11 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

  highlight year2009 2008 2007
(millions)   Pretax Tax
(Provision)
Benefit
  After
Tax
  Pretax Tax
(Provision)
Benefit
  After
Tax
  Pretax Tax
(Provision)
Benefit
  After
Tax
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during period:                                    
Fixed maturities $ 535.4 $ (187.4) $ 348.0 $ (407.6) $ 142.7 $ (264.9) $ 52.1 $ (18.2) $ 33.9
Non-credit related OTTI1   (40.1)   14.0   (26.1)            
Equity securities   671.7   (235.1)   436.6   (238.6)   83.5   (155.1)   (189.2)   66.2   (123.0)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income:                                    
Fixed maturities   (8.5)   3.0   (5.5)   9.7   (3.4)   6.3   (2.3)   .8   (1.5)
Equity securities   (86.7)   30.3   (56.4)   (197.1)   69.0   (128.1)   (63.4)   22.2   (41.2)
Change in unrealized gains (losses)2   1,071.8   (375.2)   696.6   (833.6)   291.8   (541.8)   (202.8)   71.0   (131.8)
Net unrealized gains on forecasted transactions3   (5.1)   1.8   (3.3)   (4.4)   1.5   (2.9)   31.2   (10.9)   20.3
Foreign currency translation adjustment4   1.4     1.4            
Other comprehensive income (loss) $ 1,068.1 $ (373.4) $ 694.7 $ (838.0) $ 293.3 $ (544.7) $ (171.6) $ 60.1 $ (111.5)

1) Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses that were non-credit related (see Note 2 – Investments for further discussion).

2) Excludes the $189.6 million ($291.8 million pretax) cumulative effect of change in accounting principle we recorded in June 2009 in accordance with the new accounting guidance for other-than-temporary impairments we adopted during the second quarter 2009 (see Note 2 – Investments for further discussion).

3) Entered into for the purpose of managing interest rate risk associated with our debt issuances (see Note 4 – Debt for further discussion), and managing foreign currency risk associated with our forecasted foreign currency transaction (see Note 2 – Investments for further discussion). We expect to reclassify $5.2 million into income within the next 12 months.

4) Foreign currency translation adjustments have no tax effect.

 

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