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REINSURANCE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Effect Of Reinsurance | The following table summarizes the effect of reinsurance. The impact of the transactions described above results in a decrease to reinsurance assumed and an increase in reinsurance ceded.
|  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
|  |  |  |  | (in millions)
Direct premiums |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,042 |  |  | $ | 970 |  |  | $ | 929 |
Reinsurance assumed |  |  |  |  | 180 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 222 |
Reinsurance ceded |  |  |  |  | (228) |  |  | (199) |  |  | (154) |
Premiums |  |  |  |  | $ | 994 |  |  | $ | 960 |  |  | $ | 997 |
Direct charges and fee income |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,145 |  |  | $ | 3,380 |  |  | $ | 4,149 |
Reinsurance ceded |  |  |  |  | (691) |  |  | (613) |  |  | (414) |
Policy charges and fee income |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,454 |  |  | $ | 2,767 |  |  | $ | 3,735 |
Direct policyholders’ benefits |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,262 |  |  | $ | 3,297 |  |  | $ | 5,826 |
Reinsurance assumed |  |  |  |  | 179 |  |  | 212 |  |  | 241 |
Reinsurance ceded |  |  |  |  | (725) |  |  | (721) |  |  | (741) |
Policyholders’ benefits |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,716 |  |  | $ | 2,788 |  |  | $ | 5,326 |
Direct interest credited to policyholders’ account balances |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,440 |  |  | $ | (1,212) |  |  | $ | 1,252 |
Reinsurance ceded |  |  |  |  | (30) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (30) |
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,410 |  |  | $ | (1,219) |  |  | $ | 1,222 |
Schedule of Ceded Credit Risk | The following table summarizes the ceded reinsurance GMIB reinsurance contracts, third-party recoverables, amount due to reinsurance and assumed reserves.
| December 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021
| (in millions)
Ceded Reinsurance: |  |  |
Estimated net fair values of purchased market risk benefits (1) | 10,423 |  |  | 14,074 |
Third-party reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts | 8,471 |  |  | 4,632 |
Top reinsurers: |  |  |
First Allmerica-GAF | 4,005 |  |  | —
Zurich Life Insurance Company, Ltd. | 1,416 |  |  | 1,565 |
RGA Reinsurance Company | 1,272 |  |  | 1,138 |
Ceded group health reserves | 47 |  |  | 26 |
Amount due to reinsurers | 1,533 |  |  | 1,381 |
Top reinsurers: |  |  |
RGA Reinsurance Company | 1,171 |  |  | 1,212
First Allmerica-GAF | 147 |  |  | — |
Protective Life Insurance Company | 104 |  |  | 114 |
Assumed Reinsurance: |  |  |
Reinsurance assumed reserves | $ | 701 |  |  | $ | 910 |

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