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Segments of Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | The following tables (in millions) show AFG’s revenues and earnings before income taxes by segment and sub-segment.
| Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premiums earned: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and transportation | $ | 527 |  |  | $ | 493 |  |  | $ | 1,226 |  |  | $ | 1,197 |
Specialty casualty | 568 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 1,613 |  |  | 1,496 |
Specialty financial | 142 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 435 |  |  | 416 |
Other specialty | 30 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 75 |
Total premiums earned | 1,267 |  |  | 1,159 |  |  | 3,354 |  |  | 3,184 |
Net investment income | 94 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 276 |  |  | 265 |
Other income (a) | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 46 |
Total property and casualty insurance | 1,362 |  |  | 1,255 |  |  | 3,651 |  |  | 3,495 |
Annuity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net investment income | 375 |  |  | 351 |  |  | 1,082 |  |  | 1,010 |
Other income | 26 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 76 |
Total annuity | 401 |  |  | 377 |  |  | 1,161 |  |  | 1,086 |
Run-off long-term care and life | 12 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 37 |
Other | 72 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 211 |  |  | 173 |
Total revenues before realized gains (losses) | 1,847 |  |  | 1,703 |  |  | 5,058 |  |  | 4,791 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (12 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (32 | )
Realized gains on subsidiaries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total revenues | $ | 1,835 |  |  | $ | 1,705 |  |  | $ | 5,057 |  |  | $ | 4,761 |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and casualty insurance: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Specialty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and transportation | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 91 |
Specialty casualty | 2 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 65 |
Specialty financial | (3 | ) |  | 19 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 64 |
Other specialty | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 7 |
Other lines (b) | (90 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (92 | ) |  | (101 | )
Total underwriting | (81 | ) |  | 42 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 126 |
Investment and other income, net (a) | 87 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 271 |  |  | 269 |
Total property and casualty insurance | 6 |  |  | 121 |  |  | 340 |  |  | 395 |
Annuity | 102 |  |  | 107 |  |  | 283 |  |  | 236 |
Run-off long-term care and life | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Other (c) | (69 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | (169 | ) |  | (131 | )
Total earnings before realized gains (losses) and income taxes | 41 |  |  | 176 |  |  | 458 |  |  | 500 |
Realized gains (losses) on securities | (12 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (32 | )
Realized gains on subsidiaries | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total earnings before income taxes | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 457 |  |  | $ | 470 |
(a) | Includes pretax income of $13 million (before noncontrolling interest) from the sale of a hotel in the first quarter of 2017 and pretax income of $32 million (before noncontrolling interest) from the sale of an apartment property in the second quarter of 2016.
(b) | Includes special charges of $89 million and $36 million in the third quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively, to increase asbestos and environmental (“A&E”) reserves and a $65 million special charge related to the exit of certain lines of business with AFG’s Lloyd’s-based insurer, Neon, in the second quarter of 2016.
(c) | Includes holding company interest and expenses, including losses on retirement of debt of $4 million in the third quarter of 2017 and $7 million in the second quarter of 2017, and special charges of $24 million and $5 million in the third quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively, to increase A&E reserves related to AFG’s former railroad and manufacturing operations.

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