amount of the credit allowable for the year against regular tax liability. Any remaining credits not used against regular tax liability are refundable in the 2021 tax year to be collectedrealized in 2022. The sequestration fee applies to refunds of AMT credits but does not apply if those credits are used against regular tax liability. As of June 30, 2018, the Company's AMT credit carryover was net of an estimated sequestration fee payable of $53, but the amount of the fee that is ultimately payable is subject to change depending on the level and timing of future taxable income and any subsequent changes in the sequestration rate. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, the Company recorded incomeoffset $4 and $6 of regular tax liability with AMT credits.
The Company had net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards in the United States and the United Kingdom for which future tax benefits of $0$352 and $3 related to$2 have been recognized and are included in the reductionCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as a component of the sequestration ratenet deferred tax asset. The Company also has NOLs in other foreign jurisdictions for which a full valuation allowance has been established. Although the Company projects there will be sufficient future taxable income to fully recover the remainder of the NOL carryover for which benefits have been recognized, the Company's estimate of the likely realization may change over time. The U.S. NOL carryovers, if unused, would expire between 2026 and 2036. The foreign NOLs do not expire.
The federal audits for the Company have been completed through 2013, and the Company is not currently under federal examination for any open years. Navigators Group is currently under federal audit for the 2016 year and has completed examinations through 2015. Management believes that adequate provision has been made in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for any potential adjustments that may result from 6.6 percenttax examinations and other tax-related matters for all open tax years.
The Company classifies interest and penalties (if applicable) as income tax expense in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company recognized no interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The Company had no interest payable as of June 30, 2019 and 2018. The Company does not believe it would be subject to 6.2 percent.any penalties in any open tax years and, therefore, has not recorded any accrual for penalties.



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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Management evaluates each contingent matter separately. A loss is recorded if probable and reasonably estimable. Management establishes liabilities for these contingencies at its “best estimate,” or, if no one number within the range of possible losses is more probable than any other, the Company records an estimated liability at the low end of the range of losses.
Litigation
The Hartford is involved in claims litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, both as a liability insurer defending or providing indemnity for third-party claims brought against insureds and as an insurer defending coverage claims brought against it. The Hartford accounts for such activity through the
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establishment of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense reserves. Subject to the uncertainties in the following discussion under the caption “Asbestos“Run-off Asbestos and Environmental Claims,” management expects that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such ordinary-course claims litigation, after consideration of provisions made for potential losses and costs of defense, will not be material to the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of The Hartford.
The Hartford is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert claims for substantial amounts. These actions include, among others, and in addition to the matters in the following discussion, putative state and federal class actions seeking certification of a state or national class. Such putative class actions have alleged, for example, underpayment of claims or improper underwriting practices in connection with various kinds of insurance policies, such as personal and commercial automobile, property, disability, life and inland marine. The Hartford also is involved in individual actions in which punitive damages are sought, such as claims alleging bad faith in the handling of insurance claims or other allegedly unfair or improper business practices. Like many other insurers, The Hartford also has been joined in actions by asbestos plaintiffs asserting, among other things, that insurers had a duty to protect the public from the dangers of asbestos and that insurers committed unfair trade practices by asserting defenses on behalf of their policyholders in the underlying asbestos cases. Management expects that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such lawsuits, after consideration of provisions made for estimated losses, will not be material to the consolidated financial condition of The Hartford. Nonetheless, given the large or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these actions, and the inherent unpredictability of litigation, the outcome in certain matters could, from time to time, have a material adverse effect on the Company’sCompany's results of operations or cash flows in particular quarterly or annual periods.
In addition to the inherent difficulty of predicting litigation outcomes, the Mutual Funds Litigation identified below purports to seek substantial damages for unsubstantiated conduct spanning a multi-year period based on novel applications of complex legal theories. The alleged damages are not quantified or factually supported in the complaint, and, in any event, the Company’s experience shows that demands for damages often bear little relation to a reasonable estimate of potential loss. The application of the legal standard identified by the court for assessing the potentially available damages, as described below, is inherently unpredictable, and no legal precedent has been identified that would aid in determining a reasonable estimate of
potential loss. Accordingly, management cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
Mutual Funds Litigation In February 2011, a derivative action was brought on behalf of six Hartford retail mutual funds in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC (“HIFSCO”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, received excessive advisory and distribution fees in violation of its statutory fiduciary duty under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. During the course of the litigation, the claims regarding distribution fees were dismissed without prejudice, the lineup of funds as plaintiffs changed several times, and the plaintiffs added as a defendant Hartford Funds Management Company (“HFMC”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company that assumed the role of advisor to the funds as of January 2013. In June 2015, HFMC and HIFSCO moved for summary judgment, and plaintiffs cross-moved for partial summary judgment with respect to one fund. In March 2016, the court denied the plaintiff's motion, and granted summary judgment for HIFSCO and HFMC with respect to one fund, leaving six funds as plaintiffs: The Hartford Balanced Fund, The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund, The Hartford Floating Rate Fund, The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund, The Hartford Healthcare Fund, and The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund. The court further ruled that the appropriate measure of damages on the surviving claims would be the difference, if any, between the actual advisory fees paid through trial and the fees permitted under the applicable legal standard. A bench trial on the issue of liability was held in November 2016. In February 2017, the court granted judgment for HIFSCO and HFMC as to all claims. Plaintiffs have appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Run-off Asbestos and Environmental Claims–The Company continues to receive asbestos and environmental ("A&E") claims. Asbestos claims relate primarily to bodily injuries asserted by people who came in contact with asbestos or products containing asbestos. Environmental claims relate primarily to pollution and related clean-up costs.
The vast majority of the Company's exposure to A&E relates to policy coverages provided prior to 1986. These exposures, together with certain exposures to latent environmental claims under general liability policies sold after 1986, are reported in Property & Casualty Other Operations ("Run-off A&E"). In addition, as part of its on-going operations, the Company writes environmental and pollution liability coverages.
Prior to 1986, the Company wrote several different categories of insurance contracts that may cover A&E claims. First, the Company wrote primary policies providing the first layer of coverage in an insured’s liability program. Second, the Company wrote excess and umbrella policies providing higher layers of coverage for losses that exhaust the limits of underlying coverage. Third, the Company acted as a reinsurer assuming a portion of those risks assumed by other insurers writing primary, excess, umbrella and reinsurance coverages.
Significant uncertainty limits the ability of insurers and reinsurers to estimate the ultimate reserves necessary for unpaid gross losses and expenses related to environmental and particularly asbestos claims. The degree of variability of gross reserve
estimates for these exposures is significantly greater than for other more traditional exposures.
In the case of the reserves for asbestos exposures, factors contributing to the high degree of uncertainty include inadequate loss development patterns, plaintiffs’ expanding theories of liability, the risks inherent in major litigation, and inconsistent

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emerging legal doctrines. Furthermore, over time, insurers, including the Company, have experienced significant changes in the rate at which asbestos claims are brought, the claims experience of particular insureds, and the value of claims, making predictions of future exposure from past experience uncertain. Plaintiffs and insureds also have sought to use bankruptcy proceedings, including “pre-packaged” bankruptcies, to accelerate and increase loss payments by insurers. In addition, some policyholders have asserted new classes of claims for coverages to which an aggregate limit of liability may not apply. Further uncertainties include insolvencies of other carriers and unanticipated developments pertaining to the Company’s ability to recover reinsurance for A&E claims. Management believes these issues are not likely to be resolved in the near future.
In the case of the reserves for environmental exposures, factors contributing to the high degree of uncertainty include expanding theories of liability and damages, the risks inherent in major litigation, inconsistent decisions concerning the existence and scope of coverage for environmental claims, and uncertainty as to the monetary amount being sought by the claimant from the insured.
The reporting pattern for assumed reinsurance claims, including those related to A&E claims, is much longer than for direct claims. In many instances, it takes months or years to determine that the policyholder’s own obligations have been met and how the reinsurance in question may apply to such claims. The delay in reporting reinsurance claims and exposures adds to the uncertainty of estimating the related reserves.
It is also not possible to predict changes in the legal and legislative environment and their effect on the future development of A&E claims.
Given the factors described above, the Company believes the actuarial tools and other techniques it employs to estimate the ultimate cost of claims for more traditional kinds of insurance exposure are less precise in estimating reserves for A&E exposures. For this reason, the Company principally relies on exposure-based analysis to estimate the ultimate costs of these claims, both gross and net of reinsurance, and regularly evaluates new account information in assessing its potential A&E exposures. The Company supplements this exposure-based analysis with evaluations of the Company’s historical direct net loss and expense paid and reported experience, and net loss and expense paid and reported experience by calendar and/or report year, to assess any emerging trends, fluctuations or characteristics suggested by the aggregate paid and reported activity.
While the Company believes that its current A&E reserves are appropriate, significant uncertainties limit the ability of insurers and reinsurers to estimate the ultimate reserves necessary for unpaid losses and related expenses. The ultimate liabilities, thus, could exceed the currently recorded reserves, and any such additional liability, while not estimable now, could be material to The Hartford’s consolidated operating results and liquidity.
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For its Run-off A&E, as of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company reported $1.1 billion$935 of net asbestos reserves and $223$139 of net environmental reserves. reserves. While the Company believes that its current Run-off A&E reserves are appropriate, significant uncertainties limit our ability to estimate
the ultimate reserves necessary for unpaid losses and related expenses. The ultimate liabilities, thus, could exceed the currently recorded reserves, and any such additional liability, while not reasonably estimable now, could be material to The Hartford's consolidated operating results and liquidity.
Effective December 31, 2016, the Company entered into an A&E adverse development cover ("ADC") reinsurance agreement with National Indemnity Company ("NICO"), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.,NICO to reduce uncertainty about potential adverse development of A&E reserves. Under the ADC, the Company paid a reinsurance premium of $650 for NICO to assume adverse net loss and allocated loss adjustment expense reserve development up to $1.5 billion above the Company’s existing net A&E reserves as of December 31, 2016 of approximately $1.7 billion. The $650 reinsurance premium was placed in a collateral trust account as security for NICO’s claim payment obligations to the Company. Under retroactive reinsurance accounting, net adverse A&E reserve development after December 31, 2016 will result in an offsetting reinsurance recoverable up to the $1.5 billion limit. Cumulative ceded losses up to the $650 reinsurance premium paid are recognized as a dollar-for-dollar offset to direct losses incurred. Cumulative ceded losses exceeding the $650 reinsurance premium paid would result in a deferred gain. The deferred gain would be recognized over the claim settlement period in the proportion of the amount of cumulative ceded losses collected from the reinsurer to the estimated ultimate reinsurance recoveries. Consequently, until periods when the deferred gain is recognized as a benefit to earnings, cumulative adverse development of A&E claims after December 31, 2016 in excess of $650 may result in significant charges against earnings. Furthermore, cumulative adverse development of A&E claims could ultimately exceed the $1.5 billion treaty limit in which case any adverse development in excess of the treaty limit would be absorbed as a charge to earnings by the Company. In these scenarios, the effect of these changescharges could be material to the Company’s consolidated operating results and liquidity. As of June 30, 2018,2019, the Company has incurred $285523 in cumulative
adverse development on A&E reserves that have been ceded under the ADC treaty with NICO, leaving approximately $1.2 billion$977 of coverage available for future adverse net reserve development, if any.
Derivative Commitments
Certain of the Company’s derivative agreements contain provisions that are tied to the financial strength ratings, as set by nationally recognized statistical agencies, of the individual legal entity that entered into the derivative agreement. If the legal entity’s financial strength were to fall below certain ratings, the counterparties to the derivative agreements could demand immediate and ongoing full collateralization and in certain instances enable the counterparties to terminate the agreements and demand immediate settlement of all outstanding derivative positions traded under each impacted bilateral agreement. The settlement amount is determined by netting the derivative positions transacted under each agreement. If the termination rights were to be exercised by the counterparties, it could impact the legal entity’s ability to conduct hedging activities by increasing the associated costs and decreasing the willingness of counterparties to transact with the legal entity. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related

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contingent features that are in a net liability position as of June 30, 20182019 was $7776. OfFor this $7776, the legal entities have posted collateral of $7372 in the normal course of business. Based on derivative market values as of June 30, 20182019, a downgrade of one level below the current financial strength ratesratings by either Moody's or S&P would not require additional assets to be posted as collateral. Based on derivative market values as of June 30, 20182019, a downgrade of two levels below the current financial strength ratings by either Moody's or S&P would require an additional $7 of assets to be posted as collateral. These collateral amounts could change as derivative market values change, as a result of changes in our hedging activities or to the extent changes in contractual terms are negotiated. The nature of the collateral that we post, if required, is primarily in the form of U.S. Treasury bills, U.S. Treasury notes and government agency securities.


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13. EQUITY
Table
Capital Purchase Program ("CPP") Warrants
CPP warrants were issued in 2009 as part of Contentsa program established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The CPP warrants expired on June 26, 2019.
CPP warrant exercises were 1.0 million and 0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. CPP warrant exercises were 1.9 million and 0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had 1.9 million of CPP warrants outstanding and exercisable.
Equity Repurchase Program
In February, 2019, the Company announced a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization by the Board of Directors which is effective through December 31, 2020. Based on projected holding company resources, the Company has begun share repurchases in 2019 but anticipates using the majority of the program in 2020. Any repurchase of shares under the equity repurchase program is dependent on market conditions and other factors.
During the period July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019, the Company repurchased approximately 0.3 million common shares for $16.
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Capital Purchase Program ("CPP") Warrants
Equity Repurchase Activity and Remaining Repurchase Capacity
Three months ended
Common Shares
Repurchased
Cost of Shares RepurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareRemaining Capacity Under Share Repurchase Authorization
(In millions, except for per share data)    
June 30, 20190.5
$27
$53.84
$973
As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, the Company has 2.1 million and 2.2 million of CPP warrants outstanding and exercisable. CPP warrant exercises were 0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. CPP warrant exercises were 0.1 million and 1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The declaration of common stock dividends by the Company in excess of a threshold triggers a provision in the Company's
warrant agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon resulting in adjustments to the CPP warrant exercise price. Accordingly, the declaration of a common stock dividend during the three months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in an adjustment to the CPP warrant exercise price. The CPP warrant exercise price was $8.930 as of June 30, 2018 and $8.999 as of December 31, 2017.
Equity Repurchase Program
The Company does not currently have an equity repurchase authorization in 2018.


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14. CHANGES IN AND RECLASSIFICATIONS FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 Changes in
 Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
AOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balance$703
$(3)$
$31
$(1,616)$(885)
OCI before reclassifications703

13
3

719
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(39)
(2)
9
(32)
     OCI, net of tax664

11
3
9
687
Ending balance$1,367
$(3)$11
$34
$(1,607)$(198)

Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 Changes in
 Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
AOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balance$24
$(4)$(5)$30
$(1,624)$(1,579)
OCI before reclassifications1,399
1
19
4

1,423
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(56)
(3)
17
(42)
     OCI, net of tax1,343
1
16
4
17
1,381
Ending balance$1,367
$(3)$11
$34
$(1,607)$(198)

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Reclassifications from AOCI
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities   
Available-for-sale securities$50
$71
Net realized capital gains
 50
71
Total before tax
 11
15
 Income tax expense
 $39
$56
Net income
Net Gains on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments   
Interest rate swaps$2
$2
Net realized capital gains
Interest rate swaps

Net investment income
Interest rate swaps1
1
Interest expense
Foreign currency swaps
1
Net investment income
 3
4
Total before tax
 1
1
 Income tax expense
 $2
$3
Net income
Pension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments   
Amortization of prior service credit$2
$3
Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Amortization of actuarial loss(13)(25)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
 (11)(22)Total before tax
 (2)(5) Income tax expense
 $(9)$(17)Net income
Total amounts reclassified from AOCI$32
$42
Net income

Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Changes inChanges in
Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI, net of taxNet Unrealized Loss on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
AOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balance$1,349
$(5)$(24)$32
$(1,591)$(239)$1,349
$(5)$(24)$32
$(1,591)$(239)
OCI before reclassifications [1](1,148)3
18
1
(1)(1,127)(1,148)3
18
1
(1)(1,127)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI10
(1)(6)
10
13
10
(1)(6)
10
13
OCI, net of tax(1,138)2
12
1
9
(1,114)(1,138)2
12
1
9
(1,114)
Ending balance$211
$(3)$(12)$33
$(1,582)$(1,353)$211
$(3)$(12)$33
$(1,582)$(1,353)

[1]The reduction in AOCI included the effect of removing $758 of Talcott Resolution AOCI from the balance sheet when the business was sold effective May 31, 2018.
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Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Changes in
 Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI, net of tax
Beginning balance$1,931
$(3)$18
$34
$(1,317)$663
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax [1]273

2
4
(284)(5)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period2,204
(3)20
38
(1,601)658
OCI before reclassifications [2](2,030)1
(13)(5)(1)(2,048)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI37
(1)(19)
20
37
     OCI, net of tax(1,993)
(32)(5)19
(2,011)
Ending balance$211
$(3)$(12)$33
$(1,582)$(1,353)

Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Changes in
 Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
AOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balance$1,931
$(3)$18
$34
$(1,317)$663
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax [1]273

2
4
(284)(5)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period2,204
(3)20
38
(1,601)658
OCI before reclassifications [2](2,030)1
(13)(5)(1)(2,048)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI37
(1)(19)
20
37
     OCI, net of tax(1,993)
(32)(5)19
(2,011)
Ending balance$211
$(3)$(12)$33
$(1,582)$(1,353)

[1]Includes reclassification to retained earnings of $88 of stranded tax effects and $93 of net unrealized gains. Refergains, net of tax, related to equity securities. For further discussion of these reclassifications, see Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies for further information.of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in The Hartford's 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
[2]The reduction in AOCI included the effect of removing $758 of Talcott Resolution AOCI from the balance sheet when the business was sold effective May 31, 2018.

Reclassifications from AOCI
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018Six Months Ended June 30, 2018Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Loss on Securities   
Available-for-sale securities$(6)$(44)Net realized capital gains
 (6)(44)Total before tax
 (1)(9) Income tax expense
 (5)(2)Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $(10)$(37)Net income
OTTI Losses in OCI   
Other than temporary impairments$
$
Net realized capital gains 
 

Income before taxes
 

Income tax expense (benefit)
 $1
$1
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $1
$1
Net Income (loss)
Net Gains on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments   
Interest rate swaps$
$1
Net realized capital gains
Interest rate swaps9
17
Net investment income
 9
18
Total before tax
 2
4
 Income tax expense (benefit)
 (1)5
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $6
$19
Net income
Pension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments   
Amortization of prior service credit$2
$3
Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Amortization of actuarial loss(15)(28)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
 (13)(25)Total before tax
 (3)(5) Income tax expense
 $(10)$(20)Net income
Total amounts reclassified from AOCI$(13)$(37)Net income

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Reclassifications from AOCI
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018Six Months Ended June 30, 2018Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities   
Available-for-sale securities$(6)$(44)Net realized capital gains
 (6)(44)Total before tax
 (1)(9)Income tax expense (benefit)
 (5)(2)Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $(10)$(37)Net income (loss)
OTTI Losses in OCI   
Other than temporary impairments$
$
Net realized capital gains
 

Total before tax
 

Income tax expense (benefit)
 $1
$1
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $1
$1
Net income (loss)
Net Gains on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments   
Interest rate swaps$
$1
Net realized capital gains
Interest rate swaps9
17
Net investment income
 9
18
Total before tax
 2
4
Income tax expense (benefit)
 $(1)$5
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $6
$19
Net income (loss)
Pension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments   
Amortization of prior service credit$2
$3
Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Amortization of actuarial loss(15)(28)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
 (13)(25)Total before tax
 (3)(5)Income tax expense (benefit)
 $(10)$(20)Net income (loss)
Total amounts reclassified from AOCI$(13)$(37)Net income (loss)

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Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 Changes in
 Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI, net of tax
Beginning balance$1,413
$(4)$58
$8
$(1,682)$(207)
OCI before reclassifications404
1
13
5
(141)282
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(62)
(14)
495
419
     OCI, net of tax342
1
(1)5
354
701
Ending balance$1,755
$(3)$57
$13
$(1,328)$494
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 Changes in
 Net Unrealized Gain on SecuritiesOTTI Losses in OCINet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI, net of tax
Beginning balance$1,276
$(3)$76
$6
$(1,692)$(337)
OCI before reclassifications564

8
7
(140)439
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(85)
(27)
504
392
     OCI, net of tax479

(19)7
364
831
Ending balance$1,755
$(3)$57
$13
$(1,328)$494

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
15. Changes In and Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (continued)

Reclassifications of AOCI
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2017Six Months Ended June 30, 2017Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities   
Available-for-sale securities$56
$71
Net realized capital gains
 56
71
Total before tax
 20
25
Income tax expense (benefit)
 26
39
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $62
$85
Net income (loss)
Net Gains on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments   
Interest rate swaps$1
$5
Net realized capital gains
Interest rate swaps10
19
Net investment income
 11
24
Total before tax
 4
8
Income tax expense (benefit)
 7
11
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 $14
$27
Net income (loss)
Pension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments   
Amortization of prior service credit$2
$3
Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Amortization of actuarial loss(16)(32)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Settlement loss(747)(747)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
 (761)(776)Total before tax
 (266)(272)Income tax expense (benefit)
 $(495)$(504)Net income (loss)
Total amounts reclassified from AOCI$(419)$(392)Net income (loss)

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
16. Employee Benefit Plans

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company’s employee benefit plans are described in Note 18 - Employee Benefit Plans of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in The Hartford’s 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)
 Pension Benefits
Other
 Postretirement
 Benefits
 Three Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,
 2018201720182017
Service cost$1
$1
$
$
Interest cost36
49
1
2
Expected return on plan assets(59)(80)(1)(2)
Amortization of prior service credit

(2)(2)
Amortization of actuarial loss13
15
2
1
Settlements
750


Net periodic cost (benefit)$(9)$735
$
$(1)
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six months ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
 2019201820192018 2019201820192018
Service cost$1
$1
$2
$2
 $
$
$
$
Interest cost40
36
79
71
 2
1
4
3
Expected return on plan assets(56)(59)(113)(115) (1)(1)(2)(3)
Amortization of prior service credit



 (2)(2)(3)(3)
Amortization of actuarial loss11
13
22
25
 2
2
3
3
Net periodic cost (benefit)$(4)$(9)$(10)$(17) $1
$
$2
$

Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)
 Pension BenefitsOther  Postretirement  Benefits
 Six months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
 2018201720182017
Service cost$2
$2
$
$
Interest cost71
98
3
4
Expected return on plan assets(115)(159)(3)(4)
Amortization of prior service credit

(3)(3)
Amortization of actuarial loss25
30
3
2
Settlements
750


Net periodic cost (benefit)$(17)$721
$
$(1)


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16. LEASES
Table
The Hartford has operating leases for real estate and equipment. The right-of-use asset as of ContentsJune 30, 2019 was $216 and is included in property and equipment, net, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The lease liability as of June 30, 2019 was $226 and is included in other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Variable lease costs include changes in interest rates on variable rate leases primarily for automobiles.
Components of Lease Expense
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192019
Operating lease cost$12
$23
Short-term lease cost
1
Variable lease cost

Sublease income(1)(2)
Total lease costs included in insurance operating costs and other expenses$11
$22

Supplemental Operating Lease Information
 June 30, 2019
Operating cash flows for operating leases (for the six months ended)$22
Weighted-average remaining lease term in years for operating leases6 years
Weighted-average discount rate for operating leases3.6%

Future Minimum Lease Payments
 As of June 30, 2019
2019$27
202051
202140
202234
202331
Thereafter68
Total future minimum lease payments251
Less: Discount on lease payments to present value25
Total lease liability$226


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17. Stock Compensation Plans

BUSINESS DISPOSITION AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
In the second quarter of 2018, The Hartford modified the terms of the portion of its outstanding 2016 and 2017 performance share awards that are based on actual versus targeted return on equity over the performance period. The modification eliminated the benefit to return on equity that arose from the charge against earnings in 2017 driven by the effect of the lower corporate income tax rate on the carrying value of net deferred tax assets. This modification had no impact on compensation cost recognized over the vesting period since compensation cost based on the original performance share conditions is projected to be higher than what the cost would be based on the performance share conditions as modified.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
18. Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations
Sale of life and annuity run-off business
On May 31, 2018, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hartford Holdings, Inc. (HHI), completed the sale of its life and annuity run-off business to a group of investors led by Cornell Capital LLC, Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, TRB Advisors LP, Global Atlantic Financial Group, Pine Brook and J. Safra Group. Under the terms of the sale agreement signed December 3, 2017, the investor group formed a limited partnership, Hopmeadow Holdings LP, that acquired Hartford Life, Inc. (HLI),HLI, and its life and annuity operating subsidiaries, for cash of approximately $1.4 billion after a pre-closing dividend to The Hartford of $300.subsidiaries. The Hartford received a 9.7% ownership interest in the limited partnership valued at a cost of $164. In addition, as part of the terms of the sale agreement, The Hartford reduced its long-term debt by $142 because the debt, which was issued by HLI, was included as part of the sale. Including cash proceeds and the retained equity interest and net of transaction costs, net proceeds for the sale were approximately $1.5 billion.partnership. The life and annuity run-off operations met the criteria for reporting as discontinued operations and are reported in the Corporate category through the date of sale.
The Company has recognized a loss on sale within discontinued operations of approximately $3.0 billion including $3.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017 and a reduction in loss on sale of $213 in the first six months of 2018. The reduction in loss on sale in 2018 primarily resulted from the reclassification to retained earnings of $193 of tax effects stranded in AOCI due to the accounting for Tax Reform and a $133 increase in estimated retained tax benefits, primarily net operating loss carryovers, partially offset by $104 of operating income from discontinued operations during the period up until the closing date and a reclassification of $10 of net unrealized capital gains from AOCI to retained earnings. See Note 1 - Adoption of New Accounting Standards within Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, for additional information about the reclassifications from AOCI to retained earnings. The estimated amount of retained net operating loss carryovers depends on the estimated tax basis of the business sold which has increased since the date the Company entered into the sale agreement. At closing, shareholders’ equity was further reduced for the amount of AOCI of the life and annuity run-off business, which was approximately $758 largely consisting of net unrealized gains on investments, net of shadow DAC. The AOCI balance was $1 billion as of December 31, 2017.
Cash inflows and outflows from and to the life and annuity run-off business after closing were immaterial to the overall inflows and outflows the Company. Additionally, the revenues and expenses presented in continuing operations related to pre-disposal operations were immaterial.
The Company will manage invested assets of the life and annuity run-off business for an initial term of five years and provide transition services for an estimated period of 12 to 24 months.
The Hartford reported its 9.7% ownership interest in Hopmeadow Holdings LP, which is accounted for under the equity method, in other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, to be accounted for under the equity method.Sheet. The
Hartford will recognizerecognizes its share of income in other revenues in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Information about before tax income of Hopmeadow Holdings LP after the disposition and recognition of the Company's share of that income will be reportedOperations on a delayed-basisthree month delay, when financial information from the investee becomes available, as private equity partnerships are generally reported on a three-month delay. Beforeavailable. The Company recognized $3 and $31, before tax, income (loss) of Talcott Resolution for the period the business was wholly-owned by the Company was $(9) and $113income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and $143 and $227 for2019, respectively.
For further information on the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities Transferred to the Buyer in Connectionsale, including ongoing transactions with the Sale
 
Carrying Value
as of Closing
Carrying Value
as of 12/31/2017
Assets  
Cash and investments$27,058
$30,135
Reinsurance recoverables20,718
20,785
Loss accrual [1](3,044)(3,257)
Other assets2,907
1,439
Separate account assets110,773
115,834
Total assets held for sale158,412
164,936
Liabilities  
Reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses$14,308
$14,482
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable28,680
29,228
Long-term debt142
142
Other liabilities2,222
2,756
Separate account liabilities110,773
115,834
Total liabilities held for sale$156,125
$162,442
[1]Represents the estimated accrued loss on sale of the Company's life and annuity run-off business.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
18.life and annuity business sold, see Note 20 - Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations (continued)of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in The Hartford's 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.

Reconciliation of the Major Line Items Constituting Pretax Profit (Loss) of Discontinued Operations
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017201820172018
Revenues  
Earned premiums$12
$35
$39
$70
$12
$39
Fee income and other150
226
382
448
150
382
Net investment income207
320
519
639
207
519
Net realized capital losses(93)21
(72)(25)(93)(72)
Total revenues276
602
868
1,132
276
868
Benefits, losses and expenses  
  
 
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses207
346
535
679
207
535
Amortization of DAC17
24
58
43
17
58
Insurance operating costs and other expenses [1]61
89
162
183
61
162
Total benefits, losses and expenses285
459
755
905
285
755
Income before income taxes(9)143
113
227
Income tax expense(6)30
9
41
Income from operations of discontinued operations, net of tax(3)113
104
186
Income (loss) before income taxes(9)113
Income tax expense (benefit)(6)9
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued operations, net of tax(3)104
Net realized capital gain on disposal, net of tax151

213

151
213
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax$148
$113
$317
$186
$148
$317
[1]Corporate allocated overhead has been included in continuing operations.
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations$603
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations$463
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations [1]$(737)
Cash paid for interest$
[1]
Excludes return of capital to parent of $619 for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Cash flows from discontinued operations are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows were as follows:
Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations$603
$525
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations$463
$(316)
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations [1]$(737)$(203)
Cash paid for interest$
$2
[1] Excludes return of capital to parent of $619 and $299 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollar amounts in millions except for per share data, unless otherwise stated)
The Hartford provides projections and other forward-looking information in the following discussions, which contain many forward-looking statements, particularly relating to the Company’s future financial performance. These forward-looking statements are estimates based on information currently available to the Company, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to the cautionary statements set forth on pages 34 and 45 of this Form 10-Q. Actual results are likely to differ, and in the past have differed, materially from those forecast by the Company, depending on the outcome of various factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth in the following discussion and indiscussion; Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report,Report; and those identified from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Hartford undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
On May 23, 2019, the Company completed the previously announced acquisition of The Navigators Group, Inc. ("Navigators Group"), a global specialty underwriter, for $70 a share, or $2.136 billion in cash, including transaction expenses. Immediately after closing on the acquisition of Navigators Group, effective May 23, 2019, the Company purchased an aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement covering adverse development (“Navigators ADC”) from National Indemnity Company ("NICO") on behalf of Navigators Insurance Company and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Navigators Insurers”). For further information regarding the Navigators ADC, refer to Insurance Risk in the Enterprise Risk Management section.
On May 31, 2018, Hartford Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the sale of the issued and outstanding equity of Hartford Life, Inc. (“HLI”), a holding company, and its life and annuity operating subsidiaries. For discussion of this transaction, see Note 1817 - Business DispositionsDisposition and Discontinued Operations of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On February 16, 2018, The Hartford entered into a renewal rights agreement with the Farmers Exchanges, of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, to acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business sold through independent agents. RenewalWritten premium from this agreement is expected beginningbegan in the third quarter of 2018.
On November 1, 2017, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business through a reinsurance transaction. Aetna's U.S. group life and disability revenue and earnings since the acquisition date are included in the operating results of the Company's Group Benefits reporting segment. For discussion of this transaction, see Note 2 - Business Acquisitions of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On May 10, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries. The operating results of the Company's U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries are included in the P&C Other Operations reporting segment. For discussion of this transaction, see Note 20 - Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations in The Hartford's 2017 Form 10K Annual Report Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Certain reclassifications have been made to historical financial information presented in Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") to conform to the current period presentation.
Distribution costs within the MutualHartford Funds segment that were previously netted against fee income are presented gross in insurance operating costs and other expenses.
The Hartford defines increases or decreases greater than or equal to 200% as “NM” or not meaningful.
INDEX
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND RATIOS
The Company considers the measures and ratios in the following discussion to be key performance indicators for its businesses. Management believes that these ratios and measures are useful in understanding the underlying trends in The Hartford’s businesses. However, these key performance indicators should only be used in conjunction with, and not in lieu of, the results presented in the segment discussions that follow in this MD&A. These ratios and measures may not be comparable to other performance measures used by the Company’s competitors.
Definitions of Non-GAAP and Other Measures and Ratios
Assets Under Management ("AUM")- include mutual fund and Exchange-Traded Productsexchange-traded products ("ETP") assets. AUM is a measure used by the CompanyCompany's Hartford Funds segment because a significant portion of the Company’s mutual fund and ETP revenues are based upon asset values. These revenues


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values. These revenues increase or decrease with a rise or fall in AUM whether caused by changes in the market or through net flows.
Book Value per Diluted Share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI")-is calculated based upon a non-GAAP financial measure. It is calculated by dividing (a) totalcommon stockholders' equity, excluding AOCI, afternet of tax, by (b) common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares. Book value per diluted share is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP ("GAAP") measure. The Company provides this measure to enable investors to analyze the amount of the Company's net worth that is primarily attributable to the Company's business operations. The Company believes it is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items in AOCI that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates.
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Ratio-a component of the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, represents the ratio of catastrophe losses incurred in the current accident year (net of reinsurance) to earned premiums. A catastrophe is an event that causes $25 or more in industry insured property losses and affects a significant number of property and casualty policyholders and insurers, as defined by the Property Claim Service office of Verisk. The current accident year catastrophe ratio includes the effect of catastrophe losses, but does not include the effect of reinstatement premiums.
Combined Ratio-the sum of the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, the expense ratio and the policyholder dividend ratio. This ratio is a relative measurement that describes the related cost of losses and expenses for every $100 of earned premiums. A combined ratio below 100 demonstrates underwriting profit; a combined ratio above 100 demonstrates underwriting losses.
Core Earnings- a non-GAAP measure, is an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. The Company believes that core earnings provides investors with a valuable measure of the underlying performance of the Company’s businesses because it reveals trends in our insurance and financial services businesses that may be obscured by including the net effect of certain realized capital gains and losses, certain restructuring and other costs, integration and transaction costs in connection with an acquired business, pension settlements, loss on extinguishment of debt, gains and losses on
reinsurance transactions, change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business, income tax benefit from a reduction in deferred income tax valuation allowance, impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Reform") on net deferred tax assets, and results of discontinued operations. Some realized capital gains and losses are primarily driven by investment decisions and external economic developments, the nature and timing of which are unrelated to the insurance and underwriting aspects of our business. Accordingly, core earnings excludes the effect of all realized gains and losses that tend to be variable from period to period based on capital market conditions. The Company believes, however, that some realized capital gains and losses are integrally related to our insurance operations, so core earnings includes net realized gains and losses such as net periodic settlements on credit derivatives. These net realized gains and losses are directly related to an offsetting item included in the income statement such as net investment income. Core earnings are net of preferred stock dividends declared since they are a cost of financing more akin to interest expense on debt and are expected to be a recurring expense as long as the preferred stock is outstanding. Net income (loss) is, net income (loss) available to common stockholders and income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders are the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measuremeasures to core earnings. Core earnings should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss), net income (loss) available to common stockholders or income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders and does not reflect the overall profitability of the Company’s business. Therefore, the Company believes that it is useful for investors to evaluate both net income (loss), net income (loss) available to common stockholders, income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, available to common stockholders and core earnings when reviewing the Company’s performance.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Core Earnings
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018201720182017
Net income (loss)$582
$(40)$1,179
$338
Less: Net realized capital gains excluded from core earnings, before tax50
53
20
76
Less: Loss on extinguishment of debt, before tax(6)
(6)
Less: Pension settlement, before tax
(750)
(750)
Less: Integration and transaction costs associated with acquired business, before tax(11)
(23)
Less: Income tax benefit (expense)(11)242
(2)234
Less: Income from discontinued operations, after tax148
112
317
187
Core earnings$412
$303
$873
$591
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2019201820192018
Net income$372
$582
$1,002
$1,179
Preferred stock dividends

5

Net income available to common stockholders372
582
997
1,179
Adjustments to reconcile net income available to common stockholders to core earnings:







Net realized capital gains excluded from core earnings, before tax(79)(50)(239)(20)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, before tax
6

6
Loss on reinsurance transaction, before tax91

91

Integration and transaction costs associated with acquired business, before tax31
11
41
23
Change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business, before tax97

97

Income tax expense (benefit)(27)11
5
2
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(148)
(317)
Core earnings$485
$412
$992
$873
Core Earnings Margin-a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company uses to evaluate, and believes is an important measure of, the Group Benefits segment’s operating performance. Core earnings margin is calculated by dividing (a) core earnings by (b) revenues excluding buyouts and realized
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realized gains (losses).
on revenues or obscured by the effect on net income of realized capital gains (losses), integration costs, and the impact of Tax Reform on net deferred tax assets. Core earnings margin should not be considered as a substitute for net income margin and does not reflect the overall profitability of Group Benefits. Therefore, the Company believes it is important for investors to evaluate both net income margin and core earnings margin when reviewing performance. A reconciliation of net income margin to core earnings margin is set forth in the Results of Operations section within MD&A - Group Benefits.
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Ratio-a component of the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, represents the ratio of catastrophe losses incurred in the current accident year (net of reinsurance) to earned premiums. For U.S. events, a catastrophe is an event that causes $25 or more in industry insured property losses and affects a significant number of property and casualty policyholders and insurers, as defined by the Property Claim Service office of Verisk. For international events, the Company's approach is similar, informed, in part, by how Lloyd's of London defines catastrophes. Lloyd's of London is an insurance market-place operating worldwide ("Lloyd's"). Lloyd's does not underwrite risks. The Company accepts risks as the sole member of Lloyd's Syndicate 1221 ("Lloyd's Syndicate"). The current accident year catastrophe ratio includes the effect of catastrophe losses, but does not include the effect of reinstatement premiums.
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expenses include the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC") and insurance operating costs and expenses, including certain centralized services costs and bad debt expense. Deferred policy acquisition costsDAC include commissions, taxes, licenses and fees and other incremental direct underwriting expenses and are amortized over the policy term.
The expense ratio for Group Benefits is expressed as the ratio of insurance operating costs and other expenses including amortization of intangibles and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs,DAC, to premiums and other considerations, excluding buyout premiums.
The expense ratio for Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Group Benefits does not include integration and other transaction costs associated with an acquired business.
Fee Income-is largely driven from amounts earned as a result of contractually defined percentages of assets under management in our MutualHartford Funds business. These fees are generally earned on a daily basis. Therefore, the growth in assets under management either through positive net flows or favorable market performance will have a favorable impact on fee income. Conversely, either negative net flows or unfavorable market performance will reduce fee income.
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Ratio-a measure of the cost of claims incurred in the calendar year divided by earned premium and includes losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred for both the current and prior accident years. Among other factors, the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio needed for the Company to achieve its targeted return on equity fluctuates from year to year based on changes in the expected investment yield over the claim settlement period,
the timing of expected claim settlements and the targeted returns set by management based on the competitive environment.
The loss and loss adjustment expense ratio is affected by claim frequency and claim severity, particularly for shorter-tail property lines of business, where the emergence of claim frequency and severity is credible and likely indicative of ultimate losses. Claim frequency represents the percentage change in the average number of reported claims per unit of exposure in the current accident year compared to that of the previous accident year. Claim severity represents the percentage change in the estimated average cost per claim in the current accident year compared to that of the previous accident year. As one of the factors used to determine pricing, the Company’s practice is to first make an overall assumption about claim frequency and severity for a given line of business and then, as part of the ratemakingrate-making process, adjust the assumption as appropriate for the particular state, product or coverage.
Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Ratio before Catastrophes and Prior Accident Year Development-a measure of the cost of non-catastrophe claimsloss and loss adjustment expenses incurred in the current accident year divided by earned premiums. Management believes that the current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes is a performance measure that is useful to investors as it removes the impact of volatile and unpredictable catastrophe losses and prior accident year development.
Loss Ratio, excluding Buyouts-utilized for the Group Benefits segment and is expressed as a ratio of benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses to premiums and other
considerations, excluding buyout premiums. Since Group Benefits occasionally buys a block of claims for a stated premium amount, the Company excludes this buyout from the loss ratio used for evaluating the profitability of the business as buyouts may distort the loss ratio. Buyout premiums represent takeover of open claim liabilities and other non-recurring premium amounts.
Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Product Assets-are owned by the shareholders of those products and not by the Company and, therefore, are not reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements except in instances where the Company seeds new investment products and holds an investment in the fund for a period of time. Mutual fund and ETP assets are a measure used by the Company primarily because a significant portion of the Company’s MutualHartford Funds segment revenues are based upon asset values. These revenues increase or decrease with a rise or fall in AUM whether caused by changes in the market or through net flows.
New Business Written Premium-represents the amount of premiums charged for policies issued to customers who were not insured with the Company in the previous policy term. New business written premium plus renewal policy written premium equals total written premium.
Policies in Force- represent represents the number of policies with coverage in effect as of the end of the period. The number of policies in force is a growth measure used for Personal Lines and standard commercial lines (small commercial and middle market lines within middle & large commercial) within Commercial Lines and is affected by both new business growth and policy count retention.



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Policy Count Retention- represents the ratio of the number of policies renewed during the period divided by the number of policies available to renew. The number of policies available to renew represents the number of policies, net of any cancellations, written in the previous policy term. Policy count retention is affected by a number of factors, including the percentage of renewal policy quotes accepted and decisions by the Company to non-renew policies because of specific policy underwriting concerns or because of a decision to reduce premium writings in certain classes of business or states. Policy count retention is also affected by advertising and rate actions taken by competitors.
Policyholder Dividend Ratio- the ratio of policyholder dividends to earned premium.
Prior Accident Year Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Ratio- represents the increase (decrease) in the estimated cost of settling catastrophe and non-catastrophe claims incurred in prior accident years as recorded in the current calendar year divided by earned premiums.
Reinstatement Premiums- represents additional ceded premium paid for the reinstatement of the amount of reinsurance coverage that was reduced as a result of a reinsured loss recoverable by the Company.Company ceding losses to reinsurers.
Renewal Earned Price Increase (Decrease)-Written premiums are earned over the policy term, which is six months for certain Personal Lines automobile business and twelve months for substantially all of the remainder of the Company’s Property and Casualty business. Since the Company earns premiums over the six to twelve month term of the policies,

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renewal earned price increases (decreases) lag renewal written price increases (decreases) by six to twelve months.
Renewal Written Price Increase (Decrease)-for Commercial Lines, represents the combined effect of rate changes, amount of insurance and individual risk pricing decisions per unit of exposure on standard commercial lines policies that renewed. For Personal Lines, renewal written price increases represent the total change in premium per policy since the prior year on those policies that renewed and includes the combined effect of rate changes, amount of insurance and other changes in exposure. For Personal Lines, other changes in exposure include, but are not limited to, the effect of changes in number of drivers, vehicles and incidents, as well as changes in customer policy elections, such as deductibles and limits. The rate component represents the change in rate filed with and approved by state regulators during the period and the amount of insurance represents the change in the value of the rating base, such as model year/vehicle symbol for automobiles, building replacement costs for property and wage inflation for workers’ compensation. A number of factors affect renewal written price increases (decreases) including expected loss costs as projected by the Company’s pricing actuaries, rate filings approved by state regulators, risk selection decisions made by the Company’s underwriters and marketplace competition. Renewal written price changes reflect the property and casualty insurance market cycle. Prices tend to increase for a particular line of business when insurance carriers have incurred significant losses in that line of business in the recent past or the industry as a whole commits less of its capital to writing exposures in that line of business. Prices tend to decrease when recent loss experience
has been favorable or when competition among insurance carriers increases. Renewal written price statistics are subject to change from period to period, based on a number of factors, including changes in actuarial estimates and the effect of subsequent cancellations and non-renewals, and modifications made to better reflect ultimate pricing achieved.
Return on Assets (“ROA”), Core Earnings- a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company uses to evaluate, and believes is an important measure of the MutualHartford Funds segment’s operating performance. ROA, core earnings is calculated by dividing core earnings by a daily average AUM. ROA is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. The Company believes that ROA, core earnings, provides investors with a valuable measure of the performance of the MutualHartford Funds segment because it reveals trends in our business that may be obscured by the effect of realized gains (losses). ROA, core earnings, should not be considered as a substitute for ROA and does not reflect the overall profitability of our MutualHartford Funds business. Therefore, the Company believes it is important for investors to evaluate both ROA, and ROA, core earnings when reviewing the MutualHartford Funds segment performance. A reconciliation of ROA to ROA, core earnings is set forth in the Results of Operations section within MD&A - MutualHartford Funds.
Underlying Combined Ratio- a non-GAAP financial measure that represents the combined ratio before catastrophes, and prior accident year development.development and change in current accident year loss reserves recorded upon acquisition of a business. Combined ratio is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. The Company believes the underlying combined ratio is an important measure of the trend in profitability since it removes the impact of volatile and unpredictable catastrophe losses and prior accident year loss and loss adjustment expense reserve development.development and current accident year change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business. A reconciliation of combined ratio to underlying combined ratio is set forth in the
Results of Operations section within MD&A - Commercial Lines and Personal Lines.
Underwriting Gain (Loss)-The Company's management evaluates profitability of the P&C businesses primarily on the basis of underwriting gain (loss). Underwriting gain (loss) is a before tax measure that represents earned premiums less incurred losses, loss adjustment expenses, amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs,DAC, underwriting expenses, amortization of other intangible assets and dividends to policyholders. Underwriting gain (loss) is influenced significantly by earned premium growth and the adequacy of the Company's pricing. Underwriting profitability over time is also greatly influenced by the Company's pricing and underwriting discipline, which seeks to manage exposure to loss through favorable risk selection and diversification, its management of claims, its use of reinsurance and its ability to manage its expense ratio, which it accomplishes through economies of scale and its management of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses. Net income (loss) is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The Company believes that underwriting gain (loss) provides investors with a valuable measure of before tax profitability derived from underwriting activities, which are managed separately from the Company's investing activities. A reconciliation of net income (loss) to underwriting gain (loss) to net income (loss) foris set forth in the Results of Operations section within MD&A - Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Property & Casualty Other Operations is set forth in segment sectionsOperations.



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Written and Earned Premiums-Written premium is a statutory accounting financial measure which represents the amount of premiums charged for policies issued, net of reinsurance, during a fiscal period. Earned premium is a U.S. GAAP and statutory measure. Premiums are considered earned and are included in the financial results on a pro rata basis over the policy period. Management believes that written premium is a performance measure that is useful to investors as it reflects current trends in the Company’s sale of property and casualty insurance products. Written and earned premium are recorded net of ceded reinsurance premium.
Traditional life and disability insurance type products, such as those sold by Group Benefits, collect premiums from policyholders in exchange for financial protection for the policyholder from a specified insurable loss, such as death or disability. These premiums together with net investment income earned are used to pay the contractual obligations under these insurance contracts. Two major factors, new sales and persistency, impact premium growth. Sales can increase or decrease in a given year based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, customer demand for the Company’s product offerings, pricing competition, distribution channels and the Company’s reputation and ratings. Persistency refers to the percentage of premium remaining in-force from year-to-year.
THE HARTFORD’S OPERATIONS
Overview
The Hartford conducts business principally in five reporting segments including Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits and MutualHartford Funds, as well as a Corporate category. The Company includes in the

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Corporate category investment management fees and expenses related to managing third party business, including management of the invested assets of the Talcott Resolution life and annuity run-off business sold in the second quarter of 2018 ("Talcott Resolution"), discontinued operations related to the sale of Talcott Resolution,life and annuity business sold in May 2018, reserves for run-off structured settlement and terminal funding agreement liabilities, capital raising activities (including debt financing and related interest expense), purchase accounting adjustments related to goodwill and other expenses not allocated to the reporting segments. Corporate also includes investment management fees and expenses related to managing third party business, including management of the invested assets of Talcott Resolution Life, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Talcott Resolution"). Talcott Resolution is the new holding company of the life and annuity business that we sold in May 2018. In addition, Corporate includes a 9.7% ownership interest in the limited partnershiplegal entity that acquired Talcott Resolution.the life and annuity business sold.
The Company derives its revenues principally from: (a) premiums earned for insurance coverage provided to insureds; (b) management fees on mutual fund and ETP assets; (c) net investment income; (d) fees earned for services provided to third parties; and (e) net realized capital gains and losses; and (f) other revenues earned from its 9.7% ownership interest in the limited partnership that owns Talcott Resolution.losses. Premiums charged for insurance coverage are earned principally on a pro rata basis over the terms of the related policies in-force.
The profitability of the Company's property and casualty insurance businesses over time is greatly influenced by the Company’s underwriting discipline, which seeks to manage exposure to loss through favorable risk selection and diversification, its management of claims, its use of reinsurance, the size of its in force block, actual mortality and morbidity experience, and its ability to manage its expense ratio which it
accomplishes through economies of scale and its management of acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses. Pricing adequacy depends on a number of factors, including the ability to obtain regulatory approval for rate changes, proper evaluation of underwriting risks, the ability to project future loss cost frequency and severity based on historical loss experience adjusted for known trends, the Company’s response to rate actions taken by competitors, its expense levels and expectations about regulatory and legal developments. The Company seeks to price its insurance policies such that insurance premiums and future net investment income earned on premiums received will cover underwriting expenses and the ultimate cost of paying claims reported on the policies and provide for a profit margin. For many of its insurance products, the Company is required to obtain approval for its premium rates from state insurance departments.departments and the Lloyd's Syndicate's ability to write business is subject to Lloyd's approval for its premium capacity each year.
Similar to Property & Casualty, profitability of the Group Benefits business depends, in large part, on the ability to evaluate and price risks appropriately and make reliable estimates of mortality, morbidity, disability and longevity. To manage the pricing risk, Group Benefits generally offers term insurance policies, allowing for the adjustment of rates or policy terms in order to minimize the adverse effect of market trends, loss costs, declining interest rates and other factors. However, as policies are typically sold with rate guarantees of up to three years, pricing for the Company’s products could prove to be inadequate if loss and expense trends
emerge adversely during the rate guarantee period. For some of its products, the Company is required to obtain approval for its premium rates from state insurance departments. New and renewal business for group benefits business, particularly for long-term disability, are priced using an assumption about expected investment yields over time. While the Company employs asset-liability duration matching strategies to mitigate risk and may use interest-rate sensitive derivatives to hedge its exposure in the Group Benefits investment portfolio, cash flow patterns related to the payment of benefits and claims are uncertain and actual investment yields could differ significantly from expected investment yields, affecting profitability of the business. In addition to appropriately evaluating and pricing risks, the profitability of the Group Benefits business depends on other factors, including the Company’s response to pricing decisions and other actions taken by competitors, its ability to offer voluntary products and self-service capabilities, the persistency of its sold business and its ability to manage its expenses which it seeks to achieve through economies of scale and operating efficiencies.
The financial results inof the Company’s mutual fund and ETP businesses depend largely on the amount of assets under management and the level of fees charged based, in part, on asset share class and product type. Changes in assets under management are driven by two main factors, net flows, and the market return of the funds, which isare heavily influenced by the return realized in the equity and bond markets. Net flows are comprised of new sales less redemptions by mutual fund and ETP shareholders. Financial results are highly correlated to the growth in assets under management since these products generally earn fee income on a daily basis.
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invested for a period of time before benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses are paid. Due to the need to maintain sufficient liquidity to satisfy claim obligations, the majority of the Company’s invested assets have been held in available-for-sale securities, including, among other asset classes, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, government debt, short-term debt, mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities and collateralized debtloan obligations.
The primary investment objective for the Company is to maximize economic value, consistent with acceptable risk parameters,
including the management of credit risk and interest rate sensitivity of invested assets, while generating sufficient afternet of tax income to meet policyholder and corporate obligations. Investment strategies are developed based on a variety of factors including business needs, regulatory requirements and tax considerations.
For further information on the Company's reporting segments refer to Part I, Item 1, Business - Reporting Segments in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.

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Net Income Available to Common StockholdersNet Income Available to Common Stockholders per Diluted ShareBook Value per Diluted Share
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Net income available to common stockholders decreased from second quarter 2018 primarily due to lower income from discontinued operations due to the sale in May 2018 of the life and annuity business, the loss on reinsurance and reserve increases totaling $188 before tax upon the acquisition of Navigators Group, higher non-catastrophe property losses, higher Property & Casualty underwriting expenses and transaction costs incurred for the acquisition, partially offset by lower current accident year catastrophes in Personal Lines, higher net investment income, an increase in net realized capital gains, a lower group disability loss ratio and lower interest expense.
Book value per diluted share increased from December 31, 2018, as a result of a 17% increase in common stockholders' equity resulting primarily from an increase in AOCI as well as net income in excess of dividends and share repurchases.



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Financial Highlights
Net Income (Loss)Net Income (Loss) per Diluted ShareBook Value per Diluted Share
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Net income (loss) of $582, or $1.62 per basic share and $1.60 per diluted share, increased from second quarter 2017 net loss of $40, or $0.11 per basic share and $0.11 per diluted share, primarily due to higher earnings from both continuing and discontinued operations. The higher income from continuing operations was primarily driven by a pension settlement charge of $488, after-tax, in second quarter 2017 and an increase in income in Commercial Lines, Group Benefits and Mutual Funds that was partially attributable to a lower corporate Federal income tax rate in 2018.
Book value per diluted sharedecreased to $34.44 from $37.11 as of December 31, 2017 as a result of a 7% decrease in stockholders' equity resulting primarily from a decrease in AOCI over the six month period, partially offset by net income in excess of shareholder dividends. AOCI decreased mainly due to the removal of AOCI related to Talcott Resolution upon the closing of the sale of that business, as well as lower net unrealized capital gains, driven by higher interest rates and wider credit spreads.
Net Investment Income   Annualized Investment Yield, AfterNet of tax
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Net investment income of $428 increased 8%14% compared with second quarter 20172018 primarily due to higher income from fixed maturities as a result of higher asset levels driven by the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group lifeNavigators Group, as well as higher income from limited partnerships and disability business.other alternative investments.
Net realized gains (losses) were relatively flat compared with net realized capital gains inimproved from the second quarter 2017 ,2018, with gains in 20182019 primarily driven by net gains on sales of fixed maturity securities driven by duration and credit management as well as appreciation in value of equity securities due to higher equity market levelslevels.
Annualized investment yield, net of tax, increased from second quarter 2018 primarily due to greater returns on limited partnerships and tactical repositioning,other alternative investments, the saleimpact of a private real estateaverage reinvestment rates higher than the sales/maturity yield during the past year, and higher short-term interest rates over the past year.
Net unrealized gains, net of tax, for fixed maturities in the investment salesportfolio increased by $664 in second quarter 2019 primarily due to the effect of fixed maturity securities,tighter credit spreads and changes in value of non-qualifyinglower interest rate derivatives.

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P&C Written PremiumsP&C Combined Ratio
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Written premiums for Property & Casualty increased 12% compared with second quarter 2018 reflecting an increase in Commercial Lines, including the effect of the Navigators Group acquisition, partially offset by a decrease in Personal Lines. The Navigators Group acquisition contributed $190 of written premium in second quarter 2019, representing premium written from the May 23, 2019 acquisition date through quarter end.
Combined ratio forProperty & Casualty increased 4.2 points compared with second quarter 2018, largely due to reserve increases upon the acquisition of Navigators Group, higher non-catastrophe property losses, and a higher expense ratio, partially offset by lower current accident year catastrophe losses.






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Annualized investment yield of 3.3%, after tax, increased from 3.0%, after tax, compared with second quarter 2017, primarily due to the effect of a lower corporate Federal income tax rate.
Net unrealized gains, after tax, for fixed maturities in the investment portfolio decreased by $1,138 in second quarter 2018 primarily due to the effect of higher interest rates, wider credit spreads and the reduction in assets due to the sale of Talcott Resolution.
Written PremiumsCombined Ratio
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Written premiums for Property & Casualty decreased 1.5% compared with second quarter 2017 reflecting a decrease in Personal Lines, partially offset by an increase in Commercial Lines.
Combined ratio forProperty & Casualty decreased 1.4 points to 95.7 compared with a combined ratio of 97.1 in second quarter 2017, largely due to a lower current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio for auto and non-catastrophe property claims and more favorable prior accident year development, partially offset by higher catastrophe losses and a higher expense ratio.
Catastrophe losses of $188,$138, before tax, increased fromwere lower compared with catastrophe losses of $155,$188, before tax, in second quarter 2017, largely due to a greater number of2018, driven by lower average severity on wind and hail events in the second quarter of 2018.current year period.
Prior accident year developmentwas unfavorable $35, before tax, in the second quarter 2019, primarily due to increases in Navigators Group's prior accident year reserves upon acquisition of the business, partially offset by a decrease in reserves for workers' compensation, package business and 2017 catastrophes. Reserve development was a net favorable $47, before tax, in second quarter 2018, primarily due to a decrease in reserves for workers' compensation and for the 2017 hurricanes, partially offset by an increase in reserves for higher hazard general liability exposures in middle market. Reserve development was a net favorable $10, before tax, in second quarter 2017, primarily due to a release of prior year catastrophe reserves.
Net Income Margin - Group Benefits
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Net income margin on for Group Benefits decreased to 6.3% from 7.5% in theincreased compared with second quarter 2017,2018 primarily due to lowergreater net investment income and net realized capital gains, integration costs incurred in the second quartera lower group disability loss ratio, and lower amortization of 2018, andother intangible assets, partially offset by a slightly higher group life loss ratio, partially offset by revenue growth

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dueinvestments in technology. Contributing to the acquisition ofnet income margin in both the Aetna U.S. group life2019 and disability business, an improvement in the expense ratio and an improved group disability loss ratio.2018 periods was favorable prior incurral year development.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The Consolidated Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes beginning on page 67 as well as with the segment operating results sections of MD&A.



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 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017Change 20182017Change
Earned premiums$3,958
$3,455
15% $7,885
$6,893
14%
Fee income327
286
14% 650
564
15%
Net investment income428
395
8% 879
805
9%
Net realized capital gains52
55
(5%) 22
79
(72%)
Other revenues24
23
4% 44
42
5%
Total revenues4,789
4,214
14% 9,480
8,383
13%
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,738
2,420
13% 5,433
4,844
12%
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs344
345
% 686
689
%
Insurance operating costs and other expenses1,067
1,650
(35%) 2,104
2,569
(18%)
Loss on extinguishment of debt6

NM
 6

NM
Interest expense79
79
% 159
159
%
Amortization of other intangible assets18
1
NM
 36
2
NM
Total benefits, losses and expenses4,252
4,495
(5%) 8,424
8,263
2%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes537
(281)NM
 1,056
120
NM
Income tax expense (benefit)103
(129)180% 194
(31)NM
Income from continuing operations, net of tax434
(152)NM
 862
151
NM
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax148
112
32% 317
187
70%
Net income (loss)$582
$(40)NM
 $1,179
$338
NM

 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018Change 20192018Change
Earned premiums$4,166
$3,958
5% $8,106
$7,885
3%
Fee income326
327
% 640
650
(2%)
Net investment income488
428
14% 958
879
9%
Net realized capital gains80
52
54% 243
22
NM
Other revenues32
24
33% 85
44
93%
Total revenues5,092
4,789
6% 10,032
9,480
6%
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,934
2,738
7% 5,619
5,433
3%
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs392
344
14% 747
686
9%
Insurance operating costs and other expenses1,141
1,067
7% 2,189
2,104
4%
Loss on extinguishment of debt
6
(100%) 
6
(100%)
Loss on reinsurance transaction91

NM
 91

NM
Interest expense63
79
(20%) 127
159
(20%)
Amortization of other intangible assets15
18
(17%) 28
36
(22%)
Total benefits, losses and expenses4,636
4,252
9% 8,801
8,424
4%
Income from continuing operations, before tax456
537
(15%) 1,231
1,056
17%
 Income tax expense84
103
(18%) 229
194
18%
Income from continuing operations, net of tax372
434
(14%) 1,002
862
16%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
148
(100%) 
317
(100%)
Net income372
582
(36%) 1,002
1,179
(15%)
Preferred stock dividends

% 5

NM
Net income available to common stockholders$372
$582
(36%) $997
$1,179
(15%)
Three months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three months ended June 30, 20172018
Net income (loss) increasedavailable to common stockholdersdecreased by $622 with an increase in$210 attributable to lower income from both continuingdiscontinued operations and discontinued operations. Income from continuing operations increased by $586, primarily due to a pension settlement chargethe sale in May 2018 of $488, after tax, in the quarter ended June 30, 2017life and an increase in income in Commercial Lines, Group Benefitsannuity business, the loss on reinsurance and Mutual Funds that was partially attributable to a lower corporate Federal income tax rate in 2018. The higher income from continuing operations was also attributable to a higherreserve increases totaling $188 before tax underwriting gain inupon the acquisition of Navigators Group , higher non-catastrophe property losses, higher Property & Casualty increased before tax income in Group Benefits due to favorable disability resultsunderwriting expenses and contribution fromtransaction costs incurred for the fourth quarter 2017 acquisition, of the Aetna U.S. group life and disability benefits business, and higher earnings in Mutual Funds driven by an increase in assets under management. Contributing to the higher underwriting gain in Property & Casualty was more favorable prior accident year development, partially offset by higherlower current accident year catastrophes andin Personal Lines, higher net investment income, an increase in insurance operating costsnet realized capital gains, a lower group disability loss ratio and other expenses.
lower interest expense.
Earned premiumsincreased by $503$208 before tax, primarily due toreflecting a 14% increase in Commercial Lines, including the acquisitioneffect of the Aetna U.S. group lifeNavigators Group acquisition, and disability businessa slight increase in November 2017 that has increased earned premiums in the Group Benefits, segment. Earned premiums in Property and Casualty declined reflecting an 8% decline in Personal Lines, partially offset by a 1% increase6% decrease in CommercialPersonal Lines. For a discussion of the Company's operating results by segment, see MD&A - Segment Operating Summaries.
Fee incomeincreased by 14% was relatively flat reflecting increasedreduced fee income in MutualHartford Funds, largely due tooffset by higher assets under management.fee income in Corporate resulting from fees earned on the management of the investment portfolio of the life and annuity business sold in May 2018.
Net investment incomeincreased by 8%14%, primarily due to greater income from fixed maturities as a result of higher level of invested assets due toasset levels driven by the acquisition of the Aetna U.S. group lifeNavigators Group, as well as higher income from limited partnerships and disability business.other alternative investments. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Investment Income.
Net realized capital gains of $52$80 in the second quarter of 2018 were relatively flat compared with net realized capital gains in the2019 increased from second quarter of 2017,2018, with gains in 20182019 primarily driven by net gains on sales of fixed maturity securities driven by duration and credit management trades and appreciation in value of equity securities due to higher equity market levels . For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains.
Other revenues for the three month period in 2019 included $3 of before tax income recognized on the 9.7% ownership interest in the legal entity that acquired the life and tactical repositioning, the sale of a private realannuity business sold in May 2018.


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estate investment, sales of fixed maturities, and changes in value of non-qualifying interest rate derivatives. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains.
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased increased primarily in Property & Casualty and increaseddue to an increase in Group Benefits.Commercial Lines, partially offset by a decrease in Personal Lines. The increase in Commercial Lines was driven by an increase to Navigators Group Benefits was largely due to thereserves upon acquisition of the Aetna U.S. group life and disability business and a higher group life mortality, partiallycurrent accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes. The decrease in Personal Lines was primarily due to lower current accident year catastrophes. Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses for Group Benefits were relatively flat as the effect of higher earned premium was offset by a lower group disability loss ratio. The net decrease in incurred losses for Property & Casualty was driven by:
Current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes in Property & Casualty decreased $112, before tax,increased, primarily resulting from higher non-catastrophe property losses and the effect of earned premium from the Navigators Group acquisition, partially offset by a lower personal auto liability loss ratio and the effect of lower Personal Lines earned premium lower non-catastrophe property loss costs, partially offset by higher workers’ compensation claim frequency.
in Personal Lines.
Current accident year catastrophe losses of $188,$138, before tax, for the three months endedJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to $155,$188, before tax, for the prior year period. Catastrophe losses in 2019 were primarily from tornado, wind and hail events in various areas of the Midwest and South. Catastrophe losses in 2018 were primarily from wind and hail events in Colorado as well as wind and thunderstorm events across the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic. Catastrophe losses in 2017 were primarily due to multiple wind and hail events across various U.S. geographic regions, primarily in the Midwest, Texas and Colorado. For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
Net prior accident year reserve development in Property & Casualty was favorable $47,unfavorable net reserve development of $35, before tax, for the three months endedJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to favorable net reserve development of $10,$47, before tax, for the prior year period. Prior accident year development in 2019 primarily included an increase in Navigators Group's prior accident year reserves, partially offset by a release of reserves for workers' compensation and 2017 catastrophes. Prior accident year development in 2018 primarily included a decrease in reserves for workers’workers' compensation and a decrease in catastrophe reserves for the 2017 hurricanes, partially offset by a reserve increase for general liability. Prior accident year development in 2017 was largely due to a decrease in catastrophe reserves. For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costswas relatively flat year overup from the prior year as an increase in Commercial Lines, which was driven by the impact of the Navigators Group acquisition, was partially offset by a decrease in Personal Lines was largely offset by an increase in Commercial Lines.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses decreased increased due to a $750 pension settlement charge in the 2017 period, partially offset by an increase intransaction costs and operating costs associated withincurred related to the Navigators Group acquisition, of the Aetna U.S. group lifehigher information technology costs across Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and disability business,Group Benefits, an increase in direct marketing expenses in Personal Lines to generate new business growth, higher incentive-based compensation,and higher commissions in middle market,Commercial Lines and higher variable expenses in Mutual Funds. In addition, in the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recognized an $8 before tax expense for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) assessments related to hurricane Harvey in 2017,Group Benefits. These increases were partially offset by lower incentive compensation and a $12 reduction of loss based assessmentsdecrease in other states.Hartford Funds due to lower variable costs.
Amortization of other intangible assets
increased reflecting thedecreased due to lower amortization of customer relationship intangibles in the Group Benefits segment that aroseintangible assets arising from the acquisition of the AetnaAetna's U.S. group life and disability
business.
Income tax expenseincreaseddecreased due to an increasea decline in income before tax income, partially offset by the effect of a lower corporate Federal income tax rate.taxes. Differences between the Company's effective income tax rate and the U.S. statutory rate of 21% and 35% in 2018 and 2017, respectively, are due primarily to tax-exempt interest earned on invested assets, stock-based compensation and stock-basednon-deductible executive compensation. For further discussion of income taxes, see Note 1211 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income from discontinued operations net of tax increased to $148 from $112 in the prior year quarter. The $148 of income from discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2018 was mostly attributable to recognizing tax benefits for additional net operating loss carryovers we expect to retain from the sale of Talcott Resolution due to a higher estimated tax basis of the operation sold.
Six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 20172018
Net income increased primarily available to common stockholdersdecreased by $182 due to a pension settlement charge of $488, after tax, in the six months ended June 30, 2017, a $130 increasereduction in income from discontinued operations due to the sale in May 2018 of the life and annuity business, partially offset by an increase in income across Property & Casualty, Group Benefits and Mutual Funds that was partially attributablefrom continuing operations. Income from continuing operations, net of tax, increased by $140 primarily due to an increase in net realized capital gains, higher net investment income, a lower corporate Federal income tax rate in 2018. Within Property & Casualty, an improvement in before tax earnings was mostly driven by favorable prior accident year development related to workers’ compensation and 2017 catastrophe events and due to improved Personal Lines auto results. The improvementdisability loss ratio in Group Benefits, incomelower interest expense, and earnings from the Company's retained equity interest in the former life and annuity operations. These increases were partially offset by the effect of the loss on reinsurance and reserve increases totaling $188 before tax was largely due to revenue growth, including fromupon the acquisition of the Aetna U.S. group lifeNavigators Group, higher non-catastrophe property losses and disability benefits business, and the higher earnings in Mutual Funds was drivenunderwriting expenses.
Earned premiumsincreased by an$221 before tax, reflecting a 9% increase in assets under management.
Earned premiums increased by 14% or $992, before tax, primarily due toCommercial Lines, including the acquisitioneffect of the Aetna U.S. group lifeNavigators Group acquisition, and disability benefits business that has increased earned premiumsa 1% increase in our Group Benefits, segment. Earned premiums in Property and Casualty declined reflecting an 8% decline in Personal Lines, partially offset by a 1% increase7% decline in CommercialPersonal Lines. For a discussion of the Company's operating results by segment, see MD&A - Segment Operating Summaries.
Fee incomeincreaseddecreased by 15%2% reflecting increasedlower fee income in MutualHartford Funds largely due to higherlower average daily assets under management.management, partially offset by higher fee income in Corporate resulting from fees earned on the management of the investment portfolio of the life and annuity business sold in May 2018.
Net investment incomeincreased by 9% primarily due to a higher level of invested assets due toasset levels driven by the acquisition of Navigators Group, average reinvestment rates higher than the Aetna U.S. group lifesales/maturity yield during the past year, higher short-term interest rates, and disability business as well as higher income from limited partnerships and other alternativereturns on equity investments. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Investment Income.
Net realized capital gains of $22 in$243 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, improved from the six months ended June 30, 2018, were lower than net realized capitalwith gains in the prior year period. Net gains in 2018 were2019 primarily driven by appreciation in value of equity securities due to higher equity market levels and net gains on sales in 2019 of fixed maturity securities driven by duration and credit management trades. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains.
Other revenuesfor the six months ended June 30, 2019 included $31 of before tax income recognized on the 9.7% ownership interest in the legal entity that acquired the life and annuity business sold in May 2018.


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appreciation of equity securities, due to higher equity market levels and tactical repositioning, as well as a gain on the sale of a private real estate investment.  These gains were partially offset by net losses on sales of fixed maturity securities driven by duration, liquidity and credit management. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains .
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses decreased increased in Property & Casualty, and increased in Group Benefits with the increase in Group Benefits primarily due to the effect of growth in earned premium largely resulting from the acquisition of the Aetna U.S. group life an disability business and a higher group life loss ratio, partially offset by a lower group disability loss ratio. The net decrease in incurred lossesGroup Benefits. The increase for Property & Casualty was driven by:by an increase in Commercial Lines due to an increase in Navigators Group reserves upon acquisition of the business, the effect of losses on earned premium from the acquired business, and a higher current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes, partially offset by a decrease in Personal Lines primarily due to lower current accident year catastrophes and a lower current accident year loss ratio before catastrophes. The decrease in Group Benefits was largely due to a lower group disability loss ratio, including favorable prior incurral year development.
Current accident year losslosses and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes in Property & Casualty decreased $187, before tax, primarily resulting fromincreased due to a higher workers' compensation loss ratio and the effect of higher earned premium in Commercial Lines, including the impact of the Navigators Group acquisition, partially offset by a lower personal auto liability loss ratio and the effect of lower Personal Lines earned premium as well as lower non-catastrophe property loss costs.in Personal Lines.
Current accident year catastrophe losses of $291,$242, before tax, for the six months endedJune 30, 2018 were down modestly2019, compared to $305,$291, before tax, for the prior year period. Catastrophe losses in 2019 were primarily from tornado, wind and hail events in the South and Midwest and winter storms across the country. Catastrophe losses in 2018 were primarily from multiple wind and hail events in Colorado, the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic as well as from East coastCoast winter storms. Catastrophe losses in 2017 were primarily due to multiple wind and hail events across various U.S. geographic regions, primarily in the Midwest, Colorado, Texas and the Southeast. For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
Net prior accident year reserve development in Property & Casualty was favorable $79,a net unfavorable $24, before tax, for the six months endedJune 30, 2018,2019, compared to unfavorablefavorable net reserve development of $2,$79, before tax, for the prior year period. Prior accident year development in 2019 primarily included increases in Navigators Group reserves upon acquisition of the business, partially offset by reserve decreases for workers’ compensation,
catastrophes, and package business. Prior accident year development in 2018 primarily included a decrease in reserves for workers’workers' compensation and a decrease in catastrophe reserves for the 2017 hurricanes, partially offset by a reserve increase for general liability.
For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costswas relatively flatup from the prior year over yearperiod as a decrease in
Personal Lines was largely offset by an increase in Commercial Lines, including the impact from the Navigators Group acquisition, and an increase in Group Benefits were partially offset by a decrease in Personal Lines.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses increased due to higher information technology and operations costs in both Commercial Lines and Personal Lines, an increase in direct marketing expenses in Personal Lines to generate new business growth and higher commissions as well as transaction costs and operating costs incurred related to the Navigators Group acquisition. The increase in Property & Casualty was partially offset by lower incentive compensation and by a decrease in Hartford Funds due to lower variable costs.
Amortization of other intangible assetsdecreased due to a $750 pension settlement charge in the 2017 period, partially offset by an increase in operating costs associated withlower amortization of intangible assets arising from the acquisition of the AetnaAetna's U.S. group life and disability business, higher incentive-based compensation, increased commissions in Commercial Lines, and higher variable expenses in Mutual Funds.business.
Amortization of other intangible assetsincreased reflecting the amortization of customer relationship intangibles in the Group Benefits segment that arose from the acquisition of the Aetna U.S. group life and disability business.
Income tax expenseincreased primarily due to an increase in before tax income, partially offset by the effect of a lower corporate Federal income tax rate.income. Differences between the Company's effective income tax rate and the U.S. statutory rate of 21% and 35% in 2018 and 2017, respectively, are due primarily to tax-exempt interest earned on invested assets, stock-based compensation and stock-basednon-deductible executive compensation. For further discussion of income taxes, see Note 1211 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income from discontinued operations net of tax increased to $317 from $187 in the prior year period. The $317 of income from discontinued operations in the first half of 2018 was mostly attributable to recognizing additional retained tax benefits from the sale of the Talcott Resolution life and annuity run-off business and the reclassification of $193 of stranded tax effects from AOCI to retained earnings related to the sale of Talcott Resolution, both of which reduced the estimated loss on sale. The reclassification of stranded tax effects resulted in a corresponding increase in AOCI related to the assets held for sale. For more information on the reclassification of stranded tax effects, see Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Refer to the Corporate category MD&A discussion for more information about operating earnings from the Talcott Resolution life and annuity run-off business held for sale recognized up until the sale closed on May 31, 2018.

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INVESTMENT RESULTS


Composition of Invested Assets
 June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 AmountPercent AmountPercent
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale ("AFS"), at fair value$41,166
81.1% $35,652
76.2%
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option ("FVO")49
0.1% 22
%
Equity securities, at fair value1,533
3.0% 1,214
2.6%
Mortgage loans3,612
7.1% 3,704
7.9%
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments1,734
3.4% 1,723
3.7%
Other investments [1]311
0.6% 192
0.4%
Short-term investments2,364
4.7% 4,283
9.2%
Total investments$50,769
100.0% $46,790
100.0%
[1]Primarily consists of investments of consolidated investment funds and derivative instruments which are carried at fair value.



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INVESTMENT RESULTS
Composition of Invested Assets
 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 AmountPercent AmountPercent
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale ("AFS"), at fair value$36,194
79.3% $36,964
81.9%
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option ("FVO")36
0.1% 41
0.1%
Equity securities, at fair value [1]1,003
2.2%   
Equity securities, AFS, at fair value [1]   1,012
2.3%
Mortgage loans3,355
7.3% 3,175
7.0%
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments1,670
3.7% 1,588
3.5%
Other investments [2]94
0.2% 96
0.2%
Short-term investments3,296
7.2% 2,270
5.0%
Total investments$45,648
100.0% $45,146
100.0%
[1]Effective January 1, 2018, with the adoption of new accounting standards for financial instruments, equity securities, AFS were reclassified to equity securities at fair value and are excluded from the table above as of June 30, 2018.
[2]Primarily relates to derivative instruments.
June 30, 20182019 compared to December 31, 20172018
Total investmentsFixed maturities, AFSincreased primarily due to an increasethe transfer in short-term investments offset by a decrease inof fixed maturities, AFS.
Fixed maturities, AFS decreased primarily due related to a decreasethe acquisition of Navigators Group as well as an increase in valuations due to higherlower interest rates and widertighter credit spreads.
Short-term investments increased largelydecreased due to proceeds from the salefunding of Talcott Resolution, partially offset by a decline in the Company's securities lending agreements.Navigators Group acquisition.


Net Investment Income
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017 2018201720192018 20192018
(Before tax)AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1] AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1] AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]
Fixed maturities [2]$358
3.9%$326
4.0% $707
3.9%$645
4.0%$386
3.9%$358
3.9% $767
3.9%$707
3.9%
Equity securities6
2.4%5
2.6% 12
2.4%10
2.4%12
3.4%6
2.4% 19
2.9%12
2.4%
Mortgage loans34
4.2%30
4.1% 67
4.2%60
4.1%41
4.5%34
4.2% 81
4.4%67
4.2%
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments39
9.5%39
10.1% 112
14.3%97
13.0%60
13.9%39
9.5% 116
13.9%112
14.3%
Other [3]9
 11
  17
 26
 7
 9
  16
 17
 
Investment expense(18) (16)  (36) (33) (18) (18)  (41) (36) 
Total net investment income$428
3.9%$395
4.1% $879
4.1%$805
4.2%$488
4.2%$428
3.9% $958
4.1%$879
4.1%
Total net investment income excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments$389
3.7%$356
3.8% $767
3.7%$708
3.8%$428
3.8%$389
3.7% $842
3.8%$767
3.7%
[1]Yields calculated using annualized net investment income divided by the monthly average invested assets at amortized cost as applicable, excluding repurchase agreement and securities lending collateral, , if any, and derivatives book value.
[2]Includes net investment income on short-term investments.
[3]Primarily includesIncludes income from derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and hedge fixed maturities.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2018,2019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Total net investment income increased primarily due to higher income from fixed maturities as a result of higher asset levels driven by the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business. In addition, for the six month period, total net
investmentNavigators Group as well as higher income increased due tofrom limited partnerships and other alternative investments as a result of higher returns on private equity investments.
Annualized net investment income yield,excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments was 3.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 3.8% for the same period in 2017. Excluding non-routine items, which primarily include prepayment penalties on mortgage loans and

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make-whole payments on fixed maturities, the annualized investment income yield was 3.6%3.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, downmonth period in 2019, up from 3.7%3.6% for the same period in 2017.for 2018.
New money yield
Average reinvestment rate for the 2019 six month period, excluding certain U.S. Treasury securities and cash equivalent securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2018, was approximately 3.9%3.7% which was abovebelow the average yield of sales and maturities of 3.5%4.0% for the same period. For the 2019 six months ended June 30, 2018,month period, the average reinvestment rate of 3.9% increased3.7% decreased from 3.5%3.9% for the 2018 six month period, in 2017, due to higherlower interest rates.
Though new moneyDespite the recent decline in reinvestment rates, have risen, as investment income in 2018 will include the lower yield on Aetna group life and
disability assets that were recorded at current yields as of the November 1, 2017 acquisition date, we expect the annualized net investment income yield for the 20182019 calendar year, excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments, to approximate the portfolio yield earned in 2017 though it could be higher depending on the level of non-routine income and if reinvestment rates stay above the sales/maturity yield.2018. The estimated impact on net investment income yield is subject to change as the composition of the portfolio changes through portfolio management and changes in market conditions.



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Net Realized Capital Gains
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)20182017 20182017
Gross gains on sales$46
$77
 $65
$138
Gross losses on sales(31)(22) (88)(68)
Equity securities [1]26

 42

Net other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses recognized in earnings [2]
(2) 
(3)
Transactional foreign currency revaluation
8
 1
14
Non-qualifying foreign currency derivatives4
(7) 1
(14)
Other, net [3]7
1
 1
12
Net realized capital gains$52
$55
 $22
$79

Net Realized Capital Gains
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)20192018 20192018
Gross gains on sales$69
$46
 $113
$65
Gross losses on sales(19)(31) (40)(88)
Equity securities [1]30
26
 162
42
Net other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses recognized in earnings [2]

 (2)
Valuation allowances on mortgage loans [2]1

 1

Transactional foreign currency revaluation

 
1
Non-qualifying foreign currency derivatives(1)4
 
1
Other, net [3]
7
 9
1
Net realized capital gains$80
$52
 $243
$22
[1]Effective January 1, 2018, with adoption of new accounting standards for equity securities at fair value, includes
Includes all changes in fair value and trading gains and losses for equity securities. The net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of June 30, 2019, were $29 and $74 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of June 30, 2018, were $17 and $11 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
[2]
See Other-Than-Temporary Impairments and Valuation Allowances on Mortgage Loans within the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of the MD&A.
[3]Primarily consists of changes in value of non-qualifying derivatives, and including credit derivatives.derivatives and interest rate derivatives used to manage duration.
Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019
Gross gains and losses on sales were primarily the result of duration, liquidity and credit management within U.S. treasury securities, corporate securities, and tax-exempt municipal bonds.
Equity securities net gains were primarily driven by appreciation of equity securities due to higher equity market levels.
Other, net gainsfor the six month period were primarily due to gains on credit derivatives of $27 driven by credit spread tightening, partially offset by losses on interest rate derivatives of $15 due to a decline in interest rates.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2018
Gross gains and losses on saleswere primarily the result of duration, liquidity and credit management within corporate securities, U.S. treasury securities, and tax-exempt municipal bonds as well as the sale of a private real estate investment.
Equity securitiesnet gains were driven by sales and appreciation of equity securities due to higher equity market levels and tactical repositioning.
Other, net gainsfor the three month period were primarily due to gains of $8 on interest rate derivatives due to an increase in interest rates.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2017
Gross gains and losses on saleswere primarily the result of duration, liquidity and credit management within corporate securities, equity securities, residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS") and U.S. treasury securities.
Other, net gains for the six month period were primarily due to gains of $8 on credit derivatives as a result of credit spread
 
tightening and gains of $3 on interest rate derivatives used to manage duration.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ, and in the past have differed, from those estimates.
The Company has identified the following estimates as critical in that they involve a higher degree of judgment and are subject to a significant degree of variability:
property and casualty insurance product reserves, net of reinsurance;
group benefit long-term disability (LTD) reserves, net of reinsurance;
evaluation of goodwill for impairment;
valuation of investments and derivative instruments including evaluation of other-than-temporary impairments

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on available-for-sale securities and valuation allowances on mortgage loans;
valuation allowance on deferred tax assets; and
contingencies relating to corporate litigation and regulatory matters.
Certain of these estimates are particularly sensitive to market conditions, and deterioration and/or volatility in the worldwide debt or equity markets could have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In developing these estimates, management makes subjective and complex judgments that are inherently uncertain and subject to material change as facts and circumstances develop. Although variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts



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provided are appropriate based upon the facts available upon compilation of the financial statements.
The Company’s critical accounting estimates are discussed in Part II, Item 7 MD&A in the Company’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report. In addition, Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report should be read in conjunction with this section to assist with obtaining an understanding of the underlying accounting policies related to these estimates. The following discussion updates certain of the Company’s critical accounting estimates as of June 30, 2018.2019.
Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance
P&C Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense ("LAE") Reserves of $19,859,$22,623, Net of Reinsurance, by Segment as of June 30, 20182019
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Based on the results of the quarterly reserve review process, the Company determines the appropriate reserve adjustments, if any, to record. Recorded reserve estimates are adjusted after consideration of numerous factors, including but not limited to, the magnitude of the difference between the actuarial indication and the recorded reserves, improvement or deterioration of actuarial indications in the period, the maturity of the accident year, trends observed over the recent past and the level of volatility within a particular line of business. In general, adjustments are made more quickly to more mature accident years and less volatile lines of business. Such adjustments of reserves are referred to as “prior accident year development”. Increases in previous estimates of ultimate loss costs are referred to as either an increase in prior accident year reserves or as unfavorable reserve development. Decreases in previous estimates of ultimate loss costs are referred to as either a decrease in prior accident year reserves or as favorable reserve development. Reserve development can influence the comparability of year over year underwriting results and is set forth in the paragraphs and tables that follow.


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Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty InsuranceCommercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$18,893
$2,294
$2,588
$23,775
$19,455
$2,456
$2,673
$24,584
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,147
71
739
3,957
3,137
108
987
4,232
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net15,746
2,223
1,849
19,818
16,318
2,348
1,686
20,352
Navigators Group acquisition2,001


2,001
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses 







Current accident year before catastrophes1,948
1,123

3,071
2,216
1,017

3,233
Current accident year ("CAY") catastrophes143
148

291
160
82

242
Prior accident year development ("PYD")(92)(3)16
(79)12
3
9
24
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses1,999
1,268
16
3,283
2,388
1,102
9
3,499
Less: payments1,784
1,331
127
3,242
1,886
1,261
82
3,229
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net15,961
2,160
1,738
19,859
18,821
2,189
1,613
22,623
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,059
22
691
3,772
4,039
112
974
5,125
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$19,020
$2,182
$2,429
$23,631
$22,860
$2,301
$2,587
$27,748
Earned premiums and fee income$3,473
$1,735
 $3,782
$1,619

Loss and loss expense paid ratio [1]51.4
76.7
 49.9
77.9

Loss and loss expense incurred ratio57.8
73.9
 63.4
68.9

Prior accident year development (pts) [2](2.7)(0.2) 0.3
0.2

[1]The “loss and loss expense paid ratio” represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums.
[2]“Prior accident year development (pts)” represents the ratio of prior accident year development to earned premiums.
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018, Net of Reinsurance
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019, Net of ReinsuranceCurrent Accident Year Catastrophe Losses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019, Net of Reinsurance
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
TotalCommercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Total
Wind and hail$83
$123
$206
$95
$63
$158
Winter storms59
22
81
60
19
79
Flooding1
1
2
1

1
Volcanic eruption
2
2
Other4

4
Total catastrophe losses$143
$148
$291
$160
$82
$242
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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty InsuranceCommercial LinesPersonal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(48)$
$
$(48)$(30)$
$
$(30)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion10


10
9


9
General liability20


20
37


37
Marine10


10
Package business(15)

(15)(14)

(14)
Commercial property1


1
(13)

(13)
Professional liability6


6
33


33
Bond







Assumed Reinsurance3


3
Automobile liability(5)

(5)2


2
Homeowners
(1)
(1)



Net asbestos reserves







Net environmental reserves







Catastrophes(44)13

(31)(16)2

(14)
Uncollectible reinsurance

11
11




Other reserve re-estimates, net2
(2)5
5
1
2
9
12
Total prior accident year development$(73)$10
$16
$(47)$22
$4
$9
$35
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(50)$
$
$(50)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion17


17
General liability43


43
Marine10


10
Package business(9)

(9)
Commercial property(15)

(15)
Professional liability33


33
Bond



Assumed Reinsurance3


3
Automobile liability2
(5)
(3)
Homeowners
1

1
Net asbestos reserves



Net environmental reserves



Catastrophes(28)6

(22)
Uncollectible reinsurance



Other reserve re-estimates, net6
1
9
16
Total prior accident year development$12
$3
$9
$24
Workers’ compensation reserveswere reduced, principally in small commercial driven by lower than previously estimated claim severity for the 2014 through 2017 accident years.
General liability reserves were increased, primarily due to reserve increases in small commercial for accident years 2017 and 2018 due to higher frequency of high-severity bodily injury claims, as well as increased estimated severity on the acquired



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Navigators Group book of business related to U.S. construction, premises liability, products liability and excess casualty, mostly related to accident years 2014 to 2018.  
Package business reserveswere decreased, primarily due to favorable emergence on property claims related to accident years 2016 through 2018.
Commercial property reserveswere decreased, principally due to favorable emergence of reported losses, including on the acquired Navigators Group book of business related to offshore energy in accident years 2017 to 2018 and construction engineering across accident years 2015 to 2018.
Professional liability reserveswere increased, primarily due to large loss activity, including wrongful termination and discrimination claims, in accident years 2017 and 2018 and
increased estimated frequency and severity of directors’ and officers’ reserves on the Navigators Group book of business, principally for the 2014 to 2018 accident years.
Marine reserveswere increased, principally related to pollution exposure from the 1980s and 1990s related to the Navigators Group book of business.
Automobile liability reserveswere reduced, primarily driven by the emergence of lower estimated severity in personal automobile liability for accident year 2017.
Catastrophes reserves were reduced, primarily as a result of lower estimated net losses from 2017 hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$18,893
$2,294
$2,588
$23,775
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,147
71
739
3,957
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net15,746
2,223
1,849
19,818
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses    
Current accident year before catastrophes1,948
1,123

3,071
Current accident year catastrophes143
148

291
Prior accident year development(92)(3)16
(79)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses1,999
1,268
16
3,283
Less: payments1,784
1,331
127
3,242
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net15,961
2,160
1,738
19,859
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,059
22
691
3,772
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$19,020
$2,182
$2,429
$23,631
Earned premiums and fee income$3,473
$1,735
  
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [1]51.4
76.7
  
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio57.8
73.9
  
Prior accident year development (pts) [2](2.7)(0.2)  
[1]The “loss and loss expense paid ratio” represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums.
[2]“Prior accident year development (pts)” represents the ratio of prior accident year development to earned premiums.



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Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018, Net of Reinsurance
 
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Total
Wind and hail$83
$123
$206
Winter storms59
22
81
Flooding1
1
2
Volcanic eruption
2
2
Total catastrophe losses$143
$148
$291
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(48)$
$
$(48)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion10


10
General liability20


20
Package business(15)

(15)
Commercial property1


1
Professional liability6


6
Bond



Automobile liability(5)

(5)
Homeowners
(1)
(1)
Net asbestos reserves



Net environmental reserves



Catastrophes(44)13

(31)
Uncollectible reinsurance

11
11
Other reserve re-estimates, net2
(2)5
5
Total prior accident year development$(73)$10
$16
$(47)
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(73)$
$
$(73)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion20


20
General liability28


28
Package business(7)

(7)
Commercial property(12)

(12)
Professional liability8


8
Bond



Automobile liability(10)

(10)
Homeowners
(13)
(13)
Net asbestos reserves



Net environmental reserves



Catastrophes(52)18

(34)
Uncollectible reinsurance

11
11
Other reserve re-estimates, net6
(8)5
3
Total prior accident year development$(92)$(3)$16
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Workers’ compensation reserveswere reduced in small commercial and middle market, primarily for accident years 2011 to 2015, as both claim frequency and medical claim severity have emerged favorably compared to previous reserve estimates.
General liability reserveswere increased, primarily due to an increase in reserves for higher hazard general liability
exposures in middle market for accident years 2009 to 2017, partially offset by a decrease in reserves for other lines within middle market, including premises and operations, umbrella and products liability, principally for accident years 2015 and prior. Contributing to the increase in reserves for higher hazard general liability exposures was an increase in large losses and, in more recent accident years, an increase in claim frequency. 

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Contributing to the reduction in reserves for other middle market lines were more favorable outcomes due to initiatives to reduce legal expenses. In addition, reserve increases for claims with lead paint exposure were offset by reserve decreases for other mass torts and extra-contractual liability claims.
Commercial property reserves were reduced, driven by an increase in estimated reinsurance recoverables on middle market property losses from the 2017 accident year.
Automobile liability reserves were reduced, primarily driven by reduced estimates of loss adjustment expenses in small commercial for recent accident years.
Homeowners reserveswere reduced, primarily in accident years 2013 to 2017, driven by lower than expected severity across multiple perils.
Catastrophe reserves were reduced, primarily as a result of lower estimated net losses from 2017 catastrophes, principally related to hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Before reinsurance, estimated losses for 2017 catastrophe events decreased by $123 in the six months ended June 30, 2018, resulting in a decrease in reinsurance recoverables of $90 as the Company no longer expects to recover under the 2017 Property Aggregate reinsurance treaty as aggregate ultimate losses for 2017 catastrophe events are now projected to be less than $850.

Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months EndedJune 30, 2017
 
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$17,950
$2,094
$2,501
$22,545
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,037
25
426
3,488
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net14,913
2,069
2,075
19,057
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses    
Current accident year before catastrophes1,962
1,296

3,258
Current accident year catastrophes134
171

305
Prior accident year development15
(14)1
2
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses2,111
1,453
1
3,565
Less: payments1,737
1,431
133
3,301
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net15,287
2,091
1,943
19,321
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,083
24
401
3,508
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$18,370
$2,115
$2,344
$22,829
Earned premiums and fee income$3,427
$1,886
  
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [1]50.7
75.9
  
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio61.9
78.0
  
Prior accident year development (pts) [2]0.4
(0.8)  
[1]The “loss and loss expense paid ratio” represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums.
[2]“Prior accident year development (pts)” represents the ratio of prior accident year development to earned premiums.
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017, Net of Reinsurance

 
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Total
Wind and hail$133
$168
$301
Winter storms1
3
4
Total catastrophe losses$134
$171
$305



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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation discount accretion8


8
Commercial property(7)

(7)
Catastrophes(2)(8)
(10)
Other reserve re-estimates, net1
(2)
(1)
Total prior accident year development$
$(10)$
$(10)
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(20)$
$
$(20)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion16


16
General liability10


10
Commercial property(6)

(6)
Bond(10)

(10)
Automobile liability20


20
Catastrophes(2)(11)
(13)
Other reserve re-estimates, net7
(3)1
5
Total prior accident year development$15
$(14)$1
$2
Workers’ compensation reservesin small commercial were reduced given the continued emergence of favorable frequency for accident years 2013 to 2015. Management has placed additional weight on this favorable experience as it becomes more credible.
General liability reserves were increased for the 2013 to 2016 accident years on a class of business that insures service and maintenance contractors. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in recent accident year reserves for other middle market general liability reserves.
Bond business reservesrelated to recent accident years were reduced as reported losses for commercial and contract surety have emerged favorably.
Automobile liability reserves within Commercial Lines were increased in small commercial and large national accounts for the 2013 to 2016 accident years, driven by higher frequency of more severe accidents, including litigated claims.
Catastrophe reserves were reduced primarily due to lower estimates of 2016 wind and hail event losses and a decrease in losses on a 2015 wildfire.
P&C Other Operations Total Reserves, Net of Reinsurancechart-ecb6f4cb30275edf8faa04.jpg
Asbestos and Environmental Reserves
Reserves for asbestos and environmental ("A&E") are primarily within P&C Other Operations with less significant amounts of A&E reserves included within Commercial Lines and Personal Lines. The following tables include all A&E reserves, including

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reserves in P&C Other Operations and Commercial Lines and Personal Lines.
Asbestos and Environmental Net Reserves
 AsbestosEnvironmental
June 30, 2018  
Property and Casualty Other Operations$1,055
$169
Commercial Lines and Personal Lines70
54
Ending liability — net$1,125
$223
December 31, 2017  
Property and Casualty Other Operations$1,143
$182
Commercial Lines and Personal Lines72
55
Ending liability — net$1,215
$237
Property & Casualty Reserves Asbestos and Environmental Summary as of June 30, 2018
  AsbestosEnvironmentalTotal A&E
Gross   
 Direct$1,306
$309
$1,615
 Assumed Reinsurance409
45
454
 Total1,715
354
2,069
Ceded - other than National Indemnity Company ("NICO")(407)(29)(436)
Ceded - NICO adverse development cover ("ADC ")(183)(102)(285)
Net$1,125
$223
$1,348
Rollforward of Asbestos and Environmental Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017
 AsbestosEnvironmental
2018  
Beginning liability—net$1,215
$237
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid90
14
Reclassification of allowance for uncollectible reinsurance

Ending liability – net$1,125
$223
2017  
Beginning liability—net$1,363
$292
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid76
33
Reclassification of allowance for uncollectible reinsurance [1]1

Ending liability – net$1,288
$259
[1]Related to the reclassification of an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance from the "All Other" category of P&C Other Operations reserves.
The Company classifies its A&E reserves into two categories: Direct and Assumed Reinsurance.
Direct Insurance- includes primary and excess coverage. Of the two categories of claims, direct policies tend to have the greatest factual development from which to estimate the Company’s exposures.
Assumed Reinsurance- includes both “treaty” reinsurance (covering broad categories of claims or blocks of business) and “facultative” reinsurance (covering specific risks or individual policies of primary or excess insurance companies). Assumed reinsurance exposures are less predictable than direct insurance exposures because the Company does not generally receive notice of a reinsurance claim until the underlying direct insurance claim is mature. This causes a delay in the receipt of information at the reinsurer level and adds to the uncertainty of estimating related reserves.
Adverse Development Cover
Effective December 31, 2016, the Company entered into an A&E ADC reinsurance agreement with NICO, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to reduce uncertainty about potential adverse development. Under the ADC, the Company paid a reinsurance premium of $650 for NICO to assume adverse net loss and allocated loss adjustment expense reserve development up to $1.5 billion above the Company’s existing net A&E reserves as of December 31, 2016 of approximately $1.7 billion.  The $650 reinsurance premium was placed in a collateral trust account as security for NICO’s claim payment obligations to the Company. The Company has retained the risk of collection on amounts due from other third-party reinsurers and continues to be responsible for claims handling and other administrative services, subject to

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certain conditions. The ADC covers substantially all the Company’s A&E reserve development up to the reinsurance limit.
Under retroactive reinsurance accounting, net adverse A&E reserve development after December 31, 2016, will result in an offsetting reinsurance recoverable up to the $1.5 billion limit. Cumulative ceded losses up to the $650 reinsurance premium paid are recognized as a dollar-for-dollar offset to direct losses incurred. Cumulative ceded losses exceeding the $650 reinsurance premium paid would result in a deferred gain.  The deferred gain would be recognized over the claim settlement period in the proportion of the amount of cumulative ceded losses collected from the reinsurer to the estimated ultimate reinsurance recoveries. Consequently, until periods when the deferred gain is recognized as a benefit to earnings, cumulative adverse development of A&E claims after December 31, 2016 in excess of $650 may result in significant charges against earnings.
As of June 30, 2018, the Company has incurred a cumulative $285 in adverse development on A&E reserves that have been ceded under the ADC treaty with NICO, leaving approximately $1.2 billion of coverage available for future adverse net reserve development, if any.
Net and Gross Survival Ratios
Net and Gross survival ratios are a measure of the quotient of the carried reserves divided by average annual payments (net of reinsurance and on a gross basis) and is an indication of the number of years that carried reserves would last (i.e. survive) if future annual payments were consistent with the calculated historical average.
The survival ratios shown below are calculated for the one and three year periods ended June 30, 2018. The net basis survival ratio has been materially affected by the ADC entered into between the Company and NICO. The Company cedes adverse A&E development in excess of its December 31, 2016 net carried reserves of $1.7 billion to NICO up to a limit of $1.5 billion. Since December 31, 2016, net reserves for A&E have been declining as the Company has had no net incurred losses but continues to pay down net loss reserves. This has the effect of reducing the one- and three-year net survival ratios shown in the table below. For asbestos, the table also presents the three-year net survival ratios excluding the effect of the PPG Industries, Inc. ("PPG") settlement in 2016. For further discussion of the PPG settlement, see Part II, Item 7 MD&A, Critical Accounting Estimates, Annual Reserves Reviews section in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Net and Gross Survival Ratios
 AsbestosEnvironmental
One year net survival ratio7.06.2
Three year net survival ratio- excluding PPG settlement6.8
4.5
One year gross survival ratio7.6
6.9
Three year gross survival ratio - excluding PPG settlement8.0
5.9
Asbestos and Environmental Paid and Incurred Losses and LAE Development for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 AsbestosEnvironmental
 Paid
Losses &  LAE
Incurred
Losses &  LAE
Paid
Losses &  LAE
Incurred
Losses &  LAE
Gross$123
$
$25
$
Ceded- other than NICO(33)
(11)
Ceded - NICO ADC



Net$90
$
$14
$
Annual Reserve Reviews
Review of Asbestos Reserves
In 2018, the Company expects to perform its regular comprehensive annual review of asbestos reserves in the fourth quarter.
As part of its evaluation in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company reviewed all of its open direct domestic insurance accounts exposed to asbestos liability, as well as assumed reinsurance accounts. Based on this evaluation, the Company increased its net asbestos reserves for prior year development by $183 in the fourth quarter of 2017 which was offset by $183 of ceded losses under the ADC agreement.
Review of Environmental Reserves
In 2018, the Company expects to perform its regular comprehensive annual review of environmental reserves in the fourth quarter.
As part of its evaluation in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company reviewed all of its open direct domestic insurance accounts exposed to environmental liability, as well as assumed reinsurance accounts for both direct and assumed reinsurance. Based on this evaluation, the Company increased its net environmental reserves for prior year development by $102 in the fourth quarter 2017 which was offset by $102 of ceded losses under the ADC agreement.
2017 Reserve Reviews
For a discussion of the Company's 2017 comprehensive annual review of A&E reserves, see Part II, Item 7 MD&A, Critical Accounting Estimates, Annual Reserves Reviews section in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Uncertainties Regarding Adequacy of Asbestos and Environmental Reserves
A number of factors affect the variability of estimates for A&E reserves before considering the effect of the reinsurance agreement with NICO, including assumptions with respect to the frequency of claims, the average severity of those claims settled with payment, the dismissal rate of claims with no payment, resolution of coverage disputes with our policyholders and the expense to indemnity ratio. The uncertainty with respect to the underlying reserve assumptions for A&E adds a greater degree of

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variability to these reserve estimates than reserve estimates for more traditional exposures.
As of June 30, 2018 , the Company reported $1.1 billion of net asbestos reserves and $223 of net environmental reserves. The Company believes that its current A&E reserves are appropriate. However, analyses of future developments could cause The Hartford to change its estimates of its A&E reserves. As discussed above, the effect of these changes could be material to the Company's liquidity and, if cumulative adverse development subsequent to December 31, 2016 exceeded $650, the effect of the changes could be material to the Company's consolidated operating results. The process of estimating A&E reserves remains subject to a wide variety of uncertainties, which are detailed in the Company's 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Consistent with the Company's long-standing reserve practices, the Company will continue to review and monitor its reserves in Property & Casualty Other Operations regularly, including its annual reviews of asbestos liabilities, reinsurance recoverables and the allowance for uncollectible reinsurance, and environmental liabilities, and where future developments indicate, make appropriate adjustments to the reserves. For a discussion of the Company's reserving practices, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance in the Company's 2017 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets represent the tax benefit of future deductible temporary differences and certain tax carryforwards. Deferred tax assets are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such benefits are realized if there is no change in tax law. Under U.S. GAAP, we test the value of deferred tax assets for impairment on a quarterly basis at the entity level within each tax jurisdiction, consistent with our filed tax returns. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The determination of the valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets requires management to make certain judgments and assumptions. In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets, we have considered all available evidence as of June 30, 2018, including past operating results, forecasted earnings, future taxable income, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. In the event we determine it is more likely than not that we will not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets in the future, an increase to the valuation allowance would be charged to earnings in the period such determination is made. Likewise, if it is later determined that it is more likely than not that those deferred tax assets would be realized, the previously provided valuation allowance would be reversed. Our judgments and assumptions are subject to change given the inherent uncertainty in predicting future performance and specific industry and investment market conditions.
As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had no valuation allowance. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considered future taxable temporary difference reversals, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryovers, taxable income in open
carry back years and other tax planning strategies. From time to time, tax planning strategies could include holding a portion of debt securities with market value losses until recovery, altering the level of tax exempt securities held, making investments which have specific tax characteristics, and business considerations such as asset-liability matching. Management views such tax planning strategies as prudent and feasible, and would implement them, if necessary, to realize the deferred tax assets.


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SEGMENT OPERATING SUMMARIES
COMMERCIAL LINES
Results of Operations
Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Written premiums$1,734
$1,706
2% $3,585
$3,527
2%$2,078
$1,734
20% $4,027
$3,585
12%
Change in unearned premium reserve(11)(14)21% 129
119
8%91
(11)NM
 263
129
104%
Earned premiums1,745
1,720
1% 3,456
3,408
1%1,987
1,745
14% 3,764
3,456
9%
Fee income8
9
(11%) 17
19
(11%)9
8
13% 18
17
6%
Losses and loss adjustment expenses


   


   
Current accident year before catastrophes977
994
(2%) 1,948
1,962
(1%)1,179
977
21% 2,216
1,948
14%
Current accident year catastrophes [1]74
63
17% 143
134
7%90
74
22% 160
143
12%
Prior accident year development [1](73)
NM
 (92)15
NM
22
(73)130% 12
(92)113%
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses978
1,057
(7%) 1,999
2,111
(5%)1,291
978
32% 2,388
1,999
19%
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs259
252
3% 516
501
3%310
259
20% 584
516
13%
Underwriting expenses336
324
4% 660
647
2%392
336
17% 729
660
10%
Amortization of other intangible assets1

NM
 1

NM
2
1
100% 4
1
NM
Dividends to policyholders6
3
100% 10
7
43%6
6
% 12
10
20%
Underwriting gain173
93
86% 287
161
78%
Underwriting gain (loss)(5)173
(103%) 65
287
(77%)
Net servicing income1
1
% 1
1
%2
1
100% 1
1
%
Net investment income [2]242
240
1% 500
483
4%281
242
16% 540
500
8%
Net realized capital gains [2]42
32
31% 34
43
(21%)54
42
29% 169
34
NM
Loss on reinsurance transaction(91)
NM
 (91)
NM
Other income (expenses)(3)
NM
 (1)1
NM
(6)(3)(100%) (7)(1)NM
Income before income taxes455
366
24% 821
689
19%235
455
(48%) 677
821
(18%)
Income tax expense [3]83
108
(23%) 151
200
(25%)44
83
(47%) 123
151
(19%)
Net income$372
$258
44% $670
$489
37%$191
$372
(49%) $554
$670
(17%)
[1]For discussion of current accident year catastrophes and prior accident year development, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property and Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
[2]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[3]
For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1211 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Premium Measures [1]
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017 20182017
New business premium$318
$277
 $655
$590
Standard commercial lines policy count retention81%83% 82%84%
Standard commercial lines renewal written price increase3.1%3.4% 2.8%3.3%
Standard commercial lines renewal earned price increase3.2%2.7% 3.2%2.5%
Standard commercial lines policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands)   1,330
1,344

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

20192018 20192018
Small commercial new business premium$183
$142
 $358
$298
Middle market new business premium177
135
 317
273
Small commercial policy count retention83%82% 83%82%
Middle market policy count retention [1]81%77% 81%78%
Standard commercial lines renewal written price increases [1] [2]2.2%3.1% 2.0%3.0%
Standard commercial lines renewal earned price increases [1] [2]2.2%3.3% 2.3%3.3%
Small commercial policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands)1,291
1,259
   
Middle market policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands) [1]64
65
   
[1]Standard commercial lines consistsExcludes certain risk classes of small commercial and middle market. Standard commercial premium measures exclude Maxum, higher hazard general liability in middle market.
[2]Small commercial and middle market and livestock lines of business.within middle & large commercial are generally referred to as standard commercial lines.


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Underwriting Ratios
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio   
 
Current accident year before catastrophes56.0
57.8
(1.8) 56.4
57.6
(1.2)59.3
56.0
3.3
 58.9
56.4
2.5
Current accident year catastrophes4.2
3.7
0.5
 4.1
3.9
0.2
4.5
4.2
0.3
 4.3
4.1
0.2
Prior accident year development(4.2)
(4.2) (2.7)0.4
(3.1)1.1
(4.2)5.3
 0.3
(2.7)3.0
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio56.0
61.5
(5.5) 57.8
61.9
(4.1)65.0
56.0
9.0
 63.4
57.8
5.6
Expense ratio33.7
33.0
0.7
 33.6
33.1
0.5
35.0
33.7
1.3
 34.5
33.6
0.9
Policyholder dividend ratio0.3
0.2
0.1
 0.3
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.3

 0.3
0.3

Combined ratio90.1
94.6
(4.5) 91.7
95.3
(3.6)100.3
90.1
10.2
 98.3
91.7
6.6
Current accident year catastrophes and prior year development
3.7
(3.7) 1.4
4.3
(2.9)5.6

5.6
 4.6
1.4
3.2
Current accident year change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business [1]1.5

1.5
 0.8

0.8
Underlying combined ratio90.0
90.9
(0.9) 90.2
90.9
(0.7)93.2
90.0
3.2
 92.9
90.2
2.7
[1]Upon acquisition of Navigators Group and a review of Navigators Insurers reserves, the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 included $68 of prior accident year reserve increases and $29 of current accident year reserve increases which were excluded for the purposes of the underlying combined ratio calculation.
Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Net incomeincreaseddecreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 due to alower underwriting results, including the ADC ceded premium and reserve increases upon the acquisition of Navigators Group totaling $188 before tax, partially offset by higher underwriting gain, a lower corporate Federalnet investment income tax rate and to a lesser extent, an increase inhigher net realized capital gains. (ForFor further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results)Results.
Net incomeincreased for the six months ended June 30, 2018 due to a higher underwriting gain, a lower corporate Federal income tax rate and, to a lesser extent, an increase in net investment income, partially offset by a decrease in net realized capital gains. (For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results)







 
Underwriting Gain (Loss)
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Underwriting gainincreased forlossin the 2019 three months ended June 30,month period was down from an underwriting gain in the 2018 three month period and underwriting gain decreased in the six month period, primarily due to favorable prior accident year development in$97 before tax of increases to Navigators reserves upon acquisition of the second quarter of 2018, and lowerbusiness, a higher current accident year loss and loss adjustment expensesexpense ratio before catastrophes, primarily related to lower property loss costs, partially offset by higher current accident year catastrophes, and higher underwriting expenses.
Underwriting gainincreased for the six months ended June 30, 2018 primarily due toexpenses, including higher amortization of DAC, partially offset by a change from unfavorablenet reduction in Commercial Lines prior accident year developmentreserves unrelated to the Navigators Group acquisition, and the effect of higher earned premium. The increase in 2017underwriting expenses included higher commissions, the effect of higher information technology and operations costs in middle market as well as higher operations and other costs in small commercial associated with the 2018 renewal rights agreement with Farmers Group to favorable development in 2018 and lower current accident year loss and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes, primarily related to lower loss costs for property, automobile and general liability,acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business, partially offset by higher current accident year catastrophes and higher underwriting expenses.lower incentive compensation.


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Earned Premiums
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[1]Other of $12$11 and $11 for the three months ended June 30, 2017,2018, and 2018,2019, respectively, and $24$23 and $23$22 for the six months ended June 30, 2017,2018 and 2018,2019, respectively, is included in the total.
Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Earned premiumsincreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 reflecting written premium growth over the preceding twelve months.
Written premiumsincreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 due2019 with growth across small commercial, middle & large commercial, and global specialty, including growth from the acquisition of Navigators Group. In standard commercial lines, renewal written price increases declined in 2019, mostly attributable to growthlarger rate decreases in small commercial workers' compensation. New business premium in small commercial and middle market increased over the prior year in both the three and specialtysix month periods.
Small commercial written premium increased for both the three and six months periods primarily driven by the business acquired under a 2018 renewal rights agreement with Farmers Group to acquire its Foremost-branded small commercial business and higher policy count retention,
partially offset by a decline in small commercial for the three month period.
Small commercial written premium declined for the three months endedJune 30, 2018 primarily due to lower renewal premium, partially offset by higher new business premium. For the six month period, the increase in new business premium offset the decline in renewal premium. For both the three and six month periods, the decline in renewal premium was driven by lower audit premium and the effect of lower policy retention, partially offset byworkers' compensation renewal written price increases.
Middle market written premium growth for bothpricing compared to the three and six month periods was primarily due to strong new business growth in workers compensation.prior year.
Specialty commercial written premium growth for both the three and six month periods was driven by growth in bond and financial products.
Middle & large commercial written premium growth for both the three and six month periods was primarily due to new business growth and higher renewal premium in all core lines, as well as growth in certain industry verticals, including construction and energy. The increase in renewal premium was due to higher policy count retention, renewal written price increases and higher audit premium.
Global specialty written premium increased for both the three and six month periods driven by the acquisition of Navigators as well as growth in financial products and property, and for the six month period only, growth in bond.
Loss and LAE Ratio before Catastrophes and Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year developmentdecreasedincreased for the three months ended June 30, 20182019, primarily due to lower commercialhigher non-catastrophe property losses in small commercial and middle market inland marine and a lower loss and loss adjustment expense ratio in general liability, partially offset by a higher loss and loss adjustment expense ratio in workers compensation.small commercial.
Loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year developmentdecreasedincreased for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 primarily due to lower commercialhigher non-catastrophe property losses, in small commercial andincluding middle market inland marine, and lowera higher loss and loss adjustment expense ratiosratio in workers' compensation.
Included in current accident year loss and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes for both automobilethe three and six month periods in 2019 was a $29 increase in current accident year Navigators reserves upon acquisition of the business in May 2019, which was driven primarily by increased loss estimates for general liability.liability, international professional liability and assumed reinsurance accident and health business.  





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Current Accident Year Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Current accident year catastrophe lossestotaled $90, before tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to $74, before tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $63, before tax,2018. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Catastrophe2019 were all tornado, wind and hail events in various areas of the Midwest and South. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were primarily due to wind and hail events in Colorado as well as wind and thunderstorm events across the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic.
 
Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic. CatastropheCurrent accident year catastrophe lossestotaled $160, before tax, for the threesix months ended June 30, 2017 were primarily due2019 compared to wind and hail events in the Midwest, Texas and Colorado.
Current accident year catastrophe lossestotaled $143 before tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $134, before tax,2018. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Catastrophe2019 were primarily from winter storms in the northern plains, Midwest and Northeast as well as tornado, wind and hail events in various areas of the Midwest and South. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were primarily due to multiple wind and hail events in Colorado, the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic as well as winter storms on the east coast. Catastrophe losses
Prior accident year developmentwas a net unfavorable $22 for the three month period in 2019, compared with $73 of net favorable prior accident year development for the three month period in 2018 and was a net unfavorable $12 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were primarily due to wind and hail events in the Midwest, Colorado, Texas and the Southeast.
Prior accident year developmentwas a net favorable $73 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared with no net prior accident year development for the three months ended June 30, 2017, and was a net favorable $92 for the six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to unfavorablefavorable prior accident year development of $15,$92, before tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2017. 2018. Net reserve increases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were primarily related to a $68 before tax increase to Navigators reserves upon acquisition of the business, partially offset by lower loss reserve estimates for workers' compensation claims, catastrophes, and, for the three month period only, a decrease in package business reserves. The increase in Navigators reserves upon acquisition of the business principally related to higher reserve estimates for general liability, professional liability and marine.
Net reserve decreases for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were primarily related to decreases in reserves for workers' compensation and the 2017 hurricanes, partially offset by an increase in reserves for general liability. Estimated losses for 2017 catastrophe events in Commercial Lines decreased by $75 and $93 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, resulting in a decrease in reinsurance recoverables of $29 and $43 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, as the Company no longer expects to recover under the 2017 Property Aggregate reinsurance treaty.    
For the three months ended June 30, 2017, a reduction of commercial property and catastrophe reserves was offset by workers’ compensation discount accretion.
Net reserve increases for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were primarily related to commercial automobile liability and general liability, largely offset by a decrease in reserves for bond.

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PERSONAL LINES
Results of Operations
Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Written premiums$857
$925
(7%) $1,664
$1,814
(8%)$824
$857
(4%) $1,595
$1,664
(4%)
Change in unearned premium reserve1
(5)120% (51)(50)(2%)23
1
NM
 (5)(51)90%
Earned premiums856
930
(8%) 1,715
1,864
(8%)801
856
(6%) 1,600
1,715
(7%)
Fee income10
11
(9%) 20
22
(9%)10
10
% 19
20
(5%)
Losses and loss adjustment expenses

  


  
Current accident year before catastrophes557
652
(15%) 1,123
1,296
(13%)517
557
(7%) 1,017
1,123
(9%)
Current accident year catastrophes [1]114
92
24% 148
171
(13%)48
114
(58%) 82
148
(45%)
Prior accident year development [1]10
(10)NM
 (3)(14)79%4
10
(60%) 3
(3)NM
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses681
734
(7%) 1,268
1,453
(13%)569
681
(16%) 1,102
1,268
(13%)
Amortization of DAC70
79
(11%) 141
160
(12%)65
70
(7%) 130
141
(8%)
Underwriting expenses156
140
11% 299
277
8%155
156
(1%) 310
299
4%
Amortization of other intangible assets1
1
% 2
2
%2
1
100% 3
2
50%
Underwriting gain (loss)(42)(13)NM
 25
(6)NM
20
(42)148% 74
25
196%
Net servicing income [2]4
4
% 8
7
14%4
4
% 7
8
(13%)
Net investment income [3]37
35
6% 77
71
8%46
37
24% 88
77
14%
Net realized capital gains [3]5
5
% 5
7
(29%)8
5
60% 27
5
NM
Other income (expenses)1
(1)NM
 
(2)100%(2)1
NM
 (1)
NM
Income before income taxes5
30
(83%) 115
77
49%76
5
NM
 195
115
70%
Income tax expense (benefit) [4](1)6
(117%) 20
20
%14
(1)NM
 37
20
85%
Net income$6
$24
(75%) $95
$57
67 %$62
$6
NM
 $158
$95
66 %
[1]For discussion of current accident year catastrophes and prior accident year development, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
[2]
Includes servicing revenues of $23 and $42 for the three and six months endedJune 30,2018, respectively,2019 and $23 and $42 for the three and six months endedJune 30,2017, respectively.2018. Includes servicing expenses of $19 for both the three months ended June 30,2019 and 2018, and $35 and $34 for the three and six months endedJune 30,2018, respectively, 2019 and $19 and $35 for the three and six months endedJune 30,2017, respectively.2018.
[3]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[4]
For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1211 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Written and Earned Premiums
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
Written Premiums20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Product Line          
Automobile$586
$638
(8%) $1,167
$1,283
(9%)$564
$586
(4%) $1,119
$1,167
(4%)
Homeowners271
287
(6%) 497
531
(6%)260
271
(4%) 476
497
(4%)
Total$857
$925
(7%) $1,664
$1,814
(8%)$824
$857
(4%) $1,595
$1,664
(4%)
Earned Premiums 
  

 
  

Product Line 
  

 
  

Automobile$596
$652
(9%) $1,196
$1,306
(8%)$557
$596
(7%) $1,112
$1,196
(7%)
Homeowners260
278
(6%) 519
558
(7%)244
260
(6%) 488
519
(6%)
Total$856
$930
(8%) $1,715
$1,864
(8%)$801
$856
(6%) $1,600
$1,715
(7%)
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Premium Measures
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
Premium Measures20182017 2018201720192018 20192018
Policies in-force end of period (in thousands)      
Automobile  1,589
1,839
  1,465
1,589
Homeowners  978
1,109
  903
978
New business written premium      
Automobile$42
$38
 $79
$80
$59
$42
 $115
$79
Homeowners$11
$12
 $20
$24
$20
$11
 $36
$20
Policy count retention      
Automobile82%81% 81%82%85%82% 85%81%
Homeowners84%83% 83%82%85%84% 85%83%
Renewal written price increase      
Automobile8.2%10.4% 8.9%10.4%4.9%8.1% 5.2%8.8%
Homeowners10.4%9.1% 10.0%9.0%7.1%10.4% 7.5%10.0%
Renewal earned price increase      
Automobile10.4%9.1% 10.5%8.7%5.6%10.4% 6.1%10.5%
Homeowners9.2%8.5% 9.1%8.3%8.9%9.2% 9.2%9.1%
Underwriting Ratios
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
Underwriting Ratios20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio      
Current accident year before catastrophes65.1
70.1
(5.0) 65.5
69.5
(4.0)64.5
65.1
(0.6) 63.6
65.5
(1.9)
Current accident year catastrophes13.3
9.9
3.4
 8.6
9.2
(0.6)6.0
13.3
(7.3) 5.1
8.6
(3.5)
Prior year development1.2
(1.1)2.3
 (0.2)(0.8)0.6
0.5
1.2
(0.7) 0.2
(0.2)0.4
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio79.6
78.9
0.7
 73.9
78.0
(4.1)71.0
79.6
(8.6) 68.9
73.9
(5.0)
Expense ratio25.4
22.5
2.9
 24.6
22.4
2.2
26.5
25.4
1.1
 26.5
24.6
1.9
Combined ratio104.9
101.4
3.5
 98.5
100.3
(1.8)97.5
104.9
(7.4) 95.4
98.5
(3.1)
Current accident year catastrophes and prior year development14.5
8.8
5.7
 8.4
8.4

6.5
14.5
(8.0) 5.3
8.4
(3.1)
Underlying combined ratio90.4
92.6
(2.2) 90.1
91.9
(1.8)91.0
90.4
0.6
 90.1
90.1

Product Combined Ratios
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Automobile 

  

 

  

Combined ratio99.7
100.8
(1.1) 96.4
99.1
(2.7)97.2
99.7
(2.5) 95.2
96.4
(1.2)
Underlying combined ratio96.5
99.1
(2.6) 95.4
97.8
(2.4)96.7
96.5
0.2
 95.2
95.4
(0.2)
Homeowners 

  

 

  

Combined ratio117.8
103.4
14.4
 103.8
103.4
0.4
99.3
117.8
(18.5) 96.2
103.8
(7.6)
Underlying combined ratio76.4
77.6
(1.2) 77.7
78.2
(0.5)79.2
76.4
2.8
 78.8
77.7
1.1
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Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Net incomein 2018 decreasedincreased for the three month period primarily due to a largerhigher underwriting loss, partially offset by a lower Federal income tax rategain and to a lesser extent, higher net investment income. Net income for the six month period increased, primarily due to a higher underwriting gain, a lower Federal income tax ratean increase in net realized capital gains and higher net investment income.
Underwriting Gain (Loss)
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Underwriting lossgainincreased for the three month period in three months ended June 30, 20182019 primarily due to higherlower current accident year catastrophe losses, a change tocatastrophes, less unfavorable prior accident year reserve development, related toand a lower current accident year loss ratio before catastrophes in auto, partially offset by a higher expensesunderwriting expense ratio and the effect of lower earned premium. These effects were partially offset byUnderwriting gain increased for the six month period in 2019 primarily due to lower current accident year catastrophes and lower current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratios before catastrophes in both automobileauto and homeowners. Thehomeowners partially offset by the effect of lower earned premium and an increase in underwriting expenses. For
the three and six month periods, the increase in underwriting expenses was largely driven by investments in information technology, and an increase in direct marketing spending, selling expenses, and operational costs to generate new business. For the six month period, underwriting gain (loss) improved,
primarily due to a lower current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for both automobile and homeowners and lower current accident year catastrophes,business, partially offset by less favorable prior accident year development, higher expenses,a reduction in state taxes and assessments and lower incentive compensation. The decrease in amortization of DAC for both the effect of a declinethree and six month periods was commensurate with the reduction in earned premium.
Earned Premiums
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Earned premiums decreased in 2018,2019, reflecting a decline in written premium over the prior six to twelve months in both agencyAgency channels and, to a lesser extent, in AARP Direct.
Written premiums decreased in 20182019 in AARP Direct and both Agency channels. Despite an increase in new business and higher policy count retention in both agency channelsauto and in AARP Directhomeowners, written premium declined, primarily due to not generating enough new business to offset the loss of non-renewed premium.
Renewal written pricing increases in 20182019 were higherlower in both auto and homeowners and have moderated in automobile with high single-digit price increasesresponse to moderating loss cost trends.
Policy count retention increased in both automobile and low double-digit price increaseshomeowners, in homeownerspart driven by actions taken to improve profitability.
Policy count retention increased in 2018 in automobile in the three month period asmoderating renewal written pricing increases moderated. Policy count retention in homeowners increased for both the three and six month periods in 2018 despite higher renewal written price increases.
Policies in-forcedecreased in 20182019 in both automobile and homeowners, driven by lownot generating enough new business and low policy count retention.to offset the loss of non-renewed policies.


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Loss and LAE Ratio before Catastrophes and Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development decreased in both the three and six month periods, in 2018,primarily due to the effect of earned pricing increases in both the automobile and homeowners lines and lowerpartially offset by higher non-catastrophe weather-related homeowners loss costs.costs in the three month period. For auto in both the three and six month periods, a modest increase in average claim severity driven by physical damage was mostly offset by a slight decrease in average claim frequency.
 
Current Accident Year Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Current accident year catastrophe lossesfor three months ended June 30, 2019 were primarily from tornado , wind and hail events in the South and Midwest. Catastrophe losses for three months ended June 30, 2018 were from catastrophe events across the country including multiple wind and hail events in Colorado as well as wind and thunderstorm events in the Northeast,Northeast. Midwest and South. Catastrophe losses for threethe six months ended June 30, 2017 were primarily due2019 included winter storms across the country and, to multiplea lesser extent, tornado, wind and hail events across various U.S. geographic regions, concentrated in Colorado, Texas,the South and the Midwest. Catastrophe losses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included multiple wind and hail events across the Great Plains, Midwest, South, and Northeast as well as from east coast winter storms. Catastrophe losses for
Prior accident year developmentwas unfavorable in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 were2019 primarily due to multiple wind and hail events across various geographic regions, concentratednet increases in Texas, Colorado,reserves for prior accident year catastrophes, partially offset by a decrease in auto liability reserves in the Midwest and the Southeast.
six month period. Prior accident year development was unfavorable inin the three months ended June 30, 2018 primarily due to net increases in reserves for prior accident year catastrophes. Prior accident year development for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included decreases in reserves for homeowners partiallylargely offset by increases in reserves for prior



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months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, resulting in a decrease in reinsurance recoverables of $40 and $47 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, as the Company no longer expects to recover under the 2017 Property Aggregate reinsurance treaty.
 
reinsurance treaty. Prior accident year development for the three and six month periods in 2017 primarily included a decrease in reserves for catastrophes.

PROPERTY & CASUALTY OTHER OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Losses and loss adjustment expenses 

    

 ��  
Prior accident year development [1]16

NM
 $16
$1
NM
Prior accident year development$9
$16
(44%) $9
$16
(44%)
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses16

NM
 16
1
NM
9
16
(44%) 9
16
(44%)
Underwriting expenses3
3
% 6
8
(25%)3
3
% 6
6
%
Underwriting loss(19)(3)NM
 (22)(9)(144%)(12)(19)37% (15)(22)32%
Net investment income [2]22
27
(19%) 46
58
(21%)21
22
(5%) 43
46
(7%)
Net realized capital gains [2]3
5
(40%) 2
9
(78%)4
3
33% 13
2
NM
Other income

% 
2
(100%)
Income before income taxes6
29
(79%) 26
60
(57%)13
6
117% 41
26
58%
Income tax expense [3]1
9
(89%) 4
16
(75%)2
1
100% 7
4
75%
Net income$5
$20
(75%) $22
$44
(50%)$11
$5
120% $34
$22
55%
[1]For discussion of prior accident year development, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
[2]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[3]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 12 - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property and Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
[2]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[3]
For discussion of income taxes, see Note 11 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Net Income for the increased three and six months ended June 30, 2018 decreased, as compared to prior year periods,2019 primarily due to a decrease in net unfavorable prior accident year development and, for the sixth month period, an increase in net realized capital gains.
Underwriting lossdecreased for three and six months ended June 30, 2019 primarily due to a decrease in unfavorable prior accident year development. Net unfavorable prior accident year reserve development in 2019 included reserve increases for product liability and construction defects claims. Net unfavorable prior accident year reserve development in 2018 included reserve increases for certain mass torts and the allowance for uncollectible reinsurance as well as lower net investment income.reinsurance.
Underwriting lossdecreased for the threeAsbestos and six months ended June 30, 2018 primarily due to an increase in unfavorable prior accident year development.
A&E environmental reservecomprehensive annual reserve reviews will occur in the fourth quarter of 2018.2019. For information on A&E reserves, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Asbestos and Environmental Reserves.Reserves included in the Company's 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.

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GROUP BENEFITS
Results of Operations
Operating Summary
Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,

20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Premiums and other considerations$1,401
$824
70% $2,802
$1,659
69%$1,422
$1,401
1% $2,831
$2,802
1%
Net investment income [1]115
88
31% 236
183
29%121
115
5% 242
236
3%
Net realized capital gains (losses) [1]2
13
(85%) (23)21
NM
7
2
NM
 12
(23)152%
Total revenues1,518
925
64% 3,015
1,863
62%1,550
1,518
2% 3,085
3,015
2%
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses1,059
628
69% 2,144
1,279
68%1,062
1,059
% 2,115
2,144
(1%)
Amortization of DAC11
8
38% 21
16
31%14
11
27% 27
21
29%
Insurance operating costs and other expenses317
193
64% 638
413
54%324
317
2% 639
638
%
Amortization of other intangible assets16

NM
 33

NM
11
16
(31%) 21
33
(36%)
Total benefits, losses and expenses1,403
829
69% 2,836
1,708
66%1,411
1,403
1% 2,802
2,836
(1%)
Income before income taxes115
96
20% 179
155
15%139
115
21% 283
179
58%
Income tax expense [2]19
27
(30%) 29
41
(29%)26
19
37% 52
29
79%
Net income$96
$69
39% $150
$114
32%$113
$96
18% $231
$150
54%
[1]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[2]
For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1211 - Income Taxes of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Premiums and Other Considerations
Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,

20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Fully insured – ongoing premiums$1,352
$802
69% $2,709
$1,607
69%$1,373
$1,352
2% $2,735
$2,709
1%
Buyout premiums5
3
67% 5
14
(64%)4
5
(20%) 6
5
20%
Fee income44
19
132% 88
38
132%45
44
2% 90
88
2%
Total premiums and other considerations$1,401
$824
70% $2,802
$1,659
69%$1,422
$1,401
1% $2,831
$2,802
1%
Fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts$85
$67
27% $539
$278
94%$99
$85
16% $506
$539
(6%)
Ratios, Excluding Buyouts
Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,

20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Group disability loss ratio74.3%78.9%(4.6) 74.6%80.9%(6.3)72.9%74.3%(1.4) 71.3%74.6%(3.3)
Group life loss ratio77.4%74.2%3.2 79.2%73.6%5.677.8%77.4%0.4 79.6%79.2%0.4
Total loss ratio75.5%76.1%(0.6) 76.5%76.9%(0.4)74.6%75.5%(0.9) 74.7%76.5%(1.8)
Expense ratio [1]23.9%24.5%(0.6) 23.9%26.1%(2.2)23.9%23.9%0.0 23.6%23.9%(0.3)
[1] Integration and transaction costs related to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business are not included in the expense ratio.


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Margin
Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Net income margin6.3%7.5%(1.2) 5.0%6.2%(1.2)7.3%6.3%1.0
 7.5%5.0%2.5
Less: Net realized capital gains (losses) excluded from core earnings, after tax(0.1%)0.8%(0.9) (0.7%)0.7%(1.4)
Less: Integration and transaction costs associated with acquired business, after tax(0.5%)%(0.5) (0.5%)%(0.5)
Adjustments to reconcile net income margin to core earnings margin:   
Net realized capital losses (gains) excluded from core earnings, before tax(0.4%)%(0.4) (0.4%)0.8%(1.2)
Integration and transaction costs associated with acquired business, before tax0.7%0.8%(0.1) 0.7%0.7%
Income tax benefit(0.1%)(0.2%)0.1
 (0.1%)(0.3%)0.2
Core earnings margin6.9%6.7%0.2
 6.2%5.5%0.7
7.5%6.9%0.6
 7.7%6.2%1.5
Net Income
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Three and six months endedJune 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months endedJune 30, 20172018
Net incomeincreased for the three month period, primarily due to an increase in premiums and other considerations, higher net realized gains and higher net investment income. Despite the increase in revenues, benefits and losses were relatively flat as the effect of a lower group disability loss ratio offset the effect on benefits and losses of higher earned premium.
Net income higher premiumfor the six month period increased largely due to a change from net realized capital losses for the 2018 period to net capital gains for the 2019 period and, to a lesser extent, an increase in premiums and other considerations and a lower loss ratio, partially offset by lower net realized capital gains, amortization of intangible assets, and higher insurance operating costs and other expenses, including integration costs related to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business in November 2017. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 net income increased due to higher net investment income, higher premiumincome. Despite the increase in revenues, benefits and other considerations andlosses were relatively flat as the effect of a lower group disability loss ratio partially offset by a change to net realized capitalthe effect on benefits and losses amortization of intangible assets, and higher insurance operating costs and other expenses, including integration costs related to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business in November 2017.earned premium.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses for the three month and six month period increased 64% primarily due to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group lifecommission on our voluntary product offerings and disability business and integration expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, operating costs and other expenses increased 54% primarily due to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business and integration expenses,investments in technology, partially offset by achievements of expense synergies, lower incentive compensation, and lower state guaranty fundtaxes and assessments incurred in the first quarter 2017 related to the liquidation of a life and health insurance company.six month period.
 
Fully Insured Ongoing Premiums
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[1] Other of $51$59 and $59$61 is included in the three months ended June 30, 2017,2018, and 2018,2019, respectively, and $106$119 and $119$123 for the six months endedJune 30, 2017,2018, and 2018,2019, respectively is included in the total.
Three and six months endedJune 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months endedJune 30, 20172018
Fully insured ongoing premiums increased 69%modestly for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 driven primarily by the acquisition of Aetna's U.S.month period reflecting an increase in group lifedisability, and, disability business, sales in excess of cancellations, strong group life and disability persistency andto a lesser extent higher premium from the New York Paid Family Leave product.Voluntary products, partially offset by a decrease in group life.
Fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts for the three andmonth period increased 16% driven primarily by an increase in group life sales. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 increased 27% and 94%2019 , respectively, primarily due to new business generated by our larger combined sales force followingdecreased 6% as the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business. Excludingprior year included first year sales from the impact of the acquisition, the Company saw an increase in the sale of voluntary products and fully insured sales in disability in 2018 due, in part, to the addition of a new New York Paid Family Leave product.


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Ratios
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018

Total loss ratiodecreased 0.60.9 points for the three month
period and 1.8 points for the six month period reflecting a lower disability loss ratio partially offset by a slightly higher group life loss ratio. The group disability loss ratio decreased 1.4 points and 0.43.3 points respectively for the three and six month period, ending June 30, 2018 reflecting a lower group disability loss ratio, partially offset by a higher group life loss ratio.  respectively, primarily due to continued favorable incidence trends on current incurral year reserves and, for the six month period, on prior incurral year reserves.
The group life loss ratio increased 3.20.4 points in both the three and six month periods due to lower favorable prior incurral year development on death and group life premium waiver claims, partially offset by lower mortality on the current accident year.
Expense ratio was flat for the three month period and 5.6decreased 0.3 points for the six month period driven byperiod. Lower amortization of other intangible assets, lower incentive compensation, the benefit of higher loss ratios associated with the business from the Aetna acquisitionearned premiums and higher mortality, primarilya reduction in the first quarter of 2018.  Partially offsetting the higher mortality was lower than expected claim incidence related to prior incurral years on group lifestate taxes and accidental death and dismemberment claims. The group disability loss ratio decreased 4.6 points for the three month period and 6.3 points forassessments in the six month period, primarily  due to declining incidence and continued strong recoveries driving favorable development on prior incurral year reserves, as well as modest price increases.  In addition, the group disability loss ratio improved as a result of a lower discount accretion on reserves acquired with Aetna's group disability business.
Expense ratio decreased 0.6 points for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decline is driven by a greater mix of lower commission national accounts business due to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business and higher revenues to cover fixed costs, partiallywere largely offset by intangible assethigher amortization incurredof DAC in 2018. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the expense ratio decreased 2.2 points. Of the decline, 1.2 points is driven by state guaranty fund assessments in 2017 related to the liquidation of a life and health insurance company. The remaining 1.0 point decline is driven by a greater mix of lower commission national accounts business due to the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business and higher revenues to cover fixed costs, partially offset by intangible asset amortization incurred in 2018.both periods.

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HARTFORD FUNDS

Results of Operations
Operating Summary
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

20192018Change 20192018Change
Fee income and other revenue$251
$261
(4%) $489
$519
(6%)
Net investment income2
1
100% 4
2
100%
Net realized capital gains
(1)100% 2
(1)NM
Total revenues253
261
(3%) 495
520
(5%)
Amortization of DAC3
4
(25%) 6
8
(25%)
Operating costs and other expenses203
211
(4%) 405
423
(4%)
Total benefits, losses and expenses206
215
(4%) 411
431
(5%)
 Income before income taxes47
46
2% 84
89
(6%)
Income tax expense9
9
% 16
18
(11%)
Net income$38
$37
3% $68
$71
(4%)
Daily average Hartford Funds AUM$117,875
$117,070
1% $115,058
$117,184
(2%)
ROA [1]12.9
12.6
2% 11.9
12.2
(2%)
Adjustment to reconcile ROA to ROA, core earnings:       
Effect of net realized capital losses (gains) excluded from core earnings, before tax
0.2
(100%) (0.4)0.2
NM
ROA, core earnings [1]12.9
12.8
1% 11.5
12.4
(7%)
[1] Represents annualized earnings divided by a daily average of assets under management, as measured in basis points.



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MUTUAL FUNDS
Results of Operations
Operating Summary
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

20182017Change 20182017Change
Fee income and other revenue$261
$247
6% $519
$484
7%
Net investment income1

NM
 2
1
100%
Net realized capital losses(1)
NM
 (1)
NM
Total revenues261
247
6% 520
485
7%
Amortization of DAC4
5
(20%) 8
11
(27%)
Operating costs and other expenses [1]211
204
3% 423
401
5%
Total benefits, losses and expenses215
209
3% 431
412
5%
 Income before income taxes46
38
21% 89
73
22%
Income tax expense9
14
(36%) 18
26
(31%)
Net income$37
$24
54% $71
$47
51%
        
Daily average total Mutual Funds segment AUM$117,070
$105,625
11% $117,184
$103,382
13%
Return on Assets ("ROA") [2]       
Net income12.6
9.2
37% 12.2
9.2
33%
Core Earnings12.8
9.2
39% 12.4
9.2
35%
[1]
Includes distribution costs of $46 and $92 for the three and six months ended June 30,2017, respectively, that were previously netted against fee income and are now presented gross in insurance operating costs and other expenses.
[2]Represents annualized earnings divided by a daily average of assets under management, as measured in basis points.
MutualHartford Funds Segment AUM
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018Change 20192018Change
Mutual Fund and ETP AUM - beginning of period$103,225
$99,883
3% $91,557
$99,090
(8%)
Sales - mutual fund5,707
5,252
9% 12,019
11,429
5%
Redemptions - mutual fund(6,097)(5,007)(22%) (11,997)(10,700)(12%)
Net flows - ETP285
228
25% 747
422
77%
Net flows - mutual fund and ETP(105)473
(122%) 769
1,151
(33%)
Change in market value and other3,769
1,309
188% 14,563
1,424
NM
Mutual fund and ETP AUM - end of period106,889
101,665
5% 106,889
101,665
5%
Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM [1]14,412
15,376
(6%) 14,412
15,376
(6%)
Hartford Funds AUM$121,301
$117,041
4% $121,301
$117,041
4%
 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017 [1]Change 20182017Change
Mutual Fund and ETP AUM - beginning of period$99,883
$87,076
15% $99,090
$81,507
22%
Sales - mutual fund5,252
6,248
(16%) 11,429
13,466
(15%)
Redemptions - mutual fund(5,007)(4,934)(1%) (10,700)(10,819)1%
Net flows - ETP228
33
NM
 422
55
NM
Net flows - mutual fund and ETP473
1,347
(65%) 1,151
2,702
(57%)
Change in market value and other1,309
3,158
(59%) 1,424
7,372
(81%)
Mutual fund and ETP AUM - end of period101,665
91,581
11% 101,665
91,581
11%
Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM [2]15,376
16,098
(4%) 15,376
16,098
(4%)
Total Mutual Funds segment AUM$117,041
$107,679
9% $117,041
$107,679
9%
[1]ETP AUM has been combined with mutual fund AUM. Previously ETPs were shown separately.
[2]Represents AUM of the Talcott Resolution life and annuity business sold in May 2018 that is still managed by the Company's MutualHartford Funds segment.
Mutual Fund and ETP AUM by Asset Class
June 30,
June 30, 2018June 30, 2017Change20192018Change
Equity$66,285
$58,047
14%$68,474
$66,285
3%
Fixed Income14,556
14,286
2%15,569
14,556
7%
Multi-Strategy Investments [1]19,894
18,923
5%20,095
19,894
1%
Exchange-traded Products930
325
186%2,751
930
196%
Mutual Fund and ETP AUM$101,665
$91,581
11%$106,889
$101,665
5%
[1]Includes balanced, allocation, and alternative investment products.

Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2018
Net incomeincreased slightly for the three month period compared to the prior year due to lower general, administrative and other expenses. Net income decreased modestly for the six month period compared to the prior year due to lower investment management fee revenue as a result of lower daily average AUM, largely offset by lower distribution and service expenses. Also, contributing to the change in each period was an increase in contingent consideration payable associated with the acquisition
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Hartford Funds AUM
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June 30, 2019 compared to June 30, 2018
Hartford Funds AUM increased compared to the prior year due to market appreciation, partially offset by net outflows from mutual funds and ETP's and the continued runoff of AUM related to the Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM. Net flows from mutual funds and ETP's were a positive $769 in the first six months of 2019 compared to net positive flows of $1.2 billion in the first six months of 2018.








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Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2017
Net incomefor both the three and six month periods increased compared to the prior year due to higher investment management fees and other revenue, partially offset by higher variable costs, including sub-advisory and distribution and services expenses. Also contributing to the increase was the effect of a lower corporate Federal income tax rate.


Total Mutual Funds Segment AUM
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Three and six months endedJune 30, 2018compared to thethree and six months endedJune 30, 2017
Total Mutual Funds segment AUM increased in 2018 primarily resulting from positive net flows and market appreciation. The increase in Mutual Fund business AUM was partially offset by the continued runoff of AUM still managed by the Company that is related to the Talcott Resolution life and annuity business sold in May, 2018.


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CORPORATE
Results of Operations
Operating Summary
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
20182017Change 20182017Change20192018Change 20192018Change
Fee income$4
$
NM
 $6
$1
NM
$11
$4
175% $24
$6
NM
Other revenue2

NM
 2

NM
10
2
NM
 44
2
NM
Net investment income11
5
120% 18
9
100%17
11
55% 41
18
128%
Net realized capital gains (losses)1

NM
 5
(1)NM
Net realized capital gains7
1
NM
 20
5
NM
Total revenues18
5
NM
 31
9
NM
45
18
150% 129
31
NM
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses [1]

4

NM
 6

NM
3
4
(25%) 5
6
(17%)
Insurance operating costs and other expenses19
16
19% 34
34
%33
19
74% 46
34
35%
Amortization of other intangible assets

% 

%
Pension settlement
750
(100%) 
750
(100%)
Loss on extinguishment of debt [2]6

NM
 6

NM

6
(100%) 
6
(100%)
Interest expense [2]79
79
% 159
159
%63
79
(20%) 127
159
(20%)
Total benefits, losses and expenses108
845
(87%) 205
943
(78%)99
108
(8%) 178
205
(13%)
Loss before income taxes(90)(840)89% (174)(934)81%(54)(90)40% (49)(174)72%
Income tax benefit [3](8)(293)97% (28)(334)92%(11)(8)(38%) (6)(28)79%
Loss from continuing operations, net of tax(82)(547)(85%) (146)(600)(76%)(43)(82)48% (43)(146)71%
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax148
112
32% 317
187
70%
148
(100%) 
317
(100%)
Net income (loss)$66
$(435)115% $171
$(413)141%(43)66
(165%) $(43)$171
(125%)
Preferred stock dividends

% 5

NM
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders$(43)$66
(165)% $(48)$171
(128)%
[1]Represents benefits expense on life and annuity business previously underwritten by the Company.
[2]
For discussion of debt, see Note 1110 - Debt of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 13- Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Statement in The Hartford's 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
[3]
For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1211 - Income Taxes of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net Income (Loss)
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Net income for both the three and sixth month periods increased from a net loss in the prior year periods primarily due to a pension settlement charge of $488, after-tax in 2017. The settlement charge related to the purchase of a group annuity contract to transfer $1.6 billion of certain U.S. qualified pension plan liabilities to a third-party. Additionally, there was an increase in income from discontinued operations for both the three and six month periods partially offset by a lower tax benefit that was principallydecreased due to the reduction in the corporate Federal income tax rate and the effect of non-deductible executive compensation. The increasea decrease in income from discontinued operations wasas a result of the sale of the life and annuity business in May 2018. The loss from continuing operations, net of tax, decreased primarily due to a reductionother revenues from earnings on the Company's retained equity interest in loss on sale in 2018. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the reduction in loss on sale was largely attributable toformer life and annuity operations of $3 and $31, higher net investment income driven by an increase in the estimated retained net operating loss carryover tax benefits from Talcott Resolution. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the reduction in loss on sale of Talcott Resolution was primarily due to the increase in retained tax benefitsshort term interest rates as well as the reclassification to retained earningsreinvestment of $193the proceeds from the sale of tax effects strandedthe life and annuity business until the Navigators Group acquisition in AOCI due to the accounting for Tax Reform. For more information on the reclassification of stranded tax effects, see Note 1 - Basis of PresentationMay, 2019, as well as lower interest expense and an increase in net realized capital gains.


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Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Expense
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Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
Interest expense for both the three and sixthsix month periods remained unchanged from 2017decreased, primarily due to 2018.the maturity of senior notes payable and redemption of junior subordinated debentures. On January 15, 2019, the Company repaid at maturity the $413 principal amount of its 6.0% senior notes. On June 15, 2018, The Hartford redeemed $500 aggregate principal amount of its 8.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2068. On March 15, 2018, the Company issued $500 of 4.4% senior notes due March 15, 2048 for net proceeds of approximately $490. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds to repay the Company's $320 of 6.3% notes at maturity. On June 15, 2018, The Hartford completed its previously announced redemption of $500 aggregate principal amount of its 8.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2068 and recognized a $6 loss on extinguishment of debt for unamortized deferred debt issuance costs.See Note 11 -Debt of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company’s Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility for risk oversight, as described more fully in our Proxy Statement, while management is tasked with the day-to-day management of the Company’s risks.
The Company manages and monitors risk through risk policies, controls and limits. At the senior management level, an Enterprise Risk and Capital Committee (“ERCC”) oversees the risk profile and risk management practices of the Company.
The Company's enterprise risk management ("ERM") function supports the ERCC and functional committees, and is tasked with, among other things:
risk identification and assessment;
the development of risk appetites, tolerances, and limits;
risk monitoring; and
internal and external risk reporting.
The Company categorizes its main risks as insurance risk, operational risk and financial risk. Insurance risk and financial risk are described in more detail below. Operational risk and specific risk tolerances for natural catastrophes terrorism risk and pandemic risk are described in the ERM section of the MD&A in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Insurance Risk
The Company categorizes its insurance risks across property-
casualty,property-casualty and group benefits and life products. Non-catastrophe insurance risk arises from a number of exposures including property, liability, mortality, morbidity, disability and longevity.
Catastrophe risk primarily arises in the property, automobile, workers' compensation, casualty, group life, and group disability and workers' compensation product lines.lines of business. The Company establishes risk limits to control potential loss and actively monitors the risk exposures as a percent of statutory surplus. The Company also uses reinsurance to transfer insurance risk to well-established and financially secure reinsurers.
Reinsurance as a Risk Management Strategy
The Company uses reinsurance to transfer certain risks to reinsurance companies based on specific geographic or risk concentrations. A variety of traditional reinsurance products are used as part of the Company's risk management strategy, including excess of loss occurrence-based products that reinsure property and workers' compensation exposures, and individual risk (including facultative reinsurance) or quota share arrangements, that reinsure losses from specific classes or lines of business. The Company has no significant finite risk contracts in place and the statutory surplus benefit from all such prior year contracts is immaterial. Facultative reinsurance is used by the Company to manage policy-specific risk exposures based on established underwriting guidelines. The Hartford also participates in governmentally administered reinsurance facilities such as the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (“TRIPRA”) and other reinsurance programs relating to particular risks or specific lines of business.
Reinsurance for Catastrophes- The Company has several catastropheutilizes various reinsurance programs to mitigate catastrophe losses including reinsuranceexcess of loss occurrence-based treaties that covercovering property and workers'workers’ compensation, aggregate property catastrophe treaty providing protection for the aggregate of all catastrophe events designated by Property Claims Services and individual risk (including facultative reinsurance) that reinsure losses aggregating from singlespecific classes or lines of business. In addition, as a result of the acquisition of Navigators Group, catastrophe events.treaties in-force at the time of the acquisition related to Navigators exposures remain in-force.


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Primary Catastrophe Treaty Reinsurance Coverages as of June 30, 20182019 [1]
CoverageEffective for the period% of layer(s) reinsurancePer occurrence limit Retention
Property losses arising from a single catastrophe event [1] [2]1/1/2018 to 1/1/201989%$850
 $350
Property catastrophe losses from a Personal Lines Florida hurricane6/1/2018 to 6/1/201990%$96
[3]$32
Workers compensation losses arising from a single catastrophe event [4]1/1/2018 to 12/31/201880%$350
 $100
Portion of losses reinsuredPortion of losses retained by The Hartford
Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty for all catastrophe events from 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2019 [2]
Losses of $0 to $350 from one eventNone100% retained
Losses of $350 to $500 from one event75% of $150 in excess of $35025% co-participation
Losses of $500 to $1.1 billion from one event [2]90% of $600 in excess of $50010% co-participation
Additional Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty for catastrophes from 3/1/2019 to 12/31/2019 other than named storms and earthquake events [2] [6]
Losses of $0 to $150 from one eventNone100% retained
Losses of $150 to $350 from one event80% of $200 in excess of $15020% co-participation
Aggregate Property Catastrophe Treaty for 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2019 [4]
$0 to $775 of aggregate lossesNone100% retained
$775 to $1.025 billion of aggregate losses100%None
Workers' Compensation Catastrophe Treaty for 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2019
Losses of $0 to $100 from one eventNone100% retained
Losses of $100 to $450 from one event [5]80% of $350 in excess of $10020% co-participation
[1]
Certain aspectsNavigators Group catastrophe exposures are not covered by these treaties. For 2019, Navigators Group treaties in-force at the time of our principal catastrophe treaty have terms that extend beyond the traditional one year term. While the overall treaty is placed at 89%, each layer's placement varies slightly.acquisition remain in-force. For additional information on business acquisitions see Note 2 - Business Acquisition in Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[2]$100In addition to the Property Occurrence Treaty and Additional Property Occurrence Treaty for Florida events, The Hartford has purchased the mandatory FHCF reinsurance for the period from 6/1/2018 to 5/30/2019. Retention and coverage varies by writing company. The writing company with the largest coverage under FHCF is Hartford Insurance Company of the property occurrence treaty can alternatively be used as partMidwest, with coverage for $84 of the Property Aggregate treaty referenced below.per event losses in excess of a $29 retention.
[3]
The per occurrence limit onPortions of this layer of coverage extend beyond the FHCF treaty is $96 for the 6/1/2018 to 6/1/2019 treatytraditional one year based on the Company's election to purchase the required coverage from FHCF. Coverage is based on the best available information from FHCF, which was updated in January 2018.
term.
[4]
The aggregate treaty is not limited to a single event; rather, it is designed to provide reinsurance protection for the aggregate of all events designated as catastrophes by PCS (Property Claims Services/Verisk) with a $350 limit on any one event. All catastrophe losses apply toward satisfying the $775 attachment point under the aggregate treaty regardless of whether a portion of per event losses up to $350 are recovered under the Additional Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty.
[5]In addition to the limitlimits shown, the workersworkers' compensation reinsurance includes a non-catastrophe, industrial accident layer, providing coverage for 80% of a $30 in per event limitlosses in excess of a $20 retention.
[6]The Additional Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty covers losses from catastrophe events other than from named hurricanes, tropical storms and earthquakes.
In addition to the property catastrophe reinsurance coverage described in the above table, the Company has other catastrophe and working layer treaties and facultative reinsurance agreements that cover property catastrophe losses on an aggregate excess of losslosses. The Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty, Additional Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty and on a per risk basis. The principal property catastrophe reinsurance program and certain other reinsurance programsWorkers' Compensation Catastrophe Treaty include a provision to reinstate limits in the event that a catastrophe loss exhausts limits on one or more layers under the treaties. In addition, covering the period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, the Company has a Property Aggregate treaty in place which provides one limit of $200 of aggregate qualifying property catastrophe losses in excess of a net retention of $825.
Reinsurance for Terrorism- For the risk of terrorism, private sector catastrophe reinsurance capacity is generally limited and largely unavailable for terrorism losses caused by nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attacks. As such, the Company's principal reinsurance protection against large-scale terrorist attacks is the coverage currently provided through TRIPRA to the end of 2020.
TRIPRA provides a backstop for insurance-related losses resulting from any “act of terrorism”, which is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, for losses that exceed a threshold of industry losses of $160$180 in 2018,2019, with the threshold increasing to $200 by 2020. Under the program, in any one calendar year, the federal government would pay a percentage of losses incurred from a certified act of terrorism after an insurer's losses exceed 20% of the Company's eligible
direct commercial earned premiums of the prior calendar year up to a combined annual aggregate limit for the federal government and all insurers of $100 billion. The percentage of losses paid by the federal government is 82%81% in 2018,2019, decreasing by 1 point annually to 80% in the year 2020. The Company's estimated deductible under the program is $1.3 billion for 2018.2019. If an act of terrorism or acts of terrorism result in covered losses exceeding the $100 billion annual industry aggregate limit, Congress would
be responsible for determining how additional losses in excess of $100 billion will be paid.
Reinsurance for A&E Reserve Development- Under an ADC reinsurance agreement, NICO assumes adverse net loss and allocated loss adjustment expense reserve development up to $1.5 billion above the Company’s net A&E reserves recorded as of December 31, 2016.2016, including reserves for A&E exposure for accident years prior to 1986 that are reported in Property & Casualty Other Operations ("Run-off A&E") and reserves for A&E exposure for accident years 1986 and subsequent from policies underwritten prior to 2016 that are reported in ongoing Commercial Lines and Personal Lines. Under retroactive reinsurance accounting, net adverse A&E reserve development after December 31, 2016 results in an offsetting reinsurance recoverable up to the $1.5 billion.billion limit. Cumulative ceded losses up to the $650 reinsurance premium paid for the ADC are recognized as a dollar-for-dollar offset to direct losses incurred.



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As of June 30, 2018, $2852019, $523 of cumulative incurred A&E losses had been ceded to NICO, leaving approximately $1.2 billion$977 of coverage available for future adverse net reserve development, if any. Cumulative ceded losses exceeding the $650 reinsurance premium paid would result in a deferred gain. The deferred gain would be recognized over the claim settlement period in the proportion of the amount of cumulative ceded losses collected from the reinsurer to the estimated ultimate reinsurance recoveries. Consequently, until periods when the deferred gain is recognized as a benefit to earnings, cumulative adverse development of A&E claims after December 31, 2016 in excess of $650 may result in significant charges against earnings. Furthermore, there is a risk that cumulative adverse development of A&E claims could ultimately exceed the $1.5 billion treaty limit in which case all adverse development in excess of the treaty limit would be absorbed as a charge to earnings by the Company. In these scenarios, the effect of these changescharges could be material to the Company’s consolidated operating results and liquidity.
Reinsurance for Navigators Reserve Development- Immediately after closing on the acquisition of Navigators Group, effective May 23, 2019, the Company purchased an aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement covering adverse reserve development (“Navigators ADC”) from National Indemnity Company ("NICO") on behalf of Navigators Insurance Company and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Navigators Insurers”). Under the Navigators ADC, the Navigators Insurers paid NICO a reinsurance premium of $91 in exchange for reinsurance coverage, subject to limited exceptions, of $300 of adverse net loss reserve development that attaches $100 above the Navigators Insurers' existing net loss and allocated loss
adjustment reserves as of December 31, 2018 subject to the treaty of $1.816 billion for accidents and losses prior to December 31, 2018. In addition to recognizing a$91 before tax charge to earnings in the second quarter of 2019 for the Navigators ADC reinsurance premium, the Company recognized a charge against earnings of $97 before tax in the second quarter of 2019 as a result of a review of Navigators Insurers’ net acquired reserves upon acquisition of the business. Navigators Insurers had previously recognized $52 before tax of adverse reserve development in the first quarter of 2019, including $32 of adverse development subject to the Navigators ADC. As such, reserve development of $97 before tax in the second quarter of 2019 included $68 remaining of the $100 Navigators ADC retention for 2018 and prior accident years and $29 of adverse reserve development related to the 2019 accident year which is not covered by the ADC. The $68 of reserve development for the 2018 and prior accident years recorded in the second quarter of 2019 was net of a $91 reinsurance recoverable recognized under the Navigators ADC with the Company having ceded $91 of the $300 available limit, leaving $209 of remaining limit. The Navigators ADC will be accounted for as retroactive reinsurance and future adverse reserve development, if any, would result in recognizing a deferred gain.
Reinsurance Recoverables
Property and casualty insurance product reinsurance recoverables represent loss and loss adjustment expense recoverables from a number of entities, including reinsurers and pools.

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Property & Casualty Reinsurance Recoverables
As of June 30, 2018As of December 31, 2017As of June 30, 2019As of December 31, 2018
Paid loss and loss adjustment expenses$116
$84
$257
$127
Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses3,323
3,496
4,716
3,773
Gross reinsurance recoverables3,439
3,580
4,973
3,900
Less: Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance(115)(104)
Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance(148)(126)
Net reinsurance recoverables$3,324
$3,476
$4,825
$3,774
Group benefits reinsurance recoverables represent reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid loss and loss adjustment
 
adjustment expenses and other policyholder funds and benefits payable that are recoverable from a number of reinsurers.
Group Benefits Reinsurance Recoverables
 As of June 30, 2018As of December 31, 2017
Future policy benefits and unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses and other policyholder funds and benefits payable$241
$236
Less: Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance [1]

Net reinsurance recoverables$241
$236
 As of June 30, 2019As of December 31, 2018
Paid loss and loss adjustment expenses$9
$12
Unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses234
239
Gross reinsurance recoverables243
251
Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance [1]

Net reinsurance recoverables$243
$251
[1]No allowance for uncollectible reinsurance is required as of June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
For further explanation of the Company's insurance risk management strategy, see MD&A Enterprise Risk Management Insurance Risk in The Hartford's 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.



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Financial Risk
Financial risks include direct and indirect risks to the Company's financial objectives coming from events that impact financial market conditions or prices.and the value of financial assets. Some events may cause correlated movement in multiple risk factors. The primary sources of financial risks are the Company's general account invested assets.
Consistent with its risk appetite, the Company establishes financial risk limits to control potential loss on a U.S. GAAP, statutory, and economic basis. Exposures are actively monitored and managed, with risks mitigated where appropriate. The Company uses various risk management strategies, including limiting aggregation of risk, portfolio re-balancing and hedging with over-the-counter and exchange tradedexchange-traded derivatives with counterparties meeting the appropriate regulatory and due diligence requirements. Derivatives are utilized to achieve one of four Company-approved objectives: hedging risk arising from interest rate, equity market, commodity market, credit spread and issuer default, price or currency exchange rate risk or volatility; managing liquidity; controlling transaction costs; or entering into synthetic replication transactions. Derivative activities are monitored and evaluated by the Company’s compliance and risk management teams and reviewed by senior management.
The Company identifies different categories of financial risk, including liquidity, credit, interest rate, equity and foreign currency exchange.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk to current or prospective earnings or capital arising from the Company's inability or perceived inability to meet its contractual funding obligations as they come due. Stressed market conditions may impact the ability to sell assets or otherwise transact business and may result in a significant loss in value.
The Company measures and manages liquidity risk exposures and funding needs within prescribed limits across legal entities, taking into account legal, regulatory and operational limitations to the transferability of liquidity. The Company also monitors internal and external conditions, and identifies material risk changes and emerging risks that may impact liquidity.operating cash flows or liquid assets.
For further discussion on liquidity see the section on Capital Resources and Liquidity.
Credit Risk and Counterparty Risk
Credit risk is the risk to earnings or capital due to uncertainty of an obligor’s or counterparty’s ability or willingness to meet its obligations in accordance with contractually agreed upon terms. Credit risk is comprised of three major factors: the risk of change in credit quality, or credit migration risk; the risk of default; and the risk of a change in value due to changes in credit spreads.
Sources of Credit RiskThe majority of the Company’s credit risk is concentrated in its investment holdings and use of derivatives, but it is also present in the Company’s ceded reinsurance activities and various insurance portfolios.products.
ImpactA decline in creditworthiness is typically associated withreflected as an increase in an investment’s credit spread and associated decline in value, potentially resultresulting in an increase in other-than-temporary impairmentsimpairment and an increased probability of a realized loss upon sale. In certain instances, counterparties may default on their obligations and the Company may realize a loss on default. Premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables are also subject to credit risk based on the counterparty’s unwillingness or inability to pay.
ManagementThe objective of the Company’s enterprise credit risk management strategy is to identify, quantify and manage credit risk on anin aggregate portfolio basis and to limit potential losses in accordance with an establishedthe Company's credit risk management policy. The Company primarily manages its credit risk by managing aggregations of risk, holding a diversified mix of investment grade issuers and counterparties across its investment, reinsurance and insurance portfolios.portfolios and limiting exposure to any specific reinsurer or counterparty. Potential credit losses are also limited within portfolios by diversifying acrosscan be mitigated through diversification (e.g., geographic regions, asset types, industry sectors), hedging and sectors.

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The Company manages credit risk on an on-goingongoing basis through the use of various processesanalyses and analyses.governance processes. Both the investment and reinsurance areas have formulatedformal policies and procedures for counterparty approvals and authorizations, which establish minimum levels of creditworthiness and financial stability. Credits considered for investment are subjectedsubject to underwriting reviews. Within the investment portfolio,reviews and private securities are subject to committee review formanagement approval. Mitigation strategies vary across the three sources of credit risk, but may include:
Investing in a portfolio of high-quality and diverse securities;
Selling investments subject to credit risk;
Hedging through use of credit default swaps;
Clearing transactions through central clearing houses that require daily variation margin;
Entering into contracts only with strong creditworthy institutionsinstitutions;
Requiring collateral; and
Non-renewing policies/contracts or reinsurance treaties.
The Company has developed credit exposure thresholds which are based upon counterparty ratings. Aggregate counterparty credit quality and exposure are monitored on a daily basis utilizing an enterprise-wide credit exposure information system that contains data on issuers, ratings, exposures, and credit limits. Exposures are tracked on a current and potential basis and aggregated by ultimate parent of the counterparty across investments, reinsurance receivables, insurance products with credit risk, and derivatives.
As of June 30, 20182019, the Company had no investment exposure to any credit concentration risk of a single issuer or counterparty greater than 10% of the Company’s stockholders' equity, other than the U.S. government and certain U.S. government agencies. For further discussion of concentration of credit risk in the investment portfolio, see the Concentration of Credit Risk section in Note 6 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Credit Risk of Derivatives
The Company uses various derivative counterparties in executing its derivative transactions. The use of counterparties creates credit risk that the counterparty may not perform in accordance with the terms of the derivative transaction.
Downgrades to the credit ratings of the Company’s insurance operating companies may have adverse implications for its use of derivatives. In some cases, downgrades may give derivative counterparties for over-the-counterOTC derivatives and clearing brokers for OTC-cleared derivatives the right to cancel and settle outstanding derivative trades or require additional collateral to be posted. In addition, downgrades may result in counterparties and clearing brokers becoming unwilling to engage in or clear additional derivatives or may require additional collateralization before entering into any new trades.
The Company also has derivative counterparty exposure policies which limit the Company’s exposure to credit risk.
For Credit exposures are generally quantified based on the company’sprior business day’s net fair value, including income accruals, of all derivative programs, the maximum uncollateralized threshold for a derivative counterparty for a single legal entity is $10. The Company currently transacts OTC derivatives in one legal entity that have a threshold greater than
zero. The maximum combined threshold forpositions transacted with a single counterparty across allfor each separate legal entities that useentity.  The Company enters into collateral arrangements in connection with its derivatives positions and have a thresholdcollateral is pledged to or held by, or on behalf of, the Company to the extent the exposure is greater than zero, is $10. Based on the contractual terms of the collateral agreements, these thresholds may be immediately reduced duesubject to a downgrade in either party’s credit rating. For further discussion, see the Derivative Commitments section of Note 13 Commitments and Contingencies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
minimum transfer thresholds. For the six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, the Company incurred no losses on derivative instruments due to counterparty default. For further discussion, see the Derivative Commitments section of Note 12 Commitments and Contingencies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Use of Credit Derivatives
The Company may also use credit default swaps to manage credit exposure or to assume credit risk to enhance yield.
Credit Risk Reduced Through Credit Derivatives
The Company uses credit derivatives to purchase credit protection with respect to a single entity or referenced index. The Company purchases credit protection through credit default swaps to economically hedge and manage credit risk of certain fixed maturity investments across multiple sectors of the investment portfolio.
Credit Risk Assumed Through Credit Derivatives
The Company also enters into credit default swaps that assume credit risk as part of replication transactions. Replication transactions are used as an economical means to synthetically replicate the characteristics and performance of assets that are permissible investments under the Company’s investment policies. These swaps reference investment grade single corporate issuers and indexes.
For further information on credit derivatives, see Note 7 - Derivative InstrumentsDerivatives of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of financial loss due to adverse changes in the value of assets and liabilities arising from movements in interest rates. Interest rate risk encompasses exposures with respect to changes in the level of interest rates, the shape of the term structure of rates and the volatility of
interest rates. Interest rate risk does not include exposure to changes in credit spreads.
Sources of Interest Rate RiskThe Company has exposure to interest ratesrate risk arising from its fixed maturity investments, commercial mortgage loans, capital securities liabilities such as structured settlements and terminal funding agreement liabilitiesissued by the Company and discount rate assumptions associated with the Company’s claim reserves and pension and other post retirement benefit obligations. In addition, certain product liabilities expose the Company to interest rate risk, in particular short and long-term disability claim reserves.
ImpactChanges in interest rates from current levels can have both favorable and unfavorable effects for the Company.
ManagementThe Company primarily manages its exposure to interest rate risk by constructing investment portfolios that seek to protect the firm from the economic impact associated with changes in interest rates by setting portfolio duration targets that are aligned with the duration of the liabilities that they support. The Company analyzes interest rate risk using various models including parametric models and cash flow simulation under various market scenarios of the liabilities and their supporting investment portfolios. Key metrics that the Company uses to quantify its exposure to interest rate risk inherent in its invested assets and the associated liabilities include duration, convexity and key rate duration.
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portfolio or to hedge liabilities. Interest rate caps, floors, swaps, swaptions, and futures may be used to manage portfolio duration.
Equity Risk
Equity risk is defined as the risk of financial loss due to changes in the value of global equities or equity indices.
Sources of Equity RiskThe Company has exposure to equity risk from invested assets, mutual fund assets under management, and assets that support the Company’s pension and other post-retirement benefit plans. plans, and fee income derived from Hartford Funds assets under management. In addition, the Company has equity exposure through its 9.7% ownership interest in the limited partnership, Hopmeadow Holdings LP, that owns the life and annuity business sold in 2018. For further information, see Note 20 - Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
ImpactThe investment portfolio is exposed to losses from market declines affecting equity securities, alternative assets and limited partnerships which could negatively impact the Company's reported earnings. For assets supporting pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, the Company may be required to make additional plan contributions if equity investments in the plan portfolios decline in value. Hartford Funds earnings are also significantly influenced by the U.S. and other equity markets. Generally, declines in equity markets will reduce the value of assets under management and the amount of fee income generated from those assets. Increases in equity markets will generally have the inverse impact.
ManagementThe Company uses various approaches in managing its equity exposure, including limits on the proportion of assets invested in equities, diversification of the equity portfolio, and hedging of changes in equity indices. For assets
Declines in equity markets may result in losses due to sales or reductions in market value that are recorded within our reported earnings. Declines in equity markets may also decrease the value



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The Company’s mutual funds are significantly influenced by the
U.S. and other equity markets. Generally, declines in equity
markets will reduce the value of assets under management and
the amount of fee income generated from those assets.
Increases in equity markets will generally have the inverse impact.
For the assets that support its
supporting pension plans and other post-retirement benefit plans, the Company may be required to make additional plan contributions if equity investments in the plan portfolio decline in value. The asset allocation mix is reviewed on
a periodic basis. In order to minimize the risk, the pension plans maintain a listing of permissible and prohibited investments and impose concentration limits and investment quality requirements on permissible investment options.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Foreign currency exchange risk is the risk of financial loss due to changes in the relative value between currencies.
The functional currency of The Company's principal insurance subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. The Company has foreign currency exchange risk inby holding non-U.S. dollar denominated investments, which primarily consist of fixed maturity and equity investments and foreign denominated cash.
The open foreign currency exposure of non-U.S. dollar denominated investments will most commonly be reduced through the sale of the assets or through hedges using currency futures/forwards/swaps.
In orderaddition, as a global company, we transact business in multiple currencies. Many of our non-U.S. subsidiaries maintain assets and liabilities in local currencies that differ from their functional currency. We manage our foreign currency exchange rate risk primarily through asset-liability matching. In addition to manage the currency risk related to anyholding non-U.S. dollar denominated liability contracts, the Company enters into foreign currency swaps or holdsassets to support non-U.S. dollar denominated investments.liabilities, legal entity required capital is invested in non-U.S. dollar currencies in order to satisfy regulatory requirements and to support local insurance operations exposing the Company to the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar.
Investment Portfolio Risk
The following table presents the Company’s fixed maturities, AFS, by credit quality. The credit ratings referenced throughout this section are based on availability and are generally the midpoint of the available ratings among Moody’s, S&P, Fitch and Morningstar.Fitch. If no rating is available from a rating agency, then an internally developed rating is used.
Fixed Maturities by Credit Quality
June 30, 2018December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Amortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value Amortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value
United States Government/Government agencies$4,765
$4,722
13.0%$4,492
$4,536
12.3%$5,566
$5,714
13.9% $4,446
$4,430
12.4%
AAA5,919
6,027
16.7%5,864
6,072
16.4%6,008
6,214
15.1% 6,366
6,440
18.1%
AA6,927
7,096
19.6%7,467
7,810
21.1%7,520
7,890
19.1% 6,861
6,985
19.6%
A8,767
8,846
24.4%8,510
8,919
24.1%9,981
10,552
25.6% 8,314
8,370
23.5%
BBB8,197
8,157
22.5%7,632
7,931
21.5%8,834
9,246
22.5% 8,335
8,163
22.9%
BB & below1,338
1,346
3.8%1,647
1,696
4.6%1,520
1,550
3.8% 1,281
1,264
3.5%
Total fixed maturities, AFS$35,913
$36,194
100%$35,612
$36,964
100%$39,429
$41,166
100.0% $35,603
$35,652
100.0%
The fair value of fixed maturities, AFS decreasedincreased as compared to December 31, 2017,2018, primarily due a decreaseto the transfer in of assets related to the acquisition of Navigators Group as well as an increase in valuations due to higherlower interest rates and wider credit spreads. Also, municipal bonds were reallocated into corporate bonds and U.S. government agency securities during the period. Fixed maturities,tighter
 
credit spreads. Fixed maturities, FVO, are not included in the preceding table. For further discussion on FVO securities, see Note 5 - Fair Value Measurements of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Securities by Type
June 30, 2018December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Cost or Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueCost or Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueCost or Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value Cost or Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value
Asset-backed securities ("ABS")         
Consumer loans$878
$4
$(3)$879
2.4%$925
$7
$(2)$930
2.5%$874
$15
$
$889
2.2% $1,159
$5
$(1)$1,163
3.3%
Other115


115
0.3%194
2

196
0.5%136
4

140
0.3% 113


113
0.3%
Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs")    
CLOs1,091
1
(3)1,089
3.0%1,257
3

1,260
3.4%
Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")1,929
4
(8)1,925
4.7% 1,455
2
(20)1,437
4.0%
CMBS         
Agency [1]1,475
10
(34)1,451
4.0%1,199
16
(14)1,201
3.2%1,535
40
(5)1,570
3.8% 1,447
13
(33)1,427
4.0%
Bonds1,738
12
(37)1,713
4.8%1,726
32
(9)1,749
4.7%1,995
85
(1)2,079
5.1% 1,845
13
(29)1,829
5.1%
Interest only (“IOs”)323
9
(2)330
0.9%379
10
(3)386
1.0%
Interest only244
14
(2)256
0.6% 289
9
(2)296
0.8%
Corporate    ��     
Basic industry597
13
(13)597
1.6%523
28
(1)550
1.5%667
27
(2)692
1.7% 604
8
(21)591
1.7%
Capital goods1,087
13
(22)1,078
3.0%1,050
44
(4)1,090
2.9%1,506
58
(4)1,560
3.7% 1,132
8
(31)1,109
3.1%
Consumer cyclical947
11
(20)938
2.6%857
33
(2)888
2.4%1,033
40
(3)1,070
2.6% 943
9
(29)923
2.6%
Consumer non-cyclical1,903
16
(52)1,867
5.2%1,643
46
(7)1,682
4.6%2,248
94
(3)2,339
5.7% 1,936
11
(71)1,876
5.3%
Energy1,122
19
(25)1,116
3.1%1,056
43
(3)1,096
3.0%1,369
72
(3)1,438
3.5% 1,156
14
(43)1,127
3.1%
Financial services3,338
21
(76)3,283
9.1%2,722
77
(10)2,789
7.5%3,781
140
(14)3,907
9.5% 3,368
17
(99)3,286
9.2%
Tech./comm.1,626
40
(44)1,622
4.5%1,618
87
(9)1,696
4.6%2,396
145
(4)2,537
6.2% 1,720
34
(54)1,700
4.8%
Transportation532
4
(12)524
1.4%555
18

573
1.6%650
29

679
1.6% 548
4
(18)534
1.5%
Utilities2,091
55
(65)2,081
5.7%2,097
110
(19)2,188
5.9%2,114
105
(15)2,204
5.4% 2,017
43
(69)1,991
5.6%
Other250

(7)243
0.7%249
4
(1)252
0.7%314
8

322
0.8% 272

(11)261
0.7%
Foreign govt./govt. agencies1,149
12
(28)1,133
3.1%1,071
43
(4)1,110
3.0%1,025
48
(1)1,072
2.6% 866
7
(26)847
2.4%
Municipal bonds         
Taxable581
16
(14)583
1.6%537
30
(5)562
1.5%681
44

725
1.8% 629
14
(17)626
1.8%
Tax-exempt10,097
492
(30)10,559
29.2%11,206
724
(7)11,923
32.3%8,887
666

9,553
23.2% 9,343
407
(30)9,720
27.3%
RMBS         
Agency1,517
4
(36)1,485
4.1%1,530
10
(4)1,536
4.2%2,464
39
(2)2,501
6.1% 1,508
7
(29)1,486
4.2%
Non-agency600
3
(5)598
1.7%227
3

230
0.6%1,280
21

1,301
3.1% 933
5
(6)932
2.6%
Alt-A49
3

52
0.1%58
4

62
0.2%92
4

96
0.2% 43
4

47
0.1%
Sub-prime1,034
38

1,072
3.0%1,170
46

1,216
3.3%642
26

668
1.6% 786
28

814
2.3%
U.S. Treasuries1,773
35
(22)1,786
4.9%1,763
46
(10)1,799
4.9%1,567
77
(1)1,643
4.0% 1,491
41
(15)1,517
4.2%
Fixed maturities, AFS35,913
831
(550)36,194
100.0%35,612
1,466
(114)36,964
100%
Equity securities    
Financial services  115
19

134
13.3%
Other  792
102
(16)878
86.7%
Equity securities, AFS [2]

907
121
(16)1,012
100%
Total AFS securities$35,913
$831
$(550)$36,194
 $36,519
$1,587
$(130)$37,976
 
Total fixed maturities, AFS$39,429
$1,805
$(68)$41,166
100.0% $35,603
$703
$(654)$35,652
100.0%
Fixed maturities, FVO $36
  $41
  $49
   $22
 
Equity securities, at fair value [2] $1,003
  
 
Equity securities, at fair value $1,533
   $1,214
 
[1]Includes securities with pools of loans issued by the Small Business Administration which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
[2]Effective January 1, 2018, with the adoption of new accounting standards for financial instruments, equity securities, AFS were reclassified to equity securities, at fair value.
The fair value of AFS securities decreasedincreased as compared to December 31, 2017,2018, primarily due to a decreasethe transfer in of assets related to the acquisition of Navigators Group as well as an increase in valuations due to higherlower interest rates and widertighter credit spreads. Also, municipal bonds were reallocated into corporate bonds and U.S. government agency securities during the period.
 
Financial ServicesCommercial & Residential Real Estate
The Company’s investment in the financial services sector is predominantly through investment grade banking and insurance institutions. The following table presents the Company’s fixedexposure to CMBS and RMBS by current credit quality included in the preceding Securities by Type table.


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maturities and equity, AFS securities in the financial services sector that are included in the preceding Securities by Type table.

Financial Services by Credit Quality
 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 Amortized CostFair ValueNet Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Amortized CostFair ValueNet Unrealized Gain/(Loss)
AAA$28
$29
$1
 $25
$26
$1
AA422
423
1
 147
150
3
A1,598
1,566
(32) 1,525
1,575
50
BBB1,200
1,175
(25) 1,061
1,089
28
BB & below90
90

 79
83
4
Total [1]$3,338
$3,283
$(55) $2,837
$2,923
$86
Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of June 30, 2019
 AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
 Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
CMBS            
   Agency [1]$1,535
$1,570
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$1,535
$1,570
   Bonds1,056
1,097
474
489
392
416
51
55
22
22
1,995
2,079
   Interest Only158
167
75
79
2
2
7
7
2
1
244
256
Total CMBS2,749
2,834
549
568
394
418
58
62
24
23
3,774
3,905
RMBS            
   Agency2,454
2,490
10
11






2,464
2,501
   Non-Agency894
909
241
246
115
116
29
29
1
1
1,280
1,301
   Alt-A39
40
10
10
13
13
9
9
21
24
92
96
   Sub-Prime19
20
60
61
202
210
154
161
207
216
642
668
Total RMBS3,406
3,459
321
328
330
339
192
199
229
241
4,478
4,566
Total CMBS & RMBS$6,155
$6,293
$870
$896
$724
$757
$250
$261
$253
$264
$8,252
$8,471
Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of December 31, 2018
 AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
 Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
CMBS            
   Agency [1]$1,447
$1,427
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$1,447
$1,427
   Bonds983
973
444
436
368
370
50
50


1,845
1,829
   Interest Only204
210
77
79
1
1
5
4
2
2
289
296
Total CMBS2,634
2,610
521
515
369
371
55
54
2
2
3,581
3,552
RMBS            
   Agency1,508
1,486








1,508
1,486
   Non-Agency611
610
167
167
111
109
33
33
11
13
933
932
   Alt-A

10
10
4
5
9
9
20
23
43
47
   Sub-Prime31
32
72
73
211
217
179
186
293
306
786
814
Total RMBS2,150
2,128
249
250
326
331
221
228
324
342
3,270
3,279
Total CMBS & RMBS$4,784
$4,738
$770
$765
$695
$702
$276
$282
$326
$344
$6,851
$6,831
[1]
Includes equity, AFS securities with an amortized cost and fair value of $115 and $134 as of December 31, 2017. Effective January 1, 2018, with the adoption of new accounting guidance for financial instruments, equity securities, AFS were reclassified to equity securities, at fair value and are excluded from the table above as of June 30, 2018.
The Company's fair value of investments in the financial services sector increased as compared to December 31, 2017 due to purchases of corporate securities, slightly offset by a decline in valuations due to higher interest rates and wider credit spreads.
Commercial Real Estate
The following table presents the Company’s exposure to CMBS bonds by current credit quality and vintage year included in the
preceding Securities by Type table. Credit protection represents the current weighted average percentage of the outstanding capital structure subordinated to the Company’s investment holding that is available to absorb losses before the security incurs the first dollar loss of principal and excludes any equity interest or property value in excess of outstanding debt.
Exposure to CMBS Bonds as of June 30, 2018
 AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
Vintage Year [1]Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
2008 & Prior$26
$27
$5
$5
$
$
$
$
$9
$9
$40
$41
2009

2
2






2
2
201018
18








18
18
201138
39


2
2




40
41
201217
17
9
8


5
5


31
30
2013

11
11
36
37
1
1


48
49
2014284
284
36
36
43
42
4
4


367
366
2015136
132
111
110
155
156
8
9


410
407
2016167
160
107
104
78
79
9
9


361
352
2017152
145
142
136






294
281
201862
61
5
5
42
42
18
18


127
126
Total$900
$883
$428
$417
$356
$358
$45
$46
$9
$9
$1,738
$1,713
Credit  protection30.9%21.5%14.3%12.1%69.3%24.9%

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Exposure to CMBS Bonds as of December 31, 2017
 AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
Vintage Year [1]Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
2008 & Prior$32
$32
$5
$6
$
$
$
$
$9
$9
$46
$47
2009

2
2






2
2
201018
19








18
19
201140
42


2
2




42
44
201217
18
9
9


5
5


31
32
2013

11
11
36
38




47
49
2014284
292
36
37
43
43
4
4
5
5
372
381
2015206
207
111
112
155
159
25
25
3
3
500
506
2016201
200
107
107
78
81
9
9


395
397
2017131
131
142
141






273
272
Total$929
$941
$423
$425
$314
$323
$43
$43
$17
$17
$1,726
$1,749
Credit 
protection
30.8%21.4%14.1%11.3%41.0%25.1%
[1]The vintage year represents the year the poolpools of loans was originated.issued by the Small Business Administration which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
The Company also has exposure to commercial mortgage loans as presented in the following table.loans. These loans are collateralized by a variety of commercialreal estate properties andthat are diversified both geographically throughout the United States and by property type. These loans are primarily inoriginated by the form ofCompany as high quality whole loans, where
the Company is the sole lender, but may include participations.and are participated out to third parties. Loan participations are loans where the Company has purchased or retained a portion of an outstanding loan or package of loans and participates on a pro-rata basis in collecting interest and principal pursuant to the terms of the participation agreement.
Commercial Mortgage Loans
 June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 Amortized Cost [1] Valuation Allowance Carrying Value Amortized Cost [1] Valuation Allowance Carrying Value
Whole loans$3,356
 $(1) $3,355
 $3,176
 $(1) $3,175
Total$3,356
 $(1) $3,355
 $3,176
 $(1) $3,175
[1]AmortizedAs of June 30, 2019, commercial mortgage loans had an amortized cost representsof $3.6 billion and carrying value prior toof $3.6 billion, with no valuation allowances, if any.allowance. As of December 31, 2018,
commercial mortgage loans had an amortized cost of $3.7 billion and carrying value of $3.7 billion, with a valuation allowance of $1.
The Company funded $298$127 of commercial wholemortgage loans with a weighted average loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio of 61%62% and a weighted average yield of 4.3%4.2% during the six months ended June 30, 2018.2019. The Company continues to originate commercial whole loans within primary markets, such as office, industrial and multi-family, focusing on loans with strong LTV ratios and high quality property collateral. There were no mortgage loans held
for sale as of June 30, 20182019 or December 31, 2017.2018.



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Municipal Bonds
The following table presents the Company's exposure to
municipal bonds by type and weighted average credit quality included in the preceding Securities by Type table.

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Available For Sale Investments in Municipal Bonds
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Amortized Cost Fair Value Weighted Average Credit Quality Amortized Cost Fair Value Weighted Average Credit QualityAmortized CostFair ValueWeighted Average Credit Quality Amortized CostFair ValueWeighted Average Credit Quality
General Obligation$1,531
 $1,595
 AA $1,976
 $2,087
 AA$1,313
$1,424
AA $1,222
$1,275
 AA
Pre-Refunded [1]1,960
 2,045
 AAA 1,960
 2,067
 AAA1,139
1,188
AAA 1,845
1,904
 AAA
Revenue

 

 
 

 

 





 




Transportation1,548
 1,648
 A+ 1,638
 1,790
 A+1,583
1,738
 A+ 1,449
1,537
 A+
Health Care1,066
 1,110
 AA- 1,278
 1,359
 AA-1,389
1,483
 AA- 1,270
1,304
 AA-
Water & Sewer992
 1,031
 AA 1,069
 1,131
 AA
Education1,005
 1,023
 AA 1,079
 1,130
 AA886
948
 AA 941
953
 AA
Leasing [2]763
 793
 AA- 809
 858
 AA-833
891
 AA- 772
799
 AA-
Water & Sewer788
832
 AA 816
847
 AA
Sales Tax525
 562
 AA 537
 590
 AA497
554
 AA 507
541
 AA
Power374
 396
 AA- 442
 478
 AA-311
343
 A 308
328
 A+
Housing35
 36
 A+ 79
 82
 AA-64
66
 AA+ 33
35
 A+
Other879
 903
 AA- 876
 913
 AA-765
811
 AA- 809
823
 AA-
Total Revenue7,187
 7,502
 AA- 7,807
 8,331
 AA-7,116
7,666
AA- 6,905
7,167
 AA-
Total Municipal$10,678
 $11,142
 AA $11,743
 $12,485
 AA$9,568
$10,278
AA- $9,972
$10,346
 AA
[1]Pre-Refunded bonds are bonds for which an irrevocable trust containing sufficient U.S. treasury, agency, or other securities has been established to fund the remaining payments of principal and interest.
[2]Leasing revenue bonds are generally the obligations of a financing authority established by the municipality that leases facilities back to a municipality. The notes are typically secured by lease payments made by the municipality that is leasing the facilities financed by the issue. Lease payments may be subject to annual appropriation by the municipality or the municipality may be obligated to appropriate general tax revenues to make lease payments.
As of both June 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the largest issuer concentrations were the New York Dormitory Authority, the New York City Transitional Finance Authority, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which each comprised less than 3% of the municipal bond portfolio and were primarily comprised of general obligation and revenue bonds. In total, municipal bonds make up 24%20% of the fair value of the Company's investment portfolio. The Company has evaluated its portfolio allocation to municipal bonds with respect to the changes in corporate income tax rates that began in 2018. While tax-exempt municipal debt remains a high quality asset class with very low expected defaults and is a source of portfolio diversification, the Company reduced exposure to the sector through both asset sales and principal repayments. The Company will continue to actively assess the impacts of the income tax rate changes on the municipal market and may continue to make portfolio changes
 
over time based upon our view of the value of the sector.
Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments
The following tables presenttable presents the Company’s investments in limited partnerships and other alternative investments which include hedge funds, real estate funds, and private equity funds. Real estate funds consist of investments primarily in real estate joint ventureventures and, to a lesser extent, equity funds, including some funds with public market exposure.funds. Private equity funds primarily consist of investments in funds whose assets typically consist of a diversified pool of investments in small to mid-sized non-public businesses with high growth potential as well as limited exposure to public markets.
Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments - Net Investment Income
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
AmountYield AmountYield AmountYield AmountYieldAmountYield AmountYield AmountYield AmountYield
Hedge funds$
% $
% $
% $2
30.9%$1
11.3% $
% $2
8.5% $
%
Real estate funds11
8.3% 1
1.4% 10
4.1% 5
2.3%14
12.8% 11
8.3% 34
15.1% 10
4.1%
Private equity funds29
16.6% 34
20.8% 101
31.0% 81
26.5%31
14.8% 29
16.6% 58
14.8% 101
31.0%
Other alternative investments(1)(1.1%) 4
3.2% 1
0.3% 9
4.4%
Other alternative investments [1]14
13.8% (1)(1.1%) 22
11.3% 1
0.3%
Total$39
9.5% $39
10.1% $112
14.3% $97
13.0%$60
13.9% $39
9.5 % $116
13.9% $112
14.3%
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Investments in Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
AmountPercent AmountPercentAmountPercent AmountPercent
Hedge funds$37
2.2% $22
1.4%$70
4.0% $51
3.0%
Real estate funds526
31.5% 486
30.6%445
25.7% 499
29.0%
Private equity and other funds720
43.1% 693
43.6%821
47.3% 788
45.7%
Other alternative investments [1]387
23.2% 387
24.4%398
23.0% 385
22.3%
Total$1,670
100% $1,588
100%$1,734
100.0% $1,723
100.0%
[1]Consists of an insurer-owned life insurance policy which is invested in hedge funds and other investments.
Available-for-sale Securities — Unrealized Loss Aging
The total gross unrealized losses were $55068 as of June 30, 20182019 and have increaseddecreased $420, or 323%586, from December 31, 20172018, primarily due to higherlower interest rates and widertighter credit spreads. As of June 30, 20182019, $54263 of the gross unrealized losses were associated with securities depressed less than 20% of cost or amortized cost. The remaining $85 of gross unrealized losses were associated with securities depressed greater than 20%. The securities depressed more than 20% are primarily securities with exposure to commercial real estate which are depressed primarily due to higher rateswider spreads since the securities were purchased.
As part of the Company’s ongoing security monitoring process,
 
the Company has reviewed its AFS securities in an unrealized loss position and concluded that these securities are temporarily depressed and are expected to recover in value as the securities approach maturity or as market spreads tighten. For these securities in an unrealized loss position where a credit impairment has not been recorded, the Company’s best estimate of expected future cash flows are sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis of the security. Furthermore, the Company neither has an intention to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell these securities. For further information regarding the Company’s impairment analysis, see Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of this MD&A.
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Consecutive MonthsItems Cost or Amortized Cost Fair Value Unrealized Loss Items Cost or Amortized Cost Fair Value Unrealized LossItemsCost or Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Loss ItemsCost or Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Loss
Three months or less596
 $3,950
 $3,913
 $(37) 1,286
 $4,315
 $4,289
 $(26)192
$720
$714
$(6) 468
$3,191
$3,153
$(38)
Greater than three to six months1,051
 7,259
 7,045
 (214) 342
 1,694
 1,673
 (21)25
62
61
(1) 359
2,530
2,487
(43)
Greater than six to nine months536
 2,914
 2,807
 (107) 157
 601
 594
 (7)75
753
749
(4) 347
2,243
2,186
(57)
Greater than nine to eleven months180
 1,392
 1,336
 (56) 89
 188
 183
 (5)43
313
311
(2) 817
5,921
5,688
(233)
Twelve months or more492
 1,981
 1,845
 (136) 652
 2,040
 1,969
 (71)571
2,648
2,593
(55) 969
5,272
4,989
(283)
Total2,855
 $17,496
 $16,946
 $(550) 2,526
 $8,838
 $8,708
 $(130)906
$4,496
$4,428
$(68) 2,960
$19,157
$18,503
$(654)
Unrealized Loss Aging for AFS Securities Continuously Depressed Over 20%
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Consecutive MonthsItems Cost or Amortized Cost Fair Value  Unrealized Loss Items Cost or Amortized Cost Fair Value Unrealized LossItemsCost or Amortized CostFair Value Unrealized Loss ItemsCost or Amortized CostFair ValueUnrealized Loss
Three months or less4
 $5
 $4
 $(1) 30
 $14
 $10
 $(4)4
$1
$
$(1) 13
$59
$43
$(16)
Greater than three to six months2
 2
 1
 (1) 12
 10
 7
 (3)



 



Greater than six to nine months



 3
3
2
(1)
Greater than nine to eleven months1
 4
 3
 (1) 
 
 
 




 2
2
1
(1)
Twelve months or more38
 11
 6
 (5) 47
 13
 7
 (6)33
11
7
(4) 36
13
8
(5)
Total45
 $22
 $14
 $(8) 89
 $37
 $24
 $(13)37
$12
$7
$(5) 54
$77
$54
$(23)
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Other-than-temporary Impairments Recognized in Earnings by Security Type
Three Months Ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

201820172018201720192018 20192018
Credit Impairments    
CMBS$
$1
$
$2
Equity Impairments
1

1
Intent-to-Sell Impairments



Corporate$
$
 $2
$
Total$
$2
$
$3
$
$
 $2
$
Three and six months ended June 30, 20182019
ForImpairments recognized in earnings were comprised of credit impairments of $2 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, there2019. The credit impairments were primarily related to one corporate security experiencing issuer-specific financial difficulties. There were no impairments recognized in earnings.earnings in the second quarter of 2019.
The Company incorporates its best estimate of future performance using internal assumptions and judgments that are informed by economic and industry specific trends, as well as our expectations with respect to security specific developments.
Non-credit impairments recognized in other comprehensive income were $0 and$2and $2 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018,2019, respectively.
Future impairments may develop as the result of changes in intent-to-sell specific securities that are in an unrealized loss position or if actual results underperformmodeling assumptions, such as macroeconomic factors or security specific developments, change unfavorably from our current modeling assumptions, which may be the result of, but are not limited to, macroeconomic factors and security-specific performance below currentresulting in lower cash flow expectations.
Three and six months ended June 30, 20172018
ForThere were no impairments recognized in earnings.
Non-credit impairments recognized in other comprehensive income were $0 and $2 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, impairments recognized in earnings were comprised of credit impairments of $1 and $2, respectively and impairments on equity of $1 and $1,2018 , respectively. The credit impairments were primarily related to interest-only CMBS and were identified through security specific review of the expected future cash flows. The impairments on equity securities were in an unrealized loss position and the Company no longer believed the securities would recover in the foreseeable future. The Company incorporates its best estimate of future performance using internal assumptions and judgments that are informed by economic and industry specific trends, as well as our expectations with respect to security specific developments.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
The following section discusses the overall financial strength of The Hartford and its insurance operations including their ability to generate cash flows from each of their business segments, borrow funds at competitive rates and raise new capital to meet operating and growth needs over the next twelve months.
 
 
SUMMARY OF CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
 
Capital available atto the holding company as of June 30, 2018:2019:
$2.3 billion
$0.8 billion in fixed maturities, short-term investments, and cash at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc, ("HFSG Holding Company") .
A senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility that provides for borrowing capacity up to $750 of unsecured credit through March 29, 2023. No borrowings were outstanding as of June 30, 2019.
Borrowings available under a commercial paper program to a maximum of $750. As of June 30, 2019 there was no commercial paper outstanding.
An intercompany liquidity agreement that allows for short-term advances of funds among the HFSG Holding Company and certain affiliates of up to $2.0 billion for liquidity and other general corporate purposes.
2019 expected dividends and other sources of capital:
P&C - The Company does not anticipate receiving net dividends from its property and casualty insurance subsidiaries over the remainder of 2019.
Group Benefits - Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA") has $380 dividend capacity for 2019, and anticipates paying $250 to $300 in dividends in 2019 including $150 received year to date.
Hartford Funds - Anticipates paying $100 to $125 in dividends in 2019, including $84 received year to date.
In July, 2019, the Company received a $421 refund of AMT credits of which HFSG Holding Company
A senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility was amended on June 11, 2018 received $314. Year to amongdate, HFSG Holding Company has received cash tax receipts of $528, including the $314 of AMT credits and $214 from its subsidiaries as a result of utilizing net operating loss carryovers and other changes, decreasetax benefits. Over the aggregate principal amountremainder of the facility from $1 billion2019, HFSG Holding Company anticipates additional cash tax receipts of approximately $100 to $750 and extend the maturity date to March 29, 2023. No borrowings were outstanding as$200, including realization of June 30, 2018.
As of June 30, 2018, The Hartford's maximum borrowings available under the commercial paper program was $1 billion and there was no commercial paper outstanding. On July 19, 2018, the Board of Directors revised the Company's commercial paper issuance authorization to $750 to align the program with the Company's $750 five year revolving credit facility which became effective on June 11, 2018.
net operating losses.
 
Expected liquidity requirements for the next twelve months as of June 30, 2018:2019:
$413500 maturing debt payment due in JanuaryMarch of 20192020.
$275 of interest on debt
$435 of common stockholders dividends, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors
$290 of interest on debt.
Equity repurchase program:
The Company does not currently have an equity repurchase authorization in 2018.
$21 dividends on preferred stock, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors.
2018 dividend capacity:
For the remainder of 2018, the Company has $125 remaining dividend capacity for property and casualty (P&C) insurance subsidiaries. During the first six months of 2018, P&C subsidiaries paid $2.1 billion of dividends, of which $1.9 billion was primarily funded by cash proceeds and pre-closing dividends from the sale of Talcott Resolution that was paid to P&C as a principal paydown on an intercompany note.
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA") has no dividend capacity for 2018 and does not anticipate paying dividends in 2018.

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$440 of common stockholders' dividends, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and before share repurchases and any changes in common stockholder dividend rate.
Equity repurchase program:
Authorization for equity repurchases of up to $1.0 billion effective through December 31, 2020. Under the program the company repurchased 0.5 million shares during the period from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 for $27 with $973 of authorization remaining as of June 30, 2019. During the period from July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 0.3 million common shares for $16 with $957 of authorization remaining as of July 31, 2019.
Liquidity Requirements and Sources of Capital
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Holding Company)
The liquidity requirements of the holding company of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (“HFSG Holding Company”) have been and will continue to be met by HFSG Holding Company’s fixed maturities,maturities; short-term investments and cash, andcash; dividends, from its subsidiaries, principally from its insurance operations, as well assubsidiaries; and tax receipts, including realization of HFSG Holding Company net operating losses and refunds of prior period AMT credits. In addition, HFSG Holding Company can meet its liquidity requirements through the issuance of common stock, debt or other capital securities and borrowings from its credit facilities, as needed.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, HFSG Holding Company held fixed maturities, short-term investments, and cash of $2.3$0.8 billion. Expected liquidity requirements of the HFSG Holding Company for the next twelve months include payment of the 6.0%5.5% senior note of $413$500 due at maturity in January 2019,March of 2020, the interest payments on debt of approximately $275,$290 which includes $15 related to Navigators Group, preferred stock dividends of approximately $21 and common stockholder dividends of approximately $440, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, of approximately $435.Directors.
Debt
On MarchJanuary 15, 2018,2019, The Hartford issued $500 of 4.4% senior notes ("4.4% Notes") due March 15, 2048 for net proceeds of approximately $490, after deducting underwriting discounts and expenses from the offering. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15, commencing September 15, 2018. The Hartford, at its option, can redeem the 4.4% Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount being redeemed or a make-whole amount based on a comparable maturity US Treasury plus 25 basis points, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, except the option of a make-whole payment is not applicable within the final six months of maturity. The Hartford used a portion of the net proceeds from this issuance to repay $320repaid at maturity of the Company’s 6.3% notes due March 15, 2018, and the balance of the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
On June 15, 2018 The Hartford completed its previously announced redemption of $500 aggregate$413 principal amount of its 8.125% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2068. In connection6.0% senior notes.
Senior notes with the initial offeringa par value of $265 were acquired as part of the 8.125% debentures, the Company entered into a replacement capital covenant ("RCC"), and under the termsNavigators Group acquisition. For additional information on Debt, see Note 10- Debt of the RCC, if the Company redeemed the 8.125% debentures at any time priorNotes to June 15, 2048 it could only do so with the proceeds from the sale of certain qualifying replacement securities. The 3 month Libor plus 2.125% debentures issued February 15, 2017 are qualifying replacement securities within the definition of the RCC. In connection with this redemption, the Company recognized a $6 loss on extinguishment of debt for unamortized deferred debt issuance costs.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Equity
TheIn February, 2019, the Company does not currently have anannounced a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization by the Board of Directors which is effective through December 31, 2020. Based on projected holding company resources, the Company has begun share repurchases in 2019 but anticipates using the majority of the program in 2020. Any repurchase of shares under the equity repurchase authorization in 2018.
For further information about equity repurchases, see Part II.program is dependent on market conditions and other factors.
 
Other Information, Item 2.During the period from July 1, 2019 to July 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 0.3 million common shares for $16 with $957 of authorization remaining as of July 31, 2019.

Dividends
On May 17, 2018,July 18, 2019, The Hartford'sHartford’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share payable on July 2, 2018 to common shareholders of record as of June 1, 2018.
On July 19, 2018, The Hartford's Board of Directors declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from $0.25 to $0.30 per common share payable on October 1, 20182019 to common shareholdersstockholders of record as of September 4, 2018.3, 2019.
On July 18, 2019, The Hartford's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $375.00 on each share of the Series G preferred stock equivalent to $0.3750 per depository share payable on August 15, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 1, 2019.
On May 16, 2019, The Hartford’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per common share payable on July 1, 2019 to common stockholders of record as of June 3, 2019.
There are no current restrictions on the HFSG Holding Company's ability to pay dividends to its shareholders.stockholders.
For a discussion of restrictions on dividends to the HFSG Holding Company from its insurance subsidiaries, see the following "Dividends from Insurance Subsidiaries" discussion. For a discussion of potential restrictions on the HFSG Holding Company's ability to pay dividends, see the risk factor "Our ability to declare and pay dividends is subject to limitations" in Item 1A of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company does not have a 20182019 required minimum funding contribution for the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan and the funding requirements for all pension plans are expected to be immaterial. The Company has not determined whether, and to what extent, contributions may be made to the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan in 2018.2019. The Company will monitor the funded status of the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan during 2018 2019to make this determination.
Dividends from Insurance Subsidiaries
Dividends to the HFSG Holding Company from its insurance subsidiaries are restricted by insurance regulation. Upon the acquisition of Navigators Group, the Company’s principal insurance subsidiaries are domiciled in the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.
The payment of dividends by Connecticut-domiciled insurers is limited under the insurance holding company laws of Connecticut. These laws require notice to and approval by the state insurance commissioner for the declaration or payment of any dividend, which, together with other dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months, exceeds the greater of (i) 10% of the insurer’s statutory policyholder surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or (ii) net income (or net gain from operations, if such company is a life insurance company) for the twelve-month period ending on the thirty-first day of December last preceding, in each case determined under



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statutory insurance accounting principles. In addition, if any dividend of a Connecticut-domiciled insurer exceeds the insurer’s earned surplus, it requires the prior approval of the Connecticut Insurance Commissioner.
Property casualty insurers domiciled in New York, including Navigators Insurance Company ("NIC") and Navigators Specialty Insurance Company ("NSIC"), generally may not, without notice to and approval by the state insurance commissioner, pay dividends out of earned surplus in any twelve‑month period that exceeds the lesser of (i) 10% of the insurer’s statutory policyholders’ surplus as of the most recent financial statement on file, or (ii) 100% of its adjusted net investment income, as defined, for the same twelve month period. As part of the New York state insurance commissioner's approval of the Navigators Group acquisition, and as is common practice, any dividend from NIC and NSIC before May 2021 will require prior approval from the state insurance commissioner.
The insurance holding company laws of the other jurisdictions in which The Hartford’s insurance subsidiaries are incorporated (or deemed commercially domiciled) generally contain similar (although in certain instances more restrictive) limitations on the payment of dividends. In addition to statutory limitations on paying dividends, the Company also takes other items into consideration when determining dividends from subsidiaries. These considerations include, but are not limited to, expected earnings and capitalization of the subsidiaries, regulatory capital

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requirements and liquidity requirements of the individual operating company.
ForCorporate members of Lloyd's Syndicates may pay dividends to its parent to the extent of available profits that have been distributed from the syndicate in excess of the Funds at Lloyd's ("FAL") capital requirement. The FAL is determined based on the syndicate’s solvency capital requirement of the syndicate under the E.U.'s Solvency II capital adequacy model, plus a Lloyd’s specific economic capital assessment.
Insurers domiciled in the United Kingdom may pay dividends to its parent out of its statutory profits subject to restrictions imposed under U.K. Company law and European Insurance regulation (Solvency II). Belgium domiciled insurers may only pay dividends if, at the end of its previous fiscal year, the total amount of its assets, as reduced by its provisions and debts, are in excess of certain minimum capital thresholds calculated under Belgian law.
As of December 31, 2018, under the formulas described above, the Company’s property and casualty insurance subsidiaries in the United States and overseas are permitted to pay up to a maximum of approximately $1.3 billion in dividends to HFSG Holding Company in 2019, though only approximately $250 of this dividend capacity can be paid before the fourth quarter of 2019. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA") has $125 remaining$380 of dividend capacity for property2019.
Through July 31, 2019, HFSG Holding Company received $237 of dividends, including $150 from HLA, $84 from Hartford Funds and casualty ("P&C") insurance subsidiaries and$3 from a run-off HFSG subsidiary. There were no dividend capacity for HLA.
During the first six months of 2018, total dividends paid byreceived from P&C subsidiaries to HFSG holding company were $2.1 billion. This includes an extraordinary dividend of $2.0 billion, which was comprised of a $1.9 billion principal paydown on the intercompany note owed by HHI to Hartford Fire Insurance Company related to the sale of Talcott Resolution and $92 related to interest payments on the note. In addition, there was $50 of ordinary P&C dividends that were paid to HFSG holding company, though these were subsequently contributed to a run-off P&C subsidiary. Excluding the interest payments on the intercompany note and dividends that were subsequently contributed to a P&C subsidiary, net dividends paid by P&C subsidiaries to HFSG holding company were $1.9 billion during the first six months of 2018.
Total net dividends received by HFSG holding company were $2.0 billion, including $1.9 billion from P&C subsidiaries and $55 from Mutual Funds during the first six months of 2018.2019.
Over the remainderlast five months of 2018,2019, the Company anticipates receiving approximately $55$100 to $150 of dividends from MutualHLA, $16 to $41 of dividends from Hartford Funds and does not
anticipate receiving any additional dividends from P&C subsidiaries or from HLA.subsidiaries.
Other Sources of Capital for the HFSG Holding Company
The Hartford endeavors to maintain a capital structure that provides financial and operational flexibility to its insurance subsidiaries, ratings that support its competitive position in the financial services marketplace (see the "Ratings" section below for further discussion), and shareholderstockholder returns. As a result, the Company may from time to time raise capital from the issuance of debt, common equity, preferred stock, equity-related debt or other capital securities and is continuously evaluating strategic opportunities. The issuance of debt, common equity, equity-related debt or other capital securities could result in the dilution of shareholderstockholder interests or reduced net income due to additional interest expense.
Shelf Registrations
The Hartford filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC") on July 29, 2016May 17, 2019 that permits it to offer and sell debt and equity securities during the three-year life of the registration statement.
Revolving Credit Facilities, and Commercial Paper
Revolving Credit Facilities
As previously reported, on March 29, 2018, theThe Company entered into an amendment to its Five-Year Credit Agreement dated October 31, 2014. The Amendment reset the level of the Company's minimum consolidated net worth financial covenant to $9 billion excluding AOCI from its former $13.5 billion (where net worth was defined as stockholders' equity excluding AOCI and including junior subordinated debt), among other updates. Among other changes, under an amended and restated credit agreement that became effective in June 2018, after the closing
of the sale of the Company's life and annuity run-off business, the aggregate amount of principal of thehas a senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility decreased from $1 billion(the "Credit Facility") that provides up to $750 including a reduction to the amount available for lettersmillion of unsecured credit from $250 to $100, the maturity date was extended to March 29, 2023, and the liens covenant and certain other covenants were modified.
Revolving loans from the Credit Facility may be in multiple currencies. U.S. dollar loans will bear interest at a floating rate equivalent to an indexed rate depending on the type of borrowing and a basis point spread based on The Hartford's credit rating and will mature no later thanthrough March 29, 2023. Letters of credit issued from the Credit Facility bear a fee based on The Hartford's credit rating and expire no later than March 29, 2024. The Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth excluding AOCI of $9.0 billion, limit the ratio of senior debt to capitalization excluding AOCI to no more than 35% and meet other customary covenants. The Credit Facility is for general corporate purposes.
As of June 30, 2018,2019, no borrowings were outstanding and $3 in letters of credit were issued under the Credit Facility and the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
Commercial Paper
As of June 30, 20182019, The Hartford's maximum borrowings available under its commercial paper program was $1 billionis $750 and there was no commercial paper outstanding. The Company is dependent upon market conditions to access short-term financing through the issuance of commercial paper to investors. On July 19, 2018, the Board of Directors revised the Company's commercial paper issuance authorization from $1 billion to $750 to align the program with the Company's $750 five year revolving credit facility which became effective on June 11, 2018.
Intercompany Liquidity Agreements
The HartfordCompany has $2.0 billion available under an intercompany liquidity agreement that allows for short-term advances of funds among the HFSG Holding Company and certain affiliates of up to $2 billion for liquidity and other general corporate purposes. The Connecticut Department of Insurance Department ("CTDOI") granted approval for certain affiliated insurance companies that are parties to the agreement to treat receivables from a parent, including the HFSG Holding Company, as admitted assets for statutory accounting purposes.
On May 25, 2018 Hartford Financial Services Group issued a Revolving Note (the "Note") in the principal amount of $165 to Hartford Fire Insurance Company. The note was repaid on June 1, 2018. 
As of June 30, 2018,2019 there were no amounts outstanding at the HFSG Holding Company.
Collateralized Advances with Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
The Company’s subsidiaries, Hartford Fire Insurance Company (“Hartford Fire”) and Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“HLA”), are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”). Membership allows these subsidiaries access to collateralized advances, which may be short- or long-term with fixed or variable rates. Advances may be used to support general corporate purposes, which would be presented as short- or long-term debt, or to earn incremental investment



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income, which would be presented in other liabilities consistent with other collateralized financing transactions. As of June 30, 2019, there were no advances outstanding.
For further information regarding collateralized advances with Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, see Note 13 - Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Lloyd's Letter of Credit Facilities
As a result of the acquisition of Navigators Group, The Hartford assumed three existing letter of credit facility agreements: the Club Facility, the Bilateral Facility, and the Australian Dollar Facility. Letters of credit under the Club and Bilateral Facilities are used to provide a portion of the capital requirements at Lloyd's. As of June 30, 2019, uncollateralized letters of credit with an aggregate face amount of $165 and £60 million were outstanding under the Club Facility, $8 was outstanding under the Bilateral Facility, and $1 of cash collateral was posted at Lloyd's. The Bilateral Facility has unused capacity of $17 for issuance of additional letters of credit. Principally as a result of second quarter loss on reinsurance, reserve increases and other adjustments upon the acquisition, Navigators Group is not in compliance with certain financial covenants regarding tangible net worth and Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”) as set forth in the Club Facility and Bilateral Facility.  The Company is in discussions with the participating banks to amend the covenants, and has obtained a temporary waiver.  It is expected that the amount of letters of credit permitted to support Lloyd's capital requirements will be reduced by the end of 2020, which may require the Company to seek alternative means of supporting its obligations at Lloyd's, including utilizing holding company resources.
As of June 30, 2019, letters of credit with an aggregate face amount of 24 Australian Dollars were outstanding under the Australian Dollar Facility.
Derivative Commitments
Certain of the Company’s derivative agreements contain provisions that are tied to the financial strength ratings, as set by nationally recognized statistical agencies, of the individual legal entity that entered into the derivative agreement. If the legal entity’s financial strength were to fall below certain ratings, the counterparties to the derivative agreements could demand immediate and ongoing full collateralization and in certain instances enable the counterparties to terminate the agreements and demand immediate settlement of all outstanding derivative positions traded under each impacted bilateral agreement. The settlement amount is determined by netting the derivative

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positions transacted under each agreement. If the termination rights were to be exercised by the counterparties, it could impact the legal entity’s ability to conduct hedging activities by increasing the associated costs and decreasing the willingness of counterparties to transact with the legal entity. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position as of June 30, 20182019 was $7776. OfFor this $7776, the legal entities have posted collateral of $7372 in the normal course of business. Based on derivative market values as of June 30, 20182019, a downgrade of one level below the current financial strength ratesratings by either Moody's or S&P would not require additional assets to be posted as collateral. Based on derivative market values as of June 30, 2018,2019, a downgrade of two levels below the current financial
strength ratings by either Moody’s or S&P would require an additional $7 of assets to be posted as collateral. These collateral amounts could change as derivative market values change, as a result of changes in our hedging activities or to the extent changes in contractual terms are negotiated. The nature of the collateral that we would post, if required, would be primarily in the form of U.S. Treasury bills, U.S. Treasury notes and government agency securities.
As of June 30, 2018, the Company did not participate in any2019, no derivative relationships thatpositions would be subject to an immediate termination in the event of a downgrade of one level below the current financial strength ratings. This could change as a result of changes in our hedging activities or to the extent changes in contractual terms are negotiated.
Insurance Operations
While subject to variability period to period, claim frequencyunderwriting and severity patternsinvestment cash flows continue to be within historical norms and, therefore, the Company’s insurance operations’ current liquidity position is considered to be sufficient to meet anticipated demands over the next twelve months. For a discussion and tabular presentation of the Company’s current contractual obligations by period, refer to Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations within the Capital Resources and Liquidity section of the MD&A included in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
The principal sources of operating funds are premiums, fees earned from assets under management and investment income, while investing cash flows originate from maturities and sales of invested assets. The primary uses of funds are to pay claims, claim adjustment expenses, commissions and other underwriting and insurance operating costs, to pay taxes, to purchase new investments and to make dividend payments to the HFSG Holding Company.
The Company’s insurance operations consist of property and casualty insurance products (collectively referred to as “Property & Casualty Operations”) and Group Benefits.
Property & Casualty Operations
Property & Casualty Operations holdsThe Company's insurance operations hold fixed maturity securities including a significant short-term investment position (securities with maturities of one year or less at the time of purchase) to meet liquidity needs as shown in the table below.
Property & Casualty
 As of June 30, 2018
Fixed maturities$25,440
Short-term investments998
Cash95
Less: Derivative collateral65
Total$26,468
needs. Liquidity requirements that are unable to be funded by Property & Casualty Operation’sthe Company's insurance operations' short-term investments would be satisfied with current operating funds, including premiums or investing cash flows, which includes proceeds received through the sale of invested assets. A sale of invested assets could result in significant realized capital losses.
Group Benefits Operations
Group Benefits operations’ total unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense reserves of $8.4 billion are supported by $11.7 billion ofThe following tables represent the fixed maturity holdings, including the aforementioned cash and invested assets, including assetsshort-term investments available to meet liquidity needs, as shown below.for each of the Company’s insurance operations.
Property & Casualty
 As of June 30, 2019
Fixed maturities$30,243
Short-term investments1,254
Cash207
Less: Derivative collateral58
Total$31,646
Group Benefits Operations
 As of June 30, 2018
Fixed maturities$9,941
Short-term investments401
Cash35
Less: Derivative collateral20
Total$10,357

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Group Benefits Operations
 As of June 30, 2019
Fixed maturities$10,398
Short-term investments442
Cash7
Less: Derivative collateral25
Total$10,822
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes to the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements and aggregate contractual obligations since the filing of the Company’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report.



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Capital Structure
 June 30, 2019December 31, 2018Change
Short-term debt (includes current maturities of long-term debt)$500
$413
21%
Long-term debt4,050
4,265
(5%)
Total debt4,550
4,678
(3%)
Common stockholders' equity excluding AOCI, net of tax15,156
14,346
6%
Preferred stock334
334
%
AOCI, net of tax(198)(1,579)87%
Total stockholders’ equity15,292
13,101
17%
Total capitalization$19,842
$17,779
12%
Debt to stockholders’ equity30%36% 
Debt to capitalization23%26% 
Total capitalization increased $2,063, or 12%, as of June 30, 2019 compared to December 31, 2018 primarily due to an increase in AOCI and net income in excess of stockholder dividends, partially offset by a decrease in total debt due to the repayment at maturity of the $413 principal amount of the 6.0% senior notes.
For additional information on AOCI, net of tax, unrealized capital gains from securities, and debt see Note 14 - Changes In and Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Note 6 - Investments and Note 10 - Debt.of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.
Cash Flow[1]
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 20192018
Net cash provided by operating activities$1,004
$1,270
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities$30
$(207)
Net cash used for financing activities$(855)$(1,627)
Cash and restricted cash– end of period$283
$147
[1] Cash activities in 2018 include cash flows from Discontinued Operations; see Note 17 - Business Disposition and Discontinued Operations of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on cash flows from Discontinued Operations.
Cash provided by operating activitiesdecreased in 2019 as compared to the prior year period primarily driven by the inclusion of operations from the life and annuity business sold in May 2018 in the prior year period, partially offset by an increase in premiums received.
Cash used for investing activities decreased, primarily due to an increase in net proceeds from short-term investments and derivatives, partially offset by the acquisition of Navigators Group for $1.9 billion (net of cash acquired) as well as an increase in net payments for fixed maturities.
Cash used for financing activitiesdecreased from the 2018 period primarily due to a lower decrease in net
securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, a reduction in debt repayments partially offset by a decline in proceeds from issuance of debt, share repurchases in the 2019 period as well as higher dividends paid. Additionally, a substantial amount of cash used in the 2018 period consisted of net payments for deposits, transfers and withdrawals for investments and universal life products associated with the life and annuity business sold in May 2018.
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Capitalization
Capital Structure
 June 30, 2018December 31, 2017Change
Short-term debt (includes current maturities of long-term debt)$413
$320
29%
Long-term debt4,262
4,678
(9%)
Total debt4,675
4,998
(6%)
Stockholders’ equity excluding AOCI, net of tax13,899
12,831
8%
AOCI, net of tax(1,353)663
NM
Total stockholders’ equity$12,546
$13,494
(7%)
Total capitalization$17,221
$18,492
(7%)
Debt to stockholders’ equity37%37% 
Debt to capitalization27%27% 
Total capitalization decreased $1,271, or 7%, as of June 30, 2018 compared to December 31, 2017 primarily due to decreases in net unrealized capital gains from securities within AOCI and a decrease in long-term debt.
For additional information on AOCI, net of tax, and unrealized capital gains from securities, see Note 15 - Changes In and
Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, and Note 6 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information on Debt, see Note 11 - Debt.
Cash Flow[1]
 Six Months Ended June 30,
 20182017
Net cash provided by operating activities$1,270
$894
Net cash used for investing activities$(207)$(1,476)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities$(1,627)$
Cash – end of period$147
$101
[1] Cash activities include cash flows from Discontinued Operations; see Note 18 - Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on cash flows from Discontinued Operations
Cash provided by operating activitiesincreased in 2018 as compared to the prior year period primarily due to the effect of a $650 payment in 2017 for the ADC reinsurance agreement with NICO and the effect of an increase in premium and fee income received, partially offset by an increase in benefits, losses, insurance operating expenses and operating expenses paid that was mostly driven by the acquisition of the Aetna U.S. group life and disability business.
Cash used for investing activities decreased in 2018 compared to the prior year period primarily due proceeds from the 2018 sale of the Talcott Resolution run-off life and annuity business, net of cash transferred, as well as a change from net purchases of fixed maturities in the 2017 period to net proceeds from sales of fixed maturities in the 2018 period.
Cash used for financing activitiesincreased from the 2017 period primarily due to a change to a decrease in securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, as well as an increase in debt repayments in 2018, partially offset by a reduction in treasury stock acquired.
Operating cash flowfor the six months ended June 30, 2018 have been adequate to meet liquidity requirements.
Equity Markets
For a discussion of the potential impact of the equity markets on capital and liquidity, see the Financial Risk Liquidity Risksection in this MD&A and the Financial Risk on Statutory Capital sectionssection of the MD&A in this MD&A.the Company's 2018 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Ratings
Ratings are an important factor in establishing a competitive position in the insurance marketplace and impact the Company's ability to access financing and its cost of borrowing. There can be no assurance that the Company’s ratings will continue for any given period of time, or that they will not be changed. In the event the Company’s ratings are downgraded, the Company’s competitive position, ability to access financing, and its cost of borrowing, may be adversely impacted.
On April 15, 2019, Standards & Poor's ("S&P") raised its issuer credit and financial strength ratings on Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. ("HLA") to A+ from A. The followingupgrade of HLA's ratings actions were announced in connection with the closereflects S&P's improved view of the sale of Talcott Resolution:
On June 1, 2018, Moody's Investor Services upgraded the long-term debt ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (senior to Baa1 from Baa2) following the company's announcement that it has completed the sale of Talcott Resolution, its life and annuity run-off operations, to an investor group for total consideration of $2.05 billion, excluding the value of the Talcott Resolution tax benefits that will be retained. This

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rating action concludes a review for upgrade initiated on December 4, 2017, at the time of The Hartford's announcement of the transaction. The insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings of Hartford's P&C operations andCompany's group benefits businesses were not affected. The Outlook forbusiness which they consider core to the ratings is stable.Company under their group rating methodology criteria.
Insurance Financial Strength Ratings as of July 24, 201830, 2019
 A.M. BestStandard & Poor’sMoody’s
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyA+A+A1
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyAA+A2
Navigators Insurance CompanyAA2ANot Rated
    
Other Ratings:   
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.:   
Senior debta-BBB+Baa1
Commercial paperAMB-1A-2P-2
 
These ratings are not a recommendation to buy or hold any of The Hartford’s securities and they may be revised or revoked at any time at the sole discretion of the rating organization.
The agencies consider many factors in determining the final rating of an insurance company. One consideration is the relative level of statutory capital and surplus (referred to collectively as "statutory capital") necessary to support the business written and is reported in accordance with accounting practices prescribed by the applicable state insurance department.
Statutory Capital
Statutory Capital Rollforward for the Company's Insurance Subsidiaries
U.S. Statutory Capital Rollforward for the Company's Insurance SubsidiariesU.S. Statutory Capital Rollforward for the Company's Insurance Subsidiaries
Property and Casualty Insurance SubsidiariesGroup Benefits Insurance SubsidiaryTotalProperty and Casualty Insurance Subsidiaries [1] [2]Group Benefits Insurance SubsidiaryTotal
U.S. statutory capital at January 1, 2018$7,396
$2,029
$9,425
U.S statutory capital at January 1, 2019$8,440
$2,407
$10,847
Statutory income821
209
1,030
699
260
959
Dividends to parent(14)(150)(164)
Other items(166)(22)(188)213
16
229
Net change to U.S. statutory capital655
187
842
898
126
1,024
U.S. statutory capital at June 30, 2018$8,051
$2,216
$10,267
U.S statutory capital at June 30, 2019$9,338
$2,533
$11,871
[1]The statutory capital for property and casualty insurance subsidiaries in this table does not include the value of an intercompany note owed by Hartford Holdings, Inc. to Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
[2]Excludes insurance operations in the U.K. and continental Europe. Though the business was not acquired until May 23, 2019, this table includes statutory capital and surplus of Navigators U.S. insurance subsidiaries as of both January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019.



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Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
For a discussion regarding contingencies related to The Hartford’s legal proceedings, please see the information contained under “Litigation” and "Asbestos and Environmental Claims" in Note 1312 - Commitments and Contingencies Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, Item 1 Legal Proceedings, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Legislative and Regulatory Developments
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the "Affordable Care Act")
ItIt is unclear whether the Administration, and Congress or the courts will seek to reverse, amend or alter the ongoing operation of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). If such actions were to occur, they may have an impact on various aspects of our business, including our insurance businesses. It is unclear what an amended ACA would entail, and to what extent there may be a transition period for the phase out of the ACA. The impact to The Hartford as an employer would be consistent with other large
employers. The Hartford’s core business does not involve the issuance of health insurance, and we have not observed any material impacts on the Company’s workers’ compensation business or group benefits business from the enactment of the ACA. We will continue to monitor the impact of the ACA and any reforms on consumer, broker and medical provider behavior for leading indicators of changes in medical costs or loss payments primarily on the Company's workers' compensation and disability liabilities.
United States Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule
On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final regulation (the “Rule” or “Fiduciary Rule") expanding the range of activities considered to be fiduciary investment advice under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and the Internal Revenue Code. While implementation of the Rule was to be phased in, the DOL has since delayed those dates. Based on comments received, the DOL has delayed the transition period to July 1, 2019. DOL intends to continue coordination with the SEC and other regulators, including state insurance regulators.

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The impact of the Rule on our mutual fund business is difficult to assess because it is new and is still being studied. While we continue to analyze the Rule, we believe it may impact the compensation paid to the financial intermediaries who sell our mutual funds to their retirement clients and could negatively impact our mutual funds business.
In 2016, several plaintiffs, including insurers and industry groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), filed a lawsuit against the DOL challenging the constitutionality of the Fiduciary Rule, and the DOL's rule making authority. In most cases, the district courts entered summary judgment in favor of the DOL. Certain cases were appealed to the Fifth Circuit and on July 5, 2017, the DOL filed a brief in support of upholding the Rule. On March 13, 2018, the Tenth Circuit upheld one of the exemptions of the Rule as valid.
However, the Fifth Circuit overturned and vacated the Fiduciary Rule in its entirety on March 15, 2018. Without the DOL petitioning for a rehearing or to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit on June 21, 2018 made effective its decision, issuing a mandate vacating the Fiduciary Rule in its entirety and rendering it null and void.liabilities.
Tax Reform
At the end of 2017, Congress passed and the president signed, the Tax Reform,Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Reform"), which enacted significant reforms to the U.S. tax code. The major areas of interest to the company include the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and the repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) and the refunding of AMT credits. We continue to analyze Tax Reform for other potential impacts. The U.S. Treasury and IRS will developare developing guidance implementing Tax Reform, and Congress may consider additional technical corrections to the legislation. Tax proposals and regulatory initiatives which have been or are being considered by Congress and/or the U.S. Treasury Department could have a material effect on the company and its insurance businesses. The nature and timing of any Congressional or regulatory action with respect to any such efforts is unclear. For additional information on risks to the Company related to Tax Reform, please see the risk factor entitled "Changes in federal or state tax laws could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity" under "Risk Factors" in Part I of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
For a discussion of accounting standards, see Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in The Hartford’s 20172018 Form 10-K Annual Report and Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purposes set forth in the definition thereof in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of June 30, 2018.2019.
On May 23, 2019 we acquired Navigators Group. SEC guidance permits management to omit an assessment of an acquired business from management's assessment of internal control over financial reporting for a period not to exceed one year from the date of the acquisition. Accordingly, we have not yet included Navigators Group in our assessment of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, Navigators Group accounted for 3.5% of our total net revenue, and as of June 30, 2019 represented 10.2% of total assets.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's current fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
As described above, our management excluded an assessment of the internal controls over financial reporting of Navigators Group from its assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2019. The Company has begun integrating Navigators Group into its existing control procedures, which may lead us to modify certain internal controls in future periods.


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Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Litigation
The Hartford is involved in claims litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, both as a liability insurer defending or providing indemnity for third-party claims brought against insureds and as an insurer defending coverage claims brought against it. The Hartford accounts for such activity through the establishment of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense reserves. Subject to the uncertainties related to The Hartford's A&E claims discussed in Note 1312 - Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management expects that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such ordinary-course claims litigation, after consideration of provisions made for potential losses and costs of defense, will not be material to the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of The Hartford.
The Hartford is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert claims for substantial amounts. In addition, to the matters described below, these actions include, among others, putative state and federal class actions seeking certification of a state or national class. Such putative class actions have alleged, for example, underpayment of claims or improper underwriting practices in connection with various kinds of insurance policies, such as personal and commercial automobile, property, disability, and inland marine. The Hartford also is involved in individual actions in which punitive damages are sought, such as claims alleging bad faith in the handling of insurance claims or other allegedly unfair or improper business practices. Like many other insurers, The Hartford also has been joined in actions by asbestos plaintiffs asserting, among other things, that insurers had a duty to protect the public from the dangers of asbestos and that insurers committed unfair trade practices by asserting defenses on behalf of their policyholders in the underlying asbestos cases.
Management expects that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such lawsuits, after consideration of provisions made for estimated losses, will not be material to the consolidated financial condition of The Hartford. Nonetheless, given the large or indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these actions, and the inherent unpredictability of litigation, the outcome in certain matters could, from time to time, have a material adverse effect on the Company’sCompany's results of operations or cash flows in particular quarterly or annual periods.
In addition to the inherent difficulty of predicting litigation outcomes, the Mutual Funds Litigation identified below purports to seek substantial damages for unsubstantiated conduct spanning a multi-year period based on novel applications of complex legal theories. The alleged damages are not quantified or factually supported in the complaint, and, in any event, the Company’s experience shows that demands for damages often bear little relation to a reasonable estimate of potential loss. The application of the legal standard identified by the court for assessing the potentially available damages, as described below, is inherently unpredictable, and no legal precedent has been identified that would aid in determining a reasonable estimate of potential loss. Accordingly, management cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
Mutual Funds Litigation In February 2011, a derivative action was brought on behalf of six Hartford retail mutual funds in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC (“HIFSCO”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, received excessive advisory and distribution fees in violation of its statutory fiduciary duty under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. During the course of the litigation, the claims regarding distribution fees were dismissed without prejudice, the lineup of funds as plaintiffs changed several times, and the plaintiffs added as a defendant Hartford Funds Management Company (“HFMC”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company that assumed the role of advisor to the funds as of January 2013. In June 2015, HFMC and HIFSCO moved for summary judgment, and plaintiffs cross-moved for partial summary judgment with respect to one fund. In March 2016, the court denied the plaintiff's motion, and granted summary judgment for HIFSCO and HFMC with respect to one fund, leaving six funds as plaintiffs: The Hartford Balanced Fund, The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund, The Hartford Floating Rate Fund, The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund, The Hartford Healthcare Fund, and The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund. The court further ruled that the appropriate measure of damages on the surviving claims would be the difference, if any, between the actual advisory fees paid through trial and the fees permitted under the applicable legal standard. A bench trial on the issue of liability was held in November 2016. In February 2017, the court granted judgment for HIFSCO and HFMC as to all claims.  Plaintiffs have appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.


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Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS
Investing in The Hartford involves risk. In deciding whether to invest in The Hartford, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of Part I of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 (collectively the "Company's“Company’s Risk Factors"Factors” or individually, the "Company's“Company’s Risk Factor"Factor”), any of which could have a significant or material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operating results or liquidity of The Hartford. This information should be considered carefully together with the other information contained in this report and the other reports and materials filed by The Hartford with the SEC.
The Company’s Risk Factors are amended due to the sale of the Company's life and annuity business.Navigators Group acquisition. On May 31, 2018,23, 2019, the Company completed the salepreviously announced acquisition of Navigators Group. As a result, the Company’s Risk Factor “Failure to complete our proposed acquisition of The Navigators Group, Inc. could impact our securities” is removed in its life and annuity run-off business, Talcott Resolution, to a group of investors, led by Cornell Capital LLC, Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, TRB Advisors LP, Global Atlantic Financial Group, Pine Brook and J. Safra Group.entirety.
The introductionfollowing is added to the Company’s Risk Factors is updatedFactors:
The withdrawal of the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) from the European Union (“E.U.”) may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.
In June 2016, the U.K voted in a national referendum to remove referenceswithdraw from the E.U. (“Brexit”) and formal negotiations on the terms of the U.K.’s withdrawal are ongoing.
Brexit, or prolonged uncertainty relating to the saleterms of the Company’sU.K.’s withdrawal, could, among other outcomes, cause significant volatility in global financial markets, currency exchange rate fluctuations and asset valuations, and disrupt the U.K. market and the E.U. markets by increasing restrictions on the trade and free movement of goods, services and people between the U.K. and the E.U. The withdrawal could also lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations as the U.K. determines which E.U. laws to replace or replicate.
As a result of the acquisition of Navigators Group, we have international operations in the U.K. and E.U. While Navigators Group has implemented measures to sell business in the E.U. independently of its U.K. insurance companies, either through its own Belgium insurance subsidiary or by having its Lloyd's Syndicate write business through the Lloyd’s subsidiary in Belgium, Brexit may cause disruptions throughout the U.K. and E.U. Should we seek to access the E.U. market through our U.K. insurance companies, that will depend on general trade and services agreements made by the U.K. with the E.U. or on specific arrangements made by our U.K. insurance companies to retain access to the E.U. market. In addition, the ability to access the E.U. market through our Lloyd's Syndicate depends on Lloyd's being able to comply with E.U. regulations through its Belgium subsidiary. The consequence of making such specific arrangements may increase our cost of doing business.
The consequences of U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. in the long term are unknown and not quantifiable at this time. However, given the lack of comparable precedent, any of effects of a withdrawal may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operation.
In addition, the following Company Risk Factors are amended and restated in their entirety:
The amount of capital that we must hold to maintain our financial strength and credit ratings and meet other requirements can vary significantly from time to time and is sensitive to a number of factors outside of our control.
We conduct the vast majority of our business through licensed insurance company subsidiaries. In the United States, statutory accounting standards and statutory capital and reserve requirements for these entities are prescribed by the applicable insurance regulators and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). The minimum capital we must hold is based on risk-based capital (“RBC”) formulas for both life and annuityproperty and casualty companies. The RBC formula for life companies is applicable to our group benefits business and replacedestablishes capital requirements relating to insurance, business, asset, credit, interest rate and off-balance sheet risks. The RBC formula for property and casualty companies sets required statutory surplus levels based on underwriting, asset, credit and off-balance sheet risks.
Countries in which our international insurance subsidiaries are incorporated or deemed commercially domiciled are subject to regulatory requirements as defined by the regulatory jurisdiction, including Solvency II. In addition, our Lloyd’s member company is required to maintain required Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”) to meet the capital requirements of its entiretysyndicate. The FAL is determined based on the syndicate’s Solvency Capital Requirement (“SCR”) under the E.U.’s Solvency II capital adequacy model plus an economic capital assessment determined by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board (which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Lloyd's market).
In any particular year, statutory surplus amounts, RBC ratios, FAL and SCR may increase or decrease depending on a variety of factors, including (as applicable):
the amount of statutory income or losses generated by our insurance subsidiaries,
the amount of additional capital our insurance subsidiaries must hold to support business growth,
the amount of dividends or distributions taken out of our insurance subsidiaries or Lloyd's member company,
changes in equity market levels,
the value of certain fixed-income and equity securities in our investment portfolio,
the value of certain derivative instruments,
changes in interest rates,
admissibility of deferred tax assets, and
changes to the regulatory capital formulas
Most of these factors are outside of the Company's control. The Company's financial strength and credit ratings are significantly influenced by the amount of capital and regulatory capital



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formulas of various insurance operations. In addition, rating agencies may implement changes to their regulatory capital formulas that have the effect of increasing the amount of capital we must hold in order to maintain our current ratings. The regulatory capital formulas could also be negatively affected if the NAIC, state insurance regulators or other insurance regulators change the accounting guidance for determining capital adequacy. If our capital resources are insufficient to maintain a particular rating by one or more rating agencies, we may need to use holding company resources or seek to raise capital through public or private equity or debt financing. If we were not to raise additional capital, either at our discretion or because we were unable to do so, our financial strength and credit ratings might be downgraded by one or more rating agencies.
Our ability to declare and pay dividends is subject to limitations.
The payment of future dividends on our capital stock is subject to the discretion of our board of directors, which considers, among other factors, our operating results, overall financial condition, credit-risk considerations and capital requirements, as well as general business and market conditions. Our board of directors may only declare such dividends out of funds legally available for such payments. Moreover, our common stockholders are subject to the prior dividend rights of any holders of depositary shares representing preferred stock then outstanding. The terms of our outstanding junior subordinated debt securities prohibit us from declaring or paying any dividends or distributions on our capital stock or purchasing, acquiring, or making a liquidation payment on such stock, if we have given notice of our election to defer interest payments and the related deferral period has not yet commenced or a deferral period is continuing.
Moreover, as a holding company that is separate and distinct from our insurance subsidiaries, we have no significant business operations of our own. Therefore, we rely on dividends from our insurance company subsidiaries and other subsidiaries as the principal source of cash flow to meet our obligations. Subsidiary dividends fund payments on our debt securities and the payment of dividends to stockholders on our capital stock. Connecticut state laws and certain other U.S. jurisdictions in which we operate limit the payment of dividends and require notice to and approval by the state insurance commissioner for the declaration or payment of dividends above certain levels. The laws and regulations of the countries in which our international insurance subsidiaries are incorporated or deemed commercially domiciled, as well as requirements of the Council of Lloyd’s, also impose limitations on the payment of dividends which, in some instances, are more restrictive. Dividends paid from our insurance subsidiaries are further dependent on their cash requirements. In addition, in the event of liquidation or reorganization of a subsidiary, prior claims of a subsidiary’s creditors may take precedence over the holding company’s right to a dividend or distribution from the subsidiary except to the extent that the holding company may be a creditor of that subsidiary. For further discussion on dividends from insurance subsidiaries, see Part II, Item 7, MD&A - Capital Resources & Liquidity.
Our businesses may suffer and we may incur substantial costs if we are unable to access our systems and safeguard the security of our
data in the event of a disaster, cyber breach or other information security incident.
We use technology to process, store, retrieve, evaluate and utilize customer and company data and information. Our information technology and telecommunications systems, in turn, interface with and rely upon third-party systems. We and our third party vendors must be able to access our systems to provide insurance quotes, process premium payments, make changes to existing policies, file and pay claims, administer mutual funds, provide customer support, manage our investment portfolios, report on financial results and perform other necessary business functions.
Systems failures or outages could compromise our ability to perform these business functions in a timely manner, which could harm our ability to conduct business and hurt our relationships with our business partners and customers. In the event of a disaster such as a natural catastrophe, a pandemic, an industrial accident, a cyber-attack, a blackout, a terrorist attack (including conventional, nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological) or war, systems upon which we rely may be inaccessible to our employees, customers or business partners for an extended period of time. Even if our employees and business partners are able to report to work, they may be unable to perform their duties for an extended period of time if our data or systems used to conduct our business are disabled or destroyed.
Our systems have been, and will likely continue to be, subject to viruses or other malicious codes, unauthorized access, cyber-attacks or other computer related penetrations. The frequency and sophistication of such threats continue to increase as well. While, to date, The Hartford is not aware of having experienced a material breach of our cyber security systems, administrative and technical controls as well as other preventive actions may be insufficient to prevent physical and electronic break-ins, denial of service, cyber-attacks or other security breaches to our systems or those of third parties with whom we do business. Such an event could compromise our confidential information as well as that of our clients and third parties, impede or interrupt our business operations and result in other negative consequences, including remediation costs, loss of revenue, additional regulatory scrutiny and litigation and reputational damage. In addition, we routinely transmit to third parties personal, confidential and proprietary information, which may be related to employees and customers, by email and other electronic means, along with receiving and storing such information on our systems. Although we attempt to protect privileged and confidential information, we may be unable to secure the information in all events, especially with clients, vendors, service providers, counterparties and other third parties who may not have appropriate controls to protect confidential information.
Our businesses must comply with regulations to control the privacy of customer, employee and third party data, and state, federal and international regulations regarding data privacy are becoming increasingly more onerous. A misuse or mishandling of confidential or proprietary information could result in legal liability, regulatory action and reputational harm.
Third parties, including third party administrators, are also subject to cyber-breaches of confidential information, along with the following:
In deciding whether to invest in The Hartford, you should carefully consider the followingother risks outlined above, any one of which may result in our incurring substantial costs and other negative consequences, including a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. While we



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maintain cyber liability insurance that provides both third party liability and first party insurance coverages, our insurance may not be sufficient to protect against all loss.
Regulatory and legislative developments could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
We are subject to extensive laws and regulations that are complex, subject to change and often conflict in their approach or intended outcomes. Compliance with these laws and regulations can increase cost, affect our strategy, and constrain our ability to adequately price our products.
In the U.S., regulatory initiatives and legislative developments may significantly affect our operations and prospects in ways that we cannot predict. For example, further reforms to the Affordable Care Act, and potential modifications of the Dodd-Frank Act could have unanticipated consequences for the Company and its businesses. It is unclear whether and to what extent Congress will continue to make changes to the Dodd-Frank Act, and how those changes might impact the Company, its business, financial conditions, results of operations and liquidity.
Our U.S. insurance subsidiaries are regulated by the insurance departments of the states in which they are domiciled, licensed or authorized to conduct business. State regulations generally seek to protect the interests of policyholders rather than an insurer or the insurer’s stockholders and other investors. U.S. state laws grant insurance regulatory authorities broad administrative powers with respect to, among other things, licensing and authorizing lines of business, approving policy forms and premium rates, setting statutory capital and reserve requirements, limiting the types and amounts of certain investments and restricting underwriting practices. State insurance departments also set constraints on domestic insurer transactions with affiliates and dividends and, in many cases, must approve affiliate transactions and extraordinary dividends as well as strategic transactions such as acquisitions and divestitures.
Our international insurance subsidiaries are subject to the laws and regulations of the relevant jurisdictions in which they operate, including the requirements of the Prudential Regulatory Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority in the U.K; the National Bank of Belgium and the Financial Services and Markets Authority in Belgium; and the Commissariat Aux Assurances in Luxembourg. Our Lloyd’s Syndicate is also subject to management and supervision by the Council of Lloyd’s, which has wide discretionary powers to regulate members’ underwriting at Lloyd’s, as well as regulations imposed by overseas regulators where the Lloyd’s Syndicate conducts business.
In addition, future regulatory initiatives could be adopted at the federal, state and international level that could impact the profitability of our businesses. For example, the NAIC and state insurance regulators are continually reexamining existing laws and regulations, specifically focusing on modifications to U.S. statutory accounting principles, interpretations of existing laws and the development of new laws and regulations. The NAIC continues to enhance the U.S. system of insurance solvency regulation, with a particular focus on group supervision, risk-based capital, accounting and financial reporting, enterprise risk management and reinsurance which could, among other things,
affect statutory measures of capital sufficiency, including risk-based capital ratios.
Any proposed or future legislation or NAIC initiatives, if adopted, may be more restrictive on our ability to conduct business than current regulatory requirements or may result in higher costs or increased statutory capital and reserve requirements. In addition, the Federal Reserve Board and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors ("IAIS") each have initiatives underway to develop insurance group capital standards. While the Company would not currently be subject to either of these capital standard regimes, it is possible that in the future standards similar to what is being contemplated by the Federal Reserve Board or the IAIS could apply to the Company. The NAIC is in the process of developing a U.S. group capital calculation that will employ a methodology based on aggregated risk-based capital.
Further, a particular regulator or enforcement authority may interpret a legal, accounting, or reserving issue differently than we have, exposing us to different or additional regulatory risks. The application of these regulations and guidelines by insurers involves interpretations and judgments that may be challenged by state insurance departments. The result of those potential challenges could require us to increase levels of regulatory capital and reserves or incur higher operating and/or tax costs.
In addition, our asset management businesses are also subject to extensive regulation in the various jurisdictions where they operate. These laws and regulations are primarily intended to protect investors in the securities markets or investment advisory clients and generally grant supervisory authorities broad administrative powers. Compliance with these laws and regulations is costly, time consuming and personnel intensive, and may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operation or liquidity and could also impact the trading price of our securities. These risks are not exclusive, and additional risks to which we are subject include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under “Forward-Looking Statements” above and the risks of our businesses described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following risk factors have been organized by category for ease of use, however many of the risks may have impacts in more than one category. The occurrence of certain of them may, in turn, cause the emergence or exacerbate the effect of others. Such a combination could materially increase the severity of the impact of these risks on our business, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
The Company’s Risk Factor “We are vulnerable to losses from catastrophes, both natural and man-made" is also updated to remove references to separate accounts and the sentence below is replaced in its entirety with the following:

These consequences could have an adverse effect on the value of the assets in our investment portfolio.

In addition, the Company's Risk Factor "Losses due to nonperformance or defaults by counterparties can have a material adverse effect on the value of our investments, reduce our profitability or sources of liquidity" is updated and replaced in its entirety with the following:
We have credit risk with counterparties associated with investments, derivatives, premiums receivable, reinsurance recoverables and indemnifications provided by third parties in connection with previous dispositions. Among others, our counterparties include issuers of fixed maturity and equity securities we hold, borrowers of
mortgage loans we hold, customers, trading counterparties, counterparties under swaps and other derivative contracts, reinsurers, clearing agents, exchanges, clearing houses and other financial intermediaries and guarantors. These counterparties may default on their obligations to us due to bankruptcy, insolvency, lack of liquidity, adverse economic conditions, operational failure, fraud, government intervention and other reasons. In addition, for exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures, options and "cleared" over-the-counter derivatives, the Company is generally exposed to the credit risk of the relevant central counterparty clearing house. Defaults by these counterparties on their obligations to us could have a material adverse effect on the value of our investments, business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Additionally, if the underlying assets supporting the structured securities we invest in default on their payment obligations, our securities will incur losses.
The Company's Risk Factors are also updated to remove in its entirety the Risk Factor “Risks Relating to the Pending Sale of Our Life and Annuity Business."

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Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
The Company’sIn February, 2019, the Company announced a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization permits purchases of common stock, as well as warrants or other derivative securities. Repurchases may be made in the open market, through derivative, accelerated share repurchase and other privately negotiated transactions, and through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. The timing of any future repurchases will be dependent upon several factors, including the market price of the Company’s securities, the Company’s capital position, consideration of the effect of any repurchases on the Company’s financial strength or credit ratings, and other corporate considerations. The repurchase program may be modified, extended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time.which is effective through December 31, 2020. Based on projected holding company resources, the Company expects to use a portion of the authorization in 2019 but anticipates using the
The Company does not currently have an
majority of the program in 2020. Any repurchase of shares under the equity repurchase program is dependent on market conditions and other factors.
The Company's authorization in 2018.for equity repurchases is $1.0 billion for the period commencing February 4, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

     
Repurchases of Common Stock by the Issuer for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per
Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value
of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
    (in millions)
April 1, 2019 - April 30, 2019
$

$
May 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019278,255
$52.97
278,255
$985
June 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019226,545
$54.91
226,545
$973
Total504,800
$53.84
504,800
 

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Part II - Item 6. Exhibits


Item 6. EXHIBITS
See Exhibits Index on page







THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 20182019
FORM 10-Q
EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit No.DescriptionFormFile No.Exhibit NoFiling DateDescriptionFormFile No.Exhibit NoFiling Date
3.018-K001-139583.0110/20/20148-K001-139583.110/20/2014
3.028-K001-139583.017/21/20168-K001-139583.17/21/2016
*10.018-K
001-13958

10.02
3/30/2018

15.01  
31.01  
31.02  
32.01  
32.02  
101.INSXBRL Instance Document.** XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. 
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.** 
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.** 
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.** 
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.** 
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.** Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.** 
104The cover page from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL. 
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Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

 Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement. 
**Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to this report. Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to this report. 








SIGNATURE
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.
  The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
  (Registrant)
  
Date:July 26, 2018August 1, 2019
/s/ Scott R. Lewis




  Scott R. Lewis
  Senior Vice President and Controller
  
(Chief accounting officer and duly
authorized signatory)


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