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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities - Balances by product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | $ 22,940 | $ 21,002
Future policy benefits |  | 11,712 | 12,799
Policy claims and other policyholders' funds |  | 212 | 191
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  | 34,864 | 33,992
Fixed annuities |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances | [1] | 8,229 | 8,531
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 5,020 | 5,104
UL/VUL insurance |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 3,098 | 3,122
IUL insurance |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 2,461 | 2,269
Structured variable annuities |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 3,552 | 1,371
Other life insurance |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Policyholder account balances |  | 580 | 605
Variable annuity GMWB |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 2,256 | 3,049
Variable annuity GMAB |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits | [2] | (14) | 1
Other annuity liabilities |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 73 | 211
Fixed annuity life contingent liabilities |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 1,303 | 1,370
Life and disability income insurance |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 1,152 | 1,187
Long term care insurance |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | 5,664 | 5,722
UL/VUL and other life insurance additional liabilities |  |  |
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims |  |  |
Future policy benefits |  | $ 1,278 | $ 1,259
[1] | Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and fixed deferred indexed annuity host contracts.
[2] | Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of September 30, 2021 reported as a contra liability.

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- Definition Amount, before effect of reinsurance, of present value of future benefit to be paid to or on behalf of policyholder and related expense less present value of future net premium receivable under insurance contract and net fair value of the embedded derivatives classified as assets, net of those classified as liabilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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