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Market Risk Benefits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Insurance [Abstract]  
Market Risk Benefits Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
(in millions)
Policyholder account balances
Policyholder account balances$36,005 $32,542 
Future policy benefits
Reserve for future policy benefits7,661 7,418 
Deferred profit liability128 118 
Additional liabilities for insurance guarantees1,481 1,389 
Other insurance and annuity liabilities131 192 
Total future policy benefits9,401 9,117 
Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds338 214 
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$45,744 $41,873 
Variable Annuities
Purchasers of variable annuities can select from a variety of investment options and can elect to allocate a portion to a fixed account. A vast majority of the premiums received for variable annuity contracts are held in separate accounts where the assets are held for the exclusive benefit of those contractholders.
Most of the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company contain a guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”). The Company previously offered contracts with guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (“GMWB”), and guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) provisions. See Note 10 for additional information regarding the Company’s variable annuity guarantees. See Note 12 and Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments used to hedge risks related to these guarantees.
Structured Variable Annuities
Structured variable annuities provide contractholders the option to allocate a portion of their account value to an indexed account held in a non-insulated separate account with the contractholder’s rate of return, which may be positive or negative, tied to selected indices. The amount allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account creates an embedded derivative which is measured at fair value. The Company hedges the equity and interest rate risk related to the indexed account with freestanding derivative instruments.
Fixed Annuities
Fixed annuities include deferred, payout and fixed deferred indexed annuity contracts. In 2020, the Company discontinued sales of fixed deferred and fixed deferred indexed annuities.
Deferred contracts offer a guaranteed minimum rate of interest and security of the principal invested. Payout contracts guarantee a fixed income payment for life or the term of the contract. Liabilities for fixed annuities in a benefit or payout status are based on future estimated payments using established industry mortality tables and interest rates.
The Company’s fixed index annuity product is a fixed annuity that includes an indexed account. The rate of interest credited above the minimum guarantee for funds allocated to the indexed account is linked to the performance of the specific index for the indexed account (subject to a cap). The amount allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account creates an embedded derivative which is measured at fair value.
See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments used to hedge the risk related to indexed accounts.
Insurance Liabilities
Universal life (“UL”) policies accumulate cash value that increases by a fixed interest rate. Purchasers of variable universal life (“VUL”) can select from a variety of investment options and can elect to allocate a portion of their account balance to a fixed account or a separate account. A vast majority of the premiums received for VUL policies are held in separate accounts where the assets are held for the exclusive benefit of those policyholders.
Indexed universal life (“IUL”) is a UL policy that includes an indexed account. The rate of credited interest for funds allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account is linked to the performance of the specific index for the indexed account (subject to stated account parameters, which include a cap and floor, or a spread). The policyholder may allocate all or a portion of the policy value to a fixed or any available indexed account. The amount allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account creates an embedded derivative which is measured at fair value. The Company hedges the interest credited rate including equity and interest rate risk related to the indexed account with freestanding derivative instruments.
See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments used to hedge the risk related to IUL.
The Company also offers term life insurance as well as disability income (“DI”) insurance products. The Company no longer offers standalone long term care (“LTC”) insurance products and whole life insurance but has in force policies from prior years.
Insurance liabilities include accumulation values, incurred but not reported claims, obligations for anticipated future claims, unpaid reported claims and claim adjustment expenses.
The balances of and changes in policyholder account balances were as follows:
Variable AnnuitiesStructured Variable AnnuitiesFixed AnnuitiesFixed Indexed AnnuitiesNon-Life Contingent Payout Annuities
(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2025
$3,680 $16,330 $5,369 $305 $447 
Contract deposits46 2,787 27 — 53 
Policy charges(10)(3)— — — 
Surrenders and other benefits(350)(570)(522)(18)(77)
Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities(27)— — — — 
Variable account index-linked adjustments
— 1,800 — — — 
Interest credited87 144 12 
Balance at September 30, 2025
$3,426 $20,345 $5,018 $295 $435 
Weighted-average crediting rate3.3 %1.8 %3.8 %2.1 %N/A
Cash surrender value (1)
$3,406 $19,460 $5,017 $277 N/A
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Universal Life InsuranceIndexed Universal Life InsuranceOther Life InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2025
$1,405 $1,647 $2,894 $465 $32,542 
Contract deposits93 230 123 — 3,359 
Policy charges(126)(69)(93)— (301)
Surrenders and other benefits(50)(78)(57)(33)(1,755)
Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities— (91)— — (118)
Variable account index-linked adjustments
— — — — 1,800 
Interest credited35 48 131 12 478 
Balance at September 30, 2025
$1,357 $1,687 $2,998 $444 $36,005 
Weighted-average crediting rate3.5 %3.9 %3.0 %4.0 %
Net amount at risk$8,018 $57,181 $13,148 $123 
Cash surrender value (1)
$1,247 $1,103 $2,578 $280 
Variable AnnuitiesStructured Variable AnnuitiesFixed AnnuitiesFixed Indexed AnnuitiesNon-Life Contingent Payout Annuities
(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2024
$4,173 $10,742 $5,982 $307 $444 
Contract deposits56 4,005 39 — 101 
Policy charges(14)(3)— — — 
Surrenders and other benefits(628)(383)(856)(16)(110)
Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities(32)— — — — 
Variable account index-linked adjustments
— 1,968 — — — 
Interest credited125 204 14 12 
Balance at December 31, 2024
$3,680 $16,330 $5,369 $305 $447 
Weighted-average crediting rate3.3 %1.9 %3.7 %2.0 %N/A
Cash surrender value (1)
$3,658 $15,467 $5,365 $279 N/A
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Universal Life InsuranceIndexed Universal Life InsuranceOther Life InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2024
$1,474 $1,569 $2,755 $501 $27,947 
Contract deposits117 333 181 — 4,832 
Policy charges(173)(93)(124)— (407)
Surrenders and other benefits(62)(80)(79)(52)(2,266)
Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities— (145)— — (177)
Variable account index-linked adjustments
— — — — 1,968 
Interest credited49 63 161 16 645 
Balance at December 31, 2024
$1,405 $1,647 $2,894 $465 $32,542 
Weighted-average crediting rate3.6 %3.9 %2.3 %4.0 %
Net amount at risk$8,312 $57,473 $13,593 $130 
Cash surrender value (1)
$1,280 $1,092 $2,447 $298 
(1) Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. For variable annuities and VUL, the cash surrender value shown is the proportion of the total cash surrender value related to their fixed account liabilities.
Refer to Note 10 for the net amount at risk for market risk benefits (“MRB”) associated with variable and structured variable annuities. Fixed, fixed indexed, and non-life contingent payout annuities do not have net amount at risk in excess of account value. Net amount at risk for insurance products is calculated as the death benefit amount in excess of applicable account values, host, embedded derivative, and separate account liabilities.
The following tables present the account values of fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts by range of guaranteed minimum interest rates (“GMIRs”) and the range of the difference between rates credited to policyholders and contractholders as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and the respective guaranteed minimums, as well as the percentage of account values subject to rate reset in the time period indicated. Rates are reset at management’s discretion, subject to guaranteed minimums.
September 30, 2025
Account Values with Crediting Rates
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting RatesAt Guaranteed Minimum
1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Total
(in millions, except percentages)
Fixed accounts of variable annuities%1.99%$$70 $84 $18 $— $178 
%2.99%98 — — — 101 
%3.99%1,746 — — — 1,747 
%5.00%1,351 — — — — 1,351 
Total$3,201 $73 $84 $19 $— $3,377 
Fixed accounts of structured variable annuities%1.99%$— $26 $23 $— $— $49 
%2.99%15 — — — — 15 
%3.99%— — — — 
%5.00%— — — — — — 
Total$16 $26 $23 $— $— $65 
Fixed annuities%1.99%$— $192 $157 $115 $11 $475 
%2.99%15 17 — — 33 
%3.99%2,184 — — — 2,185 
%5.00%2,314 — — — — 2,314 
Total$4,513 $209 $159 $115 $11 $5,007 
Non-indexed accounts of fixed indexed annuities%1.99%$— $$$14 $— $20 
%2.99%— — — — — — 
%3.99%— — — — — — 
%5.00%— — — — — — 
Total$— $$$14 $— $20 
Universal life insurance%1.99%$— $— $— $— $— $— 
%2.99%47 19 — 74 
%3.99%797 — — 807 
%5.00%446 — — — 450 
Total$1,290 $11 $23 $$$1,331 
Account Values with Crediting Rates
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting RatesAt Guaranteed Minimum
1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Total
(in millions, except percentages)
Fixed accounts of variable universal life insurance%1.99%$— $— $$$44 $48 
%2.99%15 13 34 
%3.99%100 14 — 118 
%5.00%533 24 — — — 557 
Total$636 $40 $$17 $57 $757 
Non-indexed accounts of indexed universal life insurance%1.99%$— $— $— $— $$
%2.99%— — — 132 — 132 
%3.99%— — — — — — 
%5.00%— — — — — — 
Total$— $— $— $132 $$134 
Other life insurance%1.99%$— $— $— $— $— $— 
%2.99%— — — — — — 
%3.99%25 — — — — 25 
%5.00%254 — — — — 254 
Total$279 $— $— $— $— $279 
Total%1.99%$$290 $270 $149 $57 $772 
%2.99%178 42 22 133 14 389 
%3.99%4,853 21 — 4,883 
%5.00%4,898 28 — — — 4,926 
Total$9,935 $361 $300 $303 $71 $10,970 
Percentage of total account values that reset in:
Next 12 months100.0 %99.9 %99.9 %100.0 %99.8 %100.0 %
> 12 months to 24 months— — — — — — 
> 24 months— 0.1 0.1 — 0.2 — 
Total100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
December 31, 2024
Account Values with Crediting Rates
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting RatesAt Guaranteed Minimum
1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Total
(in millions, except percentages)
Fixed accounts of variable annuities%1.99%$24 $95 $65 $17 $— $201 
%2.99%112 — — — — 112 
%3.99%1,894 — — 1,902 
%5.00%1,412 — — — — 1,412 
Total$3,442 $102 $65 $18 $— $3,627 
Fixed accounts of structured variable annuities%1.99%$$20 $$— $— $31 
%2.99%13 — — — — 13 
%3.99%— — — — 
%5.00%— — — — — — 
Total$16 $20 $$— $— $45 
Fixed annuities%1.99%$85 $237 $152 $89 $14 $577 
%2.99%22 14 — — 38 
%3.99%2,410 — — — — 2,410 
%5.00%2,331 — — — — 2,331 
Total$4,848 $251 $154 $89 $14 $5,356 
Non-indexed accounts of fixed indexed annuities%1.99%$— $$$14 $— $21 
%2.99%— — — — — — 
%3.99%— — — — — — 
%5.00%— — — — — — 
Total$— $$$14 $— $21 
Universal life insurance%1.99%$— $— $— $— $— $— 
%2.99%50 15 — — 69 
%3.99%821 — — 831 
%5.00%473 — — — 477 
Total$1,344 $$19 $$— $1,377 
Fixed accounts of variable universal life insurance%1.99%$— $— $$$41 $46 
%2.99%14 — 12 34 
%3.99%108 12 — 123 
%5.00%564 21 — — — 585 
Total$679 $36 $$14 $53 $788 
Account Values with Crediting Rates
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting RatesAt Guaranteed Minimum
1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum
Total
(in millions, except percentages)
Non-indexed accounts of indexed universal life insurance%1.99%$— $— $$$— $
%2.99%— 125 — — — 125 
%3.99%— — — — — — 
%5.00%— — — — — — 
Total$— $125 $$$— $131 
Other life insurance%1.99%$— $— $— $— $— $— 
%2.99%— — — — — — 
%3.99%28 — — — — 28 
%5.00%268 — — — — 268 
Total$296 $— $— $— $— $296 
Total%1.99%$111 $354 $239 $123 $55 $882 
%2.99%204 157 17 12 391 
%3.99%5,262 19 — 5,295 
%5.00%5,048 25 — — — 5,073 
Total$10,625 $544 $262 $143 $67 $11,641 
Percentage of total account values that reset in:
Next 12 months100.0 %100.0 %99.9 %100.0 %99.8 %100.0 %
> 12 months to 24 months— — — — — — 
> 24 months— — 0.1 — 0.2 — 
Total100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in the liability for future policy benefits:
Life Contingent Payout AnnuitiesTerm and Whole Life Insurance
Disability Income Insurance
Long Term Care InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions, except percentages)
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:
Balance at January 1, 2025
$— $737 $53 $1,057 $1,847 
Beginning balance at original discount rate— 774 59 1,072 1,905 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— — (19)(8)(27)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience— (11)(9)(5)(25)
Adjusted beginning of year balance$— $763 $31 $1,059 $1,853 
Issuances107 43 — 156 
Interest accrual— 29 39 69 
Net premiums collected(107)(59)(1)(103)(270)
Derecognition (lapses)— — — — — 
Ending balance at original discount rate$— $776 $37 $995 $1,808 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions— (15)(4)12 (7)
Balance at September 30, 2025
$— $761 $33 $1,007 $1,801 
Present Value of Future Policy Benefits:
Balance at January 1, 2025
$1,204 $1,322 $545 $6,187 $9,258 
Beginning balance at original discount rate1,289 1,353 535 6,408 9,585 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(2)— (30)25 (7)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(5)(11)(18)(6)(40)
Adjusted beginning of year balance$1,282 $1,342 $487 $6,427 $9,538 
Issuances107 44 — 156 
Interest accrual43 55 23 237 358 
Benefit payments(122)(89)(30)(327)(568)
Derecognition (lapses)— — — — — 
Ending balance at original discount rate$1,310 $1,352 $485 $6,337 $9,484 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(43)25 (19)(30)
Balance at September 30, 2025
$1,267 $1,359 $510 $6,318 $9,454 
Adjustment due to reserve flooring$— $$— $— $
Net liability for future policy benefits$1,267 $606 $477 $5,311 $7,661 
Less: reinsurance recoverable722 438 20 2,668 3,848 
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable$545 $168 $457 $2,643 $3,813 
Discounted expected future gross premiums$— $1,670 $821 $1,203 $3,694 
Expected future gross premiums$— $2,827 $1,143 $1,596 $5,566 
Expected future benefit payments$1,891 $2,279 $802 $10,301 $15,273 
Weighted average interest accretion rate4.4 %6.0 %6.3 %5.0 %
Weighted average discount rate5.0 %5.2 %5.3 %5.3 %
Weighted average duration of liability (in years)6768
Life Contingent Payout AnnuitiesTerm and Whole Life Insurance
Disability Income Insurance
Long Term Care InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions, except percentages)
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:
Balance at January 1, 2024
$— $703 $104 $1,146 $1,953 
Beginning balance at original discount rate— 708 105 1,137 1,950 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— 57 (39)55 73 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience— (16)(13)(26)(55)
Adjusted beginning of year balance$— $749 $53 $1,166 $1,968 
Issuances201 63 — 273 
Interest accrual38 55 97 
Net premiums collected(202)(76)(6)(149)(433)
Derecognition (lapses)— — — — — 
Ending balance at original discount rate$— $774 $59 $1,072 $1,905 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions— (37)(6)(15)(58)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$— $737 $53 $1,057 $1,847 
Present Value of Future Policy Benefits:
Balance at January 1, 2024
$1,164 $1,325 $661 $6,561 $9,711 
Beginning balance at original discount rate1,222 1,291 621 6,507 9,641 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(24)67 (61)58 40 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(8)(16)(25)(48)(97)
Adjusted beginning of year balance$1,190 $1,342 $535 $6,517 $9,584 
Issuances201 63 — 273 
Interest accrual56 73 34 323 486 
Benefit payments(158)(125)(43)(432)(758)
Derecognition (lapses)— — — — — 
Ending balance at original discount rate$1,289 $1,353 $535 $6,408 $9,585 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(85)(31)10 (221)(327)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$1,204 $1,322 $545 $6,187 $9,258 
Adjustment due to reserve flooring$— $$— $— $
Net liability for future policy benefits$1,204 $592 $492 $5,130 $7,418 
Less: reinsurance recoverable759 424 20 2,591 3,794 
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable$445 $168 $472 $2,539 $3,624 
Discounted expected future gross premiums$— $1,672 $836 $1,247 $3,755 
Expected future gross premiums$— $2,921 $1,196 $1,713 $5,830 
Expected future benefit payments$1,846 $2,286 $899 $10,522 $15,553 
Weighted average interest accretion rate4.5 %6.0 %6.3 %5.0 %
Weighted average discount rate5.4 %5.6 %5.6 %5.7 %
Weighted average duration of liability (in years)6778
Impacts of the annual review of policy benefit reserves assumptions are reflected within the effect of changes in cash flow assumptions in the disaggregated rollforwards above. The annual review of policy benefit reserves assumptions in the third quarter of 2025 resulted in a net increase in future policy benefit reserves, primarily due to net unfavorable changes in LTC morbidity and mortality assumptions partially offset by favorable changes to disability income insurance claim incidence rates. The annual review of policy benefit reserves assumptions in the third quarter of 2024 resulted in a net decrease in future policy benefit reserves, primarily due to decreased disability income insurance claim incidence rates.
The balances of and changes in additional liabilities related to insurance guarantees were as follows:
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Universal Life InsuranceOther Life InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2025
$1,301 $80 $$1,389 
Interest accrual30 — 34 
Benefit accrual100 111 
Benefit payments(65)(11)(3)(79)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience10 (2)10 
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities13 — 16 
Balance at September 30, 2025
$1,389 $79 $13 $1,481 
Weighted average interest accretion rate2.9 %6.9 %3.6 %
Weighted average discount rate3.1 %7.1 %3.9 %
Weighted average duration of reserves (in years)987
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Universal Life InsuranceOther Life InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2024
$1,225 $81 $15 $1,321 
Interest accrual37 44 
Benefit accrual133 144 
Benefit payments(69)(13)(5)(87)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(2)(1)(1)(4)
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities(23)(1)(5)(29)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$1,301 $80 $$1,389 
Weighted average interest accretion rate3.0 %7.0 %3.9 %
Weighted average discount rate3.2 %7.1 %4.0 %
Weighted average duration of reserves (in years)1086
The amount of revenue and interest recognized in the Statements of Operations was as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025
Gross PremiumsInterest Expense
(in millions)
Life contingent payout annuities$119 $43 
Term and whole life insurance129 26 
Disability income insurance
86 22 
Long term care insurance127 198 
Total$461 $289 
Year Ended December 31,
2024
Gross PremiumsInterest Expense
(in millions)
Life contingent payout annuities$226 $55 
Term and whole life insurance172 35 
Disability income insurance
119 31 
Long term care insurance179 268 
Total$696 $389 
The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in unearned revenue:
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Universal Life InsuranceIndexed Universal Life InsuranceTotal,
All Products
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2025
$26 $249 $295 $570 
Deferral of revenue59 35 95 
Amortization(1)(15)(18)(34)
Balance at September 30, 2025
$26 $293 $312 $631 
Balance at January 1, 2024
$27 $196 $266 $489 
Deferral of revenue— 70 51 121 
Amortization(1)(17)(22)(40)
Balance at December 31, 2024
$26 $249 $295 $570 
Market Risk Benefits
Market risk benefits are contracts or contract features that both provide protection to the contractholder from other-than-nominal capital market risk and expose the Company to other-than-nominal capital market risk. Most of the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company contain a GMDB provision. The Company previously offered contracts containing GMWB, GMAB, or GMIB provisions.
The GMDB provisions provide a specified minimum return upon death of the contractholder. The death benefit payable is the greater of (i) the contract value less any purchase payment credits subject to recapture less a pro-rata portion of any rider fees, or (ii) the GMDB provisions specified in the contract.
The Company has the following primary GMDB provisions:
Return of premium – provides purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders.
Reset – provides that the value resets to the account value at specified contract anniversary intervals minus adjusted partial surrenders. This provision was often provided in combination with the return of premium provision and is no longer offered.
Ratchet – provides that the value ratchets up to the maximum account value at specified anniversary intervals, plus subsequent purchase payments less adjusted partial surrenders.
The variable annuity contracts with GMWB riders typically have account values that are based on an underlying portfolio of mutual funds, the values of which fluctuate based on fund performance. At contract issue, the guaranteed amount is equal to the amount deposited but the guarantee may be increased annually to the account value (a “step-up”) in the case of favorable market performance or by a benefit credit if the contract includes this provision.
The Company has GMWB riders in force, which contain one or more of the following provisions:
Withdrawals at a specified rate per year until the amount withdrawn is equal to the guaranteed amount.
Withdrawals at a specified rate per year for the life of the contractholder (“GMWB for life”).
Withdrawals at a specified rate per year for joint contractholders while either is alive.
Withdrawals based on performance of the contract.
Withdrawals based on the age withdrawals begin.
Credits are applied annually for a specified number of years to increase the guaranteed amount as long as withdrawals have not been taken.
Variable annuity contractholders age 79 or younger at contract issue could obtain a principal-back guarantee by purchasing the optional GMAB rider for an additional charge. The GMAB rider guarantees that, regardless of market performance at the end of the 10-year waiting period, the contract value will be no less than the original investment or a specified percentage of the highest anniversary value, adjusted for withdrawals. If the contract value is less than the guarantee at the end of the 10-year period, a lump sum will be added to the contract value to make the contract value equal to the guarantee value.
Individual variable annuity contracts may have both a death benefit and a living benefit. Net amount at risk is quantified for each benefit and a composite net amount at risk is calculated using the greater of the death benefit or living benefit for each individual contract. The net amount at risk for GMDB and GMAB is defined as the current guaranteed benefit amount in excess of the current contract value. The net amount at risk for GMIB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments less the current contract value or zero. The net amount at risk for GMWB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments less the current contract value or zero.
The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in market risk benefits:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in millions, except age)
Balance at beginning of period$(769)$(830)$(919)$335 
Issuances17 18 
Interest accrual and time decay(25)(10)(74)(35)
Reserve increase from attributed fees collected194 206 561 585 
Reserve release for benefit payments and derecognition(2)(2)(7)(9)
Effect of changes in interest rates and bond markets616 149 (156)
Effect of changes in equity markets and subaccount performance(543)(400)(932)(1,282)
Effect of changes in equity index volatility20 60 62 
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior45 48 
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions94 106 93 106 
Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits13 63 11 98 
Balance at end of period$(996)$(230)$(996)$(230)
Reconciliation of the gross balances in an asset or liability position:
Asset position$2,225 $1,809 $2,225 $1,809 
Liability position(1,229)(1,579)(1,229)(1,579)
Net asset (liability) position$996 $230 $996 $230 
Guaranteed benefit amount in excess of current account balances (net amount at risk):
Death benefits$288 $343 $288 $343 
Living benefits$1,817 $1,867 $1,817 $1,867 
Composite (greater of)$2,086 $2,177 $2,086 $2,177 
Weighted average attained age of contractholders70697069
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at end of period $(461)$312 $(701)$(1,250)
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in other comprehensive income (loss) relating to liabilities held at end of period
$14 $62 $15 $102 
Year Ended December 31,
2024
(in millions, except age)
Balance at beginning of period$335 
Issuances24 
Interest accrual and time decay(66)
Reserve increase from attributed fees collected790 
Reserve release for benefit payments and derecognition(11)
Effect of changes in interest rates and bond markets(1,078)
Effect of changes in equity markets and subaccount performance(1,228)
Effect of changes in equity index volatility59 
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior71 
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions106 
Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits79 
Balance at end of period$(919)
Reconciliation of the gross balances in an asset or liability position:
Asset position$2,182 
Liability position(1,263)
Net asset (liability) position$919 
Guaranteed benefit amount in excess of current account balances (net amount at risk):
Death benefits$462 
Living benefits$2,429 
Composite (greater of)$2,829 
Weighted average attained age of contractholders69
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at end of period $(2,111)
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in other comprehensive income (loss) relating to liabilities held at end of period
$85 
The following tables provide a summary of the significant inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of market risk benefits:
September 30, 2025
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Inputs and AssumptionsRangeWeighted
 Average
(in millions)
Market risk benefits$(996)Discounted cash flow
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (1)
0.0%52.8%12.4%
Surrender rate (2)
0.4%75.0%3.6%
Market volatility (3)
0.0%24.3%10.7%
Nonperformance risk (4)
60 bps60 bps
Mortality rate (5)
0.0%41.6%1.7%
December 31, 2024
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueSignificant Inputs and AssumptionsRangeWeighted
 Average
(in millions)
Market risk benefits$(919)Discounted cash flow
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (1)
0.0%52.8%11.9%
Surrender rate (2)
0.4%75.0%3.3%
Market volatility (3)
0.0%24.6%10.3%
Nonperformance risk (4)
65 bps65 bps
Mortality rate (5)
0.0%41.6%1.7%
(1) The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year. The weighted average utilization rate represents the average assumption, weighted based on the benefit base. The calculation excludes policies that have already started taking withdrawals.
(2) The weighted average surrender rate represents the average assumption weighted based on the account value of each contract.
(3) Market volatility represents the implied volatility of each contractholder’s mix of funds. The weighted average market volatility represents the average volatility across all contracts, weighted by the size of the guaranteed benefit.
(4) The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the U.S. Treasury curve.
(5) The weighted average mortality rate represents the average assumption weighted based on the account value of each contract.
Changes to Significant Inputs and Assumptions:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company updated inputs and assumptions based on management’s review of experience studies. These updates resulted in the following notable changes in the fair value estimates of market risk benefits calculations:
Nine months ended September 30, 2025
Updates to surrender assumptions resulted in a decrease to pretax income of $70 million.
Updates to utilization of guaranteed withdrawal assumptions resulted in a decrease to pretax income of $14 million.
Year ended December 31, 2024
Updates to surrender assumptions resulted in a decrease to pretax income of $83 million.
Updates to utilization of guaranteed withdrawal assumptions resulted in a decrease to pretax income of $15 million.
Refer to the rollforward of market risk benefits for the impacts of changes to interest rate, equity market, volatility and nonperformance risk assumptions.
Uncertainty of Fair Value Measurements
Significant increases (decreases) in utilization and volatility used in the fair value measurement of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) liability value.
Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender assumptions used in the fair value measurement of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.
Significant increases (decreases) in mortality assumptions used in the fair value measurement of the death benefit portion of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) liability value whereas significant increases (decreases) in mortality rates used in the fair value measurement of the life contingent portion of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.
Surrender assumptions, utilization assumptions and mortality assumptions vary with the type of base product, type of rider, duration of the policy, age of the contractholder, calendar year of the projection, previous withdrawal history, and the relationship between the value of the guaranteed benefit and the contract accumulation value.
Determination of Fair Value
The Company values market risk benefits using internal valuation models. These models include observable capital market assumptions and significant unobservable inputs related to implied volatility, contractholder behavior assumptions that include margins for risk, and the Company’s nonperformance risk. These measurements are classified as Level 3.