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REINSURANCE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
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.
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  |
| (in millions)
Direct charges and fee income | $ | 805 |  |  | $ | 809 |  |  | $ | 2,396 |  |  | $ | 2,406 |  |  |
Reinsurance assumed | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Reinsurance ceded | (334) |  |  | (183) |  |  | (663) |  |  | (549) |  |  |
Policy charges and fee income | $ | 471 |  |  | $ | 626 |  |  | $ | 1,733 |  |  | $ | 1,857 |  |  |
Direct premiums | $ | 276 |  |  | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | 865 |  |  | $ | 933 |  |  |
Reinsurance assumed | 45 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 125 |  |  | 130 |  |  |
Reinsurance ceded | (63) |  |  | (60) |  |  | (168) |  |  | (184) |  |  |
Premiums | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 312 |  |  | $ | 822 |  |  | $ | 879 |  |  |
Direct policyholders’ benefits | $ | 764 |  |  | $ | 799 |  |  | $ | 2,684 |  |  | $ | 2,468 |  |  |
Reinsurance assumed | 43 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 114 |  |  |
Reinsurance ceded | (355) |  |  | (167) |  |  | (804) |  |  | (575) |  |  |
Policyholders’ benefits | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 663 |  |  | $ | 1,998 |  |  | $ | 2,007 |  |  |
Direct interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | $ | 876 |  |  | $ | 708 |  |  | $ | 2,394 |  |  | $ | 1,940 |  |  |
Reinsurance ceded | (78) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (122) |  |  | (61) |  |  |
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | $ | 798 |  |  | $ | 701 |  |  | $ | 2,272 |  |  | $ | 1,879 |  |  |
Schedule of Ceded Credit Risk | The following table summarizes the ceded GMIB reinsurance contracts, third-party recoverables, amount due to reinsurance and assumed reserves:
| September 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
| (in millions)
Ceded Reinsurance: |  |  |
Estimated net fair values of purchased market risk benefits (1) | $ | 5,415 |  |  | $ | 7,376 |
Third-party reinsurance recoverables related to insurance contracts | 20,025 |  |  | 7,899 |
Top reinsurers: |  |  |
First Allmerica-GAF | 3,087 |  |  | 3,245 |
Zurich Life Insurance Company, Ltd. | 1,157 |  |  | 2,444 |
RGA Reinsurance Company | 1,920 |  |  | 1,205 |
Ceded group health reserves | 56 |  |  | 53 |
Amount due to reinsurers | 1,451 |  |  | 1,421 |
Top reinsurers: |  |  |
RGA Reinsurance Company | 1,159 |  |  | 2,187 |
First Allmerica-GAF | 76 |  |  | 77 |
Protective Life Insurance Company | 95 |  |  | 106 |
Assumed Reinsurance: |  |  |
Reinsurance assumed reserves | $ | 630 |  |  | $ | 647 |
_____________ (1)The estimated fair values of purchased MRB risks decreased $(2.0) billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and $(2.1) billion for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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