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Summary of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used for Fair Value Measurements Classified As Level 3 (Detail) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) bps | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | $ 846 | $ 681
Market risk benefits, net | $ |  | 446 | 582
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 45,233 | 46,781
Derivative assets, fair value | $ |  | 80 | 131
Variable Annuities |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Market risk benefits, net | $ |  | 403 | 527
Fixed Indexed Annuities |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Market risk benefits, net | $ |  | 43 | 55
Policyholder account balances |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | 176 | 180
Policyholder account balances | Fixed indexed annuity embedded derivatives |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | 160 | 165
Policyholder account balances | Indexed universal life embedded derivatives |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | 16 | 15
U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 26,813 | 27,985
Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 7,636 | 7,811
Utilities | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 4,232 | 4,273
Utilities | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 710 | 685
Energy | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 2,322 | 2,372
Energy | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 1,047 | 1,027
Finance and insurance | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 7,028 | 7,278
Finance and insurance | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 1,852 | 1,948
Consumer-non-cyclical | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 4,353 | 4,505
Consumer-non-cyclical | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 598 | 616
Technology and communications | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 2,750 | 3,023
Technology and communications | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 806 | 891
Industrial | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 1,094 | 1,233
Industrial | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 803 | 797
Capital goods | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 2,145 | 2,181
Capital goods | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 595 | 561
Consumer-cyclical | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 1,553 | 1,649
Consumer-cyclical | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 231 | 221
Transportation | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 1,062 | 1,162
Transportation | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 422 | 364
Other | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 274 | 309
Other | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | 572 | 701
Level 3 | Other invested assets | Equity index options |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets, fair value | $ |  | $ 21 |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, lower limit |  | 6.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, upper limit |  | 46.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, weighted-average | [1] | 23.00% |
Level 3 | Other invested assets | Forward bond purchase commitments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets, fair value | $ |  | $ 21 |
Fair value input, counterparty financing spread, lower limit |  | 28 |
Fair value input, counterparty financing spread, upper limit |  | 41 |
Fair value input, counterparty financing spread, weighted-average | [1] | 33 |
Level 3 | Policyholder account balances |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | $ 176 | 180
Level 3 | Policyholder account balances | Fixed indexed annuity embedded derivatives |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | $ 160 | 165
Fair value, expected future interest credited, lower limit |  | 1.00% |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, upper limit |  | 3.00% |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, weighted-average | [2] | 2.00% |
Level 3 | Policyholder account balances | Indexed universal life embedded derivatives |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | $ 16 | $ 15
Fair value, expected future interest credited, lower limit |  | 2.00% |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, upper limit |  | 12.00% |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, weighted-average | [2] | 5.00% |
Level 3 | Other liabilities | Forward bond purchase commitments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative liabilities, fair value | $ |  | $ 33 |
Fair value input, counterparty financing spread, lower limit |  | 28 |
Fair value input, counterparty financing spread, upper limit |  | 42 |
Fair value input, counterparty financing spread, weighted-average | [2] | 39 |
Level 3 | Market risk benefits | Variable Annuities |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Market risk benefits, net | $ | [3] | $ 403 |
Fair value, withdrawal utilization rate, lower limit | [3] | 63.00% |
Fair value, withdrawal utilization rate, upper limit | [3] | 89.00% |
Fair value, lapse rate, lower limit | [3] | 2.00% |
Fair value, lapse rate, upper limit | [3] | 11.00% |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit | [3] | 42 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit | [3] | 83 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 69 |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, lower limit | [3] | 14.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, upper limit | [3] | 30.00% |
Fair value, withdrawal utilization rate, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 79.00% |
Fair value, lapse rate, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 5.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 22.00% |
Level 3 | Market risk benefits | Fixed Indexed Annuities |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Market risk benefits, net | $ | [3] | $ 43 |
Fair value, withdrawal utilization rate, lower limit | [3] | 0.00% |
Fair value, withdrawal utilization rate, upper limit | [3] | 70.00% |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit | [3] | 42 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit | [3] | 83 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 69 |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, lower limit | [3] | 1.00% |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, upper limit | [3] | 3.00% |
Fair value, withdrawal utilization rate, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 57.00% |
Fair value, expected future interest credited, weighted-average | [2],[3] | 2.00% |
Level 3 | Other assets | Reinsurance recoverable |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Market risk benefits, net | $ | [4] | $ 117 |
Fair value, lapse rate, lower limit | [4] | 2.00% |
Fair value, lapse rate, upper limit | [4] | 9.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, lower limit | [4] | 14.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, upper limit | [4] | 30.00% |
Fair value, lapse rate, weighted-average | [1],[4] | 5.00% |
Fair value input, equity index volatility, weighted-average | [1],[4] | 22.00% |
Counterparty credit risk, weighted-average | [1],[4] | 69 |
Counterparty credit risk, lower limit | [4] | 42 |
Counterparty credit risk, upper limit | [4] | 83 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 1,899 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 14 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 229 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 138 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 756 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 59 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 229 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 126 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Utilities | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 815 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 59 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 229 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 136 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Utilities | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 243 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 84 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 229 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 131 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Energy | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 45 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 93 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 166 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 134 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Energy | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 113 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 93 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 175 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 119 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Finance and insurance | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 668 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 14 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 213 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 154 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Finance and insurance | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 133 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 101 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 197 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 125 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Consumer-non-cyclical | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 63 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 68 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 210 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 131 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Consumer-non-cyclical | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 75 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 83 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 144 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 100 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Technology and communications | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 12 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 68 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 82 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 74 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Technology and communications | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 17 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 83 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 119 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 100 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Industrial | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 15 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 93 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 166 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 117 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Industrial | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 59 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 109 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 175 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 144 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Capital goods | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 54 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 83 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 160 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 127 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Capital goods | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 38 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 97 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 210 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 149 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Consumer-cyclical | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 117 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 82 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 220 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 132 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Consumer-cyclical | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 7 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 210 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Transportation | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 20 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 48 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 134 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 100 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Transportation | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 20 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 109 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 144 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 114 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Other | U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 90 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 67 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 122 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 81 |
Internal Models | Level 3 | Other | Non-U.S. corporate |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at fair value | $ |  | $ 51 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, lower limit |  | 59 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, upper limit |  | 133 |
Fair value input, credit spreads, weighted-average | [1] | 115 |
[1] | Unobservable inputs weighted by the relative fair value of the associated instrument for fixed maturity securities, notional for derivative assets and the policyholder account balances associated with the instrument for the net reinsured portion of our variable annuity MRBs.
[2] | Unobservable inputs weighted by the policyholder account balances associated with the instrument and notional for derivative liabilities.
[3] | Refer to note 11 for additional details related to MRBs.
[4] | Represents the net reinsured portion of our variable annuity MRBs.

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