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Cna Financial Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 2/11/20, at 12:45pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 21175-20-17 · File #: 1-05823

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/11/20  Cna Financial Corp                10-K       12/31/19  169:42M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   5.30M 
 2: EX-4.2      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     52K 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     54K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     51K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     59K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     59K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     53K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     54K 
85: R1          Cover Page Cover Page                               HTML    118K 
151: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    126K  
129: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     77K  
                (Loss)                                                           
24: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    153K 
83: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets - (Parenthetical)       HTML     84K 
149: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    155K  
127: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     81K  
27: R8          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity -   HTML     53K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
78: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    188K 
119: R10         Investments                                         HTML    390K  
146: R11         Fair Value                                          HTML    311K  
86: R12         Income Taxes                                        HTML    121K 
34: R13         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML   2.40M 
121: R14         Legal Proceedings, Contingencies and Guarantees     HTML     56K  
148: R15         Reinsurance                                         HTML    172K  
87: R16         Debt                                                HTML     81K 
35: R17         Benefit Plans                                       HTML    300K 
123: R18         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     72K  
144: R19         Other Intangible Assets                             HTML     85K  
55: R20         Leases                                              HTML     74K 
36: R21         Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting       HTML     73K 
                Practices                                                        
97: R22         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by    HTML    113K 
                Component                                                        
158: R23         Business Segments                                   HTML    531K  
57: R24         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     95K 
38: R25         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     58K 
98: R26         Non-Insurance Revenues from Contracts with          HTML     61K 
                Customers                                                        
159: R27         Schedule I. Summary of Investments - Other Than     HTML     53K  
                Investments in Related Parties                                   
53: R28         Schedule II. Condensed Financial Information of     HTML    168K 
                Registrant (Parent Company)                                      
40: R29         Schedule III. Supplementary Insurance Information   HTML     53K 
31: R30         Schedule IV. Reinsurance                            HTML     53K 
80: R31         Schedule V. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     91K 
154: R32         Schedule VI. Supplemental Information Concerning    HTML     80K  
                Property and Casualty Insurance Operations                       
126: R33         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    252K  
                (Policies)                                                       
28: R34         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary  HTML    108K 
                of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                      
77: R35         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    379K 
153: R36         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    307K  
125: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    114K  
25: R38         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML   2.40M 
                (Tables)                                                         
82: R39         Reinsurance (Tables)                                HTML    165K 
51: R40         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     77K 
65: R41         Benefit Plans (Tables)                              HTML    312K 
163: R42         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     62K  
100: R43         Other Intangible Assets (Tables)                    HTML     83K  
50: R44         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     76K 
64: R45         Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting       HTML     63K 
                Practices (Tables)                                               
162: R46         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by    HTML    115K  
                Component (Tables)                                               
99: R47         Business Segments (Tables)                          HTML    529K 
49: R48         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     95K 
66: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    164K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
75: R50         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     64K 
                (Adoption of Updated Guidance) (Details)                         
20: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     71K 
                (Cumulative Effect to the Consolidated Balance                   
                Sheet) (Details)                                                 
108: R52         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Impact  HTML    113K  
                of adoption on the Consolidated Statements of                    
                Operations and Balance Sheet) (Details)                          
131: R53         Investments (Net investment income) (Details)       HTML     75K  
76: R54         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML    114K 
21: R55         Investments (Net realized investment gains          HTML     67K 
                (Losses)) (Details)                                              
109: R56         Investments (Net change in unrealized gains         HTML     61K  
                (Losses) on Investments) (Details)                               
132: R57         Investments (Components of other-than-temporary     HTML     63K  
                impairment losses recognized in earnings)                        
                (Details)                                                        
73: R58         Investments (Summary of fixed maturity and equity   HTML    116K 
                securities) (Details)                                            
22: R59         Investments (Securities in a gross unrealized loss  HTML    103K 
                position) (Details)                                              
102: R60         Investments (Activity related to the pretax fixed   HTML     58K  
                maturity credit loss component reflected within                  
                retained earnings for securities still held for                  
                which a portion of an OTTI loss was recognized in                
                OCI) (Details)                                                   
167: R61         Investments (Contractual maturity) (Details)        HTML     82K  
61: R62         Fair Value (Assets and liabilities measured at      HTML    107K 
                fair value on a recurring basis) (Details)                       
45: R63         Fair Value (Table of reconciliation for assets and  HTML    121K 
                liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring                
                basis using significant unobservable inputs)                     
                (Details)                                                        
103: R64         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     52K  
168: R65         Fair Value (Quantitative information about          HTML     67K  
                significant unobservable inputs in the fair value                
                measurement of level 3 assets) (Details)                         
62: R66         Fair Value (Carrying amount and estimated fair      HTML     76K 
                value of financial instrument assets and                         
                liabilities which are not measured at fair value)                
                (Details)                                                        
46: R67         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     88K 
107: R68         Income Taxes (Reconciliation between the Company's  HTML     72K  
                federal income tax (Expense) Benefit at Statutory                
                Rates and the Recorded Income Tax (Expense)                      
                Benefit) (Details)                                               
165: R69         Income Taxes (Current and deferred components of    HTML     61K  
                the Company's income tax (Expense) Benefit)                      
                (Details)                                                        
137: R70         Income Taxes (Significant components of the         HTML     95K  
                Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities)                   
                (Details)                                                        
117: R71         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     76K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
16: R72         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     75K 
                (Reconciliation of Liability for Unpaid Claim and                
                Claim Adjustment Expense) (Details)                              
71: R73         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     83K 
                (Reconciliation of claim and claim adjustment                    
                expense reserves) (Details)                                      
135: R74         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Gross  HTML     88K  
                and net carried claim and claim adjustment expense               
                reserves) (Details)                                              
115: R75         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Net    HTML     62K  
                prior year development) (Details)                                
15: R76         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     65K 
                (Specialty - Net prior year claim and allocated                  
                claim adjustment expense reserve development)                    
                (Details)                                                        
70: R77         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     70K 
                (Specialty - Line of Business Composition)                       
                (Details)                                                        
140: R78         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K  
                (Specialty - Medical Professional Liability -                    
                Cumulative Net Incurred Claims and Allocated Claim               
                Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                                   
111: R79         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    111K  
                (Specialty - Medical Professional Liability - Net                
                Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment                       
                Expenses) (Details)                                              
138: R80         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    106K  
                (Specialty - Medical Professional Liability - Net                
                Strengthening or Releasing of Prior Accident Year                
                Reserves) (Details)                                              
118: R81         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K  
                (Specialty - Other Professional Liability and                    
                Management Liability - Net Incurred Claims and                   
                Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                   
17: R82         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    111K 
                (Specialty - Other Professional Liability and                    
                Management Liability - Net Cumulative Paid Claim                 
                and Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                         
72: R83         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    107K 
                (Specialty - Other Professional Liability and                    
                Management Liability - Net Strengthening or                      
                Releasing of Prior Accident Year Reserves)                       
                (Details)                                                        
134: R84         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    109K  
                (Specialty - Surety - Net Incurred Claims and                    
                Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                   
114: R85         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K  
                (Specialty - Surety - Net Cumulative Paid Claim                  
                and Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                         
14: R86         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    105K 
                (Specialty - Surety - Net Strengthening or                       
                Releasing of Prior Accident Year Reserves)                       
                (Details)                                                        
69: R87         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     63K 
                (Commercial - Net prior year claim and allocated                 
                claim adjustment expense reserve development)                    
                (Details)                                                        
141: R88         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     68K  
                (Commercial - Commercial Auto - Short Duration                   
                Contracts) (Details)                                             
112: R89         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K  
                (Commercial - Commercial Auto - Net Incurred                     
                Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses)                  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R90         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    111K  
                (Commercial - Commercial Auto - Net Cumulative                   
                Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses)                        
                (Details)                                                        
166: R91         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    107K  
                (Commercial - Commercial Auto - Net Strengthening                
                or Releasing of Prior Accident Year Reserves)                    
                (Details)                                                        
60: R92         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K 
                (Commercial - General Liability - Net Incurred                   
                Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses)                  
                (Details)                                                        
44: R93         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    111K 
                (Commercial - General Liability - Net Cumulative                 
                Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses)                        
                (Details)                                                        
104: R94         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    107K  
                (Commercial - General Liability - Net                            
                Strengthening or Releasing of Prior Accident Year                
                Reserves) (Details)                                              
169: R95         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K  
                (Commercial - Workers' Compensation - Net Incurred               
                Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses)                  
                (Details)                                                        
63: R96         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    114K 
                (Commercial - Workers' Compensation - Net                        
                Cumulative Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment                       
                Expenses) (Details)                                              
48: R97         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    109K 
                (Commercial - Workers' Compensation - Net                        
                Strengthening or Releasing of Prior Accident Year                
                Reserves) (Details)                                              
106: R98         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     63K  
                (International - Net prior year claim and                        
                allocated claim adjustment expense reserve                       
                development) (Details)                                           
164: R99         Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     63K  
                (International - Short Duration Contracts)                       
                (Details)                                                        
26: R100        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K 
                (International - Excluding Hardy - Net Incurred                  
                Claims and Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses)                  
                (Details)                                                        
84: R101        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    110K 
                (International - Excluding Hardy - Net Cumulative                
                Paid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expenses)                        
                (Details)                                                        
152: R102        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     94K  
                (International - Excluding Hardy - Net                           
                Strengthening or Releasing of Prior Accident Year                
                Reserves) (Details)                                              
130: R103        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    114K  
                (International - Hardy - Net Incurred Claims and                 
                Allocated Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                   
23: R104        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    108K 
                (International - Hardy - Net Cumulative Paid Claim               
                and Claim Adjustment Expenses) (Details)                         
81: R105        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     93K 
                (International - Hardy - Net Strengthening or                    
                Releasing of Prior Accident Year Reserves)                       
                (Details)                                                        
150: R106        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML    117K  
                (Historical Claims Duration) (Details)                           
128: R107        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves         HTML     62K  
                (Impact of Loss Portfolio Transfer on the                        
                Consolidated Statement of Operations) (Details)                  
29: R108        Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense Reserves (Life   HTML     55K 
                & Group Policyholder Reserves) (Details)                         
79: R109        Legal Proceedings, Contingencies and Guarantees     HTML     59K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
52: R110        Reinsurance (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     69K 
39: R111        Reinsurance (Components of Reinsurance              HTML     66K 
                Receivables) (Details)                                           
95: R112        Reinsurance (Components of Earned Premiums)         HTML     79K 
                (Details)                                                        
160: R113        Reinsurance (Components of Written Premiums)        HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
54: R114        Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML     76K 
41: R115        Debt (Schedule of debt instruments) (Details)       HTML     81K 
96: R116        Debt (Maturity of debt) (Details)                   HTML     75K 
161: R117        Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)                 HTML    108K  
56: R118        Benefit Plans (Funded Status) (Details)             HTML    141K 
37: R119        Benefit Plans (Components of net periodic cost      HTML     73K 
                (Benefit)) (Details)                                             
122: R120        Benefit Plans (Schedule of amounts recognized in    HTML     68K  
                Other comprehensive income) (Details)                            
143: R121        Benefit Plans (Actuarial Assumptions for Benefit    HTML     61K  
                Obligations) (Details)                                           
89: R122        Benefit Plans (Actuarial Assumptions for Net Cost   HTML     63K 
                or Benefit) (Details)                                            
32: R123        Benefit Plans (Fair Value of Plan Assets Measured   HTML    114K 
                on a Recurring Basis) (Details)                                  
124: R124        Benefit Plans (Estimated Future Minimum Benefit     HTML     70K  
                Payments to Participants) (Details)                              
145: R125        Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     87K  
90: R126        Stock-Based Compensation (Restricted shares,        HTML     81K 
                performance-based restricted share units and                     
                performance share unit activity) (Details)                       
33: R127        Other Intangible Assets (Summary of Other           HTML     72K 
                Intangible Assets) (Details)                                     
120: R128        Schedule of Other Intangible Assets (Narrative)     HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
147: R129        Leases (Narrative) (Detail)                         HTML     63K  
157: R130        Leases (Assets and Liabilities) (Details)           HTML     54K  
92: R131        Leases (Maturities) (Details)                       HTML     69K 
43: R132        Leases (Lease Term and Discount Rate) (Details)     HTML     55K 
59: R133        Leases (Future Minimum Lease Payments) (Details)    HTML     71K 
156: R134        Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting       HTML     61K  
                Practices (Narrative) (Details)                                  
91: R135        Stockholders' Equity and Statutory Accounting       HTML     58K 
                Practices Combined statutory capital and surplus                 
                and net income (Loss) (Details)                                  
42: R136        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by    HTML    118K 
                Component Schedule of Accumulated Other                          
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component (Details)               
58: R137        Business Segments (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     60K 
155: R138        Business Segments (Income Statement Information)    HTML    158K  
                (Details)                                                        
93: R139        Business Segments (Balance Sheet Information)       HTML    113K 
                (Details)                                                        
142: R140        Business Segments (Revenues by Line of Business)    HTML     95K  
                (Details)                                                        
113: R141        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     86K  
19: R142        Related Party Transactions Narrative (Details)      HTML     66K 
68: R143        Non-Insurance Revenues from Contracts with          HTML     68K 
                Customers (Narrative) (Details)                                  
139: R144        Non-Insurance Revenues from Contracts with          HTML     65K  
                Customers (Performance Obligation) (Details)                     
110: R145        Schedule II. Condensed Financial Information of     HTML    101K  
                Registrant (Parent Company) (Schedule of Condensed               
                Financial Information of Registrant, Statements of               
                Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss))                      
                (Details)                                                        
18: R146        Schedule II. Condensed Financial Information of     HTML    132K 
                Registrant (Parent Company) (Schedule of Condensed               
                Financial Information of Registrant, Balance                     
                Sheets) (Details)                                                
67: R147        Schedule II. Condensed Financial Information of     HTML    125K 
                Registrant (Parent Company) (Schedule of Condensed               
                Financial Information of Registrant, Statements of               
                Cash Flows) (Details)                                            
136: R148        Schedule II. Condensed Financial Information of     HTML     55K  
                Registrant (Parent Company) (Narrative) (Details)                
116: R149        Schedule V. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML     62K  
                (Schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts)                  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R150        Schedule VI. Supplemental Information Concerning    HTML     88K  
                Property and Casualty Insurance Operations                       
                (Details)                                                        
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6 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/06/24  CNA Financial Corp.               10-K       12/31/23  182:35M
 2/07/23  CNA Financial Corp.               10-K       12/31/22  163:35M
 2/08/22  CNA Financial Corp.               10-K       12/31/21  163:34M
 2/09/21  CNA Financial Corp.               10-K       12/31/20  165:34M
 8/13/20  CNA Financial Corp.               424B5                  1:502K                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 8/11/20  CNA Financial Corp.               424B3                  1:499K                                   Toppan Merrill-FA

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Filing Submission 0000021175-20-000017 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Cna Financial Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 2/11/20, at 12:45pm ET · For: 12/31/19 · Accession #: 21175-20-17 · File #: 1-05823

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

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — cna-20191231_def

This Exhibit is an XBRL XML File.

6 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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