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First American Financial Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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 2/18/20  First American Financial Corp     10-K       12/31/19  151:26M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 9: EX-10.10    Material Contract                                   HTML     90K 
 3: EX-10.6.2   Material Contract                                   HTML     73K 
 4: EX-10.6.7   Material Contract                                   HTML     97K 
 5: EX-10.6.9   Material Contract                                   HTML     55K 
 6: EX-10.7     Material Contract                                   HTML     91K 
 7: EX-10.8     Material Contract                                   HTML     90K 
 8: EX-10.9     Material Contract                                   HTML     91K 
10: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     45K 
11: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     40K 
12: EX-31.A     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
13: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
14: EX-32.A     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
15: EX-32.B     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
74: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML    104K 
125: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    160K  
106: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     60K  
29: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    121K 
73: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     77K 
122: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity                   HTML    102K  
103: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    164K  
25: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     43K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
76: R9          Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    147K 
                Policies                                                         
93: R10         Statutory Restrictions On Investments And           HTML     49K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
141: R11         Debt and Equity Securities                          HTML    602K  
57: R12         Property and Equipment                              HTML     61K 
38: R13         Leases                                              HTML    126K 
92: R14         Goodwill                                            HTML     67K 
138: R15         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     73K  
54: R16         Deposits                                            HTML     63K 
37: R17         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML    325K 
                Claims                                                           
89: R18         Notes and Contracts Payable                         HTML     79K 
142: R19         Net Investment Income                               HTML     74K  
83: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML    199K 
35: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     71K 
114: R22         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    158K  
130: R23         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    284K  
82: R24         Share-Based Compensation Plans                      HTML     77K 
34: R25         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     44K 
113: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    318K  
                ("Aoci")                                                         
129: R27         Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies             HTML     61K  
84: R28         Segment Financial Information                       HTML    275K 
33: R29         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     44K 
41: R30         Quarterly Financial Data                            HTML    117K 
59: R31         Summary Of Investments-Other Than Investments In    HTML    112K 
                Related Parties                                                  
134: R32         Condensed Financial Statements (Parent Company)     HTML    219K  
86: R33         Supplementary Insurance Information                 HTML    182K 
42: R34         Reinsurance                                         HTML     85K 
62: R35         Valuation And Qualifying Accounts                   HTML    188K 
136: R36         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    222K  
                Policies (Policies)                                              
87: R37         Debt and Equity Securities (Tables)                 HTML    606K 
44: R38         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     60K 
58: R39         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    136K 
21: R40         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     68K 
71: R41         Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                    HTML     75K 
126: R42         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     60K  
111: R43         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML    329K  
                Claims (Tables)                                                  
22: R44         Notes and Contracts Payable (Tables)                HTML     76K 
72: R45         Net Investment Income (Tables)                      HTML     77K 
127: R46         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    194K  
112: R47         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     70K  
23: R48         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    159K 
70: R49         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    274K 
64: R50         Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)             HTML     75K 
49: R51         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    321K 
                ("Aoci") (Tables)                                                
102: R52         Segment Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    274K  
151: R53         Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)                   HTML    117K  
63: R54         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML    146K 
                Policies (Narrative) (Detail)                                    
47: R55         Statutory Restrictions on Investments and           HTML     58K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Detail)                        
101: R56         Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Debt     HTML     75K  
                Securities, Classified as Available-For-Sale)                    
                (Detail)                                                         
150: R57         Debt and Equity Securities (Narrative) (Detail)     HTML     78K  
65: R58         Debt and Equity Securities (Gross Unrealized        HTML     89K 
                Losses on Investments in Debt Securities) (Detail)               
46: R59         Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Debt     HTML    116K 
                Securities by Contractual Maturity) (Detail)                     
110: R60         Debt and Equity Securities (Investments in Equity   HTML     50K  
                Securities) (Detail)                                             
121: R61         Debt and Equity Securities (Composition of          HTML    121K  
                Investment Portfolio by Credit Rating Agencies)                  
                (Detail)                                                         
79: R62         Debt and Equity Securities (Composition of Debt     HTML    106K 
                Securities Portfolio in Unrealized Loss Position                 
                by Credit Rating Agencies) (Detail)                              
28: R63         Property and Equipment (Schedule of Property and    HTML     63K 
                Equipment) (Detail)                                              
107: R64         Leases - Summary of Lease Assets and Liabilities    HTML     58K  
                (Detail)                                                         
118: R65         Leases - Summary of Components of Lease Expense     HTML     66K  
                (Detail)                                                         
75: R66         Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments  HTML     99K 
                Under Operating and Finance Lease with                           
                Noncancelable Lease Terms (Detail)                               
24: R67         Leases - Schedule of Information Related to Lease   HTML     52K 
                Terms and Discount Rate (Detail)                                 
105: R68         Leases - Schedule of Cash Flow Information Related  HTML     53K  
                to Lease Liabilities (Detail)                                    
124: R69         Leases - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments   HTML     61K  
                Under Operating Leases with Noncancelable Lease                  
                Terms (Detail)                                                   
146: R70         Leases (Narrative) (Detail)                         HTML     43K  
95: R71         Goodwill (Carrying Amount of Goodwill by            HTML     58K 
                Reportable Segment) (Detail)                                     
50: R72         Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Other          HTML     64K 
                Intangible Assets) (Detail)                                      
66: R73         Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Detail)        HTML     44K 
149: R74         Other Intangible Assets (Estimated Amortization     HTML     53K  
                Expense for Finite-Lived Intangible Assets)                      
                (Detail)                                                         
98: R75         Deposits (Escrow, Savings and Investment            HTML     54K 
                Certificate Accounts) (Detail)                                   
53: R76         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     62K 
                Claims (Activity in Reserve for Known and Incurred               
                but Not Reported Claims) (Detail)                                
69: R77         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     63K 
                Claims (Narrative) (Detail)                                      
144: R78         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     64K  
                Claims (Summary of Loss Reserves) (Detail)                       
99: R79         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML    119K 
                Claims - Summary of Incurred and Paid Claims                     
                Development Net of Reinsurance (Detail)                          
147: R80         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     57K  
                Claims - Reconciliation of the Net Incurred and                  
                Paid Claims Development Tables to the Liability                  
                for Claims and Claim Adjustment Expense (Detail)                 
96: R81         Reserve for Known and Incurred but Not Reported     HTML     66K 
                Claims - Schedule of Supplementary Information                   
                about Average Historical Claims (Detail)                         
51: R82         Notes and Contracts Payable (Schedule of Notes and  HTML     73K 
                Contracts Payable) (Detail)                                      
67: R83         Notes and Contracts Payable (Schedule of Notes and  HTML     77K 
                Contracts Payable) (Parenthetical) (Detail)                      
148: R84         Notes and Contracts Payable (Narrative) (Detail)    HTML     82K  
97: R85         Notes and Contracts Payable (Aggregate Annual       HTML     61K 
                Maturities of Notes and Contracts Payable)                       
                (Detail)                                                         
52: R86         Net Investment Income (Schedule of Net Investment   HTML     66K 
                Income) (Detail)                                                 
68: R87         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail)                   HTML     95K 
145: R88         Income Taxes - Summary of Tax Expenses (Detail)     HTML     70K  
100: R89         Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax     HTML     92K  
                Rate Reconciliation (Detail)                                     
109: R90         Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Liability (Detail)  HTML    100K  
120: R91         Income Taxes - Changes In Unrecognized Tax          HTML     51K  
                Benefits (Detail)                                                
78: R92         Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per        HTML     72K 
                Share) (Detail)                                                  
27: R93         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Detail)         HTML     76K 
108: R94         Employee Benefit Plans (Principal Components of     HTML     57K  
                Employee Benefit Costs) (Detail)                                 
119: R95         Employee Benefit Plans (Company's Benefit           HTML     89K  
                Obligations and Funded Status) (Detail)                          
77: R96         Employee Benefit Plans (Net Periodic Benefit        HTML     62K 
                Costs) (Detail)                                                  
26: R97         Employee Benefit Plans (The Weighted-Average        HTML     49K 
                Discount Rate Assumptions Used to Determine Net                  
                Periodic Benefit Costs) (Detail)                                 
104: R98         Employee Benefit Plans (The Weighted-Average        HTML     45K  
                Discount Rate Assumptions Used to Determine the                  
                Projected Benefit Obligations) (Detail)                          
123: R99         Employee Benefit Plans (Benefit Payments, Expected  HTML     54K  
                Future Service) (Detail)                                         
139: R100        Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Assets       HTML    108K  
                Measured on Recurring Basis) (Detail)                            
91: R101        Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Detail)        HTML     52K 
36: R102        Fair Value Measurements (Carrying Amounts and       HTML     73K 
                Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not               
                Measured at Fair Value) (Detail)                                 
55: R103        Share-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative)          HTML     76K 
                (Detail)                                                         
140: R104        Share-Based Compensation (Costs Associated with     HTML     51K  
                Share-Based Compensation Plans) (Detail)                         
94: R105        Share-Based Compensation (Summary of RSU Activity)  HTML     67K 
                (Detail) - RSUs                                                  
39: R106        Stockholders' Equity (Detail)                       HTML     51K 
56: R107        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     96K 
                (Aoci) (Components of Accumulated Other                          
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)                             
143: R108        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     65K  
                (Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                               
                Reclassification Adjustments) (Detail)                           
90: R109        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     71K 
                (Reclassifications Out of AOCI) (Detail)                         
116: R110        Litigation and Regulatory Contingencies             HTML     43K  
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
133: R111        Segment Financial Information (Narrative) (Detail)  HTML     51K  
81: R112        Segment Financial Information (Schedule of          HTML    123K 
                Selected Financial Information) (Detail)                         
32: R113        Segment Financial Information (Schedule of Total    HTML     69K 
                Revenues From External Customers And Long-Lived                  
                Assets) (Detail)                                                 
115: R114        Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Detail)              HTML     49K  
132: R115        Quarterly Financial Data (Detail)                   HTML     82K  
80: R116        Schedule I - Summary Of Investments - Other Than    HTML     84K 
                Investments In Related Parties (Detail)                          
31: R117        Schedule II - Condensed Balance Sheets Parent       HTML    135K 
                Company (Detail)                                                 
117: R118        Schedule II - Condensed Balance Sheets Parent       HTML     59K  
                Company (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                 
131: R119        Schedule II - Condensed Statements Of Income        HTML     85K  
                Parent Company (Detail)                                          
61: R120        Schedule II - Condensed Statements Of               HTML     86K 
                Comprehensive Income Parent Company (Detail)                     
43: R121        Schedule II - Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows    HTML     88K 
                Parent Company (Detail)                                          
88: R122        Schedule II - Notes to Condensed Financial          HTML     45K 
                Statements Parent Company (Detail)                               
135: R123        Schedule III - Balance Sheet Captions (Detail)      HTML     53K  
60: R124        Schedule III - Income Statement Captions (Detail)   HTML     75K 
40: R125        Schedule IV - Reinsurance (Detail)                  HTML     63K 
85: R126        Schedule V - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts      HTML     67K 
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