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F&G Reinsurance
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]  
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F&G reinsures portions of its policy risks with other insurance companies. The use of indemnity reinsurance does not discharge an insurer from liability on the insurance ceded. The insurer is required to pay in full the amount of its insurance liability regardless of whether it is entitled to or able to receive payment from the reinsurer. The portion of risks exceeding F&G's retention limit is reinsured. F&G primarily seeks reinsurance coverage in order to limit its exposure to mortality losses and enhance capital management. If the underlying policy being reinsured is an insurance contract, F&G follows reinsurance accounting when there is adequate risk transfer or deposit accounting if there is inadequate risk transfer. If the underlying policy being reinsured is an investment contract, the effects of the agreement are accounted for as a separate investment contract.
The effects of reinsurance on net premiums earned and net benefits incurred (benefits paid and reserve changes) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 were as follows (in millions):
Three months endedThree months ended
March 31, 2022March 31, 2021
Net Premiums EarnedNet Benefits IncurredNet Premiums EarnedNet Benefits Incurred
Direct$567 $513 $44 $293 
Ceded(32)(305)(33)(319)
   Net$535 $208 $11 $(26)

Amounts payable or recoverable for reinsurance on paid and unpaid claims are not subject to periodic or maximum limits. F&G did not write off any significant reinsurance balances during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021. F&G did not commute any ceded reinsurance treaties during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021.
Following the adoption of ASC 326, F&G estimates expected credit losses on reinsurance recoverables using a probability of default/loss given default model. Significant inputs to the model include the reinsurer's credit risk, expected timing of recovery, industry-wide historical default experience, senior unsecured bond recovery rates, and credit enhancement features. As of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the expected credit loss reserve was $20 million and $21 million, respectively. There were no changes in the expected credit loss reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021.
No policies issued by F&G have been reinsured with any foreign company, which is controlled, either directly or indirectly, by a party not primarily engaged in the business of insurance.
F&G has not entered into any reinsurance agreements in which the reinsurer may unilaterally cancel any reinsurance for reasons other than non-payment of premiums or other similar credit issues.
On January 15, 2021, F&G executed a Funds Withheld Coinsurance Agreement with ASPIDA Life Re Ltd ("Aspida Re"), a Bermuda reinsurer. In accordance with the terms of this agreement, F&G cedes to the reinsurer, on a fifty percent (50%) funds withheld coinsurance basis, certain multiyear guaranteed annuity business written effective January 1, 2021. The effects of this agreement are accounted for as a separate investment contract.
F&G has an indemnity reinsurance agreement with Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Bermuda) Ltd. ("Hannover Re"), a third party reinsurer, to cede a quota share percentage of the net retention of guarantee payments in excess of account value for guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit ("GMWB") and guaranteed minimum death benefit ("GMDB") guarantees associated with an in-force block of its FIA and fixed deferred annuity contracts. The effects of this agreement are not accounted for as reinsurance as it does not satisfy the risk transfer requirements for GAAP; therefore, deposit accounting is applied. F&G incurred risk charge fees of $5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 in relation to this reinsurance agreement.
F&G has a reinsurance agreement with Kubera to cede certain FIA statutory reserves on a coinsurance funds withheld basis, net of applicable existing reinsurance. In accordance with the terms of this agreement, F&G cedes a quota share percentage of FIA policies for certain issue years to Kubera. Effective October 31, 2021, this agreement was amended to increase the ceded reserves from approximately $4 billion to approximately $10 billion. As the policies ceded to Kubera are investment contracts, there is no significant insurance risk present and therefore the reinsurance agreement is accounted for as a separate investment
contract. F&G incurred risk charge fees of $4 million and $1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively, in relation to this reinsurance agreement.
Effective May 1, 2020, F&G entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement with Canada Life Assurance Company United States Branch, a third party reinsurer, to reinsure FIA policies with GMWB. In accordance with the terms of this agreement, F&G cedes a quota share percentage of the net retention of guarantee payments in excess of account value for GMWB. This treaty was subsequently amended effective January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, and now covers FIA policies with GMWB issued from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. The effects of this agreement are not accounted for as reinsurance as it does not satisfy the risk transfer requirements for GAAP; therefore, deposit accounting is applied. F&G incurred risk charge fees of $1 million and $0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively, in relation to this reinsurance agreement.
Concentration of Reinsurance Risk
F&G has a significant concentration of reinsurance risk with third party reinsurers, Wilton Reassurance Company (“Wilton Re”), Aspida Re, and Somerset that could have a material impact on our financial position in the event that any of these reinsurers fails to perform its obligations under the various reinsurance treaties. Wilton Re is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB"). CPPIB has an AAA issuer credit rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") as of March 31, 2022. Aspida Re has an A- issuer credit rating from AM Best and a BBB issuer credit rating from Fitch as of March 31, 2022, and the risk of non-performance is further mitigated through the funds withheld arrangement. Somerset has an A- issuer credit rating from AM Best and a BBB+ issuer credit rating from S&P as of March 31, 2022, and the risk of non-performance is further mitigated through the funds withheld arrangement. At March 31, 2022, the net amounts recoverable from Wilton Re, Aspida Re, and Somerset were $1,279 million, $1,103 million, and $727 million, respectively. We monitor both the financial condition of individual reinsurers and risk concentration arising from similar activities and economic characteristics of reinsurers to attempt to reduce the risk of default by such reinsurers. We believe that all amounts due from Wilton Re, Aspida Re, and Somerset for periodic treaty settlements are collectible as of March 31, 2022.
There have been no other material changes in the reinsurance and the intercompany reinsurance agreements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.