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Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant Balance Sheet [Abstract] |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only, Balance Sheets |
| December 31
| 2011 |  | 2010
| (in millions of dollars)
Assets |  |  |
Fixed Maturity Securities - at fair value (amortized cost: $167.7; $343.7) | $ | 172.7 |  |  | $ | 357.5 |
Mortgage Loans | 22.5 |  |  | 22.9 |
Short-term Investments | 473.9 |  |  | 666.7 |
Investment in Subsidiaries | 9,704.1 |  |  | 9,756.4 |
Other Assets | 650.3 |  |  | 550.3 |
Total Assets | $ | 11,023.5 |  |  | $ | 11,353.8 |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |
Short-term Debt | $ | 2.5 |  |  | $ | 225.1 |
Long-term Debt | 1,641.0 |  |  | 1,617.7 |
Other Liabilities | 803.0 |  |  | 566.6 |
Total Liabilities | 2,446.5 |  |  | 2,409.4 |
Stockholders' Equity |  |  |
Common Stock | 35.9 |  |  | 36.5 |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 2,591.1 |  |  | 2,615.4 |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 448.9 |  |  | 341.9 |
Retained Earnings | 7,031.2 |  |  | 7,060.8 |
Treasury Stock | (1,530.1 | ) |  | (1,110.2 | )
Total Stockholders' Equity | 8,577.0 |  |  | 8,944.4 |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 11,023.5 |  |  | $ | 11,353.8 |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only, Statement of Earnings |
| Year Ended December 31
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
| (in millions of dollars)
Dividends from Subsidiaries | $ | 800.0 |  |  | $ | 576.0 |  |  | $ | 313.8 |
Interest from Subsidiaries | 0.6 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.5 |
Other Income | 64.4 |  |  | 56.1 |  |  | 47.8 |
Total Revenue | 865.0 |  |  | 632.7 |  |  | 362.1 |
Interest and Debt Expense | 112.1 |  |  | 112.3 |  |  | 90.2 |
Other Expenses | 57.7 |  |  | 47.6 |  |  | 63.9 |
Total Expenses | 169.8 |  |  | 159.9 |  |  | 154.1 |
Income Before Income Tax and Equity in Undistributed Earnings (Loss) of Subsidiaries | 695.2 |  |  | 472.8 |  |  | 208.0 |
Income Tax Benefits | (13.9 | ) |  | (3.6 | ) |  | (9.5 | )
Income Before Equity in Undistributed Earnings (Loss) of Subsidiaries | 709.1 |  |  | 476.4 |  |  | 217.5 |
Equity in Undistributed Earnings (Loss) of Subsidiaries | (473.7 | ) |  | 409.7 |  |  | 635.1 |
Net Income | $ | 235.4 |  |  | $ | 886.1 |  |  | $ | 852.6 |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only, Statements of Cash Flows | STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Year Ended December 31
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
| (in millions of dollars)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $ | 792.9 |  |  | $ | 490.1 |  |  | $ | 324.1 |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sales of Fixed Maturity Securities | 133.9 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 49.7 |
Proceeds from Maturities of Fixed Maturity Securities | 44.5 |  |  | 47.4 |  |  | 24.7 |
Purchase of Fixed Maturity Securities | — |  |  | (106.5 | ) |  | (299.2 | )
Purchase of Other Investments | (3.0 | ) |  | (22.9 | ) |  | — |
Net Sales (Purchases) of Short-term Investments | 192.8 |  |  | (266.7 | ) |  | (145.1 | )
Cash Distributions to Subsidiaries | (166.1 | ) |  | (2.4 | ) |  | (1.3 | )
Short-term Notes Receivable from Subsidiaries | 0.2 |  |  | 13.3 |  |  | (10.5 | )
Acquisition of Property and Equipment | (46.2 | ) |  | (70.0 | ) |  | (54.7 | )
Other, Net | — |  |  | (18.5 | ) |  | — |
Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities | 156.1 |  |  | (422.5 | ) |  | (436.4 | )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |  |  |  |  |
Net Short-term Debt Repayments | (222.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | (132.2 | )
Issuance of Long-term Debt | — |  |  | 396.9 |  |  | 346.8 |
Long-term Debt Repayments | — |  |  | (10.0 | ) |  | (1.8 | )
Issuance of Common Stock | 14.8 |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 8.0 |
Dividends Paid to Stockholders | (121.0 | ) |  | (114.8 | ) |  | (104.5 | )
Purchases of Treasury Stock | (619.9 | ) |  | (356.0 | ) |  | — |
Other, Net | — |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | (0.7 | )
Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities | (948.7 | ) |  | (68.3 | ) |  | 115.6 |
Increase (Decrease) in Cash | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | (0.7 | ) |  | $ | 3.3 |
Schedule of Debt Instruments, Parent Company Only | Long-term and short-term debt consists of the following:
| December 31
| 2011 |  | 2010
| (in millions of dollars)
Notes @ 7.375% due 2032, callable at or above par | $ | 39.5 |  |  | $ | 39.5 |
Notes @ 6.75% due 2028, callable at or above par | 165.8 |  |  | 165.8 |
Notes @ 7.25% due 2028, callable at or above par | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |
Notes @ 5.625% due 2020, callable at or above par | 399.6 |  |  | 399.5 |
Notes @ 7.125% due 2016, callable at or above par | 358.8 |  |  | 335.6 |
Notes @ 7.0% due 2018, non-callable | 200.0 |  |  | 200.0 |
Medium-term Notes @ 7.0% to 7.2% due 2023 to 2028, non-callable | 50.8 |  |  | 50.8 |
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities @ 7.405% due 2038 | 226.5 |  |  | 226.5 |
Long-term Debt | 1,641.0 |  |  | 1,617.7 |
Securities Lending Agreements | 2.5 |  |  | — |
Notes @ 7.625% due 2011 | — |  |  | 225.1 |
Short-term Debt | 2.5 |  |  | 225.1 |
Total | $ | 1,643.5 |  |  | $ | 1,842.8 |

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