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Segment Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Information  
Segment Information

20. Segment Information

We provide financial products and services through the following segments: Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management and Benefits and Protection. In addition, we have a Corporate segment. The segments are managed and reported separately because they provide different products and services, have different strategies or have different markets and distribution channels.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, we implemented changes to our Principal Asset Management segment to align the global operations by business function. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2024, our Principal Asset Management segment was organized into Principal Global Investors and Principal International. The Principal Asset Management segment is now organized into Investment Management and International Pension. The change has been applied retrospectively, which did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement and related financial products and services primarily to businesses, their employees and other individuals. The segment includes workplace savings and retirement solutions, banking, trust and custodial services, individual variable annuities (including RILAs), pension risk transfer, investment only and our exited retail fixed annuities business.

The Principal Asset Management segment provides global investment solutions to institutional, retirement, retail and high net worth investors in the U.S. and select emerging markets. The segment is organized into Investment Management, which provides public, multi-asset and private market capabilities across all asset classes, including equity, fixed income, real estate and alternatives, to serve a breadth of client investment objectives; and International Pension, which provides long-term savings and retirement solutions through pension accumulation and income annuities in Asia and Latin America.

The Benefits and Protection segment focuses on solutions primarily for small-to-mid sized businesses and their employees. The segment is organized into Specialty Benefits, which provides group dental, group life insurance, group disability insurance (including short-term disability, long-term disability and paid family and medical leave), supplemental health products (including vision, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity) and individual disability insurance; and Life Insurance, which provides life insurance focused on the business market customer, including universal life and variable universal life (including indexed universal life) and traditional life insurance (including term life insurance). All remaining customers are part of the legacy life block of business, including universal and variable universal life insurance (including indexed universal life), traditional life insurance (including participating whole life, adjustable life products and term life insurance) and our exited ULSG business.

Our Corporate segment manages the assets representing capital that has not been allocated to any other segment. Financial results of the Corporate segment primarily reflect our financing activities (including financing costs), income on capital not allocated to other segments, inter-segment eliminations, income tax risks and certain income, expenses and other adjustments not allocated to the segments based on the nature of such items. Results of Principal Securities, Inc. (“PSI”), our retail broker-dealer and registered investment advisor (“RIA”); and our exited group medical and long-term care insurance businesses are reported in this segment.

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our chief executive officer. Our CODM and management team, use segment pre-tax operating earnings in evaluating performance, which is consistent with the financial results provided to and discussed with securities analysts. In addition, the financial information provided to our CODM is used in making decisions about the allocation of resources and determining annual incentive compensation paid to our employees. We determine segment pre-tax operating earnings by adjusting U.S. GAAP income before income taxes for pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses), as adjusted, pre-tax income (loss) from exited business, pre-tax other adjustments that management believes are not indicative of overall operating trends and certain adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest. While these items may be significant components in understanding and assessing the consolidated financial performance, management believes the presentation of pre-tax operating earnings enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting pre-tax earnings attributable to the normal, ongoing operations of the business.

The pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses), as adjusted, excluded from pre-tax operating earnings reflects consolidated U.S. GAAP pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses) excluding the following items that are included in pre-tax operating earnings:

Periodic settlements and accruals on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments,
Certain market value adjustments of derivatives and embedded derivatives and
Certain market value adjustments of derivative instruments used to economically hedge embedded derivatives.

Pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses), as adjusted, are further adjusted for:

Amortization of hedge accounting book value adjustments for certain discontinued hedges,
Certain hedge accounting market value revenue adjustments,
Certain market value adjustments to fee revenues,
Pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity method investments,
Pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses) related to sponsored investment funds and other adjustments,
Certain variable annuity fees,
Market value adjustments of market risk benefits,
Related changes in the amortization pattern of actuarial balances,
Certain hedge accounting market value expense adjustments and
Net realized capital gains (losses) distributed.

Pre-tax income (loss) from exited business includes amounts associated with our exited U.S. retail fixed annuity and ULSG businesses, including the change in fair value of the funds withheld embedded derivative, net realized capital gains (losses) on funds withheld assets, strategic review costs and impacts, amortization of reinsurance gain (loss) and other impacts of reinsured business. The strategic review costs and impacts primarily include actuarial balance re-cohorting impacts resulting from the Strategic Review and costs to close the reinsurance transaction. Other impacts of reinsured business primarily includes change in reserves and DAC amortization.

Segment operating revenues reflect consolidated U.S. GAAP total revenues excluding:

Net realized capital gains (losses), except periodic settlements and accruals on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments and certain market value adjustments of derivative instruments used to economically hedge embedded derivatives, and their impact on:
Amortization of hedge accounting book value adjustments for certain discontinued hedges,
Certain hedge accounting market value revenue adjustments,
Certain variable annuity fees,
Certain market value adjustments to fee revenues,
Pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses) related to equity method investments and
Pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses) related to sponsored investment funds and other adjustments.
Pre-tax revenues from exited business,
Pre-tax other revenue adjustments and income taxes of equity method investments and
Pre-tax other revenue adjustments management believes are not indicative of overall operating trends.

Segment expenses reflect consolidated U.S. GAAP total expenses excluding:

Pre-tax expenses associated with net realized capital gains (losses),
Periodic settlements and accruals on derivatives used to hedge MRBs,
Pre-tax expenses from exited business and
Pre-tax expense adjustments management believes are not indicative of overall operating trends.

The accounting policies of the segments are consistent with the accounting policies for the consolidated financial statements, with the exception of: (1) pension and other postretirement employee benefits cost allocations, (2) certain expenses deemed to benefit the entire organization and (3) income tax allocations. For purposes of determining pre-tax operating earnings, the segments are allocated the service component of pension and other postretirement benefit costs. The Corporate segment reflects the non-service components of pension and other postretirement benefit costs as assumptions are established and funding decisions are managed from a company-wide perspective. Additionally, the Corporate segment reflects expenses that benefit the entire organization for which the segments are not able to influence the spend. This includes expenses such as public company costs, executive management costs, acquisition and disposition costs, among others. The Corporate segment functions to absorb the risk inherent in interpreting and applying tax law. For purposes of determining non-GAAP operating earnings, the segments are allocated tax adjustments consistent with the positions we took on tax returns. The Corporate segment results reflect any differences between the tax returns and the estimated resolution of any disputes.

The following tables summarize select financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported in the consolidated financial statements.

Segment Assets

    

December 31, 2024

    

December 31, 2023

 

(in millions)

 

Retirement and Income Solutions

$

222,967.0

$

213,208.3

Principal Asset Management

43,029.4

45,905.2

Benefits and Protection

46,006.7

43,763.5

Corporate

1,660.5

2,169.7

Total assets per consolidated statements of financial position

$

313,663.6

$

305,046.7

Segment Operating Revenues

For the year ended December 31, 2024

 

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

 

(in millions)

 

Revenue from contracts with external customers (1)

$

4,957.8

$

1,824.5

$

4,142.5

$

240.9

$

11,165.7

Adjustments for revenue from contracts with external customers not included in operating revenues (2)

(74.7)

 

25.1

 

 

(49.6)

Net investment income included in operating revenues

3,040.5

426.7

 

613.6

 

200.4

 

4,281.2

Operating revenues from equity method investments

235.4

 

 

(0.4)

 

235.0

Inter-segment operating revenues

52.5

303.8

 

7.8

 

285.5

 

649.6

Eliminations of inter-segment operating revenues

 

 

(649.6)

 

(649.6)

Segment operating revenues (3)

$

7,976.1

$

2,790.4

$

4,789.0

$

76.8

15,632.3

Net realized capital gains, net of related revenue adjustments

 

102.7

Revenues from exited business (4)

513.3

Adjustments related to equity method investments

(74.8)

Market risk benefit derivative settlements

(45.8)

Total revenues per consolidated statements of operations

$

16,127.7

    

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

 

(in millions)

Revenue from contracts with external customers (1)

$

4,647.5

$

1,775.5

$

3,938.1

$

204.7

$

10,565.8

Adjustments for revenue from contracts with external customers not included in operating revenues (2)

(80.6)

12.7

(67.9)

Net investment income included in operating revenues

2,648.1

492.7

584.4

220.8

3,946.0

Operating revenues from equity method investments

216.3

216.3

Inter-segment operating revenues

 

35.2

 

297.8

 

16.1

 

202.6

 

551.7

Eliminations of inter-segment operating revenues

 

 

 

 

(551.7)

 

(551.7)

Segment operating revenues (3)

$

7,250.2

$

2,782.3

$

4,551.3

$

76.4

14,660.2

Net realized capital gains, net of related revenue adjustments

 

 

57.9

Revenues from exited business (4)

 

(927.5)

Adjustments related to equity method investments

 

(78.9)

Market risk benefit derivative settlements

 

(45.9)

Total revenues per consolidated statements of operations

$

13,665.8

    

For the year ended December 31, 2022

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

(in millions)

Revenue from contracts with external customers (1)

$

3,667.1

$

1,889.4

$

3,713.2

$

206.7

$

9,476.4

Adjustments for revenue from contracts with external customers not included in operating revenues (2)

 

(89.2)

 

 

 

 

(89.2)

Net investment income included in operating revenues

 

2,322.1

 

783.7

 

592.2

 

113.0

 

3,811.0

Operating revenues from equity method investments

 

 

202.2

 

 

 

202.2

Inter-segment operating revenues

 

(0.8)

 

306.0

 

(2.6)

 

214.2

 

516.8

Eliminations of inter-segment operating revenues

 

 

 

 

(516.8)

 

(516.8)

Segment operating revenues (3)

$

5,899.2

$

3,181.3

$

4,302.8

$

17.1

13,400.4

Net realized capital losses, net of related revenue adjustments

 

 

(189.6)

Revenues from exited business (4)

 

4,414.8

Adjustments related to equity method investments

 

(54.5)

Market risk benefit derivative settlements

 

(35.0)

Total revenues per consolidated statements of operations

$

17,536.1

(1)Includes amounts reported in premiums and other considerations as well as fees and other revenues on the consolidated statement of operations.
(2)Includes certain revenues associated with our exited U.S. retail fixed annuity and ULSG businesses and fees associated with net realized capital gains (losses) that are not included in segment operating revenue.
(3)See Note 21, Revenues from Contracts with Customers, for additional detail relating to segment operating revenues.
(4)Revenues from exited business included:

For the year ended December 31,

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

    

(in millions)

Change in fair value of funds withheld embedded derivative

 

$

447.4

 

$

(1,085.7)

 

$

3,652.8

Net realized capital gains on funds withheld assets

87.7

165.0

749.4

Amortization of reinsurance gain

3.3

5.9

12.6

Other impacts of reinsured business

(25.1)

(12.7)

Total revenues from exited business

 

$

513.3

 

$

(927.5)

 

$

4,414.8

Segment Expenses

The expense categories within total segment expenses included:

    

For the year ended December 31, 2024

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

(in millions)

Benefits, claims and settlement expenses

$

5,147.7

$

362.2

$

2,638.4

$

5.7

Liability for future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

(4.9)

 

1.0

 

154.5

 

 

Market risk benefit remeasurement loss

 

32.2

 

 

 

 

Dividends to policyholders

 

0.2

 

 

99.7

 

 

Commission expense

 

268.6

 

189.7

 

537.4

 

80.2

 

Capitalization of deferred acquisition costs and contract costs

 

(143.2)

 

(31.2)

 

(316.2)

 

 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and contract costs

 

80.4

 

32.6

 

253.0

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

80.5

 

66.4

 

21.0

 

18.8

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

3.3

 

 

166.9

 

Compensation and other

 

1,458.9

 

1,290.8

 

938.0

 

176.4

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,745.2

 

1,551.6

 

1,433.2

 

442.3

 

Total segment expenses

$

6,920.4

$

1,914.8

$

4,325.8

$

448.0

$

13,609.0

Net realized capital losses expense adjustments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

245.0

Market risk benefit derivative settlements

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(45.8)

Expenses from exited business (1)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

429.9

Total expenses per consolidated statements of operations

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

14,238.1

    

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

 

(in millions)

Benefits, claims and settlement expenses

$

4,624.0

$

422.9

$

2,576.3

$

9.4

Liability for future policy benefits remeasurement (gain) loss

 

(68.0)

 

0.9

 

16.0

 

 

Market risk benefit remeasurement loss

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

Dividends to policyholders

 

0.2

 

 

89.0

 

 

Commission expense

 

201.4

 

178.0

 

496.7

 

67.2

 

Capitalization of deferred acquisition costs and contract costs

 

(93.7)

 

(28.1)

 

(307.5)

 

 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and contract costs

 

78.6

 

31.8

 

247.6

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

85.3

 

76.0

 

23.9

 

17.7

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

 

3.7

 

 

171.6

 

Compensation and other

 

1,367.3

 

1,272.8

 

871.7

 

187.7

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,638.9

 

1,534.2

 

1,332.4

 

444.2

 

Total segment expenses

$

6,198.8

$

1,958.0

$

4,013.7

$

453.6

$

12,624.1

Net realized capital losses expense adjustments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

146.5

Market risk benefit derivative settlements

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(45.9)

Expenses from exited business (1)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

202.3

Total expenses per consolidated statements of operations

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

12,927.0

    

For the year ended December 31, 2022

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

Solutions

Management

Protection

Corporate

Total

 

(in millions)

Benefits, claims and settlement expenses

$

3,290.5

$

758.9

$

2,453.4

$

23.6

Liability for future policy benefits remeasurement gain

 

(11.1)

 

(4.7)

 

(43.8)

 

 

Market risk benefit remeasurement loss

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

Dividends to policyholders

 

0.2

 

 

94.6

 

 

Commission expense

 

189.2

 

193.7

 

447.1

 

77.4

 

Capitalization of deferred acquisition costs and contract costs

 

(86.5)

 

(34.1)

 

(306.6)

 

 

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and contract costs

 

77.4

 

29.1

 

236.8

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

86.2

 

74.6

 

23.7

 

18.4

 

Interest expense on corporate debt

 

0.1

 

7.5

 

 

165.6

 

Compensation and other

 

1,391.0

 

1,245.7

 

827.3

 

139.3

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,657.4

 

1,516.5

 

1,228.3

 

400.7

 

Total segment expenses

$

4,940.1

$

2,270.7

$

3,732.5

$

424.3

$

11,367.6

Net realized capital losses expense adjustments

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

61.8

Market risk benefit derivative settlements

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(35.0)

Expenses from exited business (1)

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

154.7

Total expenses per consolidated statements of operations

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

11,549.1

(1)Expenses from exited business included:

    

For the year ended December 31,

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

(in millions)

Strategic review costs and impacts

$

$

$

(40.4)

Amortization of reinsurance loss

 

592.9

 

74.6

 

 

69.3

Other impacts of reinsured business

 

(163.0)

 

127.7

 

 

125.8

Total expenses from exited business

$

429.9

$

202.3

 

$

154.7

Segment Pre-Tax Operating Earnings

    

For the year ended December 31, 2024

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

(in millions)

Segment pre-tax operating earnings (losses)

$

1,056.2

 

$

861.2

 

$

463.2

 

$

(375.6)

 

$

2,005.0

Pre-tax net realized capital losses, as adjusted (1)

 

 

(142.3)

Pre-tax income from exited business (2)

 

 

83.4

Adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest

 

 

(56.5)

Total income before income taxes per consolidated statements of operations

 

 

$

1,889.6

    

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

(in millions)

Segment pre-tax operating earnings (losses)

    

$

1,051.4

    

$

817.7

    

$

537.6

    

$

(396.8)

    

$

2,009.9

Pre-tax net realized capital losses, as adjusted (1)

 

(88.6)

Pre-tax loss from exited business (2)

 

(1,129.8)

Adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest

 

(52.7)

Total income before income taxes per consolidated statements of operations

$

738.8

    

For the year ended December 31, 2022

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

(in millions)

Segment pre-tax operating earnings (losses)

$

959.1

$

902.7

$

570.3

$

(469.4)

$

1,962.7

Pre-tax net realized capital losses, as adjusted (1)

 

(251.4)

Pre-tax income from exited business (2)

 

4,260.1

Adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest

 

15.6

Total income before income taxes per consolidated statements of operations

$

5,987.0

(1)

Pre-tax net realized capital gains (losses), as adjusted, is derived as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 

 

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

 

(in millions)

 

Net realized capital losses

$

(27.3)

$

(72.2)

$

(182.1)

Derivative and hedging-related revenue adjustments

46.0

23.3

 

(91.3)

Market value adjustments to fee revenues

0.1

1.3

 

0.7

Certain variable annuity fees

71.3

73.3

75.9

Equity method investments

(17.3)

8.8

(15.0)

Sponsored investment funds and other adjustments

29.9

23.4

22.2

Net realized capital gains (losses), net of related revenue adjustments

102.7

57.9

 

(189.6)

Amortization of actuarial balances

(1.8)

(0.2)

 

(0.1)

Capital (gains) losses distributed

(171.1)

(78.5)

 

136.4

Derivative and hedging-related expense adjustments

(3.5)

1.8

Market value adjustments of market risk benefits

(43.9)

(71.3)

(157.2)

Market value adjustments of embedded derivatives

(24.7)

1.7

 

(40.9)

Net realized capital losses, net of related expense adjustments

(245.0)

(146.5)

(61.8)

Pre-tax net realized capital losses, as adjusted (a)

$

(142.3)

$

(88.6)

$

(251.4)

(a)

As adjusted before noncontrolling interest capital gains (losses).

(2)

Pre-tax income (loss) from exited business included:

For the year ended December 31,

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

    

(in millions)

Change in fair value of funds withheld embedded derivative

 

$

447.4

 

$

(1,085.7)

 

$

3,652.8

Net realized capital gains on funds withheld assets

87.7

165.0

749.4

Strategic review costs and impacts

40.4

Amortization of reinsurance loss

(589.6)

(68.7)

(56.7)

Other impacts of reinsured business

137.9

(140.4)

(125.8)

Total pre-tax income (loss) from exited business

 

$

83.4

 

$

(1,129.8)

 

$

4,260.1

Income Tax Expense

For the year ended December 31, 2024

 

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

 

(in millions)

 

Segment income tax expense (benefit)

$

129.3

$

230.8

$

89.0

$

(84.6)

$

364.5

Tax benefit related to net realized capital losses, as adjusted

 

(16.1)

Tax expense from exited business (1)

 

17.6

Certain adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest

(74.3)

Total income taxes per consolidated statements of operations

$

291.7

    

For the year ended December 31, 2023

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

 

(in millions)

Segment income tax expense (benefit)

$

130.9

$

220.7

$

97.7

$

(42.2)

$

407.1

Tax benefit related to net realized capital losses, as adjusted

(22.0)

Tax benefit from exited business (1)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(238.1)

Certain adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(78.3)

Total income taxes per consolidated statements of operations

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

68.7

    

For the year ended December 31, 2022

Retirement

Principal

and Income

Asset

Benefits and

    

Solutions

    

Management

    

Protection

    

Corporate

    

Total

 

(in millions)

Segment income tax expense (benefit)

$

90.6

$

213.3

$

109.1

$

(69.1)

$

343.9

Tax benefit related to net realized capital losses, as adjusted

(56.6)

Tax expense from exited business (1)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

956.4

Certain adjustments related to equity method investments and noncontrolling interest

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

(54.2)

Total income taxes per consolidated statements of operations

 

  

 

  

 

  

$

1,189.5

(1)Income tax expense (benefit) related to exited business included:

For the year ended December 31,

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

    

(in millions)

    

 

  

    

 

  

    

 

  

Change in fair value of funds withheld embedded derivative

 

$

94.0

 

$

(228.0)

 

$

767.1

Net realized capital gains on funds withheld assets

18.4

34.6

157.4

Strategic review costs and impacts (a)

(0.9)

70.3

Amortization of reinsurance loss

(123.8)

(14.4)

(12.0)

Other impacts of reinsured business

29.0

(29.4)

(26.4)

Total income tax expense (benefit) related to exited business

 

$

17.6

 

$

(238.1)

 

$

956.4

(a)

Includes Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income allocated to exited business.