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Income Taxes
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The CNA Tax Group is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of Loews and its eligible subsidiaries. Loews and the Company have agreed that for each taxable year, the Company will 1) be paid by Loews the amount, if any, by which the Loews consolidated federal income tax liability is reduced by virtue of the inclusion of the CNA Tax Group in the Loews consolidated federal income tax return, or 2) pay to Loews an amount, if any, equal to the federal income tax that would have been payable by the CNA Tax Group filing a separate consolidated tax return. In the event that Loews should have a net operating loss in the future computed on the basis of filing a separate consolidated tax return without the CNA Tax Group, the Company may be required to repay tax recoveries previously received from Loews. This agreement may be canceled by either party upon 30 days written notice.
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company paid $186 million, $263 million and $254 million to Loews related to federal income taxes.
For 2022 through 2024, Loews and the Company participate in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Compliance Assurance Process (CAP), which is a voluntary program for large corporations. Under CAP, the IRS conducts a real-time audit and works contemporaneously with the Company to resolve any issues prior to the filing of the tax return. For 2023, the Company was selected to participate in the phase of CAP reserved for taxpayers whose risk of noncompliance did not support use of IRS resources. The Company believes that participation in CAP should reduce tax-related uncertainties, if any.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and tax refund claims in Income tax (expense) benefit on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company recognizes penalties (if any) in Income tax (expense) benefit on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During 2024, 2023 and 2022 the Company recognized no interest and no penalties. There were no amounts accrued for interest or penalties as of December 31, 2024 or 2023.
The following table presents a reconciliation between the Company's income tax expense at statutory rates and the recorded income tax expense.
Years ended December 31
(In millions)202420232022
Income tax expense at statutory rates$(254)$(319)$(172)
Tax benefit from tax exempt income25 30 41 
Foreign taxes and credits(3)(5)15 
State income tax expense(12)(13)(10)
Other tax expense(8)(6)(6)
Income tax expense$(252)$(313)$(132)
As of December 31, 2024, no deferred taxes are required on the undistributed earnings of subsidiaries subject to tax.
The following table presents the current and deferred components of the Company's income tax expense.
Years ended December 31
(In millions)202420232022
Current tax expense$(297)$(311)$(221)
Deferred tax benefit (expense)45 (2)89 
Total income tax expense$(252)$(313)$(132)
Total income tax presented above includes foreign tax expense of approximately $63 million, $52 million and $1 million related to pretax income from foreign operations of approximately $202 million, $198 million and $141 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. Foreign tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 included a $10 million tax benefit for the revaluation of net deferred tax assets related to a U.K. tax rate change.
The deferred tax effects of the significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented in the following table.
December 31
(In millions)20242023
Deferred Tax Assets:
Insurance reserves:
Property and casualty claim and claim adjustment expense reserves$234 $202 
Unearned premium reserves225 213 
Policyholder reserves— 160 
Deferred revenue59 62 
Employee benefits13 23 
Deferred retroactive reinsurance benefit89 88 
Net unrealized losses494 418 
Other assets107 111 
Gross deferred tax assets1,221 1,277 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Investment valuation differences130 83 
Deferred acquisition costs140 126 
Policyholder reserves48 — 
Software and hardware17 18 
Other liabilities36 34 
Gross deferred tax liabilities371 261 
Net deferred tax asset$850 $1,016 
As of December 31, 2024, the CNA Tax Group had no loss carryforwards and a tax credit carryforward of $8 million which expires in 2034. The foreign operations had loss carryforwards of $138 million, which have no expiration. The foreign operations had a tax credit carryforward of $10 million, which has no expiration.
Although realization of deferred tax assets is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the recognized net deferred tax asset will be realized through recoupment of ordinary and capital taxes paid in prior carryback years and through future earnings, reversal of existing temporary differences and available tax planning strategies. As a result, no valuation allowance was recorded as of December 31, 2024 or 2023.