Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Policyholder Account Balance [Abstract]

Schedule of components of policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:


	December 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
	(in millions)
Policyholder account balances
Policyholder account balances	$	37,005	$	32,542

Future policy benefits
Reserve for future policy benefits	7,601		7,418
Deferred profit liability	130		118
Additional liabilities for insurance guarantees	1,500		1,389
Other insurance and annuity liabilities	78		192
Total future policy benefits	9,309		9,117
Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds	184		214
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	46,498	$	41,873

Balances of and changes in policyholder account balances

The balances of and changes in policyholder account balances were as follows:


	Variable Annuities			Structured Variable Annuities			Fixed Annuities			Fixed Indexed Annuities			Non-Life Contingent Payout Annuities
	(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2025	$	3,680		$	16,330		$	5,369		$	305		$	447
Contract deposits	57			3,816			35			—			73
Policy charges	(13)			(4)			—			—			—
Surrenders and other benefits	(486)			(846)			(677)			(26)			(99)

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities	(31)			—			—			—			—
Variable account index-linked adjustments	—			2,206			—			—			—
Interest credited	113			2			191			10			14
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	3,320		$	21,504		$	4,918		$	289		$	435

Weighted-average crediting rate	3.3		%	1.9		%	3.8		%	2.1		%	N/A

Cash surrender value (1)	$	3,302		$	20,582		$	4,916		$	272		N/A

	Universal Life Insurance			Variable Universal Life Insurance			Indexed Universal Life Insurance			Other Life Insurance			Total, All Products
	(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2025	$	1,405		$	1,647		$	2,894		$	465		$	32,542
Contract deposits	138			318			165			—			4,602
Policy charges	(169)			(91)			(123)			—			(400)
Surrenders and other benefits	(72)			(102)			(71)			(45)			(2,424)

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities	—			(132)			—			—			(163)
Variable account index-linked adjustments	—			—			—			—			2,206
Interest credited	47			65			183			17			642
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	1,349		$	1,705		$	3,048		$	437		$	37,005

Weighted-average crediting rate	3.6		%	3.9		%	3.0		%	4.0		%
Net amount at risk	$	7,944		$	57,269		$	13,040		$	121
Cash surrender value (1)	$	1,241		$	1,109		$	2,640		$	274


	Variable Annuities			Structured Variable Annuities			Fixed Annuities			Fixed Indexed Annuities			Non-Life Contingent Payout Annuities
	(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2024	$	4,173		$	10,742		$	5,982		$	307		$	444
Contract deposits	56			4,005			39			—			101
Policy charges	(14)			(3)			—			—			—
Surrenders and other benefits	(628)			(383)			(856)			(16)			(110)

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities	(32)			—			—			—			—
Variable account index-linked adjustments	—			1,968			—			—			—
Interest credited	125			1			204			14			12
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	3,680		$	16,330		$	5,369		$	305		$	447

Weighted-average crediting rate	3.3		%	1.9		%	3.7		%	2.0		%	N/A

Cash surrender value (1)	$	3,658		$	15,467		$	5,365		$	279		N/A

	Universal Life Insurance			Variable Universal Life Insurance			Indexed Universal Life Insurance			Other Life Insurance			Total, All Products
	(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2024	$	1,474		$	1,569		$	2,755		$	501		$	27,947
Contract deposits	117			333			181			—			4,832
Policy charges	(173)			(93)			(124)			—			(407)
Surrenders and other benefits	(62)			(80)			(79)			(52)			(2,266)

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities	—			(145)			—			—			(177)
Variable account index-linked adjustments	—			—			—			—			1,968
Interest credited	49			63			161			16			645
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	1,405		$	1,647		$	2,894		$	465		$	32,542

Weighted-average crediting rate	3.6		%	3.9		%	2.3		%	4.0		%
Net amount at risk	$	8,312		$	57,473		$	13,593		$	130
Cash surrender value (1)	$	1,280		$	1,092		$	2,447		$	298

(1) Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. For variable annuities and VUL, the cash surrender value shown is the proportion of the total cash surrender value related to their fixed account liabilities.

Account values by guaranteed minimum interest rates

The following tables present the account values of fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts by range of guaranteed minimum interest rates (“GMIRs”) and the range of the difference between rates credited to policyholders and contractholders as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the respective guaranteed minimums, as well as the percentage of account values subject to rate reset in the time period indicated. Rates are reset at management’s discretion, subject to guaranteed minimums.


December 31, 2025
					Account Values with Crediting Rates
	Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates				At Guaranteed Minimum		1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		Total
					(in millions, except percentages)
Fixed accounts of variable annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	7	$	62	$	82	$	20	$	—	$	171
	2	%	–	2.99%	89		8		—		—		—		97
	3	%	–	3.99%	1,686		—		—		1		—		1,687
	4	%	–	5.00%	1,321		—		—		—		—		1,321
	Total				$	3,103	$	70	$	82	$	21	$	—	$	3,276

Fixed accounts of structured variable annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	26	$	26	$	1	$	—	$	53
	2	%	–	2.99%	16		—		—		—		—		16
	3	%	–	3.99%	1		—		—		—		—		1
	4	%	–	5.00%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	Total				$	17	$	26	$	26	$	1	$	—	$	70

Fixed annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	182	$	143	$	103	$	19	$	447
	2	%	–	2.99%	13		16		2		—		—		31
	3	%	–	3.99%	2,116		1		1		—		—		2,118
	4	%	–	5.00%	2,312		—		—		—		—		2,312
	Total				$	4,441	$	199	$	146	$	103	$	19	$	4,908

Non-indexed accounts of fixed indexed annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	2	$	4	$	13	$	—	$	19
	2	%	–	2.99%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	3	%	–	3.99%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	4	%	–	5.00%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	Total				$	—	$	2	$	4	$	13	$	—	$	19

Universal life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	2	%	–	2.99%	47		6		19		2		1		75
	3	%	–	3.99%	789		—		4		7		—		800
	4	%	–	5.00%	442		5		—		—		—		447
	Total				$	1,278	$	11	$	23	$	9	$	1	$	1,322


					Account Values with Crediting Rates
	Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates				At Guaranteed Minimum			1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			Total
					(in millions, except percentages)
Fixed accounts of variable universal life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—		$	—		$	3		$	1		$	48		$	52
	2	%	–	2.99%	1			16			2			1			14			34
	3	%	–	3.99%	98			1			3			14			—			116
	4	%	–	5.00%	524			25			—			—			—			549
	Total				$	623		$	42		$	8		$	16		$	62		$	751

Non-indexed accounts of indexed universal life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2		$	2
	2	%	–	2.99%	—			—			—			135			—			135
	3	%	–	3.99%	—			—			—			—			—			—
	4	%	–	5.00%	—			—			—			—			—			—
	Total				$	—		$	—		$	—		$	135		$	2		$	137

Other life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	2	%	–	2.99%	—			—			—			—			—			—
	3	%	–	3.99%	24			—			—			—			—			24
	4	%	–	5.00%	249			—			—			—			—			249
	Total				$	273		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	273

Total	1	%	–	1.99%	$	7		$	272		$	258		$	138		$	69		$	744
	2	%	–	2.99%	166			46			23			138			15			388
	3	%	–	3.99%	4,714			2			8			22			—			4,746
	4	%	–	5.00%	4,848			30			—			—			—			4,878
	Total				$	9,735		$	350		$	289		$	298		$	84		$	10,756

Percentage of total account values that reset in:
Next 12 months					100.0		%	100.0		%	99.9		%	100.0		%	99.8		%	100.0		%
> 12 months to 24 months					—			—			—			—			—			—
> 24 months					—			—			0.1			—			0.2			—
Total					100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%


December 31, 2024
					Account Values with Crediting Rates
	Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates				At Guaranteed Minimum		1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum		Total
					(in millions, except percentages)
Fixed accounts of variable annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	24	$	95	$	65	$	17	$	—	$	201
	2	%	–	2.99%	112		—		—		—		—		112
	3	%	–	3.99%	1,894		7		—		1		—		1,902
	4	%	–	5.00%	1,412		—		—		—		—		1,412
	Total				$	3,442	$	102	$	65	$	18	$	—	$	3,627

Fixed accounts of structured variable annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	2	$	20	$	9	$	—	$	—	$	31
	2	%	–	2.99%	13		—		—		—		—		13
	3	%	–	3.99%	1		—		—		—		—		1
	4	%	–	5.00%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	Total				$	16	$	20	$	9	$	—	$	—	$	45

Fixed annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	85	$	237	$	152	$	89	$	14	$	577
	2	%	–	2.99%	22		14		2		—		—		38
	3	%	–	3.99%	2,410		—		—		—		—		2,410
	4	%	–	5.00%	2,331		—		—		—		—		2,331
	Total				$	4,848	$	251	$	154	$	89	$	14	$	5,356

Non-indexed accounts of fixed indexed annuities	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	2	$	5	$	14	$	—	$	21
	2	%	–	2.99%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	3	%	–	3.99%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	4	%	–	5.00%	—		—		—		—		—		—
	Total				$	—	$	2	$	5	$	14	$	—	$	21

Universal life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	2	%	–	2.99%	50		4		15		—		—		69
	3	%	–	3.99%	821		—		4		6		—		831
	4	%	–	5.00%	473		4		—		—		—		477
	Total				$	1,344	$	8	$	19	$	6	$	—	$	1,377

Fixed accounts of variable universal life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—	$	—	$	4	$	1	$	41	$	46
	2	%	–	2.99%	7		14		—		1		12		34
	3	%	–	3.99%	108		1		2		12		—		123
	4	%	–	5.00%	564		21		—		—		—		585
	Total				$	679	$	36	$	6	$	14	$	53	$	788


					Account Values with Crediting Rates
	Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates				At Guaranteed Minimum			1-49 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			50-99 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			100-150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			Greater than 150 bps above Guaranteed Minimum			Total
					(in millions, except percentages)
Non-indexed accounts of indexed universal life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—		$	—		$	4		$	2		$	—		$	6
	2	%	–	2.99%	—			125			—			—			—			125
	3	%	–	3.99%	—			—			—			—			—			—
	4	%	–	5.00%	—			—			—			—			—			—
	Total				$	—		$	125		$	4		$	2		$	—		$	131

Other life insurance	1	%	–	1.99%	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
	2	%	–	2.99%	—			—			—			—			—			—
	3	%	–	3.99%	28			—			—			—			—			28
	4	%	–	5.00%	268			—			—			—			—			268
	Total				$	296		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	296

Total	1	%	–	1.99%	$	111		$	354		$	239		$	123		$	55		$	882
	2	%	–	2.99%	204			157			17			1			12			391
	3	%	–	3.99%	5,262			8			6			19			—			5,295
	4	%	–	5.00%	5,048			25			—			—			—			5,073
	Total				$	10,625		$	544		$	262		$	143		$	67		$	11,641

Percentage of total account values that reset in:
Next 12 months					100.0		%	100.0		%	99.9		%	100.0		%	99.8		%	100.0		%
> 12 months to 24 months					—			—			—			—			—			—
> 24 months					—			—			0.1			—			0.2			—
Total					100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%	100.0		%

Balances of and changes in liability for future policy benefits, and Revenue and interest recognized

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in the liability for future policy benefits:


	Life Contingent Payout Annuities			Term and Whole Life Insurance			Disability Income Insurance			Long Term Care Insurance			Total, All Products
	(in millions, except percentages)
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:
Balance at January 1, 2025	$	—		$	737		$	53		$	1,057		$	1,847
Beginning balance at original discount rate	—			774			59			1,072			1,905
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions	—			58			(19)			(8)			31
Effect of actual variances from expected experience	—			(17)			(12)			1			(28)
Adjusted beginning of year balance	$	—		$	815		$	28		$	1,065		$	1,908
Issuances	141			60			9			—			210
Interest accrual	1			39			2			50			92
Net premiums collected	(142)			(78)			(2)			(138)			(360)
Derecognition (lapses)	—			—			—			—			—
Ending balance at original discount rate	$	—		$	836		$	37		$	977		$	1,850
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	—			(23)			(4)			11			(16)
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	—		$	813		$	33		$	988		$	1,834

Present Value of Future Policy Benefits:
Balance at January 1, 2025	$	1,204		$	1,322		$	545		$	6,187		$	9,258
Beginning balance at original discount rate	1,289			1,353			535			6,408			9,585
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions	(2)			27			(30)			25			20
Effect of actual variances from expected experience	(5)			(20)			(25)			13			(37)
Adjusted beginning of year balance	$	1,282		$	1,360		$	480		$	6,446		$	9,568
Issuances	141			60			9			—			210
Interest accrual	57			74			30			316			477
Benefit payments	(162)			(114)			(41)			(440)			(757)
Derecognition (lapses)	—			—			—			—			—
Ending balance at original discount rate	$	1,318		$	1,380		$	478		$	6,322		$	9,498
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	(45)			(2)			21			(45)			(71)
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	1,273		$	1,378		$	499		$	6,277		$	9,427

Adjustment due to reserve flooring	$	—		$	8		$	—		$	—		$	8

Net liability for future policy benefits	$	1,273		$	573		$	466		$	5,289		$	7,601
Less: reinsurance recoverable	703			408			20			2,657			3,788
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable	$	570		$	165		$	446		$	2,632		$	3,813

Discounted expected future gross premiums	$	—		$	1,971		$	809		$	1,173		$	3,953
Expected future gross premiums	$	—		$	3,334		$	1,126		$	1,554		$	6,014
Expected future benefit payments	$	1,906		$	2,328		$	789		$	10,218		$	15,241

Weighted average interest accretion rate	4.4		%	6.2		%	6.3		%	5.0		%
Weighted average discount rate	5.0		%	5.3		%	5.2		%	5.3		%

Weighted average duration of liability (in years)	6			7			6			8


	Life Contingent Payout Annuities			Term and Whole Life Insurance			Disability Income Insurance			Long Term Care Insurance			Total, All Products
	(in millions, except percentages)
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:
Balance at January 1, 2024	$	—		$	703		$	104		$	1,146		$	1,953
Beginning balance at original discount rate	—			708			105			1,137			1,950
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions	—			57			(39)			55			73
Effect of actual variances from expected experience	—			(16)			(13)			(26)			(55)
Adjusted beginning of year balance	$	—		$	749		$	53		$	1,166		$	1,968
Issuances	201			63			9			—			273
Interest accrual	1			38			3			55			97
Net premiums collected	(202)			(76)			(6)			(149)			(433)
Derecognition (lapses)	—			—			—			—			—
Ending balance at original discount rate	$	—		$	774		$	59		$	1,072		$	1,905
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	—			(37)			(6)			(15)			(58)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	—		$	737		$	53		$	1,057		$	1,847

Present Value of Future Policy Benefits:
Balance at January 1, 2024	$	1,164		$	1,325		$	661		$	6,561		$	9,711
Beginning balance at original discount rate	1,222			1,291			621			6,507			9,641
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions	(24)			67			(61)			58			40
Effect of actual variances from expected experience	(8)			(16)			(25)			(48)			(97)
Adjusted beginning of year balance	$	1,190		$	1,342		$	535		$	6,517		$	9,584
Issuances	201			63			9			—			273
Interest accrual	56			73			34			323			486
Benefit payments	(158)			(125)			(43)			(432)			(758)
Derecognition (lapses)	—			—			—			—			—
Ending balance at original discount rate	$	1,289		$	1,353		$	535		$	6,408		$	9,585
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	(85)			(31)			10			(221)			(327)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	1,204		$	1,322		$	545		$	6,187		$	9,258

Adjustment due to reserve flooring	$	—		$	7		$	—		$	—		$	7

Net liability for future policy benefits	$	1,204		$	592		$	492		$	5,130		$	7,418
Less: reinsurance recoverable	759			424			20			2,591			3,794
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable	$	445		$	168		$	472		$	2,539		$	3,624

Discounted expected future gross premiums	$	—		$	1,672		$	836		$	1,247		$	3,755
Expected future gross premiums	$	—		$	2,921		$	1,196		$	1,713		$	5,830
Expected future benefit payments	$	1,846		$	2,286		$	899		$	10,522		$	15,553

Weighted average interest accretion rate	4.5		%	6.0		%	6.3		%	5.0		%
Weighted average discount rate	5.4		%	5.6		%	5.6		%	5.7		%

Weighted average duration of liability (in years)	6			7			7			8

The amount of revenue and interest recognized in the Statements of Operations was as follows:


	Years Ended December 31,
	2025				2024
	Gross Premiums		Interest Expense		Gross Premiums		Interest Expense
	(in millions)
Life contingent payout annuities	$	157	$	56	$	226	$	55
Term and whole life insurance	174		35		172		35
Disability income insurance	114		28		119		31
Long term care insurance	171		266		179		268
Total	$	616	$	385	$	696	$	389

Balances of and changes in additional liabilities related to insurance guarantees

The balances of and changes in additional liabilities related to insurance guarantees were as follows:


	Universal Life Insurance			Variable Universal Life Insurance			Other Life Insurance			Total, All Products
	(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2025	$	1,301		$	80		$	8		$	1,389
Interest accrual	40			5			1			46
Benefit accrual	132			10			2			144
Benefit payments	(84)			(14)			(4)			(102)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience	11			(1)			2			12
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities	9			—			2			11
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	1,409		$	80		$	11		$	1,500

Weighted average interest accretion rate	2.9		%	6.8		%	3.8		%
Weighted average discount rate	3.1		%	7.1		%	3.9		%

Weighted average duration of reserves (in years)	9			8			7


	Universal Life Insurance			Variable Universal Life Insurance			Other Life Insurance			Total, All Products
	(in millions, except percentages)
Balance at January 1, 2024	$	1,225		$	81		$	15		$	1,321
Interest accrual	37			6			1			44
Benefit accrual	133			8			3			144
Benefit payments	(69)			(13)			(5)			(87)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience	(2)			(1)			(1)			(4)
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities	(23)			(1)			(5)			(29)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	1,301		$	80		$	8		$	1,389

Weighted average interest accretion rate	3.0		%	7.0		%	3.9		%
Weighted average discount rate	3.2		%	7.1		%	4.0		%

Weighted average duration of reserves (in years)	10			8			6

Changes in unearned revenue

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in unearned revenue:


	Universal Life Insurance		Variable Universal Life Insurance		Indexed Universal Life Insurance		Total, All Products
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2025	$	26	$	249	$	295	$	570
Deferral of revenue	1		79		47		127
Amortization	(1)		(21)		(24)		(46)
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	26	$	307	$	318	$	651

Balance at January 1, 2024	$	27	$	196	$	266	$	489
Deferral of revenue	—		70		51		121
Amortization	(1)		(17)		(22)		(40)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	26	$	249	$	295	$	570