v3.26.1
Policyholder Contract Deposits and Other Policyholder Funds
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Policyholder Contract Deposits and Other Policyholder Funds 13. Policyholder Contract Deposits and Other Policyholder Funds
POLICYHOLDER CONTRACT DEPOSITS
The liability for Policyholder contract deposits is primarily recorded at accumulated value (deposits received and net transfers from
separate accounts, plus accrued interest credited, less withdrawals and assessed fees). Deposits collected on investment-oriented
products are not reflected as revenues. They are recorded directly to Policyholder contract deposits upon receipt. Amounts assessed
against the contract holders for mortality, administrative, and other services are included as Policy fees in revenues.
In addition to liabilities for universal life, fixed annuities, fixed options within variable annuities, annuities without life contingencies,
funding agreements and GICs, policyholder contract deposits also include our liability for (i) index-linked interest credited features
accounted for as embedded derivatives at fair value, (ii) annuities issued in a structured settlement arrangement with no life
contingency and (iii) certain contracts we have elected to account for at fair value. Changes in the fair value of the embedded
derivatives related to policy index-linked interest credited features and the fair value of derivatives hedging these liabilities are
recognized in realized gains and losses.
For additional information on index credits accounted for as embedded derivatives, see Note 4.
The following table presents the balances and changes in Policyholder contract deposits account balances(a):
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and other
Total
(in millions, except for average crediting rate)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
Policyholder contract deposits account balance,
beginning of year
$111,802
$38,407
$10,440
$22,746
$7,729
$191,124
Deposits
8,181
2,172
798
3,534
1,019
15,704
Policy charges
(131)
(255)
(741)
(44)
(323)
(1,494)
Surrenders and withdrawals
(6,257)
(4,367)
(144)
(106)
(3,232)
(14,106)
Benefit payments
(1,318)
(995)
(116)
(1,611)
(753)
(4,793)
Net transfers from (to) separate account
2,413
12
(372)
2,857
4,910
Interest credited
2,947
699
271
546
105
4,568
Other, including foreign exchange
(28)
18
(47)
9
(48)
Policyholder contract deposits account balance, end
of period
115,196
38,074
10,538
24,646
7,411
195,865
Other reconciling items(b)
(2,559)
(315)
206
28
(2,640)
Policyholder contract deposits
$112,637
$37,759
$10,744
$24,674
$7,411
$193,225
Weighted average crediting rate
3.76%
3.26%
4.47%
4.72%
2.80%
Cash surrender value(c)
$107,779
$37,174
$9,427
$2,639
$5,941
$162,960
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Policyholder contract deposits account balance,
beginning of year
$100,230
$39,246
$10,338
$18,026
$8,375
$176,215
Reclassification due to reinsurance recapture
14
(14)
Deposits
10,797
2,383
810
2,560
814
17,364
Policy charges
(105)
(245)
(752)
(34)
(328)
(1,464)
Surrenders and withdrawals
(4,832)
(4,247)
(155)
(87)
(2,851)
(12,172)
Benefit payments
(1,397)
(984)
(132)
(591)
(704)
(3,808)
Net transfers from (to) separate account
2,090
17
58
2,610
4,775
Interest credited
2,046
616
233
446
110
3,451
Other, including foreign exchange
(14)
6
11
10
13
Policyholder contract deposits account balance, end
of period
106,725
38,859
10,365
20,403
8,022
184,374
Other reconciling items(b)
(2,107)
(298)
80
139
(1)
(2,187)
Policyholder contract deposits
$104,618
$38,561
$10,445
$20,542
$8,021
$182,187
Weighted average crediting rate
3.49%
3.19%
4.49%
4.75%
2.43%
Cash surrender value(c)
$99,888
$38,013
$9,182
$2,603
$6,379
$156,065
(a)Transactions between the general account and the separate account are presented in this table on a gross basis (e.g., a policyholder's funds are initially deposited
into the general account and then simultaneously transferred to the separate account), and thus, did not impact the ending balance of policyholder contract deposits.
(b)Reconciling items principally relate to MRBs that are bifurcated and reported separately, and changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives of $1,160 million and
$893 million that are recorded in policyholder contract deposits as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(c)Cash surrender value is related to the portion of policyholder contract deposits that have a defined cash surrender value (e.g. GICs do not have a cash surrender
value).
For information related to net amount at risk, refer to the table that presents the balances of and changes in MRBs in Note 14.
The following table presents Policyholder contract deposits account balance by range of guaranteed minimum crediting
rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective
guaranteed minimums:
June 30, 2026
At Guaranteed
Minimum
1 Basis Point - 50
Basis Points
Above
More than 50
Basis Points
Above Minimum
Guarantee
Total
(in millions, except percentage of total)
Individual Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,522
$1,217
$38,085
$41,824
> 1% - 2%
1,789
45
681
2,515
> 2% - 3%
5,533
137
4,391
10,061
> 3% - 4%
4,752
31
4
4,787
> 4% - 5%
371
4
375
> 5%
30
30
Total
$14,997
$1,430
$43,165
$59,592
Group Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$1,969
$1,467
$9,576
$13,012
> 1% - 2%
2,860
414
831
4,105
> 2% - 3%
9,329
260
165
9,754
> 3% - 4%
494
494
> 4% - 5%
5,825
5,825
> 5%
118
118
Total
$20,595
$2,141
$10,572
$33,308
Life Insurance
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$
$
$
$
> 1% - 2%
114
358
472
> 2% - 3%
10
137
1,696
1,843
> 3% - 4%
1,061
438
37
1,536
> 4% - 5%
2,539
2,539
> 5%
197
197
Total
$3,807
$689
$2,091
$6,587
Corporate and Other
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,463
$
$2
$2,465
> 1% - 2%
640
1
36
677
> 2% - 3%
1,381
3
59
1,443
> 3% - 4%
384
50
503
937
> 4% - 5%
183
3
186
> 5%
9
9
Total
$5,060
$54
$603
$5,717
Total*
$44,459
$4,314
$56,431
$105,204
Percentage of total
42%
4%
54%
100%
June 30, 2025
At Guaranteed
Minimum
1 Basis Point - 50
Basis Points Above
More than 50 Basis
Points Above
Minimum
Guarantee
Total
(in millions, except percentage of total)
Individual Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,826
$1,084
$36,390
$40,300
> 1% - 2%
2,121
48
976
3,145
> 2% - 3%
5,991
138
3,430
9,559
> 3% - 4%
5,311
33
4
5,348
> 4% - 5%
394
4
398
> 5%
31
2
33
Total
$16,674
$1,303
$40,806
$58,783
Group Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$1,979
$1,452
$9,200
$12,631
> 1% - 2%
3,156
516
820
4,492
> 2% - 3%
10,198
345
126
10,669
> 3% - 4%
543
543
> 4% - 5%
6,182
6,182
> 5%
128
128
Total
$22,186
$2,313
$10,146
$34,645
Life Insurance
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$
$
$
$
> 1% - 2%
111
362
473
> 2% - 3%
12
172
1,710
1,894
> 3% - 4%
1,155
414
24
1,593
> 4% - 5%
2,665
2,665
> 5%
205
205
Total
$4,037
$697
$2,096
$6,830
Corporate and Other
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,848
$
$1
$2,849
> 1% - 2%
740
1
39
780
> 2% - 3%
1,300
1
66
1,367
> 3% - 4%
468
1
533
1,002
> 4% - 5%
190
3
193
> 5%
9
9
Total
$5,555
$3
$642
$6,200
Total*
$48,452
$4,316
$53,690
$106,458
Percentage of total
46%
4%
50%
100%
*Excludes policyholder contract deposits account balances that are not subject to guaranteed minimum crediting rates.
OTHER POLICYHOLDER FUNDS
Other policyholder funds include unearned revenue reserve (“URR”), consisting of front-end loads on investment-oriented contracts,
representing those policy loads that are non-level and typically higher in initial policy years than in later policy years. Amortization of
URR is recorded in Policy fees.
URR for investment-oriented contracts are generally deferred and amortized into income using the same assumptions and factors
used to amortize DAC (i.e., on a constant level basis).
The following table presents a rollforward of the unearned revenue reserve for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and
2025:
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate and
Other
Total
(in millions)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
Balance, beginning of year
$1,876
$17
$76
$1,969
Revenue deferred
85
18
103
Amortization
(56)
(3)
(59)
Balance, end of period
$1,905
$35
$73
$2,013
Other reconciling items*
990
Other policyholder funds
$3,003
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Balance, beginning of year
$1,821
$1
$84
$1,906
Revenue deferred
82
1
83
Amortization
(56)
(4)
(60)
Balance, end of period
$1,847
$2
$80
$1,929
Other reconciling items*
974
Other policyholder funds
$2,903
*Other reconciling items include policyholders' dividend accumulations, provisions for future dividends to participating policyholders, dividends to policyholders and any
similar items.