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General (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
General [Abstract] |
Allowance for credit loss |
Allowance for credit losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
($ in millions) |  | September 30, 2020 |  | June 30, 2020 |  | March 31, 2020 |  | January 1, 2020
Fixed income securities |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |
Mortgage loans |  | 85 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 45 |
Other investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans |  | 61 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 53 |
Agent loans |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |
Investments |  | 159 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 173 |  |  | 103 |
Premium installment receivables |  | 153 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 91 |
Reinsurance recoverables |  | 75 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 74 |
Other assets |  | 22 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |
Assets |  | 409 |  |  | 410 |  |  | 361 |  |  | 286 |
Commitments to fund mortgage loans, bank loans and agent loans |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Liabilities |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | $ | 411 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 289 |
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for premium installment receivables |  |
($ in millions) |  | Three months ended September 30, 2020 |  | Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance |  | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 91 |
Increase in the provision for credit losses |  | 65 |  |  | 201 |
Write-off of uncollectible premium installment receivable amounts |  | (51 | ) |  | (139 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 153 |
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for fixed income securities |  |  |  |
($ in millions) |  | Three months ended September 30, 2020 |  | Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | — |
Credit losses on securities for which credit losses not previously reported |  | (1 | ) |  | (10 | )
Net increases related to credit losses previously reported |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Reduction of allowance related to sales |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Ending balance (1) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (8 | )
(1) Allowance for fixed income securities as of September 30, 2020 comprised $3 million, $2 million, $2 million and $1 million of municipal bonds, corporate bonds, ABS and MBS, respectively.
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for bank loans |  |  |  |
($ in millions) |  | Three months ended September 30, 2020 |  | Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance |  | $ | (76 | ) |  | $ | — |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |  | — |  |  | (53 | )
Net decreases (increases) related to credit losses |  | 10 |  |  | (20 | )
Reduction of allowance related to sales |  | 5 |  |  | 7 |
Write-offs |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Ending balance |  | $ | (61 | ) |  | $ | (61 | )
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for mortgage loans |  |  |  |
($ in millions) |  | Three months ended September 30, 2020 |  | Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance |  | $ | (86 | ) |  | $ | (3 | )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |  | — |  |  | (42 | )
Net decreases (increases) related to credit losses |  | 1 |  |  | (40 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | (85 | ) |  | $ | (85 | )

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