The results included a one-time charge of $820 million on its property business.
While the 1991 figure included a one-time charge of $10 million, earnings would have been down significantly even without it.
The company reported a one-time charge of $41 million from the acquisition.
The company said the action would result in a one-time charge of $34.5 million.
The quarter a year earlier included a one-time charge of 12 cents a share.
But after including the impact of the one-time charges, the net loss was $656 million.
He said the company would take a one-time charge against earnings of $500 million in the current quarter.
During this period, these extraordinary one-time charges were about $500,000.
A one-time charge of $50 million was included in the increase.
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