Company: L
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000060086-25-000181
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Company: LOEWS CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 in net written premiums for Specialty.

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Gross written premiums for Commercial increased $22 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period driven by favorable renewal premium change, inclusive of rate, partially offset by lower retention and new business. Net written premiums for Commercial increased $30 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period. The increase in net earned premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was consistent with the trend in net written premiums for Commercial. 

Gross written premiums for International increased $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period. Excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rates, gross written premiums increased $9 million driven by higher new business partially offset by lower rate. Net written premiums for International increased $42 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period. Excluding the effect of foreign currency exchange rates, net written premiums increased $33 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period driven by a true-up due to a reduction in anticipated reinsurance costs for prior treaty terms in the third quarter of 2025. The increase in net earned premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was consistent with the trend in net written premiums in recent quarters for International.

Core income for Property & Casualty Operations increased $110 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with the comparable 2024 period primarily due to lower catastrophe losses, improved underlying underwriting results and higher net investment income.

Catastrophe losses for Property & Casualty Operations were $41 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared with $143 million for the comparable 2024 period, driven by severe weather related events. Catastrophe losses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 included $55 million for Hurricane Helene. For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, Specialty had no catastrophe losses, Commercial had catastrophe losses of $39 million and $127 million and International had catastrophe losses of $2 million and $16 million.

Favorable net prior year loss reserve development for Property & Casualty Operations of $1 million and $5 million was recorded for the three