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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
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, Connecticut 06155
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(860)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
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Indicate by check mark:
•     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.Yes☒No☐
•     whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).Yes☒No☐
•     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 filer☒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).Yes☐No☒
As of OctoberJuly 27, 2020,2021, there were outstanding 358,330,435347,185,658 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the registrant.
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20202021
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1. 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS1.
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          NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
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          NOTE 3 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
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          NOTE 5 - INVESTMENTS
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          NOTE 6 - DERIVATIVES
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          NOTE 8 - REINSURANCE
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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          NOTE 11 - INCOME TAXES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
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          NOTE 13 - EQUITY
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND DECEMBER 31, 2019
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
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CONDENSED CONOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019
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          NOTE 16 - BUSINESS DISPOSITION
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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2. 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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3. 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK[a]3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK[a]
4. 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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1. 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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1A. 1A. RISK FACTORS
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2. 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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6. 6. EXHIBITS
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EXHIBITS INDEX
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SIGNATURE
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[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.

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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 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report, as amended in Part II, Item 1A in its Form 10-Q Quarterly Reports;7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and those identified from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
•Risks relating to the pandemic caused by the spread of the novel strain of coronavirus, specifically identified as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) including impacts to the Company's insurance and product-related, regulatory/legal, recessionary and other global economic, capital and liquidity and operational risks
•Risks Relating 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;
◦market risks associated with our business, including changes in credit spreads, equity prices, interest rates, inflation rate, foreign currency exchange rates and market 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 discontinuance 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 aanother pandemic, civil unrest, earthquake, or other natural or man-made disaster that may adversely affect our businesses;
◦weather and other natural physical events, including the intensity 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;
◦technological changes, including usage-based methods of determining premiums, advancements in automotive safety features, the development of autonomous vehicles, and platforms that facilitate ride sharing,
◦the Company's ability to market, distribute and provide insurance products and investment advisory services through current and future distribution channels and advisory firms;
◦political instability, politically motivated violence or civil unrest, may increase the uncertain effectsfrequency and severity of emerging claim and coverage issues;insured losses;
•Financial Strength, Credit and Counterparty Risks:
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◦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;
◦capital requirements which are subject to many factors, including many that are outside the Company’s control, such as National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") risk based capital formulas, rating agency capital models, 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' 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:
◦risk associated with the use of analytical models in making decisions in key areas such as underwriting, pricing, capital management, 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 intent-to-sell impairments and allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities;securities and mortgage loans;
◦the potential for further impairments of our goodwill or the potential for changes in valuation allowances against deferred tax assets;goodwill;
•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 capital management plans, expense reduction initiatives and other actions, which may include acquisitions, divestitures or restructurings;
◦risks associated with acquisitions and divestitures, including the challenges of integrating acquired companies or businesses, which may result in our inability to achieve the anticipated benefits and 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, state or foreign tax laws;
◦regulatory requirements that could delay, deter or prevent a takeover attempt that stockholders might consider in their best interests; and
◦the impact of potential changes in accounting principles and related financial reporting requirements.
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
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") as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), and changes in stockholders' equity for the three-month periods and nine-monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, and of cash flows for the nine-monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, 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, 2019,2020, 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 21, 2020,19, 2021, 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, 2019,2020, 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
October 29, 2020


July 28, 2021
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except for per share data)(in millions, except for per share data)2020201920202019(in millions, except for per share data)2021202020212020
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
RevenuesRevenuesRevenues
Earned premiumsEarned premiums$4,347 $4,394 $12,972 $12,500 Earned premiums$4,460 $4,234 $8,803 $8,625 
Fee incomeFee income323 330 941 970 Fee income375 298 730 618 
Net investment incomeNet investment income492 490 1,290 1,448 Net investment income581 339 1,090 798 
Net realized capital gains (losses)Net realized capital gains (losses)6 89 (116)332 Net realized capital gains (losses)147 109 227 (122)
Other revenuesOther revenues3 44 108 129 Other revenues26 88 38 105 
Total revenuesTotal revenues5,171 5,347 15,195 15,379 Total revenues5,589 5,068 10,888 10,024 
Benefits, losses and expensesBenefits, losses and expensesBenefits, losses and expenses
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expensesBenefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,962 2,914 8,725 8,533 Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,786 2,847 6,136 5,763 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC")Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC")421 437 1,287 1,184 Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC")417 429 833 866 
Insurance operating costs and other expensesInsurance operating costs and other expenses1,093 1,167 3,394 3,356 Insurance operating costs and other expenses1,202 1,125 2,346 2,301 
Loss on extinguishment of debt0 90 0 90 
Loss on reinsurance transaction0 0 0 91 
Interest expenseInterest expense58 67 179 194 Interest expense57 57 114 121 
Amortization of other intangible assetsAmortization of other intangible assets18 19 55 47 Amortization of other intangible assets17 18 35 37 
Restructuring and other costsRestructuring and other costs87 0 87 0 Restructuring and other costs0 0 11 0 
Total benefits, losses and expensesTotal benefits, losses and expenses4,639 4,694 13,727 13,495 Total benefits, losses and expenses4,479 4,476 9,475 9,088 
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes532 653 1,468 1,884 Income before income taxes1,110 592 1,413 936 
Income tax expense Income tax expense73 118 268 347  Income tax expense205 124 259 195 
Net incomeNet income459 535 1,200 1,537 Net income905 468 1,154 741 
Preferred stock dividendsPreferred stock dividends6 11 16 16 Preferred stock dividends5 5 10 10 
Net income available to common stockholdersNet income available to common stockholders$453 $524 $1,184 $1,521 Net income available to common stockholders$900 $463 $1,144 $731 
Net income available to common stockholders per common shareNet income available to common stockholders per common shareNet income available to common stockholders per common share
BasicBasic$1.26 $1.45 $3.30 $4.21 Basic$2.54 $1.29 $3.21 $2.04 
DilutedDiluted$1.26 $1.43 $3.29 $4.17 Diluted$2.51 $1.29 $3.17 $2.03 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)2020201920202019
 (Unaudited)
Net income$459 $535 $1,200 $1,537 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Changes in net unrealized gain on fixed maturities376 401 747 1,744 
Change in unrealized losses on fixed maturities for which an allowance for credit losses ("ACL") has been recorded0 1 
Changes in other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses recognized in other comprehensive income0 1 
Changes in net gain on cash flow hedging instruments(17)6 22 22 
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments6 (4)(1)0 
Changes in pension and other postretirement plan adjustments12 9 35 26 
OCI, net of tax377 412 804 1,793 
Comprehensive income$836 $947 $2,004 $3,330 
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)2021202020212020
 (Unaudited)
Net income$905 $468 $1,154 $741 
Other comprehensive income (loss) ("OCI"):
Change in net unrealized gain on fixed maturities295 1,428 (630)371 
Change in unrealized losses on fixed maturities for which an allowance for credit losses ("ACL") has been recorded0 0 0 1 
Change in net gain on cash flow hedging instruments(5)(5)0 39 
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments2 1 3 (7)
Changes in pension and other postretirement plan adjustments14 12 27 23 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax306 1,436 (600)427 
Comprehensive income$1,211 $1,904 $554 $1,168 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in millions, except for share and per share data)(in millions, except for share and per share data)September 30,
2020		December 31, 2019(in millions, except for share and per share data)June 30,
2021		December 31, 2020
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
AssetsAssetsAssets
Investments:Investments:Investments:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $41,073 and $40,078, and ACL of $32 and $0)$44,044 $42,148 
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option0 11 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $41,220 and $41,561, and ACL of $4 and $23)Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $41,220 and $41,561, and ACL of $4 and $23)$44,023 $45,035 
Equity securities, at fair valueEquity securities, at fair value819 1,657 Equity securities, at fair value1,693 1,438 
Mortgage loans (net of ACL of $38 and $0)4,461 4,215 
Mortgage loans (net of ACL of $24 and $38)Mortgage loans (net of ACL of $24 and $38)4,876 4,493 
Limited partnerships and other alternative investmentsLimited partnerships and other alternative investments1,868 1,758 Limited partnerships and other alternative investments2,565 2,082 
Other investmentsOther investments187 320 Other investments232 201 
Short-term investmentsShort-term investments3,399 2,921 Short-term investments3,398 3,283 
Total investmentsTotal investments54,778 53,030 Total investments56,787 56,532 
CashCash173 185 Cash177 151 
Restricted cashRestricted cash97 77 Restricted cash131 88 
Premiums receivable and agents' balances (net of ACL of $174 and $145)4,450 4,384 
Reinsurance recoverables (net of allowance for uncollectible reinsurance of $109 and $114)5,668 5,527 
Premiums receivable and agents' balances (net of ACL of $134 and $152)Premiums receivable and agents' balances (net of ACL of $134 and $152)4,622 4,268 
Reinsurance recoverables (net of allowance for uncollectible reinsurance of $99 and $108)Reinsurance recoverables (net of allowance for uncollectible reinsurance of $99 and $108)6,217 6,011 
Deferred policy acquisition costsDeferred policy acquisition costs808 785 Deferred policy acquisition costs852 789 
Deferred income taxes, netDeferred income taxes, net49 299 Deferred income taxes, net151 46 
GoodwillGoodwill1,911 1,913 Goodwill1,911 1,911 
Property and equipment, netProperty and equipment, net1,144 1,181 Property and equipment, net1,067 1,122 
Other intangible assets, netOther intangible assets, net973 1,070 Other intangible assets, net904 950 
Other assetsOther assets2,101 2,366 Other assets1,733 2,066 
Assets held for saleAssets held for sale167 0 Assets held for sale180 177 
Total assetsTotal assets$72,319 $70,817 Total assets$74,732 $74,111 
LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilities
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expensesUnpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses$37,306 $36,517 Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses$38,702 $37,855 
Reserve for future policy benefitsReserve for future policy benefits650 635 Reserve for future policy benefits611 638 
Other policyholder funds and benefits payableOther policyholder funds and benefits payable711 755 Other policyholder funds and benefits payable685 701 
Unearned premiumsUnearned premiums6,761 6,635 Unearned premiums7,167 6,629 
Short-term debt0 500 
Long-term debtLong-term debt4,351 4,348 Long-term debt4,354 4,352 
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities4,585 5,157 Other liabilities4,805 5,222 
Liabilities held for saleLiabilities held for sale153 0 Liabilities held for sale164 158 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities54,517 54,547 Total liabilities56,488 55,555 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders’ EquityStockholders’ EquityStockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value — 50,000,000 shares authorized, 13,800 shares issued at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, aggregate liquidation preference of $345334 334 
Common stock, $0.01 par value —1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 384,923,222 shares issued at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 20194 4 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value — 50,000,000 shares authorized, 13,800 shares issued at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, aggregate liquidation preference of $345Preferred stock, $0.01 par value — 50,000,000 shares authorized, 13,800 shares issued at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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, 2021 and December 31, 2020Common stock, $0.01 par value —1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 384,923,222 shares issued at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 20204 4 
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital4,310 4,312 Additional paid-in capital4,330 4,322 
Retained earningsRetained earnings13,503 12,685 Retained earnings14,813 13,918 
Treasury stock, at cost — 26,689,649 and 25,352,977 shares(1,205)(1,117)
Treasury stock, at cost 35,925,386 and 26,434,682 sharesTreasury stock, at cost 35,925,386 and 26,434,682 shares(1,807)(1,192)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxAccumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax856 52 Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax570 1,170 
Total stockholders’ equityTotal stockholders’ equity17,802 16,270 Total stockholders’ equity18,244 18,556 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equityTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity$72,319 $70,817 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$74,732 $74,111 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except for share data)2020201920202019
(in millions, except for share and per share data)(in millions, except for share and per share data)2021202020212020
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Preferred StockPreferred Stock$334 $334 $334 $334 Preferred Stock$334 $334 $334 $334 
Common StockCommon Stock4 4 4 4 Common Stock4 4 4 4 
Additional Paid-in CapitalAdditional Paid-in CapitalAdditional Paid-in Capital
Additional Paid-in Capital, beginning of periodAdditional Paid-in Capital, beginning of period4,299 4,300 4,312 4,378 Additional Paid-in Capital, beginning of period4,310 4,286 4,322 4,312 
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plansIssuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans(5)(17)(89)(91)Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans(2)(5)(71)(84)
Stock-based compensation plans expenseStock-based compensation plans expense16 19 87 95 Stock-based compensation plans expense22 18 79 71 
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise0 0 0 (80)
Additional Paid-in Capital, end of periodAdditional Paid-in Capital, end of period4,310 4,302 4,310 4,302 Additional Paid-in Capital, end of period4,330 4,299 4,330 4,299 
Retained EarningsRetained EarningsRetained Earnings
Retained Earnings, beginning of periodRetained Earnings, beginning of period13,167 11,836 12,685 11,055 Retained Earnings, beginning of period14,036 12,819 13,918 12,685 
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of taxCumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax0 0 (18)0 Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax0 0 0 (18)
Adjusted balance, beginning of periodAdjusted balance, beginning of period13,167 11,836 12,667 11,055 Adjusted balance, beginning of period14,036 12,819 13,918 12,667 
Net incomeNet income459 535 1,200 1,537 Net income905 468 1,154 741 
Dividends declared on preferred stockDividends declared on preferred stock(6)(11)(16)(16)Dividends declared on preferred stock(5)(5)(10)(10)
Dividends declared on common stockDividends declared on common stock(117)(109)(348)(325)Dividends declared on common stock(123)(115)(249)(231)
Retained Earnings, end of periodRetained Earnings, end of period13,503 12,251 13,503 12,251 Retained Earnings, end of period14,813 13,167 14,813 13,167 
Treasury Stock, at costTreasury Stock, at costTreasury Stock, at cost
Treasury Stock, at cost, beginning of periodTreasury Stock, at cost, beginning of period(1,211)(984)(1,117)(1,091)Treasury Stock, at cost, beginning of period(1,246)(1,220)(1,192)(1,117)
Treasury stock acquiredTreasury stock acquired0 (63)(150)(90)Treasury stock acquired(568)0 (691)(150)
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plansIssuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans7 27 98 112 Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans8 9 102 91 
Net shares acquired related to employee incentive and stock compensation plansNet shares acquired related to employee incentive and stock compensation plans(1)(7)(36)(38)Net shares acquired related to employee incentive and stock compensation plans(1)0 (26)(35)
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise0 0 0 80 
Treasury Stock, at cost, end of periodTreasury Stock, at cost, end of period(1,205)(1,027)(1,205)(1,027)Treasury Stock, at cost, end of period(1,807)(1,211)(1,807)(1,211)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of taxAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, beginning of period479 (198)52 (1,579)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, beginning of periodAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax, beginning of period264 (957)1,170 52 
Total other comprehensive incomeTotal other comprehensive income377 412 804 1,793 Total other comprehensive income306 1,436 (600)427 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, end of periodAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, end of period856 214 856 214 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax, end of period570 479 570 479 
Total Stockholders’ EquityTotal Stockholders’ Equity$17,802 $16,078 $17,802 $16,078 Total Stockholders’ Equity$18,244 $17,072 $18,244 $17,072 
Preferred Shares OutstandingPreferred Shares OutstandingPreferred Shares Outstanding
Preferred Shares Outstanding, beginning of periodPreferred Shares Outstanding, beginning of period13,800 13,800 13,800 13,800 Preferred Shares Outstanding, beginning of period13,800 13,800 13,800 13,800 
Issuance of preferred sharesIssuance of preferred shares0 0 0 0 Issuance of preferred shares0 0 0 0 
Preferred Shares Outstanding, end of periodPreferred Shares Outstanding, end of period13,800 13,800 13,800 13,800 Preferred Shares Outstanding, end of period13,800 13,800 13,800 13,800 
Common Shares OutstandingCommon Shares OutstandingCommon Shares Outstanding
Common Shares Outstanding, beginning of period (in thousands)Common Shares Outstanding, beginning of period (in thousands)358,099 361,605 359,570 359,151 Common Shares Outstanding, beginning of period (in thousands)357,517 357,934 358,489 359,570 
Treasury stock acquiredTreasury stock acquired0 (1,076)(2,661)(1,581)Treasury stock acquired(8,650)0 (11,036)(2,661)
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plansIssuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans151 588 2,011 2,447 Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans143 175 2,057 1,860 
Return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stockReturn of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stock(16)(134)(686)(755)Return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stock(12)(10)(512)(670)
Issuance of shares for warrant exercise0 0 0 1,721 
Common Shares Outstanding, at end of periodCommon Shares Outstanding, at end of period358,234 360,983 358,234 360,983 Common Shares Outstanding, at end of period348,998 358,099 348,998 358,099 
Cash dividends declared per common shareCash dividends declared per common share$0.325 $0.30 $0.975 $0.90 Cash dividends declared per common share$0.350 $0.325 $0.700 $0.650 
Cash dividends declared per preferred shareCash dividends declared per preferred share$375.00 $750.00 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 Cash dividends declared per preferred share$375.00 $375.00 $750.00 $750.00 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)(in millions)20202019(in millions)20212020
Operating ActivitiesOperating Activities(Unaudited)Operating Activities(Unaudited)
Net incomeNet income$1,200 $1,537 Net income$1,154 $741 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net realized capital losses (gains)Net realized capital losses (gains)65 (332)Net realized capital losses (gains)(227)122 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costsAmortization of deferred policy acquisition costs1,287 1,184 Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs833 866 
Additions to deferred policy acquisition costsAdditions to deferred policy acquisition costs(1,268)(1,222)Additions to deferred policy acquisition costs(885)(856)
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization411 333 Depreciation and amortization347 269 
Loss on extinguishment of debt0 90 
Loss on sale of business51 0 
Other operating activities, netOther operating activities, net129 75 Other operating activities, net(88)95 
Change in assets and liabilities:Change in assets and liabilities:Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in reinsurance recoverables(186)115 
Increase in reinsurance recoverablesIncrease in reinsurance recoverables(220)(123)
Net change in accrued and deferred income taxesNet change in accrued and deferred income taxes437 784 Net change in accrued and deferred income taxes(24)175 
Increase in insurance liabilitiesIncrease in insurance liabilities1,019 630 Increase in insurance liabilities1,330 597 
Net change in other assets and other liabilitiesNet change in other assets and other liabilities(490)(748)Net change in other assets and other liabilities(623)(619)
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities2,655 2,446 Net cash provided by operating activities1,597 1,267 
Investing ActivitiesInvesting ActivitiesInvesting Activities
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-saleFixed maturities, available-for-sale14,734 14,335 Fixed maturities, available-for-sale11,370 9,023 
Fixed maturities, fair value option11 7 
Equity securities, at fair valueEquity securities, at fair value1,420 1,260 Equity securities, at fair value317 1,353 
Mortgage loansMortgage loans710 491 Mortgage loans858 536 
PartnershipsPartnerships84 201 Partnerships340 43 
Payments for the purchase of:Payments for the purchase of:Payments for the purchase of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-saleFixed maturities, available-for-sale(15,544)(15,592)Fixed maturities, available-for-sale(10,716)(8,362)
Equity securities, at fair valueEquity securities, at fair value(758)(847)Equity securities, at fair value(922)(671)
Mortgage loansMortgage loans(995)(515)Mortgage loans(1,229)(762)
PartnershipsPartnerships(235)(218)Partnerships(441)(187)
Net proceeds from derivatives131 60 
Net proceeds from (payments for) derivativesNet proceeds from (payments for) derivatives(5)139 
Net additions of property and equipmentNet additions of property and equipment(78)(75)Net additions of property and equipment(47)(51)
Net proceeds from (payments for) short-term investments(475)1,480 
Net payments for short-term investmentsNet payments for short-term investments(102)(883)
Other investing activities, netOther investing activities, net(12)(6)Other investing activities, net(2)37 
Amount paid for business acquired, net of cash acquired0 (1,901)
Net cash used for investing activities(1,007)(1,320)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used for) investing activities(579)215 
Financing ActivitiesFinancing ActivitiesFinancing Activities
Deposits and other additions to investment and universal life-type contractsDeposits and other additions to investment and universal life-type contracts44 107 Deposits and other additions to investment and universal life-type contracts42 29 
Withdrawals and other deductions from investment and universal life-type contractsWithdrawals and other deductions from investment and universal life-type contracts(78)(101)Withdrawals and other deductions from investment and universal life-type contracts(37)(26)
Net decrease in securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchaseNet decrease in securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase(511)(291)Net decrease in securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase0 (418)
Repayment of debtRepayment of debt(500)(1,583)Repayment of debt0 (500)
Proceeds from the issuance of debt0 1,376 
Net return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans(27)(18)
Net issuance (return) of shares under incentive and stock compensation plansNet issuance (return) of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans5 (28)
Treasury stock acquiredTreasury stock acquired(150)(90)Treasury stock acquired(691)(150)
Dividends paid on preferred stockDividends paid on preferred stock(16)(16)Dividends paid on preferred stock(10)(10)
Dividends paid on common stockDividends paid on common stock(341)(327)Dividends paid on common stock(242)(224)
Net cash used for financing activitiesNet cash used for financing activities(1,579)(943)Net cash used for financing activities(933)(1,327)
Foreign exchange rate effect on cashForeign exchange rate effect on cash(3)(14)Foreign exchange rate effect on cash1 (45)
Net increase in cash and restricted cash, including cash classified within assets held for saleNet increase in cash and restricted cash, including cash classified within assets held for sale66 169 Net increase in cash and restricted cash, including cash classified within assets held for sale86 110 
Less: Net increase in cash classified within assets held for saleLess: Net increase in cash classified within assets held for sale58 0 Less: Net increase in cash classified within assets held for sale17 0 
Net increase in cash and restricted cashNet increase in cash and restricted cash8 169 Net increase in cash and restricted cash69 110 
Cash and restricted cash – beginning of periodCash and restricted cash – beginning of period262 121 Cash and restricted cash – beginning of period239 262 
Cash and restricted cash– end of periodCash and restricted cash– end of period$270 $290 Cash and restricted cash– end of period$308 $372 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow InformationSupplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow InformationSupplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Income tax received$161 $420 
Income tax paidIncome tax paid$233 $3 
Interest paidInterest paid$183 $210 Interest paid$107 $124 
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollar amounts in millions, except for per share data, unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)




1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of PresentationBASIS 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 as well as in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and other international locations (collectively, “The Hartford”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”).
On May 23, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of The Navigators Group, Inc. ("Navigators Group"), a global specialty underwriter, for $70 a share, or $2.137 billion in cash, including transaction expenses.
On September 30, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding equity of Navigators Holdings (Europe) N.V., a Belgium holding company, and its subsidiaries, Bracht, Deckers & Mackelbert N.V. (“BDM”) and Assurances Contintales Contintale Verzekeringen N.V. (“ASCO”), (collectively referred to as "Continental Europe Operations"). For further discussion of this transaction see Note 216 - Business Acquisition and Disposition.Disposition.
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 20192020 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 presentationstatement 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 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
ConsolidationCONSOLIDATION
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 intercompanyIntercompany transactions and balances between The Hartford and its subsidiaries and affiliates have been eliminated.
Use of EstimatesUSE 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.
ReclassificationsRECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial information to conform to the current year presentation.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Goodwill
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") updated guidance on testing goodwill for impairment with 0 effect at adoption. The updated guidance requires impairment of goodwill if the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than the estimated fair value, with the amount of the impairment not to exceed the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment at least annually and more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would indicate that a triggering event for a potential impairment has occurred.  Under the updated guidance, changes in market-based factors are more likely to result in a goodwill impairment than under the prior accounting guidance, whether a reporting unit's fair value is estimated using an income approach or a market approach. For example, changes in the weighted average cost of capital that is used to discount expected cash flows under the income approach or changes in market-based factors such as peer company price to earnings multiples or price to book multiples under a market approach can significantly affect changes to the estimated fair value of each reporting unit and such changes could result in impairments that have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the FASB’s updated guidance for recognition and measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. The new guidance replaces the “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model for recognizing credit losses for financial instruments carried at other than fair value. Under the new model, for financial instruments carried at
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
other than fair value, such as mortgage loans, reinsurance recoverables and receivables, an allowance for credit losses ("ACL") is recognized which is an estimate of credit losses expected over the life of financial instruments. Under the prior accounting model an ACL was recognized using an incurred loss approach. The new guidance also requires that we estimate a liability for credit losses ("LCL") on off balance sheet credit exposures such as financial guarantees and mortgage loan commitments that the Company cannot unconditionally cancel.
Credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS carried at fair value continue to be measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows compared to amortized cost; however, the losses are now recognized through an ACL and no longer as an adjustment to the amortized cost. Recoveries of impairments on fixed maturities, AFS are now recognized as reversals of the ACL and no longer accreted as investment income through an adjustment to the investment yield. The ACL on fixed maturities,
AFS cannot cause the net carrying value to be below fair value and, therefore, it is possible that future increases in fair value due to decreases in market interest rates could cause the reversal of the ACL and increase net income. The new guidance also requires purchased financial assets with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since original issuance to be recorded based on contractual amounts due and an initial allowance recorded at the date of purchase.
The Company adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2020, through a cumulative-effect adjustment that decreased retained earnings by $18, representing a net increase to the ACL and LCL, after-tax. No ACL was recognized at adoption for fixed maturities AFS; rather, these investments are evaluated for an ACL prospectively. The Company does not have any purchased financial assets with a more than insignificant amount of credit deterioration since original issuance.
Impact of Adoption on Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Balance as of January 1, 2020
Opening BalanceCumulative Effect of Accounting ChangeAdjusted Opening Balance
Mortgage loans$4,215 $4,215 
ACL on mortgage loans0 $(19)(19)
Mortgage loans, net of ACL4,215 (19)4,196 
Premiums receivable and agents’ balances4,529 4,529 
ACL on premiums receivable and agents' balances(145)23 (122)
Premiums receivable and agents' balances, net of ACL4,384 23 4,407 
Reinsurance recoverables5,641 5,641 
ACL and allowance for disputed amounts on reinsurance recoverables(114)(2)(116)
Reinsurance recoverables, net of allowance for uncollectible reinsurance5,527 (2)5,525 
Deferred income tax asset, net299 5 304 
Other liabilities(5,157)(25)(5,182)
Retained Earnings$12,685 $(18)$12,667 
Summary of Adoption Impacts
Net increase to ACL and LCLTable of Contents
$Note 2 - Earnings Per Common Share(23)
Net tax effects5 
Net decrease to retained earnings$(18)
Reference Rate Reform
On March 12, 2020, the Company adopted the FASB’s temporary guidance which allows The Hartford to account for contract modifications made solely due to rate reform (such as replacing LIBOR with another reference rate) as continuations of existing contracts and to maintain hedge accounting when the hedging effectiveness between a financial instrument and its hedge is only affected by the change to a replacement rate. As a result, The Hartford will not recognize gains and losses during the transition period of LIBOR to an alternative reference rate that would otherwise have arisen from accounting assessments and remeasurements. The guidance expires for contract modifications made and hedge relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022. The Company is not required to measure the
effect of adoption on its financial position, cash flows or net income because the guidance provides relief from accounting for the effects of the change to a replacement rate.
Mortgage Loan Modification
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). Section 4013 of the CARES Act allows financial institutions the option to suspend the requirement to disclose and account for loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings for loan modifications related to the novel strain of coronavirus, specifically identified as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic occurring between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of 60 days after the end of the national emergency or December 31, 2020. The Company’s adoption of Section 4013 of the CARES Act had 0 impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows because The Hartford has not granted significant concessions to borrowers on its mortgage loans that would have been disclosed and accounted for as troubled debt restructurings.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)


2. BUSINESS ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
Business Acquisition
Navigators Group
On May 23, 2019, The Hartford acquired Navigators Group, a specialty underwriter, for total consideration of $2.121 billion and recorded provisional estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In the second quarter of 2020, The Hartford finalized its provisional estimates and recorded additional assets of $9 and liabilities of $7 with a net reduction in
goodwill of $2. The measurement period adjustments, determined as if the accounting had been completed as of the acquisition date, had no effect on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table presents the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, the measurement period adjustments recorded, and the final purchase price allocation.
Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at the Acquisition Date
Preliminary Values as of May 23, 2019 (as previously reported)Measurement Period AdjustmentsAdjusted Values as of May 23, 2019
Assets
Cash and invested assets$3,848 $3 $3,851 
Premiums receivable492 6 498 
Reinsurance recoverables1,100 (3)1,097 
Prepaid reinsurance premiums238 0 238 
Other intangible assets580 0 580 
Property and equipment83 0 83 
Other assets99 3 102 
Total Assets Acquired6,440 9 6,449 
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses2,823 0 2,823 
Unearned premiums1,219 0 1,219 
Long-term debt284 0 284 
Deferred income taxes, net48 (1)47 
Other liabilities568 8 576 
Total Liabilities Assumed4,942 7 4,949 
Net identifiable assets acquired1,498 2 1,500 
Goodwill [1]623 (2)621 
Net Assets Acquired$2,121 $0 $2,121 
[1] Non-deductible for income tax purposes.
The following table presents supplemental pro forma amounts of revenue and net income for the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as though the business was acquired on January 1, 2018. Pro forma adjustments include the revenue and earnings of Navigators Group as well as amortization of identifiable intangible assets acquired.
Pro Forma Results
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Total Revenue$16,055 
Net Income$1,532 
Business Disposition
Sale of Continental Europe Operations
On September 30, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell our Continental Europe Operations. The transaction is expected to close by the second quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The complete sale of the Continental Europe Operations consists of multiple arrangements designed as a single transaction. The assets and liabilities of the Continental Europe Operations have been classified as held for sale in the Company's
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets beginning with the period ended September 30, 2020.
Total consideration less costs to sell is estimated to be approximately $14, resulting in an estimated loss on the sale of approximately $51, before tax, which has been recorded within net realized capital gains (losses) in the third quarter of 2020 in
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company also recorded related income tax benefits of $19, for an estimated after-tax loss of $32 on the sale, in the third quarter of 2020. The accrual for the estimated before tax loss is included as a reduction of the carrying value of assets held for sale in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020. The Continental Europe Operations are reported under the Commercial Lines segment. The estimate of consideration less costs to sell of $14 includes an estimate of
consideration that is contingent on how the ultimate amounts required to settle claims on 2020 and prior accident years, as determined at the end of 2024 compare with recorded reserves as currently estimated. The contingent consideration has been estimated at its fair value of $12 and could increase or decrease depending on how ultimate losses develop. Any change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration in a future period would increase or decrease the estimated loss on sale in that period.
Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities to be Transferred in Connection With the Sale [1]
As of September 30, 2020
Assets
Investments and cash$138 
Reinsurance recoverables and other29 
Total assets held for sale167
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses74 
Unearned premiums35 
Other liabilities44 
Total liabilities held for sale$153
[1] As of September 30, 2020, the estimated fair value of the disposal group is $14 based on the estimated consideration to be received less cost to sell. Within the disposal group, as of September 30, 2020, investments in fixed maturities and short-term investments, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, had a fair value of $80, of which $2 was based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and $78 was based on significant observable inputs. The remaining fair value less costs to sell for the disposal group is ($66), which is measured on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 5—Fair Value Measurements for more information.
3. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In millions, except for per share data)2020201920202019
Earnings
Net income$459 $535 $1,200 $1,537 
Less: Preferred stock dividends6 11 16 16 
Net income available to common stockholders$453 $524 $1,184 $1,521 
Shares
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic358.3 361.4 358.3 361.0 
Dilutive effect of warrants [1]0 0 0 0.7 
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards under compensation plans2.2 4.0 2.0 3.4 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares360.5 365.4 360.3 365.1 
Net income available to common stockholders per common share
Basic$1.26 $1.45 $3.30 $4.21 
Diluted$1.26 $1.43 $3.29 $4.17 
[1] On June 26, 2019, the Capital Purchase Program warrants issued in 2009 expired.
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)2021202020212020
Earnings
Net income$905 $468 $1,154 $741 
Less: Preferred stock dividends5 5 10 10 
Net income available to common stockholders$900 $463 $1,144 $731 
Shares
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic353.7 358.1 356.0 358.3 
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards under compensation plans4.8 1.2 4.4 1.9 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares358.5 359.3 360.4 360.2 
Net income available to common stockholders per common share
Basic$2.54 $1.29 $3.21 $2.04 
Diluted$2.51 $1.29 $3.17 $2.03 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4.3. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company currently conducts business principally in 5 reporting segments including Commercial Lines, Personal Lines,
Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits and Hartford Funds, as well as a Corporate Category.
category.
Net Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Commercial LinesCommercial Lines$323 $336 $378 $890 Commercial Lines$569 $(66)$698 $55 
Personal LinesPersonal Lines79 94 548 252 Personal Lines118 371 253 469 
Property & Casualty Other OperationsProperty & Casualty Other Operations2 18 12 52 Property & Casualty Other Operations17 5 4 10 
Group BenefitsGroup Benefits119 146 324 377 Group Benefits170 101 179 205 
Hartford FundsHartford Funds44 40 119 108 Hartford Funds52 39 99 75 
CorporateCorporate(108)(99)(181)(142)Corporate(21)18 (79)(73)
Net incomeNet income459 535 1,200 1,537 Net income905 468 1,154 741 
Preferred stock dividendsPreferred stock dividends6 11 16 16 Preferred stock dividends5 5 10 10 
Net income available to common stockholdersNet income available to common stockholders$453 $524 $1,184 $1,521 Net income available to common stockholders$900 $463 $1,144 $731 
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Earned premiums and fee income:Earned premiums and fee income:Earned premiums and fee income:
Commercial LinesCommercial LinesCommercial Lines
Workers’ compensationWorkers’ compensation$776 $825 $2,312 $2,480 Workers’ compensation$768 $720 $1,506 $1,536 
LiabilityLiability355 330 1,035 731 Liability402 337 777 680 
MarineMarine59 59 191 86 Marine57 67 115 132 
Package businessPackage business390 376 1,150 1,092 Package business409 383 802 760 
PropertyProperty200 198 590 529 Property205 185 405 390 
Professional liabilityProfessional liability150 137 442 304 Professional liability158 149 313 292 
BondBond68 67 206 192 Bond71 68 140 138 
Assumed reinsuranceAssumed reinsurance68 75 206 104 Assumed reinsurance84 72 152 138 
AutomobileAutomobile193 191 562 522 Automobile198 181 386 369 
Total Commercial LinesTotal Commercial Lines2,259 2,258 6,694 6,040 Total Commercial Lines2,352 2,162 4,596 4,435 
Personal LinesPersonal LinesPersonal Lines
AutomobileAutomobile547 564 1,552 1,690 Automobile515 462 1,027 1,005 
HomeownersHomeowners240 248 721 741 Homeowners231 241 461 481 
Total Personal Lines [1]Total Personal Lines [1]787 812 2,273 2,431 Total Personal Lines [1]746 703 1,488 1,486 
Group BenefitsGroup BenefitsGroup Benefits
Group disabilityGroup disability697 697 2,142 2,124 Group disability744 719 1,483 1,445 
Group lifeGroup life594 621 1,833 1,902 Group life604 632 1,206 1,239 
OtherOther70 64 200 187 Other79 72 156 130 
Total Group BenefitsTotal Group Benefits1,361 1,382 4,175 4,213 Total Group Benefits1,427 1,423 2,845 2,814 
Hartford FundsHartford FundsHartford Funds
Mutual fund and Exchange-Traded Products ("ETP")Mutual fund and Exchange-Traded Products ("ETP")228 231 660 674 Mutual fund and Exchange-Traded Products ("ETP")272 207 531 432 
Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate accounts [2]Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate accounts [2]22 23 64 69 Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate accounts [2]24 20 47 42 
Total Hartford FundsTotal Hartford Funds250 254 724 743 Total Hartford Funds296 227 578 474 
CorporateCorporate13 18 47 43 Corporate14 17 26 34 
Total earned premiums and fee incomeTotal earned premiums and fee income4,670 4,724 13,913 13,470 Total earned premiums and fee income4,835 4,532 9,533 9,243 
Net investment incomeNet investment income492 490 1,290 1,448 Net investment income581 339 1,090 798 
Net realized capital gains (losses)Net realized capital gains (losses)6 89 (116)332 Net realized capital gains (losses)147 109 227 (122)
Other revenuesOther revenues3 44 108 129 Other revenues26 88 38 105 
Total revenuesTotal revenues$5,171 $5,347 $15,195 $15,379 Total revenues$5,589 $5,068 $10,888 $10,024 
[1]For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, AARP members accounted for earned premiums of $713$682 and $729,$633, respectively. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, AARP members accounted for earned premiums of $2.1$1.36 billion and $2.2$1.34 billion, respectively.
[2]Represents revenues earned for investment advisory services on the life and annuity separate account AUM sold in May 2018 that is still managed by the Company's Hartford Funds segment.
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Revenue from Non-Insurance Contracts with Customers
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Revenue Line Item2020201920202019Revenue Line Item2021202020212020
Commercial LinesCommercial LinesCommercial Lines
Installment billing feesInstallment billing feesFee income$8 $8 $21 $26 Installment billing feesFee income$8 $5 $17 $13 
Personal LinesPersonal LinesPersonal Lines
Installment billing feesInstallment billing feesFee income8 9 26 28 Installment billing feesFee income8 9 16 18 
Insurance servicing revenuesInsurance servicing revenuesOther revenues23 23 63 65 Insurance servicing revenuesOther revenues21 21 40 40 
Group BenefitsGroup BenefitsGroup Benefits
Administrative servicesAdministrative servicesFee income44 45 132 135 Administrative servicesFee income49 45 93 88 
Hartford FundsHartford FundsHartford Funds
Advisor, distribution and other management feesAdvisor, distribution and other management feesFee income228 232 659 677 Advisor, distribution and other management feesFee income270 207 527 431 
Other feesOther feesFee income22 22 65 65 Other feesFee income26 20 51 43 
CorporateCorporateCorporate
Investment management and other feesInvestment management and other feesFee income13 14 38 38 Investment management and other feesFee income14 12 26 25 
Transition service revenuesTransition service revenuesOther revenues0 6 2 18 Transition service revenuesOther revenues0 0 0 2 
Total non-insurance revenues with customersTotal non-insurance revenues with customers$346 $359 $1,006 $1,052 Total non-insurance revenues with customers$396 $319 $770 $660 
5.4. 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 1    Fair 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 2    Fair values primarily based on observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, or based on prices for similar assets and liabilities.
Level 3    Fair 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 September 30, 2020
Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of June 30, 2021Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of June 30, 2021
TotalQuoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)		Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)		Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)		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 basisAssets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisAssets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Fixed maturities, AFSFixed maturities, AFSFixed maturities, AFS
Asset-backed-securities ("ABS")$1,490 $0 $1,490 $0 
Asset backed securities ("ABS")Asset backed securities ("ABS")$1,321 $0 $1,307 $14 
Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")2,449 0 2,308 141 Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")3,100 0 2,725 375 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")4,444 0 4,352 92 Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS")4,095 0 4,009 86 
CorporateCorporate19,416 0 18,420 996 Corporate19,161 0 18,020 1,141 
Foreign government/government agenciesForeign government/government agencies984 0 984 0 Foreign government/government agencies873 0 873 0 
MunicipalMunicipal9,310 0 9,304 6 Municipal9,161 0 9,161 0 
Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")4,548 0 4,097 451 Residential mortgage-backed securities ("RMBS")3,520 0 3,218 302 
U.S. TreasuriesU.S. Treasuries1,403 381 1,022 0 U.S. Treasuries2,792 250 2,542 0 
Total fixed maturitiesTotal fixed maturities44,044 381 41,977 1,686 Total fixed maturities44,023 250 41,855 1,918 
Equity securities, at fair valueEquity securities, at fair value819 352 398 69 Equity securities, at fair value1,693 1,061 558 74 
Derivative assetsDerivative assetsDerivative assets
Credit derivativesCredit derivatives11 0 11 0 Credit derivatives13 0 13 0 
Interest rate derivativesInterest rate derivatives1 0 1 0 Interest rate derivatives1 0 1 0 
Total derivative assets [1]Total derivative assets [1]12 0 12 0 Total derivative assets [1]14 0 14 0 
Short-term investmentsShort-term investments3,399 3,176 209 14 Short-term investments3,398 2,204 1,176 18 
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisTotal assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$48,274 $3,909 $42,596 $1,769 Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$49,128 $3,515 $43,603 $2,010 
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisLiabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisLiabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities
Credit derivativesCredit derivatives$1 $0 $1 $0 Credit derivatives$(2)$0 $(2)$0 
Foreign exchange derivativesForeign exchange derivatives$6 $0 $6 $0 Foreign exchange derivatives(4)0 (4)0 
Interest rate derivativesInterest rate derivatives(79)0 (79)0 Interest rate derivatives(53)0 (53)0 
Total derivative liabilities [2]Total derivative liabilities [2](72)0 (72)0 Total derivative liabilities [2](59)0 (59)0 
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisTotal liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(72)$0 $(72)$0 Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(59)$0 $(59)$0 
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Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of December 31, 2019
Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of December 31, 2020Assets and (Liabilities) Carried at Fair Value by Hierarchy Level as of December 31, 2020
Total
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
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 basisAssets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisAssets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Fixed maturities, AFSFixed maturities, AFSFixed maturities, AFS
ABSABS$1,476 $0 $1,461 $15 ABS$1,564 $0 $1,564 $0 
CLOsCLOs2,183 0 2,088 95 CLOs2,780 0 2,420 360 
CMBSCMBS4,338 0 4,329 9 CMBS4,484 0 4,407 77 
CorporateCorporate17,396 0 16,664 732 Corporate20,273 0 19,392 881 
Foreign government/government agenciesForeign government/government agencies1,123 0 1,120 3 Foreign government/government agencies919 0 913 6 
MunicipalMunicipal9,498 0 9,498 0 Municipal9,503 0 9,503 0 
RMBSRMBS4,869 0 4,309 560 RMBS4,107 0 3,726 381 
U.S. TreasuriesU.S. Treasuries1,265 330 935 0 U.S. Treasuries1,405 529 876 0 
Total fixed maturitiesTotal fixed maturities42,148 330 40,404 1,414 Total fixed maturities45,035 529 42,801 1,705 
Fixed maturities, FVO11 0 11 0 
Equity securities, at fair valueEquity securities, at fair value1,657 1,401 183 73 Equity securities, at fair value1,438 872 496 70 
Derivative assetsDerivative assetsDerivative assets
Credit derivativesCredit derivatives11 0 11 0 Credit derivatives21 0 21 0 
Foreign exchange derivativesForeign exchange derivatives1 0 1 0 
Interest rate derivativesInterest rate derivatives1 0 1 0 Interest rate derivatives1 0 1 0 
Total derivative assets [1]Total derivative assets [1]12 0 12 0 Total derivative assets [1]23 0 23 0 
Short-term investmentsShort-term investments2,921 1,028 1,878 15 Short-term investments3,283 2,663 590 30 
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisTotal assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$46,749 $2,759 $42,488 $1,502 Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$49,779 $4,064 $43,910 $1,805 
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisLiabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisLiabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilitiesDerivative liabilities
Credit derivatives$(1)$0 $(1)$0 
Equity derivatives(15)0 — (15)
Foreign exchange derivativesForeign exchange derivatives(2)0 (2)0 Foreign exchange derivatives(14)0 (14)0 
Interest rate derivativesInterest rate derivatives(60)0 (60)0 Interest rate derivatives(70)0 (70)0 
Total derivative liabilities [2]Total derivative liabilities [2](78)0 (63)(15)Total derivative liabilities [2](84)0 (84)0 
Contingent consideration [3](22)0 0 (22)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisTotal liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(100)$0 $(63)$(37)Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis$(84)$0 $(84)$0 
[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, theThe Company has overseas deposits in Other Invested AssetsInvestments of $53$57 and $38$54 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively, which are measured at fair value using the net asset value as a practical expedient.
Fixed Maturities, Equity Securities, Short-term Investments, and DerivativesFIXED 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 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 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
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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.
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•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 significant 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 incorporates counterparty credit risk. In some cases, quoted market prices for exchange-traded and over-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 process for determining the fair value of investments is monitored by the Valuation Committee, which is a cross-functional group of senior management within the Company. The purpose of the Valuation Committee is to provide oversight of the pricing policy, procedures and controls, including approval of valuation methodologies and pricing sources. The Valuation Committee reviews market data trends, pricing statistics and trading statistics to ensure that prices are reasonable and consistent with our fair value framework. Controls and procedures used to assess third-party pricing services are reviewed by the Valuation Committee, including the results of annual due-diligence reviews. Controls include, but are not limited to, reviewing daily and monthly price changes, stale prices, and missing prices and comparing new trade prices to third-party pricing services, weekly price changes to published bond prices of a corporate bond index, and daily OTC derivative market valuations to counterparty valuations. The Company has a dedicated pricing unit that works with trading and investment professionals to challenge the price received by a third party pricing source if the Company believes that the valuation received does not accurately reflect the fair value. New valuation models and changes to current models require approval by the Valuation Committee. In addition, the Company’s enterprise-wide Operational Risk Management function provides an independent review of the suitability and reliability of model inputs, as well as an analysis of significant changes to current models.
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, 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, CLOs 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 and private bank loans:
• Independent broker quotes

• Credit spreads for public securities of similar quality, maturity, and sector, adjusted for non-public nature
U.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-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
 • Independent broker quotes
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
Not applicable
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Significant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - SecuritiesSignificant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - SecuritiesSignificant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - Securities
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basisAssets 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]		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]
As of September 30, 2020
As of June 30, 2021As of June 30, 2021
CLOs [3]CLOs [3]$78 Discounted cash flowsSpread414 bpsDecreaseCLOs [3]$266 Discounted cash flowsSpread229 bps328 bps312 bpsDecrease
CMBS [3]CMBS [3]$13 Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)275 bps1,235 bps1,188 bpsDecreaseCMBS [3]$66 Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)195 bps645 bps326 bpsDecrease
Corporate [4]Corporate [4]$866 Discounted cash flowsSpread129 bps972 bps311 bpsDecreaseCorporate [4]$1,051 Discounted cash flowsSpread88 bps965 bps275 bpsDecrease
RMBS [3]RMBS [3]$411 Discounted cash flowsSpread [6]30 bps590 bps128 bpsDecreaseRMBS [3]$285 Discounted cash flowsSpread [6]38 bps259 bps94 bpsDecrease
Constant prepayment rate [6]0%11%6% Decrease [5]Constant prepayment rate [6]0%12%6% Decrease [5]
Constant default rate [6]2%6%3%DecreaseConstant default rate [6]1%6%3%Decrease
Loss severity [6]0%100%82%DecreaseLoss severity [6]0%100%70%Decrease
As of December 31, 2019
As of December 31, 2020As of December 31, 2020
CLOs [3]CLOs [3]$95 Discounted cash flowsSpread246 bpsDecreaseCLOs [3]$340 Discounted cash flowsSpread304 bps305 bps304 bpsDecrease
CMBS [3]CMBS [3]$1 Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)9 bps1,832 bps161 bpsDecreaseCMBS [3]$20 Discounted cash flowsSpread (encompasses prepayment, default risk and loss severity)255 bps975 bps688 bpsDecrease
Corporate [4]Corporate [4]$633 Discounted cash flowsSpread93 bps788 bps236 bpsDecreaseCorporate [4]$749 Discounted cash flowsSpread110 bps692 bps293 bpsDecrease
RMBS [3]RMBS [3]$560 Discounted cash flowsSpread [6]5 bps233 bps79 bpsDecreaseRMBS [3]$364 Discounted cash flowsSpread [6]7 bps937 bps119 bpsDecrease
Constant prepayment rate [6]0%11%6%Decrease [5]Constant prepayment rate [6]0%10%5%Decrease [5]
Constant default rate [6]1%6%3%DecreaseConstant default rate [6]2%6%3%Decrease
Loss severity [6]0%100%70%DecreaseLoss severity [6]0%100%84%Decrease
[1]The weighted average is determined based on the fair value of the securities.
[2]Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact to the fair value as that presented in the table.
[3]Excludes securities for which the Company bases fair value on broker quotations.
[4]Excludes securities for which the Company bases fair value on broker quotations; however, included are broker priced lower-rated private placement securities for which the Company receives spread and yield information to corroborate the fair value.
[5]Decrease for above market rate coupons and increase for below market rate coupons.
[6]Generally, a change in the assumption used for the constant default rate would have been accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for constant prepayment rate and would have resulted in wider spreads.
Significant Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 - Derivatives [1]
Fair
Value		Predominant
Valuation 
Technique		Significant Unobservable InputMinimumMaximumWeighted Average [2]Impact of 
Increase in Input  Value [3]
As of December 31, 2019
Equity options$(15)Option modelEquity volatility13 %28 %17 %Increase
[1]
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the fair values of the Company's level 3 derivatives were less than $1 and are excluded from the table.
[2]The weighted average is determined based on the fair value of the derivatives.
[3]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.both periods.
The tablestable above excludeexcludes certain 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 these inputs would generally cause fair values to decrease. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, 0 significant adjustments were made by the Company to broker prices received.
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Contingent Consideration
The acquisition of Lattice Strategies LLC ("Lattice") on July 29, 2016 required 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 period of four years beginning on the date of acquisition. The contingent consideration was 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 had been discounted back to the valuation date using a risk-adjusted discount rate of 10.0%. The risk-adjusted discount rate is an internally generated and significant unobservable input to fair value.
In January 2020, we made a third payment of $10 after Lattice AUM reached $3.0 billion. Given the dramatic market declines and outflow in March, 2020, the Lattice AUM declined to $2.3 billion as of March 30, 2020 and the Company reduced the remaining contingent consideration liability to 0, recognizing an $11.9 before tax reduction in expense in first quarter 2020.
The earn out period ended on July 29, 2020 with 0 additional consideration payable.
LevelLEVEL 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs

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 withwithin 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.
Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of June 30, 2020Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of September 30, 2020
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$23 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $(23)$0 
CLOs99 0 1 63 (3)0 0 (19)141 
CMBS20 0 2 66 (1)0 5 0 92 
Corporate1,109 1 19 45 (62)0 22 (138)996 
Municipal0 (3)2 0 0 0 7 0 6 
RMBS479 0 2 40 (48)0 0 (22)451 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,730 (2)26 214 (114)0 34 (202)1,686 
Equity Securities, at fair value66 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 69 
Short-term investments14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 
Total Assets$1,810 $(2)$26 $217 $(114)$0 $34 $(202)$1,769 
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 
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Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of January 1, 2020Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of September 30, 2020
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$15 $0 $(1)$43 $0 $0 $0 $(57)$0 
CLOs95 0 (1)82 (16)0 0 (19)141 
CMBS9 0 2 79 (3)0 5 0 92 
Corporate732 (31)0 161 (126)(27)481 (194)996 
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3)0 
Municipal0 (3)2 0 0 0 7 0 6 
RMBS560 0 (10)66 (136)(7)0 (22)451 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,414 (34)(8)431 (281)(34)493 (295)1,686 
Equity Securities, at fair value73 (10)0 6 0 0 0 0 69 
Short-term investments15 0 0 0 (1)0 0 0 14 
Total Assets$1,502 $(44)$(8)$437 $(282)$(34)$493 $(295)$1,769 
Liabilities
Contingent Consideration(22)12 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 
Derivatives, net [4]
EquityEquity(15)36 0 0 0 (21)0 0 0 
Total Derivatives, net [4](15)36 0 0 0 (21)0 0 0 
Total Liabilities$(37)$48 $0 $0 $10 $(21)$0 $0 $0 
Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of March 31, 2021Included 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, 2021
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$6 $0 $0 $13 $0 $0 $0 $(5)$14 
CLOs426 0 0 119 (30)0 0 (140)375 
CMBS61 0 2 38 (1)0 5 (19)86 
Corporate944 1 2 176 (69)(37)124 0 1,141 
RMBS481 0 (1)29 (57)(10)0 (140)302 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,918 1 3 375 (157)(47)129 (304)1,918 
Equity Securities, at fair value70 2 0 3 (1)0 0 0 74 
Short-term investments16 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 
Total Assets$2,004 $3 $3 $380 $(158)$(47)$129 $(304)$2,010 
Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of January 1, 2021Included 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, 2021
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$0 $0 $0 $19 $0 $0 $0 $(5)$14 
CLOs360 0 0 259 (45)0 0 (199)375 
CMBS77 0 2 39 (3)0 5 (34)86 
Corporate881 6 (11)249 (76)(44)172 (36)1,141 
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies6 0 0 0 0 (6)0 0 0 
RMBS381 0 (2)180 (103)(14)0 (140)302 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,705 6 (11)746 (227)(64)177 (414)1,918 
Equity Securities, at fair value70 2 0 3 (1)0 — 0 74 
Short-term investments30 0 0 2 (14)0 0 0 18 
Total Assets$1,805 $8 $(11)$751 $(242)$(64)$177 $(414)$2,010 


Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of June 30, 2019Included in net income [1]Included in OCI [2]PurchasesSettlementsSalesTransfers into Level 3 [3]Transfers out of Level 3 [3]Fair value as of September 30, 2019
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $(5)$0 
CLOs286 0 0 92 (8)0 0 (74)296 
CMBS35 0 0 10 (1)0 0 (24)20 
Corporate568 (3)0 166 (7)(4)15 (12)723 
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 
RMBS758 0 (3)0 (51)0 0 (90)614 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,655 (3)(3)268 (67)(4)15 (205)1,656 
Equity Securities, at fair value72 (2)0 0 0 0 0 0 70 
Total Assets$1,727 $(5)$(3)$268 $(67)$(4)$15 $(205)$1,726 
Liabilities
Contingent Consideration(21)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (21)
Derivatives, net [4]
Equity(3)(2)0 0 0 0 0 0 (5)
Total Derivatives, net [4](3)(2)0 0 0 0 0 0 (5)
Total Liabilities$(24)$(2)$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $(26)
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Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the Nine Months Ended September 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 September 30, 2019
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$10 $0 $0 $5 $(1)$0 $0 $(14)$0 
CLOs100 0 0 329 (18)(6)0 (109)296 
CMBS12 0 1 34 (3)0 0 (24)20 
Corporate520 (4)9 261 (13)(68)61 (43)723 
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 
RMBS920 1 (5)134 (163)(35)0 (238)614 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,565 (3)5 763 (198)(109)61 (428)1,656 
Equity Securities, at fair value77 (3)0 9 0 (13)0 0 70 
Derivatives, net [4]
Interest rate1 (1)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Total Derivatives, net [4]1 (1)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Total Assets$1,643 $(7)$5 $772 $(198)$(122)$61 $(428)$1,726 
Liabilities
Contingent Consideration(35)(6)0 0 20 0 0 0 (21)
Derivatives, net [4]
Equity3 (8)0 0 0 0 0 0 (5)
Total Derivatives, net [4]3 (8)0 0 0 0 0 0 (5)
Total Liabilities$(32)$(14)$0 $0 $20 $0 $0 $0 $(26)
Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the
 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of March 31, 2020Included 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, 2020
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$19 $0 $0 $23 $0 $0 $0 $(19)$23 
CLOs83 0 4 19 (7)0 0 0 99 
CMBS18 0 0 3 (1)0 0 0 20 
Corporate709 (22)61 22 (28)(19)412 (26)1,109 
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3)0 
RMBS487 0 13 21 (42)0 0 0 479 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,319 (22)78 88 (78)(19)412 (48)1,730 
Equity Securities, at fair value69 (3)0 0 0 0 0 0 66 
Short-term investments14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 
Total Assets$1,402 $(25)$78 $88 $(78)$(19)$412 $(48)$1,810 
Fair Value Rollforwards for Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3 for the
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Total realized/unrealized gains (losses)
Fair value as of January 1, 2020Included 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, 2020
Assets
Fixed Maturities, AFS
ABS$15 $0 $(1)$43 $0 $0 $0 $(34)$23 
CLOs95 0 (2)19 (13)0 0 0 99 
CMBS9 0 0 13 (2)0 0 0 20 
Corporate732 (32)(19)116 (64)(27)459 (56)1,109 
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies3 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3)0 
RMBS560 0 (12)26 (88)(7)0 0 479 
Total Fixed Maturities, AFS1,414 (32)(34)217 (167)(34)459 (93)1,730 
Equity Securities, at fair value73 (10)0 3 0 0 0 0 66 
Short-term investments15 0 0 0 (1)0 0 0 14 
Total Assets$1,502 $(42)$(34)$220 $(168)$(34)$459 $(93)$1,810 
Liabilities
Contingent Consideration$(22)$12 $0 $0 $10 $0 $0 $0 $0 
Derivatives, net [4]
Equity(15)36 0 0 (21)0 0 0 0 
Total Derivatives, net [4](15)36 0 0 (21)0 0 0 0 
Total Liabilities$(37)$48 $0 $0 $(11)$0 $0 $0 $0 
[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. Transfers into Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, were primarily related to private securities that were priced using internal matrix pricing in the prior period, but changed to broker pricing in the current period.
[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.
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Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) 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		Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) for Financial Instruments Classified as
Level 3 Still Held at End of Period
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2020201920202019202020192020201920212020202120202021202020212020
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]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]
AssetsAssetsAssets
Fixed Maturities, AFSFixed Maturities, AFSFixed Maturities, AFS
CLOs0 0 1 0 0 0 (1)1 CLOs$0 $0 $0 $4 $0 $0 $0 $(2)
CMBS0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 CMBS0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 
Corporate(1)(2)17 0 (21)(3)1 8 Corporate0 0 2 61 0 0 (8)(12)
Foreign Govt./Govt. Agencies0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
Municipal(3)0 2 0 (3)0 2 0 
RMBS0 0 2 (3)0 0 (9)(4)RMBS0 0 (1)13 0 0 (2)(11)
Total Fixed Maturities, AFSTotal Fixed Maturities, AFS(4)(2)24 (3)(24)(3)(5)6 Total Fixed Maturities, AFS0 0 3 78 0 0 (8)(25)
Equity Securities, at fair valueEquity Securities, at fair value0 (2)0 0 (9)(2)0 0 Equity Securities, at fair value2 (3)0 0 2 (9)0 0 
Derivatives, net
Equity0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Interest rate0 0 0 0 0 (1)0 0 
Total Derivatives, net0 0 0 0 0 (1)0 0 
Short-term investments— — — — 
Total AssetsTotal Assets$(4)$(4)$24 $(3)$(33)$(6)$(5)$6 Total Assets$2 $(3)$3 $78 $2 $(9)$(8)$(25)
LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilities
Contingent ConsiderationContingent Consideration0 0 0 0 12 (6)0 0 Contingent Consideration$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12 $0 $0 
Derivatives, net
Equity0 (2)0 0 0 (8)0 0 
Total Derivatives, net0 (2)0 0 0 (8)0 0 
Total LiabilitiesTotal Liabilities$0 $(2)$0 $0 $12 $(14)$0 $0 Total Liabilities$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12 $0 $0 
[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]Changes in unrealized gain (loss) on fixed maturities, AFS are reported in changes in net unrealized gain on securities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Changes in interest rate derivatives are reported in changes in net gain on cash flow hedging instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
Fair Value OptionFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NOT CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE

The Company has elected the fair value option for certain RMBS that contain embedded credit derivatives with underlying credit risk. These securities are included within Fixed Maturities, FVO on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes in the fair value of these securities are reported in net realized capital gains and losses.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of assets using the fair value option was $0 and $11, respectively, with assets as of December 31, 2019 within the residential real estate sector.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 there were 0 realized capital gains (losses) related to the fair value of assets using the fair value option.
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Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair ValueFinancial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair ValueFinancial Assets and Liabilities Not Carried at Fair Value
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Fair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying Amount [1]Fair ValueFair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying AmountFair ValueFair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying Amount [1]Fair ValueFair Value Hierarchy LevelCarrying Amount [1]Fair Value
AssetsAssetsAssets
Mortgage loansMortgage loansLevel 3$4,461 $4,720 Level 3$4,215 $4,350 Mortgage loansLevel 3$4,876 $5,110 Level 3$4,493 $4,792 
LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilities
Other policyholder funds and benefits payableOther policyholder funds and benefits payableLevel 3711 $712 Level 3$763 $765 Other policyholder funds and benefits payableLevel 3$685 $687 Level 3$701 $703 
Senior notes [2]Senior notes [2]Level 2$3,261 $4,172 Level 2$3,759 $4,456 Senior notes [2]Level 2$3,264 $4,153 Level 2$3,262 $4,363 
Junior subordinated debentures [2]Junior subordinated debentures [2]Level 2$1,090 $1,093 Level 2$1,089 $1,153 Junior subordinated debentures [2]Level 2$1,090 $1,121 Level 2$1,090 $1,107 
[1]As of SeptemberJune 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, carrying amount of mortgage loans is net of ACL of $38.$24 and $38, respectively.
[2]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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5. INVESTMENTS
Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)(Before tax)2020201920202019(Before tax)2021202020212020
Gross gains on salesGross gains on sales$27 $77 $201 $190 Gross gains on sales$68 $96 $99 $174 
Gross losses on salesGross losses on sales(12)(4)(42)(44)Gross losses on sales(15)(22)(46)(30)
Equity securities [1]Equity securities [1]42 19 (269)181 Equity securities [1]88 75 131 (311)
Net credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS [2](1)(33)
Change in ACL on mortgage loans [3]5 (19)
Net credit losses on fixed maturities, AFSNet credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS0 (20)4 (32)
Change in ACL on mortgage loansChange in ACL on mortgage loans10 (22)14 (24)
Intent-to-sell impairmentsIntent-to-sell impairments0 0 (5)0 Intent-to-sell impairments0 0 0 (5)
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings(1)(3)
Valuation allowances on mortgage loans0 1 
Other, net [4](55)(2)51 7 
Other, net [2]Other, net [2](4)2 25 106 
Net realized capital gains (losses)Net realized capital gains (losses)$6 $89 $(116)$332 Net realized capital gains (losses)$147 $109 $227 $(122)
[1] The net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, were $36$80 and $6$118 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021 respectively. The net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, were $17$67 and $100$(34) for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020 respectively.
[2] Due to the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020, realized capital losses previously reported as OTTI are now presented as credit losses which are net of any recoveries. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies. In addition, see Credit Losses on Fixed Maturities, AFS within the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of the MD&A.
[3]Represents the change in ACL recorded during the period following the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies. In addition, see ACL on Mortgage Loans within the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of the MD&A.
[4] Primarily includes loss of $51 from the sale of the Continental Europe Operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020. Also2021 includes gains (losses) from transactional foreign currency revaluation of ($4)$0 and $(7) and gains (losses) on non-qualifying derivatives of $(29) and $6, forrespectively. For the same periods, also includes a gain of $46 on the sale of Talcott Resolution, and, an additional gain (loss) of $(19) and $(18), respectively, on the pending sale of Continental Europe Operations. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, includes gains (losses) from transactional foreign currency revaluation of $0 and $10, respectively. Additionally, forFor the same periods, also includes gains (losses) on non-qualifying derivatives of $(2)$7 and $97, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, includes gains (losses) on non-qualifying derivatives of $(5) and $3,$99, respectively.
Proceeds from the sales of fixed maturities, AFS totaled $4.5$4.0 billion and $11.7$8.2 billion for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021 respectively, and $2.6$4.1 billion and $11.5$7.2 billion for the three and ninesix months endedSeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, respectively.
Accrued Interest Receivable on Fixed Maturities, AFS and Mortgage Loans
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company reported accrued interest receivable related to fixed maturities, AFS of $331$323 and $334,$327, respectively, and accrued interest receivable related to mortgage loans of $14$15 and $14, respectively. These amounts are recorded in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not included in
the amortized cost or faircarrying value of the fixed maturities or mortgage loans. The Company does not include the current accrued interest receivable balance when estimating the ACL. The Company has a policy to write-off accrued interest receivable balances that are more than 90 days past due. Write-offs of accrued interest receivable are recorded as a credit loss component of net realized capital gains and losses.
Interest income on fixed maturities and mortgage loans is accrued unless it is past due over 90 days or management deems the interest uncollectible.
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Recognition and Presentation of Intent-to-Sell Impairments and ACL on Fixed Maturities, AFS
The Company will record an "intent-to-sell impairment" as a reduction to the amortized cost of fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position if the Company intends to sell or it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the fixed maturity before a recovery in value. A corresponding charge is recorded in net realized capital losses equal to the difference between the fair value on the impairment date and
the amortized cost basis of the fixed maturity before recognizing the impairment.
When fixed maturities are in an unrealized loss position and the Company does not record an intent-to-sell impairment, the Company will record an ACL for the portion of the unrealized loss due to a credit loss. Any remaining unrealized loss on a fixed maturity after recording an ACL is the non-credit amount and is recorded in OCI. The ACL is the excess of the amortized cost over the greater of the Company's best estimate of the present value of expected future cash flows or the security's fair value. Cash flows are discounted at the effective yield that is used to record interest income. The ACL cannot exceed the unrealized loss and, therefore, it may fluctuate with changes in the fair value of the fixed maturity if the fair value is greater than the Company's best estimate of the present value of expected future cash flows. The initial ACL and any subsequent changes are recorded in net realized capital gains and losses. The ACL is written off against the amortized cost in the period in which all or a portion of the related fixed maturity investment is determined to be uncollectible.
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/or 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, instrument-specific developments including changes in credit ratings, industry earnings multiples and the
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issuer’s ability to restructure, access capital markets, 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 ratios ("LTVs"),
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.
ACL on Fixed Maturities, AFS by TypeACL on Fixed Maturities, AFS by TypeACL on Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020Three Months Ended June 30, 2021Three Months Ended June 30, 2020Six Months Ended June 30, 2021Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
(Before tax)(Before tax)CorporateMunicipalTotalCorporateMunicipalTotal(Before tax)CorporateTotalCorporateTotalCorporateTotalCorporateTotal
Balance as of beginning of periodBalance as of beginning of period$32 $0 $32 $0 $0 $0 Balance as of beginning of period$19 $19 $12 $12 $23 $23 $0 $0 
Credit losses on fixed maturities where credit losses were not previously recorded0 3 3 35 3 38 
Credit losses on fixed maturities where an allowance was not previously recordedCredit losses on fixed maturities where an allowance was not previously recorded0 0 23 23 2 2 35 35 
Reduction due to salesReduction due to sales(1)0 (1)(3)0 (3)Reduction due to sales(15)(15)(2)(2)(15)(15)(2)(2)
Net increase (decrease) in allowance on fixed maturities that had an allowance in a previous period(2)0 (2)(3)0 (3)
Net increases (decreases) on fixed maturities where an allowance was previously recordedNet increases (decreases) on fixed maturities where an allowance was previously recorded0 0 (1)(1)(6)(6)(1)(1)
Balance as of end of periodBalance as of end of period$29 $3 $32 $29 $3 $32 Balance as of end of period$4 $4 $32 $32 $4 $4 $32 $32 
Cumulative Credit Impairments on Fixed Maturities, AFS
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Before tax)20192019
Balance as of beginning of period$(18)$(19)
Additions for credit impairments recognized on [1]:
Fixed maturities not previously impaired(1)(3)
Reductions for credit impairments previously recognized on:
Fixed maturities that matured or were sold during the period0 3 
Balance as of end of period$(19)$(19)
Fixed Maturities, AFS, by Type
June 30, 2021December 31, 2020

Amortized
Cost
ACL
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

Amortized
Cost
ACL
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
ABS$1,295 $0 $26 $0 $1,321 $1,525 $0 $39 $0 $1,564 
CLOs3,092 0 9 (1)3,100 2,780 0 7 (7)2,780 
CMBS3,853 0 250 (8)4,095 4,219 0 286 (21)4,484 
Corporate17,740 (4)1,457 (32)19,161 18,401 (23)1,926 (31)20,273 
Foreign govt./govt. agencies824 0 52 (3)873 842 0 77 0 919 
Municipal8,281 0 882 (2)9,161 8,564 0 940 (1)9,503 
RMBS3,436 0 92 (8)3,520 3,966 0 144 (3)4,107 
U.S. Treasuries2,699 0 96 (3)2,792 1,264 0 141 0 1,405 
Total fixed maturities, AFS$41,220 $(4)$2,864 $(57)$44,023 $41,561 $(23)$3,560 $(63)$45,035 
[1]These additions are included in the net OTTI losses recognized in earnings in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Fixed Maturities, AFS
Fixed Maturities, AFS, by Type
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019

Amortized
Cost
ACL [1]
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value

Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Non-Credit OTTI [2]
ABS$1,449 $0 $41 $0 $1,490 $1,461 $18 $(3)$1,476 $0 
CLOs2,465 0 4 (20)2,449 2,186 5 (8)2,183 0 
CMBS4,200 0 275 (31)4,444 4,210 141 (13)4,338 (4)
Corporate17,930 (29)1,597 (82)19,416 16,435 986 (25)17,396 0 
Foreign govt./govt. agencies901 0 83 0 984 1,057 66 0 1,123 0 
Municipal8,491 (3)829 (7)9,310 8,763 737 (2)9,498 0 
RMBS4,394 0 156 (2)4,548 4,775 97 (3)4,869 0 
U.S. Treasuries1,243 0 160 0 1,403 1,191 75 (1)1,265 0 
Total fixed maturities, AFS$41,073 $(32)$3,145 $(142)$44,044 $40,078 $2,125 $(55)$42,148 $(4)
[1] Represents the ACL recorded following the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies.
[2]Represents the amount of cumulative non-credit impairment losses recognized in OCI on fixed maturities that also had credit impairments. These losses are included in gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2019.
Fixed Maturities, AFS, by Contractual Maturity YearFixed Maturities, AFS, by Contractual Maturity YearFixed Maturities, AFS, by Contractual Maturity Year
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
One year or lessOne year or less$1,593 $1,614 $1,082 $1,090 One year or less$1,224 $1,241 $1,411 $1,432 
Over one year through five yearsOver one year through five years6,872 7,229 7,200 7,401 Over one year through five years7,949 8,376 7,832 8,286 
Over five years through ten yearsOver five years through ten years8,166 8,769 7,395 7,803 Over five years through ten years8,817 9,323 7,622 8,354 
Over ten yearsOver ten years11,934 13,501 11,769 12,988 Over ten years11,554 13,047 12,206 14,028 
SubtotalSubtotal28,565 31,113 27,446 29,282 Subtotal29,544 31,987 29,071 32,100 
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securitiesMortgage-backed and asset-backed securities12,508 12,931 12,632 12,866 Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities11,676 12,036 12,490 12,935 
Total fixed maturities, AFSTotal fixed maturities, AFS$41,073 $44,044 $40,078 $42,148 Total fixed maturities, AFS$41,220 $44,023 $41,561 $45,035 
Estimated maturities may differ from contractual maturities due to 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 0 investment exposure to any credit concentration risk of a single issuer greater than 10% of the Company's stockholders' equity as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 or December 31, 20192020 other than U.S. government securities and certain U.S. government agencies.
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Unrealized Losses on Fixed Maturities, AFS
Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type and Length of Time as of September 30, 2020
Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type and Length of Time as of June 30, 2021Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type and Length of Time as of June 30, 2021
Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotalLess Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
Fair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized Losses
ABSABS$44 $0 $0 $0 $44 $0 ABS$137 $0 $0 $0 $137 $0 
CLOsCLOs1,193 (10)741 (10)1,934 (20)CLOs703 (1)251 0 954 (1)
CMBSCMBS533 (27)16 (4)549 (31)CMBS130 (1)91 (7)221 (8)
CorporateCorporate1,609 (56)202 (26)1,811 (82)Corporate1,436 (23)207 (9)1,643 (32)
Foreign govt./govt. agenciesForeign govt./govt. agencies79 0 0 0 79 0 Foreign govt./govt. agencies153 (3)0 0 153 (3)
MunicipalMunicipal478 (7)0 0 478 (7)Municipal263 (2)0 0 263 (2)
RMBSRMBS514 (2)29 0 543 (2)RMBS725 (8)6 0 731 (8)
U.S. TreasuriesU.S. Treasuries28 0 0 0 28 0 U.S. Treasuries377 (3)0 0 377 (3)
Total fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss positionTotal fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position$4,478 $(102)$988 $(40)$5,466 $(142)Total fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position$3,924 $(41)$555 $(16)$4,479 $(57)

Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type and Length of Time as of December 31, 2019
Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type and Length of Time as of December 31, 2020Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS by Type and Length of Time as of December 31, 2020
Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
Fair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized LossesFair ValueUnrealized Losses
ABSABS$398 $(3)$9 $0 $407 $(3)ABS$44 $0 $0 $0 $44 $0 
CLOsCLOs679 (2)923 (6)1,602 (8)CLOs758 (2)715 (5)1,473 (7)
CMBSCMBS538 (7)20 (6)558 (13)CMBS410 (17)19 (4)429 (21)
CorporateCorporate789 (9)328 (16)1,117 (25)Corporate466 (13)212 (18)678 (31)
Foreign govt./govt. agenciesForeign govt./govt. agencies101 0 29 0 130 0 Foreign govt./govt. agencies24 0 0 0 24 0 
MunicipalMunicipal222 (2)0 0 222 (2)Municipal34 (1)0 0 34 (1)
RMBSRMBS614 (3)68 0 682 (3)RMBS461 (3)21 0 482 (3)
U.S. TreasuriesU.S. Treasuries88 0 34 (1)122 (1)U.S. Treasuries39 0 0 0 39 0 
Total fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss positionTotal fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position$3,429 $(26)$1,411 $(29)$4,840 $(55)Total fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position$2,236 $(36)$967 $(27)$3,203 $(63)
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, fixed maturities, AFS in an unrealized loss position consisted of 898787 instruments, primarily in the corporate sectors, most notably energy issuers,financial services, technology and communications, capital goods, and utilities, as well as issuers in the financial services sector and issuers within the travel, leisure, and gaming industry, and CMBS and CLO securities,RMBS which were depressed largely due to widening ofhigher interest rates and/or wider credit spreads since the purchase date. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, 96% of these fixed maturities were depressed less than 20% of cost or amortized cost. The increase in unrealized losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily attributableremained relatively flat compared to wider credit spreads, partially offset by lower interest rates.December 31, 2020.
Most of the fixed maturities depressed for twelve months or more relate to corporatesthe corporate and CLOs. Corporate fixed maturities and CLO securitiesCMBS sectors which were primarily depressed because current market spreads are wider than at the respective purchase dates. Certain otherAdditionally, certain corporate fixed maturities were also depressed because of their variable-rate coupons and long-dated maturities, and current credit spreads are wider than at their purchase dates.maturities. The Company neither has an intention to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell the fixed maturities outlined in the preceding discussion. The decision to record credit impairmentslosses on fixed maturities, AFS in the form of an ACL requires us to make qualitative and quantitative estimates of expected future cash
flows. Given the uncertainty about the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on issuers of these securities, actual cash flows could ultimately deviate significantly from our expectations resulting in realized losses in future periods.
Mortgage Loans
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MORTGAGE LOANS
ACL on Mortgage Loans
The Company reviews mortgage loans on a quarterly basis to estimate the ACL with changes in the ACL recorded in net realized capital gains and losses. Apart from an ACL recorded on individual mortgage loans where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, the Company records an ACL on the pool of mortgage loans based on lifetime expected credit losses. The Company utilizes a third-party forecasting model to estimate lifetime expected credit losses at a loan level under multiple economic scenarios. The scenarios use macroeconomic data provided by an internationally recognized economics firm that generates forecasts of varying economic factors such as GDP growth, unemployment and interest rates. The economic scenarios are projected over 10 years. The first two to four years of the 10-year period assume a specific modeled economic scenario (including moderate upside, moderate recession and
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severe recession scenarios) and then revert to historical long-term assumptions over the remaining period. Using these economic scenarios, the forecasting model projects property-specific operating income and capitalization rates used to estimate the value of a future operating income stream. The operating income and the property valuations derived from capitalization rates are compared to loan payment and principal amounts to create debt service coverage ratios ("DSCRs") and LTVsloan-to-value ratios ("LTVs") over the forecast period. The model overlays historical data about mortgage loan performance based on DSCRs and LTVs and projects the probability of default, amount of loss given a default and resulting expected loss through maturity for each loan under each economic scenario. Economic scenarios are probability-weighted based on a statistical analysis of the forecasted economic factors and qualitative analysis. The Company records the change in the ACL on mortgage loans based on the weighted-average expected credit losses across the selected economic scenarios.
In response to significant economic stress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the first nine months of 2020, the Company increased the weight of both a moderate and severe recession in our estimate of the ACL. As of September 30, 2020, the economic scenarios improved modestly as compared to June 30, 2020, reflecting improvements in GDP growth, unemployment and other economic factors compared with the prior economic scenarios.
The ultimate impact to the Company’s financial statements could vary significantly from our estimates depending on, among other things, the duration and severity of the pandemic, the duration and severity of the economic downturn and the degree to which federal, state and local government actions to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 are effective. The impact on our commercial mortgage loan portfolio will also be impacted by borrower behavior in response to the economic stress. Borrowers with lower LTVs have an incentive to continue to make payments of principal and/or interest in order to preserve the equity they have in the underlying commercial real estate properties. As property values decline, borrowers have less incentive to continue to make payments.
When a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, including when foreclosure is probable, the Company measures an ACL on individual mortgage loans. The ACL is established for any shortfall between the amortized cost of the loan and the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. Estimates of collectibility from an individual borrower 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. As of
September June 30, 2020,2021, the Company did 0t have any mortgage loans for which an ACL was established on an individual basis.
There were 0 mortgage loans held-for-sale as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 or December 31, 2019.2020. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, the Company did 0thad 0 mortgage loans that have any modifications that were accounted for as troubled debt restructurings.had extensions or restructurings other than what is allowable under the original terms of the contract.
ACL on Mortgage LoansACL on Mortgage LoansACL on Mortgage Loans
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
ACL as of beginning of periodACL as of beginning of period$43 $0 $0 $1 ACL as of beginning of period$34 $21 $38 $0 
Cumulative effect of accounting changes [1]Cumulative effect of accounting changes [1]19 Cumulative effect of accounting changes [1]19 
Adjusted beginning ACLAdjusted beginning ACL43 0 19 1 Adjusted beginning ACL34 21 38 19 
Current period provision (release)Current period provision (release)(5)0 19 (1)Current period provision (release)(10)22 (14)24 
ACL as of September 30,$38 $0 $38 $0 
ACL as of June 30,ACL as of June 30,$24 $43 $24 $43 
[1] Represents the adjustment to the ACL recorded on adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. For further information, refer tosee the Financial Instruments - Credit Losses section within Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies.Policies, included in The Hartford's 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
During 2020, the Company increased the estimate of the ACL in response to significant economic stress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease in the allowance for the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, is the result of improved economic scenarios, including improved GDP growth and unemployment, and higher property valuations in certain industry sectors that have been less impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and modestly improved economic forecasts as compared to the prior quarter. The increaseperiods. We continue to monitor the impact on our mortgage loan portfolio from borrower behavior in response to the economic stress. Borrowers with lower LTVs have an incentive to continue to make payments of principal and/or interest in order to preserve the equity they have in the allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, is the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the economic forecasts, as discussed above, as well as lower estimated property values and operating income as compared to the prior year.underlying commercial real estate properties.
The weighted-average LTV ratio of the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio was 55%54% as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, while the weighted-average LTV ratio at origination of these loans was 60%. LTV ratios compare the loan amount to the value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan with property values based on appraisals updated no less than annually. 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 and are updated no less than annually through reviews of underlying properties.
Mortgage Loans LTV & DSCR by Origination Year as of September 30, 2020
Mortgage Loans LTV & DSCR by Origination Year as of June 30, 2021Mortgage Loans LTV & DSCR by Origination Year as of June 30, 2021
202020192018201720162015 & PriorTotal202120202019201820172016 & PriorTotal
Loan-to-valueLoan-to-valueAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized Cost [1]Avg. DSCRLoan-to-valueAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized Cost [1]Avg. DSCR
65% - 80%65% - 80%$8 2.59x$248 1.81x$248 1.96x$80 1.73x$61 1.99x$165 1.73x$810 1.85x65% - 80%$0 0x$57 2.13x$187 1.61x$175 1.25x$45 1.75x$140 1.51x$604 1.54x
Less than 65%Less than 65%539 2.49x672 2.70x449 1.99x426 1.89x226 3.01x1,377 3.07x3,689 2.65xLess than 65%713 2.93x642 2.69x730 2.71x428 2.22x421 1.85x1,362 2.51x4,296 2.55x
Total mortgage loansTotal mortgage loans$547 2.49x$920 2.46x$697 1.98x$506 1.86x$287 2.79x$1,542 2.93x$4,499 2.50xTotal mortgage loans$713 2.93x$699 2.64x$917 2.49x$603 1.93x$466 1.84x$1,502 2.42x$4,900 2.42x
[1] Amortized cost of mortgage loans excludes ACL of $24.
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Mortgage Loans LTV & DSCR by Origination Year as of December 31, 2020
202020192018201720162015 & PriorTotal
Loan-to-valueAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized CostAvg. DSCRAmortized Cost [1]Avg. DSCR
65% - 80%$28 1.62x$243 1.58x$212 1.33x$45 2.02x$51 1.92x$115 1.74x$694 1.59x
Less than 65%659 2.56x676 2.85x410 2.25x446 1.89x235 2.99x1,411 3.01x3,837 2.69x
Total mortgage loans$687 2.52x$919 2.51x$622 1.94x$491 1.90x$286 2.80x$1,526 2.92x$4,531 2.52x
[1] Amortized cost of mortgage loans excludes ACL of $38.
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Mortgage Loans LTV & DSCR
December 31, 2019
Loan-to-valueAmortized CostAvg. DSCR
65% - 80%$376 1.53x
Less than 65%3,839 2.56x
Total mortgage loans$4,2152.46x
Mortgage Loans by RegionMortgage Loans by RegionMortgage Loans by Region
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Amortized Cost [1]Percent of TotalAmortized CostPercent of TotalAmortized CostPercent of TotalAmortized CostPercent of Total
East North CentralEast North Central$284 6.3 %$270 6.4 %East North Central$293 6.0 %$290 6.4 %
Middle AtlanticMiddle Atlantic292 6.5 %319 7.5 %Middle Atlantic289 5.9 %291 6.4 %
MountainMountain201 4.5 %109 2.6 %Mountain345 7.0 %254 5.6 %
New EnglandNew England397 8.8 %344 8.2 %New England395 8.1 %397 8.8 %
PacificPacific989 22.0 %906 21.5 %Pacific1,196 24.4 %1,001 22.1 %
South AtlanticSouth Atlantic989 22.0 %944 22.4 %South Atlantic1,246 25.4 %1,038 22.9 %
West North CentralWest North Central44 1.0 %46 1.1 %West North Central44 0.9 %44 1.0 %
West South CentralWest South Central473 10.5 %439 10.4 %West South Central373 7.6 %433 9.5 %
Other [2]830 18.4 %838 19.9 %
Other [1]Other [1]719 14.7 %783 17.3 %
Total mortgage loansTotal mortgage loans$4,499 100.0 %$4,215 100.0 %Total mortgage loans4,900 100.0 %4,531 100.0 %
ACLACL(24)(38)
Total mortgage loans, net of ACLTotal mortgage loans, net of ACL$4,876 $4,493 
[1] Amortized cost of mortgage loans excludes ACL of $38.
[2]Primarily represents loans collateralized by multiple properties in various regions.
Mortgage Loans by Property TypeMortgage Loans by Property TypeMortgage Loans by Property Type
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Amortized Cost [1]Percent of TotalAmortized CostPercent of TotalAmortized CostPercent of TotalAmortized CostPercent of Total
CommercialCommercialCommercial
IndustrialIndustrial$1,284 28.5 %$1,167 27.7 %Industrial$1,622 33.1 %$1,339 29.5 %
MultifamilyMultifamily1,493 33.2 %1,313 31.2 %Multifamily1,609 32.8 %1,498 33.1 %
OfficeOffice755 16.8 %723 17.2 %Office652 13.3 %774 17.1 %
Retail793 17.6 %735 17.4 %
Retail [1]Retail [1]901 18.4 %788 17.4 %
Single FamilySingle Family134 3.0 %137 3.2 %Single Family76 1.6 %92 2.0 %
OtherOther40 0.9 %140 3.3 %Other40 0.8 %40 0.9 %
Total mortgage loansTotal mortgage loans$4,499 100.0 %$4,215 100.0 %Total mortgage loans4,900 100.0 %4,531 100.0 %
ACLACL(24)(38)
Total mortgage loans, net of ACLTotal mortgage loans, net of ACL$4,876 $4,493 
[1] Amortized costPrimarily comprised of mortgage loans excludes ACL of $38.grocery-anchored retail centers, with no exposure to regional shopping malls.
Past-Due Mortgage Loans
Mortgage loans are considered past due if a payment of principal or interest is not received according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, which typically includes a grace period. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company held 0 mortgage loans considered past due.
Mortgage Servicing
The Company originates, sells and services commercial mortgage loans on behalf of third parties and recognizes servicing fee income over the period that services are performed. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, under this program, the Company serviced mortgage loans with a total outstanding principal of $6.7$7.5 billion,
of which $3.6$3.8 billion was serviced on behalf of third parties and $3.1$3.7 billion was retained and reported in total investments on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2019,2020, the Company serviced mortgage loans with a total outstanding principal balance of $6.4$6.9 billion, of which $3.5$3.7 billion was serviced on behalf of third parties and $2.9$3.2 billion was retained and reported in total investments on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Servicing rights are carried at the lower of cost or fair value and were $0 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, because servicing fees were market-level fees at origination and remain adequate to compensate the Company for servicing the loans.
Purchased Financial Assets with Credit Deterioration
Purchased financial assets with credit deterioration ("PCD") are purchased financial assets with a “more-than-insignificant” amount of credit deterioration since origination. PCD assets are assessed only at initial acquisition date and for any investments identified, the Company records an allowance at acquisition with a corresponding increase to the amortized cost basis. As of September 30, 2020, the Company held 0 PCD fixed maturities, AFS or mortgage loans.
Variable Interest EntitiesVARIABLE 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.
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Consolidated VIEs
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company did 0t 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 SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 20192020 was limited to the total carrying value of $1.2$1.6 billion and $1.1$1.3 billion, respectively, which are included in limited
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partnerships and other alternative investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company has outstanding commitments totaling $730$1.0 billion and $851,$768, 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 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
In addition, the Company makes passive investments in structured securities issued by VIEs for which the Company is not the manager. These investments are included in ABS, CLOs, CMBS, and RMBS and are reported in fixed maturities, AFS, and fixed maturities, FVO, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.available-for-sale. 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, Other Collateral Transactions and Restricted InvestmentsSECURITIES LENDING, REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS, 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.
Securities Lending and Repurchase Agreements
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Fair ValueFair Value
Securities Lending Transactions:
Gross amount of securities on loan$74 $606 
Gross amount of associated liability for collateral received [1]$76 $621 
Repurchase agreements:
Gross amount of recognized receivables for reverse repurchase agreements$14 $15 
[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 $0 and $34 which are excluded from the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
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, While 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 selldid have 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. The maturity of these transactions is generally ninety days or less. Repurchase agreements include master netting provisions that provide both parties the right to offset claims and apply securities held by them with respect to their obligations in the eventon loan as part of a default. Althoughsecurities lending program during 2020, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has the contractual right to offset claims, the Company's current positions do not meet the specific conditions for net presentation.did 0t have any securities on loan as part of a securities lending program.
Under repurchase agreements, the Company transfers collateral of U.S. government and government agency securities and 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 under specified conditions 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.Reverse Repurchase Agreements
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
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be transferred to the Company under specified conditions 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 includedAs of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company reported $18 and $30, respectively, within short-term investments inon the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.Sheets representing a receivable for the amount of cash transferred to purchase the securities.
Other Collateral Transactions
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company pledged collateral of $34$9 and $37,$34, respectively, of U.S. government securities and municipal securities or cash primarily related to certain bank loan participations committed to through a limited partnership agreement. These amountsAmounts also include collateral related to letters of credit.
For disclosure of collateral in support of derivative transactions, refer to the Derivative Collateral Arrangements section in Note 76 - Derivatives 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 SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the fair value of securities on deposit was $2.6$2.5 billion and $2.3$2.6 billion, respectively.
In addition, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company held fixed maturities and short-term investments of $639$685 and $10,$2, respectively, in trust for the benefit of syndicate policyholders, held fixed maturities of $63$172 in a Lloyd's of London ("Lloyd's") trust account to provide a portion of the required capital, and
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maintained other investments of $53$57 primarily consisting of overseas deposits in various countries with Lloyd's to support underwriting activities in those countries. As of December 31, 2019,2020, the Company held fixed maturities and short-term investments of $447$661 and $189,$26, respectively, in trust for the benefit of syndicate policyholders, held fixed maturities of $175 in a Lloyd's trust account to provide a portion of the required capital, and maintained other investments of $38$54 primarily consisting of overseas deposits in various countries with Lloyd's.Lloyd's to support underwriting activities in those countries. Lloyd's is an insurance market-place operating worldwide. Lloyd's does not underwrite risks. The Company accepts risks as the sole member of Lloyd's Syndicate 1221 ("Lloyd's Syndicate").
Equity Method Investments
On June 30, 2021, Hopmeadow Holdings LP, the legal entity that acquired Talcott Resolution in May 2018 (collectively referred to as "Talcott Resolution"), was sold and, as a result, the Company sold its retained 9.7% interest. The Company received a total $217 in connection with the sale of its 9.7% ownership interest, resulting in a realized gain on sale of $46 before tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
7.6. 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 or income generation covered call transactions. Derivative instruments are used to manage risk associated with interest rate, equity market, credit spread, issuer default, price, and currency exchange rate 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 AccountingSTRATEGIES 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 20192020 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 or debt instruments issued. 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 variable-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 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Foreign currency swaps are used to convert foreign currency 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.
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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 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 September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the notional amount of interest rate swaps in offsetting relationships was $7.6 billion.
Foreign Currency Swaps and Forwards
The Company enters into foreign currency swaps to convert the foreign currency exposures of certain foreign currency-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.
Equity Index Options
From time to time, 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 covered 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 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 quantify the volume of the Company’s derivative activity. Notional amounts are not necessarily reflective of credit risk.
Derivative Balance Sheet Presentation
Net Derivatives
Asset
Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Notional AmountFair ValueFair ValueFair Value
Hedge Designation/ Derivative TypeSep. 30, 2020Dec. 31, 2019Sep. 30, 2020Dec. 31, 2019Sep. 30, 2020Dec. 31, 2019Sep. 30, 2020Dec. 31, 2019
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate swaps$2,340 $2,040 $1 $0 $1 $1 $0 $(1)
Foreign currency swaps269 270 6 (1)9 3 (3)(4)
Total cash flow hedges2,609 2,310 7 (1)10 4 (3)(5)
Non-qualifying strategies
Interest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps and futures8,334 9,338 (79)(59)5 3 (84)(62)
Foreign exchange contracts
Foreign currency swaps and forwards251 464 0 (1)0 0 0 (1)
Credit contracts
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection5 124 0 (3)0 0 0 (3)
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk [1]600 500 12 13 12 13 0 0 
Credit derivatives in offsetting positions222 29 0 0 5 5 (5)(5)
Equity contracts
Equity index swaps and options4 941 0 (15)0 15 0 (30)
Total non-qualifying strategies9,416 11,396 (67)(65)22 36 (89)(101)
Total cash flow hedges and non-qualifying strategies$12,025 $13,706 $(60)$(66)$32 $40 $(92)$(106)
Balance Sheet Location
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$251 $244 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 
Other investments1,381 1,277 12 12 12 13 0 (1)
Other liabilities10,393 12,185 (72)(78)20 27 (92)(105)
Total derivatives$12,025 $13,706 $(60)$(66)$32 $40 $(92)$(106)
[1]The derivative instruments related to this strategy are held for other investment purposes.
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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.
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 September 30, 2020
Other investments$32 $9 $12 $11 $1 $22 
Other liabilities$(92)$(4)$(72)$(16)$(81)$(7)
As of December 31, 2019
Other investments$40 $37 $12 $(9)$1 $2 
Other liabilities$(106)$(23)$(78)$(5)$(73)$(10)
[1]Included in other investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[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.
[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.
[4]Excludes collateral associated with exchange-traded derivative instruments.
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 variable-rate fixed maturity securities to fixed rates. The Company has also entered into interest rate swaps to convert the variable interest payments on 3 month LIBOR + 2.125% junior subordinated debt to fixed interest payments. For further information, see the Junior Subordinated Debentures section within Note 14 - Debt of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in The Hartford's 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Foreign currency swaps are used to convert foreign currency 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 hedges of interest rate, foreign currency and equity risk of certain fixed maturities and equities. In addition, hedging and replication strategies that utilize credit default swaps 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 or the Company 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 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, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the notional amount of interest rate swaps in offsetting relationships was $7.2 billion and $7.6 billion, respectively.
Foreign Currency Swaps and Forwards
The Company enters into foreign currency swaps to convert the foreign currency exposures of certain foreign currency-denominated fixed maturity investments to U.S. dollars.
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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 covered 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 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 quantify the volume of the Company’s derivative activity. Notional amounts are not necessarily reflective of credit risk.
Derivative Balance Sheet Presentation
Net Derivatives
Asset
Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Notional AmountFair ValueFair ValueFair Value
Hedge Designation/ Derivative TypeJun. 30, 2021Dec. 31, 2020Jun. 30, 2021Dec. 31, 2020Jun. 30, 2021Dec. 31, 2020Jun. 30, 2021Dec. 31, 2020
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate swaps$2,340 $2,340 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 
Foreign currency swaps297 286 (4)(13)5 3 (9)(16)
Total cash flow hedges2,637 2,626 (4)(13)5 3 (9)(16)
Non-qualifying strategies
Interest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps and futures8,004 8,335 (52)(69)5 4 (57)(73)
Foreign exchange contracts
Foreign currency swaps and forwards280 269 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Credit contracts
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk [1]225 675 11 21 11 21 0 0 
Credit derivatives in offsetting positions214 218 0 0 4 5 (4)(5)
Total non-qualifying strategies8,729 9,503 (41)(48)20 30 (61)(78)
Total cash flow hedges and non-qualifying strategies$11,366 $12,129 $(45)$(61)$25 $33 $(70)$(94)
Balance Sheet Location
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$280 $269 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 
Other investments1,386 9,585 14 23 17 25 (3)(2)
Other liabilities9,700 2,275 (59)(84)8 8 (67)(92)
Total derivatives$11,366 $12,129 $(45)$(61)$25 $33 $(70)$(94)
[1]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, 2021
Other investments$25 $24 $14 $(13)$1 $0 
Other liabilities$(70)$(9)$(59)$(2)$(58)$(3)
As of December 31, 2020
Other investments$33 $31 $23 $(21)$1 $1 
Other liabilities$(94)$(6)$(84)$(4)$(83)$(5)
[1]Included in other investments in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
[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.
[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.
[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 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. All components of each derivative’s gain or loss were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCIGain (Loss) Recognized in OCIGain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swaps$0 $0 $36 $20 Interest rate swaps$(4)$4 $6 $36 
Foreign currency swapsForeign currency swaps(12)10 12 14 Foreign currency swaps7 (4)11 24 
TotalTotal$(12)$10 $48 $34 Total$3 $0 $17 $60 

Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2021202020212020
Net Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Investment IncomeInterest Expense
Interest rate swaps$10 $(3)$7 $(2)$20 $(5)$10 $(2)
Foreign currency swaps1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 
Total$11 $(3)$8 $(2)$22 $(5)$12 $(2)
Total amounts presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations$581 $57 $339 $57 $1,090 $114 $798 $121 
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Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Net Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest ExpenseNet Realized Capital Gain/(Loss)Net Investment IncomeInterest Expense
Interest rate swaps$0 $9 $(2)$0 $1 $0 $0 $19 $(4)$2 $1 $1 
Foreign currency swaps1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 
Total$1 $10 $(2)$0 $2 $0 $1 $22 $(4)$2 $3 $1 
Total amounts presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations$6 $492 $58 $89 $490 $67 $(116)$1,290 $179 $332 $1,448 $194 
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $35 of before tax deferred net gains on derivative instruments recorded in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months.months are $33. This expectation is based on the anticipated interest payments on hedged investments in fixed maturity securities and long-term debt that will occur over the next twelve months, at whichmonths. At that time, the Company will recognize the deferred net gains (losses) as an adjustment to net investment income and interest expense over the term of the investment cash flows.
During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, the Company had 0 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-qualifying StrategiesNON-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 September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Foreign exchange contractsForeign exchange contractsForeign exchange contracts
Foreign currency swaps and forwardsForeign currency swaps and forwards$0 $2 $3 $2 Foreign currency swaps and forwards$0 $0 $0 $3 
Interest rate contractsInterest rate contractsInterest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps, swaptions, and futuresInterest rate swaps, swaptions, and futures0 (5)21 (20)Interest rate swaps, swaptions, and futures(32)1 0 21 
Credit contractsCredit contractsCredit contracts
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protectionCredit derivatives that purchase credit protection(1)(1)3 (1)Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection0 (2)0 4 
Credit derivatives that assume credit riskCredit derivatives that assume credit risk(1)0 (5)27 Credit derivatives that assume credit risk3 8 6 (4)
Equity contractsEquity contractsEquity contracts
Equity index swaps and optionsEquity index swaps and options0 (1)75 (5)Equity index swaps and options0 0 0 75 
Total [1]Total [1]$(2)$(5)$97 $3 Total [1]$(29)$7 $6 $99 
[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.
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
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 and CMBS issuers are established within sector concentration limits and may be divided into tranches that possess different credit ratings.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Credit Risk Assumed Derivatives by Type
Underlying Referenced Credit
Obligation(s) [1]
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]
Notional
Amount
[2]
Fair
Value
Weighted
Average
Years to
Maturity
Type
Average
Credit
Rating
Offsetting
Notional
Amount [3]
Offsetting
Fair
Value [3]
As of September 30, 2020
As of June 30, 2021As of June 30, 2021
Single name credit default swapsSingle name credit default swaps
Investment grade risk exposureInvestment grade risk exposure$50 $1 5 yearsCorporate CreditA$0 $0 
Basket credit default swaps [4]Basket credit default swaps [4]
Investment grade risk exposureInvestment grade risk exposure100 2 5 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+0 0 
Below investment grade risk exposureBelow investment grade risk exposure75 8 5 yearsCorporate CreditB+0 0 
Investment grade risk exposureInvestment grade risk exposure100 1 7 yearsCMBS CreditAAA100 (1)
Below investment grade risk exposureBelow investment grade risk exposure7 (3)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditB-7 3 
Total [5]Total [5]$332 $9 $107 $2 
As of December 31, 2020As of December 31, 2020
Single name credit default swapsSingle name credit default swapsSingle name credit default swaps
Investment grade risk exposureInvestment grade risk exposure$100 $2 5 yearsCorporate CreditA-$0 $0 Investment grade risk exposure$175 $9 5 yearsCorporate CreditA-$0 $0 
Basket credit default swaps [4]Basket credit default swaps [4]Basket credit default swaps [4]
Investment grade risk exposureInvestment grade risk exposure500 10 5 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+0 0 Investment grade risk exposure500 12 5 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+0 0 
Investment grade risk exposureInvestment grade risk exposure100 0 8 yearsCMBS CreditAAA100 0 Investment grade risk exposure100 1 8 yearsCMBS CreditAAA100 (1)
Below investment grade risk exposureBelow investment grade risk exposure11 (4)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC11 4 Below investment grade risk exposure9 (4)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC+9 4 
Total [5]Total [5]$711 $8 $111 $4 Total [5]$784 $18 $109 $3 
As of December 31, 2019
Single name credit default swaps
Investment grade risk exposure$100 $3 5 yearsCorporate CreditA-$0 $0 
Basket credit default swaps [4]
Investment grade risk exposure400 10 5 yearsCorporate CreditBBB+0 0 
Investment grade risk exposure1 0 Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditA1 0 
Below investment grade risk exposure14 (5)Less than 1 yearCMBS CreditCCC-14 5 
Total [5]$515 $8 $15 $5 
[1]The average credit ratings are based on availability and are generally the midpoint of the available ratings among Moody’s, S&P and 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..
Derivative Collateral ArrangementsDERIVATIVE 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 SeptemberJune 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company has 0t pledgedhas pledged cash collateral. As of December 31, 2019, the Company pledged cash collateral with a fair value of less than $1 associated with derivative instruments. Theinstruments of $1 and $0,
respectively. In general, collateral receivable has beenis 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 SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company also pledged securities collateral associated with derivative instruments with a fair value of $88$58 and $78,$90, respectively, which have been included in fixed maturities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The counterparties generally have the right to sell or re-pledgere-
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
pledge these securities.
In addition, as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company has pledged initial margin of securities related to
OTC-cleared and exchange traded derivatives with a fair value of $80$105 and $88,$83, respectively, which are included within fixed maturities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company accepted cash collateral associated with derivative instruments of $23$15 and $16,$24, 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 also accepted securities collateral as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, with a fair value of $1 as of both dates, which the Company has the right to sell or repledge. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company had 0 repledged securities and 0 securities held as collateral have been sold. Non-cash collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts and was not included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
8.7. PREMIUMS RECEIVABLE AND AGENTS' BALANCES
Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances
As of September 30, 2020
Premiums receivable, excluding receivables for losses within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums$4,027
Receivables for loss within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums, by credit quality:
AAA0 
AA139 
A52 
BBB226 
BB103 
Below BB77 
Total receivables for losses within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums597
Total Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Gross4,624
ACL(174)
Total Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Net of ACL$4,450
Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances
As of June 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Premiums receivable, excluding receivables for losses within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums$4,228 $3,851 
Receivables for loss within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums, by credit quality:
AAA0 0 
AA139 142 
A56 62 
BBB163 185 
BB105 115 
Below BB65 65 
Total receivables for losses within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums528 569 
Total Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Gross4,756 4,420 
ACL(134)(152)
Total Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Net of ACL$4,622 $4,268 
ACL on Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances
Balances are considered past due when amounts that have been billed are not collected within contractually stipulated time periods. The Company had an immaterial amount of receivables with a due date of more than one year that are past-due.
Premium receivable and agents' balances, excluding receivables for losses within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums, are primarily comprised of premiums due from policyholders, which are typically collectible within one year or less. The Company had an immaterial amount of receivables with a due date of more than one year that are past-due. Balances are considered past due when amounts that have been billed are not collected within contractually stipulated time periods.
For these balances, the ACL is estimated based on an aging of receivables and recent historical credit loss and collection experience, adjusted for current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, when appropriate. In response to significant economic stress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company increased the expected loss factors used to estimate the ACL based on collections experience during past moderate and severe recessions as well as experience during periods when we provided policyholders additional time to make premiums payments. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the ACL on premiums receivable decreased as the provision required on premiums written in the quarter was more than offset by write-offs and a reduction in the provision reflecting improved collection experience relative to prior assumptions in certain lines of business.
A portion of the Company's Commercial Lines business is written with large deductibles or under retrospectively-rated plans.
plans. Under some commercial insurance contracts with a large deductible, the Company is obligated to pay the claimant the full amount of the claim and the Company is subsequently reimbursed by the policyholder for the deductible amount. As such, the Company is subject to credit risk until reimbursement is made. Retrospectively-rated policies are utilized primarily for workers' compensation coverage, whereby the ultimate premium is adjusted based on actual losses incurred. Although the premium adjustment feature of a retrospectively-rated policy substantially reduces insurance risk for the Company, it presents credit risk to the Company. The Company’s results of operations could be adversely affected if a significant portion of such policyholders failed to reimburse the Company for the deductible amount or the amount of additional premium owed under retrospectively-rated policies. The Company manages these credit risks through credit analysis, collateral requirements, and oversight.
The ACL for receivables for loss within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums is estimated as the amount of the receivable exposed to loss multiplied by estimated factors for probability of default and the amount of loss given a default. The probability of default is assigned based on each policyholder's credit rating, or a rating is estimated if no external rating is available. Credit ratings are reviewed and updated at least annually. The exposure amount is estimated net of collateral and other credit enhancement, considering the nature of the collateral, potential future changes in collateral values, and historical loss information for the type of collateral obtained. The probability of default factors are historical corporate defaults for receivables with similar durations estimated through multiple economic cycles. Credit ratings are forward-looking and consider a variety of economic outcomes. The loss given default factors are based on a study of historical recovery rates for general creditors through multiple economic cycles. The Company's evaluation of the required ACL for receivables for loss within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums considers the current economic environment as well as the probability-weighted macroeconomic scenarios similar to the approach used for estimating the ACL for mortgage loans. See Note 65 - Investments. In response to significant economic stress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first nine months of 2020, the Company increased the weight of both a moderate and severe recession scenario in our estimate of the ACL for loss within a deductible and retrospectively-rated policy premiums.
During the three and six months ended September 30, 2020, the economic scenarios improved modestly as compared to June 30, 2020,2021, the ACL on premiums receivable decreased as the provision required on premiums written in the quarter was more than offset by write-offs and a reduction in the provision reflecting improvements in GDP growth, unemployment and other economic factors compared with the prior economic scenarios.
The ultimate impact to the Company’s financial statements from the COVID-19 pandemic could vary significantly from our estimates depending on the duration and severity of the pandemic, the duration and severity of the economic downturn and the degree to which federal, state and local government actions to mitigate the economic impactlessening expected impacts of COVID-19 are effective.relative to prior assumptions in certain lines of business. The three and six months ended June
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Rollforward of ACL on Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsReceivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsTotalPremiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsReceivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsTotal
Beginning ACL$139 $44 $183 $85 $60 $145 
Cumulative effect of accounting change [1]0 0 0 (2)(21)(23)
Adjusted beginning ACL139 44 183 83 39 122 
Current period provision (release)2 0 2 78 5 83 
Current period gross write-offs(12)0 (12)(35)0 (35)
Current period gross recoveries1 0 1 4 0 4 
Ending ACL$130 $44 $174 $130 $44 $174 
30, 2020 reflected an increase in the ACL primarily due to increasing expected impacts of COVID-19.
Rollforward of ACL on Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances for the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021June 30, 2020
Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsReceivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsTotalPremiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsReceivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsTotal
Beginning ACL$108 $36 $144 $98 $41 $139 
Current period provision (release)1 1 2 48 3 51 
Current period write-offs(15)0 (15)(8)0 (8)
Current period recoveries3 0 3 1 0 1 
Ending ACL$97 $37 $134 $139 $44 $183 
Rollforward of ACL on Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances for the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021June 30, 2020
Premiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsReceivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsTotalPremiums Receivable and Agents' Balances, Excluding Receivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsReceivables for Loss within a Deductible and Retrospectively-Rated Policy PremiumsTotal
Beginning ACL$117 $35 $152 $85 $60 $145 
Cumulative effect of accounting change [1](2)(21)(23)
Adjusted beginning ACL117 35 152 83 39 122 
Current period provision (release)5 2 7 76 5 81 
Current period write-offs(30)0 (30)(23)0 (23)
Current period recoveries5 0 5 3 0 3 
Ending ACL$97 $37 $134 $139 $44 $183 
[1]Represents the adjustment to the ACL recorded on adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. The adjusted beginning ACL was based on the Company's historical loss information adjusted for current conditions and the forecasted economic environment at the time the guidance was adopted. For further information, refer tosee Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies.Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
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Note 8 - Reinsurance
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
9.8. REINSURANCE
The Company cedes insurance risk to reinsurers to enable the Company to manage capital and risk exposure. Such arrangements do not relieve the Company of its primary liability to policyholders. Failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to the Company. The Company's procedures include carefully selecting its reinsurers, structuring agreements to provide collateral funds where necessary, and regularly monitoring the financial condition and ratings of its reinsurers.
Reinsurance RecoverablesREINSURANCE RECOVERABLES
Reinsurance recoverables include balances due from reinsurance companies and are presented net of an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance. Reinsurance recoverables include an estimate of the amount of gross losses and loss adjustment
expense reserves that may be ceded under the terms of the reinsurance agreements, including incurred but not reported ("IBNR") unpaid losses. The Company’s estimate of losses and loss adjustment expense reserves ceded to reinsurers is based on assumptions that are consistent with those used in establishing the gross reserves for amounts the Company owes to its claimants. The Company estimates its ceded reinsurance recoverables based on the terms of any applicable facultative and treaty reinsurance, including an estimate of how incurred but not reported losses will ultimately be ceded under reinsurance agreements. Accordingly, the Company’s estimate of reinsurance recoverables is subject to similar risks and uncertainties as the estimate of the gross reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Reinsurance Recoverables by Credit Quality Indicator as of September 30, 2020
Reinsurance Recoverables by Credit Quality IndicatorReinsurance Recoverables by Credit Quality Indicator
As of June 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Property and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotalProperty and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotalProperty and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotal
A.M. Best Financial Strength RatingA.M. Best Financial Strength RatingA.M. Best Financial Strength Rating
A++A++$1,301 $0 $0 $1,301 A++$1,704 $0 $0 $1,704 $1,598 $0 $0 $1,598 
A+A+1,754 234 309 2,297 A+1,881 239 282 2,402 1,788 230 305 2,323 
AA571 0 0 571 A682 0 0 682 638 0 0 638 
A-A-31 9 0 40 A-34 9 0 43 37 9 0 46 
B++B++673 0 3 676 B++652 0 3 655 666 0 3 669 
Below B++Below B++23 1 0 24 Below B++21 1 0 22 21 1 0 22 
Total Rated by A.M. BestTotal Rated by A.M. Best4,353 244 312 4,909 Total Rated by A.M. Best4,974 249 285 5,508 4,748 240 308 5,296 
Mandatory (Assigned) and Voluntary Risk PoolsMandatory (Assigned) and Voluntary Risk Pools263 0 0 263 Mandatory (Assigned) and Voluntary Risk Pools254 0 0 254 259 0 0 259 
CaptivesCaptives319 0 0 319 Captives306 0 0 306 305 0 0 305 
Other not rated companiesOther not rated companies279 7 0 286 Other not rated companies241 7 0 248 254 5 0 259 
Gross Reinsurance RecoverablesGross Reinsurance Recoverables5,214 251 312 5,777 Gross Reinsurance Recoverables5,775 256 285 6,316 5,566 245 308 6,119 
Allowance for uncollectible reinsuranceAllowance for uncollectible reinsurance(106)(1)(2)(109)Allowance for uncollectible reinsurance(96)(1)(2)(99)(105)(1)(2)(108)
Net Reinsurance RecoverablesNet Reinsurance Recoverables$5,108 $250 $310 $5,668 Net Reinsurance Recoverables$5,679 $255 $283 $6,217 $5,461 $244 $306 $6,011 
The Company had no reinsurance recoverables with a due date of one year or more that are past-due. Balances are considered past due when amounts that have been billed are not collected within contractually stipulated time periods, generally 30, 60 or 90 days. There were 0 write-offs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.
To manage reinsurer credit risk, a reinsurance security review committee evaluates the credit standing, financial performance, management and operational quality of each potential reinsurer. In placing reinsurance, the Company considers the nature of the risk reinsured, including the expected liability payout duration, and establishes limits tiered by reinsurer credit rating.
Where its contracts permit, the Company secures future claim obligations with various forms of collateral or other credit enhancement, including irrevocable letters of credit, secured trusts, funds held accounts and group wide offsets. As part of its reinsurance recoverable review, the Company analyzes recent developments in commutation activity between reinsurers and cedants, recent trends in arbitration and litigation outcomes in
disputes between cedants and reinsurers and the overall credit quality of the Company’s reinsurers.
The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of its reinsurance recoverable assets and establishes an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance. The allowance for uncollectible reinsurance reflects management’s best estimate of reinsurance cessions that may be uncollectible in the future due to reinsurers’ unwillingness or inability to pay. The allowance for uncollectible reinsurance comprises an ACL and an allowance for disputed balances. Based on this analysis, the Company may adjust the allowance for uncollectible reinsurance or charge off reinsurer balances that are determined to be uncollectible.
Due to the inherent uncertainties as to collection and the length of time before reinsurance recoverables become due, it is possible that future adjustments to the Company’s reinsurance recoverables, net of the allowance, could be required, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarter or annual period.
The allowance for uncollectible reinsurance comprises an ACL and an allowance for disputed balances. The ACL is estimated as the amount of reinsurance recoverables exposed to loss multiplied by estimated factors for the probability
of default and the amount of loss given a default. The probability of default is assigned based on each reinsurer's credit rating, or a rating is estimated if no external rating is available. Credit ratings are reviewed on a quarterly basis and any significant changes are
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
reflected in an updated at least annually.estimate. The probability of default factors are historical insurer and reinsurer defaults for liabilities with similar durations to the reinsured liabilities as estimated through multiple economic cycles. Credit ratings are forward-looking and consider a variety of economic outcomes. The loss given default factors are based on a study of historical recovery rates for general creditors of corporations through multiple economic cycles or, in the case of purchased annuities funding structured settlements accounted for as reinsurance, historical recovery rates for annuity contract holders.
As shown in the table above, a portion of the total gross reinsurance recoverable balance relates to the Company’s participation in various mandatory (assigned) and voluntary risk pools. Reinsurance recoverables due from pools are backed by the financial position of all insurance companies participating in the pools and the credit backing the reinsurance recoverable is not limited to the financial strength of each pool. The mandatory
pools generally are funded through policy assessments or surcharges and if any participant in the pool defaults, remaining liabilities are apportioned among the other members.
The Company's evaluation of the required ACL for reinsurance recoverables considers the current economic environment as well as macroeconomic scenarios similar to the approach used to estimate the ACL for mortgage loans. See Note 65 - Investments. Insurance companies, including reinsurers, are regulated and hold risk-based capital ("RBC") to mitigate the risk of loss due to economic factors and other risks. Non-U.S. reinsurers are either subject to a capital regime substantively equivalent to domestic insurers or we hold collateral to support collection of reinsurance recoverables. As a result, there is limited history of losses from insurer defaults. In responseThe decrease in the ACL for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily due to significant economic stress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the first nine months of 2020,higher than expected recovery from one reinsurer on which the Company increased the weight of both a moderate and severe recession in our estimate of thehad recognized an ACL.While GDP growth, unemployment and other economic factors improved modestly in the third quarter of 2020 compared with prior economic scenarios, this improvement did not have a
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Allowance for Uncollectible Reinsurance for the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021June 30, 2020
Property and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotalProperty and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotal
Beginning allowance for uncollectible reinsurance$95 $1 $2 $98 $114 $1 $2 $117 
Beginning allowance for disputed amounts56 0 0 56 65 0 0 $65 
Beginning ACL39 1 2 42 49 1 2 52 
Current period provision (release)1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 
Current period gross recoveries0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Ending ACL40 1 2 43 51 1 2 54 
Ending allowance for disputed amounts56 0 0 56 57 0 0 57 
Ending allowance for uncollectible reinsurance$96 $1 $2 $99 $108 $1 $2 $111 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
significant impact on our expected credit losses on reinsurance recoverables. The Company expects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to reinsurers to be somewhat mitigated by their regulated capital and liquidity positions. The ultimate impact to the Company's financial statements could vary significantly from our estimates depending on the duration and severity of the
pandemic, the duration and severity of the economic downturn and the degree to which federal, state and local government actions to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 are effective. The following table presents the activity within the Company's ACL for reinsurance recoverables.
Allowance for Uncollectible Reinsurance
Allowance for Uncollectible Reinsurance for the Six Months EndedAllowance for Uncollectible Reinsurance for the Six Months Ended
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020June 30, 2021June 30, 2020
Property and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotalProperty and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotalProperty and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotalProperty and CasualtyGroup BenefitsCorporateTotal
Beginning allowance for uncollectible reinsuranceBeginning allowance for uncollectible reinsurance$108 $1 $2 $111 $114 $0 $0 $114 Beginning allowance for uncollectible reinsurance$105 $1 $2 $108 $114 $0 $0 $114 
Beginning allowance for disputed amountsBeginning allowance for disputed amounts57 0 0 57 66 0 0 66 Beginning allowance for disputed amounts53 0 0 53 66 0 0 $66 
Beginning ACLBeginning ACL51 1 2 54 48 0 0 48 Beginning ACL52 1 2 55 48 0 0 48 
Cumulative effect of accounting change [1]Cumulative effect of accounting change [1]0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Cumulative effect of accounting change [1]0 1 1 2 
Adjusted beginning ACLAdjusted beginning ACL51 1 2 54 48 1 1 50 Adjusted beginning ACL52 1 2 55 48 1 1 50 
Current period provision (release)Current period provision (release)1 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 Current period provision (release)(12)0 0 (12)2 0 1 3 
Current period gross recoveriesCurrent period gross recoveries0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Current period gross recoveries0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 
Ending ACLEnding ACL52 1 2 55 52 1 2 55 Ending ACL40 1 2 43 51 1 2 54 
Ending allowance for disputed amountsEnding allowance for disputed amounts54 0 0 54 54 0 0 54 Ending allowance for disputed amounts56 0 0 56 57 0 0 57 
Ending allowance for uncollectible reinsuranceEnding allowance for uncollectible reinsurance$106 $1 $2 $109 $106 $1 $2 $109 Ending allowance for uncollectible reinsurance$96 $1 $2 $99 $108 $1 $2 $111 
[1] Represents the adjustment to the ACL recorded on adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. For further information, refer tosee Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies.
The Company records credit loss expenses relatedPolicies of Notes to reinsurance recoverables in benefits losses and loss adjustment expenses. Write-offs of reinsurance recoverables and any related ACL are recorded in the period in which the balance is deemed uncollectible. Expected recoveries areConsolidated Financial Statements included in the estimate of the ACL. There were 0 write-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30,Company's 2020 respectively.
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Note 9 - Reserves for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
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10.9. RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
Property and Casualty Insurance ProductsPROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE PRODUCTS
Rollforward of Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
For the nine months ended September 30, For the six months ended June 30,
20202019 20212020
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, grossBeginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$28,261 $24,584 Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$29,622 $28,261 
Reinsurance and other recoverablesReinsurance and other recoverables5,275 4,232 Reinsurance and other recoverables5,725 5,275 
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, netBeginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net22,986 20,352 Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net23,897 22,986 
Navigators Group acquisition0 2,001 
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expensesProvision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses 
Current accident yearCurrent accident year5,992 5,448 Current accident year3,838 3,962 
Prior accident year development [1]Prior accident year development [1](320)(23)Prior accident year development [1]80 (245)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expensesTotal provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses5,672 5,425 Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses3,918 3,717 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1]Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1](97)0 Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1](45)(83)
PaymentsPayments Payments 
Current accident yearCurrent accident year(1,447)(1,549)Current accident year(864)(778)
Prior accident yearsPrior accident years(3,338)(3,403)Prior accident years(2,222)(2,575)
Total paymentsTotal payments(4,785)(4,952)Total payments(3,086)(3,353)
Net reserves transferred to liabilities held for sale(43)0 
Foreign currency adjustmentForeign currency adjustment(3)(12)Foreign currency adjustment(7)(10)
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, netEnding liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net23,730 22,814 Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net24,677 23,257 
Reinsurance and other recoverablesReinsurance and other recoverables5,421 5,083 Reinsurance and other recoverables5,905 5,427 
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, grossEnding liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$29,151 $27,897 Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$30,582 $28,684 
[1] Prior accident year development does not include the benefit of a portion of losses ceded under the Navigators adverse development cover ('Navigators ADC')and A&E ADC which, under retroactive reinsurance accounting, is deferred and is recognized over the period the ceded losses are recovered in cash from National Indemnity Company ("NICO").NICO. For additional information regarding the Navigators ADC agreement, pleasetwo adverse development cover reinsurance agreements, refer to Adverse Development Covers discussion below.
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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
For the nine months ended September 30,For the six months ended June 30,
2020201920212020
Workers’ compensationWorkers’ compensation$(72)$(90)Workers’ compensation$(83)$(38)
Workers’ compensation discount accretionWorkers’ compensation discount accretion27 25 Workers’ compensation discount accretion18 18 
General liabilityGeneral liability112 62 General liability307 114 
MarineMarine1 8 Marine1 1 
Package businessPackage business(24)(32)Package business(46)(6)
Commercial propertyCommercial property(6)(16)Commercial property(20)(2)
Professional liabilityProfessional liability(16)32 Professional liability(7)5 
BondBond(10)(2)Bond(14)(10)
Assumed reinsuranceAssumed reinsurance(7)3 Assumed reinsurance0 (7)
Automobile liability - Commercial LinesAutomobile liability - Commercial Lines27 27 Automobile liability - Commercial Lines0 27 
Automobile liability - Personal LinesAutomobile liability - Personal Lines(53)(28)Automobile liability - Personal Lines(43)(21)
HomeownersHomeowners3 0 Homeowners1 0 
CatastrophesCatastrophes(413)(27)Catastrophes(98)(413)
Uncollectible reinsuranceUncollectible reinsurance(8)0 Uncollectible reinsurance(10)(2)
Other reserve re-estimates, netOther reserve re-estimates, net22 15 Other reserve re-estimates, net29 6 
Prior accident year development before change in deferred gainPrior accident year development before change in deferred gain(417)(23)Prior accident year development before change in deferred gain35 (328)
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1]Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1]97 0 Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1]45 83 
Total prior accident year developmentTotal prior accident year development$(320)$(23)Total prior accident year development$80 $(245)
[1] The change in deferred gain for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 and 2020 primarily included increased reserves for marine, professional liability, general liability, assumed reinsurance$45 and $83, respectively, of adverse development on Navigators 2018 and prior accident year catastrophes.reserves, primarily driven by professional liability in the 2021 period and professional liability, marine, general liability, prior accident year catastrophes, and assumed reinsurance in the 2020 period.
Re-estimates of prior accident year reserves for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
Workers’ compensation reserves were decreased primarily within small commercial and middle & large commercial accounts for the 2013 through 2017 accident years driven by lower than previously estimated claim severity.
General liability reserves were increased including an increase for sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims above the amount of reserves previously recorded for this exposure, primarily to reflect an increase in reserves for claims made against the Boy Scouts of America ("BSA") as discussed further below, partially offset by reserve decreases for other mass torts and extra contractual liability claims.
Package business reserves decreased largely due to lower estimated loss adjustment expenses for accident years 2014 to 2018 and a reduction in estimated reserves for extra contractual liability claims.
Commercial property reserves were decreased primarily due to favorable development for the 2020 accident year in both middle & large commercial and global specialty.
Professional liability reserves were decreased due to lower estimated severity in both large and middle market directors’ and officers’ (“D&O”) insurance for older accident years. More than offsetting this favorable reserve development were reserve increases on legacy Navigators public company directors’ and officers’ insurance for 2018 and prior accident years which is reflected within the change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance in the above table.
Bond reserves were reduced mostly due to favorable emergence on contract surety claims driven by higher than previously anticipated recoveries, largely for the 2016 to 2017 accident years.
Automobile liability reserves were decreased in Personal Lines principally due to lower estimated severity on AARP Direct and Agency claims, primarily within accident years 2015 to 2020, and a reduction in estimated reserves for extra contractual liability claims.
Catastrophes reserves were decreased in both Commercial and Personal Lines primarily driven by a reduction in reserves for 2019 and 2020 wind and hail events, lower estimated losses from 2017 and 2018 hurricanes and a reduction in estimated losses from the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires, including an expected recovery of subrogation from a utility related to the 2018 Woolsey wildfire in California.
Uncollectible reinsurance reserves were decreased due to a higher than expected recovery from one reinsurer on which the Company had recognized an allowance for credit losses.
Other reserve re-estimates, net, were increased primarily due to an increase in reserves for sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims within P&C Other Operations, principally on assumed reinsurance.
Re-estimates of prior accident year reserves for thesix months ended June 30, 2020
Workers’ compensation reserveswere reduced on
national account business within middle & large commercial, driven by lower than previously estimated claim severity for the 2014 and prior accident years and were reduced in small commercial due to lower than expected claim severity for the 2013 to 2018 accident years.
General liability reserves were increased in part duefirst
quarter 2020, primarily related to guaranteed cost construction business for accident years 20142016 to 2019 as incurred losses are developing higher than previously expected for premises and operations claims and product liability claims, partly due to a change in industry mix and a heavier concentration of losses in California than initially assumed, as well asassumed. General liability reserves were also increased reserves for middle market and complex liability claims for accident year 2018 largely due to higher than expected severity. Also contributing were increases in reservessecond quarter 2020 on primary layer construction account business within global specialty, mainly related to the 2018 accident years 2015-2017, whichyear and is largely included as a component of the change in deferred gain under retroactive reinsurance in the above table.
In addition, the Company recorded an increase in reserves for sexual molestation and abuse claims in the second quarter of 2020 related to cases brought against religious and other institutions that were insureds of the
Company which was partly offset by reserve decreases for other mass torts and extra contractual liability claims.
The Company. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company increased these reserves for sexual molestation claims by $129$102 considering the impact of recent bankruptcy filings and
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an expected increase in claim incidence largely driven by legislation passed in a number of states that provides an opportunity for claimants to file claims for a period of time despite the fact that the original statute of limitations had expired.
Marine reserves were increased principally due to an
increase in domestic marine liability, mostly in accident years 2017 and 2018 due to a higher number of large losses. The increase in marine reserves is included as a component of the change in deferred gain under retroactive reinsurance in the above table.
Package business reserves decreased for accident years 2014 to 2017 largely due to lower estimates of allocated loss adjustment expenses.
Commercial property reserves were decreased for accident year 2019 due to favorable developments on marine and middle market property claims.
Professional liability reserves were decreased increased
primarily due to lower estimated severity on non-security class action D&O claims and fewer than expected E&O claims with financial institutions for the 2011 to 2018 accident years, partially offset by an increase in D&O reserves for the 2019 accident year driven by higher frequency of class action lawsuits and an increase in large Syndicate D&O losses forwithin Global Specialty, principally in the 2016 and 2017 accident years. These SyndicateThe reserve increases within Global Specialty are included as a component of the change in deferred gain under retroactive reinsurance in the above table.
Assumed reinsurance reserves were increased for
accident year 2018 mostly due to higher accident and health reserve estimates for medical professionals on assumed casualty business. These reserve increases are included as a component of the change in deferred gain under retroactive reinsurance in the above table.
Automobile liability reserves were decreased in
Personal Lines principally due to lower than previously expected AARP Direct automobile liability claim severity for the 2017 and 2018 accident years. Automobile liability reserves were increased in Commercial Lines primarily due to higher than expected large losses on national accounts in the first quarter of 2020 related to accident years 2015 to 2017 and due to large losses within middle & large commercial, primarily within the 2018 and 2019 accident years.
Catastrophes reserves were reduced, primarily due to a reduction in estimated reserves for 2017 and 2018 California wildfires and a reduction in estimated catastrophes for wind and hail events in the 2018 and 2019 accident years, partially offset by an increase in reserves for 2019 typhoons Hagibis and Faxai in Asia. The reduction in reserves for the 2017 and 2018 wildfires was largely due to recognizing a $289 subrogation benefit in the second quarter of 2020 from PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (together, “PG&E”).
In December, 2019,Settlement Agreement with Boy Scouts of America
On April 16, 2021, the judge overseeingCompany announced that it had entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) with BSA pursuant to which The Hartford would pay $650 for sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims associated with liability policies issued by various Hartford writing companies in the bankruptcy of PG&E approved an $11 billion settlement of insurance subrogation claims to resolve all such claims arising from the 2017 Northern California wildfires1970s and 2018 Camp wildfire. That settlementearly 1980s. The Agreement was contingent upon, among other things,on a number of conditions, including confirmation of a BSA global plan of reorganization that incorporated the judge
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entering an order confirming PG&E’s chapter 11 bankruptcy plan (“PG&E Plan”) incorporating the settlement agreement. On June 20, 2020, the bankruptcy court judge approved the PG&E Plan and PG&E subsequently transferred the $11 billion settlement amount to a trust designed to allocate and distribute the settlement among subrogation holders, including certain of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded an estimated $289 subrogation benefit though the ultimate amount it collects will depend on how the Company’s ultimate paid claims subject to subrogation compare to other insurers’ ultimate paid claims subject to subrogation.
Re-estimates of prior accident year reserves for thenine months ended September 30, 2019
Workers’ compensation reserves were reduced, principally in small commercial driven by lower than previously estimated claim severity for the 2014 through 2017 accident years and, to a lesser extent, in national accounts due to lower estimated claim severity, primarily for accident years 2013 and prior.
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, reserve increases in middle and large commercial for accident years 2015 to 2018 due to higher estimated severity, 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. In addition, an increase in reserves for mass torts was offset by a decrease in reserves for extra contractual liability claims.
Package business reserves were decreased, primarily due to favorable emergence on property claims related to accident years 2016 through 2018 and due to favorable development of allocated loss adjustment expenses on general liability claims for 2017 and prior accident years.
Commercial property reserves were 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 reserves were 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 reserves were increased, principally related to pollution exposure from the 1980s and 1990s related to the Navigators Group book of business.
Automobile liability reserves were decreased in Personal Lines due to the emergence of lower estimated severity in automobile liability for accident year 2017 and were increased in Commercial Lines due to higher estimated severity on national accounts, principally in accident years 2017 and 2018.its
Catastrophes reserves were reduced, primarily asobligations under the Agreement. Even in the absence of a resultsettlement with BSA, the Company continues to believe that $650 is a reasonable estimate of lower estimated net lossesthe settlement value of its exposure to sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims pertaining to the BSA and its local councils. Nonetheless, given uncertainties associated with BSA's request to be excused from 2017 hurricanes Harveyits obligations under the Agreement, the large number of claims filed against BSA in the bankruptcy, the complex, disputed coverage issues involved with the Company’s policies issued to BSA and Irma.its local councils, and the inherent unpredictability of related litigation, and court ordered mediation, it is possible that adverse outcomes, if any, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results.
Adverse Development Covers
The Company has an adverse development cover reinsurance agreement with NICO, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to reinsure loss development after 2016 on substantially all of the Company’s asbestos and environmental reserves (the “A&E ADC”). Under the A&E ADC, the Company paid a reinsurance premium of $650 for NICO to assume adverse net loss 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 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. The $650 reinsurance premium was placed into 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 certain conditions. The A&E 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 arehave been 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. As of June 30, 2021, the Company has incurred $860 in cumulative adverse development on asbestos and environmental reserves that have been ceded under the A&E ADC treaty with NICO with $640 of available limit remaining under the A&E ADC. As a result, the Company has recorded a $210 deferred gain within other liabilities, representing the difference between the reinsurance recoverable of $860 and ceded premium paid of $650. The deferred gain would beis 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 asbestos and environmental claims after December 31, 2016 in excess of $650 maywill result in significant charges against earnings. As of September 30, 2020, the Company has incurred $640 in cumulative adverse development on asbestos and environmental reserves that have been ceded under the A&E ADC treaty with NICO with $860 of available limit remaining under the A&E ADC.earnings which may be significant.
Immediately after closing on the acquisition of Navigators Group, effective May 23, 2019, the Company purchased the Navigators ADC, an aggregate excess of loss reinsurance agreement covering adverse reserve development, from NICO, on behalf of Navigators Insurers. Under the Navigators ADC, the Navigators Insurers paid NICO a reinsurance premium of $91 in
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exchange for reinsurance coverage 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.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company has recorded a reinsurance recoverable under the Navigators ADC of $204,$254, as estimated cumulative loss development on the 2018 and prior accident year reserves of $304$354 exceed the $100 deductible. While the
reinsurance recoverable is $204,$254, the Company has also
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recorded a $113$163 cumulative deferred gain within other liabilities since, under retroactive reinsurance accounting, ceded losses in excess of the $91 of ceded premium paid must be recognized as a
deferred gain.Of the $163 of cumulative ceded losses in excess of ceded premium paid, $45 was recognized as a deferred gain in 2021 and $83 was recognized as a deferred gain in 2020. As the Company has ceded $204$254 of the $300 available limit, there is $96$46 of remaining limit available as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
Group Life, Disability and Accident ProductsGROUP LIFE, DISABILITY AND ACCIDENT PRODUCTS
Rollforward of Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
For the nine months ended September 30,For the six months ended June 30,
2020201920212020
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, grossBeginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$8,256 $8,445 Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$8,233 $8,256 
Reinsurance recoverables [1]Reinsurance recoverables [1]246 239 Reinsurance recoverables [1]237 246 
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, netBeginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net8,010 8,206 Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net7,996 8,010 
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expensesProvision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expensesProvision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current incurral yearCurrent incurral year3,339 3,351 Current incurral year2,464 2,297 
Prior year's discount accretionPrior year's discount accretion160 169 Prior year's discount accretion106 111 
Prior incurral year development [2]Prior incurral year development [2](362)(321)Prior incurral year development [2](282)(315)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses [3]Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses [3]3,137 3,199 Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses [3]2,288 2,093 
PaymentsPaymentsPayments
Current incurral yearCurrent incurral year(1,553)(1,603)Current incurral year(1,000)(871)
Prior incurral yearsPrior incurral years(1,681)(1,743)Prior incurral years(1,414)(1,290)
Total paymentsTotal payments(3,234)(3,346)Total payments(2,414)(2,161)
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, netEnding liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net7,913 8,059 Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net7,870 7,942 
Reinsurance recoverablesReinsurance recoverables242 231 Reinsurance recoverables250 244 
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, grossEnding liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$8,155 $8,290 Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$8,120 $8,186 
[1]ReflectsIncludes a cumulative effect adjustment of $(1) representing an adjustment to the ACL recorded on adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. SeeFor further information refer to 2020 10-K, Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies for further information.Policies.
[2]Prior incurral year development represents the change in estimated ultimate incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses for prior incurral years on a discounted basis.
[3]Includes unallocated loss adjustment expenses ("ULAE") of $133$87 and $130$89 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, 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 ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
Group disability- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $293$240 largely driven by group long-term disability claim incidence lower than prior assumptions together with strong recoveries on prior incurral year claims. Also contributing was group short-term disability non-COVID-19 claim incidence lower than previously expected and a New York Paid Family Leave program refund.
Group life and accident (including group life premium waiver)- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $30 largely driven by lower-than-previously expected claim incidence in both group life premium waiver and group accidental death & dismemberment.
Supplemental Accident & Health- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $10 driven by lower-than-previously expected claim incidence during the pandemic.
Re-estimates of prior incurral years reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2020
Group disability- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $230 largely driven by group long-term disability lower claim incidence and higher recoveries on prior incurral year claims, and a refund on the New York Paid Family Leave program.
Group life and accident (including group life premium waiver)- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $50$65 largely driven by lower prior year mortality than prior assumptions in group life and lower-than-previously expected claim incidence in group life premium waiver.
Supplemental Accident & Health- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $19$20 driven by lower-than-expectedlower-than-expected emergence of prior year claims, especially for voluntary critical Illness and voluntary accident products.
Re-estimates of prior incurral years reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Group disability- Prior period reserve estimates decreased by approximately $265 largely driven by group long-term disability claim recoveries higher than prior reserve assumptions and claim incidence lower than prior assumptions. Long-term disability ("LTD") reserve assumptions were also updated based partially on these more recent favorable trends. New York Paid Family Leave also experienced favorable claim emergence and refund compared to year-end estimates.
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 premium waiver.
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Liability balance, as of January 1, 2020$635
Incurred74 
Paid(67)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses8 
Liability balance, as of September 30, 2020$650
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2020$31
Incurred(2)
Paid0 
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of September 30, 2020$29
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Liability balance, as of January 1, 2019$642
Incurred63 
Paid(77)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses17 
Liability balance, as of September 30, 2019$645
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2019$27
Incurred2 
Paid0 
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of September 30, 2019$29
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10. RESERVE FOR FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
Changes in Reserves for Future Policy Benefits[1]
For the six months ended June 30,
20212020
Beginning liability balance$638 $635 
Incurred33 53 
Paid(54)(42)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses(6)6 
Ending liability balance$611 $652 
Ending reinsurance recoverable asset$24 $27 
[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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12. DEBT
Senior Notes
On March 30, 2020, The Hartford repaid at maturity the $500 principal amount of its 5.5% senior notes.
Lloyd's Letter of Credit Facilities
As a result of the acquisition of Navigators Group, The Hartford has two letter of credit facility agreements: the Club Facility and the Bilateral Facility, which are used to provide a portion of the
capital requirements at Lloyd's. As of September 30, 2020, uncollateralized letters of credit with an aggregate face amount of $165 and £60 million were outstanding under the Club Facility and £18 million was outstanding under the Bilateral Facility. As of September 30, 2020, the Bilateral Facility has unused capacity of $2 for issuance of additional letters of credit. Among other covenants, the Club Facility and Bilateral Facility contain financial covenants regarding tangible net worth and Funds at Lloyd's ("FAL"). As of September 30, 2020, Navigators Group was in compliance with all financial covenants.
13.11. INCOME TAXES
Income Tax ExpenseINCOME TAX EXPENSE
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rateTax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate$111 $138 $308 $396 Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate$233 $125 $297 $197 
Tax-exempt interestTax-exempt interest(12)(14)(36)(43)Tax-exempt interest(10)(12)(21)(24)
Dividends received deduction ("DRD")(4)(3)(5)(5)
Executive compensation1 0 6 5 
Increase in deferred tax valuation allowanceIncrease in deferred tax valuation allowance6 0 19 0 Increase in deferred tax valuation allowance6 7 7 13 
Stock-based compensation0 (3)(1)(7)
Sale of businessSale of business(8)0 (8)0 Sale of business(5)0 (5)0 
Tax credits(4)0 (4)0 
Carryback benefit(11)0 (11)0 
Tax law changeTax law change(7)0 (7)0 
OtherOther(6)0 0 1 Other(12)4 (12)9 
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes$73 $118 $268 $347 Provision for income taxes$205 $124 $259 $195 

Uncertain Tax PositionsOTHER TAX MATTERS
Rollforward of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Balance, beginning of period$14 $14 $14 $14 
Gross increases - tax positions in prior period0 0 0 0 
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period0 0 0 0 
Gross increases - tax positions in current period1 0 1 0 
Balance, end of period$15 $14 $15 $14 
Unrecognized tax benefits were $15 and $14 at the beginning and end of the periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The entire amount of unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate in the period of the release. The Company believes it is reasonably possible approximately $5 of its currently unrecognized tax benefits associated with dividends from segregated asset accounts of the life and annuity business sold in 2018 may be recognized by the end of 2021 as a result of a lapse in the applicable statute of limitations. This liability is subject to a tax indemnification agreement and has a corresponding receivable included in other
Other Tax Matters
assets which would also be taken down upon lapse of the statute of limitations.
On March 27, 2020, as part ofJune 10, 2021, the business stimulus packageUnited Kingdom enacted Finance Bill 2021, which included an increase in responsethe corporate tax rate from 19% to 25%, effective April 1, 2023. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government
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enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,three and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. The CARES Act established new tax provisions including, but not limited to: (1) five-year carryback of net operating losses ("NOLs") generated in 2018, 2019 and 2020; (2) accelerated refund of alternative minimum tax ("AMT") credit carryforwards; and (3) retroactive changes to allow accelerated depreciation for certain depreciable property.
The legislation resulted in a benefit of $6 related to the ability to carryback non-insurance losses to recover taxes paid in prior years as described below. The changes to AMT recovery periods do not impact the Company due to the fact that the Company was already expecting to receive a refund or reduction of regular tax payable for all the remaining AMT credits in 2020.
For the period ending Septembersix months ended June 30, 20202021, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $11 related to$7, which reflects the expected carrybackestimated benefit of losses from the Navigators Group 2019 pre-acquisition tax return to recover taxes paidchange in prior years at the previous statutory tax rate of 35%, of which $6 was due to the non-insurance carryback provision of the CARES Act.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $8 related to the excess tax over GAAP basis on the saledeferred tax assets and liabilities of the Continental Europe Operations. For discussionits U.K. subsidiaries.
As of this transaction, refer to Note 2 - Business Acquisition and Disposition.
In July of 2020,June 30, 2021, the Company received a $206 refund of AMT credits including $1 of interest, with the remaining balance of AMT credits to be utilized against 2020 federal estimated tax payments.
For the period ending September 30, 2020, the Company has utilized all US net operating loss carryforwards as a reduction of
2020 current tax liability. The Company has foreign net operating losses of $11$17 for which a valuation allowance of $11$3 has been established. While the foreign NOLsnet operating losses ("NOLs") do not expire, this assessment reflects uncertainty in the Company's ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the near term in those specific jurisdictions.
Management has assessed the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets based on tax character and jurisdiction. In making the assessment, 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. Managementmanagement views such tax planning strategies as prudent and feasible and would implement them, if necessary, to realize the deferred tax assets.feasible.
The federal income tax audits for the Company have been completed through 2013, and the Company is not currently under federal income tax examination for any open years. The statute of limitations is closed through the 20152016 tax year with the exception of NOL carryforwards utilized in open tax 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 tax examinations and other tax-related matters for all open tax years.
14.12. 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
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
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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 sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims discussed under “Regulatoryin Note 9 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Legal Risks”Loss Adjustment Expenses of the Risk Factors disclosedthis Form 10-Q and in Item 1A of Part INote 12 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses, of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as amended in Part II Item 1A herein,2020, and in the following discussion under the caption “COVID-19 Pandemic Business Income Insurance Coverage Litigation” and under the caption “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. TheseIn addition to the matter described below, these actions include putative class actions seeking certification of a state or national class. Such putative class actions have alleged, for example, underpayment of claims or improper sales or 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’s results of operations or cash flows in particular quarterly or annual periods.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Business Income Insurance Coverage Litigation
Like many others in the property and casualty insurance industry, beginning in April 2020, various direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (collectively the "Hartford Writing Companies”), and in some instances the Company itself, have been served as defendants in lawsuits seeking insurance coverage under commercial insurance policies issued by the Hartford Writing Companies for alleged losses resulting from the shutdown or suspension of their businesses due to the spread of COVID-19. More than 200250 such lawsuits have been filed, of which more than 50 purport to be filed on behalf of broad nationwide or statewide classes of policyholders. These lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts in roughly 2734 states. Although the allegations vary, the plaintiffs generally seek a declaration of insurance coverage, damages for breach of contract in unspecified amounts, interest, and attorney’sattorneys' fees.
Many of the lawsuits also allege that the insurance claims were denied in bad faith or otherwise in violation of state laws and seek extra-contractual or punitive damages. The Joint Panel on Multi-District Litigation (“JPMDL”) considered consolidating, for pre-trial purposes, all COVID-19 pandemic business income coverage lawsuits pending in federal court against any commercial insurer, including Hartford Writing Companies, or alternatively, against specific insurers, including Hartford Writing Companies. The Hartford Writing Companies opposed consolidation on an industry and individual basis. In October 2020, the JPMDL declined to consolidate the cases involving the Company or Hartford Writing Companies.
The Company and its subsidiaries deny the allegations and intendcontinue to vigorously defend vigorously.these suits. The Hartford Writing Companies maintain that they have no coverage obligations with respect to these suits for business income allegedly lost by the plaintiffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic based on the clear terms of the applicable insurance policies. Although the policy terms vary depending, among other things, upon the size, nature, and location of the policyholder’s business, in general, the claims at issue in these lawsuits were denied because the claimant identified no direct physical damage or loss to property at the insured premises, and the governmental orders that led to the complete or partial shutdown of the business were not due to the existence of any direct physical loss or damage in the immediate vicinity of the insured premises and did not prohibit access to the insured premises, as required by the terms of the insurance policies. In addition, the vast majority of the policies at issue expressly exclude from coverage any loss caused directly or indirectly by the presence, growth, proliferation, spread or activity of a virus, subject to a narrow set of exceptions not applicable in connection with this pandemic, and contain a pollution and contamination exclusion that, among other things, expressly excludes from coverage any loss caused by material that threatens human health or welfare.
In addition to the inherent difficulty in predicting litigation outcomes, the COVID-19 pandemic business income coverage lawsuits present numerous uncertainties and contingencies that are not yet known, including how many policyholders will ultimately file claims, the number of lawsuits that will be filed, the extent to which any state or nationwide classes will be certified, and the size and scope of any such classes. The legal theories advocated by plaintiffs vary significantly by case as do the state laws that govern the policy interpretation. These lawsuits are at various stages of litigation; some are in the earliest stages of litigation, many were stayed pending a decision on the contemplated multi-district litigation, many
complaints are in the process of being amended, and some have been dismissed voluntarily and may be refiled. Accordingly, little discovery has occurred and few substantive legal rulingsrefiled, while others have been made.dismissed through rulings in favor of the Hartford Writing Companies. Discovery is underway in certain single plaintiff cases and class actions. More than 30 policyholders have appealed dismissals in favor of the Hartford Writing Companies. While these appeals are at various stages of the process, no decisions have been issued at this time. In addition, business income calculations depend upon a wide range of factors that are particular to the circumstances of each individual policyholder and, here, virtuallyalmost none of the plaintiffs have submitted proofs of loss or otherwise quantified or factually supported any allegedly covered loss, and, in any event, the Company’s experience shows that demands for damages often bear little relation to a reasonable estimate of potential loss. Accordingly, management cannot now reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any. Nonetheless, given the large number of claims and potential claims, the indeterminate amounts sought, and the inherent unpredictability of litigation, it is possible that adverse outcomes, if any, in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results.
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Run-off Asbestos and Environmental Claims
The Company continues to receive 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 Run-off A&E, reported within the P&C Other Operations segment. In addition, since 1986, the Company has written asbestos and environmental exposures under commercialgeneral liability policies and pollution liability under homeowners policies, which are reported in the Commercial Lines and Personal Lines segments. 
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 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.
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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.
For its Run-off A&E, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company reported $749$646 of net asbestos reserves and $101$74 of net environmental reserves. In addition, the Company has recorded a $210 deferred gain within other liabilities for losses economically ceded to NICO but for which the benefit is not recognized in earnings until later periods. 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.
The Company’s A&E ADC reinsurance agreement with NICO reinsures substantially all A&E reserve development for 2016 and prior accident years, including Run-off A&E and A&E reserves included in Commercial Lines and Personal Lines. The A&E ADC has a coverage limit of $1.5 billion above the Company’s existing net A&E reserves as of December 31, 2016 of approximately $1.7
$1.7billion. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021, the Company has incurred $640$860 in cumulative adverse development on A&E reserves that have been ceded under the A&E ADC treaty with NICO, leaving $860$640 of coverage available for future adverse net reserve development, if any. Cumulative adverse development of A&E claims for accident years 2016 and prior 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 charges could be material to the Company’s consolidated operating results and liquidity. For more information on the A&E ADC, refer to Note 11,12, Reserve for
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Derivative CommitmentsDERIVATIVE COMMITMENTS
Certain of the Company’s derivative agreements contain provisions that are tied to the financial strength ratings, as set by nationally recognized statistical rating 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 contingent features that are in a net liability position as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 was $86$59 for which the legal entities have posted collateral of $88$58 in the normal course of business. Based on derivative market values as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, a downgrade of one level below the current financial strength ratings by either Moody's or S&P would not0t require additional assets to be posted as collateral. A downgrade of two levels would require an additional $5 of assets to be posted as collateral. These collateral amountsThis requirement 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 additional 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.
Guarantees
The Hartford has guaranteed13. EQUITY
EQUITY REPURCHASE PROGRAM
During the timely payment of contractual claims under certain life, accident and health and annuity contracts issued by its former life and annuity business with most of the guaranteed contracts issued between 1990 and 1997 (the "Talcott Guarantees"). Upon the sale of the life and annuity business in May 2018, the purchaser indemnifiedsix months ended June 30, 2021, the Company for any liability arisingrepurchased $691 (11 million shares) of common stock under the guarantees. The Talcott Guarantees cover contractual obligations only but otherwise have no limitation as to maximum potential future payments. Prior toshare repurchase program that is effective January 1, 2020, the Company had not recorded a liability because the likelihood of any payment under the Talcott Guarantees is remote. Upon adoption of new credit loss guidance
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on January 1, 2020, the Company estimated a LCL of $25. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The LCL is calculated for the estimated amount payable under guaranteed contracts multiplied by the probability of default and the amount of loss given a default. The probability of default is assigned by credit rating of the applicable insurance company that issued the contract and is based on historical insurance industry defaults for liabilities with similar durations estimated through multiple economic cycles. Credit ratings are current and forward-looking and consider a variety of economic outcomes. Because annuities represent the majority of the contracts issued, the loss given default factors are based on a historical study of annuity policyholder recoveries from insolvent estate assets. The Company's exposure is expected to run off over a period that will include more than one economic cycle.
The Company's evaluation of the required LCL for the Talcott Guarantees considers the current economic environment2021 until December 31, 2022 as well as macroeconomic scenarios similar to the approach used to estimate the ACL for mortgage loans. See Note 6 - Investments for additional information. In response to significant economic stress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during
the first nine months of 2020 the Company increased the weight of both a moderate and severe recession scenario in our estimate of the LCL. As of September 30, 2020, the economic scenarios improved modestly as compared to June 30, 2020, reflecting improvements in GDP growth, unemployment and other economic factors compared with the prior economic scenarios. The ultimate impact to the Company’s financial statements could vary significantly from our estimates depending on the duration and severity of the pandemic, the duration and severity of the economic downturn and the degree to which federal, state and local government actions to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 are effective. The Company has never experienced a loss on financial guarantees of this nature and we believe the risk of loss is remote. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded net credit loss expense (reversal) within insurance operating costs and other expenses of $(1) and $2, respectively, related to the Talcott Guarantees. The decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2020, was primarily due to a reduction in the estimated amount payable under the guaranteed contracts due to equity market recovery as well as due to the run-off of the business. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts on the economic forecasts, as discussed above.
15. EQUITY
Equity Repurchase Program
In February, 2019, the Company announced a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorizationauthorized by the Board of Directors in December 2020. The share repurchase program was initially authorized at $1.5 billion and, in April 2021, the Company announced an increase in the share repurchase authorization to $2.5 billion, which isremains effective throughuntil December 31, 2020. 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020,period July 1, 2021 through July 27, 2021, the Company repurchased
2.7 $116 (1.9 million common shares for $150. Anyshares) under this repurchase program. The timing of shares under the remaining equity repurchase authorization of $650 isfuture repurchases will be dependent on market conditions and otherseveral factors, including the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business, resultsmarket price of operations,the Company's securities, the Company's capital position, consideration of the effect of any repurchases on the Company's financial conditionstrength or credit ratings, the Company's blackout periods, and liquidity.other considerations.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, The Company repurchased $150 (2.7 million shares) of common stock under the previous share repurchase program that expired December 31, 2020.
16.14. CHANGES IN AND RECLASSIFICATIONS FROM ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Changes inChanges in
Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesUnrealized Loss on Fixed Maturities with ACLNet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI,
net of tax		Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesUnrealized Loss on Fixed Maturities with ACLNet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balanceBeginning balance$2,055 $(2)$48 $27 $(1,649)$479 Beginning balance$1,909 $(2)$17 $44 $(1,704)$264 
OCI before reclassificationsOCI before reclassifications388 0 (10)6 0 384 OCI before reclassifications337 0 1 2 (1)339 
Amounts reclassified from AOCIAmounts reclassified from AOCI(12)0 (7)0 12 (7)Amounts reclassified from AOCI(42)0 (6)0 15 (33)
OCI, net of tax OCI, net of tax376 0 (17)6 12 377  OCI, net of tax295 0 (5)2 14 306 
Ending balanceEnding balance$2,431 $(2)$31 $33 $(1,637)$856 Ending balance$2,204 $(2)$12 $46 $(1,690)$570 

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Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Changes inChanges in
Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesUnrealized Loss on Fixed Maturities with ACLNet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI,
net of tax		Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesUnrealized Loss on Fixed Maturities with ACLNet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balanceBeginning balance$1,684 $(3)$9 $34 $(1,672)$52 Beginning balance$2,834 $(2)$12 $43 $(1,717)$1,170 
OCI before reclassificationsOCI before reclassifications842 1 37 (1)(1)878 OCI before reclassifications(585)0 13 3 (1)(570)
Amounts reclassified from AOCIAmounts reclassified from AOCI(95)0 (15)0 36 (74)Amounts reclassified from AOCI(45)0 (13)0 28 (30)
OCI, net of tax OCI, net of tax747 1 22 (1)35 804  OCI, net of tax(630)0 0 3 27 (600)
Ending balanceEnding balance$2,431 $(2)$31 $33 $(1,637)$856 Ending balance$2,204 $(2)$12 $46 $(1,690)$570 

Reclassifications from AOCIReclassifications from AOCIReclassifications from AOCI
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of OperationsThree Months Ended June 30, 2021Six Months Ended June 30, 2021Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesNet Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesNet Unrealized Gain on Fixed Maturities
Available-for-sale fixed maturitiesAvailable-for-sale fixed maturities$15 $120 Net realized capital gains (losses)Available-for-sale fixed maturities$53 $57 Net realized capital gains (losses)
15 120 Total before tax53 57 Total before tax
3 25  Income tax expense11 12  Income tax expense
$12 $95 Net income$42 $45 Net income
Net Gains on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsNet Gains on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsNet Gains on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swaps$9 19 Net investment incomeInterest rate swaps$10 20 Net investment income
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swaps(2)(4)Interest expenseInterest rate swaps(3)(5)Interest expense
Foreign currency swapsForeign currency swaps1 3 Net investment incomeForeign currency swaps1 2 Net investment income
Foreign currency swaps$1 $1 Net realized capital gains (losses)
9 19 Total before tax8 17 Total before tax
2 4  Income tax expense2 4  Income tax expense
$7 $15 Net income$6 $13 Net income
Pension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
Amortization of prior service creditAmortization of prior service credit$2 $5 Insurance operating costs and other expensesAmortization of prior service credit$1 $3 Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Amortization of actuarial lossAmortization of actuarial loss(17)(50)Insurance operating costs and other expensesAmortization of actuarial loss(20)(39)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
(15)(45)Total before tax(19)(36)Total before tax
(3)(9) Income tax expense(4)(8) Income tax expense
$(12)$(36)Net income$(15)$(28)Net income
Total amounts reclassified from AOCITotal amounts reclassified from AOCI$7 $74 Net incomeTotal amounts reclassified from AOCI$33 $30 Net income
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
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 tax		Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesNet Unrealized Loss on Fixed Maturities with ACLNet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsAOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balanceBeginning balance$1,367 $(3)$11 $34 $(1,607)$(198)Beginning balance$627 $(2)$53 $26 $(1,661)$(957)
OCI before reclassificationsOCI before reclassifications458 0 8 (4)1 463 OCI before reclassifications1,469 0 0 1 0 1,470 
Amounts reclassified from AOCIAmounts reclassified from AOCI(57)0 (2)0 8 (51)Amounts reclassified from AOCI(41)0 (5)0 12 (34)
OCI, net of tax OCI, net of tax401 0 6 (4)9 412  OCI, net of tax1,428 0 (5)1 12 1,436 
Ending balanceEnding balance$1,768 $(3)$17 $30 $(1,598)$214 Ending balance$2,055 $(2)$48 $27 $(1,649)$479 

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Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020Changes in AOCI, Net of Tax for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Changes inChanges 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
Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesNet Unrealized Loss on Fixed Maturities with ACLNet Gain on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsForeign Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
AOCI,
net of tax
Beginning balanceBeginning balance$24 $(4)$(5)$30 $(1,624)$(1,579)Beginning balance$1,684 $(3)$9 $34 $(1,672)$52 
OCI before reclassificationsOCI before reclassifications1,857 1 27 0 1 1,886 OCI before reclassifications454 1 47 (7)(1)494 
Amounts reclassified from AOCIAmounts reclassified from AOCI(113)0 (5)0 25 (93)Amounts reclassified from AOCI(83)0 (8)0 24 (67)
OCI, net of tax OCI, net of tax1,744 1 22 0 26 1,793  OCI, net of tax371 1 39 (7)23 427 
Ending balanceEnding balance$1,768 $(3)$17 $30 $(1,598)$214 Ending balance$2,055 $(2)$48 $27 $(1,649)$479 

Reclassifications from AOCIReclassifications from AOCIReclassifications from AOCI
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of OperationsThree Months Ended June 30, 2020Six Months Ended June 30, 2020Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net Unrealized Gain on Securities
Available-for-sale securities$72 $143 Net realized capital gains (losses)
Net Unrealized Gain on Fixed MaturitiesNet Unrealized Gain on Fixed Maturities
Available-for-sale fixed maturitiesAvailable-for-sale fixed maturities$52 $105 Net realized capital gains (losses)
72 143 Total before tax52 105 Total before tax
15 30  Income tax expense11 22  Income tax expense
$57 $113 Net income$41 $83 Net income
Net Gains on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsNet Gains on Cash Flow Hedging InstrumentsNet Gains on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
Interest rate swaps$0 $2 Net realized capital gains (losses)
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swaps1 1 Net investment incomeInterest rate swaps$7 10 Net investment income
Interest rate swapsInterest rate swaps0 1 Interest expenseInterest rate swaps(2)(2)Interest expense
Foreign currency swapsForeign currency swaps1 2 Net investment incomeForeign currency swaps1 2 Net investment income
2 6 Total before tax6 10 Total before tax
0 1  Income tax expense1 2  Income tax expense
$2 $5 Net income$5 $8 Net income
Pension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan AdjustmentsPension and Other Postretirement Plan Adjustments
Amortization of prior service creditAmortization of prior service credit$2 $5 Insurance operating costs and other expensesAmortization of prior service credit$1 $3 Insurance operating costs and other expenses
Amortization of actuarial lossAmortization of actuarial loss(12)(37)Insurance operating costs and other expensesAmortization of actuarial loss(16)(33)Insurance operating costs and other expenses
(10)(32)Total before tax(15)(30)Total before tax
(2)(7) Income tax expense(3)(6) Income tax expense
$(8)$(25)Net income$(12)$(24)Net income
Total amounts reclassified from AOCITotal amounts reclassified from AOCI$51 $93 Net incomeTotal amounts reclassified from AOCI$34 $67 Net income
17.15. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company’s employee benefit plans are described in Note 1819 - Employee Benefit Plans of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in The Hartford’s 20192020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Net periodic cost (benefit) is recognized in insurance
Form 10-K. The Company, at its discretion, made a contributionoperating costs and other expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of $70 in September 2020 to the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan.operations.
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Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)
Pension BenefitsOther Postretirement BenefitsPension BenefitsOther Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2020201920202019202020192020201920212020202120202021202020212020
Service costService cost$1 $1 $3 $3 $0 $0 $0 $0 Service cost$1 $1 $2 $2 $0 $0 $0 $0 
Interest costInterest cost31 40 95 119 1 2 4 6 Interest cost23 32 47 64 1 1 2 3 
Expected return on plan assetsExpected return on plan assets(53)(57)(161)(170)0 (1)(2)(3)Expected return on plan assets(51)(54)(102)(108)(1)(1)(2)(2)
Amortization of prior service creditAmortization of prior service credit0 0 0 0 (2)(2)(5)(5)Amortization of prior service credit0 0 0 0 (1)(1)(3)(3)
Amortization of actuarial lossAmortization of actuarial loss15 11 45 33 2 1 5 4 Amortization of actuarial loss18 15 35 30 2 1 4 3 
Net periodic cost (benefit)Net periodic cost (benefit)$(6)$(5)$(18)$(15)$1 $0 $2 $2 Net periodic cost (benefit)$(9)$(6)$(18)$(12)$1 $0 $1 $1 
18.16. BUSINESS DISPOSITION
Sale of Continental Europe Operations
On September 30, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Continental Europe Operations consisting of multiple arrangements designed as a single transaction. The Continental Europe Operations are included in the Commercial Lines reporting segment. Revenues and earnings are not material to the Company's consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The
pending sale resulted in an estimated loss on the sale of approximately $66, before tax, including $18, before tax, in the six months ended June 30, 2021, which was recorded within net realized capital gains (losses). The accrual for the estimated before tax loss is included as a reduction of the carrying value of assets held for sale in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities to be Transferred in Connection With the Sale [1]
As of June 30, 2021As of December 31, 2020
Assets
Investments and cash$156 $142 
Reinsurance recoverables and other24 35 
Total assets held for sale180 177 
Liabilities
Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses76 84 
Unearned premiums22 31 
Other liabilities66 43 
Total liabilities held for sale$164 $158 
[1] As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the estimated fair value of the disposal group was $12 and $14, respectively, based on the estimated consideration to be received less cost to sell. Within the disposal group, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, investments in fixed maturities and short-term investments, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, had a fair value of $81 and $84, respectively, of which $0 and $1, respectively, was based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and $81 and $83, respectively, was based on significant observable inputs.The remaining fair value less costs to sell for the disposal group as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was ($69) and ($70), respectively, which is measured on a nonrecurring basis using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 4—Fair Value Measurements for more information.
17. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER COSTS
In recognition of the need to become more cost efficient and competitive along with enhancing the experience we provide to agents and customers, on July 30, 2020 the Company announced an operational transformation and cost reduction plan it refers to as Hartford Next. Hartford Next is intended to reduce annual insurance operating costs and other expenses through reduction of the Company's headcount, investment in information technology ("IT") to further enhance our capabilities,
and other activities. The activities are expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2022. These estimated restructuring and other costs do not include all costs associated with a real estate consolidation plan as those plans are not yet sufficiently developed to provide a full estimate of those costs and related savings.
Termination benefits related to workforce reductions and professional fees are included within restructuring and other costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and unpaid restructuring costs are included in other liabilities in the SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. In the second quarter of 2021, the severance benefits accrual was
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
reduced $9 due to recent experience of higher than expected voluntary attrition. Subsequent to SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company expects to incur additional costs including accelerated amortization of IT and right of use assets and other lease exit costs, other IT costs to retire applications, professional fees and other expenses. Total restructuring and other costs are expected to be approximately $150,
$152, before tax, and will beare being recognized in Corporate for segment reporting. The estimated restructuring and other costs for future periods do not include all costs associated with the real estate consolidation plan as those plans are still being finalized.
Restructuring and Other Costs, Before TaxRestructuring and Other Costs, Before TaxRestructuring and Other Costs, Before Tax
Incurred in the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 [1]Total Amount Expected to be IncurredIncurred in the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021Incurred in the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021Cumulative Incurred Through June 30, 2021Total Amount Expected to be Incurred
Severance benefitsSeverance benefits$78 $78 Severance benefits$(9)$(9)$64 $64 
IT costsIT costs0 28 IT costs2 4 6 27 
Professional fees and other expensesProfessional fees and other expenses9 44 Professional fees and other expenses7 16 45 61 
Total restructuring and other costs, before taxTotal restructuring and other costs, before tax$87 $150 Total restructuring and other costs, before tax$0 $11 $115 $152 
[1] Amounts incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are the cumulative incurred under the restructuring program.
Accrued Restructuring and Other Costs
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Severance Benefits and Related CostsIT CostsProfessional Fees and OtherTotal Restructuring and Other Costs Liability
Balance, beginning of period$54 $0 $0 $54 
Incurred(9)4 16 11 
Payments(8)(4)(15)(27)
Balance, end of period$37 $0 $1 $38 
Accrued Restructuring and Other Costs
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Severance Benefits and Related CostsIT CostsProfessional Fees and OtherTotal Restructuring and Other Costs Liability
Balance, beginning of period$0 $0 $0 $0 
Incurred78 0 9 87 
Payments(3)0 (9)(12)
Balance, end of period$75 $0 $0 $75 

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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 4 and 5 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; Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in The Hartford’s 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report; and 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 September 30, 2020, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding equity of Navigators Holdings (Europe) N.V., a Belgium holding company, and its subsidiaries, Bracht, Deckers & Mackelbert N.V. (“BDM”) and Assurances Contintales Contintale Verzekeringen N.V. (“ASCO”), (collectively referred to as "Continental Europe Operations"). For discussion of this transaction, see Note 216 - Business Acquisition and Disposition of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On May 23, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Navigators Group, a specialty underwriter. For discussion of this transaction, see Note 2 - Business Acquisition and Disposition of Notes to Condensed 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.
The Hartford defines increases or decreases greater than or equal to 200% as “NM” or not meaningful.
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Throughout the MD&A, we use certain terms and abbreviations, the more commonly used are summarized in the Acronymssection.
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.

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Definitions of Non-GAAP and Other Measures and RatiosDEFINITIONS OF NON-GAAP AND OTHER MEASURES AND RATIOS
Assets Under Management ("AUM")- Include mutual fund and exchange-traded products ("ETP") assets. AUM is a measure used by the Company's Hartford Funds segment because a significant portion of the Company’s mutual fund and ETP 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.
Book Value per Diluted Share excluding accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI")- This is a non-GAAP per share measure that is calculated by dividing (a) common stockholders' equity, excluding AOCI, after tax, by (b) common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares. 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 that excluding AOCI from the numerator is useful to investors because it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates. Book value per diluted share is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure.
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- The Hartford uses the non-GAAP measure core earnings as an important measure of the Company’s operating performance. The Hartford believes that core earnings provides investors with a valuable measure of the performance of the Company’s ongoing businesses because it reveals trends in our insurance and financial services businesses that may be obscured by including the net effect of certain items. Therefore, the following items are excluded from core earnings:
•Certain realized capital gains and losses - 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 highly variable from period to period based on capital market conditions. The Hartford 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.
•Restructuring and other costs - Costs incurred as part of a restructuring plan are not a recurring operating expense of the business.

•Loss on extinguishment of debt - Largely consisting of make-whole payments or tender premiums upon paying debt off before maturity, these losses are not a recurring operating expense of the business.
•Gains and losses on reinsurance transactions - Gains or losses on reinsurance, such as those entered into upon sale of a business or to reinsure loss reserves, are not a recurring operating expense of the business.
•Integration and other non-recurring M&A costs - These costs, including transaction costs incurred in connection with an acquired business, - As transaction costs are incurred upon acquisition of a business and integration costs are completed withinover a short period after an acquisition, theyof time and do not represent an ongoing costsoperating expense of the business.
•Change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business - These changes in loss reserves are excluded from core earnings because such changes could obscure the ability to compare results in periods after the acquisition to results of periods prior to the acquisition.
•Deferred gain resulting from retroactive reinsurance and subsequent changes in the deferred gain - Retroactive reinsurance agreements economically transfer risk to the reinsurers and including the full benefit from retroactive reinsurance in core earnings provides greater insight into the economics of the business.
•Change in valuation allowance on deferred taxes related to non-core components of pre-tax income - These changes in valuation allowances are excluded from core earnings because they relate to non-core components of pre-tax income, such as tax attributes like capital loss carryforwards.
•Results of discontinued operations - These results are excluded from core earnings for businesses sold or held for sale because such results could obscure the ability to compare period over period results for our ongoing businesses.
In addition to the above components of net income available to common stockholders that are excluded from core earnings, preferred stock dividends declared, which are excluded from net income available to common stockholders, are included in the determination of core earnings. Preferred stock dividends 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) and net income (loss) available to common stockholders are the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures to core earnings. Core earnings should not be considered as a substitute for net income (loss) or net income (loss) available to common stockholders and does not reflect the overall profitability of the Company’s business. Therefore, The Hartford believes that it is useful for investors to evaluate net income (loss), net income (loss) available to common stockholders, and core earnings when reviewing the Company’s performance.
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Core Earnings
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2021202020212020
Net income$905 $468 $1,154 $741 
Preferred stock dividends5 5 10 10 
Net income available to common stockholders900 463 1,144 731 
Adjustments to reconcile net income available to common stockholders to core earnings:
Net realized capital losses (gains) excluded from core earnings, before tax(148)(107)(225)125 
Restructuring and other costs, before tax— — 11 — 
Integration and other non-recurring M&A costs, before tax36 13 45 26 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance, before tax39 54 45 83 
Income tax expense (benefit) [1]9 15 19 (42)
Core earnings$836 $438 $1,039 $923 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Core Earnings
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
Net income$459 $535 $1,200 $1,537 
Preferred stock dividends6 11 16 16 
Net income available to common stockholders453 524 1,184 1,521 
Adjustments to reconcile net income available to common stockholders to core earnings:
Net realized capital losses (gains) excluded from core earnings, before tax(6)(88)119 (327)
Restructuring and other costs, before tax87 — 87 — 
Loss on extinguishment of debt, before tax— 90 — 90 
Loss on reinsurance transaction, before tax— — — 91 
Integration and transaction costs associated with acquired business, before tax14 29 40 70 
Change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business, before tax— — — 97 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance, before tax14 — 97 — 
Income tax expense(35)(7)(77)(2)
Core earnings$527 $548 $1,450 $1,540 
[1] Primarily represents the federal income tax expense (benefit) related to before tax items not included in core earnings and includes the effect of changes in net deferred taxes due to changes in enacted tax rates.
Core Earnings Margin- The Hartford uses the non-GAAP measure core earnings margin to evaluate, and believes it is an important measure of, the Group Benefits segment's operating performance. Core earnings margin is calculated by dividing core earnings by revenues, excluding buyouts and realized gains (losses). Net income margin, calculated by dividing net income by revenues, is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. The Company believes that core earnings margin provides investors with a valuable measure of the performance of Group Benefits because it reveals trends in the business that may be obscured by the effect of buyouts and realized gains (losses) as well as other items excluded in the calculation of core earnings. 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 core earnings margin and net income 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 ServiceServices 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.
Expense Ratio- For the underwriting segments of Commercial Lines and Personal Lines is the ratio of underwriting
expenses less fee income, to earned premiums. Underwriting 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. DAC 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 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 Hartford 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.
Gross New Business Premium- Represents the amount of premiums charged, before ceded reinsurance, for policies issued to customers who were not insured with the Company in the previous policy term. Gross new business premium plus gross renewal written premium less ceded reinsurance equals total written premium.
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 ("ROE") 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.
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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 rate-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 loss 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, excluding those related to buyout premiums, 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 Condensed 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 Hartford 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.
Net New Business Written Premium- Represents the amount of premiums charged, after ceded reinsurance, for policies issued to customers who were not insured with the Company in the previous policy term. NewNet new business written premium plus renewal policy written premium equals total written premium.
Policy Count Retention- Represents the ratio of the number of renewal policies issued during the current year period divided by the number of policies issued in the previous calendar period before considering policies cancelled subsequent to renewal. 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.
Policy Count Retention, Net of Cancellations- Represents the ratio of the number of renewal policies issued net of cancellations during the current year period divided by the number of policies issued net of cancellations in the previous calendar period.
Policies in Force- 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.
Premium Retention- Represents renewal premium written in the current period divided by total premium written in the prior period.
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 the 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, 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
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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
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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-The Company uses this non-GAAP financial measure to evaluate, and believes is an important measure of, the Hartford Funds segment’s operating performance. ROA, core earnings is calculated by dividing annualized 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 Hartford Funds segment because it reveals trends in our business that may be obscured by the effect of items excluded in the calculation of core earnings. ROA, core earnings, should not be considered as a substitute for ROA and does not reflect the overall profitability of our Hartford Funds business. Therefore, the Company believes it is important for investors to evaluate both ROA, and ROA, core earnings when reviewing the Hartford Funds segment performance. A reconciliation of ROA to ROA, core earnings is set forth in the Results of Operations section within MD&A - Hartford Funds.
Underlying Combined Ratio- This non-GAAP financial measure of underwriting results represents the combined ratio before catastrophes, prior accident year development and current accident year change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business. Combined ratio is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The underlying combined ratio represents the combined ratio for the current accident year, excluding the impact of current accident year catastrophes and current accident year change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business. The Company believes this 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. The changes to loss reserves upon acquisition of a business are excluded from underlying combined ratio because such changes could obscure the ability to compare results in periods after the acquisition to results of periods prior to the acquisition as such trends are valuable to our investors' ability to assess the Company's financial performance.

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 Hartford's management evaluates profitability of the Commercial and Personal Lines segments primarily on the basis of underwriting gain or loss. Underwriting gain (loss) is a before tax non-GAAP measure that represents earned premiums less incurred losses, loss adjustment expenses and underwriting expenses. Net income (loss) is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Underwriting gain (loss) is influenced significantly by earned premium growth and the adequacy of The Hartford's pricing. Underwriting profitability over time is also greatly influenced by The Hartford's underwriting discipline, as management strives to manage exposure to loss through favorable risk selection and diversification, effective management of claims, use of reinsurance and its ability to manage its expenses. The Hartford believes that the measure underwriting gain (loss) provides investors with a valuable measure of profitability, before tax, derived from underwriting activities, which are managed separately from the Company's investing activities.
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Underwriting Gain (Loss)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Commercial LinesCommercial LinesCommercial Lines
Net income$323 $336 $378 $890 
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$569 $(66)$698 $55 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):
Net servicing incomeNet servicing income(1)(2)(2)(3)Net servicing income(7)— (9)(1)
Net investment incomeNet investment income(316)(291)(797)(831)Net investment income(382)(204)(709)(481)
Net realized capital losses (gains)Net realized capital losses (gains)26 (60)105 (229)Net realized capital losses (gains)(47)(64)(91)79 
Other expenseOther expense8 20 25 27 Other expense6 11 10 17 
Loss on reinsurance transaction— — — 91 
Income tax expense52 79 71 202 
Income tax expense (benefit)Income tax expense (benefit)122 (9)146 19 
Underwriting gain (loss)Underwriting gain (loss)$92 $82 $(220)$147 Underwriting gain (loss)$261 $(332)$45 $(312)
Personal LinesPersonal LinesPersonal Lines
Net incomeNet income$79 $94 $548 $252 Net income$118 $371 $253 $469 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):
Net servicing incomeNet servicing income(5)(4)(10)(11)Net servicing income(5)(3)(9)(5)
Net investment incomeNet investment income(41)(46)(110)(134)Net investment income(40)(28)(75)(69)
Net realized capital losses (gains)(3)(9)12 (36)
Other expense2 — 1 1 
Net realized capital lossesNet realized capital losses(6)(8)(13)15 
Other incomeOther income— (1)— (1)
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense20 23 142 60 Income tax expense29 97 64 122 
Underwriting gainUnderwriting gain$52 $58 $583 $132 Underwriting gain$96 $428 $220 $531 
P&C Other OpsP&C Other OpsP&C Other Ops
Net incomeNet income$2 $18 $12 $52 Net income$17 $5 $4 $10 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):Adjustments to reconcile net income to underwriting gain (loss):
Net investment incomeNet investment income(14)(21)(40)(64)Net investment income(20)(10)(36)(26)
Net realized capital losses (gains)(2)(4)3 (17)
Net realized capital lossesNet realized capital losses(3)(2)(5)5 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense1 4 2 11 Income tax expense4 — — 1 
Underwriting lossUnderwriting loss$(13)$(3)$(23)$(18)Underwriting loss$(2)$(7)$(37)$(10)
Written and Earned Premiums- Written premium represents the amount of premiums charged for policies issued, net of reinsurance, during a fiscal period. 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
The Hartford 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 reserves for run-off structured settlement and terminal funding agreement liabilities, restructuring costs, capital raising activities (including equity financing, debt financing and related interest expense), transaction expenses incurred in connection with an acquisition, certain M&A costs, 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").subsidiaries. In addition, up until June 30, 2021, Corporate included a 9.7% ownership interest in Hopmeadow Holdings LP, the legal entity that acquired Talcott Resolution is the holding company of the life and annuity business that was sold in May 2018. In addition, Corporate2018 (Hopmeadow Holdings, LP, Talcott Resolution Life Inc., and its subsidiaries are collectively referred
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includesto as "Talcott Resolution"). The sale of Talcott Resolution was completed on June 30, 2021. The Company received a total of $217 in connection with the sale of its 9.7% ownership interest, resulting in a realized capital gain of $46 before tax for the legal entity that acquired the lifethree and annuity business sold.six months ended June 30, 2021.
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. 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 and the Lloyd's Syndicate'sSyndicate 1221's ("Lloyd's Syndicate") ability to write business is subject to Lloyd's approval for its premium capacity each year. Most of Personal Lines written premium is associated with our exclusive licensing agreement with AARP. This agreement provides an important competitive advantage given the size of the 50 plus population and the strength of the AARP brand. During the second quarter of this year,In 2020, the Company extended this agreement through December 31, 2032.
Similar to property and casualty, profitability of the group benefitsGroup 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 or if investment returns are lower than expected at the time the products were sold. 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 of 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 the two main factors of net flows and the market return of the funds, which are 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.
The investment return, or yield, on invested assets is an important element of the Company’s earnings since insurance products are priced with the assumption that premiums received can be 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, asset-backed securities and collateralized loan 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 net 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.
Impact ofIMPACT OF COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidityON OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY
Impact to revenues
Written and Earned premiums
TheWhile we are beginning to emerge from the pandemic with economic stimulus measures being passed in the U.S. and other jurisdictions and progress being made to vaccinate the public from the COVID-19 virus, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptioncontinues to pose a threat to the economyeconomic recovery of the U.S. and other countries in which we operate. Due to government restrictions that have prevented some businesses from offering goods and services to their customers and due to shelter-in-place guidelines that have reduced business activity, many of our customers, especially small businesses, have had to curtail their operations or have found they are unable to meet cash flow needs due to declining business volume, causing some to lay off workers. As one of the largest providers of small business insurance in the U.S., we experienced a 3% year over year decline in our small commercial written premium in the first nine months of 2020 though only a 1% decline in third quarter 2020. In addition to the expected decline in small commercial written and earned premium, other business lines in Commercial Lines have also beenwere negatively affected due to government-by economic effects of the pandemic on
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mandated restrictionssmall businesses beginning in March of 2020. In 2021, economic conditions have improved and stay-at-home guidelines reducingin the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we experienced an increase of 11% and 8% respectively, in our small commercial written premiums. Our middle & large commercial business activitywas also negatively affected by COVID-19 and written premium in that line has started to rebound with written premium up 20% and 8%, respectively, in the three and six month period. Overall, Commercial Lines written premium increased $329, or 15%, and $424, or 9%, respectively, in the three and sixth months ended June 30, 2021 with growth in workers' compensation, small commercial package business, general liability, U.S. wholesale, U.S. financial lines and global reinsurance.
Personal Lines written premium increased 3% for the three months and was relatively flat for the six months ended June 30, 2021 due to consumers having less disposable income or less willingness to spend on the products and services that our commercial lines policyholders sell. Excluding the effect of the Navigators acquisition, Commercial Lines written premium declined $249, or 4%, year over year for the nine months ended September 30,credits given in 2020, and we expect written premium declines to continue for the remainder of 2020, drivenpartially offset by lower new business and due to endorsements or other changes to in-force policies that decrease premiums to reflect reduced exposures.
Within Commercial Lines, workers’ compensation written premium declined year over year in the nine month period and is expected to continue to decline over the remainder of 2020, partly due to declining payrolls as a result of the economic effects of COVID-19.
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Personal Lines written premium has been less than the effect in Commercial Lines, we expect writtenof non-renewed premium declines to continue for the remainder of 2020 in part due to increased shopping behaviors, and lowerexceeding new business levels arising out of the competitive marketplace. In addition, The Hartford provided a 15 percent refund on policyholders’ April, May and June personal automobile insurance premiums which reduced Personal Lines written and earned premiums by $81 in the second quarter of 2020. business.
In Group Benefits, we expect fully insured ongoing premium for 2020 to decline modestly year over yearincreased 2% and 3%, respectively, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to the economic downturn causing lower sales of new policies, declining payrolls reducinghigher in-force employer group disability premiums on existing accounts and the potential that some employers may cancel coverage. Because of the economic stress caused by COVID-19, we also expect a higher amount of uncollectible premiums receivable. As a result, to reflect our higher expectation of credit losses, The Hartford increased its allowance for credit losses ("ACL") on premiums receivable by $55 in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Fee revenues
Our Hartford Funds segment revenues are based on average daily assets under management. While fee revenues have also been affected by a continued shift to lower fee generating funds, if daily average assets under management were to decrease due to a decline in markets over the balance of the year, we could experience a larger decrease in 2020 full year net income from our Hartford Funds segment relative to 2019 net income.supplemental health product premiums.
Net investment income and realized capital gains (losses)
Reflecting the trend year-to-date, we expect lowerTotal net investment income increased in 2020 than in 2019. In an effortthe three and six months ended June 30, 2021 primarily due to stimulate the economy, central banks have reduced benchmark interest rates to near zero, impacting our yields on floating rate securities and reinvestment rates. From late March to mid-May, 2020, the Company temporarily reinvested receipts of interest and proceeds greater income
from maturing fixed maturity investments in liquid, short-term investments. While the Company resumed investing in fixed maturities in May, 2020, lower interest rates since the pandemic began have generally resulted in lower investment yields on newly invested funds. Income or losses on investments in limited partnerships and other alternative investments are recognizedand a higher level of invested assets, partially offset by a lower yield on fixed maturity investments resulting from lower reinvestment rates and a lag as results from private equity investments and other funds are generally reportedlower yield on floating rate investments. While longer term interest rates have risen year to date in 2021, a three-month delay. A prolonged period of lowerlow interest rates could depress the Company's net investment income such that to earn the same
level of return on equity we may have to charge higher premiums for the insurance products we sell unless loss costs similarly lessen.
Net realized capital gains (losses) for the three and nine month periods included a total $42 and $(269) respectively, of before tax unrealized mark-to-market gains (losses) on equity securities held and net realized gains (losses) onfor the six months ended June 30, 2021 totaled $131 before tax, largely due to an increase in equity securities sold, net of realized gains on equity derivative hedges. While equity markets in the second and third quarter of 2020 largely recovered the value they lost during the first quarter, economic conditions remain uncertain and if equity markets were to experience similar declines as occurred earlier thismarket levels since year end 2020. However, we may incur more net realized capital losses on equity securities in future periods; however, the Company reduced its investmentsperiods if we experience declines in public equity securities during March and April of 2020, with the fair value of equity securities declining from $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2019 to $819 as of September 30, 2020.
Net realized capital losses for the three and nine month periods also included ($4) and $52, respectively, of increases (decreases) in the allowance for credit losses, partially offset by reversals of the allowance due to improvements in market value or sales, and $0 and $5, respectively, of intent-to-sell impairments. The increase (decrease) in the allowance for credit losses in the three and nine month periods included increases of $1 and $33, respectively, on available for sale fixed maturities and increases (decreases) of ($5) and $19, respectively, on commercial mortgage loans. If it takes a prolonged period forlevels. In addition, if the economy todoes not recover or if the impacts of the economic downturn are deeper than anticipated,as expected, we could experience furtherelevated credit losses and intent-to-sell impairments,on fixed maturity securities, particularly withrelated to highly leveraged companies, and issuers in the energy, commercial real estate, and travel and leisure sectors, resulting in further net realized capital losses.
Impact to direct benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses from COVID-19 claims
ForTotal direct COVID-19 and excess mortality claims were lower in the threefirst six months of 2021 compared to the comparable period in 2020 largely due to commercial property COVID-19 losses incurred in the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by an increase in excess mortality claims in our group life business. Given the high level of infections and ninedeaths in the first half of 2021, excess mortality claims for the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, we recorded2021 were higher than the comparable period in 2020.
For the three months ended June 30,For the six months ended June 30,
2021202020212020
Excess mortality claims on group life$25 $45 $210 $45 
COVID-19 short-term disability claims and benefits under New York's disability and paid family leave legislation(6)(16)7 — 
Workers' compensation COVID-19 claims— 35 20 35 
Global specialty financial lines and other3 37 7 37 
Commercial property— 141 — 141 
Total direct COVID-19 and excess mortality claims$22 $242 $244 $258 
Within Group Benefits, the Company experienced excess mortality in its group life business, including those claims where COVID-19 is specifically listed as the cause of death. Within P&C, direct COVID-19 incurred losses of $72 and $339, respectively, including $37 and $250, respectively, in P&C and $35 and $89, respectively, in Group Benefits, reflecting management’s best estimate of the ultimate cost of settling COVID-19 claims incurred. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, COVID-19 incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses in P&C primarily included $141 for property claims, $52 for workers’ compensation, net of favorable frequency2021 period were predominantly on other workers' compensation claims and $57 of incurred losses largely concentrated in financial lines such as D&O and E&O and domestic wholesale. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, P&C incurred COVID-19 losses and loss adjustment expenses included $17 for workers’ compensation, net of favorable frequency, and $20 in financial lines and other.
Nearly all of our property insurance policies require direct physical loss or damage to property and contain standard exclusions that we believe preclude coverage for COVID-19 related claims, and the vast majority of such policies contain exclusions for virus-related losses. Included in the $141 of COVID-19 property incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses in the nine month period were $101 of losses arising from a small number of property policies that do not require
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direct physical loss or damage and from policies intended to cover specific business needs, including crisis management and performance disruption. In addition, we recorded a reserve of $40 for legal defense costs. Given the significant business disruptions that have occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has experienced increased property claims, resulting in increased litigation activity and legal expenses. Within Property & Casualty, wefirst quarter. We incur COVID-19 workers’ compensation losses when it is determined that workers were exposed to COVID-19 out of and in the course of their employment and in other cases where states have passed laws providing for the presumption of coverage for certain industry classes, including health care and other essential workers. While current accident year losses for workers’ compensation in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 increased $65 and $140, respectively, due to
Apart from COVID-19 claims, this has been partially offset by lower claim frequency of non-COVID-19 related workers’workers' compensation claims, due to reduced business activity, resulting in a net increase inof favorable frequency, and incurred losses of $17 and $52, respectively. Favorable non-COVID-19 workers’ compensation claim frequency could continue over the remainder of 2020 though possibly to a lesser extent if more business activity resumes.within financial lines, P&C COVID-19 incurred losses in the 2020 periods primarily included $141 for property claims. There were no COVID-19 P&C property losses incurred in the three or six months ended June 30, 2021. Nearly all of our property insurance policies
require direct physical loss or damage to property and nine month periods of $35 and $89, respectively, in Group Benefits consisted of $28 and $71, respectively, of losses on group lifecontain standard exclusions that we believe preclude coverage for COVID-19 related claims, and $7 and $18, respectively,the vast majority of losses on short-term disability and paid family leave claims. The Company could incur additional COVID-19 direct incurred losses over the remainder of 2020, particularlysuch policies contain exclusions for workers’ compensation and financial lines within P&C and in group life.virus-related losses.
Other impacts from COVID-19 and resulting economic downturn
Apart from impacts on the investment portfolio, net investment income and net realized capital gains (losses), in third quarter 2020, the Company incurred a number of other insurance business impactsIn Personal Lines automobile, miles driven have begun to increase again as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic which has increased automobile loss costs in 2021. In addition, as the effects of favorable claim frequency from lower miles driven during the pandemic are factored into rates, we expect lower earned pricing increases resulting in a higher expected automobile loss ratio in 2021 than in 2020. Refer to Personal Lines Results of Operations for discussion of pricing and the resulting economic downturn as follows:
•Forloss cost trends in the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, we recognized an estimated decrease2021.
Aided by some improvement in current accident incurred losses in Personal Lines automobile of $62the economy and $173, respectively, due to a significant reduction in miles driven since the pandemic began, though miles driven has begun to increase again. In the second quarter of 2020, Personal Lines written and earned premiums were reduced by $81 due to providing automobile policyholders with premium refunds or credits in recognitioneffect of the decreasegovernment’s economic stimulus payments to our
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•The Company reduced auditthe three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded decreases of $10 and $18 in the ACL on premiums receivable, by $100 in second quarter 2020 driven by the economic effects of COVID-19 reducing our insured exposures, principally in workers’ compensation. Net ofreflecting a related reduction in estimated incurred losses and commissions attributable to the reduction in exposure, the net effect in second quarter was a $34 reduction in income before tax. In the third quarter of 2020, there was virtually no change in estimated audit premiums receivable due to COVID-19 though we continue to expect lower audit premiums based on expected lower exposures. Estimated audit premiums receivable could decrease over the remainder of 2020 with the magnitude of
the impact depending on how economic conditions change in the U.S. in the fourth quarter.
•From April through approximately July of 2020, the Company waived late payment fees for a period of time for business and personal insurance customers and temporarily suspended the policy cancellation process for policyholders of our Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Group Benefits segments with the period of policy cancellations for non-payment varying by state.
•Because of the economic stress caused by COVID-19 and partly due to the extension of billing terms, we expect a higher amount of uncollectible premiums receivable. As a result, to reflect our higher expectation of credit losses, The Hartford increased its ACL onthough there remains an elevated risk of uncollectible premiums receivable by $55 in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The allowance on premiums receivable decreased in the third quarter of 2020 as the provision required on premiums written in the quarter was more than offset by write-offs and a $9 reduction in the provision reflecting improved collection experience, largely in Group Benefits.relative to historical trends if economic conditions do not improve further.
•ApartAs we emerge from the increase in the premiums receivable allowance,pandemic, we have experienced a decline in insurance operatingexpect travel costs and other expenses partly due to lower acquisition-related and other operatingcertain employee benefits costs associated with lower earned premium volumes and expect that trend to continue for the remainder of 2020.
•As a result of the effects of COVID-19 on our economy, we evaluated our goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment as of September 30, 2020 and determined that no impairments were necessary. The estimated fair values of reporting units with goodwill and of certain intangible assets are sensitive to changes in discount rates and are based on expected cash flows assuming improvement duewill increase relative to the gradual reopeninglower level of the economy continuing into 2021.those costs we incurred when shelter-in-place orders were more broadly in effect.
For information about additional resources the Company has to manage capital and liquidity, during the COVID-19 pandemic and financial crisis, refer to the Capital Resources & Liquidity section of MD&A.
For additional information about the potential economic impacts to the Company of the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting economic crisis, see the risk factor "The pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19 has disrupted our operations and may have a material adverse impact on our business results, financial condition, results of operations and/or liquidity" in Item 1A of Part II.
P&C combined ratios and Group Benefits margin
In 2020, we expect our combined ratio for Commercial Lines to be higher thanI of the outlook range we provided in our 2019Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K primarily due to COVID-19 incurred losses and higher than budgeted current accidentfor the year catastrophe losses, partially offset by net favorable prior accident year development. We expect the underlying combined ratio for Commercial Lines in 2020 to be higher due to COVID-19 incurred losses. In 2020, we expect our combined ratio for Personal Lines to be lower than the outlook range we provided in our 2019 Form 10-K, primarily due to favorable prior accident year catastrophe reserve development year-to-date, including a $260 subrogation recoverable from PG&E recorded in the second quarter, partially offset by higher than expected current accident year
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catastrophes, and expect the underlying combined ratio for Personal lines to be lower primarily due to favorable automobile claim frequency and lower non-catastrophe homeowners’ claims, partially offset by $81 before tax of premium credits issued to policyholders in the second quarter.
Our net income margin and core earnings margin for Group Benefits has been trending toward the higher end of the outlook ranges we provided in our 2019 Form 10-K and will continue to be influenced by the net effect of COVID-19 group life claims and continued favorable emergence of claim incidence on group disability over the balance of 2020.
Common stockholders’ equity
Apart from the direct loss and premium impacts of COVID-19 on net income, we could also experience a reduction in AOCI within common stockholders’ equity. The net unrealized gain position on our portfolio of fixed maturities, AFS increased by $933 fromended December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020, due to an increase in valuations resulting from a decline in interest rates, partially offset by wider credit spreads. If credit spreads widen going forward or if interest rates increase from the level they were at as of September 30, 2020, we would recognize a decline in the fair value of fixed maturities, AFS in future periods through a reduction of AOCI within common stockholders’ equity.2020.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased 2.7 million common shares for $150 under a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization by the Board of Directors approved in February, 2019. Any repurchase of shares under the remaining equity repurchase authorization of $650 is dependent on market conditions and other factors including the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
For further information on the Company's reporting segments refer to Part I, Item 1, Business - Reporting Segments in The Hartford’s 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Operational Transformation and Cost Reduction PlanOPERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION AND COST REDUCTION PLAN
In recognition of the need to become more cost efficient and competitive along with enhancing the experience we provide to agents and customers, on July 30, 2020, the Company announced
an operational transformation and cost reduction plan it refers to as Hartford Next. Through reduction of its headcount, IT investments to further enhance our capabilities, and other activities, relative to 2019, the Company expects to achieve a reduction in annual insurance operating costs and other expenses of approximately $500$540 by 2022. The Hartford Next program will contribute to our goal of reducing the 2022 P&C expense ratioand $625 by about 2.0 to 2.5 points, reducing the 2022 Group Benefits expense ratio by about 1.5 to 2.0 points and reducing our 2022 claim expense ratio by 0.5 point.2023.
To achieve those expected savings, we expect to spend approximately $360,incur $391 over the course of the program, with those costs$196 expensed cumulatively through June 30, 2021, and expected to be approximately $156expenses of $42 over the last six months of 2020, $90 in 2021, $64$77 in 2022 and $50$76 after 2022. The estimated costs2022, with the expenses after 2022 consisting mostly of approximately $360 includes an expected $60 in capitalized development costs foramortization of internal use software to be amortized over the useful life of the software, typically 3 years. Of the estimated costs of $360, approximately $310 would be recognized as an expense through the end of 2022, with $50 of IT asset amortization after 2022.and capitalized real estate costs. Included in the estimated costs of $360,$391, we expect to incur restructuring costs of approximately $150,$152, including $78$64 of employee severance, and approximately $72$88 of other costs, including consulting expenses and the cost to retire certain IT applications. TheseIn the second quarter of 2021, total estimated restructuring and otheremployee severance costs do not include allwere reduced by $9 due to recent experience of the costs associated with a real estate consolidation plan as those plans are not yet sufficiently developed to provide a full estimate of those costs and related savings.
higher than expected voluntary attrition. Restructuring costs are reported as a charge to net income but not in core earnings. All other costs of the Hartford Next program will be included in insurance operating costs and other expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Relative to 2019 full year actual expenses, the Company estimates a net increase in insurance operating costs and other expenses of approximately $81 over the last six months of 2020 and expects a net expense reduction of approximately $210 in 2021 and approximately $436 in 2022.
The following table shows the expected costs of thepresents Hartford Next program costs incurred, including restructuring costs, and expected expense savings throughrelative to 2019 realized in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and expected annual costs and expense savings relative to 2019 for the full year in 2021 and 2022:
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Hartford Next Costs and Expense Savings
Six months ended June 30, 2021Estimate for 2021Estimate for 2022
Employee severance$(9)$(9)$— 
IT costs to retire applications$4 $11 $14 
Professional fees and other expenses16 20 11 
Estimated restructuring costs11 22 25 
Non-capitalized IT costs24 44 31 
Other costs8 18 14 
Amortization of capitalized IT development costs [1]— 1 6 
Amortization of capitalized real estate [2]— — 1 
Estimated costs within core earnings32 63 52 
Total Hartford Next program costs$43 $85 $77 
Cumulative savings for the period relative to 2019$(195)$(390)$(540)
Net expense (savings) before tax:$(152)$(305)$(463)
Net expense (savings) before tax:
Accounted for within core earnings$(163)$(327)$(488)
Restructuring costs recognized outside of core earnings11 22 25 
Net expense (savings) before tax$(152)$(305)$(463)
Hartford Next Expected Costs and Expense Savings
Estimate for Second Half of 2020Estimate for 2021Estimate for 2022
Employee severance$78 $— $— 
IT costs to retire applications4 10 14 
Professional fees and other expenses34 10 — 
Estimated restructuring costs to be expensed and paid116 20 14 
Non-capitalized IT costs to be paid30 50 30 
Other costs to be paid10 20 10 
Amortization of capitalized IT development costs [1]— — 10 
Estimated costs within core earnings40 70 50 
Total estimated Hartford Next program costs to be expensed [2]$156 $90 $64 
Cumulative savings relative to 2019 beginning July 1, 2020$(75)$(300)$(500)
Net expense (savings) before-tax:$81 $(210)$(436)
Net expense (savings) before-tax:
To be accounted for within core earnings$(35)$(230)$(450)
Restructuring costs recognized outside of core earnings116 20 14 
Net expense (savings) before tax$81 $(210)$(436)
[1]Does not include approximately $50 of IT asset amortization after 2022.
[2]Does not include approximately $19 of real estate amortization after 2022.
[2] Includes $87 of restructuring costs incurred through September 30, 2020.
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Financial HighlightsFINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Net Income Available to Common StockholdersNet Income Available to Common Stockholders per Diluted ShareBook Value per Diluted Share
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ÞÝDecreased $71Increased $437 or 14%ÞDecreased $0.17 or 12%94%ÝIncreased $4.62$1.22 or 11%95%ÝIncreased $0.23 or 0.5%
-+Higher current accident year catastrophes largely dueAn increase in net investment income.+Increase in net income available to losses from wildfires, hurricanes, tropical storms, and other wind and hail events.common stockholders.+Share repurchase activity.
+A decrease in P&C COVID-19 incurred losses.+Share repurchase activity.-Decrease in net income+Increase in common stockholders' equity largely due to an increasea decrease in AOCI, primarily driven by a decrease in net unrealized capital gains on available for sale securities.
+DecreaseA decrease in current accident year catastrophe losses.-Increase in dilutive shares and consequently weighted average shares outstanding, principallyunder stock-based compensation largely due to a decreasean increase in the dilutive effect ofquarterly average stock compensation as a result of average market price declines during the period.price.
-Restructuring costs related to the Hartford Next initiative, primarily severance costs.+Net income in excess of stockholder dividends.
-Lower net realized capital gains, including acurrent accident year loss on sale of Continental Europe Operations of $32, after tax.ratio before COVID-19 and higher earned premiums in Commercial Lines.
+DecreaseAn increase in dilutive shares.
-net realized capital gains.$57, after tax, of COVID-19 claims across group life, disability, financial lines and workers’ compensation, net of favorable workers’ compensation frequency.
-A change from income to loss from the retained interest in Talcott Resolution.Lower P&C favorable prior accident year reserve development.
+-LossLower income from the retained Talcott Resolution investment, which was divested on extinguishment of debt in 2019 period.June 30, 2021.
+Lower non-COVID-19 current accident year non-catastrophe property losses and lower personal automobile claim frequency.
+Greater net favorable prior accident year development.
+Lower insurance operating costs and other expenses, partly driven by lower variable incentive costs and reduced travel expenses.

Investment Yield, After TaxProperty & Casualty Combined RatioGroup Benefits Net Income Margin
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ÝIncreased 140 bpsÞDecreased 10 bpsImproved 8.4 pointsÝIncreased 0.2 pointsÞDecreased 1.64.0 points
+Greater returns on limited partnerships and other alternative investments.-Lower reinvestment rates and lower yield on variable rate securities due to the decline in interest rates.current accident year catastrophe losses.+Higher current accident year catastrophes, largely due to losses from Pacific Coast wildfires, hurricanes and tropical storms.-COVID-19 incurred benefits and losses of $28 after tax.
-LowerAn increase in net investment income.
+Greater income from non-routine income items, including make-whole payments on fixed maturities.A higher level of invested assets.+Higher current accident year loss ratio in Commercial Lines driven by COVID-19 losses, partially offset by lower non-catastrophe property losses.-A decrease in COVID-19 incurred losses.+An increase in net realized capital gains.
-+Lower insurance operating costs and other expenses, including lower variable incentive compensationreinvestment rates and lower integration costs.
+Higher incomeyield on limited partnerships and other alternative investments in 2020.floating rate investments.-Lower current accident year loss ratio before COVID-19 in Personal Lines, due to lowerglobal specialty, workers' compensation, and general liability, partially offset by higher non-catastrophe property losses and higher personal automobile claim frequency.+Excluding COVID-19 impacts, a lowerLower excess mortality in group disability loss ratio, driven by lower claim incidence partially offset by less favorable prior incurral year development.life.
-MoreA higher group disability loss ratio that was principally due to less favorable prior accident year developmentpandemic related short-term disability claim frequency.
-Lower amortization of DACA lower expense ratio driven by higher earned premiums, lower staffing and other costs from Hartford Next and lower underwriting expenses, mostly drivenallowance for credit losses ("ACL") on uncollectible premiums receivable, partially offset by lower variablehigher incentive compensation and travel costs.compensation.
+Lower favorable prior accident year reserve development.
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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 7 as well as with the segment operating results sections of MD&A.
Consolidated Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Earned premiumsEarned premiums$4,347 $4,394 (1 %)$12,972 $12,500 4 %Earned premiums$4,460 $4,234 5 %$8,803 $8,625 2 %
Fee incomeFee income323 330 (2 %)941 970 (3 %)Fee income375 298 26 %730 618 18 %
Net investment incomeNet investment income492 490 — %1,290 1,448 (11 %)Net investment income581 339 71 %1,090 798 37 %
Net realized capital gains (losses)Net realized capital gains (losses)6 89 (93 %)(116)332 (135 %)Net realized capital gains (losses)147 109 35 %227 (122)NM
Other revenuesOther revenues3 44 (93 %)108 129 (16 %)Other revenues26 88 (70 %)38 105 (64 %)
Total revenuesTotal revenues5,171 5,347 (3 %)15,195 15,379 (1 %)Total revenues5,589 5,068 10 %10,888 10,024 9 %
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expensesBenefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,962 2,914 2 %8,725 8,533 2 %Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses2,786 2,847 (2 %)6,136 5,763 6 %
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costsAmortization of deferred policy acquisition costs421 437 (4 %)1,287 1,184 9 %Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs417 429 (3 %)833 866 (4 %)
Insurance operating costs and other expensesInsurance operating costs and other expenses1,093 1,167 (6 %)3,394 3,356 1 %Insurance operating costs and other expenses1,202 1,125 7 %2,346 2,301 2 %
Loss on extinguishment of debt— 90 (100 %)— 90 (100 %)
Loss on reinsurance transaction— — — %— 91 (100 %)
Interest expenseInterest expense58 67 (13 %)179 194 (8 %)Interest expense57 57 — %114 121 (6 %)
Amortization of other intangible assetsAmortization of other intangible assets18 19 (5 %)55 47 17 %Amortization of other intangible assets17 18 (6 %)35 37 (5 %)
Restructuring and other costsRestructuring and other costs87 — NM87 — NMRestructuring and other costs— — — %11 — NM
Total benefits, losses and expensesTotal benefits, losses and expenses4,639 4,694 (1 %)13,727 13,495 2 %Total benefits, losses and expenses4,479 4,476 — %9,475 9,088 4 %
Income, before taxIncome, before tax532 653 (19 %)1,468 1,884 (22 %)Income, before tax1,110 592 88 %1,413 936 51 %
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense73 118 (38 %)268 347 (23 %)Income tax expense205 124 65 %259 195 33 %
Net incomeNet income459 535 (14 %)1,200 1,537 (22 %)Net income905 468 93 %1,154 741 56 %
Preferred stock dividendsPreferred stock dividends6 11 (45 %)16 16 — %Preferred stock dividends5 5 — %10 10 — %
Net income available to common stockholdersNet income available to common stockholders$453 $524 (14 %)$1,184 $1,521 (22 %)Net income available to common stockholders$900 $463 94 %$1,144 $731 56 %

Three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Net income available to common stockholders decreasedincreased by $71,$437, primarily driven by:
•An increase in net investment income of $242 before tax driven by higher returns on limited partnerships and other alternative investments;
•A $120 before tax decrease in current accident year catastrophe losses;
•Higher Commercial Lines earned premiums, including higher audit and endorsement premiums;
•An improvement in the P&C underlying combined ratio, including a $123decrease in COVID-19 incurred losses from $213 before tax in second quarter 2020 to $3 before tax in second quarter 2021 and a lower loss ratio before COVID-19 in Commercial Lines, partially offset by higher personal automobile claim frequency;
•A decrease in excess mortality losses in group life, including deaths specifically attributable to COVID-19; and
•A $38 before tax increase in current accident year catastrophes, $87 before tax of restructuring costs in third quarter 2020, an $83net realized capital gains.
These increases were partially offset by:
•A $119 before tax decrease in net realized gains, $72favorable P&C prior accident year development, primarily due to higher reserve reductions related to prior year catastrophes in 2020, primarily relating to decreases in estimated losses arising from California wildfires, including a $289 before tax in COVID-19 claims and a changesubrogation benefit from PG&E;
•Lower income to losses from the retained Talcott Resolution investment, partially offset by a $90 before tax losswhich was divested on debt extinguishmentJune 30, 2021; and
•An increase in third quarter 2019, lower Personal Lines auto claim frequency, lower non-integration and other M&A costs.
catastrophe property losses in Commercial Lines, more favorable net prior accident year development and lower insurance operating costs across all segments.ForFor a discussion of the Company's operating results by segment, see MD&A - Segment Operating Summaries. For further discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity section of this MD&A.
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RevenueREVENUE
Earned Premiums
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[1] For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, there was $42020, the total includes $5 in earned premiums recorded Corporate other revenue.Corporate.
Earned premiums decreasedincreased by $226, or 5%, primarily due to:
•A declineAn increase in P&C resulting fromProperty and Casualty reflecting a decline of 3%9% increase in Commercial Lines and a 6% increase in Personal Lines. Contributing to the increase in Commercial Lines was the effect of higher audit and endorsement premiums given the economic recovery in 2021. The increase in Personal Lines was due to $81 of COVID-related premium credits in 2020, partially offset by the effect of non-renewals outpacing new business; and
•RelativelyGroup Benefits earned premium was flat earnedyear over year as an increase in group disability and higher supplemental health product premiums in Commercial Lines as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including declines in new business, lower estimated audit premiums, endorsements reducing insured exposures and declines in policy retention, were offset by continued written pricing increasesthe effect of buyout premium in all lines except workers' compensation.
•A decline in Group Benefits due to a 4% decline in group life.the 2020 period.
Fee income decreased primarily due to lower fee income inincreased driven by Hartford Funds as a result of a shifthigher daily average assets under management due to an increase in mix of assets to lower fee generating funds.equity market levels and net inflows.
Other revenuesdecreased by $62, primarily due to a changedriven by lower income from income to loss on the retained Talcott Resolution investment, the retained interestwhich was divested on June 30, 2021, partially offset by an increase in the legal entity that acquired the life and annuity business sold in 2018.Commercial Lines servicing revenue.
Net Investment Income
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Net investment income increased primarily due to:
•HigherGreater income onfrom limited partnerships and other alternative investments due to improved performanceprimarily driven by higher valuations and sales of certainunderlying investments within private equity and credit funds. Income (loss) from limited partnerships is generally reported on a three-month delay.funds;
•Higher non-routine income in 2020, primarily make-whole payments on fixed maturities, and aA higher level of invested assets.assets; and
•Partially offset by a lower yield on fixed maturity investments resulting from reinvesting at lower rates and a lower yield on floating rate investments.
Net realized capital gains (losses) decreasedof $147 improved by $38 from second quarter of 2020, primarily driven by:
•A net reduction in ACL on mortgage loans and fixed maturities in 2021 due to an improved economic outlook and valuation increases of corporate securities, compared to increases in the ACL on mortgages and fixed maturities in 2020;
•A $46 before tax net realized capital gain in 2021 resulting from sale of the Company's 9.7% retained interest in Talcott Resolution; and
•Greater net realized capital gains on equity securities driven by valuation increases associated with a higher level of assets invested in equity securities in 2021.
These improvements were partially offset by:
•Losses on non-qualifying interest rate derivatives in 2021 due to a decrease in interest rates;
•Losses in 2021 related to the pending sale of the Continental Europe Operations; and
•Lower net realized capital gains on sales of fixed maturities
•A loss of $51, before tax, on sale of the Company’s Continental Europe Operations which the Company agreed to sell in September of 2020.
•Partially offset by greater gains on equity securities due to appreciation in valuation driven by an increase in equity market levels in third quarter 2020.maturity securities.
For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains and MD&A - Investment Results, Net Investment Income.
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BENEFITS, LOSSES AND EXPENSES
Benefits, losses and expenses
Losses and LAE Incurred for P&C
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Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses increaseddecreased due to:
•An increaseA decrease in incurred losses for Property & Casualty, driven by:which was attributable to:
–An increaseA $120 decrease in current accident year catastrophe losses. Catastrophe losses of $123, before tax.$128 in the second quarter of 2021 were primarily from various tornado, wind and hail events, mostly concentrated in Texas and the Southeast. Catastrophe losses in the thirdsecond quarter of 2020 were primarily from wildfiresthe civil unrest that took place in Californialate May and Oregon, hurricane Laura on the Gulf Coast, tropical storm Isaias on the East Coast, a Midwest derecho and otherJune as well as from wind and hail events mostlyprincipally in the Central Plains. Catastrophe losses in 2019 were primarily from tornado, wind and hail events in various areas of theSouth, Midwest and Mountain West as well as losses from hurricanes and tropical storms in the Southeast.Great Plains. For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.Reinsurance;
–A decrease in Property & Casualty current accident year ("CAY") loss and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes primarily due to lower non-COVID-19 non-catastrophe property losses and lower claim frequencya decrease in personal automobile due to shelter-in-place guidelines reducing miles driven and favorable frequency of non-COVID-19 workers' compensation claims due to reduced business activity and lower payrolls, partially offset by direct COVID-19 incurred losses from $213 in second quarter 2020 to $3 in second quarter 2021, and higherlower current accident year loss costsratios before COVID-19 in global specialty, international lines.workers’ compensation and general liability, largely offset by higher non-catastrophe property losses, higher personal automobile claim frequency, and the effect of higher earned premiums; and
–More favorableA $119 decrease in Property & Casualty net favorable prior accident year reserve development of $28, before tax.development. Prior accident year reserve development in third quarter 20202021 was a net favorable $75$149 before tax, and primarily included a reduction in reserves in workers’ compensation, personal auto, professional liability, and package business. Due to recognizing a deferred gain on
retroactive reinsurance, the $75 of net favorable reserve development in third quarter 2020 was net of $14$39 before tax of adverse development for Navigators related to 2018 and prior accident years even though that development has been economically ceded to NICO. Prior accident yearNICO but recorded as a deferred gain. Favorable development in the 2019 periodwas primarily included a decrease in reservesdue to reserve decreases for workers’catastrophes, workers' compensation, package business, personal automobile liability, and package business, partially offsetbond.
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Prior accident year reserve development in 2020 was a net favorable $268 before tax driven by an$400 of reserve reductions related to catastrophes, including decreases in estimated losses arising from wind and hail events in 2018 and 2019 and from the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires, including a $289 before tax subrogation benefit from PG&E. Apart from catastrophes, second quarter 2020 reserve development primarily included a $102 before tax increase in reserves related to sexual molestation and abuse claims. Due to recognizing a deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance, the $268 of net favorable reserve development in second quarter 2020 included $54 before tax of adverse development for commercial automobileNavigators related to 2018 and general liability.prior accident years that has been recorded as a deferred gain. For further discussion, see Note 109 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
•A decrease in Group Benefits of $14 driven by a lower level of excess mortality losses in group life, and a higher New York Paid Family Leave risk assessment refund in the 2021 period, partially offset by an increase in reserves for late reported retiree claims, less favorable pandemic related short-term disability claim frequency and less favorable recoveries on prior incurral year long-term disability claims.
For further discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our Financial Condition, Results of Operations and Liquidity section of this MD&A.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period primarily due to lower average commissions in Commercial Lines despite higher earned premiums.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses increased primarily due to:
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•Higher variable costs of the Hartford Funds business due to higher daily average assets under management, increased AARP direct marketing costs in Personal Lines and increased costs to handle the volume of excess mortality claims;
•Legal and consulting costs associated with the unsolicited proposals from Chubb Limited (“Chubb”) to acquire the Company; and
•Higher variable incentive compensation costs.
These increases were partially offset by:
•A decrease in the ACL on uncollectible premiums receivable in Property & Casualty in 2021 compared to an increase in 2020 due to the economic impacts of COVID-19; and
•Lower staffing and other costs driven by the Company’s Hartford Next operational and transformation cost reduction plan.
Restructuring and other costs are flat due to a decrease in severance costs driven by higher than expected voluntary terminations, offset by costs associated with consultants and other expenses.
For further discussion of impacts resulting from the Hartford Next initiative, see MD&A - The Hartford's Operations, Operational Transformation and Cost Reduction Plan and Note 17 - Restructuring and Other Costs of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income tax expense increased primarily due to an increase in income before tax. For further discussion of income taxes, see Note 11 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Six months ended June 30,2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020
Net income available to common stockholders increased by $413 primarily driven by:
•A $349 before tax change from net realized capital losses in 2020 to net realized capital gains in 2021, primarily driven by changes in valuation and sales of equity securities in the 2020 period;
•An increase in net investment income of $292 before tax driven by higher returns on limited partnerships and other alternative investments;
•An improvement in the P&C underlying combined ratio, including a reduction in COVID-19 incurred losses from $213 before tax in 2020 to $27 before tax in 2021 and a lower loss ratio before COVID-19 in Commercial Lines, partially offset by higher personal automobile claim frequency;
•Higher Commercial Lines earned premiums, including higher audit and endorsement premiums, and higher earned premiums in Group Benefits; and
•A decrease in allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in 2021 compared to an increase in 2020.
These increases were partially offset by:
•Greater losses in group life resulting from a higher level of excess mortality, including deaths specifically attributable to COVID-19;
•A change from net favorable P&C prior accident year development in 2020 to net unfavorable in 2021, primarily driven by greater increases to reserves for sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims and lower reserve decreases for catastrophes in the 2021 period; and
•Lower income from the retained Talcott Resolution investment, which was divested on June 30, 2021.
For a discussion of the Company's operating results by segment, see MD&A - Segment Operating Summaries. In
addition, for further discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity section of this MD&A.
REVENUE
Earned Premiums
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[1] For the six months ended June 30, 2020, there was $9 of earned premiums recorded in Corporate other revenue.
Earned premiums increased primarily due to:
•An increase in Property and Casualty reflecting a 4% increase in Commercial Lines with Personal Lines flat to the prior year as the effect of non-renewals outpacing new business in Personal Lines was partially offset by the effect of $81 in COVID-related premium credits in 2020. Contributing to the increase in Commercial Lines was the
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effect of higher audit and endorsement premiums given the economic recovery in 2021; and
•Group Benefits earned premium was up 1% year over year as an increase in group disability and higher supplemental health product premiums were partially offset by the effect of buyout premium in the 2020 period.
Fee income increased driven by Hartford Funds as a result of higher daily average assets under management due to an increase in equity market levels and net inflows.
Other revenues decreased by $67, primarily driven by lower income of $75 from the retained Talcott Resolution investment, which was divested on June 30, 2021, slightly offset by an increase in Commercial Lines servicing revenue.

Net Investment Income
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Net investment income increased primarily due to:
•Greater income from limited partnerships and other alternative investments primarily driven by higher valuations and sales of underlying investments within private equity funds;
•A higher level of invested assets;
•Greater income from non-routine income items, including make-whole payments and yield adjustments on prepayable securities;
•A higher return on equity fund investments resulting from the increase in equity market levels; and
•Partially offset by a lower yield on fixed maturity investments resulting from reinvesting at lower rates and a lower yield on floating rate investments.
Net realized capital gains (losses) increased primarily driven by:
•Gains on equity securities in 2021 driven by appreciation in value compared to losses on equity securities in 2020 driven by depreciation in value and realized losses upon sales in the first quarter of 2020, partially offset by net
realized gains upon termination of derivatives used to hedge against a decline in equity market levels;
•A net reduction in ACL on mortgages and fixed maturities in 2021 due to an improved economic outlook and valuation increases of corporate securities, compared to increases in the ACL on mortgage loans and fixed maturities in 2020; and
•A $46 before tax net realized capital gain in 2021 resulting from sale of the Company's 9.7% retained interest in Talcott Resolution.
These improvements were partially offset by:
•Lower net realized capital gains on sales of fixed maturity securities;
•Gains in 2020 on interest rate derivatives; and
•Losses in 2021 related to the pending sale of the Continental Europe Operations.
For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains and MD&A - Investment Results, Net Investment Income.


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BENEFITS, LOSSES AND EXPENSES
Losses and LAE Incurred for P&C
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Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses increased due to:
•An increase in incurred losses for Property & Casualty which was driven by:
–A change of $325 in P&C net prior accident year reserve development. Prior accident year reserve development in the 2021 period was a net unfavorable $80 before tax, driven by reserve increases for sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims, primarily to reflect claims made against the Boy Scouts of America ("BSA"). Apart from these reserve increases, prior accident year reserve development in the 2021 period primarily included reserve decreases for catastrophes, workers' compensation, package business, personal automobile, commercial property, and bond, as well as $45 before tax of adverse development for Navigators related to 2018 and prior accident years. While the Navigators’ reserve development has been economically ceded to NICO, the Company recognized a deferred gain under retroactive reinsurance accounting. Prior accident year reserve development in 2020 was a favorable $245 before tax, driven by $413 of reserve reductions related to catastrophes, including decreases in estimated losses arising from wind and hail events in 2018 and 2019 and from the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires, including a $289 before tax subrogation benefit from PG&E. Apart from catastrophes, reserve development in the six months ended June 30, 2020 primarily included a $102 before tax reserve increase for sexual molestation and abuse claims and $83 before tax of adverse development for Navigators related to 2018 and prior accident years, for which the Company recognized a deferred gain. For further discussion, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance;
Losses and LAE Incurred for Group Benefits
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•Within Group Benefits, an increase due to COVID-19 incurred benefits and losses of $35 before tax, mostly driven by group life claims.
For further discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity section of this MD&A.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period with a decrease in Commercial Lines mostly due to lower commissions and a decrease in Personal Lines commensurate with the decline in earned premiums.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses decreased due to lower incentive compensation, lower employee travel expenses, and a decrease in Hartford Funds due to lower variable costs.
Restructuring and other costs are due to the Company's Hartford Next operational transformation and cost reduction plan which includes $78 of accrued severance costs.
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For further discussion of impacts resulting from the Hartford Next initiative, see MD&A - The Hartford's Operations, Operational Transformation and Cost Reduction Plan and Note 18 - Restructuring and Other Costs of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income tax expense decreased primarily due to a decrease in income before tax. For further discussion of income taxes, see Note 13 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Net income available to common stockholders decreased by $337 primarily driven by a $448 before tax change from net realized capital gains in the 2019 period to net realized capital losses in the 2020 period, $339 before tax in COVID-19 claims in the 2020 period, a $203 before tax increase in current accident year catastrophes, a $158 before tax decrease in net investment income, and $87 before tax of restructuring costs in third quarter 2020, partially offset by more favorable P&C prior accident year development, the Navigators ADC premium paid of $91 before tax in the 2019 period, a $90 before tax loss on debt extinguishment in the 2019 period, lower Personal Lines auto claim frequency in the 2020 period net of premium credits given to policyholders in second quarter 2020, the effect of lower claim incidence and higher recoveries on non-COVID group disability claims and lower non-catastrophe property losses in Commercial Lines.
For a discussion of the Company's operating results by segment, see MD&A - Segment Operating Summaries. In addition, for further discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity section of this MD&A.
Revenue
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[1] For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the total includes $9 in Corporate. For the nine months ended September 30,2019, there was $5 of earned premiums recorded in Corporate other revenue.

Earned premiums increased primarily due to:
•An increase in Property and Casualty reflecting an 11% increase in Commercial Lines driven by the Navigators Group acquisition, partially offset by a 6% decline in Personal Lines. Driving part of the decrease in Personal Lines earned premiums for the nine month period was the impact of the Company offering a 15 percent credit on policyholders’ April, May and June personal automobile insurance premiums totaling $81.
•A 1% decrease in Group Benefits, principally driven by a decline in group life.
Fee income decreased due to:
•Lower fee income in Hartford Funds largely due to a shift in mix of assets to lower fee generating funds and, to a lesser extent, lower installment fee income in P&C.
Other revenues decreased primarily due to less transition services revenue received in the current year related to the sale of the life and annuity business in 2018.
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Net Investment Income
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Net investment income decreased primarily due to:
•Lower returns on limited partnership and other alternative investments in 2020 due primarily to lower valuations of the underlying fund investments as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Income (loss) from limited partnerships is generally reported on a three-month delay.
•A lower yield on fixed maturity investments resulting from reinvesting at lower rates and a lower yield on floating rate investments.
•Partially offset by a higher level of invested assets, due in part to the acquisition of Navigators Group.
Net realized capital gains (losses) decreased from net gains in the 2019 period to net losses in the 2020 period, primarily driven by:
•Depreciation in the value of equity securities due to the significant decline in equity market levels in the first quarter of 2020 as well as realized losses upon sales of equity securities.
•A loss of $51, before tax, on sale of the Company’s Continental Europe Operations, which the Company agreed to sell in September of 2020, partially offset by gains realized upon termination of derivatives used to hedge against declines in equity market levels and, to a lesser extent, slightly higher net gains on sales of fixed maturity securities in 2020, primarily driven by trades to manage duration and credit.
For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results, Net Realized Capital Gains and MD&A - Investment Results, Net Investment Income.
Benefits, losses and expenses
Losses and LAE Incurred for P&C
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Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses increased due to:
An increase in incurred losses for Property & Casualty which was driven by an increase in Commercial Lines, partially offset by a decrease in Personal Lines, and was attributable to:
–An increase in Property & Casualty current accident year ("CAY") loss and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes due to the effect on incurred losses of earned premium from the Navigators Group acquisition, and COVID-19 incurred losses of $250. Also contributing were higher current accident year loss costs in international lines, more than offset by lower weather-related non-COVID-19 non-catastrophe property claims and lower claim frequency in personal automobile due to shelter-in-place guidelines reducing miles driven. COVID-19 incurred losses are net of favorable frequency of workers’ compensation claims due to reduced business activity and lower payrolls.
–An increase in current accident year catastrophe losses of $203, before tax. Catastrophe losses in the 2020 period were primarily from wildfires in California and Oregon, Tropical Storm Isaias and Hurricane Laura
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losses in third quarter 2020, the civil unrest during the second quarter of 2020 and from tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest and Central Plains. Catastrophe losses in the 2019 period were primarily from tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest and Mountain West and winter storms across the country as well as from hurricanes and tropical storms in the Southeast. For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
–More favorable Property & Casualty net prior accident year reserve development of $297, before tax. Prior accident year reserve development in the 2020 period was a favorable $320 before tax, driven by $413 of reserve reductions related to catastrophes, including decreases in estimated losses arising from wind and hail events in 2018 and 2019 and from the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires, including a $289 before tax subrogation benefit from PG&E. Apart from catastrophes, reserve development in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily included a $129 before tax reserve increase for sexual molestation and abuse claims and $97 before tax of adverse development for Navigators related to 2018 and prior accident years. While the Navigators’ reserve development has been economically ceded to NICO, the Company recognized a deferred gain under retroactive reinsurance accounting. Prior accident year development in the 2019 period primarily included reserve decreases for workers’ compensation, catastrophes, and package business, partially offset by increases in general liability and professional liability, including increases in Navigators Group reserves upon acquisition of the business. For further discussion, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance.
Losses and LAE Incurred for Group Benefits
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–An increase in current accident year catastrophe losses of $20, before tax. Catastrophe losses in the 2021 period were driven by $181 from February winter storms primarily in the South, with the remainder from various tornado, wind and hail events, mostly concentrated in Texas, the Southeast and along the Pacific Coast. The $181 of losses from the February winter storms is net of a $62 reinsurance recoverable under the Company's per occurrence catastrophe treaty that covers 70% of up to $250 in losses in excess of $100 on catastrophe events occurring within a 7-day period other than from earthquakes and named hurricanes and tropical storms, subject to a $50 annual aggregate deductible. Catastrophe losses in 2020 were primarily from the civil unrest that began in late May 2020 and from tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest and Great Plains. For additional information, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Property & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance; and
•–Partially offsetting the increaseoffset by a decrease in Property & Casualty wascurrent accident year ("CAY") loss and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes primarily due to a $186 decrease in COVID-19 incurred losses, and lower current accident year loss ratios before COVID-19 in global specialty, workers’ compensation and general liability, partially offset by higher personal automobile claim frequency, higher non-catastrophe property losses and the effect of higher earned premiums.
•An increase in Group Benefits of $175 driven by a lowerhigher mortality in group disability
loss ratio including an increaselife, primarily caused by $210 of direct and indirect claims from COVID-19 in first six months of 2021, as well as the 2020 period benefiting from favorable mortality emergence on prior incurral year development,years, partially offset by $89 before tax of COVID-19 incurred benefits and losses.a higher New York Paid Family Leave risk assessment refund in the 2021 period.
For further discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, resultsFinancial
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Condition, Results of Operations and Liquidity section of this MD&A.
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs increaseddecreased from the prior year period due primarily due to an increasereductions in Commercial Lines, primarilyPersonal Lines, and Group Benefits, with the decrease in Commercial Lines due to the impact of the Navigators Group acquisition, partially offset by a decreaselower average commissions in PersonalCommercial Lines with Group Benefits down slightly from the prior year period.despite higher earned premiums.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses increased due to:
•Higher information technologyIncreased AARP direct marketing costs in Group Benefits.Personal Lines, increased costs to handle the volume of excess mortality claims and higher variable costs of the Hartford Funds business due to higher daily average assets under management;
•A full nine months of operatingLegal and consulting costs incurred inassociated with the 2020 period dueunsolicited proposals from Chubb Limited (“Chubb”) to acquire the Navigators Group acquisition in May of 2019, partially offset by lower integrationCompany; and transaction costs in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
•Higher variable incentive compensation costs.
These increases were partially offset by:
•A $55 before tax increasedecrease in the ACL on uncollectible premiums receivable in Property & Casualty and Group Benefits in 2021 compared to an increase in 2020 due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.COVID-19; and
•Partially offsettingLower staffing and other costs driven by the increase in expenses was a decrease inCompany’s Hartford Funds due to lower variable costsNext operational and atransformation cost reduction in incentive compensation and employee travel costs.plan.
Restructuring and other costs are due to the Company's Hartford Next operational transformation and cost reduction plan which includes $78 of accrued severance costs.professional fees and IT costs to retire applications.
For further discussion of impacts resulting from the Hartford Next initiative, see MD&A - The Hartford's Operations, The Hartford's Operations, Operational Transformation and Cost Reduction Plan and Note 1817 - Restructuring and Other Costs of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income tax expense decreasedincreased primarily due to a decreasean increase in income before tax.
For further discussion of income taxes, see Note 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
INVESTMENT RESULTS
Composition of Invested Assets
June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
AmountPercentAmountPercent
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale ("AFS"), at fair value$44,023 77.5 %$45,035 79.7 %
Equity securities, at fair value1,693 3.0 %1,438 2.5 %
Mortgage loans (net of ACL of $24 and $38)4,876 8.6 %4,493 7.9 %
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments2,565 4.5 %2,082 3.7 %
Other investments [1]232 0.4 %201 0.4 %
Short-term investments3,398 6.0 %3,283 5.8 %
Total investments$56,787 100.0 %$56,532 100.0 %
[1]Primarily consists of equity fund investments, overseas deposits, consolidated investment funds and derivative instruments which are carried at fair value.
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Total Investments slightly increased primarily due to an increase in limited partnerships and other alternative investments, mortgage loans, and equity securities, at fair value, offset by a decrease in fixed maturities, AFS.
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments increased primarily driven by increased valuations and additional investments in real estate joint ventures.


Mortgage loans increased largely due to funding of industrial, retail, and multifamily commercial whole loans.

Equity Securities, at fair value increased due to appreciation in value due to higher equity market levels and net purchases.
Fixed maturities, AFS decreased primarily due to a decrease in valuations due to higher interest rates, partially offset by tighter credit spreads.
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INVESTMENT RESULTS
Composition of Invested Assets
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
AmountPercentAmountPercent
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale ("AFS"), at fair value$44,044 80.4 %$42,148 79.5 %
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option ("FVO")— — %11 — %
Equity securities, at fair value819 1.5 %1,657 3.1 %
Mortgage loans (net of ACL of $38 and $0)4,461 8.1 %4,215 8.0 %
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments1,868 3.4 %1,758 3.3 %
Other investments [1]187 0.4 %320 0.6 %
Short-term investments3,399 6.2 %2,921 5.5 %
Total investments$54,778 100.0 %$53,030 100.0 %
[1]Primarily consists of consolidated investment funds and derivative instruments which are carried at fair value.
September 30, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019
Fixed maturities, AFS increased primarily due to net additions of corporate securities and an increase in valuations as a result of a decline in interest rates, partially offset by wider credit spreads.
Equity Securities, at fair value decreased primarily due to sales of equity securities during March and April.

Short-term investments increased due to actions taken in the first half of the year to increase liquidity, primarily by reinvesting principal and interest, as well as proceeds from sales, into short-term instruments, partially offset by the March 2020 pay down of $500 of senior notes at maturity and the return of collateral related to a decline in the Company's security lending program.
Net Investment IncomeNet Investment IncomeNet Investment Income
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
2020201920202019 2021202020212020
(Before tax)(Before tax)AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1](Before tax)AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]
Fixed maturities [2]Fixed maturities [2]$359 3.4 %$392 3.8 %$1,093 3.5 %$1,159 3.9 %Fixed maturities [2]$338 3.2 %$357 3.4 %$687 3.2 %$734 3.5 %
Equity securitiesEquity securities9 4.5 %12 3.4 %27 3.4 %31 3.0 %Equity securities10 2.7 %6 3.1 %20 2.8 %18 3.1 %
Mortgage loansMortgage loans44 3.9 %37 4.2 %128 3.9 %118 4.3 %Mortgage loans45 3.7 %42 3.8 %88 3.8 %84 3.9 %
Limited partnerships and other alternative investmentsLimited partnerships and other alternative investments83 18.3 %65 15.3 %70 5.2 %181 14.7 %Limited partnerships and other alternative investments191 32.5 %(71)(15.3)%303 27.8 %(13)(1.5)%
Other [3]Other [3]14 5 23 21 Other [3]18 21 32 9 
Investment expenseInvestment expense(17)(21)(51)(62)Investment expense(21)(16)(40)(34)
Total net investment incomeTotal net investment income$492 3.8 %$490 4.0 %$1,290 3.4 %$1,448 4.1 %Total net investment income$581 4.4 %$339 2.7 %$1,090 4.1 %$798 3.2 %
Total net investment income excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investmentsTotal net investment income excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments$409 3.3 %$425 3.6 %$1,220 3.3 %$1,267 3.7 %Total net investment income excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments$390 3.1 %$410 3.4 %$787 3.1 %$811 3.4 %
[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 includes changes in fair value of certain equity fund investments and income from derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and are used to hedge fixed maturities.
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Three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Total net investment income increased slightly for the three months ended September 30, 2020 as a result of higherprimarily due to:
•Greater income from limited partnerships and other alternative investments primarily driven by improved performancehigher valuations and sales of certainunderlying investments within private equity funds;
•A higher level of invested assets; and credit funds, largely
•Partially offset by a lower income from fixed maturities. Income fromyield on fixed maturities declined as a result ofresulting from reinvesting at lower rates and a lower yieldsyield on floating rate investments, partially offset by higher income from non-routine income items, which primarily include make-whole payments, and higher asset levels.investments.
Six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020
Total net investment income decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, increased primarily due to lowerto:
•Greater income from limited partnerships and other alternative investments primarily driven by higher valuations and sales of underlying investments within private equity funds;
•A higher level of invested assets;
•Greater income from non-routine items, including make-whole premiums and prepayment speed adjustments on securitized assets;
•A higher return on equity fund investments within Other resulting from an increase in the second quarter of 2020, which was a result of unfavorable impact on valuations from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also contributing to the decrease wasequity market levels; and
•Partially offset by a lower yield on fixed maturity investmentsmaturities resulting from reinvesting at lower reinvestment rates and a lower yieldsyield on floating rate securities, partially offset by a higher level of invested assets, due in part to the acquisition of Navigators Group.

investments.
Annualized net investment income yield, excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments and non-routine items on fixed maturities, which primarily include income items such as make-whole payments on fixed maturitiesand prepayment fees, was down primarily due to lower reinvestment and short-term rates.
Average reinvestment ratesrate, on fixed maturities and mortgage loans, excluding certain U.S. Treasury securities, for the three and ninesix month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, were 2.1%2.5% and 2.5%2.4%, respectively, which were below the average yield of sales and maturities of 3.5% for the same periods.2.9% and 2.9%, respectively. Average reinvestment rates for the three and ninesix month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, were 3.1%2.7% and 3.5%2.8%, respectively, which were below the average yield of sales and maturities of 4.1%3.6% and 4.0%3.5%, respectively.
WeFor the 2021 calendar year, we expect the annualized net investment income yield, for the year ended December 31, 2020, excluding limited partnerships and other alternative investments and non-routine items on fixed maturities, to be lower than the portfolio yield earned for the year ended December 31, 2019,in 2020, due to a lower yield on short-term investments and lower reinvestment rates, lower prepayment penalties on mortgage loans, and greater liquidity in the portfolio as a percentage of total investments.rates. The estimated impact on net investment income yield is subject to change due to evolving market conditions and active portfolio management.
Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Before tax)2020201920202019
Gross gains on sales$27 $77 $201 $190 
Gross losses on sales(12)(4)(42)(44)
Equity securities [1]42 19 (269)181 
Net credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS [2](1)(33)
Change in ACL on mortgage loans [3]5 (19)
Intent-to-sell impairments [4]— — (5)— 
Net other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses recognized in earnings(1)(3)
Valuation allowances on mortgage loans— 1 
Other, net [5](55)(2)51 7 
Net realized capital gains (losses)$6 $89 $(116)$332 
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Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Before tax)2021202020212020
Gross gains on sales$68 $96 $99 $174 
Gross losses on sales(15)(22)(46)(30)
Equity securities [1]88 75 131 (311)
Net credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS [2]— (20)4 (32)
Change in ACL on mortgage loans [3]10 (22)14 (24)
Intent-to-sell impairments [2]— — — (5)
Other, net [4](4)2 25 106 
Net realized capital gains (losses)$147 $109 $227 $(122)
[1] The net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, were $36$80 and $6$118 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, respectively. The net unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities included in net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity securities still held as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, were $17$67 and $100$(34) for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020 respectively.
[2]Due to the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020, realized capital losses previously reported as OTTI are now presented as credit losses which are net of any recoveries. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies. In addition, see See Credit Losses on Fixed Maturities, AFS and Intent-to-Sell Impairments within the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of the MD&A.
[3]Represents the change in ACL recorded during the period following the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies. In addition, see See ACL on Mortgage Loans within the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of the MD&A.
[4]See Intent-to-Sell Impairments within the Investment Portfolio Risks and Risk Management section of the MD&A.
[5]Primarily includes loss of $51 from the sale of the Continental Europe Operations for For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020. Also2021 includes gains (losses) from transactional foreign currency revaluation of $(4)$0 and $6 for the three$(7) and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. Additionally, for the same periods, includes gains (losses) on non-qualifying derivatives of $(2)$(29) and $97,$6, respectively. For the same periods, also includes a gain of $46 on the sale of Talcott Resolution, and, an additional loss of $(19) and $(18) on the pending sale of Continental Europe Operations, respectively. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, includes gains (losses) from transactional foreign currency revaluation of $0 and $10, respectively, and gains (losses) on non-qualifying derivatives of $(5)$7 and $3,$99, respectively.
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Three and ninesix months ended June 30, 2021
Gross gains and losses on sales were primarily due to an overall reduction to corporate securities and tax-exempt municipals, in addition to sales of U.S. treasuries for duration management.
Equity securities net gains were primarily driven by appreciation in value due to higher equity market levels.
Other, net gains and losses for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021, included a gain of $46 on the sale of the Company's 9.7% retained interest in Talcott Resolution, and a loss of $19 and $18, respectively, related to the pending sale of the Company's Continental Europe Operations, which the Company agreed to sell in September of 2020. Also included for the three month period ended June 30, 2021 was a loss of $32 on interest rate derivatives driven by a decrease in interest rates.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Gross gains and losses on sales were primarily driven by sales of U.S. treasury securities for duration and/or liquidity management and issuer-specific sales of corporate securities and tax-exempt municipal bonds.securities.
Equity securitiesnet gains for the three month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 were primarily driven by mark-to-market gainsappreciation in value due to an increase inhigher equity market levels. For the ninesix month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, net losses were driven by mark-to-market lossesvaluation decreases due to the decline in equity market levels in the first quarter and losses incurred on sales across multiple issuers as the Company reduced its exposure to equity securities.
Other, net gains for the threesix month period arewere primarily due to a loss of $51, before tax, on sale of the Company’s Continental Europe Operations which the Company agreed to sell in September of 2020, while the nine month period also includes $75 of realized gains on terminated derivatives used to hedge against a decline in equity market levels and $21 of gains on interest rate derivatives due to a decline in interest rates.
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
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 gains for the three month period were primarily due to losses on interest rate derivatives of $5 due to a decline in interest rates. Gains for the nine month period were primarily due to gains on credit derivatives of $26 driven by credit spread tightening, partially offset by losses on interest rate derivatives of $20 due to a decline in interest rates.
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)("LTD") reserves, net of reinsurance;
•evaluation of goodwill for impairment;
•valuation of investments and derivative instruments including evaluation of other-than-temporary impairmentscredit losses on available-for-sale securitiesfixed maturities, AFS and valuation allowancesACL 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
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amounts 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 20192020 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 20192020 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 SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
Property|PROPERTY & Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of ReinsuranceCASUALTY INSURANCE PRODUCT RESERVES, NET OF REINSURANCE
P&C Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves, Net of Reinsurance, by Segment as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
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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,
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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.
Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Commercial Lines [1]Personal
Lines		Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty [1]
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$23,363 $2,201 $2,697 $28,261 
Reinsurance and other recoverables [2]4,029 68 1,178 5,275 
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net19,334 2,133 1,519 22,986 
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophes4,186 1,255 — 5,441 
Current accident year ("CAY") catastrophes355 196 — 551 
Prior accident year development ("PYD") [3]61 (396)15 (320)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses4,602 1,055 15 5,672 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [3](97)— — (97)
Payments(3,271)(1,310)(204)(4,785)
Net reserves transferred to liabilities held for sale(43)— — (43)
Foreign currency adjustment(3)— — (3)
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net20,522 1,878 1,330 23,730 
Reinsurance and other recoverables4,261 27 1,133 5,421 
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$24,783 $1,905 $2,463 $29,151 
Earned premiums and fee income$6,694 $2,273 
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [4]48.9 57.6 
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio68.9 47.0 
Prior accident year development (pts) [5]0.9 (17.6)
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Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Commercial LinesPersonal
Lines		Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$25,058 $1,836 $2,728 $29,622 
Reinsurance and other recoverables4,271 28 1,426 5,725 
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net20,787 1,808 1,302 23,897 
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophes2,635 861 — 3,496 
Current accident year ("CAY") catastrophes268 74 — 342 
Prior accident year development ("PYD") [1]133 (86)33 80 
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses3,036 849 33 3,918 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [1](45)— — (45)
Payments(2,112)(896)(78)(3,086)
Foreign currency adjustment(7)— — (7)
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net21,659 1,761 1,257 24,677 
Reinsurance and other recoverables4,456 35 1,414 5,905 
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$26,115 $1,796 $2,671 $30,582 
Earned premiums and fee income$4,596 $1,488 
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [2]46.0 60.2 
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio66.3 57.7 
Prior accident year development (pts) [3]2.9 (5.8)
[1]Commercial Lines includes Y-Risk reserve activity that was previously included Prior accident year development does not include the benefit of a portion of losses ceded under the Navigators and A&E ADC which, under retroactive reinsurance accounting, is deferred and is recognized over the period the ceded losses are recovered in Corporate.cash from National Indemnity Company ("NICO"). For additional information regarding the two adverse development cover reinsurance agreements, refer to Note 9 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[2] ReflectsThe “loss and loss expense paid ratio” represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums and fee income.
[3]“Prior accident year development (pts)” represents the ratio of prior accident year development to earned premiums.
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses, Net of Reinsurance
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Commercial
Lines		Personal
Lines		TotalCommercial
Lines		Personal
Lines		Total
Wind and hail$83 $38 $121 $104 $55 $159 
Winter storms [1]9 (4)5 163 18 181 
Tropical Storms1 1 2 1 1 2 
Total catastrophe losses$93 $35 $128 $268 $74 $342 
[1]Includes catastrophe losses from the February winter storms in Texas and other areas within Commercial Lines and Personal Lines of $219 and $24, respectively, gross of reinsurance, and $163 and $18, respectively, net of reinsurance under the Company's per occurrence property catastrophe treaty covering events other than earthquakes and named hurricanes and tropical storms. The reinsurance covers 70% of up to $250 of losses in excess of $100 from such events occurring within a seven day time period, subject to a $50 annual aggregate deductible. For further information on the treaty, refer to Enterprise Risk Management — Insurance Risk section of this MD&A.
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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
 Commercial LinesPersonal
Lines		Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(43)$— $— $(43)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion9 — — 9 
General liability— — — — 
Marine(5)— — (5)
Package business(19)— — (19)
Commercial property(7)— — (7)
Professional liability(6)— — (6)
Bond(14)— — (14)
Assumed reinsurance(2)— — (2)
Automobile liability— (20)— (20)
Homeowners— 4 — 4 
Catastrophes(53)(29)— (82)
Uncollectible reinsurance— — (1)(1)
Other reserve re-estimates, net(4)1 1 (2)
Prior accident year development before change in deferred gain(144)(44)— (188)
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities39 — — 39 
Total prior accident year development$(105)$(44)$— $(149)
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Commercial LinesPersonal
Lines		Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(83)$— $— $(83)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion18 — — 18 
General liability307 — — 307 
Marine1 — — 1 
Package business(46)— — (46)
Commercial property(20)— — (20)
Professional liability(7)— — (7)
Bond(14)— — (14)
Assumed reinsurance— — — — 
Automobile liability— (43)— (43)
Homeowners— 1 — 1 
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes(57)(41)— (98)
Uncollectible reinsurance(5)— (5)(10)
Other reserve re-estimates, net(6)(3)38 29 
Prior accident year development before change in deferred gain88 (86)33 35 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities45 — — 45 
Total prior accident year development$133 $(86)$33 $80 
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Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsCorporateTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$23,363 $2,201 $2,697 $— $28,261 
Reinsurance and other recoverables [1]4,029 68 1,178 — 5,275 
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net19,334 2,133 1,519 — 22,986 
Transfer of Y-Risk from Commercial Lines to Corporate(5)— — 5 — 
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophes2,815 819 — 7 3,641 
Current accident year catastrophes248 74 — (1)321 
Prior accident year development [2]118 (367)4 — (245)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses3,181 526 4 6 3,717 
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities [2](83)— — — (83)
Payments(2,254)(1,001)(94)(4)(3,353)
Foreign currency adjustment(10)— — — (10)
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net20,163 1,658 1,429 7 23,257 
Reinsurance and other recoverables4,225 27 1,175 — 5,427 
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$24,388 $1,685 $2,604 $7 $28,684 
Earned premiums and fee income$4,435 $1,486 
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [3]50.8 67.4 
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio71.9 35.8 
Prior accident year development (pts) [4]2.7 (25.0)
[1] Includes a cumulative effect adjustment of $1 and $(1) for Commercial Lines and Property & Casualty Other Operations respectively, representing an adjustment to the ACL recorded on adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. See Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies for further information.of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
[3]2]Prior accident year development does not include the benefit of a portion of losses ceded under the Navigators adverse development cover ("Navigators ADC")and A&E ADC which, under retroactive reinsurance accounting, is deferred and is recognized over the period the ceded losses are recovered in cash from NICO. For additional information regarding the Navigators ADC agreement, pleasetwo adverse development cover reinsurance agreements, refer to Note 109 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[4]3]The “loss and loss expense paid ratio” represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums.premiums and fee income.
[5]4]“Prior accident year development (pts)” represents the ratio of prior accident year development to earned premiums.
In December, 2019, the judge overseeing the bankruptcy of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (together, “PG&E”) approved an $11 billion settlement of insurance subrogation claims to resolve all such claims arising from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and 2018 Camp wildfire. That settlement was contingent upon, among other things, the judge entering an order confirming PG&E’s chapter 11 bankruptcy plan (“PG&E Plan”) incorporating the settlement agreement. On June 20, 2020, the bankruptcy court judge approved the PG&E Plan and PG&E subsequently transferred the
$11 billion settlement amount to a trust designed to allocate and distribute the settlement among subrogation holders, including certain of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded an estimated $289 subrogation benefit though the ultimate amount it collects will depend on how the Company’s ultimate paid claims subject to subrogation compare to other insurers’ ultimate paid claims subject to subrogation. On July 24, 2020, the Company received an initial distribution, net of attorney costs, of $216.
Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses, Net of Reinsurance
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines		Total
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines		Total
Wind and hail$84 $54 $138 $134 $72 $206 
Tropical storms1 1 2 1 1 2 
Explosion/Fire— — — 2 1 3 
Civil Unrest110 — 110 110 — 110 
Other(2)— (2)1 — 1 
Total catastrophe losses$193 $55 $248 $248 $74 $322 
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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(21)$— $— $(21)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion9 — — 9 
General liability102 — — 102 
Marine1 — — 1 
Package business(7)— — (7)
Commercial property5 — — 5 
Professional liability4 — — 4 
Bond(10)— — (10)
Assumed Reinsurance(7)— — (7)
Automobile liability22 (15)— 7 
Homeowners— 2 — 2 
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes(67)(333)— (400)
Uncollectible reinsurance— — (2)(2)
Other reserve re-estimates, net(8)(3)6 (5)
Prior accident year development before change in deferred gain23 (349)4 (322)
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities54 — — 54 
Total prior accident year development$77 $(349)$4 $(268)

Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(38)$— $— $(38)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion18 — — 18 
General liability114 — — 114 
Marine1 — — 1 
Package business(6)— — (6)
Commercial property(2)— — (2)
Professional liability5 — — 5 
Bond(10)— — (10)
Assumed reinsurance(7)— — (7)
Automobile liability27 (21)— 6 
Homeowners— — — — 
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes(72)(341)— (413)
Uncollectible reinsurance— — (2)(2)
Other reserve re-estimates, net5 (5)6 6 
Total prior accident year development35 (367)4 (328)
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities83 — — 83 
Total prior accident year development$118 $(367)$4 $(245)
For discussion of the factors contributing to unfavorable (favorable) prior accident year reserve development for both the 2021 and 2020 periods, please refer to Note 9 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Current Accident Year Catastrophe Losses for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020, Net of Reinsurance
Commercial
Lines		Personal
Lines		Total
Wind and hail$160 $90 $250 
Civil Unrest107 — 107 
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms62 42 104 
Wildfires24 64 88 
Other2 — 2 
Total catastrophe losses$355 $196 $551 


Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
 Commercial LinesPersonal
Lines		Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(34)$— $— $(34)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion9 — — 9 
General liability(2)— — (2)
Marine— — — — 
Package business(18)— — (18)
Commercial property(4)— — (4)
Professional liability(21)— — (21)
Bond— — — — 
Assumed reinsurance— — — — 
Automobile liability— (32)— (32)
Homeowners— 3 — 3 
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes— — — — 
Uncollectible reinsurance— — (6)(6)
Other reserve re-estimates, net(1)— 17 16 
Prior accident year development before change in deferred gain(71)(29)11 (89)
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities14 — — 14 
Total prior accident year development$(57)$(29)$11 $(75)
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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
 Commercial LinesPersonal
Lines		Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(72)$— $— $(72)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion27 — — 27 
General liability112 — — 112 
Marine1 — — 1 
Package business(24)— — (24)
Commercial property(6)— — (6)
Professional liability(16)— — (16)
Bond(10)— — (10)
Assumed reinsurance(7)— — (7)
Automobile liability27 (53)— (26)
Homeowners— 3 — 3 
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes(72)(341)— (413)
Uncollectible reinsurance— — (8)(8)
Other reserve re-estimates, net4 (5)23 22 
Prior accident year development before change in deferred gain(36)(396)15 (417)
Change in deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance included in other liabilities97 — — 97 
Total prior accident year development$61 $(396)$15 $(320)
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Rollforward of Property and Casualty Insurance Product Liabilities for Unpaid Losses and LAE for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$19,455 $2,456 $2,673 $24,584 
Reinsurance and other recoverables3,137 108 987 4,232 
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net16,318 2,348 1,686 20,352 
Navigator's Group acquisition2,001 2,001 
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophes3,552 1,548 — 5,100 
Current accident year catastrophes234 114 — 348 
Prior accident year development(7)(25)9 (23)
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses3,779 1,637 9 5,425 
Payments(2,981)(1,841)(130)(4,952)
Foreign currency adjustment(12)— — (12)
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net19,105 2,144 1,565 22,814 
Reinsurance and other recoverables4,006 109 968 5,083 
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross$23,111 $2,253 $2,533 $27,897 
Earned premiums and fee income$6,040 $2,431 
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [1]49.4 75.7 
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio62.8 68.1 
Prior accident year development (pts) [2](0.1)(1.0)
[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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019, Net of Reinsurance
Commercial
Lines
Personal
Lines		Total
Wind and hail$140 $87 $227 
Winter storms57 19 76 
Tropical storms6 4 10 
Hurricanes23 4 27 
Earthquake1 — 1 
Typhoon6 — 6 
Other1 — 1 
Total catastrophe losses$234 $114 $348 
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Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(40)$— $— $(40)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion8 — — 8 
General liability19 — — 19 
Marine(2)— — (2)
Package business(23)— — (23)
Commercial property(1)— — (1)
Professional liability(1)— — (1)
Bond(2)— — (2)
Assumed Reinsurance— — — — 
Automobile liability25 (23)— 2 
Homeowners— (1)— (1)
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes(5)— — (5)
Uncollectible reinsurance— — — — 
Other reserve re-estimates, net3 (4)— (1)
Total prior accident year development$(19)$(28)$— $(47)
Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 Commercial Lines
Personal
Lines
Property & Casualty Other OperationsTotal Property & Casualty Insurance
Workers’ compensation$(90)$— $— $(90)
Workers’ compensation discount accretion25 — — 25 
General liability62 — — 62 
Marine8 — — 8 
Package business(32)— — (32)
Commercial property(16)— — (16)
Professional liability32 — — 32 
Bond(2)— — (2)
Assumed Reinsurance3 — — 3 
Automobile liability27 (28)— (1)
Homeowners— — — — 
Net asbestos reserves— — — — 
Net environmental reserves— — — — 
Catastrophes(33)6 — (27)
Uncollectible reinsurance— — — — 
Other reserve re-estimates, net9 (3)9 15 
Total prior accident year development$(7)$(25)$9 $(23)
For discussion of the factors contributing to unfavorable (favorable) prior accident year reserve development, please refer to Note 10 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Current Trends Contributing to Reserve Uncertainty
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conditions constitute a long-term trend that should result in a reserving action (i.e., increasing or decreasing property and casualty reserve). The Company has exposure to general liability claims, including from bodily injury, property damage and product liability and to workers’ compensation claims, including from injury, illness or disability to an insured’s employee while at work. Benefits paid under workers’ compensation policies may include reimbursement of medical care costs, replacement income and compensation for permanent injuries and benefits to survivors. Reserves for these exposures can be particularly difficult to estimate due to the long development pattern and uncertainty about how cases will settle.
As further explained under "Impacts of COVID-19" within The Hartford's Operations section of MD&A, through September 30, 2020, the Company incurred $250 of COVID-19 claims in P&C, including in workers' compensation, property and financial lines. Under workers’ compensation, we could experience a continuation of COVID-19 incurred losses, particularly due to laws or directives in certain states that require coverage of COVID-19 claims for health care and other essential workers based on a presumption that they contracted the virus while working. We could also incur losses on general liability policies if claimants can successfully assert that insureds were negligent from protecting employees, customers and others from exposure though we do not expect this exposure to be significant. Under commercial property policies, we have reserved for business interruption claims that pertain to policies in middle & large commercial and in global specialty which do not require direct physical loss or property damage. In other cases, particularly in small commercial, where there are policy exclusions and the general requirement that there be direct physical loss or damage to the property, we have not recorded loss reserves as there is no coverage though we have recorded a reserve for legal defense costs. In our commercial surety lines, there continues to be the potential for elevated frequency and severity due to an increase in the number of bankruptcies, especially in small businesses and impacted industries such as hospitality, entertainment and transportation. In construction surety, there is the potential for continued elevated losses from contractors who experience project shutdowns or payment delays, which negatively impact their cash flows, or result in disruptions in their supply chains, labor shortages or inflation in the cost of materials. We have also experienced an increase in COVID-19 related claims under director’s and officers’ insurance policies.
Reserve estimates for COVID-19 claims are difficult to estimate. In establishing reserves for COVID-19 incurred claims through September 30, 2020, we have provided IBNR at a higher percentage of ultimate estimated incurred losses than usual as we expect longer claim reporting patterns given the economic effects of COVID-19. For example, we expect longer delays than usual between the time a worker is treated and the date the claim is eventually submitted for workers' compensation coverage. Reserve estimates for D&O, E&O and employment practices liability are subject to significant uncertainty given that estimates must be made of the expected ultimate severity of claims that have just recently been reported

Group Benefit Reserves
The Company establishes reserves for group life and accident & health contracts, including long-term disability coverage, for both reported claims and claims related to insured events that the Company estimates have been incurred but have not yet been reported. As long-term disability reserves are long-tail claim liabilities, they are discounted because the payment pattern and the ultimate costs are reasonably fixed and determinable on an individual claim basis. The Company held $6,551 and $6,616 of LTD unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 Results of Operations
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is exposed to short-term disability claims and group life claims. Through September 30, 2020, the Company had incurred short-term disability claims and claims for extended benefits under New York's paid family leave and disability programs totaling $18, before tax and group life claims of $71 before tax.
Current Trends Contributing to Reserve Uncertainty
We hedge our interest rate exposure over a three year period at the time we price and sell long-term disability policies and our weighted average discount rate assumption for the 2020 incurral year is down slightly from that of the 2019 incurral year.
While we have not seen a significant change in claim recovery patterns to date, in future periods, because of COVID-19, we could experience a delay in the Social Security Administration’s processing of disability claims and a delay in physicians approving a disability claimant’s ability to return to work, resulting in lower expected claim terminations or recoveries, including Social Security offsets. Also, due to the effects on the economy, including higher unemployment, we could experience an increase in claim incidence on long-term disability claims.
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Evaluation of Goodwill for Impairment
Goodwill balances are reviewed for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would indicate that a triggering event for a potential impairment has occurred. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted updated accounting guidance on recognition and measurement of goodwill impairment, as required. The updated guidance requires recognition and measurement of goodwill impairment based on the excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit over its estimated fair value, up to the amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill.
The estimated fair value of each reporting unit incorporates multiple inputs into discounted cash flow calculations including assumptions that market participants would make in valuing the reporting unit. Assumptions include levels of economic capital, future business growth, earnings projections, assets under management for Hartford Funds and the weighted average cost of capital used for purposes of discounting. Decreases in business growth, decreases in earnings projections and increases in the weighted average cost of capital will all cause a reporting unit’s fair value to decrease, increasing the possibility of impairment.
A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. The Company’s reporting units for which goodwill has been allocated consist of Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Group Benefits and Hartford Funds.
The carrying value of goodwill was $1,911 as of September 30, 2020 and was comprised of $659 for Commercial Lines, $119 for
Personal Lines, $861 for Group Benefits and $272 for Hartford Funds.
Due to changes in the economy because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the weighted average cost of capital used to discount expected cash flows under the Company’s test for impairment increased in 2020 for most reporting units, which reduces estimated fair values of those reporting units.
Since the pandemic began, near-term expected net cash flows over the forecast period have reflected lower revenues arising from the economic effects of COVID-19 and, for Commercial Lines and Group Benefits, an expected continuation of COVID-19 claims.
Considering the impacts of COVID-19, the Company evaluated the impact of market factors on the fair value of the reporting units using the income approach and determined the estimated fair values do not indicate a goodwill impairment for any reporting unit.  If the weighted average cost of capital used for purposes of discounting increases significantly or if the economic downturn worsens or persists for an extended period and the Company’s actual and forecasted operating results deteriorate, the Company may determine it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is below its carrying value, including goodwill, which could result in an impairment of goodwill. The Hartford will perform its annual impairment test on October 31st for all reporting units.

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SEGMENT OPERATING SUMMARIES
COMMERCIAL LINESSEGMENT OPERATING SUMMARIES
Results of Operations
|COMMERCIAL LINES - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Written premiumsWritten premiums$2,199 $2,235 (2 %)$6,772 $6,262 8 %Written premiums$2,494 $2,165 15 %$4,997 $4,573 9 %
Change in unearned premium reserveChange in unearned premium reserve(52)(15)NM99 248 (60 %)Change in unearned premium reserve150 8 NM418 151 177 %
Earned premiumsEarned premiums2,251 2,250 — %6,673 6,014 11 %Earned premiums2,344 2,157 9 %4,579 4,422 4 %
Fee incomeFee income8 8 — %21 26 (19 %)Fee income8 5 60 %17 13 31 %
Losses and loss adjustment expensesLosses and loss adjustment expensesLosses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophesCurrent accident year before catastrophes1,366 1,336 2 %4,181 3,552 18 %Current accident year before catastrophes1,339 1,472 (9 %)2,635 2,815 (6 %)
Current accident year catastrophes [1]Current accident year catastrophes [1]107 74 45 %355 234 52 %Current accident year catastrophes [1]93 193 (52 %)268 248 8 %
Prior accident year development [1]Prior accident year development [1](57)(19)NM61 (7)NMPrior accident year development [1](105)77 NM133 118 13 %
Total losses and loss adjustment expensesTotal losses and loss adjustment expenses1,416 1,391 2 %4,597 3,779 22 %Total losses and loss adjustment expenses1,327 1,742 (24 %)3,036 3,181 (5 %)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costsAmortization of deferred policy acquisition costs344 356 (3 %)1,051 940 12 %Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs346 351 (1 %)690 707 (2 %)
Underwriting expensesUnderwriting expenses391 410 (5 %)1,221 1,139 7 %Underwriting expenses405 387 5 %799 830 (4 %)
Amortization of other intangible assetsAmortization of other intangible assets8 7 14 %22 11 100 %Amortization of other intangible assets7 7 — %14 14 — %
Dividends to policyholdersDividends to policyholders8 12 (33 %)23 24 (4 %)Dividends to policyholders6 7 (14 %)12 15 (20 %)
Underwriting gain (loss)Underwriting gain (loss)92 82 12 %(220)147 NMUnderwriting gain (loss)261 (332)179 %45 (312)114 %
Net servicing incomeNet servicing income1 2 (50 %)2 3 (33 %)Net servicing income7 — NM9 1 NM
Net investment income [2]Net investment income [2]316 291 9 %797 831 (4 %)Net investment income [2]382 204 87 %709 481 47 %
Net realized capital gains (losses) [2](26)60 (143 %)(105)229 (146 %)
Loss on reinsurance transaction— — — %— (91)100 %
Other expenses(8)(20)60 %(25)(27)7 %
Income before income taxes375 415 (10 %)449 1,092 (59 %)
Income tax expense [3]52 79 (34 %)71 202 (65 %)
Net realized capital gains [2]Net realized capital gains [2]47 64 (27 %)91 (79)NM
Net income$323 $336 (4 %)$378 $890 (58 %)
Other expensesOther expenses(6)(11)45 %(10)(17)41 %
Income (loss) before income taxesIncome (loss) before income taxes691 (75)NM844 74 NM
Income tax expense (benefit) [3]Income tax expense (benefit) [3]122 (9)NM146 19 NM
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$569 $(66)NM$698 $55 NM
[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 Development, Net of Reinsurance and Note 109 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[2]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results. The three months ended September 30, 2020, net realized capital losses included a $51 before-tax loss on sale of Continental Europe Operations.
[3]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Premium Measures
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2020201920202019
Small commercial new business premium$129 $150 $404 $508 
Middle market new business premium131 146 355 463 
Small commercial policy count retention79 %83 %84 %83 %
Middle market policy count retention [1]77 %83 %78 %82 %
Standard commercial lines renewal written price increases [1] [2]3.7 %3.1 %4.0 %2.2 %
Standard commercial lines renewal earned price increases [1] [2]4.1 %2.1 %3.7 %2.2 %
Small commercial premium retention82 %85 %85 %85 %
Middle market premium retention [1]75 %83 %78 %84 %
Small commercial policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands)1,278 1,294 
Middle market policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands) [1]59 64 
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2021202020212020
Small Commercial:
Net new business premium$170 $118 $346 $275 
Policy count retention [1]84 %83 %84 %83 %
Policy count retention, net of cancellations [1]82 %88 %84 %86 %
Renewal written price increases2.9 %1.8 %2.6 %2.0 %
Renewal earned price increases2.4 %2.3 %2.3 %2.2 %
Policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands)1,329 1,297 
Middle Market [2]:
Net new business premium$147 $99 $269 $224 
Policy count retention [1]82 %78 %81 %79 %
Policy count retention, net of cancellations [1]81 %79 %81 %78 %
Renewal written price increases6.1 %7.4 %6.1 %7.5 %
Renewal earned price increases7.6 %6.1 %7.8 %5.4 %
Policies in-force as of end of period (in thousands)59 60 
Global Specialty:
Global specialty gross new business premium [3]$237 $186 $453 $383 
U.S. global specialty renewal written price increases11.4 %19.2 %13.2 %15.6 %
U.S. global specialty renewal earned price increases18.4 %11.2 %18.6 %9.6 %
International global specialty renewal written price increases [4]23.8 %47.4 %25.3 %34.0 %
International global specialty renewal earned price increases [4]49.2 %34.9 %53.0 %29.3 %
[1]Policy count retention represents the ratio of the number of renewal policies issued during the current year period divided by the number of policies issued in the previous calendar period before considering policies cancelled subsequent to renewal. Policy count retention, net of cancellations, represents the ratio of the number of renewal policies issued net of cancellations during the current year period divided by the number of policies issued net of cancellations in the previous calendar period.
[2]Middle market disclosures exclude loss sensitive and programs businesses.
[2]3]Small commercialExcludes Global Re and middle market lines within middle & large commercial are generally referredContinental Europe Operations and is before ceded reinsurance.
[4]Excludes offshore energy policies, political violence and terrorism policies, and any business under which the managing agent of our Lloyd's Syndicate delegates underwriting authority to as standard commercial lines.coverholders and other third parties.
Underwriting Ratios
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Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
Current accident year before catastrophes60.7 59.4 1.3 62.7 59.1 3.6 
Current accident year catastrophes4.8 3.3 1.5 5.3 3.9 1.4 
Prior accident year development(2.5)(0.8)(1.7)0.9 (0.1)1.0 
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio62.9 61.8 1.1 68.9 62.8 6.1 
Expense ratio32.7 34.0 (1.3)34.1 34.3 (0.2)
Policyholder dividend ratio0.4 0.5 (0.1)0.3 0.4 (0.1)
Combined ratio95.9 96.4 (0.5)103.3 97.6 5.7 
Impact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year development(2.3)(2.5)0.2 (6.2)(3.8)(2.4)
Impact of current accident year change in loss reserves upon acquisition of a business [1]— — — — (0.5)0.5 
Underlying combined ratio93.7 93.9 (0.2)97.1 93.3 3.8 
[1]Upon acquisition of Navigators Group and a review of Navigators Insurers reserves, the nine months ended September 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.
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Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
Current accident year before catastrophes57.1 68.2 (11.1)57.5 63.7 (6.2)
Current accident year catastrophes4.0 8.9 (4.9)5.9 5.6 0.3 
Prior accident year development(4.5)3.6 (8.1)2.9 2.7 0.2 
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio56.6 80.8 (24.2)66.3 71.9 (5.6)
Expense ratio32.0 34.3 (2.3)32.5 34.8 (2.3)
Policyholder dividend ratio0.3 0.3 — 0.3 0.3 — 
Combined ratio88.9 115.4 (26.5)99.0 107.1 (8.1)
Impact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year development0.5 (12.5)13.0 (8.8)(8.3)(0.5)
Underlying combined ratio89.4 102.9 (13.5)90.3 98.8 (8.5)
Net Income
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Three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
Net income decreased for the three month period primarily due to a change from net realized capital gains in 2019 to net realized capital losses in 2020, largely offset by higher net investment income and a higher underwriting gain. The higher underwriting gain was driven by an increase in net favorable prior accident year development and lower underwriting expenses, including amortization of DAC, largely offset by higher current accident year losses, including higher catastrophes.
Net income decreased for the nine month period primarily due to a change from an underwriting gain in 2019 to an underwriting loss in 2020, a change from net realized capital gains in 2019 to net realized capital losses in 2020 and lower net investment income, primarily driven by losses on investments in
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limited partnershipsNet (Loss) Income
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Three and other alternative investments insix months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020. Partially offsettingthree and six months ended June 30, 2020
Net income for the decline inthree months ended June 30, 2021 improved from a net income was $91 before tax of ADC ceded premium inloss for the prior year period.period primarily due to a change from an underwriting loss to an underwriting gain and an increase in net investment income, partially offset by a decrease in net realized capital gains.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased primarily due to a change from an underwriting loss to an underwriting gain, higher net investment income and a change from net realized capital losses to net realized capital gains. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
Underwriting Gain (Loss)
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Underwriting gain increased infor the three month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to an underwriting loss for the prior year three month period primarily due to lower underwriting expenses, including amortizationdriven by $213 before-tax of DAC, an increaseCOVID-19 incurred losses in favorablesecond quarter 2020 compared with $3 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in second quarter 2021, a change from net unfavorable prior accident year development and lower non-catastrophe property losses, largely offset by COVID-19 incurred losses in workers’ compensation and financial lines and higher current accident year catastrophes. Underwriting expenses were down year over year driven by lower commissions and a reduction in travel and incentive compensation expenses.
Underwriting loss in thesecond quarter 2020 nine month period compared with an underwriting gain in the 2019 nine month period with the underwriting loss in 2020 primarily due to COVID-19 incurred losses in property, workers’ compensation and financial lines, higher current accident year catastrophes, a change from net favorable prior accident year development in 2019second quarter 2021, lower current accident year catastrophes and the impact of higher earned premium. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period primarily due to lower average commissions despite higher earned premiums. Underwriting expenses increased in 2021 as higher incentive compensation costs were partially offset by cost savings from Hartford Next and a decrease in the allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in the 2021 period compared to an increase in the 2020 period.
Underwriting gain for the six month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to an underwriting loss for the prior year six month period primarily driven by $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in the first half of 2020 compared with $27 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in the first half of 2021, the impact of higher earned premium and lower underwriting expenses, partially offset by higher current accident year catastrophes and higher net unfavorable prior accident year development in 2020 and the effectcurrent year period. Amortization of lower earned premiums excluding the effect of the Navigators acquisition. The increase in underwriting expenses, including amortization of DAC, for the nine month period was driven by including Navigators for a full nine months in 2020. Apartdeferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the effect of the Navigators acquisition, underwritingprior year period primarily due to lower average commissions despite higher earned premiums. Underwriting expenses decreased asdue to a decrease in the effect of lower commissions and a reductionallowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in travel and incentive compensation expenses was partially offset bythe 2021 period compared to an increase in the ACL on premiums receivable in 2020 due to the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the effect of a reduction in state taxes and assessments in first quarter 2019. In the nine month period of 2020, the acquisition of Navigators Group contributed to an
increase in earned premiums with a corresponding increase to losses and loss adjustment expenses, amortization of DAC and underwriting expenses.
Earned Premiums
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[1] Other of $11 and $12 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, and 2020, respectively, and $33 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2020, is included in the total.
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
Earned premiums decreased for the three month period and increased for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, with the increase in the nine month period reflecting a full nine months of premiumsavings from the acquisition of Navigators Group. Excluding Navigators, earned premiums declined in both the three and nine month periods, with the decrease in the three month period primarily in middle and large commercial and the decrease in the nine month period in both small commercial and middle and large commercial.
Written premiums decreased in the three month period and increased in the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 with the growth in the nine month period attributable to the acquisition of Navigators Group. Excluding Navigators, written premiums declined in both the three and nine month periods due to the economic impacts of COVID-19, including lower new business across most lines as well as reductions in estimated audit premiums and endorsements reducing premium in workers’ compensation due to a declining exposure base,Hartford Next initiatives, partially offset by higher incentive compensation costs.
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[1]Other earned premiums of $10 and $11, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and 2021, respectively, and $21 and $22 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively, is included in the total.
Written Premiums
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[1]Other written premiums of $10 and $11, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and 2021, respectively, and $21 and $21 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively, is included in the total.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Earned premiums for the three and six month periods increased in 2021 due to written premium increases over the prior 12 months as well due to higher premiums from audits and endorsements, principally in workers’ compensation due to an increasing exposure base from higher payrolls as the economy recovers from the pandemic.

Written premiums for the three and six month periods increased in 2021 driven by growth in small commercial, middle & large commercial and global specialty across most lines of business.

continuedThe Company recognized renewal written pricing increases in all lines except workers' compensation.
in second quarter 2021. In standard commercial lines, renewal written price increases were higher in 2020 than 2019 for both the three and nine month periods, including double digit rate increases in middle market automobile andglobal specialty, excess liability lines and mid-single digit to low double-digit rate increases in most other standard commercial lines. Small commercial workers’ compensation written pricing continued to decrease in both the three and nine month periods, with larger decreases in the third quarter. In Global Specialty, our US WholesaleU.S. wholesale book achieved an approximate 26%16% renewal written price increase, led by excess casualty, property and automobile. The InternationalGlobal specialty international lines also achieved stronga 24% price increases,increase, led by D&O. In small commercial, renewal written price increases were higher in 2021 than 2020, with workers' compensation pricing turning slightly positive in the second quarter of 2021 and with mid-single digit to high single-digit rate increases in most other lines. In middle market, pricing increases have moderated from 2020 levels, with high single-digit to low double-digit rate increases in most middle market lines other than workers’ compensation, which experienced low single-digit written pricing increases.

New business premium decreasedincreased in 2021 in both the three and ninesix month periods driven by growth in small commercial, led by increases in package business as well as growth in most linesmiddle & large commercial lines. Global specialty gross new business premium increased in both periods driven by lower quote volume due to the economic effects of COVID-19wholesale and a competitive pricing environment, though there was some improvement in the third quarter of 2020 compared to second quarter of 2020. Also contributing to the decrease in new business in Small Commercial was the effect of new business from the 2018 Foremost renewal rights agreement of $9 and $69 in the 2019 three and nine month periods, respectively.financial lines.
•Small commercial written premium declined forincreased in 2021 in both the three and ninesix month periods driven by a decreasegrowth in workers’ compensation, partially offset byall lines except auto, with the most growth in package business.business and workers’ compensation.
•Middle & large commercial written premium decreased forincreased in 2021 in both the three and ninesix month periods driven by lower newgrowth in most lines of business, and premium retention across all lines, partially offset inwith the nine month period by the acquisition of Navigators Group. Middle & large commercial premium decreases in the three and nine month periods were primarily driven by declinesmost growth in general industries, driven by underwriting actions to improve the profitabilitylarge and complex solutions and excess lines of that book, as well as in industry verticals and national accounts, partially offset by growth in specialty and commercial excess lines.business.
•Global specialty written premium decreased slightly for the three month period and increased for the nine month period with the increase in the nine month period driven by the acquisition of Navigators Group. Global specialty written premium decreased2021 in the three month period due to a decline in international and bond business, partially offset by growth in wholesale and professional liability. Apart from Navigators Group, written premium decreased in the nine month period due to a decline in wholesale and bond business, partially offset by growth in professional liability.
Current Accident Year Loss and LAE Ratio before Catastrophes
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Three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
Current accident year loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes increased for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to COVID-19 incurred losses, net of favorable non-COVID-19 workers' compensation frequency and, for the nine month period, higher current accident year loss costs in global specialty international lines, partially offset by both the three and nine-month periods benefiting from lower non-catastrophe property losses.
The three month period in 2020 included COVID-19 incurred losses of $37 before tax, including $17 of losses in workers' compensation, net of favorable frequency on other workers' compensation claims, and $20 of losses in financial and other lines. The nine month period in 2020 included COVID-19 incurred losses of $250 before tax, including losses of $141 in property, $52 in workers’ compensation, net of favorable frequency on other workers' compensation claims, and $57 in financial and other lines.
Included in the $141 of COVID-19 property incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses in the nine month period were $101 of losses arising from a small number of property policies that do not require direct physical loss or damage and from policies intended to cover specific business needs, including crisis management and performance disruption. In addition, we recorded a reserve of $40 for legal defense costs in the nine month period. Workers’ compensation COVID-19 incurred losses in the three and ninesix month periods were driven by claimsgrowth in both states with presumptive coverageU.S. wholesale, global reinsurance and in other states where the claimant must prove their COVID-19 illness was contracted at work. Financial lines COVID-19 claims in the three and nine month periods were primarily driven by exposures in D&O, E&O and employment practices liability and the recessionary impacts on the surety book of business.financial lines.
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Current accident year loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes decreased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods primarily due to lower COVID-19 incurred losses in 2021. Excluding the impact of COVID-19 claims, the Company recognized lower loss ratios in global specialty, workers’ compensation and general liability, partially offset by higher non-catastrophe property losses that was partially driven by building cost inflation. The lower loss ratios in global specialty were largely the result of rate and underwriting actions to improve profitability in those lines and was driven by U.S. wholesale, global reinsurance and U.S. financial lines.

The three and six months ended June 30, 2020 included $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses driven by $141 in property, $35 in workers' compensation and $37 in financial and other lines. The three months ended June 30, 2021 included $3 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses, all within financial and other lines.

The six months ended June 30, 2021 included COVID-19 incurred losses of $27 before tax, including losses of $20 in workers’ compensation and $7 in financial and other lines.
Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 included losses from hurricane Laura, Pacific Coast wildfires, tropical storm Isaias, a Midwest derecho, and othermostly tornado, wind and hail events, mostlymainly concentrated in Texas and the Central Plains.Southeast.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 were primarily related to2020 included losses from the civil unrest that took place in late May and June of 2020 as well as wind and hail events principally in various areas of the South, Midwest and Mountain West as well as from hurricane Dorian and tropical storm Imelda.Great Plains.
Current accident year catastrophe lossesnet of reinsurance for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 included losses from February winter storms primarily in the South, with the remaining losses largely from tornado, wind and hail events, mostly concentrated in Texas, the Southeast and along the Pacific coast.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were primarily from the civil unrest hurricane Laura, Pacific Coast wildfires, tropical storm Isaias and from tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest and CentralGreat Plains.

Current accident year catastrophe losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 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, Mountain West and South.
Prior accident year development was a net favorable $57 before tax in the 2020 three month period compared to a net favorable $19 before tax in the comparable 2019 period. Net favorable reserve development for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and was net unfavorable for the six month period ended June 30, 2021. Reserve development in the 2021 periods included reserve decreases for catastrophes, workers' compensation, package business, commercial property and bond, partially offset by professional liability. Netliability reserve increases were $61 before tax inrelated to Navigators Group on 2018 and prior accident years and, for the 2020 ninesix month period comparedonly, an increase in general liability that included a reserve increase related to a net favorable $7 before tax in the comparable 2019 period. settlement with Boy Scouts of America on sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims.
Net unfavorable reserve development for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 included reserve increases for general liability driven primarily by increases in reserves for sexual molestation and abuse claims, and increases in commercial
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automobile liability reserves, partially offset by reserve decreases for workers' compensation catastrophes and package business.catastrophes. Favorable development on prior year catastrophe reserves in the ninethree and six month periodperiods in 2020 was due to recognizing a $29 before tax subrogation benefit from a settlement with PG&E over certain of the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires and a reduction in estimated catastrophe losses from a number of wind and hail events that occurred in 2018 and 2019.
Prior accident year development in the three and ninesix month periods of both 2021 and 2020 also included $14 million and $97 million, respectively, of reserve increases related to Navigators Group on 2018 and prior accident years that was economically ceded to NICO but for which the benefit was not recognized in earnings as it has been recorded as a deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance.
Net reserve decreases for the three month period in 2019 were primarily related to lower loss reserve estimates for workers' compensation claims and package business reserves, partially offset by increases in reserves for auto liability and general liability. Net reserve decreases for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily related to lower loss reserve estimates for workers' compensation claims, catastrophes and package business reserves, largely offset by a $68 before tax increase to Navigators reserves upon acquisition of the business and increases in reserves for auto liability and general liability. The increase in Navigators reserves upon acquisition of the business principally related to higher reserve estimates for general liability, professional liability and marine.
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Results of Operations
Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Written premiumsWritten premiums$781 $822 (5 %)$2,263 $2,417 (6 %)Written premiums$760 $738 3 %$1,475 $1,482 — %
Change in unearned premium reserveChange in unearned premium reserve2 19 (89 %)16 14 14 %Change in unearned premium reserve22 44 (50 %)3 14 (79 %)
Earned premiumsEarned premiums779 803 (3 %)2,247 2,403 (6 %)Earned premiums738 694 6 %1,472 1,468 — %
Fee incomeFee income8 9 (11 %)26 28 (7 %)Fee income8 9 (11 %)16 18 (11 %)
Losses and loss adjustment expensesLosses and loss adjustment expensesLosses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophesCurrent accident year before catastrophes436 531 (18 %)1,255 1,548 (19 %)Current accident year before catastrophes447 356 26 %861 819 5 %
Current accident year catastrophes [1]Current accident year catastrophes [1]122 32 NM196 114 72 %Current accident year catastrophes [1]35 55 (36 %)74 74 — %
Prior accident year development [1]Prior accident year development [1](29)(28)(4 %)(396)(25)NMPrior accident year development [1](44)(349)87 %(86)(367)77 %
Total losses and loss adjustment expensesTotal losses and loss adjustment expenses529 535 (1 %)1,055 1,637 (36 %)Total losses and loss adjustment expenses438 62 NM849 526 61 %
Amortization of DACAmortization of DAC60 64 (6 %)185 194 (5 %)Amortization of DAC58 61 (5 %)116 125 (7 %)
Underwriting expensesUnderwriting expenses146 154 (5 %)447 464 (4 %)Underwriting expenses154 150 3 %302 301 — %
Amortization of other intangible assetsAmortization of other intangible assets— 1 (100 %)3 4 (25 %)Amortization of other intangible assets— 2 (100 %)1 3 (67 %)
Underwriting gainUnderwriting gain52 58 (10 %)583 132 NMUnderwriting gain96 428 (78 %)220 531 (59 %)
Net servicing income [2]Net servicing income [2]5 4 25 %10 11 (9 %)Net servicing income [2]5 3 67 %9 5 80 %
Net investment income [3]Net investment income [3]41 46 (11 %)110 134 (18 %)Net investment income [3]40 28 43 %75 69 9 %
Net realized capital gains (losses) [3]Net realized capital gains (losses) [3]3 9 (67 %)(12)36 (133 %)Net realized capital gains (losses) [3]6 8 (25 %)13 (15)187 %
Other expenses(2)— NM(1)(1)— %
Other incomeOther income— 1 (100 %)— 1 (100 %)
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes99 117 (15 %)690 312 121 %Income before income taxes147 468 (69 %)317 591 (46 %)
Income tax expense [4] Income tax expense [4]20 23 (13 %)142 60 137 % Income tax expense [4]29 97 (70 %)64 122 (48 %)
Net incomeNet income$79 $94 (16 %)$548 $252 117 %Net income$118 $371 (68 %)$253 $469 (46)%
[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$21 and $21 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 2019$40 and $63 and $65$40 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. Includes servicing expenses of $18$16 and $19$18 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, and $53$31 and $54$35 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019.respectively.
[3]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[4]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Written and Earned PremiumsUnderwriting Ratios
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
Written Premiums20202019Change20202019Change
Product Line
Automobile$529 $562 (6 %)$1,544 $1,681 (8 %)
Homeowners252 260 (3 %)719 736 (2 %)
Total$781 $822 (5 %)$2,263 $2,417 (6 %)
Earned Premiums
Product Line
Automobile$541 $558 (3 %)$1,533 $1,670 (8 %)
Homeowners238 245 (3 %)714 733 (3 %)
Total$779 $803 (3 %)$2,247 $2,403 (6 %)
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20212020Change20212020Change
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
Current accident year before catastrophes57.1 68.2 (11.1)57.5 63.7 (6.2)
Current accident year catastrophes4.0 8.9 (4.9)5.9 5.6 0.3 
Prior accident year development(4.5)3.6 (8.1)2.9 2.7 0.2 
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio56.6 80.8 (24.2)66.3 71.9 (5.6)
Expense ratio32.0 34.3 (2.3)32.5 34.8 (2.3)
Policyholder dividend ratio0.3 0.3 — 0.3 0.3 — 
Combined ratio88.9 115.4 (26.5)99.0 107.1 (8.1)
Impact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year development0.5 (12.5)13.0 (8.8)(8.3)(0.5)
Underlying combined ratio89.4 102.9 (13.5)90.3 98.8 (8.5)
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 improved from a net loss for the prior year period primarily due to a change from an underwriting loss to an underwriting gain and an increase in net investment income, partially offset by a decrease in net realized capital gains.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased primarily due to a change from an underwriting loss to an underwriting gain, higher net investment income and a change from net realized capital losses to net realized capital gains. For further discussion of investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.

Underwriting Gain (Loss)
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Premium Measures
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
Premium Measures2020201920202019
Policies in-force end of period (in thousands)
Automobile1,392 1,445 
Homeowners846 893 
New business written premium
Automobile$55 $58 $178 $173 
Homeowners$16 $21 $51 $57 
Policy count retention [1]
Automobile84 %85 %86 %85 %
Homeowners84 %86 %86 %85 %
Renewal written price increase
Automobile2.2 %4.1 %2.6 %4.8 %
Homeowners7.2 %5.9 %5.7 %6.9 %
Renewal earned price increase
Automobile3.1 %5.1 %3.7 %5.8 %
Homeowners5.3 %8.0 %5.6 %8.8 %
Premium retention
Automobile [2]85 %87 %81 %87 %
Homeowners91 %90 %91 %90 %
Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
[1]Policy count retention decreased inUnderwriting gain for the three month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 compared to an underwriting loss for the prior year three month period primarily driven by $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in second quarter 2020 largelycompared with $3 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in second quarter 2021, a change from net unfavorable prior accident year development in second quarter 2020 to net favorable prior accident year development in second quarter 2021, lower current accident year catastrophes and the impact of higher earned premium. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period primarily due to policy cancellations for non-payment of premium that had been temporarily suspended to provide policyholders additional time to pay their premium (until May 31, 2020lower average commissions despite higher earned premiums. Underwriting expenses increased in most states).
[2]Premium retention for automobile decreased2021 as higher incentive compensation costs were partially offset by cost savings from Hartford Next and a decrease in the nineallowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in the 2021 period compared to an increase in the 2020 period.
Underwriting gain for the six month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 compared to an underwriting loss for the prior year six month period primarily driven by $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in the first half of 2020 compared with $27 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in the first half of 2021, the impact of higher earned premium and lower underwriting expenses, partially offset by higher current accident year catastrophes and higher net unfavorable prior accident year development in the current year period. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period primarily due to lower average commissions despite higher earned premiums. Underwriting expenses decreased due to a decrease in the allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in the 2021 period compared to an increase in the 2020 period and savings from Hartford Next initiatives, partially offset by higher incentive compensation costs.
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[1]Other earned premiums of $10 and $11, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, largelyand 2021, respectively, and $21 and $22 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively, is included in the total.
Written Premiums
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[1]Other written premiums of $10 and $11, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and 2021, respectively, and $21 and $21 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively, is included in the total.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Earned premiums for the three and six month periods increased in 2021 due to $81written premium increases over the prior 12 months as well due to higher premiums from audits and endorsements, principally in workers’ compensation due to an increasing exposure base from higher payrolls as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
Written premiums for the three and six month periods increased in 2021 driven by growth in small commercial, middle & large commercial and global specialty across most lines of business.
The Company recognized renewal written pricing increases in all lines in second quarter 2021. In global specialty, our U.S. wholesale book achieved an approximate 16% renewal written price increase, led by excess casualty, property and automobile. Global specialty international lines achieved a 24% price increase, led by D&O. In small commercial, renewal written price increases were higher in 2021 than 2020, with workers' compensation pricing turning slightly positive in the second quarter of 2021 and with mid-single digit to high single-digit rate increases in most other lines. In middle market, pricing increases have moderated from 2020 levels, with high single-digit to low double-digit rate increases in most middle market lines other than workers’ compensation, which experienced low single-digit written pricing increases.

New business premium credits givenincreased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in small commercial, led by increases in package business as well as growth in most middle & large commercial lines. Global specialty gross new business premium increased in both periods driven by wholesale and financial lines.
•Small commercial written premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in all lines except auto, with the most growth in package business and workers’ compensation.
•Middle & large commercial written premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in most lines of business, with the most growth in general industries, large and complex solutions and excess lines of business.
•Global specialty written premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in U.S. wholesale, global reinsurance and financial lines.
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Current Accident Year Loss and LAE Ratio before Catastrophes
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to automobile policyholders.the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Current accident year loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes decreased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods primarily due to lower COVID-19 incurred losses in 2021. Excluding the impact of COVID-19 claims, the premium credits, automobile premium retention would have been 86%Company recognized lower loss ratios in global specialty, workers’ compensation and general liability, partially offset by higher non-catastrophe property losses that was partially driven by building cost inflation. The lower loss ratios in global specialty were largely the result of rate and underwriting actions to improve profitability in those lines and was driven by U.S. wholesale, global reinsurance and U.S. financial lines.
The three and six months ended June 30, 2020 included $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses driven by $141 in property, $35 in workers' compensation and $37 in financial and other lines. The three months ended June 30, 2021 included $3 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses, all within financial and other lines.
The six months ended June 30, 2021 included COVID-19 incurred losses of $27 before tax, including losses of $20 in workers’ compensation and $7 in financial and other lines.
Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Current accident year catastrophe lossesfor the three months ended June 30, 2021 included mostly tornado, wind and hail events, mainly concentrated in Texas and the Southeast.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 included losses from the civil unrest that took place in late May and June of 2020 as well as wind and hail events principally in the nineSouth, Midwest and Great Plains.
Current accident year catastrophe lossesnet of reinsurance for the six months ended June 30, 2021 included losses from February winter storms primarily in the South, with the remaining losses largely from tornado, wind and hail events, mostly concentrated in Texas, the Southeast and along the Pacific coast.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were primarily from the civil unrest and from tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest and Great Plains.
Prior accident year developmentwas net favorable for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and was net unfavorable for the six month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021. Reserve development in the 2021 periods included reserve decreases for catastrophes, workers' compensation, package business, commercial property and bond, partially offset by professional liability reserve increases related to Navigators Group on 2018 and prior accident years and, for the six month period only, an increase in general liability that included a reserve increase related to the settlement with Boy Scouts of America on sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims.
Net unfavorable reserve development for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 included reserve increases for general liability driven primarily by increases in reserves for sexual molestation and abuse claims, and increases in
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automobile liability reserves, partially offset by reserve decreases for workers' compensation and catastrophes. Favorable development on prior year catastrophe reserves in the three and six month periods in 2020 was due to recognizing a $29 before tax subrogation benefit from a settlement with PG&E over certain of the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires and a reduction in estimated catastrophe losses from a number of wind and hail events that occurred in 2018 and 2019.
Prior accident year development in the three and six month periods of both 2021 and 2020 included reserve increases related to Navigators Group on 2018 and prior accident years that was economically ceded to NICO but for which the benefit was not recognized in earnings as it has been recorded as a deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance.
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Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20212020Change20212020Change
Written premiums$760 $738 3 %$1,475 $1,482 — %
Change in unearned premium reserve22 44 (50 %)3 14 (79 %)
Earned premiums738 694 6 %1,472 1,468 — %
Fee income8 9 (11 %)16 18 (11 %)
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophes447 356 26 %861 819 5 %
Current accident year catastrophes [1]35 55 (36 %)74 74 — %
Prior accident year development [1](44)(349)87 %(86)(367)77 %
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses438 62 NM849 526 61 %
Amortization of DAC58 61 (5 %)116 125 (7 %)
Underwriting expenses154 150 3 %302 301 — %
Amortization of other intangible assets— 2 (100 %)1 3 (67 %)
Underwriting gain96 428 (78 %)220 531 (59 %)
Net servicing income [2]5 3 67 %9 5 80 %
Net investment income [3]40 28 43 %75 69 9 %
Net realized capital gains (losses) [3]6 8 (25 %)13 (15)187 %
Other income— 1 (100 %)— 1 (100 %)
Income before income taxes147 468 (69 %)317 591 (46 %)
 Income tax expense [4]29 97 (70 %)64 122 (48 %)
Net income$118 $371 (68 %)$253 $469 (46)%
[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 $21 and $21 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $40 and $40 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Includes servicing expenses of $16 and $18 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $31 and $35 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
[3]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[4]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 11 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Underwriting Ratios
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Underwriting Ratios20202019Change20202019Change
20212020Change20212020Change
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratioLoss and loss adjustment expense ratioLoss and loss adjustment expense ratio
Current accident year before catastrophesCurrent accident year before catastrophes56.0 66.1 (10.1)55.9 64.4 (8.5)Current accident year before catastrophes57.1 68.2 (11.1)57.5 63.7 (6.2)
Current accident year catastrophesCurrent accident year catastrophes15.7 4.0 11.7 8.7 4.7 4.0 Current accident year catastrophes4.0 8.9 (4.9)5.9 5.6 0.3 
Prior year development(3.7)(3.5)(0.2)(17.6)(1.0)(16.6)
Prior accident year developmentPrior accident year development(4.5)3.6 (8.1)2.9 2.7 0.2 
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratioTotal loss and loss adjustment expense ratio67.9 66.6 1.3 47.0 68.1 (21.1)Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio56.6 80.8 (24.2)66.3 71.9 (5.6)
Expense ratioExpense ratio25.4 26.2 (0.8)27.1 26.4 0.7 Expense ratio32.0 34.3 (2.3)32.5 34.8 (2.3)
Policyholder dividend ratioPolicyholder dividend ratio0.3 0.3 — 0.3 0.3 — 
Combined ratioCombined ratio93.3 92.8 0.5 74.1 94.5 (20.4)Combined ratio88.9 115.4 (26.5)99.0 107.1 (8.1)
Impact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year developmentImpact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year development(12.0)(0.5)(11.5)8.9 (3.7)12.6 Impact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year development0.5 (12.5)13.0 (8.8)(8.3)(0.5)
Underlying combined ratioUnderlying combined ratio81.4 92.3 (10.9)83.0 90.8 (7.8)Underlying combined ratio89.4 102.9 (13.5)90.3 98.8 (8.5)
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Product Combined Ratios
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019Change20202019Change
Automobile
Combined ratio81.3 95.7 (14.4)84.6 95.3 (10.7)
Underlying combined ratio84.9 98.8 (13.9)87.4 96.4 (9.0)
Homeowners
Combined ratio122.9 86.5 36.4 52.1 93.0 (40.9)
Underlying combined ratio74.0 76.6 (2.6)73.4 78.1 (4.7)
Net (Loss) Income
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Net income decreased by $15 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021 improved from a net loss for the prior year period primarily due to higher current accident year catastrophe losses, lowera change from an underwriting loss to an underwriting gain and an increase in net investment income, partially offset by a decrease in net realized capital gains and lowergains.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased primarily due to a change from an underwriting loss to an underwriting gain, higher net investment income largely offset by lower current accident yearand a change from net realized capital losses in automobile due to effectsnet realized capital gains. For further discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in a reduction in claim frequency associated with insureds driving less due to shelter-in-place guidelines as well as lower underwriting expenses, including amortization of DAC.investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
Net income increased by $296 Underwriting Gain (Loss)
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Underwriting gain for the ninethree month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to an underwriting loss for the prior year three month period primarily duedriven by $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in second quarter 2020 compared with $3 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in second quarter 2021, a change from net unfavorable prior accident year development in second quarter 2020 to net favorable prior accident year development in the 2020 period,second quarter 2021, lower current accident year catastrophes and the impact of higher earned premium. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period primarily due to lower average commissions despite higher earned premiums. Underwriting expenses increased in 2021 as higher incentive compensation costs were partially offset by cost savings from Hartford Next and a decrease in the allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in the 2021 period compared to an increase in the 2020 period.
Underwriting gain for the six month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to an underwriting loss for the prior year six month period primarily driven by $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in automobile due to effectsthe first half of 2020 compared with $27 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses in the COVID-19 pandemic,first half of 2021, the impact of higher earned premium and lower underwriting expenses, partially offset by higher current accident year catastrophes and higher net unfavorable prior accident year development in the current year period. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs decreased from the prior year period primarily due to lower average commissions despite higher earned premiums. Underwriting expenses decreased due to a reductiondecrease in the allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable in the 2021 period compared to an increase in the 2020 period and savings from Hartford Next initiatives, partially offset by higher incentive compensation costs.
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Earned Premiums
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[1]Other earned premiums of $10 and $11, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and 2021, respectively, and $21 and $22 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively, is included in the total.
Written Premiums
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[1]Other written premiums of $10 and $11, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and 2021, respectively, and $21 and $21 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively, is included in the total.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Earned premiums for the three and six month periods increased in 2021 due to written premium includingincreases over the effectprior 12 months as well due to higher premiums from audits and endorsements, principally in workers’ compensation due to an increasing exposure base from higher payrolls as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
Written premiums for the three and six month periods increased in 2021 driven by growth in small commercial, middle & large commercial and global specialty across most lines of $81business.
The Company recognized renewal written pricing increases in premium credits given to automobile policyholdersall lines in second quarter 2021. In global specialty, our U.S. wholesale book achieved an approximate 16% renewal written price increase, led by excess casualty, property and automobile. Global specialty international lines achieved a 24% price increase, led by D&O. In small commercial, renewal written price increases were higher in 2021 than 2020, with workers' compensation pricing turning slightly positive in the second quarter of 2021 and with mid-single digit to high single-digit rate increases in most other lines. In middle market, pricing increases have moderated from 2020 levels, with high single-digit to low double-digit rate increases in most middle market lines other than workers’ compensation, which experienced low single-digit written pricing increases.

New business premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in small commercial, led by increases in package business as well as growth in most middle & large commercial lines. Global specialty gross new business premium increased in both periods driven by wholesale and financial lines.
•Small commercial written premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in all lines except auto, with the most growth in package business and workers’ compensation.
•Middle & large commercial written premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in most lines of business, with the most growth in general industries, large and complex solutions and excess lines of business.
•Global specialty written premium increased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods driven by growth in U.S. wholesale, global reinsurance and financial lines.
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Current Accident Year Loss and LAE Ratio before Catastrophes
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Current accident year loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes decreased in 2021 in both the three and six month periods primarily due to lower COVID-19 incurred losses in 2021. Excluding the impact of COVID-19 claims, the Company recognized lower loss ratios in global specialty, workers’ compensation and general liability, partially offset by higher non-catastrophe property losses that was partially driven by building cost inflation. The lower loss ratios in global specialty were largely the result of rate and underwriting actions to improve profitability in those lines and was driven by U.S. wholesale, global reinsurance and U.S. financial lines.
The three and six months ended June 30, 2020 included $213 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses driven by $141 in property, $35 in workers' compensation and $37 in financial and other lines. The three months ended June 30, 2021 included $3 before-tax of COVID-19 incurred losses, all within financial and other lines.
The six months ended June 30, 2021 included COVID-19 incurred losses of $27 before tax, including losses of $20 in workers’ compensation and $7 in financial and other lines.
Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Current accident year catastrophe lossesfor the three months ended June 30, 2021 included mostly tornado, wind and hail events, mainly concentrated in Texas and the Southeast.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 included losses from the civil unrest that took place in late May and June of 2020 as well as wind and hail events principally in the South, Midwest and Great Plains.
Current accident year catastrophe lossesnet of reinsurance for the six months ended June 30, 2021 included losses from February winter storms primarily in the South, with the remaining losses largely from tornado, wind and hail events, mostly concentrated in Texas, the Southeast and along the Pacific coast.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were primarily from the civil unrest and from tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest and Great Plains.
Prior accident year developmentwas net favorable for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and was net unfavorable for the six month period ended June 30, 2021. Reserve development in the 2021 periods included reserve decreases for catastrophes, workers' compensation, package business, commercial property and bond, partially offset by professional liability reserve increases related to Navigators Group on 2018 and prior accident years and, for the six month period only, an increase in general liability that included a reserve increase related to the settlement with Boy Scouts of America on sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims.
Net unfavorable reserve development for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 included reserve increases for general liability driven primarily by increases in reserves for sexual molestation and abuse claims, and increases in
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automobile liability reserves, partially offset by reserve decreases for workers' compensation and catastrophes. Favorable development on prior year catastrophe reserves in the three and six month periods in 2020 was due to recognizing a $29 before tax subrogation benefit from a settlement with PG&E over certain of the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires and a reduction in estimated catastrophe losses from a number of wind and hail events that occurred in 2018 and 2019.
Prior accident year development in the three and six month periods of both 2021 and 2020 included reserve increases related to Navigators Group on 2018 and prior accident years that was economically ceded to NICO but for which the benefit was not recognized in earnings as it has been recorded as a deferred gain on retroactive reinsurance.
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Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20212020Change20212020Change
Written premiums$760 $738 3 %$1,475 $1,482 — %
Change in unearned premium reserve22 44 (50 %)3 14 (79 %)
Earned premiums738 694 6 %1,472 1,468 — %
Fee income8 9 (11 %)16 18 (11 %)
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year before catastrophes447 356 26 %861 819 5 %
Current accident year catastrophes [1]35 55 (36 %)74 74 — %
Prior accident year development [1](44)(349)87 %(86)(367)77 %
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses438 62 NM849 526 61 %
Amortization of DAC58 61 (5 %)116 125 (7 %)
Underwriting expenses154 150 3 %302 301 — %
Amortization of other intangible assets— 2 (100 %)1 3 (67 %)
Underwriting gain96 428 (78 %)220 531 (59 %)
Net servicing income [2]5 3 67 %9 5 80 %
Net investment income [3]40 28 43 %75 69 9 %
Net realized capital gains (losses) [3]6 8 (25 %)13 (15)187 %
Other income— 1 (100 %)— 1 (100 %)
Income before income taxes147 468 (69 %)317 591 (46 %)
 Income tax expense [4]29 97 (70 %)64 122 (48 %)
Net income$118 $371 (68 %)$253 $469 (46)%
[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 $21 and $21 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $40 and $40 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Includes servicing expenses of $16 and $18 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $31 and $35 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
[3]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[4]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 11 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Written and Earned Premiums
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Written Premiums20212020Change20212020Change
Product Line
Automobile$515 $481 7 %$1,023 $1,015 1 %
Homeowners245 257 (5 %)452 467 (3 %)
Total$760 $738 3 %$1,475 $1,482 — %
Earned Premiums
Product Line
Automobile$509 $456 12 %$1,016 $992 2 %
Homeowners229 238 (4 %)456 476 (4 %)
Total$738 $694 6 %$1,472 $1,468 — %
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Premium Measures
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Premium Measures2021202020212020
Policies in-force end of period (in thousands)
Automobile1,339 1,416 
Homeowners799 865 
Net new business premium
Automobile$56 $65 $109 $123 
Homeowners$16 $18 $29 $35 
Policy count retention [1]
Automobile85 %84 %85 %84 %
Homeowners85 %84 %85 %84 %
Policy count retention, net of cancellations [1] [2]
Automobile79 %90 %82 %88 %
Homeowners81 %89 %83 %87 %
Renewal written price increase
Automobile2.3 %2.5 %2.1 %2.8 %
Homeowners8.6 %5.1 %8.9 %4.9 %
Renewal earned price increase
Automobile2.0 %3.6 %2.1 %3.9 %
Homeowners8.1 %5.4 %7.6 %5.7 %
[1]Policy count retention represents the ratio of the number of renewal policies issued during the current year period divided by the number of policies issued in the previous calendar period before considering policies cancelled subsequent to renewal. Policy count retention, net of cancellations, represents the ratio of the number of renewal policies issued net of cancellations during the current year period divided by the number of policies issued net of cancellations in the previous calendar period.
[2]Policy count retention, net of cancellations increased in the three month period ended June 30, 2020 largely due to suspension of cancellations for non-payment of premium as a result of providing policyholders additional time to pay their premium.
Underwriting Ratios
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Underwriting Ratios20212020Change20212020Change
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
Current accident year before catastrophes60.6 51.3 9.3 58.5 55.8 2.7 
Current accident year catastrophes4.7 7.9 (3.2)5.0 5.0 — 
Prior year development(6.0)(50.3)44.3 (5.8)(25.0)19.2 
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio59.3 8.9 50.4 57.7 35.8 21.9 
Expense ratio27.6 29.4 (1.8)27.4 28.0 (0.6)
Combined ratio87.0 38.3 48.7 85.1 63.8 21.3 
Impact of current accident year catastrophes and prior year development1.3 42.4 (41.1)0.8 20.0 (19.2)
Underlying combined ratio88.2 80.7 7.5 85.9 83.8 2.1 
Product Combined Ratios
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20212020Change20212020Change
Automobile
Combined ratio89.2 82.5 6.7 86.3 86.4 (0.1)
Underlying combined ratio92.1 86.3 5.8 89.2 88.8 0.4 
Homeowners
Combined ratio82.0 (45.8)127.8 84.4 16.7 67.7 
Underlying combined ratio79.2 70.1 9.1 78.2 73.1 5.1 
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Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Net income decreased in both the three and six month periods, largely driven by a decrease in underwriting gain, partially offset by an increase in net investment income and, for the six month period, a change from net realized capital losses to net realized capital losses in the 2020 period and lower net investment income, primarily driven by lower income from limited partnerships and other alternative investments.gains.
Underwriting Gain
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Underwriting gaindecreased for the three months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to higher current accident year catastrophe losses, largely offset by lower current accident year losses in automobile due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as lower underwriting expenses, including amortization of DAC.
Underwriting gain increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, primarily due to favorable prior accident year development in the 2020 period driven by a reduction in prior year catastrophe reserves, lower current accident year losses in automobile due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and lower underwriting expenses, partially offset by a reduction in earned premium, including the effect of $81 in premium credits given to automobile policyholders in the second quarter of 2020.
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Earned Premiums
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Three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
Earned premiums decreased in both the three and ninesix month periods, ending Septemberprimarily due to lower net favorable prior accident year development and higher personal automobile claim frequency from greater miles driven, partially offset by lower current accident year catastrophe losses in the three month period.
Earned Premiums
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Written Premiums
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2020, reflecting a decline in written premium over2021 compared to the prior twelvethree and six months ended June 30, 2020
Earned premiums increased in both Agency channelsthe three and in AARP Direct and, for the ninesix month period, the effect ofperiods due to $81 of premium credits given to automobile policyholders in the second quarter of 2020 in recognition of shelter-in-place guidelines that have resultedreduced miles driven. Largely offsetting the effect of the premium credits in the 2020 period was the effect of a decline in miles driven.written premium over the prior twelve months in both Agency channels and in AARP Direct.
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Written premiums decreasedincreased in automobile for both the three and six month periods due to the effect of the premium credits given in the 2020 period, largely offset by the effect of non-renewed premium exceeding new business. Written premium declined in homeowners in both the three and nine month periods in AARP Direct and both Agency channels. For automobile, written premium in the ninesix month period in 2020 included a reduction fordue to the $81 of premium credits given to policyholders in the second quarter. Written premium for both automobile and homeowners declined as the amounteffect of non-renewed premium exceeded theexceeding new business. Both new business premium.and policy count retention, net of cancellations, declined in the three and six month periods with the decrease in policy count retention, net of cancellations, partly due to the suspension of cancellations for non-payment of premium in second quarter of 2020 resulting in elevated policy count retention, net of cancellations, in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020.
Renewal written pricing increases were modestly lower in automobile for both the three and nine monthsix months periods. Renewal written pricing increases for homeowners were higher in the 2021 periods were lower in 2020 in automobile in response to moderatingrecent loss cost trends. For homeowners, while written pricing increases had moderated during the first half of 2020, written pricing increases were higher in third quarter 2020 due to the rate need arising from catastrophe and other property claims experience.
Policy count retention decreased in both automobile and homeowners in third quarter 2020, partly due to policy cancellations for non-payment that had been temporarily suspended in second quarter 2020. Policy count retention increased for both auto and homeowners in the nine month
period reflecting the effect of moderating renewal written price increases.
Premium retention for automobile decreased in the three month period, reflecting the decrease in policy count retention and decreased in the nine month period mostly due to the $81 of automobile premium credits given to policyholders in the second quarter of 2020. Premium retention for homeowners improved in both the three and nine month periods driven by renewal rate increases, partially offset by a decline in policy count retention for the three month period.
Policies in-force decreased in 2020the 2021 period in both automobile and homeowners driven by not generating enough new business to offset the loss of non-renewed policies.
Current Accident Year Loss and LAE Ratio before Catastrophes
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Current accident year Loss and LAE ratio before catastrophes increased in automobile and homeowners for both the three and six month periods. The increase in automobile for both the three and six month periods was principally due to higher claim frequency with miles driven increasing as we emerge from the pandemic. The increase in homeowners was driven by an increase in non-weather non-catastrophe losses in the three month period and an increase in both weather and non-weather non-catastrophe losses in the six month period. Contributing to the increase in homeowners was higher severity driven by a greater number of large losses and an increase in rebuilding costs. Homeowners claim frequency decreased in the three month period and increased for the six month period.
Current Accident Year Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020
Current accident year catastrophe lossesdecreased for the three month period and ninewere flat for the six month period. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the second quarter of 2021 primarily included losses from wind and hail storms in Texas and the Southeast. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 included February winter storms primarily in the South, as well as losses from wind and hail events in Texas, the Southeast and the Pacific Coast. Current accident year catastrophe losses for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020 were primarily from tornado, wind and hail events in both automobilethe South, Midwest and homeowners. For automobile, the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio benefited from earned pricing increases and from lower claim frequency, primarily driven by shelter-in-place guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For homeowners,Great Plains.
Prior accident year development was less favorable in both the three and ninesix month period, largely due to lower reserve reductions for prior year catastrophes. Prior accident year development was favorable for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, driven mostly by reserve reductions in prior year catastrophes including the benefit of higher expected subrogation recoveries related to the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires and, to a lesser extent, reserve reductions in automobile liability. Prior accident year development was favorable in both the three and six month periods the primary driver was fewer non-catastrophe weather claims.ended June 30, 2020 due to a reduction in catastrophe loss reserves, including a $260 subrogation benefit from PG&E,
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Current Accident Year Catastrophes and Unfavorable (Favorable) Prior Accident Year Development
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Three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were primarily from Pacific Coast wildfires, tropical storm Isaias, hurricane Laura, a Midwest derecho, and other wind and hail events, mostly in the Central Plains. Current accident year catastrophe losses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily from wind and hail events in the Midwest and Mountain West and losses from hurricane Dorian and tropical storm Imelda.
Current accident year catastrophe losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were primarily from Pacific Coast wildfires, tropical storm Isaias, hurricane Laura and various tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest, and Central Plains. Catastrophe losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily included winter storms across the country and tornado, wind and hail events in the South, Midwest, and Mountain West.
Prior accident year development was favorable in both the three and nine month periods, with the favorable development in the nine month period principally due to a reduction in catastrophe loss reserves. Prior accident year development for both the three and nine month periods included reserve decreases fromlesser extent, lower estimated automobile liability claim severity for the 2017 and 2018 accident years. The reduction in catastrophe loss reserves for the nine month period was driven by lower estimated losses for the 2017 and 2018 California wildfires, including a $260 subrogation benefit from PG&E, as well as a reduction in losses for various 2018 and 2019 wind and hail events. Prior accident year development was favorable in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to a decrease in automobile liability reserves for the 2017 accident year.
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|PROPERTY & CASUALTY OTHER OPERATIONS -
 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
Underwriting Summary
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Losses and loss adjustment expensesLosses and loss adjustment expensesLosses and loss adjustment expenses
Prior accident year development [1] Prior accident year development [1]$11 $— NM$15 $9 67 % Prior accident year development [1]$— $4 (100 %)$33 $4 NM
Total losses and loss adjustment expensesTotal losses and loss adjustment expenses11 — NM15 9 67 %Total losses and loss adjustment expenses— 4 (100 %)33 4 NM
Underwriting expensesUnderwriting expenses2 3 (33 %)8 9 (11 %)Underwriting expenses2 3 (33 %)4 6 (33 %)
Underwriting lossUnderwriting loss(13)(3)NM(23)(18)(28 %)Underwriting loss(2)(7)71 %(37)(10)NM
Net investment income [2]Net investment income [2]14 21 (33 %)40 64 (38 %)Net investment income [2]20 10 100 %36 26 38 %
Net realized capital gains (losses) [2]Net realized capital gains (losses) [2]2 4 (50 %)(3)17 (118 %)Net realized capital gains (losses) [2]3 2 50 %5 (5)NM
Income before income taxes Income before income taxes3 22 (86 %)14 63 (78 %) Income before income taxes21 5 NM4 11 (64 %)
Income tax expense [3]Income tax expense [3]1 4 (75 %)2 11 (82 %)Income tax expense [3]4 — NM— 1 (100 %)
Net incomeNet income$2 $18 (89 %)$12 $52 (77 %)Net income$17 $5 NM$4 $10 (60 %)
[1]For discussion of 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 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Net income decreased for bothincreased in the three and nine month periods,months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to an increasehigher net investment income in netthe 2021 period and unfavorable prior accident year development a decrease in the 2020 period.
Net income decreased in the sixth months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to unfavorable prior accident year development in first quarter 2021, partially offset by higher net investment income and for the nine month period, a change from net realized capital gains to net realized capital losses.in the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Underwriting lossincreased for both decreased in the three and nine month periods,months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to an increase in net unfavorable prior accident year development. Netdevelopment in the 2020 comparable period.
Underwriting loss increased in the six months ended June 30, 2021, due to unfavorable prior accident year reserve development in the 2020 periods included reserve increasesfirst quarter 2021 driven by an increase in reserves for sexual molestation and sexual abuse claims, primarily on assumed reinsurance, partially offset by a reduction in the allowance for uncollectible reinsurance.
Asbestos and environmental reserve comprehensive annual reviews will occur in the fourth quarter of 2020.2021. For information on A&E reserves, see MD&A - Critical Accounting Estimates, Asbestos and Environmental Reserves included in the Company's 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
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|GROUPBENEFITS - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
Operating Summary
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Premiums and other considerationsPremiums and other considerations$1,361 $1,382 (2 %)$4,175 $4,213 (1 %)Premiums and other considerations$1,427 $1,423 — %$2,845 $2,814 1 %
Net investment income [1]Net investment income [1]117 121 (3 %)324 363 (11 %)Net investment income [1]136 92 48 %263 207 27 %
Net realized capital gains [1]9 14 (36 %)4 26 (85 %)
Net realized capital gains (losses) [1]Net realized capital gains (losses) [1]28 3 NM47 (5)NM
Total revenuesTotal revenues1,487 1,517 (2 %)4,503 4,602 (2 %)Total revenues1,591 1,518 5 %3,155 3,016 5 %
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expensesBenefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses1,005 983 2 %3,045 3,098 (2 %)Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses1,019 1,033 (1 %)2,215 2,040 9 %
Amortization of DACAmortization of DAC13 14 (7 %)39 41 (5 %)Amortization of DAC10 13 (23 %)21 26 (19 %)
Insurance operating costs and other expensesInsurance operating costs and other expenses312 329 (5 %)991 968 2 %Insurance operating costs and other expenses340 340 — %679 679 — %
Amortization of other intangible assetsAmortization of other intangible assets10 10 — %30 31 (3 %)Amortization of other intangible assets10 9 11 %20 20 — %
Total benefits, losses and expensesTotal benefits, losses and expenses1,340 1,336 — %4,105 4,138 (1 %)Total benefits, losses and expenses1,379 1,395 (1 %)2,935 2,765 6 %
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes147 181 (19 %)398 464 (14 %)Income before income taxes212 123 72 %220 251 (12 %)
Income tax expense [2] Income tax expense [2]28 35 (20 %)74 87 (15 %) Income tax expense [2]42 22 91 %41 46 (11 %)
Net incomeNet income$119 $146 (18 %)$324 $377 (14 %)Net income$170 $101 68 %$179 $205 (13 %)
[1]For discussion of consolidated investment results, see MD&A - Investment Results.
[2]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Premiums and Other Considerations
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Fully insured – ongoing premiumsFully insured – ongoing premiums$1,316 $1,337 (2 %)$3,988 $4,072 (2 %)Fully insured – ongoing premiums$1,378 $1,349 2 %$2,750 $2,672 3 %
Buyout premiumsBuyout premiums1 — NM55 6 NMBuyout premiums— 29 (100 %)2 54 (96 %)
Fee incomeFee income44 45 (2 %)132 135 (2 %)Fee income49 45 9 %93 88 6 %
Total premiums and other considerationsTotal premiums and other considerations$1,361 $1,382 (2 %)$4,175 $4,213 (1 %)Total premiums and other considerations$1,427 $1,423 — %$2,845 $2,814 1 %
Fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyoutsFully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts$134 $74 81 %$668 $580 15 %Fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts$99 $149 (34 %)$611 $534 14 %

Ratios, Excluding Buyouts
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Group disability loss ratioGroup disability loss ratio65.3 %64.4 %0.966.4 %69.0 %(2.6)Group disability loss ratio64.2 %62.6 %1.666.3 %67.0 %(0.7)
Group life loss ratioGroup life loss ratio87.5 %80.8 %6.782.6 %80.0 %2.6Group life loss ratio83.6 %85.9 %(2.3)96.0 %80.3 %15.7
Total loss ratioTotal loss ratio73.8 %71.1 %2.772.6 %73.5 %(0.9)Total loss ratio71.4 %72.0 %(0.6)77.8 %72.0 %5.8
Expense ratio [1]Expense ratio [1]24.3 %24.9 %(0.6)25.4 %24.1 %1.3Expense ratio [1]25.1 %25.6 %(0.5)25.2 %25.9 %(0.7)
[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.
Margin
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20212020Change20212020Change
Net income margin10.7 %6.7 %4.0 5.7 %6.8 %(1.1)
Adjustments to reconcile net income margin to core earnings margin:
Net realized capital losses (gains) excluded from core earnings, before tax(1.7 %)(0.1 %)(1.6)(1.4 %)0.2 %(1.6)
Integration and other non-recurring M&A costs, before tax0.1 %0.3 %(0.2)0.1 %0.3 %(0.2)
Income tax benefit0.4 %(0.1 %)0.5 0.3 %(0.1 %)0.4 
Impact of excluding buyouts from denominator of core earnings margin— %0.1 %(0.1)— %0.1 %(0.1)
Core earnings margin9.5 %6.9 %2.6 4.7 %7.3 %(2.6)
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Margin
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019Change20202019Change
Net income margin8.0 %9.6 %(1.6)7.2 %8.2 %(1.0)
Adjustments to reconcile net income margin to core earnings margin:
Net realized capital losses (gains) excluded from core earnings, before tax(0.6 %)(0.9 %)0.3 (0.1 %)(0.5 %)0.4 
Integration and transaction costs associated with acquired business, before tax0.3 %0.6 %(0.3)0.3 %0.6 %(0.3)
Income tax benefit0.2 %0.1 %0.1 — %— %— 
Impact of excluding buyouts from denominator of core earnings margin— %— %— 0.1 %— %0.1 
Core earnings margin7.9 %9.4 %(1.5)7.5 %8.3 %(0.8)
Net Income
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Net income decreased forincreased from the three and nine month periods, primarily due to COVID-19 benefits and incurred lossessecond quarter of 2020 largely driven by an increase in 2020, lower net investment income, lower excess mortality losses related to COVID-19 and an increase in net realized capital gains, and, for the nine month period, higher insurance operating costs and other expenses, partially offset by a higher recoveries and lower claim incidence on group disability claims. Also contributing toloss ratio.
For the decrease for the threesix month period wasended June 30, 2021, net income decreased from the comparable period in 2020 largely driven by higher excess mortality losses related to COVID-19, partially offset by an increase in prior incurral year group life reserves for late reported claims and less favorable prior incurral year development for disability, largely due to a change to recovery assumptions on long-term disability claims in third quarter 2019 that reduced losses in that period. COVID-19 incurred benefits and losses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 included $28 and $71, respectively, of group life claims and $7 and $18, respectively, of incurred losses on short-term disability and New York paid family leave claims. Lower net investment income was primarily driven by lower reinvestment rates and lower incomea change from limited partnership and other alternative investments.net realized capital losses to net realized capital gains.
Insurance operating costs and other expenses decreased infor both the three and six month periodperiods were flat year over year as lower staffing and increased
inother costs due to the nine month period. The three month period benefited from lower incentive compensationHartford Next operational transformation and travel costscost reduction program as well as a reductionthe effect of an increase in the allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable. The increasereceivables in expenses for the nine month2020 period included higher information technology ("IT") and other costs related to improving the customer experience, partiallywas offset by lowerhigher incentive compensation expense and travel costs. Both the three month and nine month periods also benefited from lower integration costs.increased costs to handle excess mortality claims.
Fully Insured Ongoing Premiums
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[1] Other of $64$72 and $70$79 is included in the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, and 2020,2021, respectively, and $187$130 and $200$156 for the ninesix months ended September 30, 2019, and 2020 is included in the total.
Three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019
Fully insured ongoing premiums decreased for the three2021, respectively, which includes other group coverages such as retiree health insurance, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity and nine month periods, principally driven by a decrease in group life and, for the nine month period, a decrease in groupparticipant accident coverages.
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disability with the declines resulting primarily from lower insured exposure on in-force policies. Premiums for voluntary business increased in bothThree and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and nine month periods,six months ended June 30, 2020
Fully insured ongoing premiums increased primarily due to an increase in exposure on existing accounts as our customers emerge from the pandemic, as well as strong salespersistency and persistency.sales.
Fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts increased in bothall employer group market segments for the six month period. For the three and nine month periods with increases in both group disability and group life.period ended June 30, 2021, fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts, decreased as the prior year period included two large National account sales.
Ratios
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Total loss ratio increased 2.7decreased 0.6 points for the three month period reflecting a lower group life loss ratio, partially offset by a
higher group disability loss ratio. The group life loss ratio decreased 2.3 points compared to prior year due to lower excess mortality partially offset by an increase in reserves for late reported retiree claims. Excess mortality recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $25, or 4.1 points, compared to $45, or 7.4 points, in the same prior year period. Included in the excess mortality estimate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 are estimated losses of $88, or 14.6 points, for the current quarter partially offset by favorable development of $63, or 10.4 points, on excess mortality estimates related to prior quarters, almost all of which relates to favorable development on first quarter 2021 claims. The disability loss ratio increased 1.6 points due to an increase in bothshort-term disability claim incidence as the prior year period was more favorably impacted by fewer elective procedures during the onset of the pandemic and a decrease in estimated recoveries on prior incurral year long-term disability reserves. Also impacting the disability loss ratio was a higher New York Paid Family Leave risk assessment refund in second quarter 2021 as compared to second quarter 2020.
Total loss ratio increased 5.8 points for the six month period reflecting a higher group life andloss ratio, partially offset by a lower group disability loss ratio. The group life loss ratio increased 6.715.7 points with increases in both the current and prior incurral years. The current incurral year loss ratio increased 1.8 points due to COVID-19 life claims of 4.7 points (or $28) in the third quarter of 2020, partially offset by favorable non-COVID-19 life mortality. Prior incurral year development for group life was unfavorable to third quarter 2019, primarily due to updating reserve assumptions related to late reported death claims. The disability loss ratio increased 0.9
points in third quarter 2020 with 4.7 points of less favorable prior incurral year development, partially offsetdriven by a lower current incurral year loss ratio of 3.5 points. Prior incurral year development13.7 point increase in third quarter 2019 included a 2.7 point benefit from favorable changes in long-term disability reserve assumptions and a 1.1 point benefit from an experience refund related toexcess mortality claims as well as the New York Paid Family Leave product. The favorable change in long-term disability reserve assumptions in third quarter 2019 was largely driven from updating our claim recovery probabilities to more recent experience. The current incurral year disability loss ratio decreased primarily due to lower claim incidence, partially offset by 1.0 points (or $7) of COVID-19 short-term disability claims.
Total loss ratio decreased 0.9 points for the ninesix month period reflecting a lower group disability loss ratio, partially offset by a higher group life ratio. The group life loss ratio increased 2.6 points for the nine month period primarily due to a higher current incurral year loss ratio driven by 3.9 points (or $71) of COVID-19 life claims. Prior incurral year development for group life was more favorable due toended June 30, 2020 benefiting from favorable mortality emergence on the prior incurral year recognized inyears. For the threesix month period ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, partially offset by the reserve assumption update related to late reported death claims.excess mortality losses were $210 and $45, respectively. The group disability loss ratio decreased 2.60.7 points for the nine month period withprimarily due to a 1.1 point improvement in the current incurral year loss ratio and 1.2 points of more favorable prior incurral year development. The current incurral year group disability loss ratio improved1.1 points as lower claim incidence more than offset 0.9 points ($18) of COVID-19 short-term disability andhigher New York Paid Family Leave claims. The more favorable prior incurral year developmentrisk assessment refund in group disability was driven by higher claim recoveries and continued improving claim incidence, partially offset by the favorable impacts in 2019 from the long term disability reserve assumption update.2021 period.

Expense ratio decreased 0.6 pointsfor both the three and six month periods. Contributing to the decrease in the three month period and increased 1.3 points for the nine month period. The three month period benefited from lower incentive compensation and travel costs as well as a reductionexpense ratio was an increase in the allowance for credit losses on premiums receivable. The expense ratio increased forreceivable in the nine month2020 period, driven by higher ITlower staffing and other costs related to improvingas a result of the customer experience,Hartford Next operational transformation and cost reduction program, and, for the six month period, the effect of higher premiums, partially offset by lowerhigher incentive compensation and travel costs.increased costs to handle excess mortality claims.
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|HARTFORDFUNDS - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
Operating Summary

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Fee income and other revenueFee income and other revenue$250 $254 (2 %)$724 $743 (3 %)Fee income and other revenue$296 $227 30 %$578 $474 22 %
Net investment incomeNet investment income1 1 — %3 5 (40 %)Net investment income— 1 (100 %)1 2 (50 %)
Net realized capital gains5 1 NM2 3 (33 %)
Net realized capital gains (losses)Net realized capital gains (losses)2 8 (75 %)4 (3)NM
Total revenuesTotal revenues256 256 — %729 751 (3 %)Total revenues298 236 26 %583 473 23 %
Amortization of DACAmortization of DAC4 3 33 %11 9 22 %Amortization of DAC3 3 — %6 7 (14 %)
Operating costs and other expensesOperating costs and other expenses197 202 (2 %)569 607 (6 %)Operating costs and other expenses228 183 25 %452 372 22 %
Total benefits, losses and expensesTotal benefits, losses and expenses201 205 (2 %)580 616 (6 %)Total benefits, losses and expenses231 186 24 %458 379 21 %
Income before income taxes Income before income taxes55 51 8 %149 135 10 % Income before income taxes67 50 34 %125 94 33 %
Income tax expense [1]Income tax expense [1]11 11 — %30 27 11 %Income tax expense [1]15 11 36 %26 19 37 %
Net incomeNet income$44 $40 10 %$119 $108 10 %Net income$52 $39 33 %$99 $75 32 %
Daily average Hartford Funds AUMDaily average Hartford Funds AUM$122,528 $119,738 2 %$117,693 $116,635 1 %Daily average Hartford Funds AUM$150,527 $110,864 36 %$146,866 $115,248 27 %
ROA [2]ROA [2]14.4 13.3 8 %13.5 12.4 9 %ROA [2]13.8 14.1 (2 %)13.5 13.0 4 %
Adjustment to reconcile ROA to ROA, core earnings:Adjustment to reconcile ROA to ROA, core earnings:Adjustment to reconcile ROA to ROA, core earnings:
Effect of net realized capital losses excluded from core earnings, before taxEffect of net realized capital losses excluded from core earnings, before tax(1.6)(0.4)NM(0.2)(0.3)33 %Effect of net realized capital losses excluded from core earnings, before tax(0.5)(2.9)83 %(0.5)0.7 (171 %)
Effect of income tax expense [1]0.3 — NM— — — %
Effect of income tax expense (benefit)Effect of income tax expense (benefit)0.3 0.7 (57 %)0.1 (0.3)133 %
ROA, core earnings [2]ROA, core earnings [2]13.1 12.9 2 %13.3 12.1 10 %ROA, core earnings [2]13.6 11.9 14 %13.1 13.4 (2 %)
[1]For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[2]Represents annualized earnings divided by a daily average of assets under management, as measured in basis points.
Hartford Funds Segment AUM

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20202019Change20202019Change20212020Change20212020Change
Mutual Fund and ETP AUM - beginning of periodMutual Fund and ETP AUM - beginning of period$104,721 $106,889 (2 %)$112,533 $91,557 23 %Mutual Fund and ETP AUM - beginning of period$130,254 $90,615 44 %$124,627 $112,533 11 %
Sales - mutual fundSales - mutual fund5,878 5,199 13 %21,505 17,218 25 %Sales - mutual fund8,654 7,506 15 %17,852 15,627 14 %
Redemptions - mutual fundRedemptions - mutual fund(7,064)(6,126)(15 %)(24,599)(18,123)(36 %)Redemptions - mutual fund(6,300)(8,057)22 %(14,728)(17,535)16 %
Net flows - ETPNet flows - ETP(80)127 (163 %)(271)874 (131 %)Net flows - ETP86 (124)169 %90 (191)147 %
Net flows - mutual fund and ETPNet flows - mutual fund and ETP(1,266)(800)(58 %)(3,365)(31)NMNet flows - mutual fund and ETP2,440 (675)NM3,214 (2,099)NM
Change in market value and otherChange in market value and other6,586 (129)NM873 14,434 (94 %)Change in market value and other5,817 14,781 (61 %)10,670 (5,713)NM
Mutual fund and ETP AUM - end of periodMutual fund and ETP AUM - end of period110,041 105,960 4 %110,041 105,960 4 %Mutual fund and ETP AUM - end of period138,511 104,721 32 %138,511 104,721 32 %
Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM [1]Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM [1]13,669 14,021 (3 %)13,669 14,021 (3 %)Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM [1]15,282 13,123 16 %15,282 13,123 16 %
Hartford Funds AUM - end of periodHartford Funds AUM - end of period$123,710 $119,981 3 %$123,710 $119,981 3 %Hartford Funds AUM - end of period$153,793 $117,844 31 %$153,793 $117,844 31 %
[1]Represents AUM of the life and annuity business sold in May 2018 that is still managed by the Company's Hartford Funds segment.
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Mutual Fund and ETP AUM by Asset Class
September 30,As of June 30,
20202019Change20212020Change
EquityEquity$70,649 $66,999 5 %Equity$93,448 $66,838 40 %
Fixed IncomeFixed Income15,655 15,685 — %Fixed Income18,913 14,771 28 %
Multi-Strategy Investments [1]Multi-Strategy Investments [1]21,116 20,429 3 %Multi-Strategy Investments [1]23,039 20,526 12 %
Exchange-traded ProductsExchange-traded Products2,621 2,847 (8)%Exchange-traded Products3,111 2,586 20 %
Mutual Fund and ETP AUMMutual Fund and ETP AUM$110,041 $105,960 4 %Mutual Fund and ETP AUM$138,511 $104,721 32 %
[1]Includes balanced, allocation, and alternative investment products.
Net Income
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Net income increased for the three month period due to an increase in net realized capital gains due to mark-to-market gains on Company assets invested in some of the funds and lower operating costs, largely offset by a decrease in fee income. Net income increased for the nine month period due to lower operating costs, including a reduction in contingent consideration of $12 before tax associated with the acquisition of Lattice, partly offset by a decrease in fee income and a decrease in net investment income. The decrease in investment management fee revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily the result of a continued shift to lower fee
generating assets. See Note 5 - Fair Value Measurements of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding contingent consideration payable.
Hartford Funds AUM
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September 30, 2020 compared to September 30, 2019
Hartford Funds AUM increased compared to the prior
year due to an increase in market values, partially offset by net outflows, along with the continued runoff of AUM related to the Talcott Resolution life and annuity separate account AUM. Net flows from mutual funds and ETP were outflows of $3.4 billion in first nine months of 2020 compared to outflows of $31 in first nine months of 2019.
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Net Income
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Three and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2020

Net income increased for the three month period primarily due to higher fee income as a result of an increase in daily average assets under management, partially offset by higher variable costs. For the six month period, net income increased primarily due to higher fee income and a change to net realized capital gains in 2021 from net realized capital losses in 2020, partially offset by higher variable costs and the effect of a $12 reduction in contingent consideration payable associated with the acquisition of Lattice that was recognized in first quarter
2020. Realized gains (losses) consist of changes in the market value of Company assets invested in some of the funds, which was driven by changes in equity markets.

Hartford Funds AUM
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Hartford Funds AUM increased primarily due to net inflows and an increase in market values. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized net inflows on mutual fund and ETP of $3.2 billion, compared to net outflows of $2.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
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Results of Operations
Operating Summary
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20202019Change20202019Change
Fee income$13 $14 (7 %)$38 $38 — %
Other revenue (loss)(21)24 (188 %)54 68 (21 %)
Net investment income3 10 (70 %)16 51 (69 %)
Net realized capital gains (losses)13 1 NM(2)21 (110 %)
Total revenues8 49 (84 %)106 178 (40 %)
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses [1]1 5 (80 %)13 10 30 %
Insurance operating costs and other expenses9 20 (55 %)59 66 (11 %)
Loss on extinguishment of debt [2]— 90 (100 %)— 90 (100 %)
Interest expense [2]58 67 (13 %)179 194 (8 %)
Restructuring and other costs87 — NM87 — NM
Total benefits, losses and expenses155 182 (15 %)338 360 (6 %)
Loss before income taxes(147)(133)(11 %)(232)(182)(27 %)
Income tax benefit [3](39)(34)(15 %)(51)(40)(28 %)
Net loss(108)(99)(9 %)(181)(142)(27 %)
Preferred stock dividends6 11 (45 %)16 16 — %
Net loss available to common stockholders$(114)$(110)(4)%$(197)$(158)(25)%
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20212020Change20212020Change
Fee income [1]$14 $12 17 %$26 $25 4 %
Other revenue (loss)(2)73 (103 %)(10)75 (113 %)
Net investment income3 4 (25 %)6 13 (54 %)
Net realized capital gains (losses)61 24 154 %67 (15)NM
Total revenues76 113 (33 %)89 98 (9 %)
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses [2]2 6 (67 %)3 12 (75 %)
Insurance operating costs and other expenses [1]45 29 55 %58 50 16 %
Interest expense [3]57 57 — %114 121 (6 %)
Restructuring and other costs— — — %11 — NM
Total benefits, losses and expenses104 92 13 %186 183 2 %
Income (loss) before income taxes(28)21 NM(97)(85)(14 %)
Income tax expense (benefit) [4](7)3 NM(18)(12)(50 %)
Net income (loss)(21)18 NM(79)(73)(8 %)
Preferred stock dividends5 5 — %10 10 — %
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders$(26)$13 NM$(89)$(83)(7)%
[1] Includes investment management fees and expenses related to managing third party business, including management of the invested assets of Talcott Resolution.
[2] Includes benefits expense on life and annuity business previously underwritten by the Company.
[2]3] For discussion of debt, see Note 12 - Debt of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 13-14- Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementStatements in The Hartford's 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
[3]4] For discussion of income taxes, see Note 1311 - Income Taxes of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net Loss
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Net lossincreased for the three month period, primarily due to restructuring costs of $87 before tax in third quarter 2020 in connection with the Company’s Hartford Next operational transformation and cost reduction plan, a change from income to losses from the Company's retained equity interest in the former life and annuity operations included in other income, largely offset by a $90 before tax loss on extinguishment of debt in third quarter 2019. In addition, a decrease in interest expense and increase in net realized capital gains was partly offset by lower net investment income.

Net lossincreased for the nine month period primarily due to restructuring costs of $87 before tax, lower net investment income, a change from net realized capital gains to net realized capital losses and lower transition services revenue, partially offset by a $90 before tax loss on extinguishment of debt in 2019, transaction costs incurred in 2019 in connection with the acquisition of Navigators Group and lower interest expense.

Income (loss) before tax from the Company's retained equity interest in the former life and annuity operations was ($21) and $43, respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and was $14 and $45, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Net income declined in
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Net Income (Loss)
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bothThree and six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the three and nine-monthsix months ended June 30, 2020
Net lossavailable to common stockholders for the second quarter of 2021 compared to net income available to common stockholders in the second quarter of 2020 as a decrease in income from the Company’s retained equity interest in Talcott Resolution and an increase in operating costs and other expenses was partially offset by an increase in net realized capital gains. Net loss available to common stockholders increased in the six month period as a decrease in income from the Company’s retained equity interest in Talcott Resolution and an increase in operating costs and other expenses was partially offset by a change from net realized capital losses to net realized capital gains.
Income (loss)from the Company’s retained equity interest in Talcott Resolution was $(3) and $68, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and was $(11) and $64, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The increase in operating costs and other expenses for the three and six month periods was primarily duedriven bylegal and consulting costs associated with the unsolicited proposals from Chubb Limited to acquire the Company, partially offset by lower consulting fees. Net realized capital gains in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 included a lower yield$46 gain on short-term investments.sale of the Company’s 9.7% retained equity interest in Talcott Resolution.

Interest Expense
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Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 compared to the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Interest expense was flat year over year for the three month period and decreased for both the three and ninesix month periodsperiod primarily due to the repayment of our 5.5% senior notes in March of 2020.
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, including cybersecurity and business resiliency response to COVID-19, and specific risk tolerances for natural catastrophes and pandemic risk are described in the ERM section of the MD&A in The Hartford’s 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Insurance Risk|INSURANCE RISK
Insurance risk is the risk of losses of both a catastrophic and non-catastrophic nature on the P&C and Group Benefits products the Company has sold. Catastrophe insurance risk is the exposure arising from both natural (e.g., weather, earthquakes, wildfires, pandemics) and man-made catastrophes (e.g., terrorism, cyber-attacks) that create a concentration or
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aggregation of loss across the Company's insurance or asset portfolios.
Sources of Insurance Risk Non-catastrophe insurance risks exist within each of the Company's segments except Hartford Funds and include:
•Property- Risk of loss to personal or commercial property from automobile related accidents, weather, explosions, smoke, shaking, fire, theft, vandalism, inadequate installation, faulty equipment, collisions and falling objects, and/or machinery mechanical breakdown resulting in physical damage and other covered perils.
•Liability- Risk of loss from automobile related accidents, uninsured and underinsured drivers, lawsuits from accidents, defective products, breach of warranty, negligent acts by professional practitioners, environmental claims, latent exposures, fraud, coercion, forgery, failure to fulfill obligations per contract surety, liability from errors and omissions, losses from political and credit coverages, losses from derivative lawsuits, and other securities actions and covered perils.
•Mortality- Risk of loss from unexpected trends in insured deaths impacting timing of payouts from group life insurance, personal or commercial automobile related accidents, and death of employees or executives during the course of employment, while on disability, or while collecting workers compensation benefits.
•Morbidity- Risk of loss to an insured from illness incurred during the course of employment or illness from other covered perils.
•Disability- Risk of loss incurred from personal or commercial automobile related losses, accidents arising outside of the workplace, injuries or accidents incurred during the course of employment, or from equipment, with each loss resulting in short term or long-term disability payments.
•Longevity- Risk of loss from increased life expectancy trends among policyholders receiving long-term benefit payments.
•Cyber Insurance- Risk of loss to property, breach of data and business interruption from various types of cyber-attacks.
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Catastrophe risk primarily arises in the property, automobile, workers' compensation, casualty, group life, and group disability lines of business.
Impact Non-catastrophe insurance risk can arise from unexpected loss experience, underpriced business and/or
underestimation of loss reserves and can have significant effects on the Company’s earnings. Catastrophe insurance risk can arise from various unpredictable events and can have significant effects on the Company's earnings and may result in losses that could constrain its liquidity.
Management The Company's policies and procedures for managing these risks include disciplined underwriting protocols, exposure controls, sophisticated risk-based pricing, risk modeling, risk transfer, and capital management strategies. The
Company has established underwriting guidelines for both individual risks, including individual policy limits, and risks in the aggregate, including aggregate exposure limits by geographic zone and peril. The Company uses both internal and third-party models to estimate the potential loss resulting from various catastrophe events and the potential financial impact those events would have on the Company's financial position and results of operations across its businesses.
In addition, certain insurance products offered by The Hartford provide coverage for losses incurred due to cyber events and the Company has assessed and modeled how those products would respond to different events in order to manage its aggregate exposure to losses incurred under the insurance policies we sell. The Company models numerous deterministic scenarios including losses caused by malware, data breach, distributed denial of service attacks, intrusions of cloud environments and attacks of power grids.
Among specific risk tolerances set by the Company, risk limits are set for natural catastrophes, terrorism risk and pandemic risk.
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. 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 utilizes various reinsurance programs to mitigate catastrophe losses including excess of loss occurrence-based treaties covering property and workers’ compensation, and an aggregate property catastrophe treaty as well as individual risk agreements (including facultative reinsurance) that reinsure losses from specific classes or lines of business. The aggregate property catastrophe treaty covers the aggregate of catastrophe events designated by the Property Claim Services office of Verisk and, for international business, net losses arising from two or more risks involved in the same loss occurrence totaling at least $500 thousand, in excess of a $700 retention. The occurrence-based property catastrophe treaties respond in excess of $150$100 per occurrence for all perils other than named storm and earthquake. Pandemic is not excluded from the catastrophe treaties, so there could be reinsurance coverage for COVID-19 if related losses exceed the retentions and fall within the terms and conditions of the contract, including that losses are sustained by the Company duringearthquake (subject to a 168 hour period. Because of the level of the retentions and the Company’s current loss estimates, the Company expects limited reinsurance recovery from COVID-19 related losses under the per-occurrence catastrophe treaties. In addition to catastrophe reinsurance, the$50 annual aggregate deductible). The Company has per risk and quota share reinsurance that would respond to certain COVID-19 related losses; however, the reinsurance market has shifted to require communicable disease exclusionsdiseases are excluded from our per occurrence property catastrophe treaty, aggregate property treaty and workers' compensation catastrophe treaty that incepted on certain treaties that have renewed subsequent to 7/1/20. TheJanuary 1, 2021.The Company has reinsurance in place to cover individual group life losses in excess of $1 per person. With respect to recent civil unrest, losses relating to civil unrest designated by the Property Claim Services office of Verisk as a catastrophe event will cede to our property catastrophe aggregate cover. Such losses are not expected to be covered by the property catastrophe occurrence treaties because the unrest occurred in non-contiguous areas though the Company has property per risk and property quota share reinsurance that would cover certain losses related to the civil unrest.
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Primary Catastrophe Treaty Reinsurance Coverages as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 [1]
Portion of losses reinsuredPortion of losses retained by The Hartford
Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty from 1/1/20202021 to 12/31/20202021 [1] [2]
Losses of $0 to $150$100None100% retained
Losses of $150$100 to $350 for earthquakes and named hurricanes and tropical storms and earthquakes[6]None100% retained
Losses of $150$100 to $350 from one event other than earthquakes and named hurricanes and tropical storms and earthquakes(subject to a $50 Annual Aggregate Deductible ("AAD")) [6]70% of $200$250 in excess of $150$10030% co-participation
Losses of $350 to $500 from one event (all perils)75% of $150 in excess of $35025% co-participation
Losses of $500 to $1.1 billion from one event [3] (all perils)90% of $600 in excess $50010% co-participation
Aggregate Property Catastrophe Treaty for 1/1/20202021 to 12/31/20202021 [4]
$0 to $700 of aggregate lossesNone100% retained
$700 to $900 of aggregate losses100%None
Workers' Compensation Catastrophe Treaty for 1/1/20202021 to 12/31/20202021
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] As of January 1, 2020 Navigators Group (Global Specialty) is included in the Corporate Property Catastrophe treaties. These treaties do not cover the assumed reinsurance business which purchases its own retrocessional coverage.
[2]In addition to the Per Occurrence Property OccurrenceCatastrophe Treaty, for Florida wind events, The Hartford has purchased the mandatory FHCF reinsurance for the annual period starting at 6/1.July 1,2021. Retention and coverage varies by writing company. The writing company with the largest coverage under FHCF is Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest, with coverage estimated at approximately $67$55 of per event losses in excess of a $27$24 retention (estimates are based on best available information at this time and are periodically updated as information is made available by Florida).
[3]Portions of this layer of coverage extend beyond a traditional one year 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 catastrophe events (up to $350 per event), either designated by the Property Claim Services office of Verisk or, for international business, net losses arising from two or more risks involved in the same loss occurrence totaling at least $500 thousand. All catastrophe losses apply toward satisfying the $700 attachment point under the aggregate treaty.
[5]In addition to the limits shown, the workers' compensation reinsurance includes a non-catastrophe, industrial accident layer, providing coverage for 80% of $30 in per event losses in excess of a $20 retention.
[6]Named hurricanes and tropical storms are defined as any storm or storm system declared to be a hurricane or tropical storm by the US National Hurricane Center, US Weather Prediction Center, or their successor organizations (being divisions of the US National Weather Service).
In addition to the property catastrophe reinsurance coverage described in the above table, the Company has other reinsurance agreements that cover property catastrophe losses. The Per Occurrence Property Catastrophe Treaty, and Workers' Compensation Catastrophe Treaty include a provision to reinstate one limit in the event that a catastrophe loss exhausts limits on one or more layers under the treaties.
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 2027.
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 $200 million.$200. Under the program, in any one calendar year, the federal government will 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 80%. The Company's
estimated deductible under the program is $1.5$1.6 billion for 2020.2021. 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 and Navigators Group Reserve Development - The Company has two adverse development cover (“ADC”) reinsurance agreements in place, both of which are accounted for as retroactive reinsurance. One agreement covers substantially all A&E reserve development for 2016 and prior accident years (the “A&E ADC”) and the other covers substantially all reserve development of Navigators Insurance Company and certain of its affiliates for 2018 and prior accident years (“Navigators ADC”). For more information on the A&E ADC and the Navigators ADC, see Note 1 - 1, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in The Hartford's 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report and Note -10,9 - Reserve for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses of this Form 10-Q.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Operational Risk
Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes and systems, human error, or from external events.
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Sources of Operational Risk|FINANCIAL RISKOperational risk is inherent in the Company's business and functional areas. Operational risks include: compliance with laws and regulation, cybersecurity, business disruption, technology failure, inadequate execution or process management, reliance on model and data analytics, internal fraud, external fraud, third party dependency and attraction and retention of talent.
Impact Operational risk can result in financial loss, disruption
of our business, regulatory actions or damage to our reputation.
Management Responsibility for day-to-day management of operational risk lies within each business unit and functional area. ERM provides an enterprise-wide view of the Company's operational risk on an aggregate basis. ERM is responsible for establishing, maintaining and communicating the framework, principles and guidelines of the Company's operational risk management program.
In response to COVID-19 the Company has implemented a number of mitigation strategies to address potential operational impacts, including:
•Activated our cross-functional Crisis Management Team (CMT) comprising of representatives from areas such as the Business Resiliency Office, IT, Corporate Health & Well-being, Employee Relations, Security, Facilities and Communications
•Enabled the vast majority of employees to work from home with no material impacts to operations; for employees in the office, various protocols have been implemented to promote employee health and safety including, but not limited to, the use of personal protective equipment, practicing social distancing and enhanced cleaning
•Strengthened technology infrastructure and expanded policies for accessing the Company’s network remotely
•Actively worked with sourcing partners to ensure they were implementing their business continuity plans
•Provided support to employees through our Corporate, Health & Well-being team comprised of healthcare professionals to identify and isolate employees with potential COVID-19 exposure.
Financial Risk
Financial risks include direct and indirect risks to the Company's financial objectives from events that impact financial market conditions 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 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-traded derivatives with counterparties meeting the appropriate regulatory and due diligence requirements. Derivatives are utilized to achieve one of fourthe following 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 intoand engaging in income generation covered call transactions and 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.
Sources of Liquidity Risk Sources of liquidity risk include funding risk, company-specific liquidity risk and market liquidity risk resulting from differences in the amount and timing of sources and uses of cash as well as company-specific and general market conditions. Stressed market conditions may impact the ability to sell assets or otherwise transact business and may result in a significant loss in value.
Impact Inadequate capital resources and liquidity could negatively affect the Company’s overall financial strength and its ability to generate cash flows from its businesses, borrow funds at competitive rates, and raise new capital to meet operating and growth needs.
Management The Company has defined ongoing monitoring and reporting requirements to assess liquidity across the enterprise under both current and stressed market conditions. 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 liquidity.of liquid assets among legal entities. The Company also monitors internal and external conditions, and identifies material risk changes and emerging risks that may impact operating cash flows or liquid assets. The liquidity requirements of theThe Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("HFSG Holding CompanyCompany") have been and will continue to be met by the HFSG Holding Company's fixed maturities, short-term investments and cash, and dividends
from its subsidiaries, principally its insurance operations, as well as the issuance of common stock, debt or other capital securities and borrowings from its credit facilities as needed. The Company maintains multiple sources of contingent liquidity including a revolving credit facility, a commercial paper program, an intercompany liquidity agreement that allows for short-term advances of funds among the HFSG Holding Company and certain affiliates, and access to collateralized advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLBB") for certain affiliates. The Company's CFO has primary responsibility for liquidity risk.
Refer to the Capital Resources & Liquidity section of MD&A for the discussion of what the Company is doing to manage liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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Sources of Credit Risk The 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 products.
Impact A decline in creditworthiness is typically reflected as an increase in an investment’s credit spread and an associated decline in the investment's fair value, potentially resulting in recording an ACL 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, including premiums for retrospectively rated plans, reinsurance recoverable and deductible losses recoverable are also subject to credit risk based on the counterparty’s unwillingness or inability to pay.
For a discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, resultsOur Financial Condition, Results of operationsOperations and liquidityLiquidity section of this MD&A.
Management The objective of the Company’s enterprise credit risk management strategy is to identify, quantify and manage credit risk in aggregate and to limit potential losses in accordance with the Company's credit risk management policy. The Company manages its credit risk by managing aggregations of risk, holding a diversified mix of issuers and counterparties across its investment, reinsurance and insurance portfolios and limiting exposure to any specific reinsurer or counterparty. Potential credit losses can be mitigated through diversification (e.g., geographic regions, asset types, industry sectors), hedging and the use of collateral to reduce net credit exposure.
The Company manages credit risk through the use of various surveillance, analyses and governance processes. The investment, derivatives and reinsurance areas have formal policies and procedures for counterparty approvals and authorizations, which establish criteria defining minimum levels of creditworthiness and financial stability for eligible counterparties. Credits considered for investmentPotential investments are subject to underwriting
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reviews and private securities are subject to management 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 derivative transactions through central clearing houses that require daily variation margin;
•Entering into derivative and reinsurance contracts only with strong creditworthy institutions;
•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 SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, 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 65 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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-counter ("OTC") 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. Credit exposures are generally quantified based on the prior business day’s net fair value, including income accruals, of all derivative positions transacted with a single counterparty for each separate legal entity. The Company enters into collateral arrangements in connection with its derivatives positions and collateral is pledged to or held by, or on behalf of, the Company to the extent the exposure is greater than zero, subject to minimum transfer thresholds. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company incurred no losses on derivative instruments due to counterparty default. For further discussion,
see the Derivative Commitments section of Note 1412 - 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 primarily reference investment grade single corporate issuers and indexes.
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For further information on credit derivatives, see Note 76 - Derivatives of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Credit Risk of Business Operations
The Company is subject to credit risk related to the company'sCompany's commercial business that is written with large deductible policies or retrospectively-rated plans. The Company’s results of operations could be adversely affected if a significant portion of such contract holders failed to reimburse the Company for the deductible amount or the retrospectively rated policyholders failed to pay additional premiums owed. While the Company attempts to manage the risks discussed above through underwriting, credit analysis, collateral requirements, provision for bad debt, and other oversight mechanisms, the Company’s efforts may not be successful.
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 Risk The Company has exposure to interest rate risk arising from itsinvestments in fixed maturity investments,maturities and commercial mortgage loans, capital securities issuedissuances by the Company of debt securities, preferred stock and similar securities, discount rate assumptions associated with the Company’s claim reserves and pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations, as well as fromand assets that support the Company's pension and other post-retirement benefit plans.
Impact Changes in interest rates from current levels can have both favorable and unfavorable effects for the Company.
For a discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, resultsOur Financial
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Management The Company manages its exposure to interest rate risk by constructing investment portfolios that seek to protect the firmCompany 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.
The Company utilizes a variety of derivative instruments to mitigate interest rate risk associated with its investment 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 the risk of financial loss due to changes in the value of global equities or equity indices.
Sources of Equity Risk The Company has exposure to equity risk from invested assets, assets that support the Company’s pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, and fee income derived from Hartford Funds assets under management. In addition, up until June 30, 2021 the Company hashad equity exposure through a 9.7% ownership interest in Talcott Resolution. The sale of Talcott Resolution was completed on June 30, 2021, and the Company received a total of $217 in connection with the sale of its 9.7% ownership interest, resulting in the limited partnership, Hopmeadow Holdings LP, that owns the life and annuity business sold in 2018. For further information, see Note 21 - Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operationsa realized gain of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report.$46.
Impact The investment portfolio is exposed to losses from market declines affecting equity securities and derivatives, which could negatively impact the Company's reported earnings. In addition, investments in limited partnerships and other alternative investments generally have a level of correlation to domestic equity market levels and can expose the Company to losses in earnings if valuations decline; however, earnings impacts are recognized on a lag as results from private equity investments and other funds are generally reported on a three-month delay. 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 average daily assets under management and the amount of fee income generated from those assets. Increases in equity markets will generally have the inverse impact.
In addition, since our Hartford Funds segment revenues are based on average daily assets under management, a decline in equity markets could reduce assets under management and, in such case, would reduce our fee income from that segment.
For a discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, resultsOur Financial Condition, Results of operationsOperations and liquidityLiquidity section of this MD&A.
Management The 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, at times, hedging of changes in equity indices. Early in the second quarter of 2020, the Company reduced its exposure to equity securities through sales. For assets supporting pension and other post-retirement benefit plans, the asset allocation mix is reviewed on a periodic basis. In order to minimize risk, the pension plans maintain a listing of permissible and prohibited investments and impose concentration limits and investment quality requirements on permissible investment options.
Equity Sensitivity
Investment portfolio and the assets supporting pension and other post-retirement benefit plans
Included in the following tables are the estimated before tax change in the economic value of the Company’s invested assets and assets supporting pension and other post-retirement benefit plans with sensitivity to equity risk. The calculation of the hypothetical change in economic value below assumes a 20% upward and downward shock to the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Price Index ("S&P 500"). For limited partnerships and other alternative investments, the movement in economic value is
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calculated using a beta analysis largely derived from historical experience relative to the S&P 500.
The selection of the 20% shock to the S&P 500 was made only as an illustration to the potential hypothetical impact of such an event and should not be construed as a prediction of future
market events. Actual results could differ materially from those illustrated below due to the nature of the estimates and assumptions used in the analysis. These calculations do not capture the impact of portfolio re-allocations.
Equity Sensitivity [1]
As of September 30, 2020As of December 31, 2019
Shock to S&P 500Shock to S&P 500
(Before tax)Fair Value+20%-20%Fair Value+20%-20%
Investment Portfolio$2,224 $246 $(246)$3,295 $440 $(407)
Assets supporting pension and other post-retirement benefit plans$1,433 $223 $(223)$1,372 $230 $(230)
[1]Table excludes the Company's investment in Hopmeadow Holdings LP which is reported in other assets on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Hartford Funds assets under management
Hartford Funds earnings are significantly influenced by the U.S. and other equity markets. If equity markets were to hypothetically decline 20% and remain depressed for one year, the estimated before tax impact on reported earnings for that one year period is a decrease of $50 as of September 30, 2020. The selection of the 20% shock to the S&P 500 was made only as an illustration to the potential hypothetical impact of such an event and should not be construed as a prediction of future market events. Actual results could differ materially due to the nature of the estimates and assumptions used in the analysis.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Sources of Currency Risk Foreign currency exchange risk is the risk of financial loss due to changes in the relative value between currencies.
Sources of Currency Risk The Company has foreign currency exchange risk in non-U.S. dollar denominated cash, fixed maturities, equities, and derivative instruments. In addition, the Company has non-U.S. subsidiaries, some with functional currencies other than U.S. dollar, and which transact business in multiple currencies resulting in assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
Impact Changes in relative values between currencies can create variability in cash flows and realized or unrealized gains and losses on changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities.
Management The Company manages its foreign currency exchange risk primarily through asset-liability matching and through the use of derivative instruments. However, legal entity capital is invested in local currencies in order to satisfy regulatory requirements and to support local insurance operations. The 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 foreign currency swaps and forwards.
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, and Fitch. If no rating is available from a rating agency, then an internally developed rating is used. Accrued interest receivable related to fixed maturities are recorded in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not included in the amortized cost or fair value of the fixed maturities. For further information refer to Note 65 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fixed Maturities, AFS by Credit Quality
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 Amortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value
United States Government/Government agencies$5,276 $5,650 12.8 %$5,478 $5,644 13.4 %
AAA6,458 6,789 15.4 %6,412 6,617 15.7 %
AA7,620 8,152 18.5 %7,746 8,146 19.3 %
A10,454 11,414 25.9 %10,144 10,843 25.7 %
BBB9,485 10,291 23.4 %8,963 9,530 22.6 %
BB & below1,780 1,748 4.0 %1,335 1,368 3.3 %
Total fixed maturities, AFS$41,073 $44,044 100.0 %$40,078 $42,148 100.0 %


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Fixed Maturities, AFS by Credit Quality
 June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
 Amortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value
United States Government/Government agencies$5,786 $6,031 13.7 %$4,872 $5,214 11.6 %
AAA6,068 6,350 14.4 %6,482 6,848 15.2 %
AA7,499 8,030 18.2 %7,840 8,453 18.8 %
A10,269 11,175 25.4 %10,500 11,595 25.7 %
BBB9,357 10,145 23.1 %9,831 10,856 24.1 %
BB & below2,241 2,292 5.2 %2,036 2,069 4.6 %
Total fixed maturities, AFS$41,220 $44,023 100.0 %$41,561 $45,035 100.0 %

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Fixed Maturities, AFS by TypeFixed Maturities, AFS by TypeFixed Maturities, AFS by Type
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019 June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Amortized CostACL [1]Gross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value Amortized CostACLGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostACLGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value
Asset-backed securities ("ABS")Asset-backed securities ("ABS")Asset-backed securities ("ABS")
Consumer loansConsumer loans$1,320 $— $37 $— $1,357 3.1 %$1,350 $16 $(3)$1,363 3.2 %Consumer loans$1,139 $— $22 $— $1,161 2.6 %$1,396 $— $35 $— $1,431 3.2 %
OtherOther129 — 4 — 133 0.3 %111 2 — 113 0.3 %Other156 — 4 — 160 0.4 %129 — 4 — 133 0.3 %
Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")2,465 — 4 (20)2,449 5.6 %2,186 5 (8)2,183 5.2 %Collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs")3,092 — 9 (1)3,100 7.0 %2,780 — 7 (7)2,780 6.2 %
CMBSCMBSCMBS
Agency [2]1,804 — 121 (7)1,918 4.3 %1,878 43 (7)1,914 4.5 %
Agency [1]Agency [1]1,496 — 100 (3)1,593 3.6 %1,779 — 117 (6)1,890 4.2 %
BondsBonds2,151 — 144 (23)2,272 5.2 %2,108 86 (4)2,190 5.2 %Bonds2,101 — 138 (4)2,235 5.1 %2,160 — 159 (13)2,306 5.1 %
Interest onlyInterest only245 — 10 (1)254 0.6 %224 12 (2)234 0.6 %Interest only256 — 12 (1)267 0.6 %280 — 10 (2)288 0.6 %
CorporateCorporateCorporate
Basic industryBasic industry677 — 53 (4)726 1.6 %539 31 (1)569 1.4 %Basic industry716 — 51 (1)766 1.7 %727 — 69 (1)795 1.8 %
Capital goodsCapital goods1,528 — 119 (21)1,626 3.7 %1,495 72 (9)1,558 3.7 %Capital goods1,437 — 111 (5)1,543 3.5 %1,488 — 148 (11)1,625 3.6 %
Consumer cyclicalConsumer cyclical1,340 (6)97 (4)1,427 3.2 %991 57 (1)1,047 2.5 %Consumer cyclical1,364 — 79 (2)1,441 3.3 %1,434 (1)108 (1)1,540 3.4 %
Consumer non-cyclicalConsumer non-cyclical2,861 (1)266 (7)3,119 7.1 %2,372 137 (3)2,506 5.9 %Consumer non-cyclical2,611 — 220 (3)2,828 6.4 %2,878 — 314 (4)3,188 7.1 %
EnergyEnergy1,457 (1)107 (22)1,541 3.5 %1,550 96 (3)1,643 3.9 %Energy1,517 (1)139 (2)1,653 3.8 %1,474 (1)147 (4)1,616 3.6 %
Financial servicesFinancial services4,405 (21)330 (10)4,704 10.7 %3,977 192 (4)4,165 9.9 %Financial services4,337 — 298 (7)4,628 10.5 %4,523 (21)398 (4)4,896 10.9 %
Tech./comm.Tech./comm.2,582 — 320 (7)2,895 6.6 %2,360 208 — 2,568 6.1 %Tech./comm.2,641 (3)285 (6)2,917 6.6 %2,651 — 370 (3)3,018 6.7 %
TransportationTransportation683 — 73 (5)751 1.7 %743 44 — 787 1.9 %Transportation745 — 59 (1)803 1.8 %747 — 85 (3)829 1.8 %
UtilitiesUtilities1,955 — 205 (2)2,158 4.9 %2,019 132 (4)2,147 5.1 %Utilities1,909 — 183 (5)2,087 4.8 %1,999 — 250 — 2,249 5.0 %
OtherOther442 — 27 — 469 1.1 %389 17 — 406 1.0 %Other463 — 32 — 495 1.1 %480 — 37 — 517 1.1 %
Foreign govt./govt. agenciesForeign govt./govt. agencies901 — 83 — 984 2.2 %1,057 66 — 1,123 2.7 %Foreign govt./govt. agencies824 — 52 (3)873 2.0 %842 — 77 — 919 2.0 %
Municipal bondsMunicipal bondsMunicipal bonds
TaxableTaxable1,088 — 98 (2)1,184 2.7 %815 45 (1)859 2.0 %Taxable1,055 — 101 (2)1,154 2.6 %1,084 — 109 (1)1,192 2.6 %
Tax-exemptTax-exempt7,403 (3)731 (5)8,126 18.4 %7,948 692 (1)8,639 20.5 %Tax-exempt7,226 — 781 — 8,007 18.2 %7,480 — 831 — 8,311 18.5 %
RMBSRMBSRMBS
AgencyAgency2,229 — 101 (1)2,329 5.3 %2,409 57 (1)2,465 5.8 %Agency1,591 — 62 (7)1,646 3.7 %1,829 — 92 (2)1,919 4.3 %
Non-agencyNon-agency1,732 — 43 (1)1,774 4.0 %1,786 17 (2)1,801 4.2 %Non-agency1,578 — 22 (1)1,599 3.6 %1,755 — 41 (1)1,795 4.0 %
Alt-AAlt-A33 — 1 — 34 0.1 %40 3 — 43 0.1 %Alt-A17 — 1 — 18 0.1 %27 — 2 — 29 0.1 %
Sub-primeSub-prime400 — 11 — 411 0.9 %540 20 — 560 1.3 %Sub-prime250 — 7 — 257 0.6 %355 — 9 — 364 0.8 %
U.S. TreasuriesU.S. Treasuries1,243 — 160 — 1,403 3.2 %1,191 75 (1)1,265 3.0 %U.S. Treasuries2,699 — 96 (3)2,792 6.4 %1,264 — 141 — 1,405 3.1 %
Total fixed maturities, AFSTotal fixed maturities, AFS$41,073 $(32)$3,145 $(142)$44,044 100.0 %$40,078 $2,125 $(55)$42,148 100.0 %Total fixed maturities, AFS$41,220 $(4)$2,864 $(57)$44,023 100.0 %$41,561 $(23)$3,560 $(63)$45,035 100.0 %
Fixed maturities, FVO$— $11 
Equity securities, at fair value$819 $1,657 
[1]Represents the ACL recorded following the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
[2]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.
The fair value of fixed maturities, AFS increaseddecreased as compared with December 31, 2019,2020, primarily due to net additions of corporate securities and an increasea decrease in valuations as a result of a decline indue to higher interest rates, partially offset by widertighter credit spreads. The Company increaseddecreased holdings in consumer cyclical and non-
cyclical, financial services and technology/communicationof corporate bonds, as well as in CLOsRMBS, CMBS, consumer loans, and taxabletax-exempt municipal bonds, while simultaneously reducingincreasing holdings in tax-exempt municipal bondsU.S. treasuries and RMBS.
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Energy Exposure
Oil prices came under significant pressure during the first half of 2020, particularly during March and April, largely due to the unprecedented reduction in demand stemming from the global pandemic as well as a decision by Saudi Arabia to raise production despite declining demand. The uncertain outlook caused credit spreads to widen for corporate and sovereign issuers that participate in the exploration, production, transportation and refining of oil and gas. Subsequently, OPEC Plus' agreement to reduce production in combination with recovering demand from economic re-openings has contributed to a recovery in oil prices, although still to historically low levels. With the stabilization of oil prices, credit spreads have recovered meaningfully. Ultimately, the impact of the price volatility in the energy sector on theCLOs.
Company’s invested assets, will be determined by the severity and duration of the decline in energy prices and the ability of the issuers to maintain liquidity, manage their indebtedness, and navigate the growing consolidation trends within the industry.
The Company's direct exposure within its investment portfolio to the energy sector totals approximately 3% of invested assets as of September 30, 2020 and is primarily comprised of investment grade corporate debt. These investments are diversified by issuer and different sub-sectors of the energy market, with the highest exposure to the midstream industry and the lowest to refining services. The following table summarizes the Company's exposure to the energy sector by security type and credit quality.
Exposure to Energy
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
Corporate securities, AFS and Equity securities, at fair value
Investment grade$1,218 $1,317 $1,425 $1,516 
Below investment grade239 224 125 127 
Equity securities, at fair value6 6 45 45 
Total corporate, AFS and equity securities, at fair value1,463 1,547 1,595 1,688 
Foreign govt./govt. agencies
Investment grade225 259 232 254 
Below investment grade9 9 9 10 
Total foreign govt./govt. agencies, AFS234 268 241 264 
Other5 6 20 21 
Total energy exposure$1,702 $1,821 $1,856 $1,973 
The Company manages the credit risk associated with the energy sector within the investment portfolio on an on-going basis using macroeconomic analysis and issuer credit analysis. The Company considers alternate scenarios including oil prices remaining at low levels for an extended period and/or declining significantly below current levels. For additional details regarding the Company’s management of credit risks, see the Credit Risk Section of this MD&A. The Company has evaluated available-for-sale securities with exposure to energy for a potential ACL as of September 30, 2020 and concluded that for the securities in an unrealized loss position, it is more likely than not that the Company will recover the entire amortized cost basis of the securities. In addition, no
other securities in the table above have been identified as intent-to-sell, nor is the Company required to sell. For additional details regarding the Company’s impairment process, see the Credit Losses on Fixed Maturities, AFS and Intent-to-Sell Impairments section below.
Commercial & Residential Real Estate
The following table presents the Company’s exposure to CMBS and RMBS by current credit quality included in the preceding SecuritiesFixed Maturities, AFS by Type table.
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Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of June 30, 2021
 AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
CMBS
   Agency [1]$1,492 $1,589 $4 $4 $— $— $— $— $— $— $1,496 $1,593 
   Bonds879 945 548 585 447 470 167 176 60 59 2,101 2,235 
   Interest Only153 160 86 90 7 7 9 9 1 1 256 267 
Total CMBS2,524 2,694 638 679 454 477 176 185 61 60 3,853 4,095 
RMBS
   Agency1,569 1,622 22 24 — — — — — — 1,591 1,646 
   Non-Agency666 682 417 421 372 373 115 115 8 8 1,578 1,599 
   Alt-A1 2 — — — — — — 16 16 17 18 
   Sub-Prime10 10 36 37 84 86 45 47 75 77 250 257 
Total RMBS2,246 2,316 475 482 456 459 160 162 99 101 3,436 3,520 
Total CMBS & RMBS$4,770 $5,010 $1,113 $1,161 $910 $936 $336 $347 $160 $161 $7,289 $7,615 


Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of September 30, 2020
 AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
CMBS
   Agency [1]$1,800 $1,914 $4 $4 $— $— $— $— $— $— $1,804 $1,918 
   Bonds1,027 1,114 552 587 433 425 132 141 7 5 2,151 2,272 
   Interest Only162 169 65 68 12 12 4 4 2 1 245 254 
Total CMBS2,989 3,197 621 659 445 437 136 145 9 6 4,200 4,444 
RMBS
   Agency2,206 2,304 23 25 — — — — — — 2,229 2,329 
   Non-Agency1,080 1,112 335 343 289 291 27 27 1 1 1,732 1,774 
   Alt-A— — 5 4 4 4 2 2 22 24 33 34 
   Sub-Prime3 3 31 32 129 132 109 112 128 132 400 411 
Total RMBS3,289 3,419 394 404 422 427 138 141 151 157 4,394 4,548 
Total CMBS & RMBS$6,278 $6,616 $1,015 $1,063 $867 $864 $274 $286 $160 $163 $8,594 $8,992 

Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of December 31, 2019
Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of December 31, 2020Exposure to CMBS & RMBS Bonds as of December 31, 2020
AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal AAAAAABBBBB and BelowTotal
Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
CMBSCMBSCMBS
Agency [1] Agency [1]$1,878 $1,914 $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— $1,878 $1,914  Agency [1]$1,771 $1,882 $8 $8 $— $— $— $— $— $— $1,779 $1,890 
Bonds Bonds1,013 1,055 561 576 416 438 118 121 — — 2,108 2,190  Bonds1,009 1,101 541 582 423 430 170 179 17 14 2,160 2,306 
Interest Only Interest Only150 158 67 70 — — 5 5 2 1 224 234  Interest Only177 183 90 93 8 7 4 4 1 1 280 288 
Total CMBSTotal CMBS3,041 3,127 628 646 416 438 123 126 2 1 4,210 4,338 Total CMBS2,957 3,166 639 683 431 437 174 183 18 15 4,219 4,484 
RMBSRMBSRMBS
Agency Agency2,386 2,441 23 24 — — — — — — 2,409 2,465  Agency1,807 1,894 22 25 — — — — — — 1,829 1,919 
Non-Agency Non-Agency1,215 1,226 300 304 257 257 13 13 1 1 1,786 1,801  Non-Agency1,034 1,063 371 380 313 315 36 36 1 1 1,755 1,795 
Alt-A Alt-A— — 8 8 4 4 8 9 20 22 40 43  Alt-A— — 3 3 2 2 2 2 20 22 27 29 
Sub-Prime Sub-Prime9 9 56 57 167 173 164 171 144 150 540 560  Sub-Prime1 1 25 26 114 116 102 105 113 116 355 364 
Total RMBSTotal RMBS3,610 3,676 387 393 428 434 185 193 165 173 4,775 4,869 Total RMBS2,842 2,958 421 434 429 433 140 143 134 139 3,966 4,107 
Total CMBS & RMBSTotal CMBS & RMBS$6,651 $6,803 $1,015 $1,039 $844 $872 $308 $319 $167 $174 $8,985 $9,207 Total CMBS & RMBS$5,799 $6,124 $1,060 $1,117 $860 $870 $314 $326 $152 $154 $8,185 $8,591 
[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.
The Company also has exposure to commercial mortgage loans. These loans are collateralized by real estate properties that are diversified both geographically throughout the United States and by property type. These commercial loans are originated by the Company as high quality whole loans, and the Company may sell participation interests in one or more loans to third parties. A loan participation interest represents a pro-rata share in interest and principal payments generated by the participated loan, and the relationship between the Company as loan originator, lead participant and servicer and the third party as a participant are governed by a participation agreement.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2021, mortgage loans had an amortized cost of $4.9 billion and carrying value of $4.9 billion, with an ACL of $24. As of December 31, 2020, mortgage loans had an amortized cost
of $4.5 billion and carrying value of $4.5 billion, with an ACL of $38. As of December 31, 2019, mortgage loans had an amortized cost of $4.2 billion and carrying value of $4.2 billion, with no valuation allowance. The increasedecrease in the allowance is
attributable to both the recognition of an ACL in connection with the adoption of accounting guidance for credit losses on January 1, 2020 and the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on theimproved economic forecasts, as well as lower estimated property values and operating income as compared to the prior year. For further information refer to Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.scenarios.
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The Company funded $498$636 of commercial mortgage loans with a weighted average loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratio of 58%55% and a weighted average yield of 3.2%2.8% during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021. The Company continues to originate commercial mortgage loans in high growth markets across the country focusing primarily on institutional-quality industrial, retail, and multi-family properties with strong LTV ratios. There were no mortgage loans held for sale as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 or
December 31, 2019.2020.
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.
Available For Sale Investments in Municipal Bonds
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 Amortized CostFair ValueWeighted Average Credit QualityAmortized CostFair ValueWeighted Average Credit Quality
General Obligation$1,043 $1,179 AA+$1,157 $1,268 AA
Pre-refunded [1]880 936 AAA936 985 AAA
Revenue
Transportation1,364 1,529  A1,509 1,675  A+
Health Care1,294 1,399  A+1,360 1,454  A+
Leasing [2]865 936  AA-781 842  AA-
Education802 883  AA784 853  AA
Water & Sewer644 688  AA660 700  AA
Sales Tax454 512  AA456 517  AA
Power350 396  A+339 374  A
Housing109 116  AA+114 117  AA+
Other686 736  AA-667 713  AA-
Total Revenue6,568 7,195 AA-6,670 7,245  AA-
Total Municipal$8,491 $9,310 AA-$8,763 $9,498 AA-
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Available For Sale Investments in Municipal Bonds
 June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
 Amortized CostFair ValueWeighted Average Credit QualityAmortized CostFair ValueWeighted Average Credit Quality
General Obligation$1,021 $1,154 AA+$1,082 $1,232 AA+
Pre-refunded [1]773 809 AAA889 940 AAA
Revenue
Transportation1,650 1,850  A+1,441 1,636 A+
Health Care1,237 1,372  A+1,273 1,407 A+
Leasing [2]880 951  AA-905 985 AA-
Education696 780  AA+732 824 AA
Water & Sewer518 560  AA644 694 AA
Sales Tax366 435  AA394 464 AA
Power338 383  A+401 450 A+
Housing111 118  AA102 109 AA+
Other691 749  AA-701 762 A+
Total Revenue6,487 7,198 AA-6,593 7,331 AA-
Total Municipal$8,281 $9,161 AA-$8,564 $9,503 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 SeptemberJune 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019,2021, the largest issuer concentrations were the New York City TransitionalMunicipal Water Finance Authority, the New York State Dormitory Authority, and the Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission, which each comprised less than 3% of the municipal bond portfolio and were primarily comprised of general obligation and revenue bonds. As of December 31, 2020, the largest issuer concentrations were the New York State Dormitory Authority, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the New York DormitoryCity Municipal Water Finance Authority, 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 17%16% of the fair value of the Company's investment portfolio. While COVID-19 has had an impact on many municipal issuers, credit fundamentals in this sector have broadly stabilized due to an unprecedented influx of federal relief funds, a strong economic recovery in the average credit qualitysecond half of 2020 and thus far in 2021, as well as the Company’s holdings is AA-,development and the Company believes the issuers in which it invests have multiple levers to maintain the strengthrollout of their credit profile.highly effective vaccines.
Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments
The following table 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 ventures and, to a lesser extent, equity 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 and strong owner sponsorship, as well as limited exposure to public markets.
Income or losses on investments in limited partnerships and alternative investments are recognized on a lag as results from private equity investments and other funds are generally reported on a three-month delay. For a discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent economic conditions, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity section of this MD&A.
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Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments - Net Investment Income
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2021202020212020
 AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]AmountYield [1]
Hedge funds$11 22.7 %(3)(10.3 %)$19 21.1 %$(2)(3.2 %)
Real estate funds25 13.6 %(2)(2.1 %)26 7.8 %14 6.5 %
Private equity funds117 46.3 %(42)(18.5 %)214 46.4 %(8)(1.8 %)
Other alternative investments [2]38 36.3 %(24)(24.0 %)44 21.3 %(17)(8.6 %)
Total$191 32.5 %$(71)(15.3)%$303 27.8 %$(13)(1.5)%
[1]Yields calculated using annualized net investment income divided by the monthly average invested assets.


Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments - Net Investment Income
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2020201920202019
 AmountYieldAmountYieldAmountYieldAmountYield
Hedge funds$6 15.1 %2 8.0 %$4 3.9 %$4 8.4 %
Real estate funds19 18.6 %21 19.0 %33 10.7 %55 16.8 %
Private equity funds37 16.9 %38 19.2 %29 4.5 %96 16.7 %
Other alternative investments [1]21 22.2 %4 4.6 %4 1.3 %26 9.2 %
Total$83 18.3 %$65 15.3 %$70 5.2 %$181 14.7 %

Investments in Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019 June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
AmountPercentAmountPercent AmountPercentAmountPercent
Hedge fundsHedge funds$147 7.9 %$94 5.3 %Hedge funds$205 8.0 %$158 7.6 %
Real estate fundsReal estate funds428 22.9 %407 23.2 %Real estate funds789 30.8 %563 27.0 %
Private equity and other fundsPrivate equity and other funds894 47.8 %851 48.4 %Private equity and other funds1,112 43.3 %944 45.4 %
Other alternative investments [1]399 21.4 %406 23.1 %
Other alternative investments [2]Other alternative investments [2]459 17.9 %417 20.0 %
TotalTotal$1,868 100.0 %$1,758 100.0 %Total$2,565 100.0 %$2,082 100.0 %
[1] 2]Consists of an insurer-owned life insurance policy which is primarily invested in fixed income, private equity, and hedge funds and other investments.funds.
Fixed Maturities, AFS — Unrealized Loss Aging
The total gross unrealized losses were $142$57 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 and have increased $87,remained relatively flat from December 31, 2019, primarily due to wider credit spreads, partially offset by lower interest rates.2020. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020, $1162021, $53 of the gross unrealized losses were associated with fixed maturities, AFS depressed less than 20% of amortized cost. The remaining $26$4 of gross unrealized losses were associated with fixed maturities, AFS depressed greater than 20%. The fixed maturities, AFS depressed more than 20% are, primarily related to one variable-rate coupon corporate issuer with a long-dated maturity date and two corporate issuers within the energy industry, which are depressed primarily due to widercommercial real estate securities that were purchased at tighter credit spreads since the securities were purchased.and one foreign government security experiencing issuer-specific financial difficulties.
As part of the Company’s ongoing securityinvestment monitoring process, the Company has reviewed its fixed maturities, AFS securities in an unrealized loss position and concluded that these fixed maturities are temporarily depressed and are expected to recover in value as the securitiesinvestments approach maturity or as market spreads tighten. For these fixed maturities in an unrealized loss position where an ACL 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.investment. Furthermore, the Company neither has an intention to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell these securities.Investments. For further information regarding the Company’s ACL analysis, see the Credit Losses on Fixed Maturities, AFS and Intent-to-Sell Impairments section below.
Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS SecuritiesUnrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS SecuritiesUnrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS Securities
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019 June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Consecutive MonthsConsecutive MonthsItemsAmortized CostUnrealized LossFair ValueItemsAmortized CostUnrealized LossFair ValueConsecutive MonthsItemsAmortized CostACLUnrealized LossFair ValueItemsAmortized CostACLUnrealized LossFair Value
Three months or lessThree months or less285 $2,127 $(19)$2,108 347 $2,529 $(15)$2,514 Three months or less272 $1,778 $— $(5)$1,773 102 $625 $— $(3)$622 
Greater than three to six monthsGreater than three to six months23 61 (2)59 114 712 (8)704 Greater than three to six months283 1,888 — (27)1,861 46 367 — (5)362 
Greater than six to nine monthsGreater than six to nine months348 2,262 (77)2,185 50 190 (2)188 Greater than six to nine months31 135 — (4)131 8 6 — (1)5 
Greater than nine to eleven monthsGreater than nine to eleven months27 130 (4)126 15 24 (1)23 Greater than nine to eleven months22 164 — (5)159 186 1,275 (1)(27)1,247 
Twelve months or moreTwelve months or more215 1,028 (40)988 345 1,440 (29)1,411 Twelve months or more179 571 — (16)555 205 994 — (27)967 
TotalTotal898 $5,608 $(142)$5,466 871 $4,895 $(55)$4,840 Total787 $4,536 $— $(57)$4,479 547 $3,267 $(1)$(63)$3,203 
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Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS Continuously Depressed Over 20%Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS Continuously Depressed Over 20%Unrealized Loss Aging for Fixed Maturities, AFS Continuously Depressed Over 20%
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019 June 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Consecutive MonthsConsecutive MonthsItemsAmortized CostUnrealized LossFair ValueItemsAmortized Cost Unrealized LossFair ValueConsecutive MonthsItemsAmortized CostUnrealized LossFair ValueItemsAmortized Cost Unrealized LossFair Value
Three months or lessThree months or less7 $17 $(5)$12 — $— $— $— Three months or less5 $4 $(1)$3 2 $2 $(1)$1 
Greater than three to six months4 65 (16)49 5 2 (1)1 
Greater than six to nine monthsGreater than six to nine months2 5 (2)3 — — — — Greater than six to nine months1 2 (1)1 1 46 (10)36 
Greater than nine to eleven monthsGreater than nine to eleven months— — — — 2 5 (1)4 
Twelve months or moreTwelve months or more26 6 (3)3 32 10 (4)6 Twelve months or more22 5 (2)3 24 5 (2)3 
TotalTotal39 $93 $(26)$67 37 $12 $(5)$7 Total28 $11 $(4)$7 29 $58 $(14)$44 
Credit Losses on Fixed Maturities, AFS and Intent-to-Sell Impairments
Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
TheThere were no new additions to the ACL or improvements on issuers that had an ACL in prior periods recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2021. In the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded net reversals of credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS of $1$4, including reversals of $6 and $33, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.additions of $2. The losses for the three months ended September 30, 2020,reversals were primarily attributable to one tax-exempt municipal bond impacted by COVID-19, partially offset by increases in the fair value of securitiescorporate issuers that had an ACL recorded in prior periods. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net credit lossesperiods, primarily include an increase in ACL for corporate fixed maturities, mainly one privaterelated to a large regional and commercial aircraft lessor and one cruise line issuer.lessor. Additions relate to new expected credit losses on a media/entertainment company. Unrealized losses on securities with an ACL recognized in other comprehensive income were $0 andless than $1 for both the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021. For further information, refer to Note 65 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Intent-to-sellThere were no intent-to-sell impairments were $0 and $5 forin the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, respectively, with impairments in the nine month period primarily related to one corporate issuer in the energy sector and one issuer with exposure to India.2021.
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.
Future intent-to-sell impairments or credit losses may develop as the result of changes in intent-to-sellour intent to sell specific securities that are in an unrealized loss position or if modeling assumptions, such as macroeconomic factors or security specific developments, change unfavorably from our current modeling assumptions, resulting in lower cash flow expectations. For a discussion of impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, refer to the Impact of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity section of this MD&A.
Three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
Impairments recognized in earnings were comprisedThe Company recorded net credit losses on fixed maturities, AFS of credit impairments of $1$20 and $3$32 for the three and ninesix months ended
September June 30, 2019.2020, respectively. The credit impairmentslosses for the three months ended June 30, 2020, were primarily relatedattributable to twoone private regional and commercial aircraft lessor within corporate fixed maturities. In addition, for the six months ended June 2020, the losses include other corporate fixed maturities, mainly one cruise line issuer. Unrealized losses on securities experiencing issuer-specific financial difficulties.
Non-credit impairmentswith ACL recognized in other comprehensive income were $0 and $2$1 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, respectively.2020.
Intent-to-sell impairments were $0 and $5 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, with impairments in the six month period primarily related to one corporate issuer in the energy sector and one issuer with exposure to India.
ACL on Mortgage Loans
Three and six months ended June 30, 2021
The Company reviews mortgage loans on a quarterly basis to estimate the ACL with changes in the ACL recorded in net realized capital gains and losses. Apart from an ACL recorded on individual mortgage loans where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, the Company records an ACL on the pool of mortgage loans based on lifetime expected credit losses. For further information, refer to Note 65 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company recorded a decrease in the ACL on mortgage loans of $5$10 and an increase of $38,$14, respectively. The decrease in the allowance for the three months ended September 30, 2020, was the result of improved property valuationseconomic scenarios. The Company did not record an ACL on any individual mortgage loans.
Three and six months ended June 30, 2020
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an increase in certain industry sectors that have been less impacted bythe ACL on mortgage loans of $22 and $24, respectively. The increase was primarily a result of giving increased weight to recession scenarios in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and modestly improved economic forecasts as compared to the prior quarter. The increase in the allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the economic forecasts, as well as lower estimated property values and operating income as compared to the prior year.better reflect current economic conditions. The Company did not record an ACL on any individual mortgage loans.
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.
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|SUMMARY OF CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
Capital available to the holding company as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020:2021:
•$1.61.7 billion in fixed maturities, short-term investments, investment sales receivable and cash at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc, ("HFSG Holding Company").Company;
•A senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility that provides for borrowing capacity up to $750 of unsecured credit through March 29, 2023.
•Borrowings available under a commercial paper program to a maximum of $750. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, there waswere no commercial paper outstanding.borrowings outstanding; and
•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. As of June 30, 2021, there were no borrowings outstanding.
20202021 expected dividends and other sources of capital:
The future payment of dividends from our subsidiaries is dependent on several factors including the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
•P&C - The Company's U.S. property and casualty insurance subsidiaries have dividend capacity of $1.6$1.7 billion for 2020,2021, with $870$1.0 billion to $900$1.1 billion of net dividends expected in 20202021, including $714$455 paid to HFSG Holding Company through SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
•Group Benefits - HLA has dividend capacity of $534$295 in 20202021 with $330$250 to $350$295 of dividends expected in 20202021, including $280$145 paid to HFSG Holding Company through SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
•Hartford Funds - HFSG Holding Company expects to receive $120$150 to $130$180 in dividends from Hartford Funds in 20202021, including $92$78 received through SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
•Cash tax receiptsAs part of approximately $530, including realizationthe sale of net operating losses and AMT credits. Through SeptemberTalcott Resolution, which was completed on June 30, 2020, HFSG Holding Company has received cash tax receipts of $489.
•In September 2020,2021, the Company received a $30 dividend from its retained equity interest in the legal entity that acquired the life and annuity business sold in May 2018.$217 of proceeds.
Expected liquidity requirements for the next twelve months as of SeptemberJune 30, 2020:2021:
•$215 of interest on debt.debt;
•$21 dividends on preferred stock, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors.Directors; and
•$470495 of common stockholders' dividends, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and before share repurchases.
Equity repurchase program:
Under a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization byDuring the Board of Directors in February 2019, during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, the Company repurchased 2.711 million common shares for $150.$691 under the share repurchase program authorized in December 2020, which is effective through December 31, 2022. The share repurchase program was initially authorized at $1.5 billion and, in April 2021, the Company announced an increase in the share repurchase authorization to $2.5 billion, which remains effective until December 31, 2022. The Company expects to utilize $1.5 billion of this share repurchase authorization during 2021, subject to market conditions. During the period from AprilJuly 1, 2020 to October2021 through July 27, 2020,2021, the Company did not repurchase anyrepurchased approximately 1.9 million common shares under this authorization. Any repurchasefor $116.
The timing of shares under the remaining equity repurchase authorization of $650 isany future repurchases will be dependent on market conditions and otherupon several factors, including the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business, resultsmarket price of operations,the Company's securities, the Company's capital position, consideration of the effect of any repurchases on the Company's financial conditionstrength or credit ratings, the Company's blackout periods, and liquidity.other considerations.
Liquidity Requirements and Sources of Capital|LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENTS AND SOURCES OF CAPITAL
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("HFSG Holding Company")
The liquidity requirements of the holding company of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. have been and will continue toprimarily be met by HFSG Holding Company’sCompany's fixed maturities; short-term investments and cash; and dividends, principally from its subsidiaries; and tax receipts, including realization of net operating losses and refunds of prior period AMT credits available to the HFSG Holding Company.subsidiaries.
The Company maintains sufficient liquidity and has a variety of contingent liquidity resources to manage liquidity across a range of economic scenarios. To date, the impact of the pandemic and resulting economic downturn on net operating cash flows have been relatively modest with net operating cash flows increasing by $209 in the first nine months of 2020 compared to the first nine months of 2019, driven by the inclusion of Navigators Group for a full nine months in 2020, and a decrease in claims paid for both Group Benefits and P&C excluding Navigators, partially offset by lower P&C premiums received excluding Navigators and a decrease in refunds of AMT credits. Over the remainder of 2020, we expect moderate impacts to net operating cash flow as lower claim frequency excluding COVID-19 losses will likely continue to offset the lower premium receipts and COVID-19 losses arising from the effects of the pandemic. The amount of such impacts will ultimately depend on the length and severity of the pandemic and its effects on the economy. While those impacts could continue into 2021, weWe continue to expect to successfully manage our liquidity throughout the pandemic.
The Company has waived late payment fees for a period of time for business and personal insurance customers and temporarily suspended the policy cancellation process for policyholders of our Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Group Benefits segments. Due to those actions and the economic effects of the pandemic, we have experienced an increase in uncollectible premiums receivable and, accordingly, increased our current expected credit loss allowance on premiums receivable by $55 before tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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The HFSG Holding Company expects to continue to receive dividends from its operating subsidiaries in the future and manages the capital and surplus in each of its operating subsidiaries to be sufficient under significant economic stress scenarios. Dividends from subsidiaries and other sources of funds at the Holding Company may be used to repurchase shares under the authorized share repurchase program at the discretion of management.
Under significant economic stress scenarios that could arise due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has the ability to meet short-term cash requirements, if needed, by borrowing under its revolving credit facility and commercial paper program or by having its insurance subsidiaries take collateralized advances under a facility with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”). The Company could also choose to have its insurance subsidiaries sell certain highly liquid, high quality fixed maturities or the Company could issue debt in the public markets under its shelf registration. No borrowings or advances have occurred to date.since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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During the second quarter, of 2020, fixed maturities, with a value of $63 as of September 30, 2020, were deposited by Hartford Fire Insurance Company into a Lloyd’s of London ("Lloyd's") trust account to provide required capital to The Hartford’s Lloyd’s Syndicate. This replaced $26 of the capital previously contributed by HFSG Holding Company to the Lloyd’s corporate member in the second quarter of 2020 for the benefit of the syndicate and which was returned to the HFSG Holding Company in July 2020. During the fourth quarter of 2020, we will reevaluate the capital requirements of the Hartford's Lloyd's Syndicate in accordance with Lloyd's Coming into Line process. Additionally, the amount of letters of credit under the Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility permitted to support Lloyd's capital requirements will be reduced by the end of 2020, which will require the Company to seek alternative means of supporting its obligations at Lloyd's. As a result, an additional contribution is expected to be made in the fourth quarter of 2020 and will be funded either with cash from HFSG Holding Company or with assets pledged by Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
In July 2020, the Company contributed €18€15 million ($18) to Navigators Holdings (Europe) N.V., a Belgium holding company.
Debt
On March 30, 2020, The Hartford repaid at maturity the $500 principal amount of its 5.5% senior notes.
Equity
Under a $1.0 billion share repurchase authorization by the Board of Directors in February, 2019, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased 2.7 million common shares for $150. During the period from April 1, 2020 to October 27, 2020, the Company did not repurchase any common shares under this authorization. Any repurchase of shares under the remaining equity repurchase authorization of $650 is dependent on market conditions and other factors including the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
For further information about equity repurchases, see Part II - Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Dividends|DIVIDENDS
The Hartford's Board of Directors declared the following quarterly dividends since JulyApril 1, 2020:2021:
Common Stock Dividends
DeclaredRecordPayableAmount per share
July 16, 2020September 1, 2020October 2, 2020$
0.325 
October 21, 2020May 20, 2021DecemberJune 1, 20202021January 5,July 2, 2021$0.3250.350 
July 21, 2021September 1, 2021October 4, 2021$0.350 
Preferred Stock Dividends
DeclaredRecordPayableAmount per share
July 16, 2020November 1, 2020November 16, 2020$
375.00 
October 21, 2020May 20, 2021FebruaryAugust 1, 2021FebruaryAugust 16, 2021$375.00 
July 21, 2021November 1, 2021November 15, 2021$375.00 
There are no current restrictions on the HFSG Holding Company's ability to pay dividends to its stockholders.
For a discussion of restrictions on dividends to the HFSG Holding Company from its insurance subsidiaries, see the following "Dividends from 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, 2019.2020.
Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company does not have a 2020 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 contributed $70 in September 2020 to its U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan.
Dividends from Subsidiaries|DIVIDENDS FROM SUBSIDIARIES
Dividends to 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 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
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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 requirements and liquidity requirements of the individual operating company.
Corporate members of Lloyd's Syndicatessyndicates 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 ("SCR") under the E.U.'s Solvency II capital adequacy model, the current regulatory framework governing UK domiciled insurers, plus a Lloyd’s specific economic capital assessment.
Insurers domiciled in the United Kingdom may pay dividends to their parent out of their statutory profits subject to restrictions imposed under U.K. Company law and European Insurance regulation (Solvency II).Solvency II. Belgium domiciled insurers may only pay dividends if, at the end of their previous fiscal year, the total amount of their assets, as reduced by its provisions and debts, are in excess of certain minimum capital thresholds calculated under Belgian law.
Through the first ninesix months of 2020,2021, HFSG Holding Company received $1,086$678 of net dividends from its subsidiaries, including $714$145 from HLA, $78 from Hartford Funds and $455 from its U.S. P&C subsidiaries, $280 from HLAexcluding $50 of P&C dividends that were subsequently contributed to a P&C subsidiary and $92 from$25 of P&C dividends related to interest payments on an intercompany note owed by Hartford Funds.Holdings, Inc. ("HHI") to Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
Over the remainder of 2020,2021, the Company anticipates receiving approximately $155$545 to $185$645 of net dividends from its U.S. P&C subsidiaries, $50$105 to $70$150 of dividends from HLA and $25$70 to $35$100 of dividends from Hartford Funds.
Other Sources of Capital for the|OTHER SOURCES OF CAPITAL FOR THE HFSG Holding CompanyHOLDING 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 stockholder returns. As a result, the
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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 stockholder interests or reduced net income to common shareholders due to additional interest expense.expense or preferred stock dividends.
Shelf Registrations
The Hartford filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC") on May 17,
2019 that permits it to offer and sell debt and equity securities during the three-year life of the registration statement.
For further information regarding Shelf Registrations, see Note 14 - Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement in The Hartford's 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Revolving Credit Facilities
The Company has a senior unsecured five-year revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") that provides up to $750 of unsecured credit through March 29, 2023. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, no borrowings were outstanding and no letters of credit were issued under the Credit Facility and the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.
Commercial Paper
The availability of the Company's commercial paper program is dependent upon a variety of factors including the Company's ratings and market conditions. As of September 30, 2020, The Hartford's maximum borrowings available under its commercial paper program is $750 and there was no commercial paper outstanding.
Intercompany Liquidity Agreements
The Company 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 $2.0 billion for liquidity and other general corporate purposes. The Connecticut Department of Insurance ("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.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 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”).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 income, which would be presented in other liabilities consistent with other collateralized financing transactions. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021 there were no advances outstanding.
For further information regarding collateralized advances with Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston,FHLBB, see Note 1314 - Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Lloyd's Letter of Credit Facilities
As a result of the acquisition of Navigators Group, The Hartford has two letter ofentered into a committed credit facility agreements: theagreement with a syndicate of lenders (the "Club Facility") as well as a non-committed $25 credit facility with a lender (the "Bilateral Facility"). The Club Facility has two tranches with one
tranche extending a $104 commitment and the Bilateral Facility, which are used to provideother tranche extending a portion£85 million ($117 as of the capital requirements at Lloyd's.June 30, 2021) commitment. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020, uncollateralized2021, letters of credit with an aggregate face amount of $165$104 and £60£83.5 million, or $115, were outstanding under the Club Facility and £18 million wasno letters of credit were outstanding under the Bilateral Facility. As of September 30, 2020, the Bilateral Facility has unused capacity of $2 for issuance of additional letters of credit.
Among other covenants, the Club Facility and Bilateral Facility contain financial covenants regarding tangibleThe Hartford's consolidated net worth and financial leverage and that limit the amount of letters of credit that can support Funds atand Lloyd's,
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("FAL"). consistent with Lloyd's requirements. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020, Navigators Group2021, The Hartford was in compliance with all financial covenants.covenants of both facilities.
For further information regarding Revolving Credit Facilities, see Note 14 - Debt of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Derivative Commitments|PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The Company does not have a 2021 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 2021. The Company will monitor the funded status of the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan during 2021 to make this determination.
|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 rating 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 either immediate and ongoing full collateralization or immediate termination and settlement of the outstanding net derivative positions transacted under each agreement. For further information, refer to Note 1412 - Commitments and Contingencies of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020,2021, no derivative positions would be subject to 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|INSURANCE OPERATIONS
While subject to variability period to period, underwriting and investment cash flows continue to provide sufficient liquidity to meet anticipated demands over the next twelve months. For information about the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's cash flows see 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, 2019, as amended in Part II Item 1A herein.2020. For a discussion and tabular presentation of the Company’s contractual obligations by period, refer to Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations within the Capital Resources and Liquidity section of
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the MD&A included in The Hartford’s 20192020 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 primarily 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.
The 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. Liquidity requirements that are unable to be funded by the 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.
The following tables represent the fixed maturity holdings, including the aforementioned cash and short-term investments available to meet liquidity needs, for each of the Company’s insurance operations.
Property & Casualty
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
Fixed maturities$33,59133,668 
Short-term investments1,1781,310 
Cash151155 
Less: Derivative collateral7646 
Total$34,84435,087 

Group Benefits Operations
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20202021
Fixed maturities$10,2419,961 
Short-term investments331295 
Cash18 
Less: Derivative collateral4227 
Total$10,54810,247 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations|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 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
|CAPITALIZATION
Capital Structure
June 30, 2021December 31, 2020Change
Long-term debt$4,354 $4,352 — %
Total debt4,354 4,352 — %
Common stockholders' equity excluding AOCI, net of tax17,340 17,052 2 %
Preferred stock334 334 — %
AOCI, net of tax570 1,170 (51 %)
Total stockholders’ equity18,244 18,556 (2 %)
Total capitalization$22,598 $22,908 (1 %)
Debt to stockholders’ equity24 %23 %
Debt to capitalization19 %19 %
Total capitalization decreased $310, or 1%, as of June 30, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020 primarily due to share repurchases in the period and a decrease in AOCI, partially offset by net income in excess of stockholder dividends.
For additional information on AOCI, net of tax, including unrealized capital gains from securities, see Note 14 - Changes In and Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Note 5 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information on debt, see Note 14 - Debt of Notes to
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Capitalization
Capital Structure
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019Change
Short-term debt (includes current maturities of long-term debt)$— $500 (100 %)
Long-term debt4,351 4,348 — %
Total debt4,351 4,848 (10 %)
Common stockholders' equity excluding AOCI, net of tax16,612 15,884 5 %
Preferred stock334 334 — %
AOCI, net of tax856 52 NM
Total stockholders’ equity17,802 16,270 9 %
Total capitalization$22,153 $21,118 5 %
Debt to stockholders’ equity24 %30 %
Debt to capitalization20 %23 %
Total capitalization increased $1,035, or 5%, as of September 30,Consolidated Financial Statement in The Hartford's 2020 compared to December 31, 2019 primarily due to an increase in AOCI and net income in excess of stockholder dividends.Form 10-K Annual Report.
For additional information on AOCI, net of tax, including unrealized capital gains from securities, see Note 16 - Changes In
and Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Note 6 - Investments of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For additional information on debt, see Note 12 - Debt of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash Flow[|CASH FLOW[1]
Nine Months Ended September 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2020201920212020
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities$2,655 $2,446 Net cash provided by operating activities$1,597 $1,267 
Net cash used for investing activities$(1,007)$(1,320)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used for) investing activities$(579)$215 
Net cash used for financing activitiesNet cash used for financing activities$(1,579)$(943)Net cash used for financing activities$(933)$(1,327)
Cash and restricted cash– end of periodCash and restricted cash– end of period$270 $290 Cash and restricted cash– end of period$308 $372 
[1] Cash activities in 20202021 include cash flows related to Continental Europe Operations classified as held for sale beginning in the third quarter of 2020. See Note 216 - Business Acquisition and Disposition of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of this transaction.
Cash provided by operating activities increased in 20202021 as compared to the prior year period primarily driven by the inclusion of Navigators Group for the full nine monthsa decline in 2020 and a decrease in claims paid for Group Benefits and P&C excluding Navigators,losses and loss adjustment expenses paid, an increase in Commercial Lines premiums received and the impact of Personal Lines premium refunds in the 2020 period, and lower operating expenses paid including lower payroll and employee related expenditures. Positive cash flow impacts were partially offset by lower P&C premiums received excluding Navigators and a lower refund of AMT credits.
Cash used for investing activities decreased primarily due to the acquisition of Navigators Group for $1.9 billionan increase in 2019, lower net purchases of fixed maturitiesincome taxes paid and an increase in Group Benefits loss and loss adjustment expenses paid.
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities changed from net proceeds from equity securities, partially offset byinflows in 2020 to net outflows in 2021 as a changeresult of a decrease from net proceeds to net payments from short-term investments,for equity securities and derivatives, and an increase in net purchasespayments for mortgage loans, partially offset by a decrease in net payments for short term investments and consideration received from the sale of partnerships.the Company's equity interest in Talcott Resolution.
Cash used for financing activities increaseddecreased primarily due to debt repayments in the 2020 period, and a decrease in cash used for securities lending transactions partially offset by an increase in the net repayment from issuance and retirement of debt, a larger net decreaseshare repurchases in securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase and an increase in the repurchase of common shares.2021.
Operating cash flow for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 have2021 has been adequate to meet liquidity requirements.
Equity Markets|EQUITY MARKETS
For a discussion of the potential impact of the equity markets on capital and liquidity, see the Financial Risk section in this MD&A and the Financial Risk on Statutory Capital section of the MD&A in the Company's 20192020 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Ratings|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 June 19, 2020, A.M. Best raised itsJuly 21, 2021, Moody's upgraded the insurance financial strength rating on Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“HLA”)of HLA to A+A1 from A.A2. The upgrade is reflective ofreflects HLA’s leading market position in the support provided by The Hartford,group benefits and disability business, its distribution capabilities and consistent profitability, as well as the group benefits business’ growing contribution to consolidated revenue and earnings and the overall diversification it provides.implicit support from The Hartford.
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Insurance Financial Strength Ratings as of October
July 27, 20202021
A.M. BestStandard & Poor’sMoody’s
Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyA+A+A1
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance CompanyA+A+A2A1
Navigators Insurance CompanyA+ANot 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, sell or hold any of The Hartford’sHartford's securities and they may be revised or revoked at any time at the sole discretion of the rating organization. Each agency's rating should be evaluated independently of any other agency's rating. The system and number of rating categories can vary across rating agencies.
TheAmong other factors, rating 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 collectivelyof our U.S. insurance subsidiaries as "statutory capital") necessary to supportwell as the business written and is reported in accordance with accounting practices prescribedlevel of a measure of GAAP capital held by the applicable state insurance department.
Company in determining the Company's financial strength and credit ratings. Rating agencies may implement changes to their capital formulas that have the effect of increasing the amount of capital we must hold in order to maintain our current ratings. See 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, 2020.
Statutory Capital
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Property and Casualty Insurance Subsidiaries [1] [2]Group Benefits Insurance SubsidiaryTotal
U.S statutory capital at January 1, 2020$10,208 $2,644 $12,852 
Statutory income1,061 302 1,363 
Dividends to parent(712)(280)(992)
Other items(159)(21)(180)
Net change to U.S. statutory capital190 1 191 
U.S statutory capital at September 30, 2020$10,398 $2,645 $13,043 
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U.S. Statutory Capital Rollforward for the Company's Insurance Subsidiaries
Property and Casualty Insurance Subsidiaries [1] [2]Group Benefits Insurance SubsidiaryTotal
U.S statutory capital at January 1, 2021$10,795 $2,601 $13,396 
Statutory income678 94 772 
Contributions from (dividends to) parent(455)(145)(600)
Other items287 26 313 
Net change to U.S. statutory capital510 (25)485 
U.S statutory capital at June 30, 2021$11,305 $2,576 $13,881 
[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. ("HHI") to Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
[2]Excludes insurance operations in the U.K. and continentalContinental Europe.

Contingencies|CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
For a discussion regarding contingencies related to The Hartford’s legal proceedings, please see the information contained under “Litigation” and "Run-off Asbestos and Environmental Claims" in Note 14 - Commitments12 -Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, Item 1 Legal Proceedings, which are incorporated herein by reference.Statements.
Legislative and Regulatory Developments
COVID-19 Global Pandemic
State and federal retroactive business interruption coverage and other insurance regulatory relief initiatives-
State and federal lawmakers are actively consideringcontinuing to consider legislation and regulation in response to COVID-19. There have been proposals to impose retroactive coverage of COVID-19 claims under existing business interruption coverage provisions. If such proposals were enacted, they could represent a material exposure for the Company. Further, some states have adopted, or are considering incorporating, a presumption that if certain
workers become infected with COVID-19, such infection would constitute an occupational disease triggering workers’ compensation coverage. In addition, state insurance regulators, including California, New Jersey and New York, have been encouragingencouraged (and in some cases requiring)required) insurers to offer immediate relief to policyholders including refunding and offering discounts for drivers, incorporating flexible payment solutions for families, individuals, and businesses, providing additional time to make payments, waiving insurance premium late fees, pausing cancellation of coverage for personal and commercial policies due to non-payment and policy expiration, and suspending personal automobile exclusions for restaurant employees who are transitioning to meal delivery services using their personal automobile policy as coverage. The Hartford has offered consumer financial relief including a 15 percent refund on policyholders’ April and May and June2020 personal automobile insurance premiums, waived late payments fees for a period of time for business and personal insurance customers and temporarily suspended policy cancellations for policyholders of our Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and Group Benefits segments. As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, regulators may require us to or we may elect to provide additional consumer and/or business financial relief. We may also see this manifest in the review and approval of new rate
filings, with regulators applying heightened scrutiny even when rate reductions are proposed. The duration and scope of such regulatory/Company actions are uncertain, and the impacts of
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such actions could adversely affect the Company’s insurance business.
Federal retroactive business interruption coverage- Congress continues to focus on supporting small businesses in the wake of COVID-19. Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to force retroactive coverage of COVID-19 claims under future business interruption coverage provisions and would seek to nullify existing contracts. If such proposals were enacted, they could represent a material exposure for the Company. The Senate has not introduced any companion legislation to date. Potential action on such legislation is unclear at this time.
Federal pandemic risk insurance- Congress is considering possible action for future pandemic risk insurance coverage through a risk sharing mechanism between insurers and the federal government. Timing for any Congressional action with respect to these efforts is uncertain at this time. If such a program were to be enacted, it could represent a significant obligation for the company in terms of deductible and co-share obligations.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021- On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. The comprehensive bill includes provisions on taxes, healthcare, extends unemployment benefits, direct payments, state and local funding and other issues. The American Rescue Plan also directed billions of dollars towards the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") and Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance payments to support small businesses across the nation. Additionally, the new law directed $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund for industry-focused grants. On March 30, 2021, President Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 which set a new application deadline of May 31, allowing the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue processing applications for up to 30 days past the May 31 deadline.
Federal emergency leave legislation- On March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") was signed into law by the President.President, and was effective from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. This legislation included a number of funding provisions and worker protections including mandated emergency paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave programs. For private employers with fewer than 500 employees, and most public employers, new programs were put in place to guarantee individuals 10 days of paid sick leave, and up to 10 weeks of paid family and medical leave to deal directly with COVID-19. Eligible employers have access to a tax credit to reimburse for costs related to the emergency leave programs. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law and included a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill. Although the mandatory paid leave provisions from the FFCRA expired on December 31, 2020, the new law extended
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FFCRA tax credits through March 31, 2021, for covered employers that voluntarily continue to offer paid leave under the FFCRA framework. As part of the American Rescue Plan, Congress has once again extended certain FFCRA refundable tax credits between April 1 and September 30, 2021, for covered employers who voluntarily offer emergency paid leave for reasons described under FFCRA. The American Rescue Plan also expands the allowable leaves for purposes of qualifying for the tax credit. The Hartford is providing support for the administration of the family and medical leave component of the Families First Coronavirus Response Actthese voluntary company FFCRA-type leaves for our Group Benefits customers. Congress also approved a $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. The bill, signed into law on March 27, 2020, focused on providing financial support for small businesses, individuals, emergency workers, airlines and other industries of national security. The CARES Act included several technical corrections to the emergency leave programs and created advance refunding credits, which allow the U.S. Treasury to develop regulations or guidance to permit advancement of the tax credit for both the emergency paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave. As Congress considers futureWe are closely monitoring further Congressional action on paid leave legislation, in response to COVID-19, it is possible that lawmakers look to expand the scope of eligibility and use of emergency leaves. This change in the law could trigger a significant increase in claims volume and compliance requirements for Group Benefits. The timing of such legislationwhich is unclear at this time.
Federal tax legislation- In response to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Congress, various states and other global jurisdictions have passed variousnumerous pieces of legislation which contain variousa number of changes to the tax laws in order to aid impacted businesses and individuals, as well as provide economic stimulus. The deferral ofCompany deferred the employer’s portion of the Social Security tax on wages has been extended from March 27, 2020 to year-end 2020. Such deferred amounts would be due and payable over a two-year period, 50% by December 31, 2021 and 50% by December 31, 2022. Refer to Note 13 - Income Taxes of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information about the impact of these new tax laws on the Company. The U.S. Treasury and IRS continue
to develop guidance implementing these new tax law provisions, and Congress may consider additional technical corrections to these laws. 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.
American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan
On March 31, 2021, President Biden unveiled a key initiative of his Administration, the American Jobs Plan, a broad $2.2 trillion, 8-year infrastructure plan. The President’s plan outlines funding for several traditional infrastructure verticals such as roads, bridges, and highways, but also seeks to prioritize and incentivize clean energy and pursue policy options that promote equity and connect disadvantaged communities. To offset some of the plan’s costs, the Biden Administration proposed a series of tax changes including raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, eliminating subsidies and foreign tax credits for fossil fuel companies, championing a new 15% global minimum tax for multinational corporations, enacting a minimum tax on large corporations book income, and other tax changes to prevent U.S. corporations from inverting or claiming tax havens as their residence. On April 28, 2021, the Biden Administration released a second proposal titled the “American Families Plan.” The roughly $1.8 trillion proposal seeks to address “social infrastructure” including national paid family and medical leave benefits, child care, education, and nutrition. To cover costs, the White House proposes raising taxes on wealthier individuals by
raising the top tax rate to 39.6%, raising capital gains taxes for taxpayers earning at least $1 per year, and bolstering funding for IRS enforcement. Final action on infrastructure spending remains in flux as President Biden works with Congress to strike a bipartisan deal. The prospects for these proposals remain unclear, even when considering procedural devices that could be used to move the legislation through Congress with only a simple majority vote. Congressional action related to Paid Family and Medical Leave policy could impact Group Benefits product offerings. While changes to corporate taxation, including a higher corporate income tax rate, would adversely affect the Company, the impact of other provisions on the Company’s operations and ability to attract new business and retain existing customers is unclear.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the "Affordable Care Act")
It is unclear whether the Administration, 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.
US and International Tax Reform
At the end of 2017, Congress passed and the president signed, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Reform"TCJA"), which enacted was enacted. The TCJA made significant reforms to the U.S. tax code. The major areas of interest to the Company included the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and the repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT)("AMT") and the refunding of AMT credits. The U.S. TreasuryAs part of the “Made in America Tax Plan,” a corporate tax rate increase from 21% to 28% and IRS continueseveral international tax changes were outlined that could be used to develop guidance implementing Tax Reform, and Congress may consider additional technical corrections to the law.fund a portion of proposed infrastructure spending. 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, pleaseTCJA, 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, 2019 as amended2020. In June 2021, the G7 finance ministers released a communique supporting two proposals: 1) a 15 percent global minimum tax; and 2) an agreement to allocate to market countries the right to tax the largest and most profitable multinational enterprises on at least 20% of any profit that exceeds a 10% margin. After the G20 meetings which concluded on July 10, 2021, over 130 countries in the OECD/G20 agreed in principle to the two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy. Key components of the agreement
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are described in the OECD statement including the aspects noted above. Although the plan seemingly has broad political support, countries must still negotiate and agree on key details and implementation issues. Proponents hope to finalize the formal agreement in October, 2021 and then work on developing an implementation package over the course of 2022, targeting implementation in 2023. Given that Ireland and other historically lower tax rate countries remain opposed, the final outcome is far from certain.

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 20192020 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.Report.
ACRONYMS
A&E Asbestos and Environmental
HIMCO Hartford Investment Management Company
ABS Asset Backed Securities
IBNR Incurred But Not Reported
ACL Allowance for Credit Losses
IT Information Technology
ADC Adverse Development Cover
LCL Liability for Credit Losses
AFS Available-For-Sale
LIBOR London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
ALAE Allocated Loss Adjustment Expenses
LTD Long-Term Disability
AMT Alternative Minimum Tax
LTV Loan-to-Value
AOCI Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
MD&A Management's Discussion and Analysis
AUM Assets Under Management
NAIC National Association of Insurance Commissioners
CAY Current Accident Year
NIC Navigators Insurance Company
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
NICO National Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”)
CMBS Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
NM Not Meaningful
DAC Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
NOLs Net Operating Loss Carryforwards or Carrybacks
DSCR Debt Service Coverage Ratio
NSIC Navigators Specialty Insurance Company
ERCC Enterprise Risk and Capital Committee
OCI Other Comprehensive Income
ETF Exchange-Traded Funds
OTC Over-the-Counter
ETP Exchange-Traded Products
P&C Property and Casualty
FAL Funds at Lloyd's
PYD Prior Year Development
FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board
RBC Risk-Based Capital
FHLBB Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
RMBS Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
ROA Return on Assets
GBGroup Benefits
ROE Return on Equity
HFSGHartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
SCR Solvency Capital Requirement
HHIHartford Holdings, Inc.
ULAEUnallocated Loss Adjustment Expenses
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Part I - Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Item 4.
Item 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and ProceduresEVALUATION 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 SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial ReportingCHANGES 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. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting despite the fact that most employees of the Company and of our vendors have had to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic though we will continue to assess the impact on the design and operating effectiveness of our internal controls.

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Part II - Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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, including claims alleging bad faith in the handling of insurance claims or other allegedly unfair or improper claims practices. The Hartford accounts for such activity through the establishment of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense reserves. Subject to the uncertainties discussed  under “Regulatory and Legal Risks” of 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, 2019, as amended in Part II Item 1A herein, and those related to The Hartford's A&E claims discussed in Note 14 - 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. These actions include lawsuits seeking certification of a state or national class alleging improper business practices, including, for example, underpayment of claims or improper underwriting practices, as well as individual lawsuits in which punitive damages may be sought. 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's results of operations or cash flows in particular quarterly or annual periods.
COVID-19 Pandemic Business Income Insurance Coverage Litigation
Like many others in the property and casualty insurance industry, beginning in April 2020, various direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (collectively “the Hartford writing companies”), and in some instances the Company itself, have been served as defendants in lawsuits seeking insurance coverage under commercial insurance policies issued by the Hartford writing companies for alleged losses resulting from the shutdown or suspension of their businesses due the spread of the novel coronavirus that leads to COVID-19. More than 200 such lawsuits have been filed, of which more than 50 purport to be filed on behalf of broad nationwide or statewide classes of policyholders. These lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts in roughly 27 states. Although the allegations vary, the plaintiffs generally seek a declaration of insurance coverage, damages for breach of contract in unspecified amounts, interest, and attorney’s fees. Many of the lawsuits also allege that the insurance claims were denied in bad faith or otherwise in
violation of state laws and seek extra-contractual or punitive damages. The Joint Panel on Multi-District Litigation (“JPMDL”) considered consolidating, for pre-trial purposes, all COVID-19 pandemic business income coverage lawsuits pending in federal court against any commercial insurer, including Hartford writing companies, or alternatively, against specific insurers, including Hartford writing companies. The Hartford writing companies opposed consolidation on an industry and individual basis. In October 2020, the JPMDL declined to consolidate the cases involving the Company or Hartford writing companies.
The Company and its subsidiaries deny the allegations and intend to defend vigorously. The Hartford writing companies maintain that they have no coverage obligations with respect to these suits for business income allegedly lost by the plaintiffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic based on the clear terms of the applicable insurance policies. Although the policy terms vary depending, among other things, upon the size, nature, and location of the policyholder’s business, in general, the claims at issue in these lawsuits were denied because the claimant identified no direct physical damage or loss to property at the insured premises, and the governmental orders that led to the complete or partial shutdown of the business were not due to the existence of any direct physical loss or damage in the immediate vicinity of the insured premises and did not prohibit access to the insured premises, as required by the terms of the insurance policies. In addition, the vast majority of the policies at issue expressly exclude from coverage any loss caused directly or indirectly by the presence, growth, proliferation, spread or activity of a virus, subject to a narrow set of exceptions not applicable in connection with this pandemic, and contain a pollution and contamination exclusion that, among other things, expressly excludes from coverage any loss caused by material that threatens human health or welfare.
In addition to the inherent difficulty in predicting litigation outcomes, the COVID-19 pandemic business income coverage lawsuits present numerous uncertainties and contingencies that are not yet known, including how many policyholders will ultimately file claims, the number of lawsuits that will be filed, the extent to which any state or nationwide classes will be certified, and the size and scope of any such classes. The legal theories advocated by plaintiffs vary significantly by case as do the state laws that govern the policy interpretation. These lawsuits are in the earliest stages of litigation, many were stayed pending a decision on the contemplated multi-district litigation, many complaints are in the process of being amended, and some have been dismissed voluntarily and may be refiled. Accordingly, little discovery has occurred and few substantive legal rulings have been made. In addition, business income calculations depend upon a wide range of factors that are particular to the circumstances of each individual policyholder and, here, virtually none of the plaintiffs have submitted proofs of loss or otherwise quantified or factually supported any allegedly covered loss, and, in any event, the Company’s experience shows that demands for damages often bear little relation to a reasonable estimate of potential loss. Accordingly, management cannot now reasonably estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any. Nonetheless, given the large number of claims and potential claims, the
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indeterminate amounts sought, and the inherent unpredictability of litigation, it is possible that adverse outcomes, if any, in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated operating results.
Item 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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For a discussion regarding The Hartford’s legal proceedings, see the information contained in Note 12 -Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1A.    
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, 2019, as amended and updated by Item 1A of Part II of2020, (collectively the Company's Form 10-Q for"Company's Risk Factors" or individually, the period ended March 31, 2020,"Company's Risk Factor"), which is incorporated herein by reference, 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.

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Part II - Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

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. During the period from
April 1, 2020 to October 27, 2020, the Company did not repurchase any common shares under this authorization. Any repurchase of shares under the remaining equity repurchase authorization of $650 is dependent on market conditions and other factors including the extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
Item 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER

The most recent share repurchase authorization, effective until December 31, 2022, was approved in December 2020 and was increased by the Board of Directors from $1.5 billion to $2.5
billion in April 2021. During the period from July 1, 2021 to July 27, 2021, the Company repurchased 1.9 million shares for $116. The timing of any repurchase of shares under the remaining equity repurchase authorization is 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, the Company's blackout periods, and other considerations.
Repurchases of Common Stock by the Issuer for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Period
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per
Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value
of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
   (in millions)
April 1, 2021 - April 30, 20211,256,022 $67.51 1,256,022 $2,292 
May 1, 2021 - May 31, 20215,065,877 $65.50 5,065,877 $1,960 
June 1, 2021 - June 30, 20212,328,001 $64.82 2,328,001 $1,809 
Total8,649,900 $65.61 8,649,900 
Item 6.
Item 6. EXHIBITS
See Exhibits Index on page

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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20202021
FORM 10-Q
EXHIBITS INDEX
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3.023.028-K001-139583.17/21/20163.028-K001-139583.17/21/2016
15.0115.0115.01
31.0131.0131.01
31.0231.0231.02
32.0132.0132.01
32.0232.0232.02
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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.
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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:October 29, 2020July 28, 2021/s/ Scott R. Lewis
Scott R. Lewis
 Senior Vice President and Controller
 
(Chief accounting officer and duly
authorized signatory)
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