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Group assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | $ 33,053 | $ 44,258 |  |
Other government bonds |  | 3,726 | 3,897 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 36,809 | 34,624 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 216 | 285 |  |
Total debt securities | [1] | 73,804 | 83,064 |  |
Loans |  | 517 | 578 |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes | [1] | 81,002 | 64,753 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 5,861 | 7,725 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 161,184 | 156,120 |  |
Investment properties |  | 3 | 39 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 5,772 | 4,751 | $ 5,514 | $ 7,170
Total investments |  | 166,959 | 160,910 |  |
Within one year |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Total financial investments |  | 88,779 | 80,022 |  |
Indonesia |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 1,668 | 1,529 |  |
Singapore |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 3,935 | 4,542 |  |
Thailand |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2,586 | 1,963 |  |
United States |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 15,355 | 25,987 |  |
Vietnam |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 3,041 | 3,346 |  |
Other (predominantly Asia) |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | $ 6,468 | 6,891 |  |
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Share of estate within with-profits fund |  | 10.00% |  |  |
AAA |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | $ 1,848 | 1,746 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1,838 | 1,604 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 166 | 230 |  |
AA+ to AA- |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 163 | 166 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 4,904 | 4,090 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 5 | 8 |  |
A+ to A- |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 993 | 1,023 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 15,572 | 13,558 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 31 | 37 |  |
BBB+ to BBB- |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 314 | 384 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 12,199 | 12,236 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 3 | 9 |  |
Below BBB- and unrated |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 408 | 578 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 2,296 | 3,136 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 11 | 1 |  |
Unrated |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Securities excluding sovereign debt |  | 900 | 1,181 |  |
Mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 153 | 148 |  |
Other loans |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 364 | 430 |  |
Direct equities |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 33,301 | 31,096 |  |
Collective investment schemes |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 47,701 | 33,657 |  |
Operating segments | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 33,053 | 44,258 |  |
Other government bonds |  | 3,726 | 3,897 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 36,807 | 34,622 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 216 | 285 |  |
Total debt securities |  | 73,802 | 83,062 |  |
Loans |  | 517 | 578 |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 81,002 | 64,753 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 4,711 | 5,097 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 160,032 | 153,490 |  |
Investment properties |  | 3 | 39 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 3,327 | 3,161 |  |
Total investments |  | 163,362 | 156,690 |  |
Operating segments | Indonesia | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 1,668 | 1,529 |  |
Operating segments | Singapore | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 3,935 | 4,542 |  |
Operating segments | Thailand | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2,586 | 1,963 |  |
Operating segments | United States | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 15,355 | 25,987 |  |
Operating segments | Vietnam | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 3,041 | 3,346 |  |
Operating segments | Other (predominantly Asia) | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 6,468 | 6,891 |  |
Operating segments | AAA | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 1,848 | 1,746 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1,838 | 1,604 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 166 | 230 |  |
Operating segments | AA+ to AA- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 163 | 166 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 4,904 | 4,090 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 5 | 8 |  |
Operating segments | A+ to A- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 993 | 1,023 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 15,571 | 13,557 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 31 | 37 |  |
Operating segments | BBB+ to BBB- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 314 | 384 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 12,198 | 12,235 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 3 | 9 |  |
Operating segments | Below BBB- and unrated | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 408 | 578 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 2,296 | 3,136 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 11 | 1 |  |
Operating segments | Mortgage loans | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 153 | 148 |  |
Operating segments | Other loans | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 364 | 430 |  |
Operating segments | Direct equities | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 33,301 | 31,096 |  |
Operating segments | Collective investment schemes | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 47,701 | 33,657 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 24,649 | 34,471 |  |
Other government bonds |  | 2,927 | 3,115 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 29,648 | 26,594 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 165 | 217 |  |
Total debt securities |  | 57,389 | 64,397 |  |
Loans |  | 415 | 495 |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 57,139 | 43,240 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 2,240 | 2,893 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 117,183 | 111,025 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,396 | 1,054 |  |
Total investments |  | 118,579 | 112,079 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Indonesia | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 453 | 393 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Singapore | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2,265 | 3,006 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Thailand | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 3 | 2 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | United States | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 14,851 | 23,552 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Vietnam | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2,885 | 3,143 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Other (predominantly Asia) | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 4,192 | 4,375 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | AAA | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 1,617 | 1,533 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1,400 | 1,214 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 129 | 174 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | AA+ to AA- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 124 | 120 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 3,567 | 2,716 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 4 | 6 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | A+ to A- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 643 | 689 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 13,451 | 10,918 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 28 | 30 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | BBB+ to BBB- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 189 | 271 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 9,753 | 9,466 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 2 | 7 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Below BBB- and unrated | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 354 | 502 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1,477 | 2,280 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 2 |  |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Mortgage loans | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 51 | 65 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Other loans | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 364 | 430 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Direct equities | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 19,487 | 18,711 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Funds with policyholder participation | Collective investment schemes | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 37,652 | 24,529 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2,087 | 2,005 |  |
Other government bonds |  | 268 | 274 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 2,273 | 2,261 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 4 | 3 |  |
Total debt securities |  | 4,632 | 4,543 |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 21,803 | 19,621 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 260 | 396 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 26,695 | 24,560 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 564 | 647 |  |
Total investments |  | 27,259 | 25,207 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Indonesia | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 573 | 611 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Singapore | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 738 | 607 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Thailand | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 3 | 4 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | United States | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 71 | 84 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Vietnam | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 17 | 30 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Other (predominantly Asia) | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 685 | 669 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | AAA | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 119 | 94 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 158 | 147 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 3 | 2 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | AA+ to AA- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 16 | 17 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 486 | 440 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | A+ to A- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 82 | 95 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 491 | 460 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | BBB+ to BBB- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 45 | 57 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 661 | 714 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Below BBB- and unrated | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 6 | 11 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 477 | 500 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 1 | 1 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Direct equities | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 13,465 | 12,075 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Unit-linked | Collective investment schemes | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 8,338 | 7,546 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 6,315 | 7,754 |  |
Other government bonds |  | 531 | 506 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 4,886 | 5,767 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 47 | 65 |  |
Total debt securities |  | 11,779 | 14,092 |  |
Loans |  | 102 | 83 |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 1,952 | 1,762 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 2,118 | 1,707 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 15,951 | 17,644 |  |
Investment properties |  | 3 | 39 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,225 | 1,287 |  |
Total investments |  | 17,179 | 18,970 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Indonesia | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 642 | 525 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Singapore | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 932 | 929 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Thailand | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2,580 | 1,957 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | United States | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 433 | 2,351 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Vietnam | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 139 | 173 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Other (predominantly Asia) | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 1,589 | 1,819 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | AAA | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 112 | 119 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 280 | 243 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 34 | 54 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | AA+ to AA- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 23 | 29 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 851 | 934 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 1 | 2 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | A+ to A- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 268 | 239 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1,629 | 2,179 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 3 | 7 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | BBB+ to BBB- | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 80 | 56 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1,784 | 2,055 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 1 | 2 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Below BBB- and unrated | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  | 48 | 63 |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 342 | 356 |  |
Asset-backed securities |  | 8 |  |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Mortgage loans | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Loans |  | 102 | 83 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Direct equities | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 254 | 182 |  |
Operating segments | Insurance operations | Other business | Collective investment schemes | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 1,698 | 1,580 |  |
Operating segments | Eastspring | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2 | 28 |  |
Other government bonds |  |  | 2 |  |
Total debt securities |  | 2 | 30 |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 108 | 130 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 93 | 101 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 203 | 261 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 142 | 173 |  |
Total investments |  | 345 | 434 |  |
Operating segments | Eastspring | Other (predominantly Asia) | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Sovereign debt |  | 2 | 28 |  |
Operating segments | Eastspring | Below BBB- and unrated | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Other government bonds |  |  | 2 |  |
Operating segments | Eastspring | Direct equities | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 95 | 128 |  |
Operating segments | Eastspring | Collective investment schemes | Asia and Africa |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes |  | 13 | 2 |  |
Unallocated to a segment |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Total debt securities |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Other financial investments |  | 1,150 | 2,628 |  |
Total financial investments |  | 1,152 | 2,630 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 2,445 | 1,590 |  |
Total investments |  | 3,597 | 4,220 |  |
Unallocated to a segment | A+ to A- |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | 1 | 1 |  |
Unallocated to a segment | BBB+ to BBB- |  |  |  |  |
Group assets and liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ 1 | $ 1 |  |
[1] | Included within equity securities and holdings in collective investment schemes and debt securities as at 31 December 2024 are $1,565 million of lent securities and assets subject to repurchase agreements (31 December 2023: $2,001 million).

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