v3.26.1
Future Policy Benefits
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract]  
Future Policy Benefits

(10) Future Policy Benefits

 

The following tables summarize balances and changes in the present value of expected net premiums and the present value of expected future policy benefits underlying the LFPB:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Year ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Present Value of Expected Net Premiums

 

Term Life Insurance

 

Balance at then current discount rate, beginning of period

 

$

14,067,204

 

 

$

13,854,794

 

Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period

 

 

14,051,078

 

 

 

14,233,996

 

     Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

(151

)

 

 

(354,521

)

     Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

 

(148,230

)

 

 

(384,313

)

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

 

 

13,902,697

 

 

 

13,495,162

 

     Issuances

 

 

432,393

 

 

 

1,651,384

 

     Interest accrual at original discount rate

 

 

154,711

 

 

 

627,419

 

     Net premiums collected

 

 

(443,446

)

 

 

(1,770,529

)

     Foreign currency translation

 

 

(19,165

)

 

 

47,642

 

Expected net premiums at original discount rate, end of period

 

 

14,027,190

 

 

 

14,051,078

 

     Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

 

 

(175,352

)

 

 

16,126

 

Expected net premiums at then current discount rate, end of period

 

$

13,851,838

 

 

$

14,067,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at then current discount rate, beginning of period

 

$

20,681,705

 

 

$

20,155,487

 

Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period

 

 

20,742,060

 

 

 

20,763,900

 

     Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

 

 

(146

)

 

 

(436,663

)

     Effect of actual variances from expected experience

 

 

(167,489

)

 

 

(426,822

)

Adjusted balance, beginning of period

 

 

20,574,425

 

 

 

19,900,415

 

     Issuances

 

 

431,865

 

 

 

1,655,501

 

     Interest accrual at original discount rate

 

 

238,583

 

 

 

958,540

 

     Benefit payments

 

 

(446,710

)

 

 

(1,846,085

)

     Foreign currency translation

 

 

(29,201

)

 

 

73,689

 

Expected future policy benefits at original discount rate, end of period

 

 

20,768,962

 

 

 

20,742,060

 

     Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

 

 

(388,502

)

 

 

(60,355

)

Expected future policy benefits at then current discount rate, end of period

 

$

20,380,460

 

 

$

20,681,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Term Life Insurance

 

LFPB

 

$

6,528,622

 

 

$

6,614,501

 

Less: reinsurance recoverables

 

 

2,465,179

 

 

 

2,550,187

 

Net LFPB, after reinsurance recoverables

 

$

4,063,443

 

 

$

4,064,314

 

Weighted-average duration of net LFPB (in years)

 

 

8.3

 

 

 

8.3

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized a remeasurement gain, consisting of experience variances, of $7.6 million for the Term Life Insurance segment, with a corresponding decrease to the LFPB, net of reinsurance. The remeasurement gain recognized was largely due to higher policy lapses and lower mortality experience during the period versus our current actuarial assumptions. We did not update our actuarial assumptions during the three months ended March 31, 2026, as management concluded that the emerging experience during the period did not provide sufficient evidence that an update to the current assumptions was warranted at this time. We will continue to monitor experience and update assumptions in future periods, as appropriate.

 

There were no significant changes to the inputs, judgments, assumptions, or methods used in measuring the LFPB during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

Losses recognized as a result of capping the net premium ratio at 100% were immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.

The following table reconciles the LFPB to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life Insurance

 

$

6,528,622

 

 

$

6,614,501

 

Other

 

 

200,298

 

 

 

203,678

 

Total

 

$

6,728,920

 

 

$

6,818,179

 

 

The following table reconciles the reinsurance recoverables to the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life Insurance

 

$

2,465,179

 

 

$

2,550,187

 

Other

 

 

14,872

 

 

 

14,765

 

Total

 

$

2,480,051

 

 

$

2,564,952

 

 

The amount of discounted (using the then current discount rate) and undiscounted expected gross premiums and expected future benefit payments were as follows:

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Life Insurance

 

 

 

Undiscounted

 

 

Discounted

 

 

Undiscounted

 

 

Discounted

 

Expected future benefit payments

$

34,081,573

 

 

$

20,380,460

 

 

$

34,009,893

 

 

$

20,681,706

 

Expected future gross premiums

$

39,365,448

 

 

$

26,796,671

 

 

$

39,384,920

 

 

$

27,195,943

 

 

The amount of revenue and interest recognized in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income were as follows:

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

 

(In thousands)

Term Life Insurance

 

 

 

Gross premiums

$

867,202

 

 

$

854,430

 

 

Interest accretion (expense)

$

(83,872

)

 

$

(81,998

)

 

 

The weighted-average discount rates were as follows:

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Term Life Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Original discount rate

 

4.99

%

 

 

5.00

%

Current discount rate

 

5.87

%

 

 

5.72

%

 

There were no changes to the methods used to determine the discount rates during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2025.