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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2003
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LOEWS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-6541 13-2646102
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021-8087
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 521-2000
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 3, 2003, CNA Financial Corporation issued a press release
providing information on CNA's withdrawal from the assumed reinsurance
business. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.
The information in this Report (including the exhibit) is being furnished
and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in this Report shall not be
deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LOEWS CORPORATION
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Dated: October 3, 2003 By: /s/ Gary W. Garson
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Gary W. Garson,
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press release of CNA Financial Corporation dated October 3,
2003.
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