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The Cincinnati Insurance Company n The Cincinnati Indemnity Company
The Cincinnati Casualty Company n The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company
The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company n CFC Investment Company n CSU Producer Resources Inc.
Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd. n Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Ltd.

Investor Contact: Dennis E. McDaniel, 513-870-2768
CINF-IR@cinfin.com

Media Contact: Betsy E. Ertel, 513-603-5323
Media_Inquiries@cinfin.com

Cincinnati Financial Reports Second-Quarter 2020 Results
Cincinnati, July 27, 2020 – Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today reported:
Second-quarter 2020 net income of $909 million, or $5.63 per share, compared with $428 million, or $2.59 per share, in the second quarter of 2019, after recognizing an $825 million second-quarter 2020 increase in the fair value of equity securities still held.
$69 million or 49% decrease in non-GAAP operating income* to $71 million, or 44 cents per share, compared with $140 million, or 85 cents per share, in the second quarter of last year.
$481 million increase in second-quarter 2020 net income, primarily due to the after-tax net effect of a $550 million increase in net investment gains partially offset by a $70 million decrease in after-tax property casualty underwriting income, including $79 million from catastrophe losses related to weather or civil unrest.
$57.56 book value per share at June 30, 2020, down $2.99 or 5.0% since year-end.
Negative 3.0% value creation ratio for the first six months of 2020, compared with positive 18.6% for the same period of 2019.
Financial Highlights
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Revenue Data
   Earned premiums $1,482  $1,384  7$2,938  $2,717  8
   Investment income, net of expenses166  160  4331  317  4
   Total revenues2,714  1,913  422,615  4,072  (36)
Income Statement Data
   Net income (loss)  $909  $428  112$(317) $1,123  nm
   Investment gains and losses, after-tax838  288  191(525) 811  nm
   Non-GAAP operating income* $71  $140  (49)$208  $312  (33)
Per Share Data (diluted)
   Net income (loss)  $5.63  $2.59  117$(1.96) $6.81  nm
   Investment gains and losses, after-tax5.19  1.74  198(3.25) 4.92  nm
   Non-GAAP operating income* $0.44  $0.85  (48)$1.29  $1.89  (32)
   Book value$57.56  $55.92  3
   Cash dividend declared$0.60  $0.56  7$1.20  $1.12  7
   Diluted weighted average shares outstanding161.5  165.2  (2)161.5  164.9  (2)
* The Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures defines and reconciles measures presented in this release that are not based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
 Forward-looking statements and related assumptions are subject to the risks outlined in the company’s safe harbor statement.
                   CINF 2Q20 Release 1


Insurance Operations Highlights
103.1% second-quarter 2020 property casualty combined ratio, up from 96.5% for the second quarter of 2019.
6% growth in second-quarter net written premiums, reflecting price increases and premium growth initiatives.
$210 million second-quarter 2020 property casualty new business written premiums, down 1%. Agencies appointed since the beginning of 2019 contributed $17 million or 8% of total new business written premiums.
$12 million second-quarter 2020 life insurance subsidiary net income, up $4 million from the second quarter of 2019, and 9% growth in second-quarter 2020 term life insurance earned premiums.
Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights
4% or $6 million increase in second-quarter 2020 pretax investment income, including a 6% increase for stock portfolio dividends and a 3% increase for bond interest income.
Three-month increase of 9% in fair value of total investments at June 30, 2020, including a 18% increase for the stock portfolio and a 5% increase for the bond portfolio.
$3.074 billion parent company cash and marketable securities at June 30, 2020, down 7% from year-end 2019.

Focused on Business Fundamentals
Steven J. Johnston, chairman, president and CEO, commented: “Against the backdrop of a challenging second quarter, we continued to be a source of stability for our agents and policyholders.

“Our efforts, along with those of our insurance industry peers, have helped affected communities build themselves back up. Together, we are helping our policyholders quickly get back to business in the wake of weather and civil unrest-related catastrophes. These two types of catastrophes demonstrate the power of spreading risk – as insurance was designed to do. By pooling premiums for covered risks that are limited in duration and geography, the industry can help businesses and families restore lives and livelihoods.

“For our company, $231 million of catastrophe-related losses, plus $65 million of pandemic-related loss and expense effects, resulted in an underwriting loss of $41 million in the second quarter. As previously announced, the impact of catastrophe losses this quarter was higher than our five-year second-quarter average of 9.8 points. Catastrophes accounted for 16.5 points of our 103.1% second-quarter combined ratio and 12.8 points of our 100.8% six-month combined ratio.

“Keeping focused on our business fundamentals allowed us to continue enhancing our core underwriting book as measured by our six-month combined ratio before catastrophe losses and before development of reserves for prior accident years. At a satisfactory 90.4%, that ratio improved 1.9 points over the same period last year.

“Through the first half of 2020 our property casualty net written premiums grew 8%, reflecting strong renewal pricing. While we continue to use sophisticated data models and experienced underwriter judgement to charge an appropriate price for each risk, on average commercial, personal and excess insurance pricing rose at a percentage in the mid-single digits.”

Accounting Rule Creates Volatility in Results
“Our net income for the second quarter of 2020 again experienced a dramatic swing, more than doubling our 2019 quarterly result, due mainly to an increase in the fair value of equity securities we still hold.

“To reiterate, we believe that the 2018 Financial Accounting Standards Board’s rule change to include changes in unrealized investment gains of equity investment securities as a part of net income continues to produce increased volatility in the company’s results and can cause confusion for investors.

“At June 30, our book value per share – at $57.56 – is down 5.0% compared with year-end 2019. While it wasn't enough to recoup the entire effect of lower valuation in securities markets we experienced at the end of March, the rebound in our equity portfolio helped to improve book value by $7.54 compared with March 31, 2020.

“Looking ahead, we are maintaining a long-term perspective with our investment philosophy and aren't swayed by periodic market volatility. We remain focused on our insurance business and are confident it's in excellent shape to provide cash for investment and earnings that support future shareholder dividends and add to book value. Our dedicated team, and experienced and professional claims associates coupled with our robust business continuity plans have positioned us to proactively manage risks and promptly pay covered claims, all while delivering long-term value for our shareholders.”
                   CINF 2Q20 Release 2


Insurance Operations Highlights
Consolidated Property Casualty Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Earned premiums $1,403  $1,317   $2,792  $2,584   
Fee revenues      
   Total revenues1,405  1,319   2,797  2,589   
Loss and loss expenses1,007  863  17  1,937  1,653  17  
Underwriting expenses439  408   877  797  10  
   Underwriting profit (loss) $(41) $48  nm$(17) $139  nm
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Loss and loss expenses71.8 %65.6 %6.2  69.4 %64.0 %5.4  
     Underwriting expenses31.3  30.9  0.4  31.4  30.8  0.6  
           Combined ratio103.1 %96.5 %6.6  100.8 %94.8 %6.0  
% Change% Change
Agency renewal written premiums $1,244  $1,186   $2,442  $2,316   
Agency new business written premiums210  212  (1) 425  393   
Other written premiums105  78  35  210  148  42  
   Net written premiums $1,559  $1,476   $3,077  $2,857   
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Current accident year before catastrophe losses58.2 %60.9 %(2.7) 59.0 %61.5 %(2.5) 
     Current accident year catastrophe losses16.9  11.1  5.8  13.2  8.4  4.8  
     Prior accident years before catastrophe losses(2.9) (5.3) 2.4  (2.4) (5.4) 3.0  
     Prior accident years catastrophe losses(0.4) (1.1) 0.7  (0.4) (0.5) 0.1  
           Loss and loss expense ratio71.8 %65.6 %6.2  69.4 %64.0 %5.4  
Current accident year combined ratio before
catastrophe losses
89.5 %91.8 %(2.3) 90.4 %92.3 %(1.9) 

$83 million or 6% growth of second-quarter 2020 property casualty net written premiums, and six-month growth of 8%, reflecting premium growth initiatives and price increases. Second-quarter growth included a contribution of 1% from the combination of Cincinnati Re® and Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd.SM.
$2 million or 1% decrease in second-quarter 2020 new business premiums written by agencies. The decrease reflected pandemic-related slowing of submissions from agents, partially offset by a $17 million increase in standard market property casualty production from agencies appointed since the beginning of 2019.
95 new agency appointments in the first six months of 2020, including 23 that market only our personal lines products.
6.6 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 6.0 percentage-point increase for the six-month period. The higher combined ratios included increases of 6.5 points and 4.9 points for losses from catastrophes plus 4.6 points and 2.5 points of pandemic-related losses or expenses, respectively.
3.3 percentage-point second-quarter 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $47 million, compared with 6.4 points or $84 million for second-quarter 2019.
2.8 percentage-point six-month 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 5.9 points for the first six months of 2019.
2.5 percentage-point improvement, to 59.0%, for the six-month 2020 ratio of current accident year losses and loss expenses before catastrophes, including an increase of 0.4 points in the ratio for current accident year losses of $1 million or more per claim.
0.4 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 underwriting expense ratio, compared with the same period of 2019, primarily due to the $16 million Stay-at-Home policyholder credit for personal auto policies.
                   CINF 2Q20 Release 3



Commercial Lines Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Earned premiums $870  $823   $1,733  $1,633   
Fee revenues      
   Total revenues871  824   1,735  1,635   
Loss and loss expenses596  550   1,204  1,031  17  
Underwriting expenses267  262   543  516   
   Underwriting profit (loss) $ $12  (33) $(12) $88  nm
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Loss and loss expenses68.4 %66.8 %1.6  69.5 %63.1 %6.4  
     Underwriting expenses30.7  31.8  (1.1) 31.3  31.6  (0.3) 
           Combined ratio99.1 %98.6 %0.5  100.8 %94.7 %6.1  
% Change% Change
Agency renewal written premiums$794  $767   $1,636  $1,566   
Agency new business written premiums134  137  (2) 288  257  12  
Other written premiums(20) (25) 20  (44) (48)  
   Net written premiums$908  $879   $1,880  $1,775   
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Current accident year before catastrophe losses58.9 %61.2 %(2.3) 60.0 %62.1 %(2.1) 
     Current accident year catastrophe losses14.6  12.7  1.9  12.4  8.4  4.0  
     Prior accident years before catastrophe losses(4.5) (6.1) 1.6  (2.4) (6.5) 4.1  
     Prior accident years catastrophe losses(0.6) (1.0) 0.4  (0.5) (0.9) 0.4  
           Loss and loss expense ratio68.4 %66.8 %1.6  69.5 %63.1 %6.4  
Current accident year combined ratio before
catastrophe losses
89.6 %93.0 %(3.4) 91.3 %93.7 %(2.4) 

$29 million or 3% increase in second-quarter 2020 commercial lines net written premiums, primarily due to higher renewal written premiums. Six percent increase in six-month net written premiums.
$27 million or 4% increase in second-quarter renewal written premiums, with commercial lines average renewal pricing increases near the low end of the mid-single-digit percent range.
$3 million or 2% decrease in second-quarter 2020 new business written by agencies, slowing significantly from 28% growth for the first quarter of the year. New business written premiums are largely driven by submissions from agents for us to quote premiums for policies. During the first half of the second quarter, submission volume was less than a year ago, but during the quarter's second half it was more than last year, as government restrictions eased and businesses re-opened.
0.5 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 6.1 percentage-point increase for the six-month period, including increases of 2.3 points and 4.4 points, respectively, for losses from catastrophes.
5.1 percentage-point second-quarter 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development of $45 million, compared with 7.1 points or $58 million for second-quarter 2019.
2.9 percentage-point six-month 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 7.4 points for the first six months of 2019.
                   CINF 2Q20 Release 4



Personal Lines Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Earned premiums $364  $348   $723  $692   
Fee revenues      
   Total revenues365  349   725  694   
Loss and loss expenses286  240  19  517  490   
Underwriting expenses122  104  17  230  203  13  
   Underwriting profit (loss) $(43) $ nm$(22) $ nm
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Loss and loss expenses78.9 %68.9 %10.0  71.6 %70.7 %0.9  
     Underwriting expenses33.4  30.0  3.4  31.8  29.4  2.4  
           Combined ratio112.3 %98.9 %13.4  103.4 %100.1 %3.3  
% Change% Change
Agency renewal written premiums$387  $365   $681  $647   
Agency new business written premiums44  47  (6) 78  82  (5) 
Other written premiums(8) (10) 20  (17) (18)  
   Net written premiums $423  $402   $742  $711   
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Current accident year before catastrophe losses53.8 %62.1 %(8.3) 56.9 %61.4 %(4.5) 
     Current accident year catastrophe losses25.3  11.0  14.3  18.7  10.9  7.8  
     Prior accident years before catastrophe losses0.0  (3.2) 3.2  (3.2) (2.3) (0.9) 
     Prior accident years catastrophe losses(0.2) (1.0) 0.8  (0.8) 0.7  (1.5) 
           Loss and loss expense ratio78.9 %68.9 %10.0  71.6 %70.7 %0.9  
Current accident year combined ratio before
catastrophe losses
87.2 %92.1 %(4.9) 88.7 %90.8 %(2.1) 

$21 million or 5% increase in second-quarter 2020 personal lines net written premiums, driven by higher renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases averaging in the mid-single-digit percent range. Second-quarter 2020 net written premiums from our agencies’ high net worth clients grew 24%, to $144 million. Four percent increase in six-month net written premiums.
$3 million or 6% decrease in second-quarter 2020 new business written by agencies, in part due to underwriting and pricing discipline, particularly in select states. New business written premiums are largely driven by submissions from agents for us to quote premiums for policies. During the first half of the second quarter, submission volume was less than a year ago, but during the quarter's second half it was more than last year, as stay-at-home restrictions eased.
13.4 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 3.3 percentage-point increase for the six-month period, including increases of 15.1 points and 6.3 points for losses from catastrophes.
Less than $1 million second-quarter 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with $14 million for the second quarter of 2019.
4.0 percentage-point six-month 2020 benefit from favorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with 1.6 points for the first six months of 2019.

                   CINF 2Q20 Release 5



Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Results
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Earned premiums$78  $67  16  $156  $130  20  
Fee revenues—  —      
   Total revenues78  67  16  157  131  20  
Loss and loss expenses57  29  97  102  62  65  
Underwriting expenses22  21   47  41  15  
   Underwriting profit (loss)$(1) $17  nm$ $28  (71) 
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Loss and loss expenses73.6 %45.1 %28.5  65.5 %48.3 %17.2  
     Underwriting expenses28.4  31.0  (2.6) 30.0  31.4  (1.4) 
           Combined ratio102.0 %76.1 %25.9  95.5 %79.7 %15.8  
% Change% Change
Agency renewal written premiums $63  $54  17  $125  $103  21  
Agency new business written premiums32  28  14  59  54   
Other written premiums(4) (4)  (8) (8)  
   Net written premiums $91  $78  17  $176  $149  18  
Ratios as a percent of earned premiums:Pt. ChangePt. Change
     Current accident year before catastrophe losses59.0 %50.8 %8.2  57.4 %53.1 %4.3  
     Current accident year catastrophe losses3.6  0.7  2.9  2.0  0.5  1.5  
     Prior accident years before catastrophe losses11.2  (6.2) 17.4  5.9  (5.2) 11.1  
     Prior accident years catastrophe losses(0.2) (0.2) 0.0  0.2  (0.1) 0.3  
           Loss and loss expense ratio73.6 %45.1 %28.5  65.5 %48.3 %17.2  
Current accident year combined ratio before
catastrophe losses
87.4 %81.8 %5.6  87.4 %84.5 %2.9  

$13 million or 17% increase in second-quarter 2020 excess and surplus lines net written premiums, including higher renewal written premiums that benefited from rate increases averaging in the mid-single-digit percent range. Eighteen percent increase in six-month net written premiums.
$4 million or 14% increase in second-quarter new business written by agencies, as we continue to carefully underwrite each policy in a highly competitive market.
25.9 percentage-point increase in the second-quarter 2020 combined ratio and a 15.8 percentage-point increase for the six-month period, largely due to less favorable prior accident year reserve development.
4.3 percentage-point increase, to 57.4%, for the six-month 2020 ratio of current accident year losses and loss expenses before catastrophes, including an increase of 8.0 points in the ratio for incurred but not reported (IBNR) reserves that reflect more prudent reserving overall.
$8 million of second-quarter 2020 unfavorable prior accident year reserve development, including a $9 million increase in IBNR reserves, compared with $5 million of favorable development for second-quarter 2019.
$9 million of six-month 2020 unfavorable prior accident year reserve development, compared with favorable development of $7 million for the first six months of 2019. The $9 million of unfavorable development included $11 million for accident years prior to 2017, as claims on average are remaining open longer than previously expected.

                   CINF 2Q20 Release 6



Life Insurance Subsidiary Results
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Term life insurance$51  $47   $98  $92   
Universal life insurance16  10  60  24  20  20  
Other life insurance, annuity, and disability income
products
12  10  20  24  21  14  
    Earned premiums79  67  18  146  133  10  
Investment income, net of expenses39  38   78  76   
Investment gains and losses, net (1) nm(31) (2) nm
Fee revenues     (50) 
Total revenues120  105  14  194  209  (7) 
Contract holders’ benefits incurred79  73   152  143   
Underwriting expenses incurred25  22  14  43  44  (2) 
    Total benefits and expenses104  95   195  187   
Net income (loss) before income tax16  10  60  (1) 22  nm
Income tax provision   100  —   (100) 
Net income (loss) of the life insurance subsidiary$12  $ 50  $(1) $18  nm

$12 million or 18% increase in second-quarter 2020 earned premiums, including a 9% increase for term life insurance, our largest life insurance product line.
$19 million decrease in six-month 2020 life insurance subsidiary net income, primarily due to increased investment losses resulting from impairments of fixed-maturity securities.
$56 million or 5% six-month 2020 increase, to $1.294 billion, in GAAP shareholders’ equity for the life insurance subsidiary, primarily from an increase in unrealized investment gains.

                   CINF 2Q20 Release 7



Investment and Balance Sheet Highlights
Investments Results
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
20202019% Change20202019% Change
Investment income, net of expenses$166  $160   $331  $317   
Investment interest credited to contract holders(25) (25)  (51) (49) (4) 
Investment gains and losses, net1,060  364  191  (665) 1,027  nm
      Investments profit (loss)$1,201  $499  141  $(385) $1,295  nm
Investment income:
   Interest$114  $111   $226  $222   
   Dividends53  50   106  96  10  
   Other      
   Less investment expenses      
      Investment income, pretax166  160   331  317   
      Less income taxes25  25   51  49   
      Total investment income, after-tax$141  $135   $280  $268   
Investment returns:
Average invested assets plus cash and cash
equivalents
$18,759  $18,648  $19,672  $18,194  
      Average yield pretax3.54 %3.43 %3.37 %3.48 %
      Average yield after-tax3.01  2.90  2.85  2.95  
      Effective tax rate15.6  15.6  15.5  15.6  
Fixed-maturity returns:
Average amortized cost$11,107  $10,783  $11,124  $10,738  
Average yield pretax4.11 %4.12 %4.06 %4.13 %
Average yield after-tax3.42  3.43  3.39  3.45  
Effective tax rate16.7  16.6  16.6  16.6  

$6 million or 4% rise in second-quarter 2020 pretax investment income, including a 6% increase in equity portfolio dividends and a 3% increase in interest income.
$1.566 billion second-quarter 2020 pretax total investment gains, summarized on the table below. Changes in unrealized gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income, in addition to investment gains and losses reported in net income, are useful for evaluating total investment performance over time and are major components of changes in book value and the value creation ratio.
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2020201920202019
Investment gains and losses on equity securities sold, net$24  $11  $17  $23  
Unrealized gains and losses on equity securities still held, net1,044  355  (602) 999  
Investment gains and losses on fixed-maturity securities, net—  (1) (75)  
Other(8) (1) (5)  
Subtotal - investment gains and losses reported in net income1,060  364  (665) 1,027  
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses - fixed maturities506  200  182  442  
Total $1,566  $564  $(483) $1,469  
                   CINF 2Q20 Release 8



Balance Sheet Highlights
(Dollars in millions, except share data)At June 30,At December 31,
20202019
   Total investments$19,487  $19,746  
   Total assets25,450  25,408  
   Short-term debt122  39  
   Long-term debt788  788  
   Shareholders’ equity9,258  9,864  
   Book value per share57.56  60.55  
   Debt-to-total-capital ratio8.9 %7.7 %

$20.193 billion in consolidated cash and total investments at June 30, 2020, a decrease of 2% from $20.513 billion at year-end 2019.
$11.911 billion bond portfolio at June 30, 2020, with an average rating of A3/A. Fair value increased $571 million during the second quarter of 2020.
$7.317 billion equity portfolio was 37.5% of total investments, including $3.565 billion in appreciated value before taxes at June 30, 2020. Second-quarter 2020 increase in fair value of $1.092 billion or 18%.
$5.155 billion of statutory surplus for the property casualty insurance group at June 30, 2020, down $465 million from $5.620 billion at year-end 2019, after declaring $225 million in dividends to the parent company. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2020, the ratio of net written premiums to surplus was 1.1-to-1, compared with 1.0-to-1 at year-end 2019.
$7.54 second-quarter 2020 increase in book value per share, including additions of $0.44 from net income before investment gains, $7.74 from investment portfolio net investment gains or changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities, partially offset by a deduction of $0.60 from dividends declared to shareholders and $0.04 for other items.
Value creation ratio of negative 3.0% for the first six months of 2020, including positive 2.1% from net income before investment gains, which includes underwriting and investment income, and negative 3.9% from investment portfolio net investment losses and changes in unrealized gains for fixed-maturity securities and negative 1.2% from other items.

For additional information or to register for our conference call webcast, please visit cinfin.com/investors.
About Cincinnati Financial
Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance, our main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.

Mailing Address:      Street Address:
P.O. Box 145496      6200 South Gilmore Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496     Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141

                   CINF 2Q20 Release 9


Safe Harbor Statement
This is our “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements in this report. Some of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 1A, Risk Factors, Page 35.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to:
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that could affect results for reasons such as: 
Securities market disruption or volatility and related effects such as decreased economic activity that affect the company’s investment portfolio and book value
An unusually high level of claims in our insurance or reinsurance operations that increase litigation-related expenses
An unusually high level of insurance losses, including risk of legislation or court decisions extending business interruption insurance to require coverage when there was no direct physical damage or loss to property
Decreased premium revenue from disruption to our distribution channel of independent agents, consumer self-isolation, travel limitations, business restrictions and decreased economic activity
Inability of our workforce, agencies or vendors to perform necessary business functions
Unusually high levels of catastrophe losses due to risk concentrations, changes in weather patterns, environmental events, terrorism incidents or other causes
Increased frequency and/or severity of claims or development of claims that are unforeseen at the time of policy issuance
Inadequate estimates, assumptions or reliance on third-party data used for critical accounting estimates
Declines in overall stock market values negatively affecting the company’s equity portfolio and book value
Prolonged low interest rate environment or other factors that limit the company’s ability to generate growth in investment income or interest rate fluctuations that result in declining values of fixed-maturity investments, including declines in accounts in which we hold bank-owned life insurance contract assets
Domestic and global events resulting in capital market or credit market uncertainty, followed by prolonged periods of economic instability or recession, that lead to:
Significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of a particular security or group of securities and impairment of the asset(s)
Significant decline in investment income due to reduced or eliminated dividend payouts from a particular security or group of securities
Significant rise in losses from surety and director and officer policies written for financial institutions or other insured entities
Our inability to integrate Cincinnati Global and its subsidiaries into our on-going operations, or disruptions to our on-going operations due to such integration
Recession or other economic conditions resulting in lower demand for insurance products or increased payment delinquencies
Difficulties with technology or data security breaches, including cyberattacks, that could negatively affect our ability to conduct business; disrupt our relationships with agents, policyholders and others; cause reputational damage, mitigation expenses and data loss and expose us to liability under federal and state laws
Disruption of the insurance market caused by technology innovations such as driverless cars that could decrease consumer demand for insurance products
Delays, inadequate data developed internally or from third parties, or performance inadequacies from ongoing development and implementation of underwriting and pricing methods, including telematics and other usage-based insurance methods, or technology projects and enhancements expected to increase our pricing accuracy, underwriting profit and competitiveness
Increased competition that could result in a significant reduction in the company’s premium volume
Changing consumer insurance-buying habits and consolidation of independent insurance agencies that could alter our competitive advantages
Inability to obtain adequate ceded reinsurance on acceptable terms, amount of reinsurance coverage purchased, financial strength of reinsurers and the potential for nonpayment or delay in payment by reinsurers
Inability to defer policy acquisition costs for any business segment if pricing and loss trends would lead management to conclude that segment could not achieve sustainable profitability
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Inability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends consistent with current or past levels
Events or conditions that could weaken or harm the company’s relationships with its independent agencies and hamper opportunities to add new agencies, resulting in limitations on the company’s opportunities for growth, such as:
Downgrades of the company’s financial strength ratings
Concerns that doing business with the company is too difficult
Perceptions that the company’s level of service, particularly claims service, is no longer a distinguishing characteristic in the marketplace
Inability or unwillingness to nimbly develop and introduce coverage product updates and innovations that our competitors offer and consumers expect to find in the marketplace
Actions of insurance departments, state attorneys general or other regulatory agencies, including a change to a federal system of regulation from a state-based system, that:
Impose new obligations on us that increase our expenses or change the assumptions underlying our critical accounting estimates
Place the insurance industry under greater regulatory scrutiny or result in new statutes, rules and regulations
Restrict our ability to exit or reduce writings of unprofitable coverages or lines of business
Add assessments for guaranty funds, other insurance-related assessments or mandatory reinsurance arrangements; or that impair our ability to recover such assessments through future surcharges or other rate changes
Increase our provision for federal income taxes due to changes in tax law
Increase our other expenses
Limit our ability to set fair, adequate and reasonable rates
Place us at a disadvantage in the marketplace
Restrict our ability to execute our business model, including the way we compensate agents
Adverse outcomes from litigation or administrative proceedings
Events or actions, including unauthorized intentional circumvention of controls, that reduce the company’s future ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Unforeseen departure of certain executive officers or other key employees due to retirement, health or other causes that could interrupt progress toward important strategic goals or diminish the effectiveness of certain longstanding relationships with insurance agents and others
Events, such as an epidemic, natural catastrophe or terrorism, that could hamper our ability to assemble our workforce at our headquarters location
Further, the company’s insurance businesses are subject to the effects of changing social, global, economic and regulatory environments. Public and regulatory initiatives have included efforts to adversely influence and restrict premium rates, restrict the ability to cancel policies, impose underwriting standards and expand overall regulation. The company also is subject to public and regulatory initiatives that can affect the market value for its common stock, such as measures affecting corporate financial reporting and governance. The ultimate changes and eventual effects, if any, of these initiatives are uncertain.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income (unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)June 30,December 31,
20202019
Assets
   Investments $19,487  $19,746  
   Cash and cash equivalents706  767  
   Premiums receivable2,051  1,777  
   Reinsurance recoverable528  610  
Deferred policy acquisition costs834  774  
   Other assets1,844  1,734  
Total assets $25,450  $25,408  
Liabilities
   Insurance reserves $9,344  $8,982  
   Unearned premiums3,107  2,788  
   Deferred income tax979  1,079  
   Long-term debt and lease obligations845  846  
   Other liabilities1,917  1,849  
Total liabilities16,192  15,544  
Shareholders’ Equity
   Common stock and paid-in capital1,706  1,703  
   Retained earnings8,745  9,257  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income 597  448  
   Treasury stock(1,790) (1,544) 
Total shareholders' equity9,258  9,864  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $25,450  $25,408  
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2020201920202019
Revenues
   Earned premiums$1,482  $1,384  $2,938  $2,717  
   Investment income, net of expenses166  160  331  317  
   Investment gains and losses, net1,060  364  (665) 1,027  
   Other revenues  11  11  
      Total revenues2,714  1,913  2,615  4,072  
Benefits and Expenses
   Insurance losses and contract holders' benefits1,086  936  2,089  1,796  
   Underwriting, acquisition and insurance expenses464  430  920  841  
   Interest expense14  13  27  26  
   Other operating expenses  10  12  
      Total benefits and expenses1,569  1,383  3,046  2,675  
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes1,145  530  (431) 1,397  
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes236  102  (114) 274  
Net Income (Loss) $909  $428  $(317) $1,123  
Per Common Share:
   Net income (loss)—basic$5.65  $2.62  $(1.96) $6.89  
   Net income (loss)—diluted5.63  2.59  (1.96) 6.81  
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Definitions of Non-GAAP Information and Reconciliation to Comparable GAAP Measures
(See attached tables for reconciliations; additional prior-period reconciliations available at cinfin.com/investors.)
Cincinnati Financial Corporation prepares its public financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Statutory data is prepared in accordance with statutory accounting rules for insurance company regulation in the United States of America as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, and therefore is not reconciled to GAAP data.
Management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its primary business areas – property casualty insurance, life insurance and investments. Management uses these measures when analyzing both GAAP and non-GAAP results to improve its understanding of trends in the underlying business and to help avoid incorrect or misleading assumptions and conclusions about the success or failure of company strategies. Management adjustments to GAAP measures generally: apply to non-recurring events that are unrelated to business performance and distort short-term results; involve values that fluctuate based on events outside of management’s control; supplement reporting segment disclosures with disclosures for a subsidiary company or for a combination of subsidiaries or reporting segments; or relate to accounting refinements that affect comparability between periods, creating a need to analyze data on the same basis.
Non-GAAP operating income: Non-GAAP operating income is calculated by excluding investment gains and losses (defined as investment gains and losses after applicable federal and state income taxes) and other significant non-recurring items from net income. Management evaluates non-GAAP operating income to measure the success of pricing, rate and underwriting strategies. While investment gains (or losses) are integral to the company’s insurance operations over the long term, the determination to realize investment gains or losses on fixed-maturity securities sold in any period may be subject to management’s discretion and is independent of the insurance underwriting process. Also, under applicable GAAP accounting requirements, gains and losses are recognized from certain changes in market values of securities without actual realization. Management believes that the level of investment gains or losses for any particular period, while it may be material, may not fully indicate the performance of ongoing underlying business operations in that period.
For these reasons, many investors and shareholders consider non-GAAP operating income to be one of the more meaningful measures for evaluating insurance company performance. Equity analysts who report on the insurance industry and the company generally focus on this metric in their analyses. The company presents non-GAAP operating income so that all investors have what management believes to be a useful supplement to GAAP information.
• Consolidated property casualty insurance results: To supplement reporting segment disclosures related to our property casualty insurance operations, we also evaluate results for those operations on a basis that includes results for our property casualty insurance and brokerage services subsidiaries. That is the total of our commercial lines, personal lines and our excess and surplus lines segments plus our reinsurance assumed operations known as Cincinnati Re and our London-based global specialty underwriter known as Cincinnati Global.
Life insurance subsidiary results: To supplement life insurance reporting segment disclosures related to our life insurance operation, we also evaluate results for that operation on a basis that includes life insurance subsidiary investment income, or investment income plus investment gains and losses, that are also included in our investments reporting segment. We recognize that assets under management, capital appreciation and investment income are integral to evaluating the success of the life insurance segment because of the long duration of life products.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation
 Net Income Reconciliation
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2020201920202019
Net income (loss)$909  $428  $(317) $1,123  
Less:
   Investment gains and losses, net1,060  364  (665) 1,027  
   Income tax on investment gains and losses (222) (76) 140  (216) 
   Investment gains and losses, after-tax838  288  (525) 811  
Non-GAAP operating income$71  $140  $208  $312  
Diluted per share data:
Net income (loss)$5.63  $2.59  $(1.96) $6.81  
Less:
   Investment gains and losses, net6.56  2.20  (4.12) 6.23  
   Income tax on investment gains and losses (1.37) (0.46) 0.87  (1.31) 
   Investment gains and losses, after-tax5.19  1.74  (3.25) 4.92  
   Non-GAAP operating income$0.44  $0.85  $1.29  $1.89  
Life Insurance Reconciliation
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2020201920202019
Net income (loss) of the life insurance subsidiary$12  $ $(1) $18  
Investment gains and losses, net  (1) (31) (2) 
Income tax on investment gains and losses—  —  (7) —  
Non-GAAP operating income11   23  20  
Investment income, net of expenses (39) (38) (78) (76) 
Investment income credited to contract holders25  25  51  49  
Income tax excluding tax on investment gains and
losses, net
    
Life insurance segment profit (loss)$ $(2) $ $(3) 


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Property Casualty Insurance Reconciliation
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30, 2020
ConsolidatedCommercialPersonalE&SOther*
Premiums:
   Written premiums $1,559   $908  $423   $91  137  
   Unearned premiums change(156) (38) (59) (13) (46) 
   Earned premiums $1,403   $870  $364   $78  $91  
Underwriting profit (loss)$(41) $ $(43) $(1) $(5) 
(Dollars in millions)Six months ended June 30, 2020
ConsolidatedCommercialPersonalE&SOther*
Premiums:
   Written premiums $3,077  $1,880  $742  $176  $279  
   Unearned premiums change(285) (147) (19) (20) (99) 
   Earned premiums $2,792  $1,733  $723  $156  $180  
Underwriting profit (loss)$(17) $(12) $(22) $ $ 
(Dollars in millions)Three months ended June 30, 2019
ConsolidatedCommercialPersonalE&SOther*
Premiums:
   Written premiums$1,476  $879  $402  $78  $117  
   Unearned premiums change(159) (56) (54) (11) (38) 
   Earned premiums$1,317  823$348  67$79  
Underwriting profit$48  $12  $ $17  $14  
(Dollars in millions)Six months ended June 30, 2019
ConsolidatedCommercialPersonalE&SOther*
Premiums:
   Written premiums$2,857  $1,775  $711  $149  $222  
   Unearned premiums change(273) (142) (19) (19) (93) 
   Earned premiums$2,584  $1,633  $692  $130  $129  
Underwriting profit$139  $88  $ $28  $22  
  Dollar amounts shown are rounded to millions; certain amounts may not add due to rounding. Ratios are calculated based on dollar amounts in thousands.
*Included in Other are the results of Cincinnati Re and Cincinnati Global, acquired on February 28, 2019.

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation
Other Measures
Value creation ratio: This is a measure of shareholder value creation that management believes captures the contribution of the company’s insurance operations, the success of its investment strategy and the importance placed on paying cash dividends to shareholders. The value creation ratio measure is made up of two primary components: (1) rate of growth in book value per share plus (2) the ratio of dividends declared per share to beginning book value per share. Management believes this measure is useful, providing a meaningful measure of long-term progress in creating shareholder value. It is intended to be all-inclusive regarding changes in book value per share, and uses originally reported book value per share in cases where book value per share has been adjusted, such as adoption of Accounting Standards Updates with a cumulative effect of a change in accounting.
• Written premium: Under statutory accounting rules in the U.S., property casualty written premium is the amount recorded for policies issued and recognized on an annualized basis at the effective date of the policy. Management analyzes trends in written premium to assess business efforts. The difference between written and earned premium is unearned premium.

Value Creation Ratio Calculations
(Dollars are per share)Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2020201920202019
Value creation ratio:
   End of period book value* $57.56  $55.92  $57.56  $55.92  
   Less beginning of period book value 50.02  52.88  60.55  48.10  
   Change in book value 7.54  3.04  (2.99) 7.82  
   Dividend declared to shareholders0.60  0.56  1.20  1.12  
   Total value creation $8.14  $3.60  $(1.79) $8.94  
Value creation ratio from change in book value**15.1 %5.7 %(5.0)%16.3 %
Value creation ratio from dividends declared to
shareholders***
1.2  1.1  2.0  2.3  
Value creation ratio16.3 %6.8 %(3.0)%18.6 %
    * Book value per share is calculated by dividing end of period total shareholders' equity by end of period shares outstanding
  ** Change in book value divided by the beginning of period book value
*** Dividend declared to shareholders divided by beginning of period book value

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