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Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Net Prior Year Development | The following tables and discussion present net prior year development.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 |  | Specialty |  |  | Commercial |  |  | International |  |  | Total |
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development |  | $ | (112) |  |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | (15) |  |  | $ | (132) |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | (5) |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development |  | $ | (112) |  |  | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | (17) |  |  | $ | (137) |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development |  | $ | (130) |  |  | $ | (11) |  |  | $ | (34) |  |  | $ | (175) |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (5) |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development |  | $ | (132) |  |  | $ | (16) |  |  | $ | (32) |  |  | $ | (180) |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development |  | $ | (211) |  |  | $ | (37) |  |  | $ | (34) |  |  | $ | (282) |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development |  |  | (18) |  |  |  | (7) |  |  |  | (2) |  |  |  | (27) |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development |  | $ | (229) |  |  | $ | (44) |  |  | $ | (36) |  |  | $ | (309) |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development |  | $ | (141) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (46) |  |  | $ | (187) |
Pretax (favorable) unfavorable premium development |  |  | (10) |  |  | $ | (17) |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (11) |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable net prior year development |  | $ | (151) |  |  | $ | (17) |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | (198) |
Impact of Loss Portfolio Transfer on Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income | The following table presents the impact of the loss portfolio transfer on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net A&EP adverse development before consideration of LPT |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 150 |
Provision for uncollectible third party reinsurance on A&EP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional amounts ceded under LPT |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 150 |
Retroactive reinsurance benefit recognized |  |  | (12) |  |  |  | (4) |  |  |  | (94) |  |  |  | (75) |
Pretax impact of unrecognized deferred retroactive reinsurance benefit |  | $ | (12) |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 75 |
CNA Financial [Member] | Specialty [Member] |
Net Prior Year Claim and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense Reserve Development | The following table and discussion present further detail of the net prior year claim and allocated claim adjustment expense reserve development (“development”) recorded for the Specialty segment:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Medical professional liability |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | (19) |  |  | $ | (17) |  |  | $ | (11) |
Other professional liability and management liability |  |  | (48) |  |  |  | (37) |  |  |  | (98) |  |  |  | (41) |
Surety |  |  | (63) |  |  |  | (70) |  |  |  | (63) |  |  |  | (69) |
Warranty |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 1 |
Other |  |  | (16) |  |  |  | (4) |  |  |  | (40) |  |  |  | (21) |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development |  | $ | (112) |  |  | $ | (130) |  |  | $ | (211) |  |  | $ | (141) |
CNA Financial [Member] | Commercial [Member] |
Net Prior Year Claim and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense Reserve Development | The following table and discussion present further detail of the development recorded for the Commercial segment:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial auto |  | $ | (12) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (47) |  |  | $ | 7 |
General liability |  |  | 14 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  |  | (38) |  |  |  | 8 |
Workers’ compensation |  |  | (6) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 22 |
Property and other |  |  | (1) |  |  |  | (13) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37) |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | (11) |  |  | $ | (37) |  |  | $ | - |
CNA Financial [Member] | International [Member] |
Net Prior Year Claim and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expense Reserve Development | The following table and discussion present further detail of the development recorded for the International segment:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
(In millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Medical professional liability |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (8) |
Other professional liability |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (16) |
Liability |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (12) |
Property & marine |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (19) |
Other |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 9 |
Total pretax (favorable) unfavorable development |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | (46) |

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