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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]  
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In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-12, as clarified and amended by ASU 2019-09, Financial Services-Insurance: Effective Date and ASU 2020-11, Financial Services-Insurance: Effective Date and Early Application, effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This update introduced the following requirements: assumptions used to measure cash flows for traditional and limited-payment contracts must be reviewed at least annually with the effect of changes in those assumptions being recognized in the statement of earnings; the discount rate applied to measure the liability for future policy benefits and limited-payment contracts must be updated at each reporting date with the effect of changes in the rate being recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”); Market risk benefits (“MRB”) associated with deposit contracts must be measured at fair value, with the effect of the change in the fair value recognized in earnings, except for the change attributable to instrument-specific credit risk, which is recognized in AOCI; deferred acquisition costs are no longer required to be amortized in proportion to premiums, gross profits, or gross margins; instead, those balances must be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contracts; deferred acquisition costs must be written off for unexpected contract terminations; and disaggregated roll forwards of beginning to ending balances of the liability for future policyholder benefits ("FPBs"), contractholder funds, MRBs, separate account liabilities and deferred acquisition costs, as well as information about significant inputs, judgments, assumptions, and methods used in measurement are required to be disclosed. We adopted this standard, which required the new guidance be applied as of the beginning of the earliest period presented or January 1, 2021, referred to as the transition date, and elected the full retrospective transition method. As a result of adoption, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment, which increased opening 2021 retained earnings by $75 million, net of tax.
The following table summarizes the balance of and changes in the FPB on January 1, 2021, due to adoption of ASU 2018-12:
Immediate annuitiesTraditional LifeTotal (3)
Balance, December 31, 2020$1,861 $2,144 $4,005 
     Cumulative effect of retrospective adoption (1)201 (279)(78)
     Effect of remeasurement of liability at current discount rate (2)113 88 201 
Balance, January 1, 2021$2,175 $1,953 $4,128 
Less: Reinsurance Recoverable322 793 1,115 
Balance, January 1, 2021, net of reinsurance$1,853 $1,160 $3,013 
(1) Adjustments for the cumulative effect of adoption of the new measurement guidance under the full retrospective method for contract issue years from the FNF Acquisition Date through December 31, 2020, net of the effects of any change in the DPL.
(2) The remeasurement of the liability at the current discount rate is reflected as an adjustment to opening AOCI upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12.
(3) PRT was not written as of the transition date, January 1, 2021, and as a result is not presented in the transition adjustment roll forward.
The following table summarizes the balance of and changes in VOBA on January 1, 2021 due to adoption of ASU 2018-12 (in millions):
FIAFixed rate annuitiesImmediate annuitiesUniversal LifeTraditional LifeTotal
Balance, December 31, 2020$1,208 $15 $86 $139 $18 $1,466 
Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments (1)208 24 — 29 (29)232 
Cumulative effect of retrospective adoption (2)(14)7 (5)(9)(1)(22)
Transition opening balance adjustment (3)69 2 145 5 43 264 
Balance, January 1, 2021$1,471 $48 $226 $164 $31 $1,940 
(1) Prior period "shadow" adjustments in AOCI have been reversed upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12 from opening AOCI.
(2) Adjustments for the cumulative effect of adoption of the simplified amortization methodology under the full retrospective method from the FNF Acquisition Date through December 31, 2020.
(3) Adjustments for the change in VOBA due to the full retrospective adjustment of carrying amounts of acquired contracts as of the FNF Acquisition Date due to the adoption of ASU 2018-12.
The following table summarizes the balance of and changes in DAC on January 1, 2021, due to adoption of ASU 2018-12 (in millions):
FIAFixed rate annuitiesUniversal LifeTotal
Balance, December 31, 2020$167 $14 $41 $222 
     Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments (1)15 2 8 25 
     Cumulative effect of retrospective adoption (2)(1)— (1)(2)
Balance, January 1, 2021$181 $16 $48 $245 
(1) Prior period "shadow" adjustments in AOCI have been reversed upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12 from opening AOCI.
(2) Adjustments for the cumulative effect of adoption of the simplified amortization methodology under the full retrospective method for contract issue years from the FNF Acquisition Date through December 31, 2020.
The following table summarizes the balance of and changes in DSI on January 1, 2021, due to adoption of ASU 2018-12 (in millions):
FIATotal
Balance, December 31, 2020$36 $36 
     Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments (1)5 5 
     Cumulative effect of retrospective adoption (2)4 4 
Balance, January 1, 2021$45 $45 
(1) Prior period "shadow" adjustments in AOCI have been reversed upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12 from opening AOCI.
(2) Adjustments for the cumulative effect of adoption of the simplified amortization methodology under the full retrospective method for contract issue years from the FNF Acquisition Date through December 31, 2020.

The following table summarizes the balance of and changes in URL on January 1, 2021, due to adoption of ASU 2018-12:
Universal LifeTotal
Balance, December 31, 2020$2 $2 
     Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments (1)25 25 
     Cumulative effect of retrospective adoption (2)2 2 
Balance, January 1, 2021$29 $29 
(1) Prior period "shadow" adjustments in AOCI have been reversed upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12 from opening AOCI.
(2) Adjustments for the cumulative effect of adoption of the simplified amortization methodology under the full retrospective method for contract issue years from the FNF Acquisition Date through December 31, 2020.
The following table summarizes the balance of and changes in the asset and liability position of MRBs on January 1, 2021, due to adoption of ASU 2018-12:
FIAFixed rate annuitiesTotal
Balance, December 31, 2020 - Carrying amount of MRBs under prior guidance (1) $531 $— $531 
     Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments (2)(116)— (116)
Cumulative effect of the changes in the instrument-specific credit risk between the original contract issuance date and the transition date (3)159 — 159 
Remaining cumulative difference (exclusive of the instrument specific credit risk change) between December 31, 2020 carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRBs (4)(96)1 (95)
Balance, January 1, 2021 - Market risk benefits at fair value$478 $1 $479 
Less: Reinsurance Recoverable— — — 
Balance, January 1, 2021, net of reinsurance$478 $1 $479 
(1) The pre-adoption balance as of December 31, 2020 balance for MRBs represents the contract features that meet the definition of an MRB under ASU 2018-12 and the related carrying amount of those features prior to the ASU. Those contract features were previously accounted for at fair value as a derivative or embedded derivative under ASC 815 or as an additional liability for annuitization benefits or death or other insurance benefits under ASC 944.
(2) Prior period "shadow" adjustments in AOCI have been reversed upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12 from opening AOCI.
(3) The cumulative effective of the change in instrument-specific credit risk between the FNF Acquisition Date or, if later, the original contract issuance date and the transition date to ASU 2018-12, which is recorded as an adjustment to opening AOCI.
(4) The cumulative difference (exclusive of instrument-specific credit risk change) between the pre-adoption carrying amount and the fair value measurement for MRBs is recorded as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.
The following table presents the effect of transition adjustments on Equity on January 1, 2021 due to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 (in millions):
January 1, 2021
Retained EarningsAOCI
Contractholder funds$101 $115 
MRB30 (160)
FPB(14)(159)
VOBA(21)233 
DAC(1)5 
Increase to Equity, gross of tax$95 $34 
Tax impact209
Increase to Equity, net of tax$75 $25 
For MRBs, the transition adjustment reflected within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings relates to the cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk between contract issue date and transition date. The remaining difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the MRBs at transition, excluding the amounts recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings, was recorded as an adjustment to Retained Earnings as of the transition date.
For the FPB, the net transition adjustment is primarily related to the difference in the discount rate used pre-transition and the discount rate at January 1, 2021, partially offset by the removal of provisions for adverse deviation from the cash flow assumptions used in the FPB calculation. At transition, we did not identify any instances, at the cohort level, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums.
Before the adoption of ASU 2018-12, VOBA was amortized consistent with DAC, which was amortized over the lives of the policies in relation to the expected emergence of estimated gross profits (“EGPs”). Based on our historical practice of using consistent amortization methods for VOBA and DAC, we elected to change the amortization method for VOBA associated with fixed rate annuities, FIAs, and IUL/Universal Life (“UL”) products to maintain consistency with the amortization method for DAC. At transition, VOBA associated with these product types is amortized on a constant level basis for the grouped contracts over the expected term of the related contracts to approximate straight-line amortization. Additionally, at transition, shadow adjustments previously recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings, consistent with the historic amortization of DAC, have been removed.
For DAC, DSI and URL, we removed shadow adjustments previously recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for the impact of unrealized gains and losses that were included in the pre-transition expected gross profits amortization calculation as of the transition date.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. The amendments in this update eliminate the Troubled Debt Restructuring ("TDR") recognition and measurement guidance for creditors and, instead, require that an entity evaluate whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments also enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. Additionally, these amendments require that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. The guidance is effective for entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326) for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, though early adoption is permitted. We adopted this standard as of January 1, 2023, and it did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures upon adoption.
Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this update affect all entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to a contractual sale restriction and clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. Additionally, the amendments require the following disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions: the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet, the nature and remaining duration of the restriction(s), and the circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restriction(s). The amendments in this update do not change the principles of fair value measurement, rather, they clarify those
principles when measuring the fair value of an equity security subject to a contractual sale restriction and improve current GAAP by reducing diversity in practice, reducing the cost and complexity in measuring fair value, and increasing comparability of financial information across reporting entities that hold those investments. The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years, though early adoption is permitted. We do not expect this guidance to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures upon adoption. We do not currently plan to early adopt this standard.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this update improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expense categories that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included in each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements that are currently required annually, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, and contain other disclosure requirements. The amendments in this update are incremental to the current requirements of Topic 280 and do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The enhanced segment disclosure requirements apply retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The significant segment expense and other segment item amounts disclosed in prior periods shall be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The amendments in this update are effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted, and the updates must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the financial statements. We do not currently expect to early adopt this standard and are in the process of assessing its impact on our disclosures upon adoption.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in this update enhance the transparency of the income tax disclosures by expanding on the disclosures required annually. The amendments require entities to disclose in their rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state, and foreign income taxes, in addition to providing details about the reconciling items in some categories if above a quantitative threshold. Additionally, the amendments require annual disclosure of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis, and retrospective application is permitted. We do not currently expect to early adopt this standard and are in the process of assessing its impact on our disclosures upon adoption.