UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2007 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: -------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Cincinnati Insurance Company Address: 6200 South Gilmore Road Fairfield, Ohio 45014 13F File Number: 028-10753 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing the Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Kenneth W. Stecher Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (513) 870-2000 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Kenneth W. Stecher Fairfield, Ohio November 9, 2007 - --------------------------------- Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager: N/A 1

FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total 52 Form 13F Information Table Value Total 4,150,765 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers No. File No. Name - --- -------- ---- 01 028-10798 Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2

COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FMV (000) SHARES/PRINCIPAL SH/PRN ------ --------------- --------- --------- ---------------- ------ AGL RESOURCES COMMON 001204106 11,973 302,200 SH ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN COMMON 01881G106 180,420 2,048,600 SH ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 019589AD2 4,791 5,050,000 PRN AMERICAN RIVER BANKSHARES COMMON 029326105 3,729 169,500 SH ARTHUR J GALLAGHER COMMON 363576109 327 11,300 SH BB & T CORP COMMON 054937107 7,626 188,800 SH BOSTON PROPERTIES INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 10112RAK0 5,938 6,250,000 PRN CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP CONVERTIBLE PFD 165167842 3,657 36,300 SH CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166764100 92,494 988,400 SH CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 30,720 350,000 SH DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C105 30,760 1,645,800 SH EQUITABLE RESOURCES INC COMMON 294549100 31,122 600,000 SH EQUITY RESIDENTIAL CONVERTIBLE DEB 26884AAV5 4,742 4,800,000 PRN EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMMON 30231G102 327,181 3,534,800 SH FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COMMON 316773100 1,461,460 43,136,352 SH FORTUNE BRANDS INC COMMON 349631101 28,522 350,000 SH GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 72,450 1,750,000 SH GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 51,600 1,032,000 SH GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST COMMON 379302102 2,350 100,000 SH HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC COMMON 446150104 65,596 3,863,108 SH HUTCHINSON TECH CONVERTIBLE DEB 448407AF3 2,303 2,500,000 PRN JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 165,898 2,525,085 SH KELLWOOD CORP CONVERTIBLE DEB 488044AF5 7,882 8,650,000 PRN KENDLE INTL INC CV CONVERTIBLE DEB 48880LAA5 165 150,000 PRN LIBERTY MEDIA CORP CONVERTIBLE DEB 530715AR2 8,758 10,930,000 PRN LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP COMMON 534187109 21,498 325,869 SH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 9,125 260,800 SH MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 31,604 560,250 SH MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 10,896 300,000 SH NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION COMMON 635405103 176,257 7,025,000 SH NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP 6% CV TR PFD CONVERTIBLE PFD 64944P307 4,726 95,000 SH NORAM ENERGY CORP CV DEB CONVERTIBLE DEB 655419AC3 11,801 11,980,650 PRN OMNICARE INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 681904AL2 5,783 7,150,000 PRN PARTNERRE LTD COMMON G6852T105 2,748 34,784 SH PEABODY ENERGY CORP CONVERTIBLE DEB 704549AG9 2,625 2,500,000 PRN PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 56,813 775,500 SH PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 22,720 930,000 SH PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMMON 720186105 74,919 2,986,000 SH PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP COMMON 693475105 123,261 1,810,000 SH PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION COMMON 742718109 408,324 5,805,000 SH REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 5.75% PIERS CONVERTIBLE PFD 759351307 8,096 109,400 SH SCIELE PHARMA INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 808627AA1 1,770 1,650,000 PRN SEACOR SMITH INC NOTES CONVERTIBLE DEB 811904AH4 4,189 3,000,000 PRN SIERRA BANCORP COMMON 82620P102 6,052 211,150 SH SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 20,145 822,900 SH SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 249 7,000 SH U S BANCORP COMMON 902973304 184,810 5,681,220 SH VORNADO REALTY TRUST CONVERTIBLE DEB 929043AE7 9,035 9,290,000 PRN WACHOVIA CORP COMMON 929903102 76,188 1,519,200 SH WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 949746101 123,423 3,465,000 SH WEST PHARMACEUTICAL CONVERTIBLE DEB 955306AA3 4,901 5,200,000 PRN WYETH COMMON 983024100 146,347 3,285,000 SH 4,150,765 3

COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ISSUER INVESTMENT DIS OTH MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ------ -------------- -------- -------- ---------- ---- AGL RESOURCES SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 302,200 -- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 2,048,600 -- ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- AMERICAN RIVER BANKSHARES SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 169,500 -- ARTHUR J GALLAGHER SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 11,300 -- BB & T CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 188,800 -- BOSTON PROPERTIES INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- CHEVRON CORPORATION SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 988,400 -- CONOCOPHILLIPS SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 350,000 -- DUKE ENERGY CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,645,800 -- EQUITABLE RESOURCES INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 600,000 -- EQUITY RESIDENTIAL SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 3,534,800 -- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 43,136,352 -- FORTUNE BRANDS INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 350,000 -- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,750,000 -- GENUINE PARTS CO SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,032,000 -- GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 100,000 -- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 3,863,108 -- HUTCHINSON TECH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 2,525,085 -- KELLWOOD CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- KENDLE INTL INC CV SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- LIBERTY MEDIA CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 325,869 -- LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 260,800 -- MEDTRONIC INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 560,250 -- MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 300,000 -- NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 7,025,000 -- NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP 6% CV TR PFD SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- NORAM ENERGY CORP CV DEB SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- OMNICARE INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- PARTNERRE LTD SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 34,784 -- PEABODY ENERGY CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- PEPSICO INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 775,500 -- PFIZER INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 930,000 -- PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 2,986,000 -- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,810,000 -- PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 5,805,000 -- REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 5.75% PIERS SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- SCIELE PHARMA INC SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- SEACOR SMITH INC NOTES SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- SIERRA BANCORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 211,150 -- SPECTRA ENERGY CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 822,900 -- SYSCO CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 7,000 -- U S BANCORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 5,681,220 -- VORNADO REALTY TRUST SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- WACHOVIA CORP SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,519,200 -- WELLS FARGO & CO SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 3,465,000 -- WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- WYETH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 3,285,000 -- 4

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