v3.26.1
Insurance Liabilities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Insurance Liabilities
3. Insurance Liabilities
Liability for Future Policy Benefits
Information regarding liability for future policy benefits (“LFPB”) for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts was as follows:
Six Months Ended June 30,
20262025
Term and Whole Life InsuranceIncome AnnuitiesStructured Settlement and Pension Risk Transfer AnnuitiesTerm and Whole Life InsuranceIncome AnnuitiesStructured Settlement and Pension Risk Transfer Annuities
(Dollars in millions)
Present value of expected net premiums:
Balance, beginning of period
$
2,504 
$
— 
$
— 
$
2,808 
$
— 
$
— 
Beginning balance at original discount rate
2,747 
— 
— 
3,161 
— 
— 
Effect of model refinements
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience
(58)
— 
— 
(11)
— 
— 
Adjusted beginning of period balance
2,689 
— 
— 
3,153 
— 
— 
Issuances
— 
— 
— 
— 
Interest accrual
47 
— 
— 
55 
— 
— 
Net premiums collected
(167)
— 
— 
(186)
— 
— 
Ending balance at original discount rate
2,575 
— 
— 
3,030 
— 
— 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(265)
— 
— 
(302)
— 
— 
Balance, end of period
$
2,310 
$
— 
$
— 
$
2,728 
$
— 
$
— 
Present value of expected future policy benefits:
Balance, beginning of period
$
5,053 
$
3,985 
$
6,009 
$
5,325 
$
3,763 
$
6,118 
Beginning balance at original discount rate
5,513 
4,272 
6,635 
5,989 
4,161 
6,876 
Effect of model refinements
— 
— 
— 
— 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience
(90)
(14)
(14)
(27)
(24)
Adjusted beginning of period balance
5,423 
4,258 
6,638 
5,977 
4,134 
6,852 
Issuances
212 
— 
185 
— 
Interest accrual
99 
84 
143 
109 
80 
148 
Benefit payments
(203)
(216)
(275)
(273)
(206)
(269)
Ending balance at original discount rate
5,325 
4,338 
6,506 
5,822 
4,193 
6,731 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(520)
(349)
(708)
(555)
(327)
(678)
Balance, end of period
$
4,805 
$
3,989 
$
5,798 
$
5,267 
$
3,866 
$
6,053 
Net liability for future policy benefits, end of period
$
2,495 
$
3,989 
$
5,798 
$
2,539 
$
3,866 
$
6,053 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable, end of period
25 
32 
53 
27 
32 
59 
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable
$
2,470 
$
3,957 
$
5,745 
$
2,512 
$
3,834 
$
5,994 
Weighted-average duration of liability
6.9 years
7.5 years
11.5 years
7.4 years
7.8 years
11.5 years
Weighted-average interest accretion rate
3.91 
%
4.14 
%
4.47 
%
3.92 
%
4.08 
%
4.46 
%
Current discount rate
5.29 
%
5.38 
%
5.64 
%
5.15 
%
5.25 
%
5.54 
%
Gross premiums or assessments recognized during period
$
241 
$
287 
$
— 
$
269 
$
235 
$
— 
Expected future gross premiums, undiscounted
$
4,848 
$
— 
$
— 
$
5,663 
$
— 
$
— 
Expected future gross premiums, discounted
$
3,625 
$
— 
$
— 
$
4,175 
$
— 
$
— 
Expected future benefit payments, undiscounted
$
7,108 
$
6,079 
$
12,554 
$
7,896 
$
5,900 
$
13,031 
Expected future benefit payments, discounted
$
5,325 
$
4,338 
$
6,506 
$
5,822 
$
4,193 
$
6,731 
Information regarding the additional insurance liabilities for universal life-type contracts with secondary guarantees was as follows:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
20262025
(Dollars in millions)
Balance, beginning of period$10,077 $8,986 
Beginning balance before the effect of unrealized gains and losses10,298 9,277 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience61 83 
Adjusted beginning of period balance10,359 9,360 
Interest accrual253 228 
Net assessments collected250 236 
Benefit payments(198)(236)
Ending balance before the effect of unrealized gains and losses10,664 9,588 
Effect of unrealized gains and losses(245)(252)
Balance, end of period10,419 9,336 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable, end of period1,844 1,567 
Net additional liability, after reinsurance recoverable$8,575 $7,769 
Weighted-average duration of liability6.6 years6.6 years
Weighted-average interest accretion rate4.95 %4.95 %
Gross assessments recognized during period
$532 $533 
A reconciliation of the net LFPBs for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts and the additional insurance liabilities for universal life-type contracts with secondary guarantees reported in the preceding rollforward tables to LFPBs on the consolidated balance sheets was as follows at:
June 30,
20262025
(In millions)
Liabilities reported in the preceding rollforward tables$22,701 $21,794 
Long-term care insurance (1)4,988 5,153 
ULSG liabilities, including liability for profits followed by losses
64 941 
Participating whole life insurance (2)
3,324 3,254 
Deferred profit liabilities
467 457 
Other396 375 
Total liability for future policy benefits$31,940 $31,974 
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(1)Includes liabilities related to fully reinsured individual long-term care insurance. See Note 2.
(2)Participating whole life insurance uses an interest assumption based on the non-forfeiture interest rate, ranging from 3.5% to 4.5%, and mortality rates guaranteed in calculating the cash surrender values described in such contracts, and also includes a liability for terminal dividends. Participating whole life insurance represented 3% of the Company’s life insurance in-force at both June 30, 2026 and 2025, and 37% and 39% of gross traditional life insurance premiums for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Policyholder Account Balances
Information regarding policyholder account balances was as follows:
Universal Life InsuranceVariable Annuities (1)Index-linked AnnuitiesFixed Rate AnnuitiesULSGCompany-Owned Life Insurance (1)
(Dollars in millions)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
Balance, beginning of period$2,627 $3,403 $52,594 $13,252 $4,461 $646 
Premiums and deposits129 25 4,143 123 302 — 
Surrenders and withdrawals(37)(253)(4,606)(688)(12)— 
Benefit payments(28)(42)(231)(184)(29)(7)
Net transfers from (to) separate account13 59 — — — — 
Interest credited50 46 391 266 73 15 
Policy charges(103)(10)(23)— (474)(5)
Changes related to embedded derivatives— 2,523 — — — 
Balance, end of period$2,653 $3,228 $54,791 $12,769 $4,321 $649 
Weighted-average crediting rate (2)1.90 %1.39 %0.95 %2.05 %1.66 %2.32 %
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Balance, beginning of period$2,590 $3,833 $48,605 $14,665 $4,779 $1,166 
Premiums and deposits130 26 4,001 520 313 — 
Surrenders and withdrawals(52)(295)(3,547)(666)(13)— 
Benefit payments(35)(44)(173)(182)(49)(4)
Net transfers from (to) separate account15 66 — — — (525)
Interest credited53 50 378 282 77 12 
Policy charges(96)(11)(17)— (488)(4)
Changes related to embedded derivatives— — 990 — — — 
Balance, end of period$2,605 $3,625 $50,237 $14,619 $4,619 $645 
Weighted-average crediting rate (2)2.04 %1.34 %0.96 %1.93 %1.64 %1.45 %
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(1)Includes liabilities related to separate account products where the contract holder elected a general account investment option.
(2)Excludes the effects of embedded derivatives related to index-linked crediting rates.
A reconciliation of policyholder account balances reported in the preceding rollforward table to the liability for policyholder account balances on the consolidated balance sheets was as follows at:
June 30,
20262025
(In millions)
Policyholder account balances reported in the preceding rollforward table$78,411 $76,350 
Funding agreements classified as investment contracts9,131 10,174 
Institutional group annuities
660 566 
Other investment contract liabilities874 956 
Total policyholder account balances$89,076 $88,046 
The balance of account values 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 was as follows at:
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting RateAt Guaranteed Minimum1 to 50 Basis Points Above51 to 150 Basis Points AboveGreater than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
(In millions)
June 30, 2026
Annuities (1):
Less than 2.00%
$357 $132 $185 $7,911 $8,585 
2.00% to 3.99%
6,042 493 429 316 7,280 
Greater than 3.99%
703 — — — 703 
Total
$7,102 $625 $614 $8,227 $16,568 
Life insurance (2) (3):
Less than 2.00%
$— $— $— $460 $460 
2.00% to 3.99%
— 525 43 112 680 
Greater than 3.99%
1,439 — — — 1,439 
Total$1,439 $525 $43 $572 $2,579 
ULSG (3):
Less than 2.00%
$— $— $— $— $— 
2.00% to 3.99%
928 1,239 1,454 215 3,836 
Greater than 3.99%
471 — — — 471 
Total$1,399 $1,239 $1,454 $215 $4,307 
December 31, 2025
Annuities (1):
Less than 2.00%
$394 $126 $188 $8,134 $8,842 
2.00% to 3.99%
6,283 498 517 327 7,625 
Greater than 3.99%
740 — — — 740 
Total$7,417 $624 $705 $8,461 $17,207 
Life insurance (2) (3):
Less than 2.00%
$— $— $— $413 $413 
2.00% to 3.99%
— 529 43 112 684 
Greater than 3.99%
1,469 — — — 1,469 
Total$1,469 $529 $43 $525 $2,566 
ULSG (3):
Less than 2.00%
$— $— $— $— $— 
2.00% to 3.99%
965 1,279 1,496 222 3,962 
Greater than 3.99%
484 — — — 484 
Total$1,449 $1,279 $1,496 $222 $4,446 
_______________
(1)Includes policyholder account balances for fixed rate annuities and the fixed account portion of variable annuities.
(2)Includes policyholder account balances for retained asset accounts, universal life policies and the fixed account portion of universal variable life insurance policies.
(3)Amounts are gross of policy loans.
See Note 5 for information regarding net amount at risk and cash surrender values.