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Future Policy Benefits and Claims (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Disaggregated Future Policy Benefits and Claims amounts and reconciliation (Table)

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

(in millions)

Liability for future policy benefits by segment (1):

    

  

    

  

Retirement and Income Solutions:

 

  

 

  

Pension risk transfer

$

23,855.8

$

21,211.4

Individual fixed income annuities

 

4,914.1

 

5,019.4

Total Retirement and Income Solutions

 

28,769.9

 

26,230.8

Principal Asset Management – Principal International:

 

  

 

  

Latin America:

 

  

 

  

Individual fixed income annuities

 

4,593.7

 

5,042.3

Benefits and Protection:

 

  

 

  

Specialty Benefits:

 

  

 

  

Individual disability

 

1,898.4

 

1,698.8

Life Insurance:

 

  

 

  

Term life

 

1,085.9

 

909.0

Total Benefits and Protection

 

2,984.3

 

2,607.8

Corporate:

 

  

 

  

Long-term care insurance

 

166.7

 

183.5

Total liability for future policy benefits

 

36,514.6

 

34,064.4

Additional liability for certain benefit features by segment (2):

 

  

 

  

Benefits and Protection – Life Insurance:

 

  

 

  

Universal life

 

5,326.5

 

4,095.2

Total additional liability for certain benefit features

 

5,326.5

 

4,095.2

Reconciling items:

 

  

 

  

Participating contracts

 

3,060.5

 

3,207.2

Short-duration contracts

 

1,283.4

 

1,295.6

Cost of reinsurance liability

 

424.6

 

479.8

Reinsurance recoverable liability

 

45.2

 

39.4

Other (3)

 

171.7

 

132.4

Future policy benefits and claims per consolidated statements of financial position

$

46,826.5

$

43,314.0

(1)

Amounts include the deferred profit liability.

(2)

Includes reserves on certain long-duration contracts where benefit features result in gains in early years followed by losses in later years.

(3)

Includes other miscellaneous reserves and the impact of unrealized gains (losses) on the additional liability for certain benefit features.

Summary of balances and the changes in the present value for expected net premiums and expected future policy benefits expected future policy benefits (Table)

Retirement and Income Solutions and Principal Asset Management – Principal International

    

For the year ended December 31, 2021

Principal

Asset

Management –

    

Retirement and Income

Principal

Solutions

International

Latin America

Pension

Individual

Individual

risk

fixed income

fixed income

    

transfer

    

annuities

    

annuities

(in millions)

Present value of expected future policy benefit payments

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance at beginning of period

$

25,863.7

$

7,145.8

$

6,561.5

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

(4,827.9)

 

(1,213.5)

 

(2,096.0)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

21,035.8

 

5,932.3

 

4,465.5

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

(2.4)

 

(1.3)

 

(4.9)

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

21,033.4

 

5,931.0

 

4,460.6

Interest accrual

 

916.7

 

240.5

 

444.3

Benefit payments

 

(1,772.5)

 

(532.0)

 

(436.0)

Issuances

 

1,801.7

 

82.9

 

141.3

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

(751.9)

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

21,979.3

 

5,722.4

 

3,858.3

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

3,386.5

 

812.6

 

478.5

Future policy benefits

$

25,365.8

$

6,535.0

$

4,336.8

Benefits and Protection and Corporate

    

For the year ended December 31, 2021

Benefits and Protection

Corporate

Specialty

Life

Benefits

Insurance

Individual

Long-term

    

disability

    

Term life

    

care insurance

(in millions)

Present value of expected net premiums

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance at beginning of period

$

3,148.3

$

3,799.0

$

66.7

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

(340.7)

 

(861.1)

 

(17.6)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

2,807.6

 

2,937.9

 

49.1

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

 

2.8

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

122.0

 

211.4

 

(0.8)

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

2,929.6

 

3,149.3

 

51.1

Interest accrual

 

95.4

 

151.1

 

2.9

Net premiums collected

 

(280.4)

 

(315.0)

 

(5.2)

Issuances

 

206.4

 

518.2

 

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

2,951.0

 

3,503.6

 

48.8

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

198.9

 

690.1

 

14.0

Balance at end of period

$

3,149.9

$

4,193.7

$

62.8

Present value of expected future policy benefit payments

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance at beginning of period

$

5,649.2

$

4,959.3

$

324.3

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

(834.1)

 

(1,179.9)

 

(111.1)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

4,815.1

 

3,779.4

 

213.2

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

 

0.5

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

118.8

 

216.0

 

(4.6)

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

4,933.9

 

3,995.4

 

209.1

Interest accrual

 

181.0

 

194.3

 

12.4

Benefit payments

 

(179.7)

 

(335.7)

 

(13.5)

Issuances

 

212.1

 

543.4

 

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

5,147.3

 

4,397.4

 

208.0

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

501.0

 

913.9

 

89.5

Balance at end of period

$

5,648.3

$

5,311.3

$

297.5

Future policy benefits (1)

$

2,498.4

$

1,117.6

$

234.7

Reinsurance impact

 

(549.9)

 

(0.1)

 

(234.7)

Future policy benefits after reinsurance

$

1,948.5

$

1,117.5

$

(1)

Represents the present value of expected future policy benefit payments less the present value of expected net premiums.

Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims (Table)

For the year ended December 31, 

 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2021

  

(in millions)

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

1,395.0

$

1,370.9

$

1,686.0

Less: reinsurance recoverable

68.6

68.7

436.9

Net balance at beginning of year

1,326.4

1,302.2

1,249.1

Incurred:

Current year

1,650.4

1,581.8

 

1,505.1

Prior years

(95.4)

(44.4)

 

(35.4)

Total incurred

1,555.0

1,537.4

 

1,469.7

Payments:

Current year

1,189.2

1,138.0

 

1,067.8

Prior years

354.1

375.2

 

348.8

Total payments

1,543.3

1,513.2

 

1,416.6

Net balance at end of year

1,338.1

1,326.4

1,302.2

Plus: reinsurance recoverable

67.8

68.6

68.7

Balance at end of year

$

1,405.9

$

1,395.0

$

1,370.9

Reconciliation of unpaid claims to liability for unpaid claims (Table)

December 31, 2023

Dental, Vision, STD,

Critical Illness,

LTD and Group Life

Accident, Hospital

    

Waiver

    

Indemnity and PFML

    

Group Life

    

Consolidated

  

(in millions)

Net outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims

$

1,237.9

$

79.1

$

84.5

$

1,401.5

Reconciling items:

Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims

39.2

0.1

39.3

Impact of discounting

(215.0)

(215.0)

Loss adjustment expense liability

20.5

4.6

12.5

37.6

Liability for unpaid claims - short-duration contracts

$

1,082.6

$

83.7

$

97.1

1,263.4

Insurance contracts other than short-duration

142.5

Liability for unpaid claims

$

1,405.9

Claim Duration and Payout (Table)

December 31, 2023 (1)

Dental, Vision, STD,

Critical Illness,

LTD and Group Life

Accident, Hospital

Year

    

Waiver

    

Indemnity and PFML

    

Group Life

1

8.1

%

92.1

%

78.9

%

2

25.0

7.9

18.8

3

15.4

4

8.2

5

5.8

6

5.2

7

4.5

8

3.5

9

3.0

10

2.6

(1)Unaudited.
Discounting (Table)

Dental, Vision, STD,

Critical Illness,

LTD and Group Life

Accident, Hospital

    

Waiver

    

Indemnity and PFML

    

Group Life

($ in millions)

Carrying amount of liabilities for unpaid claims

    

    

    

December 31, 2023

$

1,082.6

$

83.7

$

97.1

December 31, 2022

1,076.2

79.7

73.6

Range of discount rates

December 31, 2023

2.8

-

7.0

%

-

%

-

%

December 31, 2022

2.8

-

7.0

-

-

Aggregate amount of discount

December 31, 2023

$

215.0

$

$

December 31, 2022

209.4

Interest accretion

For the year ended:

December 31, 2023

$

34.7

$

$

December 31, 2022

33.0

December 31, 2021

33.8

Summary of gross premiums or assessments and interest accretion recognized by segment (Table)

Gross premiums or assessments (1)

Interest accretion (2)

For the year ended

For the year ended

December 31,

December 31,

2023

2022

2021

2023

2022

2021

(in millions)

Retirement and Income Solutions:

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

    

    

  

Pension risk transfer

$

2,905.9

$

1,941.0

$

1,800.1

$

1,008.6

$

935.7

$

916.7

Individual fixed income annuities

 

42.5

 

30.1

 

83.5

 

219.1

 

229.7

 

240.5

Total Retirement and Income Solutions

 

2,948.4

 

1,971.1

 

1,883.6

 

1,227.7

 

1,165.4

 

1,157.2

Principal Asset Management – Principal International:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Latin America:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Individual fixed income annuities (3)

 

29.7

 

78.8

 

128.9

 

385.8

 

662.0

 

444.3

Benefits and Protection:

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

Specialty Benefits:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Individual disability

 

624.6

 

601.0

 

574.1

 

94.5

 

90.2

 

85.6

Life Insurance:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Universal life

 

681.8

 

577.7

 

621.0

 

209.2

 

171.2

 

158.3

Term life

 

649.1

 

630.5

 

619.4

 

48.2

 

43.9

 

43.2

Total Benefits and Protection

 

1,955.5

 

1,809.2

 

1,814.5

 

351.9

 

305.3

 

287.1

Corporate:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Long-term care insurance

 

5.1

 

5.2

 

5.2

 

9.6

 

9.8

 

9.5

Total per consolidated statements of operations

$

4,938.7

$

3,864.3

$

3,832.2

$

1,975.0

$

2,142.5

$

1,898.1

(1)

Gross premiums are included within premiums and other considerations on the consolidated statements of operations. Assessments, which are only applicable to the Life Insurance – Universal life level of aggregation, are included within fees and other revenues on the consolidated statements of operations.

(2)

Interest accretion is included within benefits, claims and settlement expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

(3)

Includes inflation adjustments included within the liability for future policy benefits rollforward for interest accretion.

Summary of balances and the changes in the present value for expected future policy benefits (Table)

    

For the year ended

For the year ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Specialty

Life

Specialty

Life

Benefits

Insurance

Benefits

Insurance

Individual

Individual

    

disability

    

Term life

    

disability

    

Term life

($ in millions)

Present value of expected net premiums

Balance at beginning of period

$

2,341.8

$

3,423.2

$

3,149.9

$

4,193.7

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

395.2

 

196.0

 

(198.9)

 

(690.1)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

2,737.0

 

3,619.2

 

2,951.0

 

3,503.6

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

(37.6)

143.5

 

(413.1)

 

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

244.3

103.3

 

235.9

 

128.6

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

2,943.7

3,866.0

 

2,773.8

 

3,632.2

Interest accrual

95.6

171.9

 

95.2

 

162.9

Net premiums collected

(273.4)

(359.8)

 

(276.5)

 

(346.6)

Issuances

100.1

215.7

 

144.5

 

170.7

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

2,866.0

3,893.8

 

2,737.0

 

3,619.2

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

(313.7)

(100.1)

 

(395.2)

 

(196.0)

Balance at end of period

$

2,552.3

$

3,793.7

$

2,341.8

$

3,423.2

Present value of expected future policy benefit payments

Balance at beginning of period

$

4,040.6

$

4,332.2

$

5,648.3

$

5,311.3

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

1,021.4

 

251.6

 

(501.0)

 

(913.9)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

5,062.0

 

4,583.8

 

5,147.3

 

4,397.4

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

(51.5)

 

181.8

 

(476.3)

 

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

260.8

 

116.8

 

240.0

 

139.0

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

5,271.3

 

4,882.4

 

4,911.0

 

4,536.4

Interest accrual

 

190.1

 

220.1

 

185.4

 

206.8

Benefit payments

 

(210.0)

 

(330.4)

 

(183.7)

 

(340.6)

Issuances

 

102.8

 

232.0

 

149.3

 

181.2

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

5,354.2

 

5,004.1

 

5,062.0

 

4,583.8

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

(903.5)

(124.5)

 

(1,021.4)

 

(251.6)

Balance at end of period

$

4,450.7

$

4,879.6

$

4,040.6

$

4,332.2

Future policy benefits (1)

$

1,898.4

$

1,085.9

$

1,698.8

$

909.0

Reinsurance impact

 

(421.6)

 

45.2

 

(386.8)

 

25.6

Future policy benefits after reinsurance

$

1,476.8

$

1,131.1

$

1,312.0

$

934.6

Weighted-average duration for future policy benefits (years) (2)

18.4

 

9.4

18.5

9.6

(1)

Represents the present value of expected future policy benefit payments less the present value of expected net premiums.

(2)

Represents the average of the cohort-level duration of the benefits less the net premium cash flows weighted by the reserve balance for each cohort.

Summary of balances and the changes in the additional liability for certain benefits features (Table)

Benefits and Protection

The balances and changes in the additional liability for certain benefits features for 2021 for Life Insurance – Universal life were as follows:

    

For the year ended,

December 31, 2021

(in millions)

Balance at beginning of period

$

3,463.9

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

(11.1)

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

18.1

Interest accrual

 

158.3

Net assessments collected

 

324.7

Benefit payments

 

(83.1)

Other (1)

 

(56.6)

Balance at end of period

$

3,814.2

(1)

Reflects model refinements accounted for as a change in accounting estimate.

Summary of amounts of expected undiscounted future benefit payments, expected undiscounted future gross premiums and expected discounted future gross premiums (Table)

    

December 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

(in millions)

Retirement and Income Solutions:

Pension risk transfer

Expected undiscounted future benefit payments

$

36,325.5

$

33,691.4

Individual fixed income annuities

Expected undiscounted future benefit payments

$

7,292.0

$

7,716.6

Principal Asset Management – Principal International:

 

 

  

Latin America:

 

 

  

Individual fixed income annuities

 

 

  

Expected undiscounted future benefit payments

$

6,296.0

$

6,449.9

Benefits and Protection – Specialty Benefits:

 

 

  

Individual disability

 

 

  

Expected discounted future gross premiums

$

5,456.4

$

5,140.9

Expected undiscounted future gross premiums

$

8,264.8

$

7,978.7

Expected undiscounted future benefit payments

$

8,981.2

$

8,473.9

Benefits and Protection – Life Insurance:

 

 

  

Term life

 

 

  

Expected discounted future gross premiums

$

6,385.1

$

6,104.6

Expected undiscounted future gross premiums

$

10,287.2

$

10,146.3

Expected undiscounted future benefit payments

$

7,832.3

$

7,202.5

Corporate:

 

 

  

Long-term care insurance

 

 

  

Expected discounted future gross premiums

$

42.8

$

64.6

Expected undiscounted future gross premiums

$

60.3

$

96.5

Expected undiscounted future benefit payments

$

371.0

$

483.4

Summary of weighted-average rates of interest accretion and current discount (Table)

    

Interest accretion rate

    

Current discount rate

 

    

December 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

December 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

 

Retirement and Income Solutions:

Pension risk transfer

4.52

%  

4.38

%  

4.99

%  

5.31

%

Individual fixed income annuities

 

4.22

%  

4.22

%  

4.97

%  

5.30

%

Principal Asset Management – Principal

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

International (1):

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Latin America:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Individual fixed income annuities

 

4.22

%  

4.24

%  

3.23

%  

2.43

%

Benefits and Protection:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Specialty Benefits:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Individual disability

 

3.96

%  

4.03

%  

5.05

%  

5.36

%

Life Insurance:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Universal life

 

4.75

%  

4.73

%  

See note (2)

 

See note (2)

Term life

 

4.83

%  

4.89

%  

4.90

%  

5.22

%

Corporate:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Long-term care insurance

 

6.16

%  

6.16

%  

5.01

%  

5.34

%

(1)

The interest accretion rate and current discount rate are Chilean real rates, excluding inflation, in the local currency.

(2)

The additional liability for certain benefit features for Life Insurance – Universal life is measured using the discount rate at contract inception. Therefore, the current discount rate is not applicable for this product.

Long-Term Disability/Group Life Waiver  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Claims Development (Table)

Incurred

Cumulative

but not

number of

reported

reported

Net incurred claims (1)

claims

claims

December 31, 

  

2014

  

2015

  

2016

  

2017

  

2018

  

2019

  

2020

  

2021

  

2022

  

2023

  

2023

  

2023

($ in millions)

Incurral

year

2014

$

242.2

$

231.4

$

214.4

$

218.1

$

206.2

$

201.9

$

202.0

$

199.3

$

199.8

$

200.7

$

0.1

7,610

2015

231.0

227.2

217.2

215.3

208.2

210.0

211.8

210.5

208.3

0.1

7,184

2016

229.8

228.4

219.4

219.5

214.4

218.7

221.9

219.0

0.1

6,171

2017

238.4

239.7

243.1

245.8

245.2

246.5

248.9

0.1

6,091

2018

239.4

245.1

239.2

239.8

235.3

238.0

0.1

5,782

2019

255.2

248.4

240.4

240.2

238.6

0.1

5,961

2020

252.1

231.0

221.1

217.7

5.8

5,939

2021

259.7

244.5

221.6

8.5

5,571

2022

274.3

240.5

4.1

5,572

2023

267.4

111.8

3,353

Total net incurred claims

$

2,300.7

Net cumulative paid claims (1)

December 31, 

  

2014

  

2015

  

2016

  

2017

  

2018

  

2019

  

2020

  

2021

  

2022

  

2023

(in millions)

Incurral

year

2014

$

16.1

$

66.0

$

96.3

$

111.8

$

122.3

$

132.4

$

140.8

$

147.2

$

153.3

$

158.5

2015

16.9

67.0

98.0

114.6

126.8

137.1

146.5

154.0

160.3

2016

16.2

70.6

105.6

124.9

136.8

147.2

157.1

165.3

2017

17.8

76.5

115.0

135.9

151.7

165.4

176.8

2018

20.1

79.9

115.7

135.7

150.3

163.3

2019

19.2

79.7

117.5

136.4

150.6

2020

20.6

78.8

113.1

130.0

2021

19.8

79.0

113.2

2022

19.6

76.6

2023

20.0

Total net paid claims

1,314.6

All outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims prior to 2014 net of reinsurance

251.8

Total outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims net of reinsurance

$

1,237.9

(1)2014-2022 unaudited.
Dental, Vision, STD, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and PFML  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Claims Development (Table)

Incurred

Cumulative

but not

number of

reported

reported

Net incurred claims (1)

claims

claims

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2023

    

2023

    

2023

  

($ in millions)

Incurral year

2022

$

924.4

$

910.6

$

4,317,802

2023

1,032.3

57.1

4,566,920

Total net incurred claims

$

1,942.9

Net cumulative

paid claims (1)

December 31, 

2022

    

2023

    

    

(in millions)

Incurral year

2022

$

845.5

$

909.8

2023

954.0

Total net paid claims

1,863.8

All outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims prior to 2022 net of reinsurance

Total outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims net of reinsurance

$

79.1

(1)2022 unaudited.
Group Life  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Claims Development (Table)

Incurred

Cumulative

but not

number of

reported

reported

Net incurred claims (1)

claims

claims

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2023

    

2023

    

2023

  

($ in millions)

Incurral year

2022

$

279.3

$

284.2

$

1.1

6,168

2023

284.8

33.3

5,064

Total net incurred claims

$

569.0

Net cumulative

paid claims (1)

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2023

    

    

(in millions)

Incurral year

2022

$

218.3

$

277.5

2023

215.1

Total net paid claims

492.6

All outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims prior to 2022 net of reinsurance

8.1

Total outstanding liabilities for unpaid claims net of reinsurance

$

84.5

(1)2022 unaudited.
Retirement and Income Solutions  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Summary of balances and the changes in the present value for expected net premiums and expected future policy benefits expected future policy benefits (Table)

    

For the year ended

    

For the year ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Pension

Individual

Pension

Individual

risk

fixed income

risk

fixed income

transfer

annuities

transfer

annuities

($ in millions)

Present value of expected future policy benefit payments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance at beginning of period

$

21,211.4

$

5,019.4

$

25,365.8

$

6,535.0

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

1,799.6

 

439.0

 

(3,386.5)

 

(812.6)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

23,011.0

 

5,458.4

 

21,979.3

 

5,722.4

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

(53.4)

 

(1.3)

 

(7.9)

 

(3.0)

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

(14.6)

 

(0.1)

 

(3.2)

 

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

22,943.0

 

5,457.0

 

21,968.2

 

5,719.4

Interest accrual

 

1,008.6

 

219.1

 

935.7

 

229.7

Benefit payments

 

(1,981.4)

 

(507.3)

 

(1,841.7)

 

(520.4)

Issuances

 

2,921.7

 

42.0

 

1,948.8

 

29.7

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

24,891.9

 

5,210.8

 

23,011.0

 

5,458.4

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

(1,036.1)

 

(296.7)

 

(1,799.6)

 

(439.0)

Future policy benefits

 

23,855.8

 

4,914.1

 

21,211.4

 

5,019.4

Reinsurance impact

 

 

(4,869.1)

 

 

(5,002.7)

Future policy benefits after reinsurance

$

23,855.8

$

45.0

$

21,211.4

$

16.7

Weighted-average duration for future policy benefits (years) (1)

 

8.5

 

7.9

 

8.5

 

7.9

(1)

Represents the average of the cohort-level duration of the benefit cash flows weighted by the reserve balance for each cohort.

Benefits and Protection  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Summary of balances and the changes in the additional liability for certain benefits features (Table)

    

For the year ended

    

For the year ended

    

December 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

($ in millions)

Balance at beginning of period

$

4,095.2

$

3,814.2

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

725.4

 

(6.0)

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

45.2

 

54.9

Interest accrual

 

209.2

 

171.2

Net assessments collected

 

378.1

 

320.3

Benefit payments

 

(126.6)

 

(91.9)

Other (1)

 

 

(167.5)

Balance at end of period

 

5,326.5

 

4,095.2

Reinsurance impact

 

(5,306.2)

 

(4,091.4)

Balance at end of period after reinsurance

$

20.3

$

3.8

Weighted-average duration for additional liability (years) (2)

 

26.2

 

27.6

(1)

Reflects the impact of re-cohorting in 2022 as a result of our decision to manage the ULSG business separately from our other UL business following the Strategic Review.

(2)

Represents the average of the cohort-level duration of the benefits less the net assessment cash flows weighted by the reserve balance for each cohort.

Principal Asset Management | Principal International  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Summary of balances and the changes in the present value for expected net premiums and expected future policy benefits expected future policy benefits (Table)

For the year ended

For the year ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

($ in millions)

Present value of expected future policy benefit payments

    

  

    

  

Balance at beginning of period

$

5,042.3

$

4,336.8

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

(754.6)

 

(478.5)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

4,287.7

 

3,858.3

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

0.9

 

(4.7)

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

4,288.6

 

3,853.6

Interest accrual (1)

 

385.8

 

662.0

Benefit payments

 

(355.9)

 

(325.8)

Issuances

 

30.0

 

86.4

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(106.6)

 

11.5

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

4,241.9

 

4,287.7

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

351.8

 

754.6

Future policy benefits

$

4,593.7

$

5,042.3

Weighted-average duration for future policy benefits (years) (2)

 

9.9

 

10.9

(1)

Includes inflation adjustments.

(2)

Represents the average of the cohort-level duration of the benefit cash flows weighted by the reserve balance for each cohort.

Corporate  
Future Policy Benefits and Claims  
Summary of balances and the changes in the present value for expected net premiums and expected future policy benefits expected future policy benefits (Table)

    

For the year ended

    

For the year ended

    

December 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

 

($ in millions)

Present value of expected net premiums

Balance at beginning of period

$

64.6

$

62.8

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

(3.6)

 

(14.0)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

61.0

 

48.8

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

(13.3)

10.0

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

(5.7)

4.1

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

42.0

62.9

Interest accrual

 

2.9

3.3

Net premiums collected

 

(5.1)

(5.2)

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

39.8

61.0

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

3.0

3.6

Balance at end of period

$

42.8

$

64.6

Present value of expected future policy benefit payments

Balance at beginning of period

$

248.1

$

297.5

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at beginning of period

 

(18.9)

 

(89.5)

Balance at beginning of period at original discount rate

 

229.2

 

208.0

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

(40.5)

 

17.2

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

2.5

 

3.7

Adjusted beginning of period balance at original discount rate

 

191.2

 

228.9

Interest accrual

 

12.5

 

13.1

Benefit payments

 

(14.2)

 

(12.8)

Balance at end of period at original discount rate

 

189.5

 

229.2

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions at end of period

 

20.0

 

18.9

Balance at end of period

$

209.5

$

248.1

Future policy benefits (1)

$

166.7

$

183.5

Reinsurance impact

 

(166.7)

 

(183.5)

Future policy benefits after reinsurance

$

$

Weighted-average duration for future policy benefits (years) (2)

 

10.4

 

11.8

(1)

Represents the present value of expected future policy benefit payments less the present value of expected net premiums.

(2)

Represents the average of cohort-level duration of the benefits less the net premium cash flows weighted by the reserve balance for each cohort.