Unpaid Claims and Claims Expense Short Duration Contracts

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Short-Duration Insurance and Deposit Contracts [Text Block]

UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSE – SHORT-DURATION CONTRACTS

Rollforward of Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses

The liability for unpaid claims for short-duration contracts is reported in other policy claims and benefits on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Activity associated with unpaid claims is summarized below (dollars in millions):


	Three months ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Balance, beginning of year	$	2,480	$	2,110
Less: reinsurance recoverable	(57)		(81)
Net balance, beginning of year	2,423		2,029
Incurred:
Current year	363		726
Prior years	(25)		(51)
Total incurred	338		675
Payments:
Current year	(23)		(25)
Prior years	(249)		(260)
Total payments	(272)		(285)
Other changes:
Interest accretion	8		8
Foreign exchange adjustments	(6)		36
Total other changes	2		44

Net balance, end of period	2,491		2,463
Plus: reinsurance recoverable	67		94
Balance, end of period	$	2,558	$	2,557

Incurred claims associated with prior periods are primarily due to the development of short-duration business claims for prior years being different than were anticipated when the liabilities for unpaid claims were originally estimated. These trends have been considered in establishing the current year liability for unpaid claims.