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Policyholder Account Balances (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Policyholder Account Balance [Abstract] |
Schedule of Policyholder Account Balances | The following table reconciles policyholder account balances (in millions) to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
| As of December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
Variable Annuities | $ | 35,267 |  |  | $ | 29,141 |
Fixed Annuities | 25,963 |  |  | 25,355 |
UL and Other | 36,599 |  |  | 37,180 |
Retirement Plan Services | 23,619 |  |  | 23,784 |
Other (1) | 4,749 |  |  | 5,277 |
Total policyholder account balances | $ | 126,197 |  |  | $ | 120,737 |
(1) Represents policyholder account balances reported primarily in Other Operations attributable to the indemnity reinsurance agreements with Protective ($4.4 billion and $4.9 billion as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively) that are excluded from the following tables.
Summary of Balances and Changes in Policyholder Account Balances | The following table summarizes the balances and changes in policyholder account balances (in millions):
| As of or For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
| Variable Annuities |  | Fixed Annuities |  | UL and Other |  | Retirement Plan Services
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 29,141 |  |  | $ | 25,355 |  |  | $ | 37,180 |  |  | $ | 23,784 |
Gross deposits | 4,756 |  |  | 4,226 |  |  | 3,619 |  |  | 3,407 |
Withdrawals | (1,321) |  |  | (4,828) |  |  | (1,464) |  |  | (4,495) |
Policyholder assessments | (1) |  |  | (61) |  |  | (4,522) |  |  | (14) |
Net transfers from (to) separate account | (477) |  |  | – |  |  | 196 |  |  | 251 |
Interest credited | 695 |  |  | 802 |  |  | 1,474 |  |  | 686 |
Change in fair value of embedded derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |
instruments and other | 2,474 |  |  | 469 |  |  | 116 |  |  | – |
Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 35,267 |  |  | $ | 25,963 |  |  | $ | 36,599 |  |  | $ | 23,619 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 2.1% |  | 3.1% |  | 4.0% |  | 2.9%
Net amount at risk (1)(2) | $ | 1,962 |  |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 297,555 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Cash surrender value | 34,018 |  |  | 24,867 |  |  | 32,999 |  |  | 23,586 |
| As of or For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
| Variable Annuities |  | Fixed Annuities |  | UL and Other |  | Retirement Plan Services
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ | 22,184 |  |  | $ | 23,365 |  |  | $ | 37,694 |  |  | $ | 25,138 |
Gross deposits | 4,709 |  |  | 5,130 |  |  | 3,755 |  |  | 2,776 |
Withdrawals | (742) |  |  | (3,929) |  |  | (1,454) |  |  | (4,494) |
Policyholder assessments | (1) |  |  | (56) |  |  | (4,512) |  |  | (14) |
Net transfers from (to) separate account | (427) |  |  | – |  |  | 97 |  |  | (295) |
Interest credited | 548 |  |  | 643 |  |  | 1,479 |  |  | 673 |
Change in fair value of embedded derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |
instruments and other | 2,870 |  |  | 202 |  |  | 121 |  |  | – |
Balance as of end-of-year | $ | 29,141 |  |  | $ | 25,355 |  |  | $ | 37,180 |  |  | $ | 23,784 |
Weighted-average crediting rate | 2.1% |  | 2.7% |  | 4.0% |  | 2.7%
Net amount at risk (1)(2) | $ | 3,031 |  | $ | 203 |  | $ | 302,712 |  | $ | 4
Cash surrender value | 27,975 |  | 24,349 |  | 33,629 |  | 23,765
(1) NAR is the current guaranteed minimum benefit in excess of the current account balance as of the balance sheet date. For GLBs, the guaranteed minimum benefit is calculated based on the present value of GLB payments. Our variable annuity products may offer more than one type of guaranteed benefit rider to a policyholder. In instances where more than one guaranteed benefit rider exists in a contract, the guaranteed benefit rider that provides the highest NAR is used in the calculation. (2) Calculation is based on total account balances and includes both policyholder account balances and separate account balances.
Summary of Policyholder Account Balances by Range | The following table presents policyholder account balances (in millions) by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between the interest being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed contract minimums:
| As of December 31, 2024
| At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1-50 Basis Points Above |  | 51-100 Basis Points Above |  | 101-150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Range of Guaranteed |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Crediting Rate |  |  |  |  |
Variable Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |
1.01% - 2.00% | 3 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 7 |  |  | 10 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 511 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 511 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 1,231 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,231 |
4.01% and above | 8 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 8 |
Other (1) | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 33,507 |
Total | $ | 1,753 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 35,267 |
Fixed Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | 540 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 2,319 |  |  | $ | 4,213 |
1.01% - 2.00% | 235 |  |  | 174 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 218 |  |  | 4,728 |  |  | 5,505 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 1,570 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 1,637 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 1,540 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,540 |
4.01% and above | 170 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 170 |
Other (1) | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 12,898 |
Total | $ | 3,813 |  |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | 691 |  |  | $ | 475 |  |  | $ | 7,084 |  |  | $ | 25,963 |
UL and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 226 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 486 |  |  | $ | 1,098 |
1.01% - 2.00% | 543 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 2,974 |  |  | 3,517 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 6,600 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 151 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 6,761 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 15,073 |  |  | – |  |  | 1 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 15,074 |
4.01% and above | 3,564 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 3,564 |
Other (1) | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 6,585 |
Total | $ | 26,044 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 378 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 3,460 |  |  | $ | 36,599 |
Retirement Plan Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | 735 |  |  | $ | 3,332 |  |  | $ | 5,551 |  |  | $ | 10,447 |
1.01% - 2.00% | 470 |  |  | 1,001 |  |  | 1,890 |  |  | 942 |  |  | 588 |  |  | 4,891 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 2,195 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 1 |  |  | – |  |  | 2,309 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 4,272 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 12 |  |  | – |  |  | 4,403 |
4.01% and above | 1,569 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,569 |
Total | $ | 9,030 |  |  | $ | 1,445 |  |  | $ | 2,718 |  |  | $ | 4,287 |  |  | $ | 6,139 |  |  | $ | 23,619 |
| As of December 31, 2023
| At Guaranteed Minimum |  | 1-50 Basis Points Above |  | 51-100 Basis Points Above |  | 101-150 Basis Points Above |  | Greater Than 150 Basis Points Above |  | Total
Range of Guaranteed |  |  |  |  |
Minimum Crediting Rate |  |  |  |  |
Variable Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |
1.01% - 2.00% | 5 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 7 |  |  | 12 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 576 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 576 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 1,370 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,370 |
4.01% and above | 10 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 10 |
Other (1) | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 27,173 |
Total | $ | 1,961 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 29,141 |
Fixed Annuities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | 696 |  |  | $ | 511 |  |  | $ | 546 |  |  | $ | 505 |  |  | $ | 2,429 |  |  | $ | 4,687 |
1.01% - 2.00% | 426 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 235 |  |  | 527 |  |  | 3,081 |  |  | 4,366 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 1,806 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 6 |  |  | – |  |  | 18 |  |  | 1,865 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 927 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 927 |
4.01% and above | 180 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 180 |
Other (1) | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 13,330 |
Total | $ | 4,035 |  |  | $ | 643 |  |  | $ | 787 |  |  | $ | 1,032 |  |  | $ | 5,528 |  |  | $ | 25,355 |
UL and Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 195 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 352 |  |  | $ | 943 |
1.01% - 2.00% | 557 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 3,125 |  |  | 3,682 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 6,925 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 148 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 7,084 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 15,587 |  |  | – |  |  | 1 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 15,588 |
4.01% and above | 3,730 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 3,730 |
Other (1) | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 6,153 |
Total | $ | 27,074 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 3,477 |  |  | $ | 37,180 |
Retirement Plan Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Up to 1.00% | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 569 |  |  | $ | 744 |  |  | $ | 4,904 |  |  | $ | 2,979 |  |  | $ | 9,648 |
1.01% - 2.00% | 550 |  |  | 2,065 |  |  | 1,575 |  |  | 832 |  |  | – |  |  | 5,022 |
2.01% - 3.00% | 2,492 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 2,492 |
3.01% - 4.00% | 5,012 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 5,012 |
4.01% and above | 1,610 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,610 |
Total | $ | 10,116 |  |  | $ | 2,634 |  |  | $ | 2,319 |  |  | $ | 5,736 |  |  | $ | 2,979 |  |  | $ | 23,784 |
(1) Consists of indexed account balances that include the fair value of embedded derivative instruments, payout annuity account balances, short-term dollar cost averaging annuities business and policy loans.

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