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Policyholders' account balances, Separate accounts, and Unearned revenue liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract] |
Policyholder Account Balances | Policyholders' account balances The following tables present a roll-forward of policyholders' account balances:
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Universal Life |  | Annuities (2) |  | Other (3) |  | Total
Balance – beginning of period | $ | 1,199 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,374 |  |  | $ | 2,573 |
Consolidation of Huatai Group | 602 |  |  | 2,325 |  |  | 1,087 |  |  | 4,014 |
Premiums received | 268 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 231 |  |  | 632 |
Policy charges (1) | (132) |  |  | — |  |  | (10) |  |  | (142) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (115) |  |  | (19) |  |  | (192) |  |  | (326) |
Benefit payments (4) | (12) |  |  | (58) |  |  | (62) |  |  | (132) |
Interest credited | 43 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 113 |
Other (including foreign exchange) | 23 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 35 |  |  | 57 |
Balance – end of period | $ | 1,876 |  |  | $ | 2,411 |  |  | $ | 2,502 |  |  | $ | 6,789 |
Unearned revenue liability |  |  |  |  |  |  | 673 |
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,462 |
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance. (2)Relates to Huatai Life. (3)Other primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk. (4)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Universal Life |  | Other (2) |  | Total
Balance – beginning of period | $ | 875 |  |  | $ | 1,388 |  |  | $ | 2,263 |
Acquisition of Cigna | 348 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 355 |
Premiums received | 232 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 333 |
Policy charges (1) | (136) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (151) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (50) |  |  | (84) |  |  | (134) |
Benefit payments (3) | (6) |  |  | (27) |  |  | (33) |
Interest credited | 27 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 47 |
Other (including foreign exchange) | (91) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (107) |
Balance – end of period | $ | 1,199 |  |  | $ | 1,374 |  |  | $ | 2,573 |
Unearned revenue liability |  |  |  |  | 567 |
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,140 |
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance. (2)Other primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk. (3)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | Universal Life |  | Other (2) |  | Total
Balance – beginning of period | $ | 813 |  |  | $ | 1,352 |  |  | $ | 2,165 |
Premiums received | 228 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 348 |
Policy charges (1) | (138) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (156) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (51) |  |  | (66) |  |  | (117) |
Benefit payments (3) | (17) |  |  | (26) |  |  | (43) |
Interest credited | 27 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 49 |
Other (including foreign exchange) | 13 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 17 |
Balance – end of period | $ | 875 |  |  | $ | 1,388 |  |  | $ | 2,263 |
Unearned revenue liability |  |  |  |  | 503 |
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,766 |
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance. (2)Other primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk. (3)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
| December 31
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except for percentages) | Universal Life |  | Annuities |  | Other |  | Universal Life |  | Other |  | Universal Life |  | Other
Weighted-average crediting rate | 3.0 | % |  | 2.6 | % |  | 1.9 | % |  | 2.5 | % |  | 1.7 | % |  | 3.4 | % |  | 1.9 | %
Net amount at risk (1) | $ | 11,828 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 559 |  |  | $ | 11,472 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 10,749 |  |  | $ | 180 |
Cash Surrender Value | $ | 1,628 |  |  | $ | 1,526 |  |  | $ | 2,192 |  |  | $ | 1,001 |  |  | $ | 1,257 |  |  | $ | 680 |  |  | $ | 1,247 |
(1)For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date.
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates | The following tables present the balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimum: Universal Life
| December 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 475 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 540 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 82 |  |  | 319 |  |  | 894 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 1,314 |
Greater than 4.00% | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22 |
Total | $ | 579 |  |  | $ | 319 |  |  | $ | 923 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 1,876 |
| December 31, 2022
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 493 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 77 |  |  | 343 |  |  | 261 |  |  | — |  |  | 681 |
Greater than 4.00% | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |
Total | $ | 553 |  |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 1,199 |
| December 31, 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 212 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 66 |  |  | 386 |  |  | 175 |  |  | — |  |  | 627 |
Greater than 4.00% | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36 |
Total | $ | 268 |  |  | $ | 386 |  |  | $ | 217 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 875 |
Annuities
| December 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 723 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,579 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,302 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 109 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 109 |
Total | $ | 832 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,579 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,411 |
Other policyholders' account balances
| December 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 782 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | 1,556 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 373 |  |  | 540 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 941 |
Greater than 4.00% | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total | $ | 1,160 |  |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 256 |  |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | 2,502 |
| December 31, 2022
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 534 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 217 |  |  | $ | 196 |  |  | $ | 947 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 382 |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 423 |
Greater than 4.00% | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Total | $ | 920 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 217 |  |  | $ | 196 |  |  | $ | 1,374 |
| December 31, 2021
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above |  | 51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 2.00% | $ | 525 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 220 |  |  | $ | 979 |
2.01% – 4.00% | 171 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 404 |
Greater than 4.00% | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total | $ | 701 |  |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 266 |  |  | $ | 220 |  |  | $ | 1,388 |
Separate Account, Liability | The following table presents a roll-forward of separate account liabilities:
| For the Years Ended
| December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance – beginning of period | $ | 5,190 |  |  | $ | 5,560 |  |  | $ | 4,488 |
Acquisition of Cigna | — |  |  | 301 |  |  | — |
Premiums and deposits | 995 |  |  | 1,453 |  |  | 2,086 |
Policy charges | (138) |  |  | (127) |  |  | (128) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (601) |  |  | (503) |  |  | (720) |
Benefit payments | (381) |  |  | (381) |  |  | (318) |
Investment performance | 611 |  |  | (848) |  |  | 312 |
Other (including foreign exchange) | (103) |  |  | (265) |  |  | (160) |
Balance – end of period | $ | 5,573 |  |  | $ | 5,190 |  |  | $ | 5,560 |
Cash surrender value (1) | $ | 5,398 |  |  | $ | 4,989 |  |  | $ | 5,309 |
(1) Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contract holder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges.
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment | The following table presents the aggregate fair value of Separate account assets, by major security type:
| December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 165 |
Mutual funds | 5,417 |  |  | 4,960 |  |  | 5,296 |
Fixed maturities | 91 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 99 |
Total | $ | 5,573 |  |  | $ | 5,190 |  |  | $ | 5,560 |
Unearned revenue liabilities | The following table presents a roll-forward of unearned revenue liabilities:
| For the Years Ended December 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance – beginning of period | $ | 567 |  |  | $ | 503 |  |  | $ | 393 |
Deferred revenue | 134 |  |  | 142 |  |  | 144 |
Amortization | (67) |  |  | (50) |  |  | (38) |
Other (including foreign exchange) | 39 |  |  | (28) |  |  | 4 |
Balance – end of period | $ | 673 |  |  | $ | 567 |  |  | $ | 503 |

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