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Quarterly results

Fourth quarter 1999 - Consolidated
($ in millions except per share amounts)

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Three months ended December 31

1999

1998

Shareholder information

Revenues

$1,942.0

$1,842.6

Analyst newsletter

Pretax Operating Earnings (Loss)

Glossary

Property-Liability Insurance

$166.4

$106.6

Life Insurance

$18.8

$18.9

Asset Management-Investment Banking

$33.3

$29.4

Parent and Other

($27.0)

($39.0)

Total Pretax Core Operating Earnings 

$191.5

$115.9

Income Tax Expense

$35.6

($12.7)

 Operating Earnings from Continuing Operations

$155.9

$128.6

Per Common Share (Basic)

$0.67

$0.53

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$0.64

$0.51

Realized Investment Gains, Net of Taxes

$70.7

$7.8

Per Common Share (Basic)

$0.31

$0.03

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$0.29

$0.03

Earnings Charges, Net of Taxes

-  

$25.3

Per Common Share (Basic)

-  

$0.11

Per Common Share (Diluted)

-  

$0.10

Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes

$(87.7)

$5.3

Per Common Share (Basic)

($0.38)

$0.02)

Per Common Share (Diluted)

($0.36)

$0.02

Net Income (Loss)

$138.9

$100.8

Per Common Share

$.60

$0.41

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$.57

$0.40

Twelve  months ended December 31

1999

1998

Revenues

$7,569.0

$7,736.7

Pretax Operating Earnings (Loss)

Property-Liability Insurance

$757.2

$524.8

Life Insurance

$75.0

$75.9

Asset Management

$122.7

$104.0

Parent and Other

($155.5)

($196.2)

Total Pretax Operating Earnings 

$799.4

$508.5

Income Tax Expense

$163.1

$23.6

Operating Earnings from Continuing Operations

$636.3

$484.9

Per Common Share (Basic)

$2.74

$2.01

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$2.61

$1.98

Realized Investment Gains, Net of Taxes

$181.7

$147.3

Per Common Share (Basic)

$0.80

$0.63

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$0.73

$0.61

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change, Net of Taxes

($29.9)

-

Per Common Share (Basic)

($.013)

-

Per Common Share (Diluted)

($0.12)

-

Earnings Charges, Net of Taxes

($38.8)

($432.0)

Per Common Share (Basic)

($0.17)

($1.84)

Per Common Share (Diluted)

($0.16)

($1.81)

Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes

$85.1

($110.0)

Per Common Share (Basic)

$0.37

($0.47)

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$0.35

($0.46)

Net Income

$834.4

($89.3)

Per Common Share (Basic)

$3.61

($0.33)

Per Common Share (Diluted)

$3.41

($0.32)

Common Shareholders' Equity

$6,447.9

$6,620.8

Per Common Share

$28.68

$28.32

Fourth-quarter property-liability underwriting operations highlights

Three months ended December 31

1999

1998

Net written premiums

$1,163.4

$1226.1

Net investment income (pretax)

$304.5

$317.8

Statutory Combined ratio

108.4

114.9

Twelve-month property-liability underwriting operations highlights

Twelve  months ended December 31

1999

1998

Net written premiums

$5,111.8

$5,275.6

Net investment income

$1,255.9

$1,292.7

Statutory Combined ratio

107.9

113.4

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