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Reinsurance (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Insurance Contracts [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reinsurance Assets | Reinsurance assets are measured using the amounts and assumptions associated with the underlying insurance contracts and in accordance with the terms of each reinsurance contract. Reinsurance assets are comprised of the following:
As at December 31, 2018 |  | SLF Canada |  | SLF U.S. |  |  | SLF Asia |  | Corporate(1) |  |  | Total |
Individual participating life |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 210 |
Individual non-participating life and health |  | (205 | ) |  | 1,076 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 928 |
Group life and health |  |  | 358 |  |  | 1,848 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,208 |
Individual annuities |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 186 |  |  | 186 |
Group annuities |  |  | 121 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 121 |
Reinsurance assets before other policy assets | 294 |  |  | 2,934 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 207 |  |  | 3,653 |
Add: Other policy assets(2) |  |  | 80 |  |  | 307 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 488 |
Total Reinsurance assets |  |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 3,241 |  |  | $ | 260 |  |  | $ | 266 |  |  | $ | 4,141 |
(1) | Primarily business from the U.K. and run-off reinsurance operations. Includes U.K. business of $21 for Individual non-participating life and health, and $47 for Individual annuities.
(2) | Consists of amounts on deposit, policy benefits payable, provisions for unreported claims, provisions for policyholder dividends, and provisions for experience rating refunds.
As at December 31, 2017 |  | SLF Canada |  | SLF U.S.(1) |  | SLF Asia(1) |  | Corporate(2) |  |  | Total |
Individual participating life |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (33 | ) |  | $ | 207 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 178 |
Individual non-participating life and health |  | 129 |  |  | 809 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 1,033 |
Group life and health |  |  | 342 |  |  | 1,626 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,970 |
Individual annuities |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 195 |  |  | 195 |
Group annuities |  |  | 127 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 127 |
Reinsurance assets before other policy assets | 602 |  |  | 2,402 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 3,503 |
Add: Other policy assets(3) |  |  | 85 |  |  | 353 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 525 |
Total Reinsurance assets |  |  | $ | 687 |  |  | $ | 2,755 |  |  | $ | 314 |  |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 4,028 |
(1) Balances in 2017 have been changed to conform with current year presentation as a result of the resegmentation described in Note 4.
(2) | Primarily business from the U.K. and run-off reinsurance operations. Includes U.K. business of $22 for Individual non-participating life and health, and $58 for Individual annuities.
(3) | Consists of amounts on deposit, policy benefits payable, provisions for unreported claims, provisions for policyholder dividends, and provisions for experience rating refunds.
Schedule of Reinsurance Expenses and Benefits | Reinsurance (expenses) recoveries are comprised of the following:
For the years ended December 31, | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Recovered claims and benefits |  | $ | 1,839 |  |  | $ | 3,704 |
Commissions |  | 74 |  |  | 85 |
Reserve adjustments |  | 25 |  |  | 224 |
Operating expenses and other |  | 83 |  |  | 360 |
Reinsurance (expenses) recoveries |  | $ | 2,021 |  |  | $ | 4,373 |

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