v3.26.1
Market Risk Benefits (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Participating Insurance [Abstract]  
Schedule of Market Risk Benefit, Activity
Components of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits were as follows (in millions):

March 31,December 31,
20262025
Variable annuity$43 $41 
Other product lines78 77 
Total$121 $118 
The following table presents a roll-forward of Closed Block Life additional liabilities for annuitization, death and other insurance benefits (in millions):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Year Ended December 31, 2025
Balance, beginning of period$1,195 $1,184 
Beginning of period cumulative effect of changes in shadow adjustments14 23 
Beginning balance excluding shadow1,209 1,207 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience33 
Interest accrual14 58 
Net assessments collected(32)(94)
Ending balance excluding shadow1,196 1,209 
End of period cumulative effect of changes in shadow adjustments(21)(14)
Balance, end of period$1,175 $1,195 

The following table presents the weighted average duration of Closed Block Life additional liabilities for annuitization, death and other insurance benefits. The weighted average duration represents average cohort-level duration weighted by the benefit reserves amount:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Weighted average duration (years)8.78.7

The following table presents assessments and interest expense of Closed Block Life additional liabilities for annuitization, death and other insurance benefits recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statements (in millions):

AssessmentsInterest Expense
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Year Ended December 31, 2025Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Year Ended December 31, 2025
Additional liability for annuitization, death and other insurance benefits$(32)$(94)$14 $58 

The following table presents the weighted average current discount rate of Closed Block Life additional liabilities for annuitization, death and other insurance benefits, applied at the cohort level weighted by reserve benefit amount:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Weighted average current discount rate5.00 %5.00 %
The following table presents the reconciliation of the market risk benefits balance in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
VariableOtherVariableOther
AnnuitiesProduct LinesTotalAnnuitiesProduct LinesTotal
Market risk benefit - (assets)$(6,698)$(3)$(6,701)$(7,863)$(4)$(7,867)
Market risk benefit - liabilities3,764 207 3,971 3,598 156 3,754 
Market risk benefit - net (asset) liability$(2,934)$204 $(2,730)$(4,265)$152 $(4,113)
Schedule of Roll forward of the Separate Account Balance
The following table presents the roll-forward of the separate account balance for variable annuities (in millions):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Year Ended December 31, 2025
Balance as of beginning of period$236,406$228,851
Deposits (1)
2,3179,998
Surrenders, withdrawals and benefits (1)
(6,955)(27,633)
Net transfer from (to) general account(134)(372)
Investment performance(7,603)28,278
Policy charges and other(666)(2,716)
Balance as of end of period, gross$223,365$236,406
Cash surrender value (2)
$218,733$231,711
(1) Excludes certain internal exchanges.
(2) Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contract holder’s account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less applicable surrender charges.
The following table presents the roll-forward of the net MRB (assets) liabilities for variable annuities (dollars in millions):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2026Year Ended December 31, 2025
Net MRB balance, beginning of period$(4,265)$(5,176)
Beginning of period cumulative effect of changes in non-performance risk(17)314 
Net MRB balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk(4,282)(4,862)
Effect of changes in interest rates(407)(72)
Effect of fund performance671 (3,518)
Effect of changes in equity index volatility551 509 
Effect of expected policyholder behavior215 758 
Effect of actual policyholder behavior different from expected110 572 
Effect of time508 1,957 
Effect of changes in assumptions374 
Net MRB balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk(2,631)(4,282)
End of period cumulative effect of changes in non-performance risk(303)17 
Net MRB balance, end of period, gross(2,934)(4,265)
Reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits at fair value, end of period(43)(41)
Net MRB balance, end of period, net of reinsurance(2,977)(4,306)
Weighted average attained age (years) (1)
7170
Net amount at risk (2)
$7,193 $5,471 
(1) Weighted-average attained age is defined as the average age of policyholders weighted by account value.
(2) Net amount at risk (NAR) is defined as of the valuation date for each contract as the greater of Death Benefit NAR (DBNAR) and Living Benefit NAR (LBNAR), as applicable, where DBNAR is the GMDB benefit base in excess of the account value, and LBNAR is the actuarial present value of guaranteed living benefits in excess of the account value.