The results reflected a $328-million charge after taxes that CNA incurred related to asbestos and environmental pollution liabilities. Excluding that expense, Loews said net income would have been $364 million.
CNA posted a loss of $140 million, or 59 cents per share, for the period. A year earlier, it earned $263 million, or 86 cents per share. On an operating basis, CNA posted a loss of 66 cents per share, while analysts had expected a loss of 68 cents per share.