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Risk Management (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Statement [LineItems]  
Summary of Gross Carrying Amount of Financial Instruments Subject to Credit Exposure
The following table presents the gross carrying amount of financial instruments subject to credit exposure, without considering any collateral held or other credit enhancements.
 
As at December 31,
 
2021
    2020  
Debt securities
               
FVTPL
 
$
189,722
 
  $ 183,061  
AFS
 
 
33,097
 
    35,663  
Other
 
 
1,320
 
     
Mortgages
 
 
52,014
 
    50,207  
Private placements
 
 
42,842
 
    40,756  
Policy loans
 
 
6,397
 
    6,398  
Loans to Bank clients
 
 
2,506
 
    1,976  
Derivative assets
 
 
17,503
 
    27,793  
Accrued investment income
 
 
2,641
 
    2,523  
Reinsurance assets
 
 
44,579
 
    45,836  
Other financial assets
 
 
6,242
 
    6,156  
Total
 
$
  398,863
 
  $   400,369  
Summary of Credit Quality and Carrying Value of Commercial Mortgages and Private Placements
The following table presents the credit quality of commercial mortgages and private placements.
 
As at December 31, 2021
  AAA     AA     A     BBB     BB     B and lower     Total  
Commercial mortgages
                                                       
Retail
 
$
113
 
 
$
1,340
 
 
$
5,179
 
 
$
1,936
 
 
$
228
 
 
$
2
 
 
$
8,798
 
Office
 
 
56
 
 
 
1,256
 
 
 
6,004
 
 
 
1,291
 
 
 
87
 
 
 
40
 
 
 
8,734
 
Multi-family residential
 
 
557
 
 
 
1,869
 
 
 
3,771
 
 
 
767
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,996
 
Industrial
 
 
47
 
 
 
376
 
 
 
2,808
 
 
 
328
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,559
 
Other
 
 
212
 
 
 
1,010
 
 
 
787
 
 
 
956
 
 
 
47
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,012
 
Total commercial mortgages
 
 
985
 
 
 
5,851
 
 
 
18,549
 
 
 
5,278
 
 
 
394
 
 
 
42
 
 
 
31,099
 
Agricultural mortgages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
119
 
 
 
242
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
361
 
Private placements
 
 
976
 
 
 
5,720
 
 
 
16,147
 
 
 
16,220
 
 
 
1,161
 
 
 
2,618
 
 
 
42,842
 
Total
 
$
1,961
 
 
$
11,571
 
 
$
34,815
 
 
$
21,740
 
 
$
1,555
 
 
$
2,660
 
 
$
74,302
 
               
As at December 31, 2020   AAA     AA     A     BBB     BB     B and lower     Total  
Commercial mortgages
                                                       
Retail
  $ 110     $ 1,339     $ 4,761     $ 2,242     $ 168     $ 1     $ 8,621  
Office
    66       1,297       5,948       1,174       164       20       8,669  
Multi-family residential
    613       1,675       2,896       582       33             5,799  
Industrial
    25       320       2,353       259       3             2,960  
Other
    238       966       914       984       355       7       3,464  
Total commercial mortgages
    1,052       5,597       16,872       5,241       723       28       29,513  
Agricultural mortgages
                127       77       106             310  
Private placements
    1,061       4,829       15,585       15,825       1,206       2,250       40,756  
Total
  $   2,113     $   10,426     $   32,584     $   21,143     $   2,035     $   2,278     $   70,579  
Summary of Carrying Value of Past Due but Not Impaired and Impaired Financial Assets
The following table presents past due but not impaired and impaired fin
a
ncial assets.
 
    Past due but not impaired        
As at December 31, 2021
  Less than
90 days
    90 days
and greater
    Total     Total
impaired
 
Debt securities
                               
FVTPL
 
$
20
 
 
$
 
 
$
20
 
 
$
2
 
AFS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private placements
 
 
63
 
 
 
 
 
 
63
 
 
 
175
 
Mortgages and loans to Bank clients
 
 
61
 
 
 
 
 
 
61
 
 
 
51
 
Other financial assets
 
 
261
 
 
 
47
 
 
 
308
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
405
 
 
$
47
 
 
$
452
 
 
$
228
 
     
    Past due but not impaired        
As at December 31, 2020   Less than
90 days
    90 days
and greater
    Total     Total
impaired
 
Debt securities
                               
FVTPL
  $     $     $     $ 54  
AFS
                      1  
Private placements
    30             30       170  
Mortgages and loans to Bank clients
    66             66       69  
Other financial assets
    56       58       114       2  
Total
  $   152     $   58     $   210     $   296  
Summary of Company's Loans That are Considered Impaired
The following table presents gross carrying value and allowances for loan losses for impaired loans.
 
As at December 31, 2021
  Gross
carrying value
    Allowances
for loan losses
    Net carrying
value
 
Private placements
 
$
197
 
 
$
22
 
 
$
175
 
Mortgages and loans to Bank clients
 
 
73
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
51
 
Total
 
$
270
 
 
$
44
 
 
$
226
 
       
As at December 31, 2020   Gross
carrying value
    Allowances
for loan losses
    Net carrying
value
 
Private placements
  $ 249     $ 79     $ 170  
Mortgages and loans to Bank clients
    97       28       69  
Total
  $   346     $   107     $   239  
Summary of Reconciliation of Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table presents movement of allowance for loan losses during the year.
 
   
2021
          2020  
For the years ended December 31,
  Private
placements
    Mortgages
and loans to
Bank clients
    Total           Private
placements
    Mortgages
and loans to
Bank clients
    Total  
Balance, January 1
 
$
79
 
 
$
28
 
 
$
 
 
107
 
          $   4     $   16     $   20  
Provisions
 
 
14
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
26
 
              94       31       125  
Recoveries
 
 
(58
 
 
(16
 
 
(74
            (6       (6)         (12
Write-offs
(1)
 
 
(13
 
 
(2
 
 
(15
              (13     (13     (26
Balance, December 31
 
$
  22
 
 
$
  22
 
 
$
  44
 
          $ 79     $ 28     $   107  
(1)
Includes disposals and impact of changes in foreign exchange rates.
Summary of Credit Default Swap Protection Sold
The following table presents details of the credit default swap protection sold by type of contract and external agency rating for the underlying reference security.
 
As at December 31, 2021
 
Notional
amount
(1)
 
 
Fair value
 
 
Weighted
average maturity
(in years)
(2)
 
Single name CDS
(3)
– Corporate debt
                       
A
 
$
16
 
 
$
 
   
1
 
BBB
 
 
28
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
2
 
Total single name CDS
 
$
44
 
 
$
1
 
 
 
2
 
Total CDS protection sold
 
$
44
 
 
$
1
 
 
 
2
 
       
As at December 31, 2020   Notional
amount
(1)
    Fair value    
Weighted
average maturity
(in years)
(2)
 
Single name CDS
(3)
– Corporate debt
                       
A
  $ 136     $ 2       1  
BBB
    105       1       2  
Total single name CDS
  $ 241     $ 3       1  
Total CDS protection sold
  $   241     $   3         1  
 
 
(1)
Notional amounts represent the maximum future payments the Company would have to pay its counterparties assuming a default of the underlying credit and zero recovery on the underlying issuer obligations.
(2)
The weighted average maturity of the CDS is weighted based on notional amounts.
(3)
Ratings are based on S&P where available followed by Moody’s, DBRS, and Fitch. If no rating is available from a rating agency, an internally developed rating is used.
Summary of Effect of Conditional Master Netting and Similar Arrangements
The following table presents the effect of conditional master netting and similar arrangements. Similar arrangements may include global master repurchase agreements, global master securities lending agreements, and any related rights to financial collateral. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Related amounts not set off in the
Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As at December 31, 2021
 
Gross amounts of
financial instruments
(1)
 
 
Amounts subject to
an enforceable
master netting
arrangement or
similar agreements
 
 
Financial
and cash
collateral
pledged
(received)
(2)
 
 
Net
amount
including
financing
entities
(3)
 
 
Net
amounts
excluding
financing
entities
 
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets
 
$
18,226
 
 
$
(8,410
 
$
(9,522
 
$
294
 
 
$
294
 
Securities lending
 
 
564
 
 
 
 
 
 
(564
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reverse repurchase agreements
 
 
1,490
 
 
 
(183
 
 
(1,307
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total financial assets
 
$
20,280
 
 
$
(8,593
 
$
(11,393
 
$
294
 
 
$
294
 
Financial liabilities
                                       
Derivative liabilities
 
$
(10,940
 
$
8,410
 
 
$
2,250
 
 
$
(280
 
$
(79
Repurchase agreements
 
 
(536
 
 
183
 
 
 
353
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total financial liabilities
 
$
(11,476
 
$
8,593
 
 
$
2,603
 
 
$
(280
 
$
(79
         
          Related amounts not set off in the
Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position
             
As at December 31, 2020   Gross amounts of
financial instruments
(1)
    Amounts subject to
an enforceable
master netting
arrangement or
similar agreements
    Financial
and cash
collateral
pledged
(received)
(2)
    Net
amount
including
financing
entities
(3)
    Net
amounts
excluding
financing
entities
 
Financial assets
                                       
Derivative assets
  $    28,685     $ (13,243   $ (15,323   $ 119     $     119  
Securities lending
    889             (889            
Reverse repurchase agreements
    716             (715            1       1  
Total financial assets
  $ 30,290     $ (13,243   $ (16,927   $ 120     $ 120  
Financial liabilities
                                       
Derivative liabilities
  $ (16,076   $ 13,243     $      2,482     $ (351   $ (71
Repurchase agreements
    (353           353              
Total financial liabilities
  $ (16,429   $ 13,243     $ 2,835     $ (351   $ (71
 
(1)
Financial assets and liabilities include accrued interest of $725 and $902, respectively (2020 – $892 and $1,114, respectively).
(2)
Financial and cash collateral exclude over-collateralization. As at December 31, 2021, the Company was over-collateralized on OTC derivative assets, OTC derivative liabilities, securities lending and reverse repurchase agreements and repurchase agreements in the amounts of $599, $875, $36 and $2, respectively (2020 – $1,373, $627, $74 and $nil, respectively). As at December 31, 2021, collateral pledged (received) does not include
collateral-in-transit
on OTC instruments or initial margin on exchange traded contracts or cleared contracts.
(3)
Includes derivative contracts entered between the Company and its financing entity which it does not consolidate. The Company does not exchange collateral on derivative contracts entered with this entity. Refer to note 17.
Summary of the Effect of Unconditional Netting The following table presents the effect of unconditional netting.
 
As at December 31, 2021
  Gross amounts of
financial instruments
    Amounts subject to
an enforceable
netting arrangement
    Net amounts of
financial instruments
 
Credit linked note
(1)
 
$
1,054
 
 
$
(1,054
 
$
 
Variable surplus note
 
 
(1,054
 
 
        1,054
 
 
 
  –
 
 
As at December 31, 2020   Gross amounts of
financial instruments
    Amounts subject to
an enforceable
netting arrangement
    Net amounts of
financial instruments
 
Credit linked note
(1)
  $     932     $ (932   $   –  
Variable surplus note
    (932         932        
 
(1)
As at December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no fixed surplus notes outstanding, refer to note 18(g).
Schedule of Distribution of Debt Securities and Private Placements Portfolio by Sector and Industry
The following table presents debt securities and private placements portfolio by sector and industry.

 
 
 
2021
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
As at December 31,
 
Carrying value
 
 
% of total
 
 
 
 
 
Carrying value
 
 
% of total
 
Government and agency
 
$
84,244
 
 
 
32
 
          $ 85,357       33  
Utilities
 
 
48,372
 
 
 
18
 
            47,902       18  
Financial
 
 
38,905
 
 
 
15
 
            35,656       15  
Consumer
 
 
32,671
 
 
 
12
 
            29,684       11  
Energy
 
 
19,637
 
 
 
7
 
            20,963       8  
Industrial
 
 
24,727
 
 
 
9
 
            22,070       9  
Other
 
 
18,425
 
 
 
7
 
            17,850       6  
Total
 
$
 
266,981
 
 
 
100
 
          $
 
 
  259,482       100  
Schedule of Geographic Concentration of Insurance and Investment Contract Liabilities, Including Embedded Derivatives
The geographic concentration of the Company’s insurance and investment contract liabilities, including embedded derivatives, is shown below. The disclosure is based on the countries in which the business is written.
 
As at December 31, 2021
  Gross
liabilities
    Reinsurance
assets
    Net liabilities  
U.S. and Canada
 
$
271,090
 
 
$
(42,806
 
$
228,284
 
Asia and Other
 
 
124,398
 
 
 
(1,773
 
 
122,625
 
Total
 
$
395,488
 
 
$
(44,579
 
$
350,909
 
       
As at December 31, 2020   Gross
liabilities
    Reinsurance
assets
    Net liabilities  
U.S. and Canada
  $   273,848     $   (44,645)     $ 229,203  
Asia and Other
    114,878       (1,191     113,687  
Total
  $ 388,726     $ (45,836   $   342,890  
Asset classes and individual investment risks [Member]  
Statement [LineItems]  
Schedule of Risk Concentrations
 
As at December 31,
 
2021
    2020  
Debt securities and private placements rated as investment grade BBB or higher
(1)
 
 
          97%
 
    97%  
Government debt securities as a per cent of total debt securities
 
 
36%
 
    37%  
Government private placements as a per cent of total private placements
 
 
11%
 
    11%  
Highest exposure to a single
non-government
debt security and private placement issuer
 
$
1,167
 
  $ 1,148  
Largest single issuer as a per cent of the total equity portfolio
 
 
2%
 
    2%  
Income producing commercial office properties (2021 – 47% of real estate, 2020 – 53%)
 
$
6,244
 
  $ 6,745  
Largest concentration of mortgages and real estate
(2)
– Ontario
,
Canada (2021 – 28%, 2020 – 28%)
 
$
18,253
 
  $   17,367  
 
(1)
Investment grade debt securities and private placements include 39% rated A, 17% rated AA and 15% rated AAA (2020 – 40%, 16% and 16%) investments based on external ratings where available.
(2)
Mortgages and real estate investments are diversified geographically and by property type.
Residential mortgages and loans to bank clients [Member]  
Statement [LineItems]  
Summary of Carrying Value of Residential Mortgages and Loans to Bank Clients
The following table presents credit quality of residential mortgages and loans to Bank clients. 
 
 
 
 
2021
 
 
    
 
 
2020
 
As at December 31,
 
Insured
 
 
Uninsured
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
Insured
 
 
Uninsured
 
 
Total
 
Residential mortgages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing
 
$
7,264
 
 
$
13,272
 
 
$
20,536
 
          $ 6,349     $ 13,980     $ 20,329
 
Non-performing
(1)
 
 
6
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
18
 
            9       46       55
 
Loans to Bank clients
                                                     
 
Performing
 
 
n/a
 
 
 
2,506
 
 
 
2,506
 
            n/a       1,976       1,976
 
Non-performing
(1)
 
 
  n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            n/a            
 
Total
 
$
 
 
7,270
 
 
$
 
 
15,790
 
 
$
 
 
23,060
 
          $
 
 
  6,358     $
 
 
  16,002     $
 
 
  22,360
 
 
 
(1)
Non-performing
refers to payments that are 90 days or more past due.