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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Sales Inducements and Value of Business Acquired
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred Charges, Insurers [Abstract]  
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Sales Inducements and Value of Business Acquired DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS, DEFERRED SALES INDUCEMENTS AND VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

The following tables show a rollforward for the lines of business that contain material DAC balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s total DAC balance:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Retirement StrategiesIndividual LifeInternational BusinessesTotal
Individual Variable
Term LifeVariable/
Universal Life
Life PlannerGibraltar Life
and Other
(in millions)
Balance, BOP$4,171 $2,288 $5,000 $4,710 $4,231 $20,400 
Capitalization261 160 608 586 610 2,225 
Amortization expense(366)(212)(244)(326)(315)(1,463)
Other adjustments(1)(390)20 (369)
Foreign currency adjustment(81)(84)(165)
Balance, EOP$3,676 $2,237 $5,364 $4,909 $4,442 20,628 
Other businesses228 
Total DAC balance$20,856 
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(1)Includes the impact of the reinsurance transaction with AuguStar in Individual Retirement Strategies. See Note 15 for additional information.
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Retirement StrategiesIndividual LifeInternational BusinessesTotal
Individual Variable
Term LifeVariable/
Universal Life
Life PlannerGibraltar Life
and Other
(in millions)
Balance, BOP$4,872 $2,372 $4,679 $4,685 $4,135 $20,743 
Capitalization277 127 556 579 600 2,139 
Amortization expense(401)(211)(235)(318)(300)(1,465)
Other adjustments(1)(577)22 (555)
Foreign currency adjustment(258)(204)(462)
Balance, EOP$4,171 $2,288 $5,000 $4,710 $4,231 20,400 
Other businesses146 
Total DAC balance$20,546 
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(1)Includes $(584) million in Individual Retirement Strategies related to the sale of PALAC. See Note 1 for additional information.

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Retirement StrategiesIndividual LifeInternational BusinessesTotal
Individual Variable
Term LifeVariable/
Universal Life
Life PlannerGibraltar Life
and Other
(in millions)
Balance, BOP$4,916 $2,417 $4,229 $4,615 $3,960 $20,137 
Capitalization360 169 682 654 672 2,537 
Amortization expense(422)(214)(232)(329)(309)(1,506)
Other adjustments18 23 41 
Foreign currency adjustment(278)(188)(466)
Balance, EOP$4,872 $2,372 $4,679 $4,685 $4,135 20,743 
Other businesses230 
Reclassified to “Assets held-for-sale”(1)(1,210)
Total DAC balance$19,763 
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(1)Represents “Assets held-for-sale” of $(1,112) million and $(98) million related to the sales of PALAC in Individual Retirement Strategies and the Full Service Retirement business in Other businesses, respectively.

Deferred Sales Inducements

The following table shows a rollforward of DSI balances for variable annuity products within Individual Retirement Strategies, which is the only line of business that contains a material DSI balance, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s total DSI balance:
Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in millions)
Balance, BOP
$446 $799 $866 
Capitalization
Amortization expense
(38)(46)(73)
Other adjustments(1)
(308)
Balance, EOP
410 446 799 
Other businesses
33 34 37 
Reclassified to “Assets held-for-sale”(2)(342)
Total DSI balance
$443 $480 $494 
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(1)The 2022 amount relates to the sale of PALAC. See Note 1 for additional information.
(2)Represents “Assets held-for-sale” in Individual Retirement Strategies.

Value of Business Acquired

The following table shows a rollforward of VOBA balances for Gibraltar Life and Other, which is the only line of business that contains a material VOBA balance, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s total VOBA balance:

Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in millions)
Balance, BOP
$597 $746 $911 
Amortization expense
(49)(58)(75)
Other adjustments
(1)
Foreign currency adjustment
(37)(91)(89)
Balance, EOP
511 597 746 
Other businesses
19 24 237 
Reclassified to “Assets held-for-sale”(1)(205)
Total VOBA balance
$530 $621 $778 
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(1)Represents “Assets held-for-sale” of $(27) million and $(178) million related to the sales of PALAC in Individual Retirement Strategies and the Full Services Retirement business in Other businesses, respectively.

The following table provides VOBA balances for the applicable businesses for the period ended December 31:
2023
(in millions)
Gibraltar Life
$511 
Aoba Life
19
Total
$530 

The following table provides estimated future amortization for the periods indicated:

20242025202620272028ThereafterTotal
(in millions)
Estimated future VOBA amortization$47 $43 $39 $36 $32 $333 $530