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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from Operations by Segment to Consolidated Net Income (Loss) | The tables below reconcile our internal measure of performance to the GAAP measure presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (in millions):
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
| Annuities |  | Life Insurance |  | Group Protection |  | Retirement Plan Services |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Operating Revenues (1) | $ | 4,896 |  |  | $ | 6,248 |  |  | $ | 5,717 |  |  | $ | 1,321 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 18,342 |
Operating Expenses (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefits and policyholder liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
remeasurement (gain) loss | 145 |  |  | 3,893 |  |  | 3,692 |  |  | – |  |  | 12 |  |  | 7,742 |
Interest credited | 1,536 |  |  | 1,194 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 675 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 3,443 |
Commissions | 1,115 |  |  | 461 |  |  | 462 |  |  | 103 |  |  | – |  |  | 2,141 |
General and administrative expenses | 495 |  |  | 563 |  |  | 870 |  |  | 340 |  |  | 256 |  |  | 2,524 |
Interest and debt expense | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 336 |  |  | 336 |
Other (3) | 217 |  |  | 242 |  |  | 149 |  |  | 17 |  |  | (10) |  |  | 615 |
Total operating expenses | 3,508 |  |  | 6,353 |  |  | 5,179 |  |  | 1,135 |  |  | 626 |  |  | 16,801 |
Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | 228 |  |  | (42) |  |  | 113 |  |  | 23 |  |  | (96) |  |  | 226 |
Total income (loss) from operations | 1,160 |  |  | (63) |  |  | 425 |  |  | 163 |  |  | (370) |  |  | 1,315 |
Reconciliation of total income (loss) from |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
operations to net income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net annuity product features, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,508 |
Net life insurance product features, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (207) |
Credit loss-related adjustments, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (152) |
Investment gains (losses), pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (483) |
Changes in the fair value of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
reinsurance-related embedded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
derivatives, trading securities and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
certain mortgage loans, pre-tax (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 535 |
Gains (losses) on other non-financial assets – |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sale of subsidiaries/businesses, pre-tax (5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 582 |
Other items, pre-tax (6) (7) (8) (9) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (270) |
Income tax benefit (expense) related to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
the above pre-tax items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (553) |
Total net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,275 |
(1) See table below for reconciliation of total operating revenues to the GAAP measure presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). (2) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Inter-segment expenses are included within the amounts shown. (3) Other operating expenses include: Annuities: DAC and VOBA capitalization and amortization; broker-dealer expenses before the sale of our wealth management business in the second quarter of 2024; taxes, licenses and fees; expenses associated with reserve financing and LOCs and amortization of deferred loss on business sold through reinsurance. Life Insurance: DAC and VOBA capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees; expenses associated with reserve financing and LOCs; amortization of deferred loss on business sold through reinsurance and other intangible amortization. Group Protection: Taxes, licenses and fees; DAC capitalization and amortization; other intangible amortization and expenses associated with LOCs. Retirement Plan Services: DAC capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees and expenses associated with LOCs. Other Operations: Reimbursements to Other Operations from the Life Insurance segment for the use of proceeds from certain issuances of senior notes that were used as long-term structured solutions, net of expenses incurred by Other Operations for its access to a financing facility and issuance of LOCs. (4) Includes primarily changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative related to the fourth quarter 2023 reinsurance transaction. For more information, see Note 7. (5) For information on the sale of our wealth management business, see Note 1. (6) Includes certain legal accruals of $(129) million, primarily attributable to a first quarter 2024 accrual related to the settlement of cost of insurance litigation, and regulatory accruals of $(12) million related to estimated state guaranty fund assessments net of estimated state premium tax recoveries associated with the Bankers Life Insurance Company and Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company insolvencies (see “State Guaranty Fund Assessments” in Note 17 for more information). (7) Includes severance expense related to initiatives to realign the workforce of $(74) million. (8) Includes transaction and integration costs related to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of $(40) million. (9) Includes deferred compensation mark-to-market adjustment of $(15) million.
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
| Annuities |  | Life Insurance |  | Group Protection |  | Retirement Plan Services |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Operating Revenues (1) | $ | 3,002 |  |  | $ | 6,907 |  |  | $ | 5,563 |  |  | $ | 1,310 |  |  | $ | (755) |  |  | $ | 16,027 |
Operating Expenses (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefits and policyholder liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
remeasurement (gain) loss (3) | (1,504) |  |  | 4,583 |  |  | 3,732 |  |  | – |  |  | (866) |  |  | 5,945 |
Interest credited | 1,252 |  |  | 1,290 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 665 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 3,248 |
Commissions | 971 |  |  | 571 |  |  | 446 |  |  | 87 |  |  | – |  |  | 2,075 |
General and administrative expenses | 471 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 846 |  |  | 341 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 2,533 |
Interest and debt expense | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 331 |  |  | 331 |
Other (4) | 599 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (8) |  |  | 839 |
Total operating expenses | 1,789 |  |  | 7,138 |  |  | 5,184 |  |  | 1,109 |  |  | (249) |  |  | 14,971 |
Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | 140 |  |  | (72) |  |  | 80 |  |  | 30 |  |  | (112) |  |  | 66 |
Total income (loss) from operations | 1,073 |  |  | (159) |  |  | 299 |  |  | 171 |  |  | (394) |  |  | 990 |
Reconciliation of total income (loss) from |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
operations to net income (loss) (5): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net annuity product features, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |
Net life insurance product features, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (393) |
Credit loss-related adjustments, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (80) |
Investment gains (losses), pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (959) |
Changes in the fair value of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
reinsurance-related embedded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
derivatives, trading securities and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
certain mortgage loans, pre-tax (6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (802) |
Other items, pre-tax (7) (8) (9) (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (55) |
Income tax benefit (expense) related to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
the above pre-tax items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 479 |
Total net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (752) |
(1) See table below for reconciliation of total operating revenues to the GAAP measure presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). (2) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Inter-segment expenses are included within the amounts shown. (3) Annuities and Other Operations: Reflects the fourth quarter 2023 reinsurance transaction ceding of in-force life-contingent payout fixed annuities and institutional pension business that had no income (loss) from operations impact. See Note 7 for more information on the transaction. (4) Other operating expenses include: Annuities: Broker-dealer expenses; DAC and VOBA capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees and expenses associated with reserve financing and LOCs. Life Insurance: DAC and VOBA capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees; expenses associated with reserve financing and LOCs and other intangible amortization. Group Protection: Taxes, licenses and fees; DAC capitalization and amortization; other intangible amortization and expenses associated with LOCs. Retirement Plan Services: DAC capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees and expenses associated with LOCs. Other Operations: Reimbursements to Other Operations from the Life Insurance segment for the use of proceeds from certain issuances of senior notes that were used as long-term structured solutions, net of expenses incurred by Other Operations for its access to a financing facility and issuance of LOCs. (5) The prior period presentation was recast to conform to the revised definition of income (loss) from operations. (6) Includes primarily changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative related to the fourth quarter 2023 reinsurance transaction. For more information, see Note 7. (7) Includes certain legal accruals of $(12) million. (8) Includes severance expense related to initiatives to realign the workforce of $(7) million. (9) Includes transaction and integration costs related to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of $(34) million. (10) Includes deferred compensation mark-to-market adjustment of $(2) million.
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| Annuities |  | Life Insurance |  | Group Protection |  | Retirement Plan Services |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Operating Revenues (1) | $ | 4,482 |  |  | $ | 6,747 |  |  | $ | 5,304 |  |  | $ | 1,274 |  |  | $ | 156 |  |  | $ | 17,963 |
Operating Expenses (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefits and policyholder liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
remeasurement (gain) loss | 253 |  |  | 6,925 |  |  | 3,931 |  |  | – |  |  | 66 |  |  | 11,175 |
Interest credited | 894 |  |  | 1,310 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 629 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 2,877 |
Commissions | 1,018 |  |  | 698 |  |  | 394 |  |  | 79 |  |  | – |  |  | 2,189 |
General and administrative expenses | 408 |  |  | 554 |  |  | 766 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 267 |  |  | 2,298 |
Interest and debt expense | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 283 |  |  | 283 |
Other (3) | 563 |  |  | (59) |  |  | 156 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5) |  |  | 671 |
Total operating expenses | 3,136 |  |  | 9,428 |  |  | 5,252 |  |  | 1,027 |  |  | 650 |  |  | 19,493 |
Total federal income tax expense (benefit) | 185 |  |  | (587) |  |  | 11 |  |  | 36 |  |  | (93) |  |  | (448) |
Total income (loss) from operations | 1,161 |  |  | (2,094) |  |  | 41 |  |  | 211 |  |  | (401) |  |  | (1,082) |
Reconciliation of total income (loss) from |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
operations to net income (loss) (4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net annuity product features, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,133 |
Net life insurance product features, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 |
Credit loss-related adjustments, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (130) |
Investment gains (losses), pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |
Changes in the fair value of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
reinsurance-related embedded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
derivatives, trading securities and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
certain mortgage loans, pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52) |
Impairment of intangibles (5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (634) |
Other items, pre-tax (6) (7) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (109) |
Income tax benefit (expense) related to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
the above pre-tax items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (814) |
Total net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,358 |
(1) See table below for reconciliation of total operating revenues to the GAAP measure presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). (2) The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Inter-segment expenses are included within the amounts shown. (3) Other operating expenses include: Annuities: Broker-dealer expenses; DAC and VOBA capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees and expenses associated with reserve financing and LOCs. Life Insurance: DAC and VOBA capitalization and amortization; taxes, licenses and fees; expenses associated with reserve financing and LOCs and other intangible amortization. Group Protection: Taxes, licenses and fees; DAC capitalization and amortization; other intangible amortization and expenses associated with LOCs. Retirement Plan Services: DAC capitalization and amortization and taxes, licenses and fees. Other Operations: Reimbursements to Other Operations from the Life Insurance segment for the use of proceeds from certain issuances of senior notes that were used as long-term structured solutions, net of expenses incurred by Other Operations for its access to a financing facility and issuance of LOCs. (4) The prior period presentation was recast to conform to the revised definition of income (loss) from operations. (5) See Note 8 for more information. (6) Includes certain legal accruals of $(147) million. (7) Includes deferred compensation mark-to-market adjustment of $38 million.
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated | The tables below reconcile our total operating revenues to the GAAP measure presented in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (in millions):
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
| Annuities |  | Life Insurance |  | Group Protection |  | Retirement Plan Services |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Operating revenues | $ | 4,896 |  |  | $ | 6,248 |  |  | $ | 5,717 |  |  | $ | 1,321 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 18,342 |
Revenue adjustments from annuity and life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
insurance product features | (130) |  |  | (252) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (382) |
Credit loss-related adjustments | (71) |  |  | (10) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (32) |  |  | (35) |  |  | (152) |
Investment gains (losses) | 13 |  |  | (252) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (231) |  |  | (483) |
Changes in the fair value of reinsurance- |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
related embedded derivatives, trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
securities and certain mortgage loans | (6) |  |  | 554 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (13) |  |  | 535 |
Gains (losses) on other non-financial assets - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sale of subsidiaries/businesses | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 582 |  |  | 582 |
Total revenues | $ | 4,702 |  |  | $ | 6,288 |  |  | $ | 5,711 |  |  | $ | 1,278 |  |  | $ | 463 |  |  | $ | 18,442 |
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
| Annuities (1) |  | Life Insurance |  | Group Protection |  | Retirement Plan Services |  | Other Operations (1) |  | Total
Operating revenues | $ | 3,002 |  |  | $ | 6,907 |  |  | $ | 5,563 |  |  | $ | 1,310 |  |  | $ | (755) |  |  | $ | 16,027 |
Revenue adjustments from annuity and life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
insurance product features | (2,131) |  |  | (410) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (2,541) |
Credit loss-related adjustments | (14) |  |  | (54) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (80) |
Investment gains (losses) | (95) |  |  | (733) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (35) |  |  | (90) |  |  | (959) |
Changes in the fair value of reinsurance- |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
related embedded derivatives, trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
securities and certain mortgage loans | (30) |  |  | (781) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 9 |  |  | (802) |
Total revenues (1) | $ | 732 |  |  | $ | 4,929 |  |  | $ | 5,553 |  |  | $ | 1,274 |  |  | $ | (843) |  |  | $ | 11,645 |
(1) Includes ceded insurance premiums primarily related to the fourth quarter 2023 reinsurance transaction. For more information, see Note 7.
| For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
| Annuities |  | Life Insurance |  | Group Protection |  | Retirement Plan Services |  | Other Operations |  | Total
Operating revenues | $ | 4,482 |  |  | $ | 6,747 |  |  | $ | 5,304 |  |  | $ | 1,274 |  |  | $ | 156 |  |  | $ | 17,963 |
Revenue adjustments from annuity and life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
insurance product features | 974 |  |  | 35 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,009 |
Credit loss-related adjustments | (10) |  |  | (124) |  |  | 3 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 4 |  |  | (130) |
Investment gains (losses) | (21) |  |  | 88 |  |  | (3) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (31) |  |  | 20 |
Changes in the fair value of reinsurance- |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
related embedded derivatives, trading |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
securities and certain mortgage loans | 84 |  |  | (1) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (135) |  |  | (52) |
Total revenues | $ | 5,509 |  |  | $ | 6,745 |  |  | $ | 5,304 |  |  | $ | 1,258 |  |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | 18,810 |
Schedule of Segment Information | We present disaggregated disclosures in the Notes below for long-duration insurance balances, applying the level of aggregation by segment as follows:
Business Segment | Level of Aggregation
Annuities | Variable Annuities
| Fixed Annuities
| Payout Annuities
Life Insurance | Traditional Life
| UL and Other
Group Protection | Group Protection
Retirement Plan Services | Retirement Plan Services
The following provides a summary of our DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL amortization basis and expected amortization period by segment:
Business Segment | Amortization Basis | Expected Amortization Period
Annuities | Total deposits paid to date on policies in force | Life of contract
Life Insurance | Policy count of policies in force | On average 60 years
Group Protection | Group certificate contracts in force | 4 years
Retirement Plan Services | Lives in force | Life of contract or 40 years
Other business segment and Other Operations information (in millions) was as follows:
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Net Investment Income |  |  |  |  |
Annuities | $ | 1,636 |  |  | $ | 1,668 |  |  | $ | 1,463 |
Life Insurance | 2,434 |  |  | 2,712 |  |  | 2,587 |
Group Protection | 348 |  |  | 339 |  |  | 334 |
Retirement Plan Services | 997 |  |  | 1,012 |  |  | 976 |
Other Operations | 110 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 155 |
Total net investment income | $ | 5,525 |  |  | $ | 5,879 |  |  | $ | 5,515 |

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