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Goodwill and Specifically Identifiable Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill and Specifically Identifiable Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill, By Reportable Segment

		For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
	Gross				Accumulated
	Goodwill				Impairment													Net
	as of				as of					Acquisition								Goodwill
	Beginning-				Beginning-					Accounting								as of End-
		of-Year				of-Year				Adjustments				Impairment				of-Year
Annuities		$	1,040			$	(600	)		$	-			$	-			$	440
Retirement Plan Services			20				-				-				-				20
Life Insurance			2,188				(1,554	)			-				-				634
Group Protection			684				-				-				-				684
Total goodwill		$	3,932			$	(2,154	)		$	-			$	-			$	1,778

		For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
		Gross			Accumulated
		Goodwill			Impairment													Net
		as of			as of					Acquisition								Goodwill
		Beginning-			Beginning-					Accounting								as of End-
		of-Year				of-Year				Adjustments				Impairment				of-Year
Annuities		$	1,040			$	(600	)		$	-			$	-			$	440
Retirement Plan Services			20				-				-				-				20
Life Insurance			2,188				(1,554	)			-				-				634
Group Protection			688				-				(4	)			-				684
Total goodwill		$	3,936			$	(2,154	)		$	(4	)		$	-			$	1,778

Schedule Of Intangible Assets By Reportable Segment

	As of December 31, 2020								As of December 31, 2019
	Gross								Gross
	Carrying			Accumulated					Carrying			Accumulated
	Amount			Amortization					Amount			Amortization
Retirement Plan Services:
Mutual fund contract rights (1)	$	5			$	-			$	5			$	-
Life Insurance:
Sales force		100				59				100				55
Group Protection:
VOCRA		576				55				576				25
VODA		31				5				31				2
Insurance licenses (1)		3				-				3				-
Total	$	715			$	119			$	715			$	82

⁽¹⁾No amortization recorded as the intangible asset has indefinite life.

Future estimated amortization of specifically identifiable intangible assets

2021	$	37
2022		37
2023		37
2024		37
2025		37
Thereafter		403

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Disclosure of gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization for each major specifically identifiable intangible asset class, by reportable segment. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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