EARNINGS SUPPLEMENT

February 2021

2020 Q4

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Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors. The information presented herein is generally available from public sources, including our and our subsidiaries' earnings releases and SEC filings. We urge you to read those documents, and we specifically direct you to the forward-looking statements, disclaimers and risk factors they contain. The primary purpose of this presentation is to help you understand how we view our Company, not to update our filings or correct any forecasts - we categorically do not give guidance. Conditions faced by our various businesses may have changed - for better or worse - since the time periods reflected in this presentation and we disclaim any obligation to update the information presented herein. Any statements made in addressing our results are not meant as an indication of the Company's performance since the time of our latest public filings and disclosures.

There are a number of important risk factors that could cause the actual results for each of the companies discussed in this presentation to differ from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained herein, including those risk factors discussed in detail in annual and quarterly reports and other filings made with the SEC by Loews Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries: CNA Financial Corporation and Boardwalk Pipelines. Given these risk factors, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAPFinancial Measures. Certain financial information presented herein includes non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these measures are useful to understanding the key drivers of the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP measures are reconciled to GAAP numbers herein (or in documents referred to herein).

Where You Can Find More Information. Annual, quarterly and other reports filed with the SEC by Loews Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries: CNA Financial Corporation and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP contain important additional information about those companies and we urge you to read this presentation together with those filings, copies of which are available, as applicable, at the corporate websites of Loews Corporation at www.loews.comand such subsidiaries at www.cna.comand www.bwpipelines.com, or at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

  • To view the most recent SEC filings of Loews Corporation,http://ir.loews.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=102789&p=irol-sec
  • To view the most recent SEC filings of CNA Financial Corporation,https://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials
  • To view the most recent SEC filings of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LPhttps://www.bwpipelines.com/news-and-media/sec-filings/

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2020 Fourth Quarter - Key Highlights

  • $3.5 billion in cash and investments at the parent company
  • Net income of $397 million, or $1.45 per share
    • CNA Financial Corporation drove the quarterly net income with strong underwriting results, net investment income and investment gains
    • Boardwalk Pipelines also contributed positively to Loews's quarterly results
    • Loews Hotels & Co continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Last year's fourth quarter included a net loss from Diamond Offshore
  • Repurchased 5.9 million Loews shares at an aggregate cost of $244 million
  • Dividends from subsidiaries totaled $192 million
  • $17.9 billion in shareholders' equity / book value per share of $66.34 as of December 31, 2020

Loews Cash & Investments

December 31,

($ millions)

2020

Portfolio Composition*

Cash & short term investments

$

2,694

Equity securities

568

Limited partnership investments

208

Other

22

Total Cash & Investments

$

3,492

  • Net of receivable and payable positions.

Loews press release:http://ir.loews.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=102789&p=irol-financials

All balance sheet data included in this presentation is as of the end of each period presented.

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Financial Summary

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

(in millions, except per share data)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Revenues1

$

3,709

$

3,876

$

12,583

$

14,931

Net income (loss)1

397

217

(931)

932

Net income (loss) per share

1.45

0.73

(3.32)

3.07

Dividends paid per share

0.0625

0.0625

0.2500

0.2500

Weighted average shares

273.6

296.3

280.4

303.4

Cash & investments

$

3,492

$

3,254

(Parent company)

Total debt

2,300

1,800

(Parent company)

Book value per share

66.34

65.71

Book value per share excluding AOCI

64.18

65.94

Balance sheet data included on this page is as of the end of each period presented.

1. The year ended December 31, 2020 includes an investment loss of $1.2 billion ($957 million after tax) to write down the carrying value of our interest in Diamond Offshore as a result of its bankruptcy filing and deconsolidation on April 26, 2020.

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Net Income (Loss) by Segment

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

($ millions)

2020

2019

2020

2019

CNA

$

346

$

244

$

618

$

894

Boardwalk

83

48

206

209

Hotels

(68)

(59)

(212)

(31)

Corporate1

36

22

(1,067)

35

Diamond2

-

(38)

(476)

(175)

Net income (loss) attributable to Loews

$

397

$

217

$

(931)

$

932

  1. Includes investment income from the parent company's cash and investments, interest expense, other unallocated corporate expenses, and the financial results of Altium Packaging. The year ended December 31, 2020 also includes the net investment loss of $957 million related to the write down of the carrying value of our interest in Diamond Offshore.
  2. Includes financial results through the April 26, 2020 deconsolidation of Diamond Offshore, which included impairment charges incurred in 2020 related to the carrying value of four drilling rigs.

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COVID-19 Update

  • CNA booked catastrophe losses of $182 million (pretax) related to COVID-19 in Q2 2020
    • For the full year 2020, the underlying business performed well, benefiting from accelerating P&C rate momentum and strong new business.
  • Boardwalk Pipelines continues to perform as expected, benefiting from long-term firm service contracts and strong customer credit quality
  • Loews Hotels & Co has 22 of its 27 hotels open as of December 31, 2020
    • Occupancy rates remain low. Occupancy increases, and resuming operations at hotels with suspended operations, will depend largely on the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Resort destinations faring better than hotels in urban centers due to some pick up in drive-in leisure travel; business travel continues to severely lag
    • Continuing to adjust the operating cost structure of its hotels, defer capital costs and reduce management company costs
    • Significant new and enhanced safety and well-being standards and protocols for both team members and guests
  • Altium Packaging has seen increased demand for household cleaners, water, beverage and specialty chemical products, offset by declines in the food service and automotive end markets
  • The parent company donated $1 million to several different funds that provide direct support to frontline workers
    • Members of the Office of the President reduced, by 50%, their salary as of April 1 and their bonus for all of 2020

A more detailed description of Loews Corporation's community response to COVID-19 can be found on the company's sustainability site: https://loews.com/sustainability

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Financial Trends

Parent company cash & investments

($ billions as of period-end)

$5.0 $4.9

$3.1 $3.3 $3.5

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Dividends from subsidiaries1

($ millions)

$780 $804 $878 $927 $947

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

1. Includes dividends received by Loews during each period indicated.

Shares outstanding

(shares in millions as of period-end)

337 332

312

291

269

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Shareholders' equity

($ billions as of period-end)

$18.2 $19.2 $18.5 $19.1 $17.9

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Corporate Structure

Long-term

view,

diversified

portfolio, one class of stock

$3.5 billion Cash

& Investments

$2.3 billion Debt

$12.8 billion Market Cap

Publicly

Traded

Privately

Held

Property &

$7.6 billion

89.6%

Net Earned Premiums

Casualty

Ownership

$11.0 billion

Insurance

Market Cap

Natural Gas &

100%

$819 million

NGL Midstream

Ownership

EBITDA1

Deluxe & Luxury

100%

16,565 System-wide

Hotels

Ownership

Guest Rooms2

Rigid Plastic

99%

$1.0 billion

Packaging

Ownership

Net Sales

All data is as of December 31, 2020 except market cap data, which is as of February 5, 2021.

  1. See Appendix - "Boardwalk EBITDA" for EBITDA to GAAP reconciliation.
  2. See page titled "Loews Hotels & Co - Portfolio" for additional disclosure. Loews Hotels & Co was severely impacted by COVID-19 in 2020.

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CNA Financial - Financial Highlights

Financials1

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

($ millions, except per share data)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Core income2

$

335

$

265

$

735

$

979

Net investment gains (losses) (after-tax)

52

8

(45)

21

Net income

387

273

690

1,000

Loews accounting adjustments:

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests

(41)

(29)

(72)

(106)

Net income attributable to Loews

$

346

$

244

$

618

$

894

Invested assets (market value)

$

50,293

$

47,744

$

50,293

$

47,744

Net written premiums

1,952

1,746

7,566

7,134

Combined ratio ex. catastrophes and development

92.7

94.9

93.1

94.8

Combined ratio

93.5

95.6

100.9

96.7

Loss ratio ex. catastrophes and development

60.5

60.9

60.2

61.0

Loss ratio

61.3

61.6

68.0

62.9

Book value per share ex. AOCI

$

43.86

$

44.81

$

43.86

$

44.81

Book value per share

46.82

45.00

46.82

45.00

Regular and special dividends per share

0.37

0.35

3.48

3.40

Balance sheet data included on this page is as of the end of each period presented.

  1. Unless noted as attributable to Loews, financial results are at the subsidiary level.
  2. See CNA's Q4 2020 Earnings Release for a reconciliation of Core income to Net income available athttps://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials

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Boardwalk Pipelines - Financial Highlights

Financials1

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

($ millions)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Revenue2

$

375

327

$

1,298

$

1,295

EBITDA2,3

248

200

819

821

Net income2

115

69

291

296

Loews accounting adjustments:

Ot her 4

(32)

(21)

(85)

(87)

Net income attributable to Loews2

$

83

$

48

$

206

$

209

  1. Unless noted as attributable to Loews, financial results are at the subsidiary level.
  2. Includes settlement proceeds of $34 million ($26 million after tax) for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020 and $26 million ($19 million after tax) for the year ended December 31, 2019 related to customer bankruptcies.
  3. See Appendix - "Boardwalk EBITDA" for EBITDA to GAAP reconciliation.
  4. Other includes adjustments for purchase accounting, income taxes and rounding.

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Loews Hotels & Co - Financial Highlights

Financials

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

($ millions)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Operating revenue

$

27

$

141

$

167

$

578

Other1

15

29

111

114

Revenue

42

170

278

692

Pretax income (loss) excluding non-recurring items2

(76)

20

(261)

82

Asset impairments3

(6)

(89)

(36)

(99)

Pretax loss

(82)

(70)

(274)

(28)

Net loss

(68)

(59)

(212)

(31)

Adjusted EBITDA4

(27)

56

(103)

227

Adjusted mortgage debt, period-end5

1,593

1,449

1,593

1,449

In 2020, Loews Hotels & Co's results were severely impacted by the pandemic. 22 out of 27 hotels were operational on December 31, 2020; however, occupancy remains low.

  1. Other includes gain on sale of assets and revenues related to reimbursable expenses.
  2. Non-recurringitems include items such as acquisition transaction and transition costs, new development pre-opening costs, gains or losses on sale and impairments. See Appendix - "Loews Hotels & Co Adjusted EBITDA" for additional disclosure.
  3. Asset impairments include impairments on certain owned and joint venture hotels, as well as write-off of costs associated with prospective hotel developments no longer being pursued.
  4. Adjusted EBITDA is the total amount of EBITDA attributable to Loews Hotels & Co based on its percent ownership of each property (e.g., if Loews Hotels & Co legally owns 50% of a property, 50% of that property's EBITDA is included, except for certain hotels where earnings are distributed on a different basis from legal ownership based on the underlying governing agreements), plus management company EBITDA and excluding non- recurring items such as acquisition transaction and transition costs, new development pre-opening costs, gains or losses on sale and impairments. See Appendix - "Loews Hotels & Co Adjusted EBITDA" for EBITDA to GAAP reconciliation.
  5. Adjusted mortgage debt is adjusted for Loews Hotels & Co's ownership interest in the asset underlying the borrowing. Balances are inclusive of adjusted mortgage debt related to assets under development of $0 million and $244 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Loews Hotels & Co - Portfolio

As of December 31, 2020

Location

Rooms

Ownership %1

Ownership - Ops Commenced /

Managed Only

OWNED (11)

Loews Chicago Hotel

Chicago, IL

400

100%

2015

Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel

Chicago, IL

556

100%

2014

Loews Coronado Bay Resort*

San Diego, CA

439

100%

2000

Loews Kansas City Hotel

Kansas City, MO

800

65%

2020

Loews Miami Beach Hotel*

Miami Beach, FL

790

100%

1998

Loews Minneapolis Hotel

Minneapolis, MN

251

100%

2014

Loews Philadelphia Hotel

Philadelphia, PA

581

100%

2000

Loews Regency New York Hotel

New York, NY

379

100%

1963

Loews Vanderbilt Hotel

Nashville, TN

340

100%

1989

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort*

Tucson, AZ

398

100%

2014 / 1984

Loews Hotel 1000

Seattle, WA

120

100%

2016

5,054

JOINT VENTURE (12)

Hard Rock Hotel, at Universal Orlando*

Orlando, FL

650

50%

2001

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, at Universal Orlando*

Orlando, FL

750

50%

1999

Loews Royal Pacific Resort, at Universal Orlando*

Orlando, FL

1,000

50%

2002

Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, at Universal Orlando*

Orlando, FL

1,000

50%

2016

Universal's Aventura Hotel*

Orlando, FL

600

50%

2018

Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort*

Orlando, FL

2,200

50%

2014

Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Dockside Inn and Suites*

Orlando, FL

2,050

50%

2020

Universal's Endless Summer Resort - Surfside Inn and Suites*

Orlando, FL

750

50%

2019

Live! by Loews Arlington, TX*

Arlington, TX

300

50%

2019

Live! by Loews St. Louis, MO

St. Louis, MO

216

50%

2020

Loews Hollywood Hotel

Los Angeles, CA

628

50%

2012

Loews Atlanta Hotel

Atlanta, GA

414

50%

2015 / 2010

10,558

MANAGED (4)

Bisha Hotel and Residences

Toronto, ON

96

2017

Loews Boston Hotel

Boston, MA

225

2013 / 2018

Loews New Orleans Hotel

New Orleans, LA

285

2003

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel*

Santa Monica, CA

347

1989

953

TOTAL

16,565

Scheduled Opening

UNDER DEVELOPMENT (1)

Loews Coral Gables Hotel

Coral Gables, FL

242

20%

2022

TOTAL INCLUDING UNDER DEVELOPMENT

16,807

* Represents resort hotels in the portfolio, with the remaining hotels in urban centers.

1. Earnings in certain partnerships are allocated pursuant to underlying governing documents, which may differ from ownership.

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Appendix - Key Drivers for the Fourth Quarter

Net income of $397 million, or $1.45 per share, compared to $217 million, or $0.73 per share, in the comparable prior year period, an increase of $180 million. The table below details key drivers of the change in net income, representing the majority of the increase.

December 31

Three Months

($ millions)

2020

2019

Change

CNA1

Total underwriting gain

$

86

$

54

$

32

P&C net investment income

233

240

(7)

Net investment gains

45

6

39

Life & Group

23

(4)

27

Boardwalk

Net income

83

48

35

Hotels

Net loss

(68)

(59)

(9)

Diamond2

Net loss

-

(38)

38

Key drivers for both 2020 and 2019 are after tax and noncontrolling interests.

  1. CNA's Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation is available athttps://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials
  2. Diamond Offshore was deconsolidated from the Loews consolidated financial statements as of April 26, 2020.

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Appendix - Key Drivers for the Year Ended

Net loss of $931 million, or $(3.32) per share, compared to net income of $932 million, or $3.07 per share, in the prior year, a decrease of $1,863 million. The table below details key drivers of the change in net loss, representing the majority of the decrease.

December 31

Years Ended

($ millions)

2020

2019

Change

CNA1

$ 351

$

255

$

96

Underwriting income before catastrophes and development

Catastrophe losses:

Severe weather-related events

(208)

(126)

(82)

COVID-19

(137)

-

(137)

Civil unrest

(43)

-

(43)

P&C net investment income

769

917

(148)

Net investment gains (losses)

(27)

33

(60)

LTC active life reserve premium deficiency

(52)

(151)

99

LTC claim reserve release

26

39

(13)

Structured settlements claim reserve charge

(32)

-

(32)

Hotels

Net loss

(212)

(31)

(181)

Corporate

Net investment loss related to the deconsolidation of

Diamond Offshore

(957)

-

(957)

Net investment income

47

188

(141)

Diamond

Impairment charges related to four drilling rigs

(408)

-

(408)

Key drivers for both 2020 and 2019 are after tax and noncontrolling interests.

1. CNA's Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation available athttps://investor-relations.cna.com/financial/latest-financials

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Appendix - Loews Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheet

CNA

Boardwalk

Loews

Corporate1

December 31, 2020

Financial

Pipelines

Hotels & Co

Total

($ millions)

Assets:

Cash and investments

$

50,713

$

3

$

114

$

3,492

$

54,322

Receivables

7,489

178

20

146

7,833

Property, plant and equipment

252

8,598

1,096

505

10,451

Deferred non-insurance warranty acquistion expenses

3,068

-

-

-

3,068

Other assets

2,454

574

407

1,127

4,562

Total assets

$

63,976

$

9,353

$

1,637

$

5,270

$

80,236

Liabilities and Equity:

Insurance reserves

$

41,143

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

41,143

Short term debt

-

1

16

20

37

Long term debt

2,776

3,461

726

3,109

10,072

Deferred non-insurance warranty revenue

4,023

-

-

-

4,023

Other liabilities

3,355

1,569

312

544

5,780

Total liabilities

51,297

5,031

1,054

3,673

61,055

Total shareholders' equity

11,360

4,322

581

1,597

17,860

Noncontrolling interests

1,319

-

2

-

1,321

Total equity

12,679

4,322

583

1,597

19,181

Total liabilities and equity

$

63,976

$

9,353

$

1,637

$

5,270

$

80,236

Amounts presented will not necessarily be the same as those in the individual financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries due to adjustments for purchase accounting, income taxes and noncontrolling interests.

1. Corporate primarily reflects the parent company's cash and investments, corporate long-term debt and Altium Packaging, including the subsidiary's goodwill and intangible.

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Appendix - Boardwalk EBITDA

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

($ millions)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Pretax income

$

114

$

69

$

290

$

296

Depreciation and amortization

91

88

359

346

Interest expense

43

43

170

179

EBITDA

$

248

$

200

$

819

$

821

Financial results are at the subsidiary level.

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Appendix - Loews Hotels & Co Adjusted EBITDA

December 31

Three Months

Years Ended

($ millions)

2020

2019

2020

2019

Consolidated GAAP pretax loss

$

(82)

$

(70)

$

(274)

$

(28)

Non-recurring items1

6

90

13

110

Pretax income (loss) excluding non-recurring items

$

(76)

$

20

$

(261)

$

82

Depreciation and amortization of owned properties

18

16

63

61

Interest expense on owned properties

9

6

33

22

Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' proportionate share of EBITDA2

22

14

62

62

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(27)

$

56

$

(103)

$

227

In 2020, Loews Hotels & Co's results were severely impacted by the pandemic. 22 out of 27 hotels were operational on December 31, 2020; however, occupancy remains low.

  1. Non-recurringitems include items such as acquisition transaction and transition costs, new development pre-opening costs, gains or losses on sale and impairments.
  2. Represents the difference between Loews Hotels & Co's GAAP pretax income for its joint venture properties and its pro rata share of those properties' EBITDA based on its percentage ownership (e.g., if Loews Hotels & Co legally owns 50% of a property, 50% of that property's EBITDA is included, except for certain hotels where earnings are distributed on a different basis from legal ownership based on the underlying governing agreements).

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