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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities (Balances by product) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Policyholder account balances |  | $ 19,850 | $ 19,941
Future policy benefits |  | 9,435 | 9,292
Policy claims and other policyholders' funds |  | 178 | 891
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  | 29,463 | 30,124
Fixed annuities [Member] |  |  |
Policyholder account balances | [1] | 9,206 | 9,338
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts [Member] |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 5,127 | 5,129
UL/VUL insurance [Member] |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 3,060 | 3,063
IUL [Member] |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 1,785 | 1,728
Other life insurance [Member] |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 672 | 683
Variable annuity GMWB [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 771 | 875
Variable annuity GMAB [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits | [2] | (45) | (19)
Other annuity liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 50 | 26
Fixed annuity life contingent liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 1,459 | 1,459
Life and disability income insurance [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 1,222 | 1,221
Long term care insurance [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 5,088 | 4,981
UL/VUL and other life insurance additional liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | $ 890 | $ 749
[1] | Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and indexed annuity host contracts.
[2] | Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 reported as a contra liability.

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- Definition The aggregate amount of policy reserves (provided for future obligations including unpaid claims and claims adjustment expenses) and policy benefits (liability for future policy benefits) as of the balance sheet date; grouped amount of all the liabilities associated with the company's insurance policies. Also includes the liability as of the balance sheet date for the policyholders funds held that are returnable under the terms of insurance contracts. + References No definition available. + Details
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