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Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |
Reconciliation Of Available-For-Sale Securities From Cost Basis To Fair Value |
| As of March 31, 2020 |
| Amortized |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  |  | Fair |
| Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | ACL |  | Value |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 80,785 |  | $ | 7,031 |  | $ | 1,999 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 85,797 |
U.S. government bonds |  | 380 |  |  | 102 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 482 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 4,797 |  |  | 1,123 |  |  | 14 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,906 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 329 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | 389 |
RMBS |  | 3,014 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,271 |
CMBS |  | 1,089 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 9 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,119 |
ABS |  | 5,259 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 232 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,086 |
Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities |  | 564 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 59 |  |  | - |  |  | 556 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 96,217 |  | $ | 8,745 |  | $ | 2,336 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 102,606 |
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses, OTTI and fair value of fixed maturity AFS securities (in millions) were as follows:
| As of December 31, 2019 |
| Amortized |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  |  |  | Fair |
| Cost |  | Gains |  | Losses |  | OTTI (1) |  | Value |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 79,417 |  | $ | 9,479 |  | $ | 184 |  | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 88,716 |
U.S. government bonds |  | 384 |  |  | 51 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 435 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 4,778 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 7 |  |  | - |  |  | 5,884 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 329 |  |  | 64 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 393 |
RMBS |  | 3,042 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 3,241 |
CMBS |  | 1,038 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1,083 |
ABS |  | 4,810 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 18 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 4,889 |
Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities |  | 497 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | 559 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 94,295 |  | $ | 11,086 |  | $ | 240 |  | $ | (59 | ) | $ | 105,200 |
(1)Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, we recognized the OTTI attributed to noncredit factors as a separate component in other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) referred to as unrealized OTTI on fixed maturity AFS securities. This includes unrealized (gains) and losses on credit-impaired securities related to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.
Available-For-Sale Securities By Contractual Maturities |
| Amortized |  | Fair |
| Cost |  | Value |
Due in one year or less | $ | 3,008 |  | $ | 2,980 |
Due after one year through five years |  | 14,806 |  |  | 14,836 |
Due after five years through ten years |  | 17,319 |  |  | 17,804 |
Due after ten years |  | 51,722 |  |  | 57,510 |
Subtotal |  | 86,855 |  |  | 93,130 |
Structured securities (RMBS, CMBS, ABS) |  | 9,362 |  |  | 9,476 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 96,217 |  | $ | 102,606 |
Fair Value And Gross Unrealized Losses In A Continuous Unrealized Loss Position |
| As of March 31, 2020 |
| Less Than or Equal |  | Greater Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| to Twelve Months |  | Twelve Months |  | Total |
|  |  | Gross |  |  | Gross |  |  |  | Gross
| Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | Fair |  | Unrealized
| Value |  | Losses |  | Value |  | Losses |  | Value |  |  | Losses (1) |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 21,648 |  | $ | 1,745 |  | $ | 828 |  | $ | 254 |  | $ | 22,476 |  |  | $ | 1,999 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 364 |  |  | 14 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 364 |  |  |  | 14 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 27 |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 3 |
RMBS |  | 352 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 357 |  |  |  | 20 |
CMBS |  | 250 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | 9 |
ABS |  | 4,160 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 255 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 4,415 |  |  |  | 232 |
Hybrid and redeemable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred securities |  | 178 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | 59 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 26,979 |  | $ | 2,008 |  | $ | 1,168 |  | $ | 328 |  | $ | 28,147 |  |  | $ | 2,336 |
Total number of fixed maturity AFS securities in an unrealized loss position |  |  |  | 2,724 |
(1)We recognized $22 million of gross unrealized losses in OCI for fixed maturity AFS securities for which an allowance for credit losses has been recorded. The fair value and gross unrealized losses, including the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, of fixed maturity AFS securities (dollars in millions), aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows:
| As of December 31, 2019 |
| Less Than or Equal |  | Greater Than |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| to Twelve Months |  | Twelve Months |  | Total |
|  |  | Gross |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |
|  | Unrealized |  | Unrealized |  |  |  | Unrealized
| Fair | Losses and | Fair | Losses and | Fair |  | Losses and
| Value |  | OTTI |  | Value |  | OTTI |  | Value |  |  | OTTI |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 2,935 |  | $ | 46 |  | $ | 1,406 |  | $ | 141 |  | $ | 4,341 |  |  | $ | 187 |
State and municipal bonds |  | 333 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 18 |  |  | - |  |  | 351 |  |  |  | 7 |
RMBS |  | 536 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 15 |  |  | - |  |  | 551 |  |  |  | 10 |
CMBS |  | 48 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 1 |
ABS |  | 1,792 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  |  | 18 |
Hybrid and redeemable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred securities |  | 29 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 102 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 20 |
Total fixed maturity AFS securities | $ | 5,673 |  | $ | 73 |  | $ | 1,848 |  | $ | 170 |  | $ | 7,521 |  |  | $ | 243 |
Total number of fixed maturity AFS securities in an unrealized loss position |  |  |  | 895 |
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities Whose Value Is Below Amortized Cost |
|  |  |  | As of March 31, 2020 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  | Number |
|  |  |  | Fair |  | Unrealized |  |  | of |
|  |  |  | Value |  | Losses |  | Securities (1)
Less than six months |  |  |  | $ | 1,528 |  | $ | 803 |  |  |  | 185 |
Twelve months or greater |  |  |  |  | 50 |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 23 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 1,578 |  | $ | 863 |  |  |  | 208 |
(1)We may reflect a security in more than one aging category based on various purchase dates. The fair value, gross unrealized losses, the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI (in millions) and number of fixed maturity AFS securities where the fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by greater than 20% were as follows:
| As of December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Number |
| Fair |  | Gross Unrealized |  |  | of |
| Value |  | Losses |  | OTTI |  | Securities (1)
Less than six months | $ | 15 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 7 |
Six months or greater, but less than nine months |  | 10 |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4 |
Twelve months or greater |  | 132 |  |  | 76 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 31 |
Total | $ | 157 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | - |  |  |  | 42 |
(1)We may reflect a security in more than one aging category based on various purchase dates.
Changes In Allowance For Credit Losses On AFS |
| Corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bonds |  | RMBS |  | ABS |  | Other |  | Total |
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Additions for securities for which credit losses were not |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
previously recognized |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 20 |
Additions from purchases of PCD debt securities (1) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Balance as of end-of-period (2) | $ | 20 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 20 |
(1)Represents purchased credit-deteriorated (“PCD”) fixed maturity AFS securities. (2)Accrued interest receivable on fixed maturity AFS securities totaled $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2020, and was excluded from the estimate of credit losses.
Schedule Of Changes In Amount Of Credit Losses Of OTTI Recognized In Net Income (Loss) |
| For the Three |
| Months Ended |
| March 31, |
| 2019 |
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 355 |
Increases attributable to: |  |  |
Credit losses on securities for which an |  |  |
OTTI was not previously recognized |  | 6 |
Credit losses on securities for which an |  |  |
OTTI was previously recognized |  | 2 |
Decreases attributable to: |  |  |
Securities sold, paid down or matured |  | (4 | )
Balance as of end-of-period | $ | 359 |
Composition Of Current And Past Due Mortgage Loans On Real Estate |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
| Commercial |  | Residential |  | Total |  | Commercial |  | Residential |  | Total |
Current | $ | 16,168 |  | $ | 707 |  | $ | 16,875 |  | $ | 15,620 |  | $ | 659 |  | $ | 16,279 |
30 to 59 days past due |  | - |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 30 |
60 to 89 days past due |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
90 or more days past due |  | - |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | - |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
Allowance for credit losses |  | (126 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | (161 | ) |  | - |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | )
Unamortized premium (discount) |  | (16 | ) |  | 24 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | 23 |  |  | 6 |
Mark-to-market gains (losses) (1) |  | 26 |  |  | - |  |  | 26 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Total carrying value | $ | 16,052 |  | $ | 739 |  | $ | 16,791 |  | $ | 15,606 |  | $ | 733 |  | $ | 16,339 |
(1)Represents the mark-to-market on certain commercial mortgage loans on real estate for which we have elected the fair value option. See Note 14 for additional information.
Schedule Of Average Carrying Value Of Impaired Mortgage Loans On Real Estate |
| For the Three |
| Months Ended |
| March 31, |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |
Average carrying value for impaired mortgage |  |  |  |  |  |
loans on real estate | $ | 3 |  | $ | - |
Interest income recognized on impaired mortgage |  |  |  |  |  |
loans on real estate |  | - |  |  | - |
Interest income collected on impaired mortgage |  |  |  |  |  |
loans on real estate |  | - |  |  | - |
Amortized Cost Of Mortgage Loans On Real Estate On Nonaccrual Status |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  | As of January 1, 2020 |
| Nonaccrual |  |  |  |  | Nonaccrual |  |  |  |
| with no |  |  |  |  | with no |  |  |  |
| ACL |  | Nonaccrual |  | ACL |  | Nonaccrual |
Commercial mortgage loans on real estate | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
Residential mortgage loans on real estate |  | - |  |  | 24 |  |  | - |  |  | 17 |
Total | $ | - |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 17 |
Changes In Allowance For Credit Losses On Mortgage Loans On Real Estate |
| Commercial |  | Residential |  | Total |
Balance as of beginning-of-year, prior to adoption of ASU 2016-13 | $ | - |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 2 |
Impact of adopting ASU 2016-13 |  | 62 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 88 |
Additions from provision for credit loss expense (1) |  | 64 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 71 |
Additions from purchases of PCD mortgage loans on real estate |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |
Balance as of end-of-period (2) | $ | 126 |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 161 |
(1)Due to changes in economic assumptions driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the provision for credit loss expense increased by $71 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. (2)Accrued interest receivable on mortgage loans on real estate totaled $50 million as of March 31, 2020, and was excluded from the estimate of credit losses.
Credit Loss Expense Incurred |
| For the Three |
| Months Ended |
| March 31, |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |
Credit Loss Expense Recognized in Net Income (Loss) (1) |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | (20 | ) | $ | (6 | )
RMBS |  | - |  |  | (1 | )
ABS |  | - |  |  | (1 | )
Gross credit loss expense recognized in net income (loss) |  | (20 | ) |  | (8 | )
Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL |  | - |  |  | - |
Net credit loss expense recognized in net income (loss) | $ | (20 | ) | $ | (8 | )
(1)For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized credit loss expense incurred as a result of impairments through net income (loss), pursuant to ASU 2016-13. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, we recognized write-downs taken as a result of OTTI through net income (loss).
Payables For Collateral On Investments |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
| Carrying |  | Fair |  | Carrying |  | Fair |
| Value |  | Value |  | Value |  | Value |
Collateral payable for derivative investments (1) | $ | 3,943 |  | $ | 3,943 |  | $ | 1,388 |  | $ | 1,388 |
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements (2) |  | 161 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 110 |
Investments pledged for Federal Home Loan Bank of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indianapolis (“FHLBI”) (3) |  | 4,330 |  |  | 6,970 |  |  | 3,580 |  |  | 5,480 |
Total payables for collateral on investments | $ | 8,434 |  | $ | 11,069 |  | $ | 5,082 |  | $ | 6,978 |
(1)We obtain collateral based upon contractual provisions with our counterparties. These agreements take into consideration the counterparties’ credit rating as compared to ours, the fair value of the derivative investments and specified thresholds that if exceeded result in the receipt of cash that is typically invested in cash and invested cash. See Note 5 for additional information. (2)Our pledged securities under securities lending agreements are included in fixed maturity AFS securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We generally obtain collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. We value collateral daily and obtain additional collateral when deemed appropriate. The cash received in our securities lending program is typically invested in cash and invested cash or fixed maturity AFS securities. (3)Our pledged investments for FHLBI are included in fixed maturity AFS securities and mortgage loans on real estate on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The collateral requirements are generally 105% to 115% of the fair value for fixed maturity AFS securities and 155% to 175% of the fair value for mortgage loans on real estate. The cash received in these transactions is primarily invested in cash and invested cash or fixed maturity AFS securities.
Schedule Of Increase (Decrease) In Payables For Collateral On Investments |
| For the Three |
| Months Ended |
| March 31, |
| 2020 |  | 2019 |
Collateral payable for derivative investments | $ | 2,555 |  | $ | 58 |
Securities pledged under securities lending agreements |  | 47 |  |  | 48 |
Securities pledged under repurchase agreements |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Investments pledged for FHLBI |  | 750 |  |  | 450 |
Total increase (decrease) in payables for collateral on investments | $ | 3,352 |  | $ | 557 |
Schedule Of Securities Pledged By Contractual Maturity |
| As of March 31, 2020 |
| Overnight and Continuous |  | Up to 30 Days |  | 30 - 90 ‎Days |  | Greater Than 90 Days |  | Total |
Securities Lending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 160 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 160 |
Foreign government bonds |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Total gross secured borrowings | $ | 161 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 161 |
| As of December 31, 2019 |
| Overnight and Continuous |  | Up to 30 Days |  | 30 - 90 ‎Days |  | Greater Than 90 Days |  | Total |
Securities Lending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | $ | 114 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 114 |
Total gross secured borrowings | $ | 114 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 114 |
Commercial [Member] |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |
Credit Quality Indicators For Mortgage Loans |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Debt- |  |  |  |  |  |  | Debt- |
|  |  |  |  |  | Service |  |  |  |  |  |  | Service |
| Amortized |  | % of |  | Coverage |  | Amortized |  | % of |  | Coverage |
Loan-to-Value Ratio | Cost |  | Total |  | Ratio |  | Cost |  | Total |  | Ratio |
Less than 65% | $ | 14,723 |  | 91.2% |  | 2.40 |  | $ | 14,206 |  | 91.0% |  | 2.35 |
65% to 74% |  | 1,428 |  | 8.8% |  | 1.85 |  |  | 1,399 |  | 9.0% |  | 1.87 |
75% to 100% |  | 1 |  | 0.0% |  | 0.90 |  |  | 1 |  | 0.0% |  | 1.09 |
Total | $ | 16,152 |  | 100.0% |  |  |  | $ | 15,606 |  | 100.0% |  |  |
The amortized cost of commercial mortgage loans on real estate (in millions) by year of origination and credit quality indicator was as follows:
| As of March 31, 2020 |
|  |  |  | Debt- |  |  |  |  | Debt- |  |  |  |  | Debt- |  |  |  |
|  |  |  | Service |  |  |  |  | Service |  |  |  |  | Service |  |  |  |
| Less |  | Coverage |  | 65% |  | Coverage |  | 75% |  | Coverage |  |  |
| than 65% |  | Ratio |  | to 74% |  | Ratio |  | to 100% |  | Ratio |  | Total |
Origination Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 | $ | 654 |  | 3.57 |  | $ | 61 |  | 1.47 |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | 715 |
2019 |  | 2,964 |  | 2.29 |  |  | 493 |  | 1.78 |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | 3,457 |
2018 |  | 2,346 |  | 2.17 |  |  | 271 |  | 1.48 |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | 2,617 |
2017 |  | 1,798 |  | 2.34 |  |  | 202 |  | 2.67 |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | 2,000 |
2016 |  | 1,732 |  | 2.37 |  |  | 217 |  | 1.92 |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | 1,949 |
2015 and prior |  | 5,229 |  | 2.43 |  |  | 184 |  | 1.68 |  |  | 1 |  | 0.90 |  |  | 5,414 |
Total | $ | 14,723 |  |  |  | $ | 1,428 |  |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | $ | 16,152 |
Residential [Member] |
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items] |
Credit Quality Indicators For Mortgage Loans |
| As of March 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019 |
| Amortized |  | % of |  | Amortized |  | % of |
Performance Indicator | Cost |  | Total |  | Cost (1) |  | Total |
Performing | $ | 750 |  | 96.9% |  | $ | 718 |  | 97.7% |
Nonperforming |  | 24 |  | 3.1% |  |  | 17 |  | 2.3% |
Total | $ | 774 |  | 100.0% |  | $ | 735 |  | 100.0% |
(1)A valuation allowance of $2 million was established on residential mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2019. The amortized cost of residential mortgage loans on real estate (in millions) by year of origination and credit quality indicator as of March 31, 2020, was as follows:
| Performing |  | Nonperforming |  | Total |
Origination Year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 73 |
2019 |  | 454 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 472 |
2018 |  | 223 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 229 |
2017 |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2016 |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
2015 and prior |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total | $ | 750 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 774 |

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