Cincinnati Financial Reports Second-Quarter 2020 Results

CINCINNATI, July 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today reported:

Second-quarter 2020 net income of $909 million, or $5.63 per share, compared with $428 million, or $2.59 per share, in the second quarter of 2019, after recognizing an $825 million second-quarter 2020 increase in the fair value of equity securities still held.
$69 million or 49% decrease in non-GAAP operating income* to $71 million, or 44 cents per share, compared with $140 million, or 85 cents per share, in the second quarter of last year.
$481 million increase in second-quarter 2020 net income, primarily due to the after-tax net effect of a $550 million increase in net investment gains partially offset by a $70 million decrease in after-tax property casualty underwriting income, including $79 million from catastrophe losses related to weather or civil unrest.
$57.56 book value per share at June 30, 2020, down $2.99 or 5.0% since year-end.
Negative 3.0% value creation ratio for the first six months of 2020, compared with positive 18.6% for the same period of 2019.

Financial Highlights


(Dollars in millions, except per share data)	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2020		2019		% Change		2020		2019		% Change
Revenue Data
Earned premiums		$	1,482	$	1,384	7		$	2,938	$	2,717	8
Investment income, net of expenses		166		160		4		331		317		4
Total revenues		2,714		1,913		42		2,615		4,072		(36)
Income Statement Data
Net income (loss)		$	909	$	428	112		$	(317)	$	1,123	nm
Investment gains and losses, after-tax		838		288		191		(525)		811		nm
Non-GAAP operating income*		$	71	$	140	(49)		$	208	$	312	(33)
Per Share Data (diluted)
Net income (loss)		$	5.63	$	2.59	117		$	(1.96)	$	6.81	nm
Investment gains and losses, after-tax		5.19		1.74		198		(3.25)		4.92		nm
Non-GAAP operating income*		$	0.44	$	0.85	(48)		$	1.29	$	1.89	(32)

Book value								$	57.56	$	55.92	3
Cash dividend declared		$	0.60	$	0.56	7		$	1.20	$	1.12	7
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		161.5		165.2		(2)		161.5		164.9		(2)


*	The Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures defines and reconciles measures presented in this release that are not based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
	Forward-looking statements and related assumptions are subject to the risks outlined in the company's safe harbor statement.

Insurance Operations Highlights

103.1% second-quarter 2020 property casualty combined ratio, up from 96.5% for the second quarter of 2019.
6% growth in second-quarter net written premiums, reflecting price increases and premium growth initiatives.
$210 million second-quarter 2020 property casualty new business written premiums, down 1%. Agencies appointed since the beginning of 2019 contributed $17 million or 8% of total new business written premiums.
$12 million second-quarter 2020 life insurance subsidiary net income, up $4 million from the second quarter of 2019, and 9% growth in second-quarter 2020 term life insurance earned premiums.

Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights

4% or $6 million increase in second-quarter 2020 pretax investment income, including a 6% increase for stock portfolio dividends and a 3% increase for bond interest income.
Three-month increase of 9% in fair value of total investments at June 30, 2020, including a 18% increase for the stock portfolio and a 5% increase for the bond portfolio.
$3.074 billion parent company cash and marketable securities at June 30, 2020, down 7% from year-end 2019.

Focused on Business Fundamentals
Steven J. Johnston, chairman, president and CEO, commented: "Against the backdrop of a challenging second quarter, we continued to be a source of stability for our agents and policyholders.

"Our efforts, along with those of our insurance industry peers, have helped affected communities build themselves back up. Together, we are helping our policyholders quickly get back to business in the wake of weather and civil unrest-related catastrophes. These two types of catastrophes demonstrate the power of spreading risk – as insurance was designed to do. By pooling premiums for covered risks that are limited in duration and geography, the industry can help businesses and families restore lives and livelihoods.

"For our company, $231 million of catastrophe-related losses, plus $65 million of pandemic-related loss and expense effects, resulted in an underwriting loss of $41 million in the second quarter. As previously announced, the impact of catastrophe losses this quarter was higher than our five-year second-quarter average of 9.8 points. Catastrophes accounted for 16.5 points of our 103.1% second-quarter combined ratio and 12.8 points of our 100.8% six-month combined ratio.

"Keeping focused on our business fundamentals allowed us to continue enhancing our core underwriting book as measured by our six-month combined ratio before catastrophe losses and before development of reserves for prior accident years. At a satisfactory 90.4%, that ratio improved 1.9 points over the same period last year.

"Through the first half of 2020 our property casualty net written premiums grew 8%, reflecting strong renewal pricing. While we continue to use sophisticated data models and experienced underwriter judgement to charge an appropriate price for each risk, on average commercial, personal and excess insurance pricing rose at a percentage in the mid-single digits."

Accounting Rule Creates Volatility in Results
"Our net income for the second quarter of 2020 again experienced a dramatic swing, more than doubling our 2019 quarterly result, due mainly to an increase in the fair value of equity securities we still hold.

"To reiterate, we believe that the 2018 Financial Accounting Standards Board's rule change to include changes in unrealized investment gains of equity investment securities as a part of net income continues to produce increased volatility in the company's results and can cause confusion for investors.

"At June 30, our book value per share – at $57.56 – is down 5.0% compared with year-end 2019. While it wasn't enough to recoup the entire effect of lower valuation in securities markets we experienced at the end of March, the rebound in our equity portfolio helped to improve book value by $7.54 compared with March 31, 2020.

"Looking ahead, we are maintaining a long-term perspective with our investment philosophy and aren't swayed by periodic market volatility. We remain focused on our insurance business and are confident it's in excellent shape to provide cash for investment and earnings that support future shareholder dividends and add to book value. Our dedicated team, and experienced and professional claims associates coupled with our robust business continuity plans have positioned us to proactively manage risks and promptly pay covered claims, all while delivering long-term value for our shareholders."

Insurance Operations Highlights
Consolidated Property Casualty Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,							Six months ended June 30,
	2020			2019			% Change	2020			2019			% Change
Earned premiums	$	1,403		$	1,317		7	$	2,792		$	2,584		8
Fee revenues	2			2			0	5			5			0
Total revenues	1,405			1,319			7	2,797			2,589			8

Loss and loss expenses	1,007			863			17	1,937			1,653			17
Underwriting expenses	439			408			8	877			797			10
Underwriting profit (loss)	$	(41)		$	48		nm	$	(17)		$	139		nm

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:							Pt. Change							Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses	71.8		%	65.6		%	6.2	69.4		%	64.0		%	5.4
Underwriting expenses	31.3			30.9			0.4	31.4			30.8			0.6
Combined ratio	103.1		%	96.5		%	6.6	100.8		%	94.8		%	6.0

							% Change							% Change
Agency renewal written premiums	$	1,244		$	1,186		5	$	2,442		$	2,316		5
Agency new business written premiums	210			212			(1)	425			393			8
Other written premiums	105			78			35	210			148			42
Net written premiums	$	1,559		$	1,476		6	$	3,077		$	2,857		8

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:							Pt. Change							Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses	58.2		%	60.9		%	(2.7)	59.0		%	61.5		%	(2.5)
Current accident year catastrophe losses	16.9			11.1			5.8	13.2			8.4			4.8
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses	(2.9)			(5.3)			2.4	(2.4)			(5.4)			3.0
Prior accident years catastrophe losses	(0.4)			(1.1)			0.7	(0.4)			(0.5)			0.1
Loss and loss expense ratio	71.8		%	65.6		%	6.2	69.4		%	64.0		%	5.4

Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses	89.5		%	91.8		%	(2.3)	90.4		%	92.3		%	(1.9)

$83 million or 6% growth of second-quarter 2020 property casualty net written premiums, and six-month growth of 8%, reflecting premium growth initiatives and price increases. Second-quarter growth included a contribution of 1% from the combination of Cincinnati Re^® and Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd.^SM.
$2 million or 1% decrease in second-quarter 2020 new business premiums written by agencies. The decrease reflected pandemic-related slowing of submissions from agents, partially offset by a $17 million increase in standard market property casualty production from agencies appointed since the beginning of 2019.
95 new agency appointments in the first six months of 2020, including 23 that market only our personal lines products.
6.6 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 6.0 percentage-point increase for the six-month period. The higher combined ratios included increases of 6.5 points and 4.9 points for losses from catastrophes plus 4.6 points and 2.5 points of pandemic-related losses or expenses, respectively.
3.3 percentage-point second-quarter 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $47 million, compared with 6.4 points or $84 million for second-quarter 2019.
2.8 percentage-point six-month 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 5.9 points for the first six months of 2019.
2.5 percentage-point improvement, to 59.0%, for the six-month 2020 ratio of current accident year losses and loss expenses before catastrophes, including an increase of 0.4 points in the ratio for current accident year losses of $1 million or more per claim.
0.4 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 underwriting expense ratio, compared with the same period of 2019, primarily due to the $16 million Stay-at-Home policyholder credit for personal auto policies.

Commercial Lines Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2020			2019			% Change		2020			2019			% Change
Earned premiums		$	870		$	823		6		$	1,733		$	1,633		6
Fee revenues		1			1			0		2			2			0
Total revenues		871			824			6		1,735			1,635			6

Loss and loss expenses		596			550			8		1,204			1,031			17
Underwriting expenses		267			262			2		543			516			5
Underwriting profit (loss)		$	8		$	12		(33)		$	(12)		$	88		nm

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:								Pt. Change								Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		68.4		%	66.8		%	1.6		69.5		%	63.1		%	6.4
Underwriting expenses		30.7			31.8			(1.1)		31.3			31.6			(0.3)
Combined ratio		99.1		%	98.6		%	0.5		100.8		%	94.7		%	6.1

								% Change								% Change
Agency renewal written premiums		$	794		$	767		4		$	1,636		$	1,566		4
Agency new business written premiums		134			137			(2)		288			257			12
Other written premiums		(20)			(25)			20		(44)			(48)			8
Net written premiums		$	908		$	879		3		$	1,880		$	1,775		6

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:								Pt. Change								Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		58.9		%	61.2		%	(2.3)		60.0		%	62.1		%	(2.1)
Current accident year catastrophe losses		14.6			12.7			1.9		12.4			8.4			4.0
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		(4.5)			(6.1)			1.6		(2.4)			(6.5)			4.1
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.6)			(1.0)			0.4		(0.5)			(0.9)			0.4
Loss and loss expense ratio		68.4		%	66.8		%	1.6		69.5		%	63.1		%	6.4

Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		89.6		%	93.0		%	(3.4)		91.3		%	93.7		%	(2.4)

$29 million or 3% increase in second-quarter 2020 commercial lines net written premiums, primarily due to higher renewal written premiums. Six percent increase in six-month net written premiums.
$27 million or 4% increase in second-quarter renewal written premiums, with commercial lines average renewal pricing increases near the low end of the mid-single-digit percent range.
$3 million or 2% decrease in second-quarter 2020 new business written by agencies, slowing significantly from 28% growth for the first quarter of the year. New business written premiums are largely driven by submissions from agents for us to quote premiums for policies. During the first half of the second quarter, submission volume was less than a year ago, but during the quarter's second half it was more than last year, as government restrictions eased and businesses re-opened.
0.5 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 6.1 percentage-point increase for the six-month period, including increases of 2.3 points and 4.4 points, respectively, for losses from catastrophes.
5.1 percentage-point second-quarter 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $45 million, compared with 7.1 points or $58 million for second-quarter 2019.
2.9 percentage-point six-month 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 7.4 points for the first six months of 2019.

Personal Lines Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2020			2019			% Change		2020			2019			% Change
Earned premiums		$	364		$	348		5		$	723		$	692		4
Fee revenues		1			1			0		2			2			0
Total revenues		365			349			5		725			694			4

Loss and loss expenses		286			240			19		517			490			6
Underwriting expenses		122			104			17		230			203			13
Underwriting profit (loss)		$	(43)		$	5		nm		$	(22)		$	1		nm

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:								Pt. Change								Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		78.9		%	68.9		%	10.0		71.6		%	70.7		%	0.9
Underwriting expenses		33.4			30.0			3.4		31.8			29.4			2.4
Combined ratio		112.3		%	98.9		%	13.4		103.4		%	100.1		%	3.3

								% Change								% Change
Agency renewal written premiums		$	387		$	365		6		$	681		$	647		5
Agency new business written premiums		44			47			(6)		78			82			(5)
Other written premiums		(8)			(10)			20		(17)			(18)			6
Net written premiums		$	423		$	402		5		$	742		$	711		4

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:								Pt. Change								Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		53.8		%	62.1		%	(8.3)		56.9		%	61.4		%	(4.5)
Current accident year catastrophe losses		25.3			11.0			14.3		18.7			10.9			7.8
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		0.0			(3.2)			3.2		(3.2)			(2.3)			(0.9)
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.2)			(1.0)			0.8		(0.8)			0.7			(1.5)
Loss and loss expense ratio		78.9		%	68.9		%	10.0		71.6		%	70.7		%	0.9

Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		87.2		%	92.1		%	(4.9)		88.7		%	90.8		%	(2.1)

$21 million or 5% increase in second-quarter 2020 personal lines net written premiums, driven by higher renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases averaging in the mid-single-digit percent range. Second-quarter 2020 net written premiums from our agencies' high net worth clients grew 24%, to $144 million. Four percent increase in six-month net written premiums.
$3 million or 6% decrease in second-quarter 2020 new business written by agencies, in part due to underwriting and pricing discipline, particularly in select states. New business written premiums are largely driven by submissions from agents for us to quote premiums for policies. During the first half of the second quarter, submission volume was less than a year ago, but during the quarter's second half it was more than last year, as stay-at-home restrictions eased.
13.4 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 3.3 percentage-point increase for the six-month period, including increases of 15.1 points and 6.3 points for losses from catastrophes.
Less than $1 million second-quarter 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with $14 million for the second quarter of 2019.
4.0 percentage-point six-month 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 1.6 points for the first six months of 2019.

Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2020			2019			% Change		2020			2019			% Change
Earned premiums		$	78		$	67		16		$	156		$	130		20
Fee revenues		—			—			0		1			1			0
Total revenues		78			67			16		157			131			20

Loss and loss expenses		57			29			97		102			62			65
Underwriting expenses		22			21			5		47			41			15
Underwriting profit (loss)		$	(1)		$	17		nm		$	8		$	28		(71)

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:								Pt. Change								Pt. Change
Loss and loss expenses		73.6		%	45.1		%	28.5		65.5		%	48.3		%	17.2
Underwriting expenses		28.4			31.0			(2.6)		30.0			31.4			(1.4)
Combined ratio		102.0		%	76.1		%	25.9		95.5		%	79.7		%	15.8

								% Change								% Change
Agency renewal written premiums		$	63		$	54		17		$	125		$	103		21
Agency new business written premiums		32			28			14		59			54			9
Other written premiums		(4)			(4)			0		(8)			(8)			0
Net written premiums		$	91		$	78		17		$	176		$	149		18

Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:								Pt. Change								Pt. Change
Current accident year before catastrophe losses		59.0		%	50.8		%	8.2		57.4		%	53.1		%	4.3
Current accident year catastrophe losses		3.6			0.7			2.9		2.0			0.5			1.5
Prior accident years before catastrophe losses		11.2			(6.2)			17.4		5.9			(5.2)			11.1
Prior accident years catastrophe losses		(0.2)			(0.2)			0.0		0.2			(0.1)			0.3
Loss and loss expense ratio		73.6		%	45.1		%	28.5		65.5		%	48.3		%	17.2

Current accident year combined ratio before catastrophe losses		87.4		%	81.8		%	5.6		87.4		%	84.5		%	2.9

$13 million or 17% increase in second-quarter 2020 excess and surplus lines net written premiums, including higher renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases averaging in the mid-single-digit percent range. Eighteen percent increase in six-month net written premiums.
$4 million or 14% increase in second-quarter new business written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market.
25.9 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 15.8 percentage-point increase for the six-month period, largely due to less favorable prior accident year reserve development.
4.3 percentage-point increase, to 57.4%, for the six-month 2020 ratio of current accident year losses and loss expenses before catastrophes, including an increase of 8.0 points in the ratio for incurred but not reported (IBNR) reserves that reflect more prudent reserving overall.
$8 million of second-quarter 2020 unfavorable prior accident year reserve development, including a $9 million increase in IBNR reserves, compared with $5 million of favorable development for second-quarter 2019.
$9 million of six-month 2020 unfavorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with favorable development of $7 million for the first six months of 2019. The $9 million of unfavorable development included $11 million for accident years prior to 2017, as claims on average are remaining open longer than previously expected.

Life Insurance Subsidiary Results
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2020		2019		% Change		2020		2019		% Change
Term life insurance		$	51	$	47	9		$	98	$	92	7
Universal life insurance		16		10		60		24		20		20
Other life insurance, annuity, and disability income products		12		10		20		24		21		14
Earned premiums		79		67		18		146		133		10
Investment income, net of expenses		39		38		3		78		76		3
Investment gains and losses, net		1		(1)		nm		(31)		(2)		nm
Fee revenues		1		1		0		1		2		(50)
Total revenues		120		105		14		194		209		(7)
Contract holders' benefits incurred		79		73		8		152		143		6
Underwriting expenses incurred		25		22		14		43		44		(2)
Total benefits and expenses		104		95		9		195		187		4
Net income (loss) before income tax		16		10		60		(1)		22		nm
Income tax provision		4		2		100		—		4		(100)
Net income (loss) of the life insurance subsidiary		$	12	$	8	50		$	(1)	$	18	nm

$12 million or 18% increase in second-quarter 2020 earned premiums, including a 9% increase for term life insurance, our largest life insurance product line.
$19 million decrease in six-month 2020 life insurance subsidiary net income, primarily due to increased investment losses resulting from impairments of fixed-maturity securities.
$56 million or 5% six-month 2020 increase, to $1.294 billion, in GAAP shareholders' equity for the life insurance subsidiary, primarily from an increase in unrealized investment gains.

Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights
Investments Results
(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,							Six months ended June 30,
	2020			2019			% Change		2020			2019			% Change
Investment income, net of expenses	$	166		$	160		4		$	331		$	317		4
Investment interest credited to contract holders	(25)			(25)			0		(51)			(49)			(4)
Investment gains and losses, net	1,060			364			191		(665)			1,027			nm
Investments profit (loss)	$	1,201		$	499		141		$	(385)		$	1,295		nm

Investment income:
Interest	$	114		$	111		3		$	226		$	222		2
Dividends	53			50			6		106			96			10
Other	2			2			0		5			5			0
Less investment expenses	3			3			0		6			6			0
Investment income, pretax	166			160			4		331			317			4
Less income taxes	25			25			0		51			49			4
Total investment income, after-tax	$	141		$	135		4		$	280		$	268		4

Investment returns:
Average invested assets plus cash and cash equivalents	$	18,759		$	18,648				$	19,672		$	18,194
Average yield pretax	3.54		%	3.43		%			3.37		%	3.48		%
Average yield after-tax	3.01			2.90					2.85			2.95
Effective tax rate	15.6			15.6					15.5			15.6
Fixed-maturity returns:
Average amortized cost	$	11,107		$	10,783				$	11,124		$	10,738
Average yield pretax	4.11		%	4.12		%			4.06		%	4.13		%
Average yield after-tax	3.42			3.43					3.39			3.45
Effective tax rate	16.7			16.6					16.6			16.6

$6 million or 4% rise in second-quarter 2020 pretax investment income, including a 6% increase in equity portfolio dividends and a 3% increase in interest income.
$1.566 billion second-quarter 2020 pretax total investment gains, summarized on the table below. Changes in unrealized gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income, in addition to investment gains and losses reported in net income, are useful for evaluating total investment performance over time and are major components of changes in book value and the value creation ratio.

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Investment gains and losses on equity securities sold, net	$	24	$	11	$	17	$	23
Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities still held, net	1,044		355		(602)		999
Investment gains and losses on fixed-maturity securities, net	—		(1)		(75)		1
Other	(8)		(1)		(5)		4
Subtotal - investment gains and losses reported in net income	1,060		364		(665)		1,027
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses - fixed maturities	506		200		182		442
Total	$	1,566	$	564	$	(483)	$	1,469

Balance Sheet Highlights
(Dollars in millions, except share data)	At June 30,				At December 31,
		2020				2019
Total investments		$	19,487			$	19,746
Total assets		25,450				25,408
Short-term debt		122				39
Long-term debt		788				788
Shareholders' equity		9,258				9,864
Book value per share		57.56				60.55
Debt-to-total-capital ratio		8.9		%		7.7		%

$20.193 billion in consolidated cash and total investments at June 30, 2020, a decrease of 2% from $20.513 billion at year-end 2019.
$11.911 billion bond portfolio at June 30, 2020, with an average rating of A3/A. Fair value increased $571 million during the second quarter of 2020.
$7.317 billion equity portfolio was 37.5% of total investments, including $3.565 billion in appreciated value before taxes at June 30, 2020. Second-quarter 2020 increase in fair value of $1.092 billion or 18%.
$5.155 billion of statutory surplus for the property casualty insurance group at June 30, 2020, down $465 million from $5.620 billion at year-end 2019, after declaring $225 million in dividends to the parent company. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2020, the ratio of net written premiums to surplus was 1.1-to-1, compared with 1.0-to-1 at year-end 2019.
$7.54 second-quarter 2020 increase in book value per share, including additions of $0.44 from net income before investment gains, $7.74 from investment portfolio net investment gains or changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, partially offset by a deduction of $0.60 from dividends declared to shareholders and $0.04 for other items.
Value creation ratio of negative 3.0% for the first six months of 2020, including positive 2.1% from net income before investment gains, which includes underwriting and investment income, and negative 3.9% from investment portfolio net investment losses and changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities and negative 1.2% from other items.

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About Cincinnati Financial
Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance, our main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.

Mailing Address:	Street Address:
P.O. Box 145496	6200 South Gilmore Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496	Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141

Safe Harbor Statement
This is our "Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements in this report. Some of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A, Risk Factors, Page 35.

Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that could affect results for reasons such as:

Securities market disruption or volatility and related effects such as decreased economic activity that affect the company's investment portfolio and book value
An unusually high level of claims in our insurance or reinsurance operations that increase litigation-related expenses
An unusually high level of insurance losses, including risk of legislation or court decisions extending business interruption insurance to require coverage when there was no direct physical damage or loss to property
Decreased premium revenue from disruption to our distribution channel of independent agents, consumer self-isolation, travel limitations, business restrictions and decreased economic activity
Inability of our workforce, agencies or vendors to perform necessary business functions

Unusually high levels of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations, changes in weather patterns, environmental events, terrorism incidents or other causes
Increased frequency and/or severity of claims or development of claims that are unforeseen at the time of policy issuance
Inadequate estimates, assumptions or reliance on third-party data used for critical accounting estimates
Declines in overall stock market values negatively affecting the company's equity portfolio and book value
Prolonged low interest rate environment or other factors that limit the company's ability to generate growth in investment income or interest rate fluctuations that result in declining values of fixed-maturity investments, including declines in accounts in which we hold bank-owned life insurance contract assets
Domestic and global events resulting in capital market or credit market uncertainty, followed by prolonged periods of economic instability or recession, that lead to:

Significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of a particular security or group of securities and impairment of the asset(s)
Significant decline in investment income due to reduced or eliminated dividend payouts from a particular security or group of securities
Significant rise in losses from surety and director and officer policies written for financial institutions or other insured entities

Our inability to integrate Cincinnati Global and its subsidiaries into our on-going operations, or disruptions to our on-going operations due to such integration
Recession or other economic conditions resulting in lower demand for insurance products or increased payment delinquencies
Difficulties with technology or data security breaches, including cyberattacks, that could negatively affect our ability to conduct business; disrupt our relationships with agents, policyholders and others; cause reputational damage, mitigation expenses and data loss and expose us to liability under federal and state laws
Disruption of the insurance market caused by technology innovations such as driverless cars that could decrease consumer demand for insurance products
Delays, inadequate data developed internally or from third parties, or performance inadequacies from ongoing development and implementation of underwriting and pricing methods, including telematics and other usage-based insurance methods, or technology projects and enhancements expected to increase our pricing accuracy, underwriting profit and competitiveness
Increased competition that could result in a significant reduction in the company's premium volume
Changing consumer insurance-buying habits and consolidation of independent insurance agencies that could alter our competitive advantages
Inability to obtain adequate ceded reinsurance on acceptable terms, amount of reinsurance coverage purchased, financial strength of reinsurers and the potential for nonpayment or delay in payment by reinsurers
Inability to defer policy acquisition costs for any business segment if pricing and loss trends would lead management to conclude that segment could not achieve sustainable profitability
Inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends consistent with current or past levels
Events or conditions that could weaken or harm the company's relationships with its independent agencies and hamper opportunities to add new agencies, resulting in limitations on the company's opportunities for growth, such as:

Downgrades of the company's financial strength ratings
Concerns that doing business with the company is too difficult
Perceptions that the company's level of service, particularly claims service, is no longer a distinguishing characteristic in the marketplace
Inability or unwillingness to nimbly develop and introduce coverage product updates and innovations that our competitors offer and consumers expect to find in the marketplace

Actions of insurance departments, state attorneys general or other regulatory agencies, including a change to a federal system of regulation from a state-based system, that:

Impose new obligations on us that increase our expenses or change the assumptions underlying our critical accounting estimates
Place the insurance industry under greater regulatory scrutiny or result in new statutes, rules and regulations
Restrict our ability to exit or reduce writings of unprofitable coverages or lines of business
Add assessments for guaranty funds, other insurance-related assessments or mandatory reinsurance arrangements; or that impair our ability to recover such assessments through future surcharges or other rate changes
Increase our provision for federal income taxes due to changes in tax law
Increase our other expenses
Limit our ability to set fair, adequate and reasonable rates
Place us at a disadvantage in the marketplace
Restrict our ability to execute our business model, including the way we compensate agents

Adverse outcomes from litigation or administrative proceedings
Events or actions, including unauthorized intentional circumvention of controls, that reduce the company's future ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Unforeseen departure of certain executive officers or other key employees due to retirement, health or other causes that could interrupt progress toward important strategic goals or diminish the effectiveness of certain longstanding relationships with insurance agents and others
Events, such as an epidemic, natural catastrophe or terrorism, that could hamper our ability to assemble our workforce at our headquarters location

Further, the company's insurance businesses are subject to the effects of changing social, global, economic and regulatory environments. Public and regulatory initiatives have included efforts to adversely influence and restrict premium rates, restrict the ability to cancel policies, impose underwriting standards and expand overall regulation. The company also is subject to public and regulatory initiatives that can affect the market value for its common stock, such as measures affecting corporate financial reporting and governance. The ultimate changes and eventual effects, if any, of these initiatives are uncertain.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income (unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)

June 30,

December 31,

2020

2019

Assets

Investments

19,487

19,746

Cash and cash equivalents

706

767

Premiums receivable

2,051

1,777

Reinsurance recoverable

528

610

Deferred policy acquisition costs

834

774

Other assets

1,844

1,734

Total assets

25,450

25,408

Liabilities

Insurance reserves

9,344

8,982

Unearned premiums

3,107

2,788

Deferred income tax

979

1,079

Long-term debt and lease obligations

845

846

Other liabilities

1,917

1,849

Total liabilities

16,192

15,544

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