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Policyholder Liabilities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Insurance [Abstract] |
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity |
| Liability for Future Policy Benefits for Payout Annuity With Life Contingency
| (Dollars in thousands)
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 balance | $ | 337,467 |
Adjustment to opening retained earnings for expected future policy benefits | 2,566 |
Adjustment for the effect of remeasurement of liability at current single A rate | 68,717 |
Post adoption 1/1/2021 balance | $ | 408,750 |
The balances of and changes in the liability for future policy benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:
|  |  | Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
|  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period |  |  | $ | 318,677 |  |  | $ | 402,305 |
Beginning balance at original discount rate |  |  | 342,453 |  |  | 352,708 |
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions |  |  | (4,607) |  |  | 1,277 |
Effect of actual variances from expected experience |  |  | (1,692) |  |  | (1,941) |
Adjusted beginning of year balance |  |  | 336,154 |  |  | 352,044 |
Issuances |  |  | 6,391 |  |  | 16,072 |
Interest accrual |  |  | 10,357 |  |  | 14,664 |
Derecognition (lapses and benefit payments) |  |  | (29,252) |  |  | (40,327) |
Ending balance at original discount rate |  |  | 323,650 |  |  | 342,453 |
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions |  |  | (31,316) |  |  | (23,776) |
Balance, end of period |  |  | $ | 292,334 |  |  | $ | 318,677 |
The reconciliation of the net liability for future policy benefits to the liability for future policy benefits included in policy benefit reserves in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
| September 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
Liability for future policy benefits | $ | 292,334 |  |  | $ | 318,677 |
Deferred profit liability | 22,975 |  |  | 19,223 |
| 315,309 |  |  | 337,900 |
Less: Reinsurance recoverable | (1,997) |  |  | (1,259) |
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable | $ | 313,312 |  |  | $ | 336,641 |
The weighted-average liability duration of the liability for future policy benefits is as follows:
| September 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
SPIA With Life Contingency: |  |  |
Weighted-average liability duration of the liability for future policy benefits (years) | 6.82 |  | 6.78
The amount of revenue and interest associated with the liability for future policy benefits recognized in the statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:
|  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  |  |  |  | Gross Premiums or Assessments |  | Interest Expense |  | Gross Premiums or Assessments |  | Interest Expense
|  |  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
SPIA With Life Contingency |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,994 |  |  | $ | 10,297 |  |  | $ | 16,994 |  |  | $ | 14,613 |
Total |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,994 |  |  | $ | 10,297 |  |  | $ | 16,994 |  |  | $ | 14,613 |
The weighted-average interest rate is as follows:
| September 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Interest accretion rate | 4.25 | % |  | 4.25 | %
Current discount rate | 5.92 | % |  | 5.37 | %
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments | The following table presents the amount of undiscounted expected future benefit payments and expected gross premiums:
| September 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
SPIA With Life Contingency: |  |  |
Expected future benefit payments | $ | 446,831 |  |  | $ | 467,627 |
Expected future gross premiums | — |  |  | — |
Market Risk Benefit, Activity |
| Market Risk Benefit Liability
| (Dollars in thousands)
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 carrying amount for features now classified as MRBs | $ | 2,547,231 |
Adjustment for the removal of shadow adjustments | (584,636) |
Adjustment for the cumulative effect of the changes in the instrument-specific credit risk between the original contract issuance date and the transition date | 229,108 |
Adjustment for the remaining difference between previous carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRB, exclusive of the instrument specific credit risk | 33,781 |
Post adoption 1/1/2021 MRB balance | $ | 2,225,484 |
| Ceded Market Risk Benefit (a)
| (Dollars in thousands)
Pre-adoption 1/1/2021 carrying amount for features now classified as MRBs | $ | 62,108 |
Adjustment for the difference between previous carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRB, exclusive of the instrument specific credit risk | 27,230 |
Post adoption 1/1/2021 ceded MRB balance | $ | 89,338 |
(a)The ceded market risk benefit is recognized in coinsurance deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The balances of and changes in the liability for market risk benefits (MRB) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:
|  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  |  |  |  | Fixed Rate Annuities |  | Fixed Index Annuities |  | Fixed Rate Annuities |  | Fixed Index Annuities
|  |  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
MRB Liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  |  |  | $ | 37,863 |  |  | $ | 2,187,758 |  |  | $ | 78,411 |  |  | $ | 2,557,378 |
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk |  |  |  |  | 44,355 |  |  | 2,453,169 |  |  | 77,731 |  |  | 2,310,437 |
Issuances |  |  |  |  | 32 |  |  | 218,643 |  |  | 376 |  |  | 59,452 |
Interest accrual |  |  |  |  | 2,294 |  |  | 118,391 |  |  | 1,349 |  |  | 72,551 |
Attributed fees collected |  |  |  |  | 920 |  |  | 93,757 |  |  | 1,270 |  |  | 125,168 |
Benefits payments |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Effect of changes in interest rates |  |  |  |  | (8,338) |  |  | (401,074) |  |  | (19,421) |  |  | (952,265) |
Effect of changes in equity markets |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (9,167) |  |  | — |  |  | 186,618 |
Effect of changes in equity index volatility |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (36,721) |  |  | — |  |  | 241,563 |
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior |  |  |  |  | (250) |  |  | (948) |  |  | 602 |  |  | 46,567 |
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions |  |  |  |  | 16,720 |  |  | (219,094) |  |  | (17,552) |  |  | 363,078 |
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit |  |  |  |  | 55,733 |  |  | 2,216,956 |  |  | 44,355 |  |  | 2,453,169 |
Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk |  |  |  |  | (5,134) |  |  | (61,163) |  |  | (6,492) |  |  | (265,411) |
Balance, end of period |  |  |  |  | 50,599 |  |  | 2,155,793 |  |  | 37,863 |  |  | 2,187,758 |
Reinsured MRB, end of period |  |  |  |  | 15,776 |  |  | 562,516 |  |  | 10,656 |  |  | 593,959 |
Balance, end of period, net of reinsurance |  |  |  |  | $ | 34,823 |  |  | $ | 1,593,277 |  |  | $ | 27,207 |  |  | $ | 1,593,799 |
Net amount at risk (a) |  |  |  |  | $ | 265,429 |  |  | $ | 11,673,620 |  |  | $ | 258,826 |  |  | $ | 10,987,198 |
Weighted average attained age of contract holders (years) |  |  |  |  | 70 |  | 71 |  | 69 |  | 71
(a)Net amount at risk is defined as the current guarantee amount in excess of the current account balance. The following is a reconciliation of market risk benefits by amounts in an asset position and in a liability position to market risk benefit amounts included in other assets and market risk benefit reserves, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
| September 30, 2023
| Asset |  | Liability |  | Net Liability
| (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed Index Annuities | $ | 343,923 |  |  | $ | 2,499,716 |  |  | $ | 2,155,793 |
Fixed Rate Annuities | 2,592 |  |  | 53,191 |  |  | 50,599 |
Total | $ | 346,515 |  |  | $ | 2,552,907 |  |  | $ | 2,206,392 |
| December 31, 2022
| Asset |  | Liability |  | Net Liability
| (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed Index Annuities | $ | 226,294 |  |  | $ | 2,414,052 |  |  | $ | 2,187,758 |
Fixed Rate Annuities | 3,577 |  |  | 41,440 |  |  | 37,863 |
Total | $ | 229,871 |  |  | $ | 2,455,492 |  |  | $ | 2,225,621 |
The following table presents the balances and changes in reinsured market risk benefits associated with fixed index annuities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022:
|  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  |  |  |  | Fixed Rate Annuities |  | Fixed Index Annuities |  | Fixed Rate Annuities |  | Fixed Index Annuities
|  |  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Ceded MRB |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  |  |  |  | $ | 10,656 |  |  | $ | 593,959 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 156,931 |
Write-off related to in-force ceded reinsurance |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,091 |  |  | 334,835 |
Issuances |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 146,498 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,036 |
Interest accrual |  |  |  |  | 536 |  |  | 24,861 |  |  | 104 |  |  | 7,598 |
Attributed fees collected |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  | 22,440 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 23,745 |
Benefits payments |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Effect of changes in interest rates |  |  |  |  | (1,129) |  |  | (74,994) |  |  | 135 |  |  | (171,948) |
Effect of changes in equity markets |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (2,167) |  |  | 118 |  |  | 43,799 |
Effect of changes in equity index volatility |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (8,485) |  |  | — |  |  | 34,278 |
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  | 5,098 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 12,598 |
Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions |  |  |  |  | 5,614 |  |  | (144,694) |  |  | — |  |  | 116,087 |
Balance, end of period |  |  |  |  | $ | 15,776 |  |  | $ | 562,516 |  |  | $ | 10,656 |  |  | $ | 593,959 |
Net amount at risk (a) |  |  |  |  | $ | 74,611 |  |  | $ | 2,828,270 |  |  | $ | 72,350 |  |  | $ | 2,402,964 |
Weighted average attained age of contract holders (years) |  |  |  |  | 70 |  | 70 |  | 70 |  | 71
(a)Net amount at risk is defined as the current guarantee amount in excess of the current account balance. The following is a reconciliation of reinsurance market risk benefits by amounts in an asset position and in liability position to market risk benefit amounts included in coinsurance deposits and other liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets:
| September 30, 2023
| Asset |  | Liability |  | Net Asset
| (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed Index Annuities | $ | 695,387 |  |  | $ | 132,871 |  |  | $ | 562,516 |
Fixed Rate Annuities | 16,026 |  |  | 250 |  |  | 15,776 |
Total | $ | 711,413 |  |  | $ | 133,121 |  |  | $ | 578,292 |
| December 31, 2022
| Asset |  | Liability |  | Net Asset
| (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed Index Annuities | $ | 629,611 |  |  | $ | 35,652 |  |  | $ | 593,959 |
Fixed Rate Annuities | 11,070 |  |  | 414 |  |  | 10,656 |
Total | $ | 640,681 |  |  | $ | 36,066 |  |  | $ | 604,615 |
Schedule Of Fair Value Measurements Of Market Risk Benefits | The following tables provides a summary of the significant inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurements of market risk benefits:
| September 30, 2023
| Fair Value |  | Valuation Technique |  | Significant Inputs and Assumptions |  | Range |  | Weighted Average
| (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Market risk benefits | $ | 2,206,392 |  |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Utilization (a) |  | 0.04% - 47.37% |  | 5.62%
Ceded market risk benefits | 578,292 |  |  |  |  | Option budget (b) |  | 1.85% - 2.75% |  | 2.29%
|  |  |  |  | Risk-free interest rate (c) |  | 3.63% - 5.44% |  | 4.05%
|  |  |  |  | Nonperformance risk (d) |  | 0.66% - 3.00% |  | 2.21%
|  |  |  |  | Mortality (e) |  | 0.01% - 46.00% |  | 3.73%
|  |  |  |  | Lapse (f) |  | 0.25% - 40.00% |  | 3.69%
| December 31, 2022
| Fair Value |  | Valuation Technique |  | Significant Inputs and Assumptions |  | Range |  | Weighted Average
| (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Market risk benefits | $ | 2,225,621 |  |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Utilization (a) |  | 0.04% - 78.75% |  | 4.24%
Ceded market risk benefits | 604,615 |  |  |  |  | Option budget (b) |  | 1.65% - 2.50% |  | 2.31%
|  |  |  |  | Risk-free interest rate (c) |  | 2.51% - 4.90% |  | 3.31%
|  |  |  |  | Nonperformance risk (d) |  | 0.06% - 3.27% |  | 2.59%
|  |  |  |  | Mortality (e) |  | 0.01%- 44.00% |  | 3.44%
|  |  |  |  | Lapse (f) |  | 0.25%- 40.00% |  | 3.65%
(a)The utilization assumption represents the percentage of policyholders who will elect to receive lifetime income benefit payments in a given year. The range and weighted average of this assumption can vary from year to year depending on the characteristics of policies in a given cohort within the range. A decrease (increase) in the utilization assumption used in the fair value of market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the market risk benefits. (b)The option budget assumption represents the expected cost of annual call options we will purchases in the future. An increase (decrease) in the option budget assumption used in the fair value of market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the market risk benefits. (c)The risk-free interest rate assumption impacts the discount rate used in the discounted future cash flow valuation. An increase (decrease) in the risk-free interest rate assumption used in the fair value of market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the market risk benefits. (d)The nonperformance risk assumption impacts the discount rate used in the discounted future cash flow valuation and includes our own credit risk based on the current market credit spreads for debt-like instruments we have issued and are available in the market. Additionally, the nonperformance risk assumption includes the counterparty credit risk used in the fair value measurement of ceded market risk benefits which is determined using the current market credit spreads based on the counterparty credit rating. An increase (decrease) in the nonperformance risk assumption for own credit risk used in the fair value of market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the market risk benefits. An decrease (increase) in the nonperformance risk assumption for counterparty credit risk used in the fair value of ceded market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the ceded market risk benefits. (e)The mortality rate assumptions are set based on a combination of company and industry experience, adjusted for improvement factors. Mortality rates vary by age and by demographic characteristics such as gender. An increase (decrease) in the mortality rate assumptions used in the fair value of market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the market risk benefits. (f)The lapse rate assumptions represent the expected rate of full surrenders which are set based on product type or feature and whether a policy is subject to surrender charges. An increase (decrease) in lapse rate assumptions used in the fair value of market risk benefits could lead to favorable (unfavorable) changes in the market risk benefits.
Policyholder Account Balances | The following table presents the balances and changes in policyholders’ account balances:
|  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2022
|  |  |  |  | Fixed Rate Annuities |  | Fixed Index Annuities |  | Fixed Rate Annuities |  | Fixed Index Annuities
|  |  |  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,589,577 |  |  | $ | 53,826,234 |  |  | $ | 6,860,060 |  |  | $ | 55,003,305 |
Issuances |  |  |  |  | 569,851 |  |  | 5,276,791 |  |  | 159,570 |  |  | 3,001,738 |
Premiums received |  |  |  |  | 11,871 |  |  | 112,087 |  |  | 4,811 |  |  | 170,493 |
Policy charges |  |  |  |  | (3,506) |  |  | (188,503) |  |  | (6,587) |  |  | (272,604) |
Surrenders and withdrawals |  |  |  |  | (713,181) |  |  | (4,120,220) |  |  | (574,590) |  |  | (3,945,504) |
Benefit payments |  |  |  |  | (9,782) |  |  | (610,452) |  |  | (11,328) |  |  | (727,847) |
Interest credited |  |  |  |  | 123,713 |  |  | 708,194 |  |  | 151,762 |  |  | 599,259 |
Other |  |  |  |  | (18,730) |  |  | (2,790) |  |  | 5,879 |  |  | (2,606) |
Balance, end of period |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,549,813 |  |  | $ | 55,001,341 |  |  | $ | 6,589,577 |  |  | $ | 53,826,234 |
Weighted-average crediting rate |  |  |  |  | 2.53 | % |  | 1.75 | % |  | 2.28 | % |  | 1.11 | %
Net amount at risk (a) |  |  |  |  | $ | 265,429 |  |  | $ | 11,673,620 |  |  | $ | 258,826 |  |  | $ | 10,987,198 |
Cash surrender value |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,169,436 |  |  | $ | 50,607,640 |  |  | $ | 6,208,597 |  |  | $ | 49,551,657 |
(a)Net amount at risk is defined as the current guarantee amount in excess of the current account balance. The following table presents the reconciliation of policyholders’ account balances to policy benefit reserves in the consolidated balance sheets:
| September 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed index annuities policyholder account balances | $ | 55,001,341 |  |  | $ | 53,826,234 |
Fixed rate annuities policyholder account balances | 6,549,813 |  |  | 6,589,577 |
Embedded derivative adjustment (b) | (1,684,963) |  |  | (1,996,640) |
Liability for future policy benefits | 292,334 |  |  | 318,677 |
Deferred profit liability | 22,975 |  |  | 19,223 |
Other | 44,594 |  |  | 24,765 |
Total | $ | 60,226,094 |  |  | $ | 58,781,836 |
(b)The embedded derivative adjustment reconciles the account balance to the gross GAAP liability and represents the combination of the host contract and the fair value of the embedded derivatives.
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | The following table presents the balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of the difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums:
| September 30, 2023
| Range of guaranteed minimum crediting rate |  | At guaranteed minimum |  | 1 to 50 |  | 51 to 150 |  | Greater than 150 basis points above |  | Total
|  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed Index Annuities | 0.00% - 0.50% |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 833,693 |  |  | $ | 466,501 |  |  | $ | 840,895 |  |  | $ | 2,141,089 |
| 0.50% - 1.00% |  | 2,379,142 |  |  | 1,060,459 |  |  | 2,105,601 |  |  | 127,464 |  |  | 5,672,666 |
| 1.00% - 1.50% |  | 45,031 |  |  | 9,083 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54,114 |
| 1.50% - 2.00% |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50 |
| 2.00% - 2.50% |  | 126,181 |  |  | 78,511 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 204,700 |
| 2.50% - 3.00% |  | 817,671 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 817,671 |
| Greater than 3.00% |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| Allocated to index strategies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,111,051 |
Total |  |  | $ | 3,368,075 |  |  | $ | 1,981,746 |  |  | $ | 2,572,110 |  |  | $ | 968,359 |  |  | $ | 55,001,341 |
Fixed Rate Annuities | 0.00% - 0.50% |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 52 |
| 0.50% - 1.00% |  | 53,147 |  |  | 178,358 |  |  | 3,833,822 |  |  | 985,499 |  |  | 5,050,826 |
| 1.00% - 1.50% |  | 442,739 |  |  | 235 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 442,974 |
| 1.50% - 2.00% |  | 359,167 |  |  | 32,400 |  |  | 226,713 |  |  | 215 |  |  | 618,495 |
| 2.00% - 2.50% |  | 17,870 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17,893 |
| 2.50% - 3.00% |  | 365,385 |  |  | 6,956 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 372,341 |
| Greater than 3.00% |  | 47,232 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47,232 |
Total |  |  | $ | 1,285,592 |  |  | $ | 217,972 |  |  | $ | 4,060,535 |  |  | $ | 985,714 |  |  | $ | 6,549,813 |
| December 31, 2022
| Range of guaranteed minimum crediting rate |  | At guaranteed minimum |  | 1 to 50 |  | 51 to 150 |  | Greater than 150 basis points above |  | Total
|  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Fixed Index Annuities | 0.00% - 0.50% |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 462,356 |  |  | $ | 407,426 |  |  | $ | 314,929 |  |  | $ | 1,184,711 |
| 0.50% - 1.00% |  | 2,421,795 |  |  | 1,098,332 |  |  | 2,258,992 |  |  | 77,901 |  |  | 5,857,020 |
| 1.00% - 1.50% |  | 51,586 |  |  | 9,391 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 60,977 |
| 1.50% - 2.00% |  | 57 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 57 |
| 2.00% - 2.50% |  | 133,059 |  |  | 100,205 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 233,272 |
| 2.50% - 3.00% |  | 939,684 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 939,684 |
| Greater than 3.00% |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| Allocated to index strategies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,550,513 |
Total |  |  | $ | 3,546,181 |  |  | $ | 1,670,284 |  |  | $ | 2,666,426 |  |  | $ | 392,830 |  |  | $ | 53,826,234 |
Fixed Rate Annuities | 0.00% - 0.50% |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 61 |
| 0.50% - 1.00% |  | 55,458 |  |  | 203,523 |  |  | 4,000,203 |  |  | 701,836 |  |  | 4,961,020 |
| 1.00% - 1.50% |  | 454,728 |  |  | 231 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 454,959 |
| 1.50% - 2.00% |  | 281,694 |  |  | 96,767 |  |  | 277,053 |  |  | 189 |  |  | 655,703 |
| 2.00% - 2.50% |  | 21,887 |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,909 |
| 2.50% - 3.00% |  | 434,042 |  |  | 7,417 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 441,459 |
| Greater than 3.00% |  | 54,466 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54,466 |
Total |  |  | $ | 1,302,336 |  |  | $ | 307,960 |  |  | $ | 4,277,256 |  |  | $ | 702,025 |  |  | $ | 6,589,577 |

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- Definition Schedule Of Fair Value Measurements Of Market Risk Benefits + References No definition available. + Details
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