Liabilities for Future Policy Benefits |
LIABILITY FOR FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS Liability for Future Policy Benefits primarily consists of the following sub-components, which are discussed in greater detail below:
•Benefit Reserves; •Deferred Profit Liability (“DPL”); and •Additional Insurance Reserves (“AIR”)
In 2025, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to its annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements for Liability for Future Policy Benefits. The impact was favorable for direct and assumed Benefit Reserves and DPL, net of the impact of flooring these liabilities at zero for each issue year cohort, primarily due to updates to mortality assumptions in Individual Life Insurance, partially offset by unfavorable updates for morbidity in Long-Term Care (“LTC”) and mortality in Institutional Retirement Strategies. Additionally, there was a favorable impact for direct and assumed AIR, primarily due to offsetting impacts from updated policyholder behavior assumptions and mortality assumptions on universal life policies.
In 2024, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to its annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements for Liability for Future Policy Benefits. The impact was favorable for direct and assumed Benefit Reserves and DPL, net of the impact of flooring these liabilities at zero for each issue year cohort, primarily due to updates to mortality assumptions in Institutional Retirement Strategies and LTC, partially offset by unfavorable updates to policyholder behavior assumptions on certain life policies in International Businesses. Additionally, there was an unfavorable impact for direct and assumed AIR, primarily due to updates to policyholder behavior assumptions on universal life policies with secondary guarantees in Individual Life. Benefit Reserves
The balances of and changes in Benefit Reserves as of and for the periods indicated consist of the three tables presented below: Present Value of Expected Net Premiums rollforward, Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits rollforward, and Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Present Value of Expected Net Premiums | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP | $ | 72,526 | | | $ | 10,724 | | | $ | 45,851 | | | $ | 2,854 | | | $ | 131,955 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, BOP | 14,545 | | | 578 | | | 2,599 | | | 132 | | | 17,854 | | Balance at original discount rate, BOP | 87,071 | | | 11,302 | | | 48,450 | | | 2,986 | | | 149,809 | | Effect of assumption update | 169 | | | (241) | | | (1,072) | | | 8 | | | (1,136) | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | (79) | | | (100) | | | (467) | | | 41 | | | (605) | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 87,161 | | | 10,961 | | | 46,911 | | | 3,035 | | | 148,068 | | Issuances | 8,991 | | | 406 | | | 1,477 | | | 0 | | | 10,874 | | Net premiums / considerations collected | (3,445) | | | (692) | | | (3,455) | | | (155) | | | (7,747) | | Interest accrual | 1,745 | | | 264 | | | 730 | | | 71 | | | 2,810 | | Foreign currency adjustment | 8,819 | | | 0 | | | 2,193 | | | 0 | | | 11,012 | | Other adjustments | 0 | | | 3 | | | 73 | | | 0 | | | 76 | | Balance at original discount rate, EOP | 103,271 | | | 10,942 | | | 47,929 | | | 2,951 | | | 165,093 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, EOP | (15,153) | | | (384) | | | (2,984) | | | (86) | | | (18,607) | | Balance, EOP | $ | 88,118 | | | $ | 10,558 | | | $ | 44,945 | | | $ | 2,865 | | | $ | 146,486 | | Other businesses, EOP | | | | | | | | | 109 | | Total balance, EOP | | | | | | | | | $ | 146,595 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP | $ | 151,484 | | | $ | 18,996 | | | $ | 135,485 | | | $ | 11,178 | | | $ | 317,143 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, BOP | 20,182 | | | 1,134 | | | 17,834 | | | 1,548 | | | 40,698 | | Balance at original discount rate, BOP | 171,666 | | | 20,130 | | | 153,319 | | | 12,726 | | | 357,841 | | Effect of assumption update | 322 | | | (392) | | | (1,013) | | | 14 | | | (1,069) | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | (120) | | | (137) | | | (563) | | | 18 | | | (802) | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 171,868 | | | 19,601 | | | 151,743 | | | 12,758 | | | 355,970 | | Issuances | 8,991 | | | 406 | | | 1,477 | | | 0 | | | 10,874 | | Interest accrual | 3,541 | | | 470 | | | 2,365 | | | 306 | | | 6,682 | | Benefit payments | (7,426) | | | (784) | | | (4,208) | | | (176) | | | (12,594) | | Foreign currency adjustment | 8,902 | | | 0 | | | 7,245 | | | 0 | | | 16,147 | | Other adjustments | 30 | | | (1) | | | 171 | | | 0 | | | 200 | | Balance at original discount rate, EOP | 185,906 | | | 19,692 | | | 158,793 | | | 12,888 | | | 377,279 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, EOP | (19,578) | | | (797) | | | (23,521) | | | (1,572) | | | (45,468) | | Balance, EOP | $ | 166,328 | | | $ | 18,895 | | | $ | 135,272 | | | $ | 11,316 | | | $ | 331,811 | | Other businesses, EOP | | | | | | | | | 1,704 | | Total balance, EOP | | | | | | | | | $ | 333,515 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits - Benefit Reserves | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, EOP, pre-flooring | $ | 78,210 | | | $ | 8,337 | | | $ | 90,326 | | | $ | 8,450 | | | $ | 185,323 | | Flooring impact, EOP | 106 | | | 0 | | | 80 | | | 0 | | | 186 | | Balance, EOP, post-flooring | 78,316 | | | 8,337 | | | 90,406 | | | 8,450 | | | 185,509 | | Less: Reinsurance recoverables | 5,039 | | | 576 | | | 341 | | | 0 | | | 5,956 | | Balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP, post-flooring | $ | 73,277 | | | $ | 7,761 | | | $ | 90,065 | | | $ | 8,450 | | | $ | 179,553 | | Other businesses, EOP(1) | | | | | | | | | 1,538 | | Total balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP | | | | | | | | | $ | 181,091 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Present Value of Expected Net Premiums | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(2) | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP | $ | 71,407 | | | $ | 11,274 | | | $ | 55,431 | | | $ | 3,286 | | | $ | 141,398 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, BOP | 11,869 | | | 228 | | | 1,218 | | | 16 | | | 13,331 | | Balance at original discount rate, BOP | 83,276 | | | 11,502 | | | 56,649 | | | 3,302 | | | 154,729 | | Effect of assumption update | 41 | | | 21 | | | (863) | | | (276) | | | (1,077) | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | 429 | | | (131) | | | (1,347) | | | 95 | | | (954) | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 83,746 | | | 11,392 | | | 54,439 | | | 3,121 | | | 152,698 | | Issuances | 11,192 | | | 418 | | | 1,788 | | | 0 | | | 13,398 | | Net premiums / considerations collected | (12,908) | | | (692) | | | (3,622) | | | (157) | | | (17,379) | | Interest accrual | 1,384 | | | 264 | | | 782 | | | 76 | | | 2,506 | | Foreign currency adjustment | (898) | | | 0 | | | (3,494) | | | 0 | | | (4,392) | | Other adjustments | 0 | | | (3) | | | 82 | | | 0 | | | 79 | | Balance at original discount rate, EOP | 82,516 | | | 11,379 | | | 49,975 | | | 3,040 | | | 146,910 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, EOP | (15,077) | | | (590) | | | (2,579) | | | (128) | | | (18,374) | | Balance, EOP | $ | 67,439 | | | $ | 10,789 | | | $ | 47,396 | | | $ | 2,912 | | | $ | 128,536 | | Other businesses, EOP | | | | | | | | | 89 | | Total balance, EOP | | | | | | | | | $ | 128,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(2) | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP | $ | 141,135 | | | $ | 19,852 | | | $ | 158,858 | | | $ | 12,139 | | | $ | 331,984 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, BOP | 14,751 | | | 334 | | | 7,918 | | | 603 | | | 23,606 | | Balance at original discount rate, BOP | 155,886 | | | 20,186 | | | 166,776 | | | 12,742 | | | 355,590 | | Effect of assumption update | (481) | | | 21 | | | (513) | | | (394) | | | (1,367) | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | 483 | | | (149) | | | (1,362) | | | 95 | | | (933) | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 155,888 | | | 20,058 | | | 164,901 | | | 12,443 | | | 353,290 | | Issuances | 11,192 | | | 418 | | | 1,789 | | | 0 | | | 13,399 | | Interest accrual | 3,003 | | | 470 | | | 2,371 | | | 303 | | | 6,147 | | Benefit payments | (6,317) | | | (795) | | | (5,069) | | | (155) | | | (12,336) | | Foreign currency adjustment | (908) | | | 0 | | | (11,173) | | | 0 | | | (12,081) | | Other adjustments | (63) | | | (10) | | | 162 | | | 0 | | | 89 | | Balance at original discount rate, EOP | 162,795 | | | 20,141 | | | 152,981 | | | 12,591 | | | 348,508 | | Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, EOP | (20,163) | | | (1,108) | | | (16,763) | | | (1,445) | | | (39,479) | | Balance, EOP | $ | 142,632 | | | $ | 19,033 | | | $ | 136,218 | | | $ | 11,146 | | | $ | 309,029 | | Other businesses, EOP | | | | | | | | | 1,656 | | Total balance, EOP | | | | | | | | | $ | 310,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits - Benefit Reserves | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(2) | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, EOP, pre-flooring | $ | 75,194 | | | $ | 8,243 | | | $ | 88,821 | | | $ | 8,233 | | | $ | 180,491 | | Flooring impact, EOP | 46 | | | 0 | | | 44 | | | 0 | | | 90 | | Balance, EOP, post-flooring | 75,240 | | | 8,243 | | | 88,865 | | | 8,233 | | | 180,581 | | Less: Reinsurance recoverables | 5,098 | | | 671 | | | 345 | | | 0 | | | 6,114 | | Balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP, post-flooring | $ | 70,142 | | | $ | 7,572 | | | $ | 88,520 | | | $ | 8,233 | | | $ | 174,467 | | Other businesses, EOP(1) | | | | | | | | | 1,506 | | Total balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP | | | | | | | | | $ | 175,973 | |
__________ (1)Reflects balance after reinsurance recoverables of $58 million and $63 million at June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. (2)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.
The following tables provide supplemental information related to the balances of and changes in Benefit Reserves included in the disaggregated tables above, on a gross (direct and assumed) basis, as of and for the period indicated:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | | | | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Corporate and Other | | | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | | | ($ in millions) | | | Undiscounted expected future gross premiums | $ | 178,217 | | | $ | 22,958 | | | $ | 107,923 | | | $ | 6,588 | | | | Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) | $ | 111,292 | | | $ | 15,586 | | | $ | 84,598 | | | $ | 4,427 | | | | Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) | $ | 94,675 | | | $ | 15,086 | | | $ | 79,680 | | | $ | 4,308 | | | | Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses | $ | 302,365 | | | $ | 30,430 | | | $ | 260,920 | | | $ | 29,531 | | | | Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) | 8 | | 10 | | 17 | | 16 | | | Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate) | 8 | | 9 | | 14 | | 15 | | | Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) | 4.76 | % | | 5.12 | % | | 2.99 | % | | 4.91 | % | | | Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) | 5.45 | % | | 5.37 | % | | 4.05 | % | | 5.87 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(1) | | Corporate and Other | | Institutional | | Term Life | | | Long-Term Care | | ($ in millions) | Undiscounted expected future gross premiums | $ | 133,585 | | | $ | 22,965 | | | $ | 110,571 | | | $ | 6,823 | | Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) | $ | 89,770 | | | $ | 15,208 | | | $ | 87,022 | | | $ | 4,521 | | Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) | $ | 71,759 | | | $ | 14,451 | | | $ | 83,062 | | | $ | 4,339 | | Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses | $ | 255,559 | | | $ | 31,103 | | | $ | 254,271 | | | $ | 29,860 | | Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) | 9 | | 10 | | 18 | | 17 | Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate) | 8 | | 9 | | 16 | | 16 | Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) | 4.72 | % | | 5.15 | % | | 3.02 | % | | 4.91 | % | Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) | 5.56 | % | | 5.53 | % | | 3.61 | % | | 5.77 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | __________(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.
For additional information regarding observable market information and the techniques used to determine the interest rate assumptions seen above, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. For non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, if a cohort is in a loss position where the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for the present value of expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses, then the liability for future policy benefits is adjusted at that time, and thereafter, such that all changes, both favorable and unfavorable, in expected benefits resulting from both actual experience deviations and changes in future assumptions are recognized immediately as a gain or loss respectively.
For both the first six months of 2025 and 2024, there was an immaterial impact to net income for non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums for certain issue-year cohorts. Deferred Profit Liability
The balances of and changes in DPL as of and for the period indicated are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Deferred Profit Liability | | Retirement Strategies | | International Businesses | | | | Institutional | | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP, post-flooring | $ | 5,670 | | | $ | 9,354 | | | $ | 15,024 | | Less: Flooring impact, BOP | 0 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | Balance, BOP, pre-flooring | 5,670 | | | 9,352 | | | 15,022 | | Effect of assumption update | (73) | | | (58) | | | (131) | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | 30 | | | 2 | | | 32 | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 5,627 | | | 9,296 | | | 14,923 | | Profits deferred | 85 | | | 1,265 | | | 1,350 | | Interest accrual | 116 | | | 172 | | | 288 | | Amortization | (288) | | | (1,055) | | | (1,343) | | Foreign currency adjustment | 26 | | | 353 | | | 379 | | Other adjustments | 0 | | | 25 | | | 25 | | Balance, EOP, pre-flooring | 5,566 | | | 10,056 | | | 15,622 | | Flooring impact, EOP | 0 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | Balance, EOP, post-flooring | 5,566 | | | 10,059 | | | 15,625 | | Less: Reinsurance recoverables | 376 | | | 45 | | | 421 | | Balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP, post-flooring | $ | 5,190 | | | $ | 10,014 | | | 15,204 | | Other businesses | | | | | 165 | | Total balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP | | | | | $ | 15,369 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Deferred Profit Liability | | Retirement Strategies | | International Businesses(1) | | | | Institutional | | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP, post-flooring | $ | 5,615 | | | $ | 9,259 | | | $ | 14,874 | | Less: Flooring impact, BOP | 0 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | Balance, BOP, pre-flooring | 5,615 | | | 9,257 | | | 14,872 | | Effect of assumption update | 370 | | | (288) | | | 82 | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | (30) | | | (46) | | | (76) | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 5,955 | | | 8,923 | | | 14,878 | | Profits deferred | 89 | | | 1,346 | | | 1,435 | | Interest accrual | 118 | | | 157 | | | 275 | | Amortization | (292) | | | (1,062) | | | (1,354) | | Foreign currency adjustment | (2) | | | (492) | | | (494) | | Other adjustments | 0 | | | 17 | | | 17 | | Balance, EOP, pre-flooring | 5,868 | | | 8,889 | | | 14,757 | | Flooring impact, EOP | 0 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | Balance, EOP, post-flooring | 5,868 | | | 8,891 | | | 14,759 | | Less: Reinsurance recoverables | 401 | | | 39 | | | 440 | | Balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP, post-flooring | $ | 5,467 | | | $ | 8,852 | | | 14,319 | | Other businesses | | | | | 154 | | Total balance after reinsurance recoverables, EOP | | | | | $ | 14,473 | |
_________ (1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. Additional Insurance Reserves
AIR represents the additional liability for annuitization, death, or other insurance benefits, including guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”) contract features, that are above and beyond the contractholder's account balance for certain long-duration life contracts.
The following table shows a rollforward of AIR balances for variable and universal life products within Individual Life, which is the only line of business that contains a material AIR balance, for the period indicated, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s total AIR balance:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | (in millions) | Balance, including amounts in AOCI, BOP, post-flooring | $ | 16,376 | | | $ | 14,308 | | Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI | 632 | | | 843 | | Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, BOP, pre-flooring | 17,008 | | | 15,151 | | Effect of assumption update | (39) | | | 153 | | Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity | 74 | | | 150 | | Adjusted balance, BOP | 17,043 | | | 15,454 | | Assessments collected(1) | 517 | | | 591 | | Interest accrual | 291 | | | 262 | | Benefits paid | (210) | | | (168) | | Other adjustments | 37 | | | 13 | | Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, EOP, pre-flooring | 17,678 | | | 16,152 | | Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI | (514) | | | (1,659) | | Balance, including amounts in AOCI, EOP, post-flooring | 17,164 | | | 14,493 | | Less: Reinsurance recoverables | 10,097 | | | 7,026 | | Balance after reinsurance recoverables, including amounts in AOCI, EOP | 7,067 | | | 7,467 | | Other businesses | 118 | | | 63 | | Total balance after reinsurance recoverables | $ | 7,185 | | | $ | 7,530 | |
__________ (1)Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) | 21 | | 22 | Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) | 3.41 | % | | 3.40 | % |
Future Policy Benefits Reconciliation
The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, DPL, and AIR including other liabilities, gross of related reinsurance recoverable, to the total liability for Future Policy Benefits on the Company's Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of the periods indicated:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2025 | | 2024 | | (in millions) | Benefit reserves, EOP, post-flooring | $ | 187,106 | | | $ | 182,150 | | Deferred Profit Liability EOP, post-flooring | 15,790 | | | 14,913 | | Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, EOP, post-flooring | 17,282 | | | 14,556 | | Subtotal of amounts disclosed above | 220,178 | | | 211,619 | | Other Future Policy Benefits reserves(1) | 49,955 | | | 50,711 | | Total Future Policy Benefits | $ | 270,133 | | | $ | 262,330 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
__________ (1)Primarily represents balances for which disaggregated rollforward disclosures are not required, including Closed Block liabilities, unpaid claims and claims expenses, and incurred but not reported and in course of settlement claim liabilities. Revenue and Interest Expense
The following tables present revenue and interest expense related to Benefit Reserves, DPL, and AIR in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations as of the periods indicated:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Revenues(1) | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Other Businesses | | Total | | Institutional | | Term Life | | Variable/Universal Life | | | | | (in millions) | Benefit reserves | $ | 3,725 | | | $ | 964 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,441 | | | $ | 276 | | | $ | 10,406 | | Deferred profit liability | 132 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (352) | | | (3) | | | (223) | | Additional insurance reserves | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1,321 | | | 0 | | | 35 | | | 1,356 | | Total | $ | 3,857 | | | $ | 964 | | | $ | 1,321 | | | $ | 5,089 | | | $ | 308 | | | $ | 11,539 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Revenues(1) | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(2) | | Other Businesses | | Total | | Institutional | | Term Life | | Variable/Universal Life | | | | | (in millions) | Benefit reserves | $ | 13,223 | | | $ | 922 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 5,727 | | | $ | 273 | | | $ | 20,145 | | Deferred profit liability | (254) | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (124) | | | (7) | | | (385) | | Additional insurance reserves | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1,622 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1,622 | | Total | $ | 12,969 | | | $ | 922 | | | $ | 1,622 | | | $ | 5,603 | | | $ | 266 | | | $ | 21,382 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Interest Expense | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Other Businesses | | Total | | Institutional | | Term Life | | Variable/Universal Life | | | | | (in millions) | Benefit reserves | $ | 1,796 | | | $ | 205 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,635 | | | $ | 259 | | | $ | 3,895 | | Deferred profit liability | 116 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 172 | | | 2 | | | 290 | | Additional insurance reserves | 0 | | | 0 | | | 291 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 292 | | Total | $ | 1,912 | | | $ | 205 | | | $ | 291 | | | $ | 1,808 | | | $ | 261 | | | $ | 4,477 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Interest Expense | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(2) | | Other Businesses | | Total | | Institutional | | Term Life | | Variable/Universal Life | | | | | (in millions) | Benefit reserves | $ | 1,619 | | | $ | 206 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,589 | | | $ | 253 | | | $ | 3,667 | | Deferred profit liability | 118 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 157 | | | 2 | | | 277 | | Additional insurance reserves | 0 | | | 0 | | | 262 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 263 | | Total | $ | 1,737 | | | $ | 206 | | | $ | 262 | | | $ | 1,747 | | | $ | 255 | | | $ | 4,207 | |
__________ (1)Represents gross premiums for benefit reserves, gross premiums, excluding impact of foreign currency adjustments for DPL and gross assessments for AIR. (2)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. POLICYHOLDERS’ ACCOUNT BALANCESThe balances of and changes in policyholders' account balances as of and for the periods ended are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | | Retirement Strategies | | Group Insurance | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | Total | | | Institutional | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | Life/Disability | | Variable/Universal Life | | | | | ($ in millions) | Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 19,088 | | | $ | 34,085 | | | $ | 12,020 | | | $ | 4,974 | | | $ | 27,596 | | | $ | 54,270 | | | $ | 152,033 | | Deposits | | 4,806 | | | 3,869 | | | 2,538 | | | 483 | | | 1,373 | | | 4,971 | | | 18,040 | | Interest credited | | 404 | | | 349 | | | 183 | | | 67 | | | 199 | | | 686 | | | 1,888 | | Acquisitions and dispositions | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | Policy charges | | (5) | | | (34) | | | (24) | | | (168) | | | (1,024) | | | (296) | | | (1,551) | | Surrenders and withdrawals | | (2,855) | | | (556) | | | (455) | | | (842) | | | (933) | | | (672) | | | (6,313) | | Benefit payments | | (323) | | | (38) | | | (69) | | | 0 | | | (109) | | | (1,159) | | | (1,698) | | Net transfers (to) from separate account | | 0 | | | 41 | | | 0 | | | (13) | | | 307 | | | 0 | | | 335 | | Change in market value and other adjustments(1) | | 0 | | | 917 | | | 60 | | | 0 | | | 495 | | | (10) | | | 1,462 | | Foreign currency adjustment | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1,585 | | | 1,585 | | Balance, end of period | | $ | 21,115 | | | $ | 38,633 | | | $ | 14,253 | | | $ | 4,501 | | | $ | 27,904 | | | $ | 59,375 | | | $ | 165,781 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Closed Block Division | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,293 | | Unearned revenue reserve, unearned expense credit, and additional interest reserve | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,429 | | Other(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,428 | | Total Policyholders' account balance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 180,931 | | Weighted-average crediting rate | | 4.02 | % | | 1.92 | % | | 2.78 | % | | 2.81 | % | | 1.44 | % | | 2.42 | % | | 2.38 | % | Net amount at risk(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 74,475 | | | $ | 408,334 | | | $ | 30,967 | | | $ | 513,776 | | Cash surrender value(4) | | $ | 21,115 | | | $ | 37,231 | | | $ | 12,529 | | | $ | 3,668 | | | $ | 24,053 | | | $ | 52,544 | | | $ | 151,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | | Retirement Strategies | | Group Insurance | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(5) | | Total | | | Institutional | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | Life/Disability | | Variable/Universal Life | | | | | ($ in millions) | Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 17,738 | | | $ | 23,765 | | | $ | 7,095 | | | $ | 5,293 | | | $ | 27,439 | | | $ | 51,399 | | | $ | 132,729 | | Deposits | | 3,466 | | | 3,755 | | | 2,815 | | | 491 | | | 1,224 | | | 4,255 | | | 16,006 | | Interest credited | | 356 | | | 224 | | | 105 | | | 75 | | | 379 | | | 1,068 | | | 2,207 | | Acquisitions and Dispositions | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (336) | | | (336) | | Policy charges | | (6) | | | (12) | | | 0 | | | (164) | | | (1,023) | | | (305) | | | (1,510) | | Surrenders and withdrawals | | (2,514) | | | (442) | | | (338) | | | (849) | | | (821) | | | (1,036) | | | (6,000) | | Benefit payments | | (292) | | | (38) | | | (37) | | | 0 | | | (69) | | | (1,257) | | | (1,693) | | Net transfers (to) from separate account | | 0 | | | 49 | | | 0 | | | (6) | | | 285 | | | 0 | | | 328 | | Change in market value and other adjustments(1) | | 1 | | | 1,171 | | | 125 | | | 0 | | | 75 | | | (25) | | | 1,347 | | Foreign currency adjustment | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (2,301) | | | (2,301) | | Balance, end of period | | $ | 18,749 | | | $ | 28,472 | | | $ | 9,765 | | | $ | 4,840 | | | $ | 27,489 | | | $ | 51,462 | | | $ | 140,777 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Closed Block Division | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,424 | | Unearned revenue reserve, unearned expense credit, and additional interest reserve | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,622 | | Other(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,168 | | Total Policyholders' account balance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 154,991 | | Weighted-average crediting rate | | 3.90 | % | | 1.71 | % | | 2.49 | % | | 2.96 | % | | 2.76 | % | | 4.15 | % | | 3.23 | % | Net amount at risk(3) | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 74,276 | | | $ | 389,142 | | | $ | 24,055 | | | $ | 487,473 | | Cash surrender value(4) | | $ | 18,749 | | | $ | 26,972 | | | $ | 8,193 | | | $ | 3,794 | | | $ | 23,664 | | | $ | 45,343 | | | $ | 126,715 | | __________(1)Primarily relates to changes in the value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the indexed options of certain products. (2)Includes $5,004 million and $5,268 million of Full Service account balances reinsured to Great-West as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. (3)The net amount at risk calculation includes both general account and separate account balances. (4)Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. There are no cash surrender charges for the Institutional Retirement Strategies segment. (5)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.
“Policyholders’ account balances” for Institutional Retirement Strategies, International Businesses and Corporate and Other includes the Company’s Funding Agreement Notes Issuance Program (“FANIP”), which totaled $7,801 million and $5,436 million at June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Under this program, which has a maximum authorized amount of $15 billion of medium-term notes and $6 billion of commercial paper, Delaware statutory trusts issue short-term commercial paper and/or medium-term notes to investors that are secured by funding agreements issued to the trusts by PICA. The outstanding commercial paper and notes have fixed or floating interest rates that range from 0.0% to 5.6% and original maturities ranging from zero months to ten years. Included in the amounts at June 30, 2025 and 2024 are funding agreements that secure the medium-term note liability, which are carried at amortized cost, of $4,742 million and $3,474 million, respectively, and short-term note liability of $2,834 million and $1,994 million, respectively, and Retail Note liability of $257 million and $0 million, respectively.
“Policyholders’ account balances” for Institutional Retirement Strategies also includes collateralized funding agreements issued to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) totaling $2,628 million as of both June 30, 2025 and 2024. These obligations, which are carried at amortized cost, have fixed interest rates that range from 1.925% to 4.510% and original maturities of seven years.
The Company issues variable life and universal life insurance contracts which may also include a “no-lapse guarantee” where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a death benefit even when the account value drops to zero, as long as the “no-lapse guarantee” premium is paid.
The net amount at risk is generally defined as the current death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including contractholder mortality, contract lapses, and premium pattern, as well as interest rate and equity market returns.
The Company also issues annuity contracts that provide certain death benefit and/or living benefit guarantees and are accounted for as MRBs. See Note 11 for additional information, including the net amount at risk associated with these guarantees. The balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points (“bps”), between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2025 | Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate(1) | | At guaranteed minimum | | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum | | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum | | Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum | | Total | | | (in millions) | Retirement Strategies - Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 614 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 614 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 1,552 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1,552 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 75 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 75 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 3,513 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3,513 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 4,732 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 4,732 | | Total | | $ | 10,486 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 10,486 | | Retirement Strategies - Individual Variable | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 448 | | | $ | 204 | | | $ | 407 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,059 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 104 | | | 377 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 482 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 20 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | 0 | | | 28 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 1,605 | | | 1 | | | 9 | | | 0 | | | 1,615 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 77 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 77 | | Total | | $ | 2,254 | | | $ | 586 | | | $ | 421 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 3,261 | | Retirement Strategies - Individual Fixed | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | 1,118 | | | $ | 1,140 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 428 | | | 65 | | | 215 | | | 52 | | | 760 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 536 | | | 454 | | | 550 | | | 15 | | | 1,555 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 3,113 | | | 29 | | | 11 | | | 3 | | | 3,156 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 78 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 78 | | Total | | $ | 4,155 | | | $ | 552 | | | $ | 794 | | | $ | 1,188 | | | $ | 6,689 | | Group Insurance - Life / Disability | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 712 | | | $ | 712 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 44 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 44 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 1,442 | | | 6 | | | 51 | | | 7 | | | 1,506 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | Total | | $ | 1,489 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 51 | | | $ | 721 | | | $ | 2,267 | | Individual Life - Variable / Universal Life | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 354 | | | $ | 354 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 341 | | | 0 | | | 2,072 | | | 1,602 | | | 4,015 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 284 | | | 1,565 | | | 2,737 | | | 432 | | | 5,018 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 5,611 | | | 1,953 | | | 1,305 | | | 45 | | | 8,914 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 5,302 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 5,302 | | Total | | $ | 11,538 | | | $ | 3,518 | | | $ | 6,114 | | | $ | 2,433 | | | $ | 23,603 | | International Businesses | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 3,932 | | | $ | 23 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 3,955 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 16,450 | | | 32 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 16,482 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 7,926 | | | 280 | | | 26 | | | 0 | | | 8,232 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 8,743 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 8,743 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 16,833 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 16,833 | | Total | | $ | 53,884 | | | $ | 335 | | | $ | 26 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 54,245 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2024 | Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate(1) | | At guaranteed minimum | | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum | | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum | | Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum | | Total | | | (in millions) | Retirement Strategies - Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 503 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 503 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 1,519 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1,519 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 608 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 608 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 4,674 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 4,674 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 2,118 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2,118 | | Total | | $ | 9,422 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 9,422 | | Retirement Strategies - Individual Variable | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 618 | | | $ | 651 | | | $ | 254 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 1,523 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 187 | | | 118 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 307 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 24 | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | 0 | | | 33 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 1,811 | | | 7 | | | 9 | | | 0 | | | 1,827 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 90 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 90 | | Total | | $ | 2,730 | | | $ | 781 | | | $ | 269 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 3,780 | | Retirement Strategies - Individual Fixed | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 707 | | | $ | 721 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 482 | | | 96 | | | 234 | | | 79 | | | 891 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 548 | | | 461 | | | 563 | | | 16 | | | 1,588 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 1,036 | | | 76 | | | 8 | | | 2 | | | 1,122 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 90 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 90 | | Total | | $ | 2,156 | | | $ | 637 | | | $ | 815 | | | $ | 804 | | | $ | 4,412 | | Group Insurance - Life / Disability | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 921 | | | $ | 921 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 27 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 27 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 1,448 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 62 | | | 1,510 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 72 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 72 | | Total | | $ | 1,547 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 983 | | | $ | 2,530 | | Individual Life - Variable / Universal Life | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 324 | | | $ | 324 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 247 | | | 0 | | | 1,678 | | | 1,848 | | | 3,773 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 31 | | | 1,480 | | | 2,837 | | | 448 | | | 4,796 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 4,300 | | | 3,897 | | | 1,342 | | | 28 | | | 9,567 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 5,433 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 5,433 | | Total | | $ | 10,011 | | | $ | 5,377 | | | $ | 5,857 | | | $ | 2,648 | | | $ | 23,893 | | International Businesses(2) | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 1.00% | | $ | 15,646 | | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 83 | | | $ | 2,560 | | | $ | 18,329 | | 1.00% - 1.99% | | 10,445 | | | 82 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 10,527 | | 2.00% - 2.99% | | 4,755 | | | 293 | | | 32 | | | 0 | | | 5,080 | | 3.00% - 4.00% | | 5,852 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 5,852 | | Greater than 4.00% | | 7,103 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 7,103 | | Total | | $ | 43,801 | | | $ | 415 | | | $ | 115 | | | $ | 2,560 | | | $ | 46,891 | |
__________ (1)Excludes contracts without minimum guaranteed crediting rates, such as funds with indexed-linked crediting options and Japan variable products. (2)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. Unearned Revenue Reserve (“URR”)
The balance of and changes in URR as of and for the periods ended are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Individual Life | | International Businesses | | | | Variable/ Universal Life | | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, beginning of period | $ | 5,245 | | | $ | 505 | | | $ | 5,750 | | Unearned revenue | 432 | | | 98 | | | 530 | | Amortization expense | (126) | | | (14) | | | (140) | | Other adjustments | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | | | 30 | | | 30 | | Balance, end of period | $ | 5,551 | | | $ | 619 | | | 6,170 | | Other | | | | | 64 | | Total unearned revenue reserve balance | | | | | $ | 6,234 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Individual Life | | International Businesses(1) | | | | Variable/ Universal Life | | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, beginning of period | $ | 4,613 | | | $ | 454 | | | $ | 5,067 | | Unearned revenue | 436 | | | 80 | | | 516 | | Amortization expense | (118) | | | (11) | | | (129) | | Other adjustments | 0 | | | (57) | | | (57) | | Foreign currency adjustment | 0 | | | (34) | | | (34) | | Balance, end of period | $ | 4,931 | | | $ | 432 | | | 5,363 | | Other | | | | | 53 | | Total unearned revenue reserve balance | | | | | $ | 5,416 | |
MARKET RISK BENEFITSThe following table shows a rollforward of MRB balances for annuity products within Individual Retirement Strategies, which is the only line of business that contains a material MRB balance, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s total net MRB positions as of the following dates: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | Retirement Strategies | | | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP | $ | 2,740 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,740 | | Effect of cumulative changes in NPR | 672 | | | 0 | | | 672 | | Balance, BOP, before effect of changes in NPR | 3,412 | | | 0 | | | 3,412 | | Attributed fees collected | 525 | | | 6 | | | 531 | | Claims paid | (41) | | | 0 | | | (41) | | Interest accrual | 94 | | | 0 | | | 94 | | Actual in force different from expected | 40 | | | 2 | | | 42 | | Effect of changes in interest rates | 389 | | | (7) | | | 382 | | Effect of changes in equity markets | (494) | | | (2) | | | (496) | | Effect of assumption update and other refinements | 112 | | | 151 | | | 263 | | Issuances | 35 | | | 17 | | | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other adjustments | 12 | | | 3 | | | 15 | | Balance, EOP, before effect of changes in NPR | 4,084 | | | 170 | | | 4,254 | | Effect of cumulative changes in NPR | (838) | | | (7) | | | (845) | | Balance, EOP | 3,246 | | | 163 | | | 3,409 | | Less: Reinsured MRBs | 777 | | | 0 | | | 777 | | Balance, EOP, net of reinsurance | $ | 2,469 | | | $ | 163 | | | 2,632 | | Other businesses | | | | | 39 | | Total net MRB balance | | | | | $ | 2,671 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 | | Retirement Strategies | | | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | Total | | (in millions) | Balance, BOP | $ | 4,038 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 4,038 | | Effect of cumulative changes in NPR | 1,137 | | | 0 | | | 1,137 | | Balance, BOP, before effect of changes in NPR | 5,175 | | | 0 | | | 5,175 | | Attributed fees collected | 569 | | | 0 | | | 569 | | Claims paid | (42) | | | 0 | | | (42) | | Interest accrual | 130 | | | 0 | | | 130 | | Actual in force different from expected | (6) | | | 0 | | | (6) | | Effect of changes in interest rates | (909) | | | 0 | | | (909) | | Effect of changes in equity markets | (1,165) | | | 0 | | | (1,165) | | Effect of assumption update and other refinements(1) | 88 | | | 0 | | | 88 | | Issuances | 29 | | | 0 | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other adjustments(1) | 20 | | | 0 | | | 20 | | Balance, EOP, before effect of changes in NPR | 3,889 | | | 0 | | | 3,889 | | Effect of cumulative changes in NPR | (942) | | | 0 | | | (942) | | Balance, EOP | 2,947 | | | 0 | | | 2,947 | | Less: Reinsured MRBs | 635 | | | 0 | | | 635 | | Balance, EOP, net of reinsurance | $ | 2,312 | | | $ | 0 | | | 2,312 | | Other businesses | | | | | 47 | | Total net MRB balance | | | | | $ | 2,359 | |
_________ (1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current presentation.
In both 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed MRBs, primarily due to updates to policyholder behavior assumptions.
The Company issues certain variable annuity insurance contracts where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than (1) total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return, and/or (2) the highest anniversary contract value on a specified date adjusted for any withdrawals. These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, annuitization or at specified dates during the accumulation period and withdrawal and income benefits payable during specified periods.
The Company also issues indexed annuity contracts for which the return is tied to the return of specific indices where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals upon death. In certain of these indexed annuity contracts, the Company also contractually guarantees to the contractholder withdrawal benefits payable during specific periods.
For guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.
For guarantees of benefits that are payable at annuitization, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, timing of annuitization, contract lapses and contractholder mortality. For guarantees of benefits that are payable at withdrawal, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance.
For guarantees of accumulation balances, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the guaranteed minimum accumulation balance minus the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including equity market returns, interest rates, market volatility and contractholder behavior.
The following tables present accompanying information to the rollforward tables above.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2025 | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | ($ in millions) | Net amount at risk(1) | $ | 8,736 | | | $ | 401 | | Weighted-average attained age of contractholders | 72 | | 67 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2024 | | Retirement Strategies | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | ($ in millions) | Net amount at risk(1) | $ | 9,358 | | | N/A | Weighted-average attained age of contractholders | 71 | | N/A |
__________ (1)For contracts with multiple benefit features, the highest net amount at risk for each contract is included.
The tables below reconcile MRB asset and liability positions as of the following dates:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2025 | | | | Retirement Strategies | | | | | | | | | | | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | Other Businesses | | Total | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Direct and assumed | $ | 1,291 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1,293 | | | | | | | | Ceded | 894 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 895 | | | | | | | | Total MRB assets | $ | 2,185 | | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 2 | | | $ | 2,188 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Direct and assumed | $ | 4,537 | | | $ | 164 | | | $ | 41 | | | $ | 4,742 | | | | | | | | Ceded | 117 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 117 | | | | | | | | Total MRB liabilities | $ | 4,654 | | | $ | 164 | | | $ | 41 | | | $ | 4,859 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net liability | $ | 2,469 | | | $ | 163 | | | $ | 39 | | | $ | 2,671 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | June 30, 2024 | | | | Retirement Strategies | | | | | | | | | | | | Individual Variable | | Individual Fixed | | Other Businesses | | Total | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Direct and assumed | $ | 1,441 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | 1,452 | | | | | | | | Ceded | 780 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 781 | | | | | | | | Total MRB assets | $ | 2,221 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 2,233 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Direct and assumed | $ | 4,388 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 59 | | | $ | 4,447 | | | | | | | | Ceded | 145 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 145 | | | | | | | | Total MRB liabilities | $ | 4,533 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 59 | | | $ | 4,592 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net liability | $ | 2,312 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 47 | | | $ | 2,359 | | | | | | | |
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