| Schedule of Reconciliation of Market Risk Benefits |
The following table presents the balances of and changes in MRBs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Individual Retirement | | Group Retirement | | Corporate and Other | | Total | | (in millions, except for attained age of contract holders) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | | $ | 3,757 | | | $ | 278 | | | $ | 309 | | | $ | 4,344 | | | Effect of changes in our own credit risk | | (224) | | | (69) | | | (587) | | | (880) | | | Balance, beginning of year, before effect of changes in our own credit risk | | $ | 3,533 | | | $ | 209 | | | $ | (278) | | | $ | 3,464 | | | Issuances | | 880 | | | 48 | | | 6 | | | 934 | | | Interest accrual | | 205 | | | 16 | | | (12) | | | 209 | | | Attributed fees | | — | | | 59 | | | 745 | | | 804 | | | Expected claims | | — | | | (1) | | | (67) | | | (68) | | | Effect of changes in interest rates | | (233) | | | (25) | | | (6) | | | (264) | | | Effect of changes in interest rate volatility | | 18 | | | (4) | | | (85) | | | (71) | | | Effect of changes in equity markets | | (26) | | | (43) | | | (850) | | | (919) | | | Effect of changes in equity index volatility | | — | | | 5 | | | 26 | | | 31 | | | Actual outcome different from model expected outcome | | 93 | | | (18) | | | 185 | | | 260 | | | Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | | 76 | | | (9) | | | — | | | 67 | | | Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | | 16 | | | 4 | | | (44) | | | (24) | | | Other, including foreign exchange | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | Balance, end of year before effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 4,562 | | | 241 | | | (380) | | | 4,423 | | | Effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 556 | | | 105 | | | 729 | | | 1,390 | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of year | | 5,118 | | | 346 | | | 349 | | | 5,813 | | | Less: Reinsured MRB, end of year | | — | | | — | | | (896) | | | (896) | | | Net Liability Balance after reinsurance recoverable | | $ | 5,118 | | | $ | 346 | | | $ | (547) | | | $ | 4,917 | | | Net amount at risk | | | | | | | | | | GMDB only | | $ | — | | | $ | 94 | | | $ | 510 | | | $ | 604 | | | GMWB only | | $ | 695 | | | $ | 63 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 758 | | Combined* | | $ | 56 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 349 | | | $ | 417 | | | Weighted average attained age of contract holders | | 68 | | 64 | | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Individual Retirement | | Group Retirement | | Corporate and Other | | Total | | (in millions, except for attained age of contract holders) | | Individual Retirement | | Group Retirement | | Corporate and Other | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | | $ | 3,128 | | | $ | 308 | | | $ | 1,434 | | | $ | 4,870 | | | Effect of changes in our own credit risk | | (292) | | | (88) | | | (780) | | | (1,160) | | | Balance, beginning of year, before effect of changes in our own credit risk | | $ | 2,836 | | | $ | 220 | | | $ | 654 | | | $ | 3,710 | | | Issuances | | 924 | | | 53 | | | 1 | | | 978 | | | Interest accrual | | 151 | | | 13 | | | 9 | | | 173 | | | Attributed fees | | — | | | 60 | | | 677 | | | 737 | | | Expected claims | | — | | | (2) | | | (65) | | | (67) | | | Effect of changes in interest rates | | (463) | | | (76) | | | (493) | | | (1,032) | | | Effect of changes in interest rate volatility | | (10) | | | 3 | | | 8 | | | 1 | | | Effect of changes in equity markets | | (4) | | | (94) | | | (1,030) | | | (1,128) | | | Effect of changes in equity index volatility | | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | Actual outcome different from model expected outcome | | (67) | | | 9 | | | 65 | | | 7 | | | Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | | 148 | | | 26 | | | — | | | 174 | | | Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | | 18 | | | — | | | (102) | | | (84) | | | Other, including foreign exchange | | — | | | (3) | | | — | | | (3) | | | Balance, end of year before effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 3,533 | | | 209 | | | (278) | | | 3,464 | | | Effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 224 | | | 69 | | | 587 | | | 880 | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, end of year | | 3,757 | | | 278 | | | 309 | | | 4,344 | | | Less: Reinsured MRB, end of year | | — | | | — | | | (60) | | | (60) | | | Net liability balance after reinsurance recoverable | | $ | 3,757 | | | $ | 278 | | | $ | 249 | | | $ | 4,284 | | | Net amount at risk | | | | | | | | | | GMDB only | | $ | — | | | $ | 118 | | | $ | 584 | | | $ | 702 | | | GMWB only | | $ | 210 | | | $ | 16 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 226 | | | Combined* | | $ | 65 | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 368 | | | $ | 445 | | | Weighted average attained age of contract holders | | 68 | | 64 | | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of year | | $ | 2,059 | | | $ | 296 | | | $ | 1,679 | | | $ | 4,034 | | | Effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 17 | | | (24) | | | (458) | | | (465) | | | Balance, beginning of year, before effect of changes in our own credit risk | | $ | 2,076 | | | $ | 272 | | | $ | 1,221 | | | $ | 3,569 | | | Issuances | | 680 | | | 37 | | | 1 | | | 718 | | | Interest accrual | | 112 | | | 15 | | | 44 | | | 171 | | | Attributed fees | | — | | | 63 | | | 803 | | | 866 | | | Expected claims | | — | | | (3) | | | (91) | | | (94) | | | Effect of changes in interest rates | | (29) | | | (13) | | | (110) | | | (152) | | | Effect of changes in interest rate volatility | | 4 | | | (3) | | | (73) | | | (72) | | | Effect of changes in equity markets | | (11) | | | (109) | | | (1,225) | | | (1,345) | | | Effect of changes in equity index volatility | | (1) | | | (5) | | | (13) | | | (19) | | | Actual outcome different from model expected outcome | | 11 | | | 7 | | | 177 | | | 195 | | | Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior | | (2) | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | — | | | Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions | | (4) | | | (39) | | | (81) | | | (124) | | | Other, including foreign exchange | | — | | | (3) | | | — | | | (3) | | | Balance, end of year before effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 2,836 | | | 220 | | | 654 | | | 3,710 | | | Effect of changes in our own credit risk | | 292 | | | 88 | | | 780 | | | 1,160 | | | Effect of changes in counterparty credit risk | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | Balance, end of year | | 3,128 | | | 308 | | | 1,434 | | | 4,870 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less: Reinsured MRB, end of year | | — | | | — | | | (77) | | | (77) | | | Net liability balance after reinsurance recoverable | | $ | 3,128 | | | $ | 308 | | | $ | 1,357 | | | $ | 4,793 | | | Net amount at risk | | | | | | | | | | GMDB only | | $ | — | | | $ | 160 | | | $ | 758 | | | $ | 918 | | | GMWB only | | $ | 152 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 165 | | | Combined* | | $ | 54 | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | 957 | | | $ | 1,029 | | | Weighted average attained age of contract holders | | 68 | | 64 | | 71 | | | *Certain contracts contain both guaranteed GMDB and GMWB features and are modeled together for the purposes of calculating the MRB. The following is a reconciliation of MRBs by amounts in an asset position and in a liability position to the MRBs amount in the Consolidated Balance Sheets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | | (in millions) | | Asset* | | Liability* | | Net | | Asset* | | Liability* | | Net | | Individual Retirement | | $ | — | | | $ | 5,118 | | | $ | 5,118 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,757 | | | $ | 3,757 | | | Group Retirement | | 239 | | | 585 | | | 346 | | | 208 | | | 486 | | | 278 | | | Corporate and Other | | 2,153 | | | 1,606 | | | (547) | | | 1,124 | | | 1,373 | | | 249 | | | Total | | $ | 2,392 | | | $ | 7,309 | | | $ | 4,917 | | | $ | 1,332 | | | $ | 5,616 | | | $ | 4,284 | |
*Cash flows and attributed fees for MRBs are determined on a policy level basis and are reported based on their asset or liability position at the balance sheet date.
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