Loews Corporation (Loews) is a leading U.S. holding company for the sale of clocks, watches, appliances and kitchenware; hotel operations; cigarette manufacturing and sales; property, casualty and life insurance; and offshore oil and natural gas drilling. The company's businesses are in a wide range of areas, including offshore oil and gas drilling. Among them are the famous cigarette brands Kent and Newport, which are products of Loews.