TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. | 2013 | FY | 3


10. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

        The following table presents the changes in the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

(in millions)
  Changes in Net
Unrealized Gains on
Investment
Securities Having
No Credit Losses
Recognized in the
Consolidated
Statement of Income
  Changes in Net
Unrealized Gains on
Investment
Securities Having
Credit Losses
Recognized in the
Consolidated
Statement of Income
  Net Benefit Plan
Assets and
Obligations
Recognized in
Shareholders' Equity
  Net Unrealized
Foreign Currency
Translation
  Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 

Balance, December 31, 2010

  $ 1,719   $ 140   $ (610 ) $ 6   $ 1,255  
                       

Other comprehensive income (OCI) before reclassifications

    1,091     (8 )   (251 )   (61 )   771  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

    (81 )   10     50         (21 )
                       

Net OCI, current period

    1,010     2     (201 )   (61 )   750  
                       

Balance, December 31, 2011

    2,729     142     (811 )   (55 )   2,005  
                       

OCI before reclassifications

    228     48     (104 )   45     217  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

    (49 )   5     58         14  
                       

Net OCI, current period

    179     53     (46 )   45     231  
                       

Balance, December 31, 2012

    2,908     195     (857 )   (10 )   2,236  
                       

OCI before reclassifications

    (1,740 )   (2 )   358     (79 )   (1,463 )

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

    (43 )   4     68     8     37  
                       

Net OCI, current period

    (1,783 )   2     426     (71 )   (1,426 )
                       

Balance, December 31, 2013

  $ 1,125   $ 197   $ (431 ) $ (81 ) $ 810  
                       
                       

        The following table presents the pretax components of the Company's other comprehensive income (loss) and the related income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

(for the year ended December 31, in millions)
  2013   2012   2011  

Changes in net unrealized gains on investment securities:

                   

Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income          

  $ (2,734 ) $ 281   $ 1,570  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (951 )   102     560  
               

Net of taxes

    (1,783 )   179     1,010  
               

Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income

    3     81     4  

Income tax expense

    1     28     2  
               

Net of taxes

    2     53     2  
               

Net changes in benefit plan assets and obligations

    647     (69 )   (307 )

Income tax expense (benefit)

    221     (23 )   (106 )
               

Net of taxes

    426     (46 )   (201 )
               

Net changes in unrealized foreign currency translation

    (112 )   43     (90 )

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (41 )   (2 )   (29 )
               

Net of taxes

    (71 )   45     (61 )
               

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

    (2,196 )   336     1,177  

Total income tax expense (benefit)

    (770 )   105     427  
               

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

  $ (1,426 ) $ 231   $ 750  
               
               

        The following table presents the pretax and related income tax expense (benefit) components of the amounts reclassified from the Company's AOCI to the Company's consolidated statement of income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

(for the year ended December 31, in millions)
  2013   2012   2011  

Reclassification adjustments related to unrealized gains on investment securities:

                   

Having no credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income(1)

  $ (66 ) $ (75 ) $ (125 )

Income tax expense(2)

    (23 )   (26 )   (44 )
               

Net of taxes

    (43 )   (49 )   (81 )
               

Having credit losses recognized in the consolidated statement of income(1)

    5     8     16  

Income tax benefit(2)

    1     3     6  
               

Net of taxes

    4     5     10  
               

Reclassification adjustment related to benefit plan assets and obligations(3)

    105     88     76  

Income tax benefit(2)

    37     30     26  
               

Net of taxes

    68     58     50  
               

Reclassification adjustment related to foreign currency translation(1)

    8          

Income tax benefit(2)

             
               

Net of taxes

    8          
               

Total reclassifications

    52     21     (33 )

Total income tax benefit (expense)

    15     7     (12 )
               

Total reclassifications, net of taxes

  $ 37   $ 14   $ (21 )
               
               

(1)
(Increases) decreases net realized investment gains on the consolidated statement of income.

(2)
(Increases) decreases income tax expense on the consolidated statement of income.

(3)
Increases (decreases) general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of income.

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