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Realized Gain (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Realized Gain (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) | Details underlying realized gain (loss) (in millions) were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity AFS securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross gains | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  |  |  |
Gross losses | (61) |  |  | (65) |  |  |  |  |
Credit loss benefit (expense) (1) | (2) |  |  | (17) |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain (loss) on equity securities (2) | 11 |  |  | (14) |  |  |  |  |
Credit loss benefit (expense) on mortgage loans on real estate | – |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  |
Credit loss benefit (expense) on reinsurance-related assets | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain (loss) on the mark-to-market on certain |  |  |  |  |  |  |
instruments (3)(4) | 12 |  |  | (111) |  |  |  |  |
Indexed product derivative results (5) | 145 |  |  | (153) |  |  |  |  |
Derivative results (6) | (548) |  |  | (477) |  |  |  |  |
Other realized gain (loss) | 1 |  |  | (12) |  |  |  |  |
Total realized gain (loss) | $ | (434) |  |  | $ | (828) |  |  |  |  |
(1) Includes changes in the allowance for credit losses as well as direct write-downs to amortized cost as a result of negative credit events. (2) Includes mark-to-market adjustments on equity securities still held of $11 million and $(14) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. (3) Represents changes in the fair values of derivatives we hold as part of VUL hedging, reinsurance-related embedded derivatives and trading securities. (4) Includes gains and losses from fair value changes on mortgage loans on real estate accounted for under the fair value option of less than $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. (5) Represents the change in fair value of the index options that we hold and the change in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities of our indexed annuity and IUL contracts, and the associated index options to hedge policyholder index allocations applicable to future reset periods for our indexed annuity products. (6) Includes the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments we own to support capital needs associated with our GLB and GDB riders net of fee income allocated to support the cost of purchasing the hedging instruments.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the gross realized gains and gross realized losses that have been included in earnings as a result of those sales. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481800/320-10-50-9 + Details
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