Future Policy Benefits Reserves

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2026

Future policy benefits reserves are associated with CNA’s run-off long-term care business, which is included in Other Insurance Operations, and relate to policyholders that are currently receiving benefits, including claims that have been incurred but are not yet reported, as well as policyholders that are not yet receiving benefits. Future policy benefits reserves are comprised of the liability for future policyholder benefits (“LFPB”) which is reflected as Insurance reserves: Future policy benefits on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets.

The determination of Future policy benefits reserves requires management to make estimates and assumptions about expected policyholder experience over the remaining life of the policy. Since policies may be in force for several decades, these assumptions are subject to significant estimation risk. As a result of this variability, CNA’s future policy benefits reserves may be subject to material increases if actual experience develops adversely to its expectations.

Annually in the third quarter, actuarial analysis is performed on policyholder morbidity, persistency, premium rate actions and expense experience. This analysis, combined with judgment, informs the setting of updated cash flow assumptions used to estimate the LFPB. Actuarial analysis includes predictive modeling, actual to expected experience comparisons and trend analysis. Applicable industry research is also considered.

The cash flow assumption updates for the third quarter of 2026 resulted in a $173 million pretax increase in the LFPB. Included in the assumption updates were unfavorable cost of care inflation and morbidity impacts, partially offset by favorable premium rate actions.

The cash flow assumption updates for the third quarter of 2025 resulted in a $7 million pretax increase in the LFPB. Included in the assumption updates were unfavorable incidence, claim closure and cost of care inflation impacts, offset by favorable premium rate actions.

For further information on the long-term care reserving process see Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The following table summarizes balances and changes in the LFPB:


	2026		2025
(In millions)

Present value of future net premiums
Balance, January 1	$	3,363	$	3,425
Effect of changes in discount rate	(71)		(7)
Balance, January 1, at original locked in discount rate	3,292		3,418
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions (a)	45		114
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (a)	(15)		(2)
Adjusted balance, January 1	3,322		3,530
Interest accrual	125		133
Net premiums: earned during period	(298)		(306)
Balance, end of period at original locked in discount rate	3,149		3,357
Effect of changes in discount rate	(128)		83
Balance, September 30	$	3,021	$	3,440

Present value of future benefits & expenses
Balance, January 1	$	16,811	$	16,583
Effect of changes in discount rate	173		440
Balance, January 1, at original locked in discount rate	16,984		17,023
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions (a)	218		121
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (a)	78		50
Adjusted balance, January 1	17,280		17,194
Interest accrual	683		688
Benefit & expense payments	(870)		(870)
Balance, end of period at original locked in discount rate	17,093		17,012
Effect of changes in discount rate	(1,635)		(26)
Balance, September 30	$	15,458	$	16,986


Net LFPB, September 30	$	12,437	$	13,546


(a)			As of September 30, 2026 and 2025, the re-measurement loss of $266 million and $59 million presented parenthetically on the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations is comprised of the effect of changes in cash flow assumptions and the effect of actual variances from expected experience.

The following table presents earned premiums and interest accretion associated with the long-term care business recognized on the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2026		2025		2026		2025

(In millions)

Earned premiums	$	101	$	106	$	307	$	318
Interest accretion	188		185		558		555

The following table presents undiscounted expected future benefit and expense payments and undiscounted expected future gross premiums.


	September 30,
	2026		2025

(In millions)

Expected future benefit and expense payments	$	31,316	$	31,582
Expected future gross premiums	4,667		5,048

Discounted expected future gross premiums at the upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield discount rate were $3.1 billion and $3.6 billion as of September 30, 2026 and 2025.

The weighted average effective duration of the LFPB calculated using the original locked in discount rate was 11 years as of September 30, 2026 and 2025.

The weighted average interest rates in the table below are calculated based on the rate used to discount all future cash flows.


	September 30,				December 31,
	2026		2025		2025


Original locked in discount rate	5.13	%	5.16	%	5.16	%
Upper-medium grade fixed income instrument discount rate	6.25		5.24		5.32

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, immediate charges to net income resulting from adverse development in certain cohorts where the net premium ratio (“NPR”) exceeded 100% were $218 million and $267 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, immediate charges to net income resulting from adverse development in certain cohorts where the NPR exceeded 100% were $65 million and $93 million.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, favorable reversals through net income of loss recognized in prior periods for cohorts with NPRs exceeding 100% were less than $1 million and $13 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, favorable reversals through net income of loss recognized in prior periods for cohorts with NPRs exceeding 100% were $43 million and $54 million.