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Insurance Liabilities (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Insurance [Abstract]  
Schedule of Liability for Future Policy Benefits, by Product Segment
Information regarding liability for future policy benefits (“LFPB”) for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Term and Whole Life InsuranceIncome AnnuitiesStructured Settlement and Pension Risk Transfer AnnuitiesTerm and Whole Life InsuranceIncome AnnuitiesStructured Settlement and Pension Risk Transfer Annuities
(Dollars in millions)
Present value of expected net premiums:
Balance, beginning of period$2,974 $— $— $2,871 $— $— 
Beginning balance at original discount rate3,234 — — 3,212 — — 
Effect of model refinements— — — — — 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(7)— — (9)— — 
Adjusted beginning of period balance3,228 — — 3,203 — — 
Issuances24 — — 24 — — 
Interest accrual29 — — 28 — — 
Net premiums collected(92)— — (90)— — 
Ending balance at original discount rate3,189 — — 3,165 — — 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(308)— — (270)— — 
Balance, end of period$2,881 $— $— $2,895 $— $— 
Present value of expected future policy benefits:
Balance, beginning of period$5,507 $3,754 $6,697 $5,279 $3,512 $6,793 
Beginning balance at original discount rate6,023 4,031 7,085 5,922 3,897 7,410 
Effect of model refinements— — — — — 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(5)(2)(9)(31)(31)
Adjusted beginning of period balance6,019 4,035 7,083 5,913 3,866 7,379 
Issuances25 99 — 24 78 — 
Interest accrual55 38 77 54 36 80 
Benefit payments(153)(104)(147)(131)(89)(146)
Ending balance at original discount rate5,946 4,068 7,013 5,860 3,891 7,313 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(619)(351)(576)(501)(287)(385)
Balance, end of period$5,327 $3,717 $6,437 $5,359 $3,604 $6,928 
Net liability for future policy benefits, end of period$2,446 $3,717 $6,437 $2,464 $3,604 $6,928 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable, end of period38 30 62 43 26 69 
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable$2,408 $3,687 $6,375 $2,421 $3,578 $6,859 
Weighted-average duration of liability8.7 years8.1 years11.6 years8.4 years8.4 years11.6 years
Weighted-average interest accretion rate3.94 %3.99 %4.46 %3.96 %3.87 %4.46 %
Current discount rate5.24 %5.24 %5.32 %4.90 %4.92 %5.00 %
Gross premiums or assessments recognized during period$140 $123 $— $153 $102 $— 
Expected future gross premiums, undiscounted$6,057 $— $— $6,618 $— $— 
Expected future gross premiums, discounted$4,553 $— $— $4,905 $— $— 
Expected future benefit payments, undiscounted$8,232 $5,765 $13,622 $8,099 $5,375 $14,224 
Expected future benefit payments, discounted$5,946 $4,068 $7,013 $5,860 $3,891 $7,313 
Information regarding the additional insurance liabilities for universal life-type contracts with secondary guarantees was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(Dollars in millions)
Balance, beginning of period$7,607 $6,935 
Beginning balance before the effect of unrealized gains and losses7,784 7,175 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience40 34 
Adjusted beginning of period balance7,824 7,209 
Interest accrual94 87 
Net assessments collected103 101 
Benefit payments(115)(103)
Ending balance before the effect of unrealized gains and losses7,906 7,294 
Effect of unrealized gains and losses(220)(171)
Balance, end of period7,686 7,123 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable, end of period1,447 1,397 
Net additional liability, after reinsurance recoverable$6,239 $5,726 
Weighted-average duration of liability6.7 years6.7 years
Weighted-average interest accretion rate4.93 %4.91 %
Gross assessments recognized during period
$254 $256 
A reconciliation of the net LFPBs for nonparticipating traditional and limited-payment contracts and the additional insurance liabilities for universal life-type contracts with secondary guarantees reported in the preceding rollforward tables to LFPBs on the consolidated balance sheets was as follows at:
March 31,
20242023
(In millions)
Liabilities reported in the preceding rollforward tables$20,286 $20,119 
Long-term care insurance (1)5,375 5,763 
ULSG liabilities, including liability for profits followed by losses
2,591 2,654 
Participating whole life insurance (2)3,128 2,986 
Deferred profit liabilities 480 373 
Other385 391 
Total liability for future policy benefits$32,245 $32,286 
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(1)Includes liabilities related to fully reinsured individual long-term care insurance. See Note 2.
(2)Participating whole life insurance uses an interest assumption based on the non-forfeiture interest rate, ranging from 3.5% to 4.5%, and mortality rates guaranteed in calculating the cash surrender values described in such contracts, and also includes a liability for terminal dividends. Participating whole life insurance represented 3% of the Company’s life insurance in-force at both March 31, 2024 and 2023, and 41% and 39% of gross traditional life insurance premiums for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Policyholder Account Balance
Information regarding policyholder account balances was as follows:
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Annuities (1)Index-linked AnnuitiesFixed Rate AnnuitiesULSGCompany-Owned Life Insurance (1)
(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Balance, beginning of period$2,550 $4,307 $41,627 $14,672 $5,052 $653 
Premiums and deposits61 19 2,052 637 162 — 
Surrenders and withdrawals(22)(187)(1,274)(441)(4)— 
Benefit payments(15)(25)(77)(84)(17)(3)
Net transfers from (to) separate account16 34 — — — 200 
Interest credited25 28 138 139 40 
Policy charges(54)(6)(4)— (249)(2)
Changes related to embedded derivatives— — 1,888 — — — 
Balance, end of period$2,561 $4,170 $44,350 $14,923 $4,984 $856 
Weighted-average crediting rate (2)0.98 %0.66 %0.41 %0.94 %0.80 %1.06 %
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Balance, beginning of period$2,658 $4,908 $33,896 $14,274 $5,307 $641 
Premiums and deposits55 27 1,677 912 171 — 
Surrenders and withdrawals(70)(177)(785)(506)(6)— 
Benefit payments(25)(36)(50)(102)(38)(2)
Net transfers from (to) separate account12 11 — — — — 
Interest credited22 41 96 106 43 
Policy charges(57)(7)(2)— (258)(2)
Changes related to embedded derivatives— — 1,090 — — — 
Balance, end of period$2,595 $4,767 $35,922 $14,684 $5,219 $644 
Weighted-average crediting rate (2)0.84 %0.85 %0.32 %0.73 %0.82 %1.09 %
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(1)Includes liabilities related to separate account products where the contract holder elected a general account investment option.
(2)Excludes the effects of embedded derivatives related to index-linked crediting rates.
A reconciliation of policyholder account balances reported in the preceding rollforward table to the liability for policyholder account balances on the consolidated balance sheets was as follows at:
March 31,
20242023
(In millions)
Policyholder account balances reported in the preceding rollforward table$71,844 $63,831 
Funding agreements classified as investment contracts11,245 11,151 
Other investment contract liabilities1,070 1,138 
Total policyholder account balances$84,159 $76,120 
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate
The balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums was as follows at:
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting RateAt Guaranteed Minimum1 to 50 Basis Points Above51 to 150 Basis Points AboveGreater than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
(In millions)
March 31, 2024
Annuities (1):
Less than 2.00%$663 $170 $292 $8,278 $9,403 
2.00% to 3.99%8,347 270 167 493 9,277 
Greater than 3.99%854 — — — 854 
Total
$9,864 $440 $459 $8,771 $19,534 
Life insurance (2) (3):
Less than 2.00%$— $— $— $255 $255 
2.00% to 3.99%— 499 49 135 683 
Greater than 3.99%1,581 — — — 1,581 
Total
$1,581 $499 $49 $390 $2,519 
ULSG (3):
Less than 2.00%$— $— $— $— $— 
2.00% to 3.99%1,113 1,463 1,648 250 4,474 
Greater than 3.99%501 — — — 501 
Total
$1,614 $1,463 $1,648 $250 $4,975 
December 31, 2023
Annuities (1):
Less than 2.00%$697 $223 $310 $7,652 $8,882 
2.00% to 3.99%8,827 242 225 356 9,650 
Greater than 3.99%874 — — — 874 
Total
$10,398 $465 $535 $8,008 $19,406 
Life insurance (2) (3):
Less than 2.00%$— $— $— $236 $236 
2.00% to 3.99%— 492 49 136 677 
Greater than 3.99%1,595 — — — 1,595 
Total
$1,595 $492 $49 $372 $2,508 
ULSG (3):
Less than 2.00%$— $— $— $— $— 
2.00% to 3.99%1,135 1,485 1,663 254 4,537 
Greater than 3.99%506 — — — 506 
Total
$1,641 $1,485 $1,663 $254 $5,043 
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(1)Includes policyholder account balances for fixed rate annuities and the fixed account portion of variable annuities.
(2)Includes policyholder account balances for retained asset accounts, universal life policies and the fixed account portion of universal variable life insurance policies.
(3)Amounts are gross of policy loans.