ahl-20260630

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-37963

ATHENE HOLDING LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

98-0630022

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification Number)

7700 Mills Civic Pkwy

West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

1-(515) 342-4678

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a

6.35% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A

ATHPrA

New York Stock Exchange

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a

5.625% Fixed-Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B

ATHPrB

New York Stock Exchange

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a

4.875% Fixed-Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D

ATHPrD

New York Stock Exchange

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a

7.75% Fixed-Rate Reset Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E

ATHPrE

New York Stock Exchange

7.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2064

ATHS

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☑

Smaller reporting company ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of August 7, 2026, 203,805 shares of our common stock were outstanding, all of which are held by Apollo Global Management, Inc.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.	Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	63
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	108
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	109

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	110
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	110
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	110


Item 5.	Other Information	110
Item 6.	Exhibits	110
Exhibit Index		111
Signatures		112

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As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (report), unless the context otherwise indicates, any reference to “Athene,” “our Company,” “the Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” refer to Athene Holding Ltd. together with its consolidated subsidiaries and any reference to “AHL” refers to Athene Holding Ltd. only.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “assume,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning, including the negative of these or similar words and terms, in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places throughout and give our current expectations and projections relating to our business, financial condition, results of operations, plans, strategies, objectives, future performance and other matters.

We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, cash flows and performance may differ materially from that made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. A number of important factors could cause actual results or conditions to differ materially from those contained or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the risks discussed in Part II–Item 1A. Risk Factors included in this report and Part I–Item 1A. Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2025 Annual Report). Factors that could cause actual results or conditions to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this report include:

•the accuracy of management’s assumptions and estimates;

•variability in the amount of statutory capital that our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries have or are required to hold;

•interest rate and/or foreign currency fluctuations;

•our potential need for additional capital in the future and the potential unavailability of such capital to us on favorable terms or at all;

•changes in relationships with important parties in our product distribution network;

•the activities of our competitors and our ability to grow our retail business in a highly competitive environment;

•the impact of general economic conditions on our ability to sell our products and on the fair value of our investments;

•our ability to successfully acquire new companies or businesses and/or integrate such acquisitions into our existing framework;

•downgrades, potential downgrades or other negative actions by rating agencies;

•our dependence on key executives and our inability to attract qualified personnel;

•market and credit risks that could diminish the value of our investments;

•changes to the creditworthiness of our reinsurance and derivative counterparties;

•changes in consumer perception regarding the desirability of annuities as retirement savings products;

•potential litigation (including class action litigation), enforcement investigations or regulatory scrutiny against us and our subsidiaries, which we may be required to defend against or respond to;

•the impact of new accounting rules or changes to existing accounting rules on our business;

•interruption or other operational failures in telecommunication and information technology and other operating systems, including as a result of threat actors attempting to attack those systems, as well as our ability to maintain the security of those systems;

•the dependence of Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries (other than us or our subsidiaries, Apollo) on key executives and Apollo’s inability to attract qualified personnel;

•the accuracy of our estimates regarding the future performance of our investment portfolio;

•increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisers and certain trading methods;

•potential changes to laws or regulations affecting, among other things, group supervision and/or group capital requirements, entity-level regulatory capital standards, transactions with our affiliates, the ability of our subsidiaries to make dividend payments or distributions to AHL, acquisitions by or of us, minimum capitalization and statutory reserve requirements for insurance companies and fiduciary obligations on parties who distribute our products;

•the failure to obtain or maintain licenses and/or other regulatory approvals as required for the operation of our insurance subsidiaries;

•increases in our tax liability resulting from the implementation in various jurisdictions of measures to introduce the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) “Pillar Two” global minimum tax initiative, or similar rules in other jurisdictions (including the enacted corporate income tax in Bermuda or otherwise);

•certain of our non-United States (US) subsidiaries becoming subject to US federal income taxation in amounts greater than expected;

•adverse changes in tax law;

•the failure to achieve the economic benefits expected to be derived from Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, ACRA 1) and Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding 2 Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, ACRA 2), collectively defined as ACRA, or future ACRA capital raises;

•the failure of third-party ACRA investors to fund their capital commitment obligations; and

•other risks and factors listed in Part II–Item 1A. Risk Factors included in this report, Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors included in our 2025 Annual Report and those discussed elsewhere in this report and in our 2025 Annual Report.

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We caution you that the important factors referenced above may not be exhaustive. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect us or our operations in the way we expect or anticipate. In light of these risks, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this report. Unless an earlier date is specified, the forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date that this report was filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We undertake no obligation, except as may be required by law, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends, or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS

Unless otherwise indicated in this report, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

Entities


Term or Acronym						Definition
AAA						Apollo Aligned Alternatives Aggregator, L.P.
AAA Lux						Apollo Aligned Alternatives Lux Aggregator, L.P.
AAIA						Athene Annuity and Life Company
AAM						Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
AARe						Athene Annuity Re Ltd., a Bermuda reinsurance subsidiary
ACRA						ACRA 1 and ACRA 2
ACRA 1						Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding Ltd., together with its subsidiaries
ACRA 2						Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding 2 Ltd., together with its subsidiaries
ADIP						ADIP I and ADIP II
ADIP I						Apollo/Athene Dedicated Investment Program
ADIP II						Apollo/Athene Dedicated Investment Program II
AGM						Apollo Global Management, Inc.
AHL						Athene Holding Ltd.
ALRe						Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda reinsurance subsidiary

Apollo						Apollo Global Management, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (other than us or our subsidiaries)
Apollo Group						(1) AGM and its subsidiaries, including AAM, (2) any investment fund or other collective investment vehicle whose general partner or managing member is owned, directly or indirectly, by clause (1), (3) BRH Holdings GP, Ltd. and each of its shareholders, (4) any executive officer or employee of AGM or AGM’s subsidiaries, and (5) any affiliate of a person described in clauses (1), (2), (3) or (4) above; provided none of AHL or its subsidiaries (other than ACRA) will be deemed to be a member of the Apollo Group
Athora						Athora Holding Ltd., together with its subsidiaries

BMA						Bermuda Monetary Authority
ISG						Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP
LIMRA						Life Insurance and Market Research Association
MidCap Financial						MidCap FinCo LLC, together with its subsidiaries
NAIC						National Association of Insurance Commissioners
US Treasury						United States Department of the Treasury
Venerable						Venerable Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries
VIAC						Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company
Wheels						Wheels, Inc.

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Certain Terms & Acronyms


Term or Acronym						Definition
ABS						Asset-backed securities
ALM						Asset liability management
Alternative investments						Alternative investments, including investment funds and certain VIEs, adjusted for reinsurance impacts and to include our proportionate share of ACRA alternative investments based on our economic ownership.
Base of earnings						Earnings generated from our results of operations and the underlying profitability drivers of our business
Bermuda capital						The capital of Athene’s non-US reinsurance subsidiaries as reported in the Bermuda statutory financial statements, adjusted to exclude deferred tax assets related to the enactment of the Government of Bermuda Corporate Income Tax Act 2023. Bermuda statutory financial statements apply US statutory accounting principles for policyholder reserve liabilities, which we also subject to US cash flow testing requirements. There are certain differences between Bermuda statutory and US statutory frameworks that result in Consolidated RBC being approximately 20 RBC points higher as of December 31, 2025. The primary driver of this difference is that Bermuda statutory financial statements require that assets assumed as part of a reinsurance transaction and any assets sold are recorded at their market value, without posting an interest maintenance reserve.
Bermuda RBC						The risk-based capital ratio of our non-US reinsurance subsidiaries calculated using Bermuda capital and applying NAIC risk-based capital factors on an aggregate basis, excluding US subsidiaries which are included within our US RBC Ratio.
Block reinsurance						A transaction in which the ceding company cedes all or a portion of a block of previously issued annuity or life contracts through a reinsurance agreement
BSCR						Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement
CAL						Company action level risk-based capital as defined by the model created by the NAIC
CLO						Collateralized loan obligation
CMBS						Commercial mortgage-backed securities
CML						Commercial mortgage loan
Consolidated RBC						The consolidated risk-based capital ratio of our non-US reinsurance and US insurance subsidiaries calculated by aggregating US RBC and Bermuda RBC, with immaterial adjustments for net assets at the holding company.
Cost of funds						Cost of funds includes liability costs related to cost of crediting on deferred annuities, including, with respect to our indexed annuities, option costs, and institutional costs related to institutional products, as well as other liability costs, but does not include the proportionate share of the ACRA cost of funds associated with the noncontrolling interests. Other liability costs include DAC, DSI and VOBA amortization, certain market risk benefit costs, the cost of liabilities on products other than deferred annuities and institutional products, premiums, product charges, excluding market value adjustments, and certain other revenues. We include the costs related to business added through assumed reinsurance transactions and exclude the costs on business related to ceded reinsurance transactions. Cost of funds is computed as the total liability costs divided by the average net invested assets for the relevant period, presented on an annualized basis for interim periods.
DAC						Deferred acquisition costs
Deferred annuities						Fixed indexed annuities, annual reset annuities, multi-year guaranteed annuities and registered index-linked annuities
DSI						Deferred sales inducement
Excess equity capital						Capital in excess of the level management believes is needed to support our current operating strategy
FIA						Fixed indexed annuity, which is an insurance contract that earns interest at a crediting rate based on a specified index on a tax-deferred basis
Fixed annuities						FIAs together with fixed rate annuities
Fixed rate annuity						An insurance contract that offers tax-deferred growth and the opportunity to produce a guaranteed stream of retirement income for the lifetime of its policyholder
Flow reinsurance						A transaction in which the ceding company cedes a portion of newly issued policies to the reinsurer
Funds withheld						Funds withheld modified coinsurance
GLWB						Guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit
GMDB						Guaranteed minimum death benefit
Gross invested assets						Represent the investments that directly back our gross reserve liabilities, as well as surplus assets. Gross invested assets include (a) total investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets with available-for-sale securities, trading securities and mortgage loans at cost or amortized cost, excluding derivatives, (b) cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, (c) investments in related parties, (d) accrued investment income, (e) VIE and VOE assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interest adjustments, (f) net investment payables and receivables, (g) policy loans ceded (which offset the direct policy loans in total investments) and (h) an adjustment for the allowance for credit losses. Gross invested assets exclude the derivative collateral offsetting the related cash positions. We include the investments supporting assumed funds withheld and modco agreements and exclude the investments related to ceded reinsurance transactions in order to match the assets with the income received. Gross invested assets include the entire investment balance attributable to ACRA as ACRA is 100% consolidated.
IMO						Independent marketing organization
Liability outflows						The aggregate of withdrawals on our deferred annuities, death benefits, pension group annuity benefit payments, payments on payout annuities and payments related to interest, maturities and repurchases of funding agreements.
Market risk benefits						Guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits and guaranteed minimum death benefits
Modco						Modified coinsurance
MVA						Market value adjustment

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Term or Acronym						Definition
Net invested assets						Represent the investments that directly back our net reserve liabilities, as well as surplus assets. Net invested assets include (a) total investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, with available-for-sale securities, trading securities and mortgage loans at cost or amortized cost, excluding derivatives, (b) cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, (c) investments in related parties, (d) accrued investment income, (e) VIE and VOE assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interest adjustments, (f) net investment payables and receivables, (g) policy loans ceded (which offset the direct policy loans in total investments) and (h) an adjustment for the allowance for credit losses. Net invested assets exclude the derivative collateral offsetting the related cash positions. We include the investments supporting assumed funds withheld and modco agreements and exclude the investments related to ceded reinsurance transactions in order to match the assets with the income received. Net invested assets include our economic ownership of ACRA investments but do not include the investments associated with the noncontrolling interests.
Net investment earned rate						Computed as the income from our net invested assets divided by the average net invested assets for the relevant period, presented on an annualized basis for interim periods. The primary adjustments to net investment income to arrive at our net investment earnings are (a) net VIE impacts (revenues, expenses and noncontrolling interests), (b) the change in fair value of reinsurance assets, (c) amortization of premium/discount on held-for-trading securities, (d) forward points gains and losses on foreign exchange derivative hedges, (e) an adjustment to the change in net asset value of our ADIP investments to recognize our proportionate share of spread related earnings based on our ownership in the investment funds and (f) the removal of the proportionate share of the ACRA net investment income associated with the noncontrolling interests. Net investment earned rate includes the income and assets supporting our change in fair value of reinsurance assets by evaluating the underlying investments of the funds withheld at interest receivables and including the net investment income from those underlying investments which does not correspond to the US GAAP presentation of change in fair value of reinsurance assets. Net investment earned rate excludes the income and assets on business related to ceded reinsurance transactions.
Net investment spread						Net investment spread measures our investment performance plus our strategic capital management fees less our total cost of funds, presented on an annualized basis for interim periods.
Net reserve liabilities						Represent our policyholder and institutional liability obligations net of reinsurance and used to analyze the costs of our liabilities. Net reserve liabilities include (a) interest sensitive contract liabilities, (b) future policy benefits, (c) net market risk benefits, (d) long-term repurchase obligations, (e) dividends payable to policyholders and (f) other policy claims and benefits, offset by reinsurance recoverable, excluding policy loans ceded. Net reserve liabilities include our economic ownership of ACRA reserve liabilities but do not include the reserve liabilities associated with the noncontrolling interests. Net reserve liabilities are net of the ceded liabilities to third-party reinsurers as the costs of the liabilities are passed to such reinsurers and, therefore, we have no net economic exposure to such liabilities, assuming our reinsurance counterparties perform under our agreements. Net reserve liabilities include the underlying liabilities assumed through modco reinsurance agreements in order to match the liabilities with the expenses incurred.
Payout annuities						Annuities with a current cash payment component, which consist primarily of single premium immediate annuities, supplemental contracts and structured settlements
Policy loan						A loan to a policyholder under the terms of, and which is secured by, a policyholder’s policy
RBC						Risk-based capital
RILA						Registered index-linked annuity, which is an insurance contract similar to an FIA that has the potential for higher returns but also has the potential risk of loss to principal and related earnings, subject to a floor
RMBS						Residential mortgage-backed securities
RML						Residential mortgage loan
Sales						All money paid into an individual annuity, including money paid into new contracts with initial purchase occurring in the specified period and existing contracts with initial purchase occurring prior to the specified period (excluding internal transfers)
Spread Related Earnings, or SRE						Pre-tax non-GAAP measure used to evaluate our financial performance excluding market volatility (other than with respect to alternative investments), as well as integration, restructuring, stock compensation and certain other items which are not part of our underlying profitability drivers.
Surplus assets						Assets in excess of policyholder and institutional obligations, determined in accordance with the applicable domiciliary jurisdiction’s statutory accounting principles
TAC						Total adjusted capital as defined by the model created by the NAIC

US GAAP						Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
US RBC						The CAL RBC ratio for AAIA, our parent US insurance company
VIE						Variable interest entity
VOBA						Value of business acquired

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Index to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)		8

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited)		10

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)		11

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (unaudited)		12

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)		14

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		16

	Note 1. Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	16

	Note 2. Investments	18

	Note 3. Derivative Instruments	27

	Note 4. Variable Interest Entities	30

	Note 5. Fair Value	31

	Note 6. Deferred Acquisition Costs, Deferred Sales Inducements and Value of Business Acquired	47

	Note 7. Long-duration Contracts	48

	Note 8. Debt	55

	Note 9 . Equity	56

	Note 10. Income Taxes	57

	Note 1 1 . Related Parties	58

	Note 1 2 . Commitments and Contingencies	61

	Note 1 3 . Segment Information	62

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ATHENE HOLDING LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Assets
Investments
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (amortized cost: 2026 – $208,443 and 2025 – $202,116; allowance for credit losses: 2026 – $703 and 2025 – $757)	$	196,763	$	192,597
Trading securities, at fair value	6,318		6,409
Equity securities, at fair value	697		822
Mortgage loans, at fair value	99,974		91,918
Investment funds	276		108
Policy loans	293		301
Funds withheld at interest (portion at fair value: 2026 – $(2,404) and 2025 – $(2,409))	13,787		15,413
Derivative assets	11,034		9,190
Short-term investments (portion at fair value: 2026 – $105 and 2025 – $33)	230		175
Other investments (portion at fair value: 2026 – $1,911 and 2025 – $1,818)	4,470		4,148
Total investments	333,842		321,081
Cash and cash equivalents	21,957		14,994
Restricted cash	1,583		1,332
Investments in related parties
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (amortized cost: 2026 – $33,436 and 2025 – $26,428)	33,292		26,444
Trading securities, at fair value	1,290		454
Equity securities, at fair value	—		266
Mortgage loans, at fair value	1,549		1,486
Investment funds (portion at fair value: 2026 – $2,311 and 2025 – $1,318)	3,243		2,149
Funds withheld at interest (portion at fair value: 2026 – $(347) and 2025 – $(356))	3,802		4,215
Short-term investments	18		18
Other investments, at fair value	333		344
Accrued investment income (related party: 2026 – $252 and 2025 – $241)	4,015		3,395
Reinsurance recoverable (related party: 2026 – $7,327 and 2025 – $6,336; portion at fair value: 2026 – $1,920 and 2025 – $1,911)	10,929		10,282
Deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and value of business acquired	9,279		8,634
Goodwill	4,079		4,072
Other assets (related party: 2026 – $332 and 2025 – $284)	11,411		11,950
Assets of consolidated variable interest entities
Investments
Trading securities, at fair value (related party: 2026 – $603 and 2025 – $978)	2,103		3,120

Mortgage loans, at fair value	2,058		2,140
Investment funds, at fair value (related party: 2026 – $26,486 and 2025 – $23,783)	26,798		24,070
Other investments	925		844
Cash and cash equivalents (restricted cash: 2026 – $18 and 2025 – $17)	171		569
Other assets (related party: 2026 – $101 and 2025 – $23)	202		346
Total assets	$	472,879	$	442,205

(Continued)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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ATHENE HOLDING LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities (related party: 2026 – $4,854 and 2025 – $5,381; portion at fair value: 2026 – $17,126 and 2025 – $15,515)	$	344,593	$	315,889
Future policy benefits (related party: 2026 – $43 and 2025 – $36; portion at fair value: 2026 – $1,564 and 2025 – $1,615)	48,241		50,264
Market risk benefits (related party: 2026 – $294 and 2025 – $290)	5,283		4,930
Debt	7,832		7,848
Derivative liabilities	6,241		5,742
Payables for collateral on derivatives and securities to repurchase	11,199		11,085
Other liabilities (related party: 2026 – $7,322 and 2025 – $6,479)	13,284		9,097
Liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (related party: 2026 – $292 and 2025 – $235)	1,401		1,712
Total liabilities	438,074		406,567
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Equity
Preferred stock	—		—
Common stock	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	19,329		19,238
Retained earnings	2,440		3,895
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (related party: 2026 – $(184) and 2025 – $(112))	(3,213)		(2,641)
Total Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity	18,556		20,492
Noncontrolling interests	16,249		15,146
Total equity	34,805		35,638
Total liabilities and equity	$	472,879	$	442,205

(Concluded)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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ATHENE HOLDING LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (Unaudited)


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Revenues
Premiums	$	170	$	107	$	387	$	234
Product charges	299		274		580		539
Net investment income (related party investment income of $616 and $562 for the three months ended and $1,152 and $1,005 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively; and related party investment expense of $398 and $383 for the three months ended and $808 and $754 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	4,988		4,429		9,757		8,420
Investment related gains (losses) (related party of $(106) and $(21) for the three months ended and $(131) and $44 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	2,989		(5)		911		(833)
Other revenues	4		6		8		10
Revenues of consolidated variable interest entities
Net investment income (related party of $11 and $19 for the three months ended and $14 and $34 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	43		80		111		157
Investment related gains (losses) (related party of $654 and $473 for the three months ended and $1,094 and $994 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	659		468		1,066		1,018
Total revenues	9,152		5,359		12,820		9,545
Benefits and expenses
Interest sensitive contract benefits (related party of $(123) and $(61) for the three months ended and $(157) and $(94) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	5,714		3,428		7,305		4,922
Future policy and other policy benefits (remeasurement (gains) losses of $(26) and $(19) for the three months ended and $(32) and $(60) for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	594		527		1,233		1,068
Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses	(24)		(111)		235		274
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and value of business acquired	350		292		687		559
Policy and other operating expenses (related party of $71 and $72 for the three months ended and $176 and $144 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively)	614		571		1,265		1,136
Total benefits and expenses	7,248		4,707		10,725		7,959
Income before income taxes	1,904		652		2,095		1,586
Income tax expense (benefit)	217		(34)		1,890		141
Net income	1,687		686		205		1,445
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	698		222		1,154		516
Net income (loss) attributable to Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders	989		464		(949)		929
Less: Preferred stock dividends	36		45		71		90
Add: Preferred stock redemption	—		84		—		84
Net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder	$	953	$	503	$	(1,020)	$	923

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Net income	$	1,687	$	686	$	205	$	1,445
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	307		1,396		(1,725)		2,888
Unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments	(236)		(8)		(106)		221
Remeasurement gains (losses) on future policy benefits related to discount rate	(199)		(45)		710		(573)
Remeasurement gains (losses) on market risk benefits related to credit risk	(180)		(135)		36		(19)
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments	(10)		78		(23)		114
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(318)		1,286		(1,108)		2,631
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)	(68)		260		(218)		533
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(250)		1,026		(890)		2,098
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,437		1,712		(685)		3,543
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	541		375		836		837
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders	$	896	$	1,337	$	(1,521)	$	2,706

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited)


	Three months ended
(In millions)	Preferred stock		Common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Total Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity		Noncontrolling interests		Total equity
Balance at March 31, 2026	$	—	$	—	$	19,262	$	1,706	$	(3,120)	$	17,848	$	15,852	$	33,700
Net income	—		—		—		989		—		989		698		1,687
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(93)		(93)		(157)		(250)


Stock-based compensation allocation from parent	—		—		9		—		—		9		—		9

Preferred stock dividends	—		—		—		(36)		—		(36)		—		(36)
Common stock dividends	—		—		—		(187)		—		(187)		—		(187)
Contributions from (distributions to) parent	—		—		58		(32)		—		26		—		26
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		145		145
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		(47)		(47)
Net contributions, distributions, and other changes from noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities	—		—		—		—		—		—		(242)		(242)

Balance at June 30, 2026	$	—	$	—	$	19,329	$	2,440	$	(3,213)	$	18,556	$	16,249	$	34,805


	Three months ended
Balance at March 31, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	19,611	$	2,469	$	(4,561)	$	17,519	$	10,255	$	27,774


Net income	—		—		—		464		—		464		222		686
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		873		873		153		1,026


Stock-based compensation allocation from parent	—		—		8		—		—		8		—		8
Redemption of preferred stock	—		—		(684)		84		—		(600)		—		(600)
Preferred stock dividends	—		—		—		(45)		—		(45)		—		(45)
Common stock dividends	—		—		—		(187)		—		(187)		—		(187)
Contributions from (distributions to) parent	—		—		226		(110)		—		116		—		116

Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		126		126
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		(95)		(95)
Net contributions, distributions, and other changes from noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities	—		—		—		—		—		—		395		395


Balance at June 30, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	19,161	$	2,675	$	(3,688)	$	18,148	$	11,056	$	29,204

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited)


	Six months ended
(In millions)	Preferred stock		Common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Total Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity		Noncontrolling interests		Total equity
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	19,238	$	3,895	$	(2,641)	$	20,492	$	15,146	$	35,638

Net income (loss)	—		—		—		(949)		—		(949)		1,154		205
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		—		(572)		(572)		(318)		(890)


Stock-based compensation allocation from parent	—		—		17		—		—		17		—		17

Preferred stock dividends	—		—		—		(71)		—		(71)		—		(71)
Common stock dividends	—		—		—		(375)		—		(375)		—		(375)
Contributions from (distributions to) parent	—		—		74		(60)		—		14		—		14
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		271		271
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		(301)		(301)
Net contributions, distributions, and other changes from noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities	—		—		—		—		—		—		297		297

Balance at June 30, 2026	$	—	$	—	$	19,329	$	2,440	$	(3,213)	$	18,556	$	16,249	$	34,805


	Six months ended
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	—	$	—	$	19,588	$	2,237	$	(5,465)	$	16,360	$	9,514	$	25,874


Net income	—		—		—		929		—		929		516		1,445
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		—		1,777		1,777		321		2,098


Stock-based compensation allocation from parent	—		—		16		—		—		16		—		16
Redemption of preferred stock	—		—		(684)		84		—		(600)		—		(600)
Preferred stock dividends	—		—		—		(90)		—		(90)		—		(90)
Common stock dividends	—		—		—		(375)		—		(375)		—		(375)
Contributions from (distributions to) parent	—		—		241		(110)		—		131		—		131

Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		126		126
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		(190)		(190)
Net contributions, distributions, and other changes from noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities	—		—		—		—		—		—		769		769


Balance at June 30, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	19,161	$	2,675	$	(3,688)	$	18,148	$	11,056	$	29,204

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


	Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	205	$	1,445
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and value of business acquired	687		559
Net accretion of net investment premiums, discounts and other	(113)		(90)


Net investment income (related party: 2026 – $9 and 2025 – $(149))	(241)		(284)
Net recognized (gains) losses on investments and derivatives (related party: 2026 – $(963) and 2025 – $(1,488))	(2,185)		42
Policy acquisition costs deferred	(939)		(957)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued investment income	(620)		(360)
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	4,736		2,977
Future policy benefits, market risk benefits and reinsurance recoverable (related party: 2026 – $(172) and 2025 – $(108))	(842)		(1,073)
Funds withheld assets (related party: 2026 – $(31) and 2025 – $(136))	(304)		(820)
Other assets and liabilities	2,247		43
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,631		1,482


Cash flows from investing activities
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
Available-for-sale securities (related party: 2026 – $6,417 and 2025 – $2,703)	33,134		26,495
Trading securities (related party: 2026 – $147 and 2025 – $342)	1,890		1,030
Equity securities	130		334
Mortgage loans (related party: 2026 – $153 and 2025 – $47)	10,014		5,694
Investment funds (related party: 2026 – $2,017 and 2025 – $307)	2,126		803
Derivative instruments and other investments	2,795		1,610
Short-term investments (related party: 2026 – $13 and 2025 – $966)	62		1,241
Purchases of:
Available-for-sale securities (related party: 2026 – $(12,904) and 2025 – $(4,710))	(45,404)		(47,760)
Trading securities (related party: 2026 – $(997) and 2025 – $(365))	(2,920)		(3,776)
Equity securities	(10)		(370)
Mortgage loans (related party: 2026 – $(224) and 2025 – $(20))	(19,637)		(17,779)
Investment funds (related party: 2026 – $(4,621) and 2025 – $(1,345))	(4,907)		(1,346)
Derivative instruments and other investments	(1,941)		(2,537)
Short-term investments (related party: 2026 – $(13) and 2025 – $(241))	(117)		(257)
Other investing activities, net	1,171		(243)
Net cash used in investing activities	(23,614)		(36,861)

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


	Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025
Cash flows from financing activities
Deposits on investment-type policies and contracts	41,617		45,973
Withdrawals on investment-type policies and contracts (related party: 2026 – $(107) and 2025 – $(147))	(14,741)		(9,604)




Proceeds from debt	—		1,591
Capital contributions from parent	42		211
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests	271		126
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests of consolidated variable interest entities	759		819
Capital distributions to noncontrolling interests	(301)		(190)

Net change in cash collateral posted for derivative transactions and securities to repurchase	92		(4,392)

Preferred stock dividends	(71)		(90)
Common stock dividends	(375)		(375)
Redemption of preferred stock	—		(600)
Other financing activities, net	508		(122)
Net cash provided by financing activities	27,801		33,347
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2)		13
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	6,816		(2,019)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year1	16,895		14,259
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period1	$	23,711	$	12,240

Supplementary information
Cash paid (refunded) for taxes	$	(67)	$	291
Non-cash transactions
Deposits on investment-type policies and contracts through reinsurance agreements, net assumed (ceded) (related party: 2026 – $(902) and 2025 – $(875))	(879)		(851)
Withdrawals on investment-type policies and contracts through reinsurance agreements, net assumed (ceded) (related party: 2026 – $343 and 2025 – $545)	2,251		3,123



Exchange of interests in consolidated variable interest entities for related party investments	450		—


1 Includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and cash and cash equivalents of consolidated variable interest entities.

(Concluded)

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Athene Holding Ltd. (AHL), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, Athene, we, our, us, or the Company), is a leading financial services company that specializes in issuing, reinsuring and acquiring retirement savings products in the United States (US) and internationally. We are a direct subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (AGM, and together with its subsidiaries other than us or our subsidiaries, Apollo).

We conduct business primarily through the following consolidated subsidiaries:

•Our non-US reinsurance subsidiaries, to which AHL’s other insurance subsidiaries and third-party ceding companies directly and indirectly reinsure a portion of their liabilities, including Athene Annuity Re Ltd. (AARe) and Athene Life Re Ltd. (ALRe);

•Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, ACRA 1) and Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding 2 Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, ACRA 2), collectively defined as ACRA; and

•Athene Annuity and Life Company (AAIA), our parent US insurance company, and its subsidiaries.

In addition, we consolidate certain variable interest entities (VIEs) for which we have determined we are the primary beneficiary. See Note 4 – Variable Interest Entities for further information on VIEs.

Consolidation and Basis of Presentation—We have prepared the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) for interim financial information and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, considered necessary for fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform with current year presentation. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the entire year.

For entities that are consolidated, but not wholly owned, we allocate a portion of the income or loss and corresponding equity to the owners other than us. We include the aggregate of the income or loss and corresponding equity that is not owned by us in noncontrolling interests in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 has been derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The preparation of financial statements requires the use of management estimates. Actual results may differ from estimates used in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Interim Reporting – Narrow Scope Improvements (Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2025-11)

The amendments update the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 270, Interim Reporting, by improving the navigability of the required interim disclosures and clarify when the guidance applies. The amendments also provide additional direction on the disclosures required in interim reporting periods, including a new principle requiring entities that issue condensed statements to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The updates are effective for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027; early adoption is permitted. We are not anticipating material changes related to these updates, as the amendments are not intended to change the fundamental nature of interim reporting or expand or reduce current interim disclosure requirements.

Derivatives and Hedging – Hedge Accounting Improvements (ASU 2025-09)

The amendments in this update clarify certain aspects of the guidance on hedge accounting and address several incremental hedge accounting issues arising from the global reference rate reform initiative. The amendments: (i) expand the hedged risks permitted to be aggregated in a group of individual forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge and clarify when such transactions can be considered to have a similar risk exposure; (ii) provide a model to facilitate the application of cash flow hedge accounting to forecasted interest payments on choose-your-rate debt instruments; (iii) expand the application of hedge accounting for forecasted purchases and sales of nonfinancial assets; (iv) eliminate the requirement to apply the net written option test to a compound derivative comprising a swap and a written option designated as the hedging instrument in a cash flow hedge or a fair value hedge of interest rate risk; and (v) eliminate the recognition and presentation mismatch related to a dual hedge strategy. The amendments are required to be applied prospectively for all hedging relationships. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026; early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Financial Instruments – Credit Losses – Purchased Loans (ASU 2025-08)

The amendments in this update expand the population of acquired financial assets subject to the gross-up approach in ASC 326 to include purchased seasoned loans, defined as either: (1) non-Purchased Credit Deteriorated (PCD) loans obtained in a business combination or (2) non-PCD loans that are obtained in an asset acquisition or upon consolidation of a VIE that is not a business (e.g., a financing vehicle holding loans or other financial assets) and that are acquired more than 90 days after their origination date by a transferee that was not involved in their origination. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026; early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Derivatives and Hedging and Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Derivative Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract (ASU 2025-07)

The amendments in this update refine the scope of derivatives within derivatives guidance by excluding certain non-exchange-traded contracts for which settlement is based on operations or activities specific to a party, unless settlement involves a market-based variable or a financial instrument. The updates also clarify that share-based noncash consideration from a customer in a revenue contract should be accounted for under revenue recognition guidance until the entity’s right to receive or retain the consideration becomes unconditional. The updates are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026; early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software – Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (ASU 2025-06)

The amendments in this update simplify accounting for internal-use software by eliminating references to specific development project stages and clarifies the threshold entities should apply to begin capitalizing costs. The effective date for the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within those fiscal years; early adoption is permitted. The amendments can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or utilizing a modified transition approach. We are evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Business Combinations and Consolidation – Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity (ASU 2025-03)

The amendments in this update clarify the guidance in determining the accounting acquirer in a business combination involving a VIE. The amendments require that an entity apply the general guidance of identifying the acquirer under ASC 805, Business Combination, even when the legal acquiree is a VIE and the transaction is primarily effected by exchanging equity interests. This guidance is effective for us for the 2027 annual and interim periods; early adoption is permitted. The amendments are required to be applied prospectively to any acquisition transaction that occurs after the initial application date. We are evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (ASU 2024-03)

The amendments in this update require disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. The ASU requires tabular presentation of each relevant expense caption on the face of the income statement including employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and certain other expenses, when applicable. The guidance is effective for us for the 2027 annual period and in interim periods in 2028; early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact of this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

2. Investments

Available-For-Sale (AFS) Securities—Our AFS investment portfolio includes bonds, collateralized loan obligations (CLO), asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and redeemable preferred stock. Our AFS investment portfolio includes related party investments, primarily consisting of investments over which Apollo can exercise significant influence, which are presented as investments in related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and are separately disclosed below.

The following table represents the amortized cost, allowance for credit losses, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of our AFS investments by asset type:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for Credit Losses		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	24,849	$	—	$	27	$	(1,460)	$	23,416
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	690		—		—		(164)		526
Foreign governments	2,384		—		29		(682)		1,731
Corporate	101,635		(23)		735		(9,422)		92,925
CLO	21,061		—		362		(91)		21,332
ABS	36,714		(185)		484		(477)		36,536
CMBS	12,620		(78)		57		(315)		12,284
RMBS	8,490		(417)		217		(277)		8,013
Total AFS securities	208,443		(703)		1,911		(12,888)		196,763
AFS securities – related parties
Corporate	3,583		—		23		(28)		3,578
CLO	6,702		—		71		(27)		6,746
ABS	23,040		(1)		28		(210)		22,857
CMBS	111		—		—		—		111
Total AFS securities – related parties	33,436		(1)		122		(265)		33,292
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	241,879	$	(704)	$	2,033	$	(13,153)	$	230,055


	December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for Credit Losses		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	18,008	$	—	$	116	$	(1,226)	$	16,898
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	954		—		—		(195)		759
Foreign governments	2,225		—		32		(598)		1,659
Corporate	97,166		(105)		1,291		(8,921)		89,431
CLO	25,730		—		648		(106)		26,272
ABS	35,275		(171)		823		(465)		35,462
CMBS	13,351		(70)		120		(317)		13,084
RMBS	9,407		(411)		300		(264)		9,032
Total AFS securities	202,116		(757)		3,330		(12,092)		192,597
AFS securities – related parties
Corporate	2,663		—		76		(25)		2,714
CLO	7,103		—		121		(21)		7,203
ABS	16,500		(1)		45		(178)		16,366
CMBS	162		—		—		(1)		161
Total AFS securities – related parties	26,428		(1)		242		(225)		26,444
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	228,544	$	(758)	$	3,572	$	(12,317)	$	219,041

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The amortized cost and fair value of AFS securities, including related parties, are shown by contractual maturity below:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
AFS securities
Due in one year or less	$	2,170	$	2,163
Due after one year through five years	26,658		26,302
Due after five years through ten years	26,515		25,488
Due after ten years	74,215		64,645
CLO, ABS, CMBS and RMBS	78,885		78,165
Total AFS securities	208,443		196,763
AFS securities – related parties
Due in one year or less	7		8
Due after one year through five years	1,133		1,149
Due after five years through ten years	844		849
Due after ten years	1,599		1,572
CLO, ABS and CMBS	29,853		29,714
Total AFS securities – related parties	33,436		33,292
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	241,879	$	230,055

Actual maturities can differ from contractual maturities as borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Unrealized Losses on AFS Securities—The following summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses for AFS securities, including related parties, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, aggregated by asset type and length of time the fair value has remained below amortized cost:


	June 30, 2026
	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
(In millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	15,091	$	(502)	$	3,440	$	(957)	$	18,531	$	(1,459)
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	23		(1)		498		(163)		521		(164)
Foreign governments	237		(9)		1,271		(673)		1,508		(682)
Corporate	26,017		(679)		35,199		(8,693)		61,216		(9,372)
CLO	5,379		(39)		1,395		(44)		6,774		(83)
ABS	11,443		(153)		4,339		(246)		15,782		(399)
CMBS	3,383		(26)		1,694		(238)		5,077		(264)
RMBS	838		(6)		941		(114)		1,779		(120)
Total AFS securities	62,411		(1,415)		48,777		(11,128)		111,188		(12,543)
AFS securities – related parties
Corporate	1,712		(26)		86		(2)		1,798		(28)
CLO	1,590		(16)		64		(3)		1,654		(19)
ABS	2,582		(14)		1,931		(179)		4,513		(193)
CMBS	15		—		3		—		18		—
Total AFS securities – related parties	5,899		(56)		2,084		(184)		7,983		(240)
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	68,310	$	(1,471)	$	50,861	$	(11,312)	$	119,171	$	(12,783)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


	December 31, 2025
	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
(In millions)	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	5,987	$	(96)	$	4,068	$	(1,130)	$	10,055	$	(1,226)
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	37		(1)		707		(194)		744		(195)
Foreign governments	84		(11)		1,326		(587)		1,410		(598)
Corporate	13,107		(284)		38,209		(8,602)		51,316		(8,886)
CLO	11,891		(59)		1,017		(45)		12,908		(104)
ABS	6,355		(165)		4,873		(263)		11,228		(428)
CMBS	1,663		(20)		1,446		(190)		3,109		(210)
RMBS	217		(2)		839		(90)		1,056		(92)
Total AFS securities	39,341		(638)		52,485		(11,101)		91,826		(11,739)
AFS securities – related parties
Corporate	390		(2)		377		(12)		767		(14)
CLO	4,215		(19)		95		(2)		4,310		(21)
ABS	2,069		(6)		3,076		(162)		5,145		(168)
CMBS	70		(1)		5		—		75		(1)
Total AFS securities – related parties	6,744		(28)		3,553		(176)		10,297		(204)
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	46,085	$	(666)	$	56,038	$	(11,277)	$	102,123	$	(11,943)

The following summarizes the number of AFS securities that were in an unrealized loss position, including related parties, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded:


	June 30, 2026
	Unrealized loss position	Unrealized loss position 12 months or more
AFS securities	6,551	4,820
AFS securities – related parties	178	66

The unrealized losses on AFS securities can primarily be attributed to changes in market interest rates since acquisition of the securities or the application of pushdown accounting associated with our historical merger with Apollo. We did not recognize the unrealized losses in income, unless as required for hedge accounting, as we intend to hold these securities and it is not more likely than not we will be required to sell a security before the recovery of its amortized cost.

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Allowance for Credit Losses—The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses for AFS securities by asset type:


	Three months ended June 30, 2026
			Additions		Reductions
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Initial credit losses			Securities sold during the period		Additions (reductions) to previously impaired securities		Ending balance
AFS securities



Corporate	$	56	$	—		$	—	$	(33)	$	23

ABS	179		—			—		6		185
CMBS	91		—			(24)		11		78
RMBS	417		1			(4)		3		417
Total AFS securities	743		1			(28)		(13)		703



AFS securities – related parties, ABS	1		—			—		—		1


Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	744	$	1		$	(28)	$	(13)	$	704


	Three months ended June 30, 2025
			Additions		Reductions
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Initial credit losses			Securities sold during the period		Additions (reductions) to previously impaired securities		Ending balance
AFS securities



Corporate	$	174	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	174

ABS	82		39			(2)		11		130
CMBS	60		—			—		2		62
RMBS	392		3			(3)		2		394
Total AFS securities	708		42			(5)		15		760



AFS securities – related parties, ABS	1		—			—		—		1


Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	709	$	42		$	(5)	$	15	$	761


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
			Additions		Reductions
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Initial credit losses			Securities sold during the period		Additions (reductions) to previously impaired securities		Ending balance
AFS securities



Corporate	$	105	$	—		$	(49)	$	(33)	$	23

ABS	171		—			—		14		185
CMBS	70		—			(24)		32		78
RMBS	411		2			(18)		22		417
Total AFS securities	757		2			(91)		35		703



AFS securities – related parties, ABS	1		—			—		—		1

Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	758	$	2		$	(91)	$	35	$	704

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	Six months ended June 30, 2025
			Additions		Reductions
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Initial credit losses			Securities sold during the period		Additions (reductions) to previously impaired securities		Ending balance
AFS securities



Corporate	$	175	$	—		$	—	$	(1)	$	174

ABS	76		40			(3)		17		130
CMBS	60		—			—		2		62
RMBS	397		5			(10)		2		394
Total AFS securities	708		45			(13)		20		760



AFS securities – related parties, ABS	1		—			—		—		1

Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	709	$	45		$	(13)	$	20	$	761

Net Investment Income—Net investment income by asset class consists of the following:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
AFS securities	$	3,135	$	2,884	$	6,200	$	5,555
Trading securities	142		66		264		108
Equity securities	12		29		28		44
Mortgage loans	1,588		1,262		3,132		2,385
Investment funds	16		129		12		169
Funds withheld at interest	222		244		437		509
Other	316		229		564		461
Investment revenue	5,431		4,843		10,637		9,231
Investment expenses	(443)		(414)		(880)		(811)
Net investment income	$	4,988	$	4,429	$	9,757	$	8,420

Investment Related Gains (Losses)—Investment related gains (losses) by asset class consists of the following:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
AFS securities1
Gross realized gains on investment activity	$	745	$	1,522	$	867	$	2,233
Gross realized losses on investment activity	(422)		(143)		(1,060)		(378)
Net realized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities	323		1,379		(193)		1,855
Net recognized investment gains (losses) on trading securities	64		261		(181)		341
Net recognized investment gains (losses) on equity securities	1		36		(30)		51
Net recognized investment gains (losses) on mortgage loans	(588)		785		(1,344)		1,799
Net derivative gains (losses)	2,633		(1,075)		1,692		(2,587)
Provision for credit losses	(15)		(56)		(13)		(64)
Other gains (losses), net	571		(1,335)		980		(2,228)
Investment related gains (losses)	$	2,989	$	(5)	$	911	$	(833)

1 Includes the effects of recognized gains or losses on AFS securities associated with designated hedges.

Proceeds from sales of AFS securities were $10,694 million and $5,865 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $18,462 million and $14,810 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

The following table summarizes the change in unrealized gains (losses) on trading and equity securities we held as of the respective period end:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Trading securities	$	87	$	118	$	(127)	$	140
Equity securities	1		27		(6)		39

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Repurchase Agreements—The following table summarizes the remaining contractual maturities of our repurchase agreements:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025

Less than 30 days	$	—	$	2,796

91 days to 1 year	1,269		—
Greater than 1 year	1,975		3,247
Payables for repurchase agreements	$	3,244	$	6,043

The following table summarizes the securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	—	$	—	$	2,780	$	2,787

Foreign governments	259		190		241		185
Corporate	2,102		1,813		2,022		1,785
CLO	594		590		611		608
ABS	524		505		584		568
CMBS	231		231		197		198
RMBS	87		88		93		94

Total securities pledged under repurchase agreements	$	3,797	$	3,417	$	6,528	$	6,225

As of December 31, 2025, $907 million of repurchase agreements were presented net of reverse repurchase agreements on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and the agreements were net settled during the first quarter of 2026.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements—As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, amounts loaned under reverse repurchase agreements were $142 million and $1,067 million, respectively, and the fair value of the collateral was $787 million of asset-backed securities and $1,822 million of asset-backed securities and short-term investments, respectively.

Mortgage Loans, including related parties and consolidated VIEs—Mortgage loans include both commercial and residential loans. We have elected the fair value option on our mortgage loan portfolio. See Note 5 – Fair Value for further fair value option information. The following represents the mortgage loan portfolio, with fair value option loans presented at unpaid principal balance:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Commercial mortgage loans	$	48,372	$	38,869
Commercial mortgage loans under development	1,802		1,787
Total commercial mortgage loans	50,174		40,656
Mark to fair value	(1,883)		(1,585)
Commercial mortgage loans	48,291		39,071
Residential mortgage loans	55,030		55,613
Mark to fair value	260		860
Residential mortgage loans	55,290		56,473
Mortgage loans	$	103,581	$	95,544

We invest in commercial mortgage loans, primarily on income-producing properties including apartments, industrial properties, office buildings, hotels and retail buildings. We diversify the commercial mortgage loan portfolio by geographic region and property type to reduce concentration risk. We evaluate mortgage loans based on relevant current information to confirm whether properties are performing at a consistent and acceptable level to secure the related debt.

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The distribution of commercial mortgage loans, including those under development, by property type and geographic region, is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
Property type
Apartment	$	15,640	32.4	%	$	15,458	39.5	%
Industrial	10,467		21.6	%	8,778		22.5	%
Office building	6,367		13.2	%	4,530		11.6	%
Hotels	5,072		10.5	%	2,773		7.1	%
Retail	2,591		5.4	%	2,061		5.3	%
Other commercial	8,154		16.9	%	5,471		14.0	%
Total commercial mortgage loans	$	48,291	100.0	%	$	39,071	100.0	%

US region
East North Central	$	2,451	5.1	%	$	1,883	4.8	%
East South Central	381		0.8	%	447		1.1	%
Middle Atlantic	10,747		22.3	%	9,323		23.9	%
Mountain	1,877		3.9	%	1,605		4.1	%
New England	1,184		2.5	%	1,088		2.8	%
Pacific	6,143		12.7	%	6,021		15.4	%
South Atlantic	8,404		17.4	%	6,919		17.7	%
West North Central	787		1.6	%	842		2.2	%
West South Central	4,128		8.5	%	3,175		8.1	%
Total US region	36,102		74.8	%	31,303		80.1	%
International region
United Kingdom	5,336		11.0	%	3,085		7.9	%
Other international1	6,853		14.2	%	4,683		12.0	%
Total international region	12,189		25.2	%	7,768		19.9	%
Total commercial mortgage loans	$	48,291	100.0	%	$	39,071	100.0	%

1 Represents all other countries, with each individual country comprising less than 5% of the portfolio.

Our residential mortgage loan portfolio primarily consists of first lien residential mortgage loans collateralized by properties in various geographic locations and is summarized by proportion of the portfolio in the following table:


	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
US States
California	22.8	%	23.0	%
Texas	15.6	%	15.2	%
Florida	10.5	%	10.6	%

Other1	42.5	%	42.5	%
Total US residential mortgage loan percentage	91.4	%	91.3	%



International1	8.6	%	8.7	%

Total residential mortgage loan percentage	100.0	%	100.0	%

1 Represents all other states or countries, with each individual state or country comprising less than 5% of the portfolio.

Investment Funds—Our investment fund portfolio strategy primarily focuses on core holdings of origination and retirement services platforms, equity and credit, and other funds. Origination platforms include investments sourced by affiliated platforms that originate loans to third parties and in which we gain exposure directly to the loan or indirectly through our ownership of the origination platform and/or securitizations of assets originated by the origination platform. Retirement services platforms include investments in equity of financial services companies. Our credit strategy comprises direct origination, asset-backed, multi-credit and opportunistic credit funds focused on generating excess returns through high-quality credit underwriting and origination. Our equity strategy comprises private equity, hybrid value, secondaries equity, real estate equity, infrastructure and clean transition equity funds that raise capital from investors to pursue control-oriented investments across the universe of private assets. Our investment funds can meet the definition of a VIE, which are discussed further in Note 4 – Variable Interest Entities. Our investment funds do not specify timing of distributions on the funds’ underlying assets.

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The following summarizes our investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Carrying value		Percentage of total		Carrying value		Percentage of total
Investment funds
Equity	$	276	0.9	%	$	108	0.4	%



Investment funds – related parties
Origination platforms	37		0.1	%	33		0.1	%
Retirement services platforms	2,533		8.4	%	1,538		5.9	%
Equity	238		0.8	%	260		1.0	%
Credit	346		1.1	%	313		1.2	%
Other	89		0.3	%	5		—	%
Total investment funds – related parties	3,243		10.7	%	2,149		8.2	%
Investment funds – consolidated VIEs
Origination platforms	9,868		32.5	%	9,067		34.4	%

Equity	11,164		36.9	%	9,735		37.0	%
Credit	3,526		11.6	%	3,682		14.0	%
Other	2,240		7.4	%	1,586		6.0	%
Total investment funds – consolidated VIEs	26,798		88.4	%	24,070		91.4	%
Total investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs	$	30,317	100.0	%	$	26,327	100.0	%

Non-Consolidated Securities and Investment Funds

Fixed maturity securities – We invest in securitization entities as a debt holder or an investor in the residual interest of the securitization vehicle. These entities are deemed VIEs due to insufficient equity within the structure and lack of control by the equity investors over the activities that significantly impact the economics of the entity. In general, we are a debt investor within these entities and, as such, hold a variable interest; however, due to the debt holders’ lack of ability to control the decisions within the structure that significantly impact the entity, and the fact the debt holders are protected from losses due to the subordination of the equity tranche, the debt holders are not deemed the primary beneficiary. Securitization vehicles in which we hold the residual tranche are not consolidated because we do not unilaterally have substantive rights to remove the general partner, or when assessing related party interests, we are not under common control, as defined by US GAAP, with the related parties, nor are substantially all of the activities conducted on our behalf; therefore, we are not deemed the primary beneficiary. Debt investments and investments in the residual tranche of securitization entities are considered debt instruments and are held at fair value and classified as AFS or trading securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Investment funds – Investment funds include non-fixed income, alternative investments in the form of limited partnerships or similar legal structures.

Equity securities – We invest in preferred equity securities issued by entities deemed to be VIEs due to insufficient equity within the structure.

Our risk of loss associated with our non-consolidated investments depends on the investment. Investment funds, equity securities and trading securities are limited to the carrying value plus unfunded commitments. AFS securities are limited to amortized cost plus unfunded commitments.

The following summarizes the carrying value and maximum loss exposure of these non-consolidated investments:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Carrying Value		Maximum Loss Exposure		Carrying Value		Maximum Loss Exposure
Investment funds	$	276	$	596	$	108	$	458
Investment in related parties – investment funds	3,243		4,463		2,149		5,859
Assets of consolidated VIEs – investment funds	26,798		31,300		24,070		29,991
Investment in fixed maturity securities	78,757		80,860		84,397		87,995
Investment in related parties – fixed maturity securities	30,047		30,914		24,184		26,717
Investment in related parties – equity securities	—		—		266		266
Total non-consolidated investments	$	139,121	$	148,133	$	135,174	$	151,286

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Concentrations—The following table represents our investment concentrations in excess of 10% of AHL stockholders’ equity:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026
Investments in Athora Holding Ltd.1	$	3,191
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by Fox Hedge L.P.	3,150
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by Apollo Multi-Asset Prime Securities (AMAPS) 2, LLC1	3,000
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AMAPS 3, LLC1	2,995
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AP Alkaios (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.	2,775
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AMAPS 4, LLC1	2,571
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AMAPS 1, LLC1	2,544
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AMAPS 5, LLC1	2,405
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by SVF II Finco Cayman L.P.	2,064
Investments in Atlas Securitized Products Holdings L.P. (Atlas)1	1,974
Investment in Atlas Secured Advance Funding L.P.	1,973
Investment-grade corporate debt issued by Électricité de France SA	1,955


	December 31, 2025
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AP Grange Holdings, LLC (AP Grange)2	$	5,080
Investments in Atlas1	3,304
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by Fox Hedge L.P.	3,171
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AMAPS 2, LLC1	3,000
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AP Alkaios (Luxembourg) S.à.r.l.	2,791
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by AMAPS 1, LLC1	2,550
Investment-grade ABS debt issued by SVF II Finco Cayman L.P.	2,186
Investment-grade corporate debt issued by Électricité de France SA	2,068

1 Amounts are representative of single issuer risk and may only include a portion of the total investments associated with a related party. For Atlas and Athora Holding Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, Athora), see Note 11 – Related Parties for additional information.
2 During the second quarter of 2026, AP Grange called the ABS debt outstanding and, as a result, we recognized a gain of $673 million.

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3. Derivative Instruments

We use a variety of derivative instruments to manage risks, primarily equity, interest rate, foreign currency and market volatility. See Note 5 – Fair Value for information about the fair value hierarchy for derivatives.

The following table presents the notional amount and fair value of derivative instruments:


	June 30, 2026					December 31, 2025
	Notional Amount	Fair Value				Notional Amount	Fair Value
(In millions)		Assets		Liabilities			Assets		Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedges
Foreign currency hedges
Swaps	27,919	$	658	$	565	26,437	$	560	$	868
Forwards	1,670	98		17		2,302	81		34
Interest rate swaps	4,198	51		283		4,347	86		242
Forwards on net investments	220	2		—		234	—		—
Interest rate swaps	51,484	36		99		31,252	129		30
Total derivatives designated as hedges		845		964			856		1,174
Derivatives not designated as hedges
Equity options	107,469	8,277		485		97,259	6,905		170
Futures	54	106		—		890	192		1
Foreign currency swaps	29,675	491		543		19,248	230		744
Interest rate swaps and forwards	27,800	122		549		14,606	72		295
Other swaps	2,288	151		—		2,845	78		2
Foreign currency forwards	40,878	1,042		3,700		47,486	857		3,356
Embedded derivatives
Funds withheld, including related parties		(2,751)		97			(2,765)		150
Interest sensitive contract liabilities		—		16,384			—		14,749
Total derivatives not designated as hedges		7,438		21,758			5,569		19,467
Total derivatives		$	8,283	$	22,722		$	6,425	$	20,641

Derivatives Designated as Hedges

Cash Flow Hedges – We use interest rate swaps to convert floating-rate interest payments to fixed-rate interest payments to reduce exposure to interest rate changes. The interest rate swaps will expire by January 2036. During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we recognized losses of $84 million and gains of $76 million, respectively, in other comprehensive income (OCI) associated with these hedges. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we recognized losses of $148 million and gains of $172 million, respectively, in OCI associated with these hedges. There were no amounts deemed ineffective during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. As of June 30, 2026, we expected an estimated $20 million of losses to be reclassified to income within the next 12 months based on current market economics; however, actual amounts recognized may vary as a result of changes in relevant market conditions.

Fair Value Hedges – We use foreign currency forward contracts, foreign currency swaps, foreign currency interest rate swaps and interest rate swaps that are designated and accounted for as fair value hedges to hedge certain exposures to foreign currency risk and interest rate risk. The foreign currency forward price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment is made at a specified future date. The amortized cost of AFS debt securities in qualifying fair value hedges of foreign currency risk was $21,248 million and $21,324 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The carrying value of interest sensitive contract liabilities in qualifying fair value hedges of foreign currency swaps was $8,473 million and $8,449 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

The following represents the carrying amount and the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments of hedged liabilities, excluding liabilities solely hedging foreign currency risk and cumulative amounts related to foreign currency gains (losses):


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Carrying amount of the hedged liabilities		Cumulative amount of fair value hedging gains (losses)		Carrying amount of the hedged liabilities		Cumulative amount of fair value hedging gains (losses)
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	$	4,017	$	67	$	4,271	$	77
Interest rate swaps	33,676		277		19,175		(20)

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The following is a summary of the gains (losses) related to the derivatives and related hedged items in fair value hedge relationships:


							Amounts excluded
(In millions)	Derivatives		Hedged items		Net		Recognized in income through amortization approach		Recognized in income through changes in fair value
Three months ended June 30, 2026
Investment related gains (losses)
Foreign currency forwards	$	5	$	(6)	$	(1)	$	9	$	—
Foreign currency swaps	68		(80)		(12)		—		—
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	(9)		21		12		—		—
Interest rate swaps	(192)		194		2		—		—
Interest sensitive contract benefits
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	21		(21)		—		—		—
Three months ended June 30, 2025
Investment related gains (losses)
Foreign currency forwards	(235)		228		(7)		9		—
Foreign currency swaps	(681)		699		18		—		—
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	344		(330)		14		—		—
Interest rate swaps	65		(49)		16		—		—
Interest sensitive contract benefits
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	25		(24)		1		—		—


							Amounts excluded
(In millions)	Derivatives		Hedged items		Net		Recognized in income through amortization approach		Recognized in income through changes in fair value
















Six months ended June 30, 2026
Investment related gains (losses)
Foreign currency forwards	$	45	$	(42)	$	3	$	16	$	—
Foreign currency swaps	241		(254)		(13)		—		—
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	(68)		79		11		—		—
Interest rate swaps	(299)		300		1		—		—
Interest sensitive contract benefits
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	45		(44)		1		—		—
Six months ended June 30, 2025
Investment related gains (losses)
Foreign currency forwards	(350)		332		(18)		19		—
Foreign currency swaps	(1,013)		1,058		45		—		—
Foreign currency interest rate swaps	481		(464)		17		—		—
Interest rate swaps	194		(174)		20		—		—
Interest sensitive contract benefits

Foreign currency interest rate swaps	48		(47)		1		—		—

The following is a summary of the gains (losses) excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness that were recognized in OCI:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Foreign currency forwards	$	(3)	$	3	$	(2)	$	29
Foreign currency swaps	(149)		(87)		44		20

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Net Investment Hedges – We use foreign currency forwards to hedge the foreign currency exchange rate risk of our investments in subsidiaries that have a reporting currency other than the US dollar. We assess hedge effectiveness based on the changes in forward rates. During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, these derivatives had losses of $1 million and $14 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, these derivatives had gains of $3 million and losses of $22 million, respectively. These derivatives are included in foreign currency translation and other adjustments on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the cumulative foreign currency translations recorded in AOCI related to these net investment hedges were gains of $17 million and $14 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, there were no amounts deemed ineffective.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

Equity options – We use equity indexed options to economically hedge indexed annuity products that guarantee the return of principal to the policyholder and credit interest based on a percentage of the gain in a specified market index, including the S&P 500 and other bespoke indices. To hedge against adverse changes in equity indices, we enter into contracts to buy equity indexed options. The contracts are net settled in cash based on differentials in the indices at the time of exercise and the strike price.

Futures – Futures contracts are purchased to hedge the growth in interest credited to the customer as a direct result of increases in the related indices. We enter into exchange-traded futures with regulated futures commission clearing brokers who are members of a trading exchange. Under exchange-traded futures contracts, we agree to purchase a specified number of contracts with other parties and to post variation margin on a daily basis in an amount equal to the difference in the daily fair values of those contracts.

Interest rate swaps and forwards – We use interest rate swaps and forwards to reduce market risks from interest rate changes and to alter interest rate exposure arising from duration mismatches between assets and liabilities. With an interest rate swap, we agree with another party to exchange the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts tied to an agreed-upon notional principal amount at specified intervals. With an interest rate forward, including a bond forward, we agree with a counterparty to lock in the terms of an investment purchase that will occur on a specified future date.

Other swaps – Other swaps include total return swaps, credit default swaps and swaptions. We purchase total rate of return swaps to gain exposure and benefit from a reference asset or index without ownership. Credit default swaps provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer or allow us to gain credit exposure to an issuer or traded index. We use credit default swaps coupled with a bond to synthetically create the characteristics of a reference bond. Swaptions provide an option to enter into an interest rate swap and are used to hedge against interest rate exposure.

Embedded derivatives – We have embedded derivatives which are required to be separated from their host contracts and reported as derivatives. Host contracts include reinsurance agreements structured on a modified coinsurance (modco) or funds withheld basis and indexed annuity products.

The following is a summary of the gains (losses) related to derivatives not designated as hedges:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Equity options	$	2,847	$	871	$	1,692	$	(65)
Futures	113		(9)		66		(16)
Foreign currency swaps	117		(1,009)		553		(1,288)
Interest rate swaps and forwards and other swaps	(35)		(70)		(149)		(137)
Foreign currency forwards	(258)		(401)		(212)		(611)
Embedded derivatives on funds withheld	(32)		41		(193)		199
Amounts recognized in investment related gains (losses)	2,752		(577)		1,757		(1,918)
Embedded derivatives in indexed annuity products1	(2,135)		(887)		(604)		116
Total gains (losses) on derivatives not designated as hedges	$	617	$	(1,464)	$	1,153	$	(1,802)

1 Included in interest sensitive contract benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

Credit Risk—We may be exposed to credit-related losses in the event of counterparty nonperformance on derivative financial instruments. Generally, the current credit exposure of our derivative contracts is the fair value at the reporting date less any collateral received from the counterparty.

We manage credit risk related to over-the-counter derivatives by entering into transactions with creditworthy counterparties. Where possible, we maintain collateral arrangements and use master netting agreements that provide for a single net payment from one counterparty to another at each due date and upon termination. We have also established counterparty exposure limits, where possible, in order to evaluate if there is sufficient collateral to support the net exposure.

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Collateral arrangements typically require the posting of collateral in connection with its derivative instruments. Collateral agreements often contain posting thresholds, some of which may vary depending on the posting party’s financial strength ratings. Additionally, a decrease in our financial strength rating to a specified level can result in settlement of the derivative position.

The estimated fair value of our net derivative and other financial assets and liabilities after the application of master netting agreements and collateral were as follows:


			Gross amounts not offset on the condensed consolidated balance sheets
(In millions)	Gross amount recognized1		Financial instruments2		Collateral (received)/pledged		Net amount		Off-balance sheet securities collateral3		Net amount after securities collateral
June 30, 2026
Derivative assets	$	11,034	$	(3,055)	$	(7,934)	$	45	$	(170)	$	(125)
Derivative liabilities	(6,241)		3,055		2,945		(241)		631		390

December 31, 2025
Derivative assets	$	9,190	$	(2,602)	$	(5,908)	$	680	$	(889)	$	(209)
Derivative liabilities	(5,742)		2,602		2,491		(649)		561		(88)

1 The gross amounts of recognized derivative assets and derivative liabilities are reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, amounts not subject to master netting or similar agreements were immaterial.
2 Represents amounts offsetting derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement that are not netted against the gross derivative assets or gross derivative liabilities for presentation on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
3 For non-cash collateral received, we do not recognize the collateral on our balance sheet unless the obligor (transferor) has defaulted under the terms of the secured contract and is no longer entitled to redeem the pledged asset. Amounts do not include any excess of collateral pledged or received.

Certain derivative instruments contain provisions for credit-related events, such as a negative credit event of a credit default swap’s reference entity. If a credit event were to occur, we may be required to settle an outstanding liability. We have written credit default swaps primarily on high-yield indices. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying value of these derivatives was $144 million and $76 million in assets, respectively, and less than $1 million of liabilities as of each respective period. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the maximum amount of potential future payments on the credit default swaps was $1,010 million and $510 million, respectively.

4. Variable Interest Entities

We determined that we are required to consolidate certain Apollo-managed investment funds and other Apollo-managed structures. For certain of these VIEs where the primary beneficiary criteria are satisfied by our related party group and we are the entity most closely associated with the VIEs, we are determined to be the primary beneficiary. In addition, we consolidate certain securitization entities where we are deemed the primary beneficiary. No arrangement exists requiring us to provide additional funding in excess of our committed capital investment, liquidity, or the funding of losses or an increase to our loss exposure in excess of our investment in any of the consolidated VIEs.

The following summarizes the income statement activity of the consolidated VIEs:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Trading securities	$	26	$	54	$	80	$	101

Mortgage loans	25		38		57		81
Investment funds	2		20		6		21
Investment expenses and other	(10)		(32)		(32)		(46)
Net investment income	$	43	$	80	$	111	$	157

Net recognized investment gains (losses) on trading securities	$	4	$	4	$	(41)	$	6
Net recognized investment gains (losses) on mortgage loans	4		(13)		6		7
Net recognized investment gains on investment funds	656		461		1,099		988
Net other gains (losses)	(5)		16		2		17
Investment related gains (losses)	$	659	$	468	$	1,066	$	1,018

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5. Fair Value

Fair value is the price we would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants. We determine fair value based on the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for inactive markets or valuation techniques that require observable direct or indirect inputs for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

•Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets,

•Observable inputs other than quoted market prices, and

•Observable inputs derived principally from market data through correlation or other means.

Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques with unobservable inputs significant to the overall fair value estimate. These valuations use critical assumptions not readily available to market participants. Level 3 valuations are based on market standard valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flows, matrix pricing or other similar techniques.

Net Asset Value (NAV) – Investment funds are typically measured using NAV as a practical expedient in determining fair value and are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. Our carrying value reflects our pro rata ownership percentage as indicated by NAV in the investment fund financial statements, which we may adjust if we determine NAV is not calculated consistent with investment company fair value principles. The underlying investments of the investment funds may have significant unobservable inputs, which may include but are not limited to, comparable multiples and weighted average cost of capital rates applied in valuation models or a discounted cash flow model.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the instrument’s fair value measurement.

We use a number of valuation sources to determine fair values. Valuation sources can include quoted market prices; third-party commercial pricing services; third-party brokers; industry-standard, vendor modeling software that uses market observable inputs; and other internal modeling techniques based on projected cash flows. We periodically review the assumptions and inputs of third-party commercial pricing services through internal valuation price variance reviews, comparisons to internal pricing models, back testing to recent trades, or monitoring trading volumes.

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The following represents the hierarchy for our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions)	Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	23,416	$	—	$	23,416	$	—	$	—
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	526		—		—		526		—
Foreign governments	1,731		—		—		1,731		—
Corporate	92,925		—		35		88,237		4,653
CLO	21,332		—		—		21,332		—
ABS	36,536		—		—		12,604		23,932
CMBS	12,284		—		—		12,254		30
RMBS	8,013		—		—		7,632		381
Total AFS securities	196,763		—		23,451		144,316		28,996
Trading securities	6,318		—		24		6,134		160
Equity securities	697		—		175		515		7
Mortgage loans	99,974		—		—		—		99,974

Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(2,404)		—		—		—		(2,404)
Derivative assets	11,034		—		116		10,915		3
Short-term investments	105		—		100		4		1
Other investments	1,911		—		—		1,256		655
Cash and cash equivalents	21,957		—		21,957		—		—
Restricted cash	1,583		—		1,583		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	3,578		—		—		2,382		1,196
CLO	6,746		—		—		5,412		1,334
ABS	22,857		—		—		1,091		21,766
CMBS	111		—		—		111		—
Total AFS securities – related parties	33,292		—		—		8,996		24,296
Trading securities	1,290		—		—		—		1,290

Mortgage loans	1,549		—		—		—		1,549
Investment funds	2,311		—		—		—		2,311
Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(347)		—		—		—		(347)

Other investments	333		—		—		—		333
Reinsurance recoverable	1,920		—		—		—		1,920
Other assets	169		—		—		—		169
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	2,103		—		—		594		1,509

Mortgage loans	2,058		—		—		—		2,058
Investment funds	26,798		26,486		22		—		290

Cash and cash equivalents	171		—		171		—		—
Total assets measured at fair value	$	409,585	$	26,486	$	47,599	$	172,730	$	162,770
Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Embedded derivative	$	16,384	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	16,384
Universal life benefits	742		—		—		—		742
Future policy benefits
AmerUs Life Insurance Company (AmerUs) Closed Block	1,054		—		—		—		1,054
Indianapolis Life Insurance Company (ILICO) Closed Block and life benefits	510		—		—		—		510
Market risk benefits	5,283		—		—		—		5,283
Derivative liabilities	6,241		—		11		6,222		8
Other liabilities	174		—		—		—		174
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	30,388	$	—	$	11	$	6,222	$	24,155

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	December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	16,898	$	—	$	16,898	$	—	$	—
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	759		—		—		759		—
Foreign governments	1,659		—		516		1,131		12
Corporate	89,431		—		10		82,771		6,650
CLO	26,272		—		—		26,272		—
ABS	35,462		—		—		13,255		22,207
CMBS	13,084		—		—		13,043		41
RMBS	9,032		—		—		8,593		439
Total AFS securities	192,597		—		17,424		145,824		29,349
Trading securities	6,409		—		24		6,367		18
Equity securities	822		—		185		629		8
Mortgage loans	91,918		—		—		—		91,918

Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(2,409)		—		—		—		(2,409)
Derivative assets	9,190		—		206		8,982		2
Short-term investments	33		—		—		33		—
Other investments	1,818		—		—		1,057		761
Cash and cash equivalents	14,994		—		14,994		—		—
Restricted cash	1,332		—		1,332		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	2,714		—		—		1,117		1,597
CLO	7,203		—		—		5,870		1,333
ABS	16,366		—		—		1,089		15,277
CMBS	161		—		—		161		—
Total AFS securities – related parties	26,444		—		—		8,237		18,207
Trading securities	454		—		—		—		454
Equity securities	266		—		—		—		266
Mortgage loans	1,486		—		—		—		1,486
Investment funds	1,318		—		—		—		1,318
Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(356)		—		—		—		(356)

Other investments	344		—		—		—		344
Reinsurance recoverable	1,911		—		—		—		1,911
Other assets	214		—		—		—		214
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	3,120		—		—		683		2,437
Mortgage loans	2,140		—		—		—		2,140
Investment funds	24,070		23,784		—		—		286

Cash and cash equivalents	569		—		569		—		—
Total assets measured at fair value	$	378,684	$	23,784	$	34,734	$	171,812	$	148,354
Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Embedded derivative	$	14,749	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	14,749
Universal life benefits	766		—		—		—		766
Future policy benefits
AmerUs Closed Block	1,085		—		—		—		1,085
ILICO Closed Block and life benefits	530		—		—		—		530
Market risk benefits	4,930		—		—		—		4,930
Derivative liabilities	5,742		—		9		5,733		—
Other liabilities	254		—		—		—		254
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$	28,056	$	—	$	9	$	5,733	$	22,314

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Fair Value Valuation Methods—We used the following valuation methods and assumptions to estimate fair value:

AFS and trading securities – We obtain the fair value for most marketable securities without an active market from several commercial pricing services. These are classified as Level 2 assets. The pricing services incorporate a variety of market observable information in their valuation techniques, including benchmark yields, trading activity, credit quality, issuer spreads, bids, offers and other reference data. This category typically includes US and non-US corporate bonds, US agency and government guaranteed securities, CLO, ABS, CMBS and RMBS.

We also have fixed maturity securities priced based on indicative broker quotes or by employing market accepted valuation models. For certain fixed maturity securities, the valuation model uses significant unobservable inputs and these are included in Level 3 in our fair value hierarchy. Significant unobservable inputs used include: discount rates, issue specific credit adjustments, material non-public financial information, estimation of future earnings and cash flows, default rate assumptions, liquidity assumptions and indicative quotes from market makers.

We value privately placed fixed maturity securities based on the credit quality and duration of comparable marketable securities, which may be securities of another issuer with similar characteristics. In some instances, we use a matrix-based pricing model. These models consider the current level of risk-free interest rates, corporate spreads, credit quality of the issuer and cash flow characteristics of the security. We also consider additional factors such as net worth of the borrower, value of collateral, capital structure of the borrower, presence of guarantees and our evaluation of the borrower’s ability to compete in its relevant market. Privately placed fixed maturity securities are classified as Level 2 or 3.

Equity securities – Fair values of publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices and classified as Level 1. Other equity securities, typically private equities or equity securities not traded on an exchange, we value based on other sources, such as commercial pricing services or brokers, and are classified as Level 2 or 3.

Mortgage loans – We estimate fair value on a monthly basis using discounted cash flow analysis and rates being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The discounted cash flow model uses unobservable inputs, including estimates of discount rates and loan prepayments. For mortgage loans that we have entered into an agreement to sell at a specified price, the fair value is based on the agreed upon price. Mortgage loans are classified as Level 3.

Investment funds – Certain investment funds for which we elected the fair value option are included in Level 3 and are priced based on market accepted valuation models. The valuation models use significant unobservable inputs, which include material non-public financial information, estimation of future distributable earnings and demographic assumptions.

Other investments – The fair values of other investments are primarily determined using a discounted cash flow model using discount rates for similar investments.

Funds withheld at interest embedded derivatives – Funds withheld at interest embedded derivatives represent the right to receive or obligation to pay the total return on the assets supporting the funds withheld at interest or funds withheld liability, respectively, and are analogous to a total return swap with a floating rate leg. The fair value of embedded derivatives on funds withheld and modco agreements is measured as the unrealized gain (loss) on the underlying assets and classified as Level 3.

Derivatives – Derivative contracts can be exchange traded or over-the-counter. Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy depending on trading activity. Over-the-counter derivatives are valued using valuation models or an income approach using third-party broker valuations. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlation of the inputs. We consider and incorporate counterparty credit risk in the valuation process through counterparty credit rating requirements and monitoring of overall exposure. We also evaluate and include our own nonperformance risk in valuing derivatives. The majority of our derivatives trade in liquid markets; therefore, we can verify model inputs and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. These are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash – The carrying amount for cash equals fair value. We estimate the fair value for cash equivalents based on quoted market prices. These assets are classified as Level 1.

Other assets and market risk benefits liability – Other assets at fair value consist of market risk benefit assets. See Note 7 – Long-duration Contracts for additional information on market risk benefits valuation methodology and additional fair value disclosures. Market risk benefits and any corresponding reinsurance recoverable are classified as Level 3.

Interest sensitive contract liabilities embedded derivatives – Embedded derivatives related to interest sensitive contract liabilities with indexed annuity products and any corresponding reinsurance recoverable are classified as Level 3. The valuations include significant unobservable inputs associated with economic assumptions and actuarial assumptions for policyholder behavior.

AmerUs Closed Block – We elected the fair value option for the future policy benefits liability in the AmerUs Closed Block. Our valuation technique is to set the fair value of policyholder liabilities equal to the fair value of assets. There is an additional component which captures the fair value of the open block’s obligations to the closed block business. This component is the present value of the projected release of required capital and future earnings before income taxes on required capital supporting the AmerUs Closed Block, discounted at a rate which represents a market participant’s required rate of return, less the initial required capital. Unobservable inputs include estimates for these items. The AmerUs Closed Block policyholder liabilities and any corresponding reinsurance recoverable are classified as Level 3.

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ILICO Closed Block – We elected the fair value option for the ILICO Closed Block. Our valuation technique is to set the fair value of policyholder liabilities equal to the fair value of assets. There is an additional component which captures the fair value of the open block’s obligations to the closed block business. This component uses the present value of future cash flows which include commissions, administrative expenses, reinsurance premiums and benefits, and an explicit cost of capital. The discount rate includes a margin to reflect the business and nonperformance risk. Unobservable inputs include estimates for these items. The ILICO Closed Block policyholder liabilities and corresponding reinsurance recoverable are classified as Level 3.

Universal life liabilities and other life benefits – We elected the fair value option for certain blocks of universal and other life business ceded to Global Atlantic. We use a present value of liability cash flows. Unobservable inputs include estimates of mortality, persistency, expenses, premium payments and a risk margin used in the discount rates that reflect the riskiness of the business. These universal life policyholder liabilities and corresponding reinsurance recoverable are classified as Level 3.

Other liabilities – Other liabilities include funds withheld liability embedded derivatives, as described above in funds withheld at interest embedded derivatives, and a ceded modco agreement of certain in force funding agreement contracts for which we elected the fair value option. We estimate the fair value of the ceded modco agreement by discounting projected cash flows for net settlements and certain periodic and non-periodic payments. Unobservable inputs include estimates for asset portfolio returns and economic inputs used in the discount rate, including risk margin. Depending on the projected cash flows and other assumptions, the contract may be recorded as an asset or liability. The estimate is classified as Level 3.

Fair Value Option—The following represents the gains (losses) recorded for instruments for which we have elected the fair value option, including related parties and consolidated VIEs:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Trading securities	$	62	$	261	$	(190)	$	336
Mortgage loans	(624)		892		(1,375)		1,933
Investment funds	6		120		(3)		203
Future policy benefits	7		10		31		5
Other	(2)		(29)		4		(17)
Total gains (losses)	$	(551)	$	1,254	$	(1,533)	$	2,460

Gains and losses on trading securities, mortgage loans, investments of consolidated VIEs, and other are recorded in investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). Gains and losses related to investment funds are recorded in net investment income on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). We record the change in fair value of future policy benefits in future policy and other policy benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

The following summarizes information for fair value option mortgage loans, including related parties and consolidated VIEs:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Unpaid principal balance	$	105,204	$	96,269
Mark to fair value	(1,623)		(725)
Fair value	$	103,581	$	95,544

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The following represents our commercial mortgage loan portfolio 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Unpaid principal balance of commercial mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status	$	1,027	$	992
Mark to fair value of commercial mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status	(332)		(337)
Fair value of commercial mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status	$	695	$	655

Fair value of commercial mortgage loans 90 days or more past due	$	298	$	274
Fair value of commercial mortgage loans in non-accrual status	695		655

The following represents our residential mortgage loan portfolio 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status	$	1,912	$	826
Mark to fair value of residential mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status	(184)		(85)
Fair value of residential mortgage loans 90 days or more past due and/or in non-accrual status	$	1,728	$	741

Fair value of residential mortgage loans 90 days or more past due1	$	829	$	741
Fair value of residential mortgage loans in non-accrual status	1,655		678

1 As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 includes $73 million and $63 million, respectively, of residential mortgage loans that are guaranteed by US government-sponsored agencies.

The following is the estimated amount of gains (losses) included in earnings during the period attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk on our mortgage loan portfolio:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Mortgage loans	$	(20)	$	(20)	$	(44)	$	(23)

We estimated the portion of gains and losses attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk by identifying commercial mortgage loans with loan-to-value ratios meeting credit quality criteria, and residential mortgage loans with delinquency status meeting credit quality criteria.

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Level 3 Financial Instruments—The following are reconciliations for Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Transfers in and out of Level 3 are primarily based on changes in the availability of pricing sources, as described in the valuation methods above.


	Three months ended June 30, 2026
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Included in income		Included in OCI		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Net transfers in (out)		Ending balance		Total gains (losses) included in earnings1		Total gains (losses) included in OCI1
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	17	$	—	$	—	$	(6)	$	(11)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Corporate	6,428		2		47		290		(2,114)		4,653		(1)		2

ABS	24,784		(19)		26		1,738		(2,597)		23,932		(30)		1
CMBS	19		—		—		11		—		30		—		—
RMBS	411		4		—		(34)		—		381		—		1
Trading securities	143		1		—		16		—		160		—		—
Equity securities	8		(1)		—		—		—		7		—		—
Mortgage loans	93,077		(638)		—		7,535		—		99,974		(794)		—

Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(2,540)		136		—		—		—		(2,404)		—		—
Derivative assets	2		1		—		—		—		3		—		—
Short-term investments	1		—		—		—		—		1		—		—
Other investments	709		—		—		(54)		—		655		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	1,299		14		(28)		(89)		—		1,196		—		(14)
CLO	1,333		—		1		—		—		1,334		—		1
ABS	17,603		(8)		14		4,157		—		21,766		—		7

Trading securities	1,376		(17)		—		(69)		—		1,290		2		—

Mortgage loans	1,557		—		—		(8)		—		1,549		(2)		—
Investment funds	2,310		1		—		—		—		2,311		1		—
Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(381)		34		—		—		—		(347)		—		—

Other investments	341		(8)		—		—		—		333		(8)		—
Reinsurance recoverable	1,851		29		—		40		—		1,920		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	2,411		(21)		—		21		(902)		1,509		(25)		—

Mortgage loans	2,031		14		—		131		(118)		2,058		10		—
Investment funds	288		2		—		—		—		290		2		—

Total Level 3 assets	$	155,078	$	(474)	$	60	$	13,679	$	(5,742)	$	162,601	$	(845)	$	(2)

Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Embedded derivative	$	(13,549)	$	(2,135)	$	—	$	(700)	$	—	$	(16,384)	$	—	$	—
Universal life benefits	(744)		2		—		—		—		(742)		—		—
Future policy benefits
AmerUs Closed Block	(1,061)		7		—		—		—		(1,054)		—		—
ILICO Closed Block and life benefits	(526)		16		—		—		—		(510)		—		—
Derivative liabilities	—		(8)		—		—		—		(8)		—		—
Other liabilities	(143)		(53)		—		22		—		(174)		—		—
Total Level 3 liabilities	$	(16,023)	$	(2,171)	$	—	$	(678)	$	—	$	(18,872)	$	—	$	—

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	Three months ended June 30, 2025
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Included in income		Included in OCI		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Net transfers in (out)		Ending balance		Total gains (losses) included in earnings1		Total gains (losses) included in OCI1
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	28	$	—	$	—	$	(5)	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	—
Corporate	5,605		56		51		1,680		—		7,392		51		59

ABS	12,572		(17)		306		1,926		(643)		14,144		3		321
CMBS	—		1		(1)		—		—		—		—		—
RMBS	306		5		2		234		(49)		498		—		1
Trading securities	7		—		—		11		—		18		(6)		—
Equity securities	26		—		—		(18)		—		8		—		—
Mortgage loans	70,916		772		—		5,601		—		77,289		821		—

Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(2,847)		104		—		—		—		(2,743)		—		—
Derivative assets	1		—		—		—		—		1		—		—
Short-term investments	48		—		—		(36)		—		12		—		—
Other investments	896		1		—		(156)		—		741		(1)		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	1,435		7		33		1		—		1,476		—		32
CLO	1,070		—		—		—		—		1,070		—		—
ABS	10,385		2		31		407		(15)		10,810		—		26

Trading securities	437		—		—		(38)		—		399		1		—
Equity securities	244		22		—		—		—		266		22		—
Mortgage loans	1,296		10		—		(31)		—		1,275		8		—
Investment funds	1,180		114		—		3		—		1,297		115		—
Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(540)		62		—		—		—		(478)		—		—

Other investments	340		(1)		—		—		—		339		(1)		—
Reinsurance recoverable	1,729		5		—		46		—		1,780		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	2,170		150		—		29		(11)		2,338		148		—

Mortgage loans	2,519		110		—		(85)		—		2,544		111		—
Investment funds	289		(18)		—		(1)		—		270		(18)		—
Other investments	91		(4)		—		279		—		366		5		—
Total Level 3 assets	$	110,203	$	1,381	$	422	$	9,847	$	(718)	$	121,135	$	1,259	$	439

Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Embedded derivative	$	(10,747)	$	(887)	$	—	$	(642)	$	—	$	(12,276)	$	—	$	—
Universal life benefits	(769)		14		—		—		—		(755)		—		—
Future policy benefits
AmerUs Closed Block	(1,107)		10		—		—		—		(1,097)		—		—
ILICO Closed Block and life benefits	(556)		—		—		—		—		(556)		—		—

Other liabilities	(230)		(65)		—		—		—		(295)		—		—
Total Level 3 liabilities	$	(13,409)	$	(928)	$	—	$	(642)	$	—	$	(14,979)	$	—	$	—

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Included in income		Included in OCI		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Net transfers in (out)		Ending balance		Total gains (losses) included in earnings1		Total gains (losses) included in OCI1
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	12	$	—	$	—	$	(1)	$	(11)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Corporate	6,650		1		(106)		938		(2,830)		4,653		(8)		(52)

ABS	22,207		(76)		(137)		4,701		(2,763)		23,932		(96)		(160)
CMBS	41		—		—		(11)		—		30		—		—
RMBS	439		8		—		(66)		—		381		—		2
Trading securities	18		—		—		144		(2)		160		—		—
Equity securities	8		(1)		—		—		—		7		—		—
Mortgage loans	91,918		(1,384)		—		9,440		—		99,974		(1,543)		—

Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(2,409)		5		—		—		—		(2,404)		—		—
Derivative assets	2		1		—		—		—		3		—		—
Short-term investments	—		—		—		1		—		1		—		—
Other investments	761		—		—		(106)		—		655		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	1,597		28		(27)		(402)		—		1,196		—		(16)
CLO	1,333		—		1		—		—		1,334		—		—
ABS	15,277		(6)		(35)		6,524		6		21,766		—		(43)

Trading securities	454		(39)		—		875		—		1,290		(10)		—
Equity securities	266		(4)		—		(262)		—		—		—		—
Mortgage loans	1,486		(7)		—		70		—		1,549		(9)		—
Investment funds	1,318		(8)		—		1,001		—		2,311		(9)		—
Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(356)		9		—		—		—		(347)		—		—

Other investments	344		(11)		—		—		—		333		(12)		—
Reinsurance recoverable	1,911		(55)		—		64		—		1,920		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	2,437		(67)		—		91		(952)		1,509		(63)		—

Mortgage loans	2,140		16		—		20		(118)		2,058		16		—
Investment funds	286		4		—		—		—		290		4		—

Total Level 3 assets	$	148,140	$	(1,586)	$	(304)	$	23,021	$	(6,670)	$	162,601	$	(1,730)	$	(269)

Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Embedded derivative	$	(14,749)	$	(604)	$	—	$	(1,031)	$	—	$	(16,384)	$	—	$	—
Universal life benefits	(766)		24		—		—		—		(742)		—		—
Future policy benefits
AmerUs Closed Block	(1,085)		31		—		—		—		(1,054)		—		—
ILICO Closed Block and life benefits	(530)		20		—		—		—		(510)		—		—
Derivative liabilities	—		(8)		—		—		—		(8)		—		—
Other liabilities	(254)		58		—		22		—		(174)		—		—
Total Level 3 liabilities	$	(17,384)	$	(479)	$	—	$	(1,009)	$	—	$	(18,872)	$	—	$	—

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	Six months ended June 30, 2025
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
(In millions)	Beginning balance		Included in income		Included in OCI		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Net transfers in (out)		Ending balance		Total gains (losses) included in earnings1		Total gains (losses) included in OCI1
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	29	$	(1)	$	—	$	(5)	$	—	$	23	$	—	$	—
Corporate	4,321		70		78		3,101		(178)		7,392		63		72

ABS	16,529		5		473		2,082		(4,945)		14,144		4		494
CMBS	—		(23)		(4)		28		(1)		—		—		—
RMBS	256		9		1		281		(49)		498		—		1
Trading securities	22		—		—		10		(14)		18		(6)		—
Equity securities	27		(1)		—		(18)		—		8		(1)		—
Mortgage loans	63,239		1,772		—		12,278		—		77,289		1,750		—

Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(3,035)		292		—		—		—		(2,743)		—		—
Derivative assets	1		—		—		—		—		1		—		—
Short-term investments	169		—		—		(156)		(1)		12		—		—
Other investments	895		2		—		(156)		—		741		(1)		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	1,432		7		30		7		—		1,476		—		29
CLO	696		—		(2)		376		—		1,070		—		(2)
ABS	9,741		3		50		1,031		(15)		10,810		—		41

Trading securities	573		—		—		(174)		—		399		1		—
Equity securities	234		32		—		—		—		266		32		—
Mortgage loans	1,297		24		—		(46)		—		1,275		25		—
Investment funds	1,139		155		—		3		—		1,297		155		—
Funds withheld at interest – embedded derivative	(615)		137		—		—		—		(478)		—		—

Other investments	331		8		—		—		—		339		8		—
Reinsurance recoverable	1,661		35		—		84		—		1,780		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	1,954		217		—		190		(23)		2,338		214		—

Mortgage loans	2,579		137		—		(172)		—		2,544		141		—
Investment funds	770		(3)		—		(497)		—		270		(15)		—
Other investments	103		—		—		263		—		366		7		—
Total Level 3 assets	$	104,348	$	2,877	$	626	$	18,510	$	(5,226)	$	121,135	$	2,377	$	635

Liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities
Embedded derivative	$	(11,242)	$	116	$	—	$	(1,150)	$	—	$	(12,276)	$	—	$	—
Universal life benefits	(742)		(13)		—		—		—		(755)		—		—
Future policy benefits
AmerUs Closed Block	(1,102)		5		—		—		—		(1,097)		—		—
ILICO Closed Block and life benefits	(538)		(18)		—		—		—		(556)		—		—
Derivative liabilities	(1)		1		—		—		—		—		—		—
Other liabilities	(225)		(71)		—		1		—		(295)		—		—
Total Level 3 liabilities	$	(13,850)	$	20	$	—	$	(1,149)	$	—	$	(14,979)	$	—	$	—

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The following represents the gross components of purchases, issuances, sales and settlements, net, and net transfers in (out) shown above:


	Three months ended June 30, 2026
(In millions)	Purchases		Issuances		Sales		Settlements		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Transfers in		Transfers out		Net transfers in (out)
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(6)	$	(6)	$	—	$	(11)	$	(11)
Corporate	482		—		(96)		(96)		290		—		(2,114)		(2,114)

ABS	2,299		—		(46)		(515)		1,738		—		(2,597)		(2,597)
CMBS	11		—		—		—		11		—		—		—
RMBS	—		—		—		(34)		(34)		—		—		—
Trading securities	19		—		(2)		(1)		16		—		—		—

Mortgage loans	12,644		—		(287)		(4,822)		7,535		—		—		—




Other investments	—		—		—		(54)		(54)		—		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	5		—		—		(94)		(89)		—		—		—

ABS	6,940		—		(869)		(1,914)		4,157		—		—		—

Trading securities	—		—		—		(69)		(69)		—		—		—

Mortgage loans	102		—		—		(110)		(8)		—		—		—




Reinsurance recoverable	—		47		—		(7)		40		—		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	49		—		(28)		—		21		—		(902)		(902)

Mortgage loans	282		—		(22)		(129)		131		—		(118)		(118)


Total Level 3 assets	$	22,833	$	47	$	(1,350)	$	(7,851)	$	13,679	$	—	$	(5,742)	$	(5,742)

Liabilities

Interest sensitive contract liabilities – embedded derivative	$	—	$	(1,001)	$	—	$	301	$	(700)	$	—	$	—	$	—





Other liabilities	—		—		—		22		22		—		—		—
Total Level 3 liabilities	$	—	$	(1,001)	$	—	$	323	$	(678)	$	—	$	—	$	—

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	Three months ended June 30, 2025
(In millions)	Purchases		Issuances		Sales		Settlements		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Transfers in		Transfers out		Net transfers in (out)
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(5)	$	(5)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Corporate	1,902		—		—		(222)		1,680		—		—		—

ABS	2,563		—		(11)		(626)		1,926		—		(643)		(643)

RMBS	248		—		—		(14)		234		—		(49)		(49)
Trading securities	11		—		—		—		11		—		—		—
Equity securities	—		—		—		(18)		(18)		—		—		—
Mortgage loans	8,750		—		(40)		(3,109)		5,601		—		—		—



Short-term investments	—		—		—		(36)		(36)		—		—		—
Other investments	—		—		—		(156)		(156)		—		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	4		—		—		(3)		1		—		—		—

ABS	1,069		—		—		(662)		407		—		(15)		(15)

Trading securities	50		—		—		(88)		(38)		—		—		—

Mortgage loans	—		—		—		(31)		(31)		—		—		—
Investment funds	3		—		—		—		3		—		—		—



Reinsurance recoverable	—		49		—		(3)		46		—		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	291		—		(262)		—		29		—		(11)		(11)

Mortgage loans	19		—		(3)		(101)		(85)		—		—		—
Investment funds	—		—		(1)		—		(1)		—		—		—
Other investments	279		—		—		—		279		—		—		—
Total Level 3 assets	$	15,189	$	49	$	(317)	$	(5,074)	$	9,847	$	—	$	(718)	$	(718)

Liabilities

Interest sensitive contract liabilities – embedded derivative	$	—	$	(861)	$	—	$	219	$	(642)	$	—	$	—	$	—






Total Level 3 liabilities	$	—	$	(861)	$	—	$	219	$	(642)	$	—	$	—	$	—

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
(In millions)	Purchases		Issuances		Sales		Settlements		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Transfers in		Transfers out		Net transfers in (out)
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	5	$	—	$	—	$	(6)	$	(1)	$	—	$	(11)	$	(11)
Corporate	1,379		—		(237)		(204)		938		—		(2,830)		(2,830)

ABS	5,740		—		(77)		(962)		4,701		—		(2,763)		(2,763)
CMBS	11		—		(22)		—		(11)		—		—		—
RMBS	—		—		—		(66)		(66)		—		—		—
Trading securities	148		—		(2)		(2)		144		—		(2)		(2)

Mortgage loans	19,158		—		(317)		(9,401)		9,440		—		—		—



Short-term investments	2		—		—		(1)		1		—		—		—
Other investments	—		—		—		(106)		(106)		—		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	9		—		—		(411)		(402)		—		—		—

ABS	11,705		—		(951)		(4,230)		6,524		6		—		6

Trading securities	947		—		—		(72)		875		—		—		—
Equity securities	—		—		—		(262)		(262)		—		—		—
Mortgage loans	223		—		—		(153)		70		—		—		—
Investment funds	1,006		—		(5)		—		1,001		—		—		—



Reinsurance recoverable	—		77		—		(13)		64		—		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	195		—		(104)		—		91		—		(952)		(952)

Mortgage loans	347		—		(64)		(263)		20		—		(118)		(118)


Total Level 3 assets	$	40,875	$	77	$	(1,779)	$	(16,152)	$	23,021	$	6	$	(6,676)	$	(6,670)

Liabilities

Interest sensitive contract liabilities – embedded derivative	$	—	$	(1,618)	$	—	$	587	$	(1,031)	$	—	$	—	$	—





Other liabilities	—		—		—		22		22		—		—		—
Total Level 3 liabilities	$	—	$	(1,618)	$	—	$	609	$	(1,009)	$	—	$	—	$	—

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	Six months ended June 30, 2025
(In millions)	Purchases		Issuances		Sales		Settlements		Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements		Transfers in		Transfers out		Net transfers in (out)
Assets
AFS securities

Foreign governments	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(5)	$	(5)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Corporate	3,457		—		(6)		(350)		3,101		96		(274)		(178)

ABS	3,029		—		(23)		(924)		2,082		242		(5,187)		(4,945)
CMBS	28		—		—		—		28		13		(14)		(1)
RMBS	297		—		—		(16)		281		—		(49)		(49)
Trading securities	11		—		—		(1)		10		—		(14)		(14)
Equity securities	—		—		—		(18)		(18)		—		—		—
Mortgage loans	17,760		—		(172)		(5,310)		12,278		—		—		—


Short-term investments	12		—		—		(168)		(156)		—		(1)		(1)

Other investments	—		—		—		(156)		(156)		—		—		—
Investments in related parties
AFS securities
Corporate	13		—		—		(6)		7		—		—		—
CLO	376		—		—		—		376		—		—		—
ABS	2,273		—		—		(1,242)		1,031		—		(15)		(15)

Trading securities	72		—		(91)		(155)		(174)		—		—		—

Mortgage loans	—		—		(15)		(31)		(46)		—		—		—
Investment funds	3		—		—		—		3		—		—		—



Reinsurance recoverable	—		90		—		(6)		84		—		—		—
Assets of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities	525		—		(335)		—		190		—		(23)		(23)

Mortgage loans	34		—		(10)		(196)		(172)		—		—		—
Investment funds	—		—		(497)		—		(497)		—		—		—
Other investments	279		—		(16)		—		263		—		—		—
Total Level 3 assets	$	28,169	$	90	$	(1,165)	$	(8,584)	$	18,510	$	351	$	(5,577)	$	(5,226)

Liabilities

Interest sensitive contract liabilities – embedded derivative	$	—	$	(1,613)	$	—	$	463	$	(1,150)	$	—	$	—	$	—





Other liabilities	—		—		—		1		1		—		—		—

Total Level 3 liabilities	$	—	$	(1,613)	$	—	$	464	$	(1,149)	$	—	$	—	$	—

Significant Unobservable Inputs—Significant unobservable inputs occur when we cannot obtain or corroborate the quantitative detail of the inputs. This applies to fixed maturity securities, equity securities, mortgage loans and certain investment funds, as well as embedded derivatives in liabilities. Additional significant unobservable inputs are described below.

AFS, trading and equity securities – We use discounted cash flow models to calculate the fair value for certain fixed maturity and equity securities. The discount rate is a significant unobservable input because the credit spread includes adjustments made to the base rate. The base rate represents a market comparable rate for securities with similar characteristics. This excludes assets for which fair value is provided by independent broker quotes but includes assets for which fair value is provided by affiliated quotes.

Mortgage loans – We use discounted cash flow models from independent commercial pricing services to calculate the fair value of our mortgage loan portfolio. The discount rate is a significant unobservable input. This approach uses market transaction information and client portfolio-oriented information, such as prepayments or defaults, to support the valuations. For mortgage loans that we have entered into an agreement to sell at a specified price, the fair value is based on the estimated proceeds of the sale.

Investment funds – We use various methods of valuing our investment funds from both independent pricing services and affiliated modeling.

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Interest sensitive contract liabilities – embedded derivative – Significant unobservable inputs we use in the indexed annuities embedded derivative of the interest sensitive contract liabilities valuation include:

1.Nonperformance risk – For contracts we issue, we use the credit spread, relative to the US Department of the Treasury (US Treasury) curve based on our public credit rating as of the valuation date. This represents our credit risk used in the fair value estimate of embedded derivatives.

2.Option budget – We assume future hedge costs in the derivative’s fair value estimate. The level of option budgets determines the future costs of the options and impacts future policyholder account value growth.

3.Policyholder behavior – We regularly review the full withdrawal (surrender rate) assumptions. These are based on our initial pricing assumptions updated for actual experience. Actual experience may be limited for recently issued products.

The following summarizes our significant unobservable inputs:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair value		Valuation technique	Unobservable inputs	Minimum		Maximum		Weighted average			Impact of an increase in the input on fair value
AFS, trading and equity securities	$	37,251	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	3.2	%	23.5	%	6.7	%	1	Decrease
Mortgage loans	103,581		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	1.4	%	35.0	%	6.8	%	1	Decrease

Investment funds	2,311		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	14.0	%	14.0	%	14.0	%	1	Decrease
	290		Recoverability	Estimated proceeds	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A


Interest sensitive contract liabilities –indexed annuities embedded derivatives	16,384		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk	0.3	%	1.1	%	0.7	%	2	Decrease
				Option budget	0.5	%	5.9	%	3.3	%	3	Increase
				Surrender rate	6.3	%	13.4	%	9.8	%	3	Decrease

	December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair value		Valuation technique	Unobservable inputs	Minimum		Maximum		Weighted average			Impact of an increase in the input on fair value
AFS, trading and equity securities	$	32,312	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	2.8	%	22.9	%	6.4	%	1	Decrease
Mortgage loans	95,524		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	1.0	%	31.5	%	6.5	%	1	Decrease
	20		Recoverability	Estimated proceeds	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A
Investment funds	1,313		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	13.0	%	14.0	%	13.1	%	1	Decrease

	286		Recoverability	Estimated proceeds	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A
	5		Reported net asset value	Reported net asset value	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A
Interest sensitive contract liabilities –indexed annuities embedded derivatives	14,749		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk	0.4	%	1.0	%	0.6	%	2	Decrease
				Option budget	0.5	%	5.9	%	3.1	%	3	Increase
				Surrender rate	6.0	%	14.2	%	9.6	%	3	Decrease

1 The discount rate weighted average is calculated based on the relative fair values of the investments.
2 The nonperformance risk weighted average is based on the projected cash flows attributable to the embedded derivative.
3 The option budget and surrender rate weighted averages are calculated based on projected account values.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value—The following represents our financial instruments not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets
Investment funds	$	276	$	276	$	276	$	—	$	—	$	—
Policy loans	293		293		—		—		293		—
Funds withheld at interest	16,191		16,191		—		—		—		16,191
Short-term investments	125		125		—		—		—		125
Other investments	57		47		—		—		—		47
Investments in related parties
Investment funds	932		932		932		—		—		—
Funds withheld at interest	4,149		4,149		—		—		—		4,149
Short-term investments	18		18		—		—		18		—





Total financial assets not carried at fair value	$	22,041	$	22,031	$	1,208	$	—	$	311	$	20,512

Financial liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	$	283,553	$	276,856	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	276,856
Debt	7,832		7,273		—		564		6,709		—
Securities to repurchase	3,244		3,244		—		—		3,244		—
Funds withheld liability	6,814		6,814		—		—		—		6,814
Total financial liabilities not carried at fair value	$	301,443	$	294,187	$	—	$	564	$	9,953	$	283,670


	December 31, 2025
(In millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Financial assets
Investment funds	$	108	$	108	$	108	$	—	$	—	$	—
Policy loans	301		301		—		—		301		—
Funds withheld at interest	17,822		17,822		—		—		—		17,822
Short-term investments	1,049		1,049		—		—		907		142
Other investments	57		67		—		—		—		67
Investments in related parties
Investment funds	831		831		831		—		—		—
Funds withheld at interest	4,571		4,571		—		—		—		4,571
Short-term investments	18		18		—		—		18		—


Total financial assets not carried at fair value	$	24,757	$	24,767	$	939	$	—	$	1,226	$	22,602

Financial liabilities
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	$	257,022	$	254,089	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	254,089

Debt	7,848		7,498		—		576		6,922		—
Securities to repurchase	6,043		6,043		—		—		6,043		—
Funds withheld liability	5,946		5,946		—		—		—		5,946
Total financial liabilities not carried at fair value	$	276,859	$	273,576	$	—	$	576	$	12,965	$	260,035

We estimate the fair value for financial instruments not carried at fair value using the same methods and assumptions as those we carry at fair value. The financial instruments presented above are reported at carrying value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets; however, in the case of policy loans, funds withheld at interest and liability, short-term investments and securities to repurchase, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Other investments – Other investments include investments in low-income housing and transferable energy tax credit structures. For those held using the proportional amortization method, the carrying value may include tax credits which have been received but not yet used, which are excluded from the measurement of the fair value estimate of the investment structures. Tax and other future benefits expected to be generated by these structures are valued using a discounted cash flow model.

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Interest sensitive contract liabilities – The carrying and fair value of interest sensitive contract liabilities above includes indexed and traditional fixed annuities without mortality or morbidity risks, funding agreements, guaranteed investment contracts and payout annuities without life contingencies. The embedded derivatives within indexed annuities without mortality or morbidity risks are excluded, as they are carried at fair value. The valuation of these investment contracts is based on discounted cash flow methodologies using significant unobservable inputs. The estimated fair value is determined using current market risk-free interest rates, adding a spread to reflect our nonperformance risk and subtracting a risk margin to reflect uncertainty inherent in the projected cash flows.

Debt – We obtain the fair value of debt from commercial pricing services. These are classified as Level 1 or Level 2. The pricing services use quoted market prices, if available, or incorporate a variety of market observable information in their valuation techniques, including benchmark yields, trading activity, credit quality, issuer spreads, bids, offers and other reference data.

6. Deferred Acquisition Costs, Deferred Sales Inducements and Value of Business Acquired

The following represents a rollforward of deferred acquisition costs (DAC) and deferred sales inducement (DSI) by product, and a rollforward of value of business acquired (VOBA). See Note 7 – Long-duration Contracts for more information on our products.


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
	DAC								DSI		VOBA		Total DAC, DSI and VOBA
(In millions)	Traditional deferred annuities		Indexed annuities		Funding agreements		Other investment-type and other		Indexed annuities
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	1,471	$	3,135	$	66	$	25	$	2,111	$	1,826	$	8,634
Additions	366		511		14		48		394		—		1,333
Amortization	(219)		(174)		(15)		(3)		(124)		(152)		(687)
Other	(1)		—		—		—		—		—		(1)
Balance at June 30, 2026	$	1,617	$	3,472	$	65	$	70	$	2,381	$	1,674	$	9,279


	Six months ended June 30, 2025
	DAC								DSI		VOBA		Total DAC, DSI and VOBA
(In millions)	Traditional deferred annuities		Indexed annuities		Funding agreements		Other investment-type and other		Indexed annuities
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	1,158	$	2,278	$	40	$	11	$	1,476	$	2,210	$	7,173
Additions	366		560		26		5		408		—		1,365
Amortization	(169)		(122)		(11)		(1)		(84)		(172)		(559)
Other	2		—		—		—		—		—		2
Balance at June 30, 2025	$	1,357	$	2,716	$	55	$	15	$	1,800	$	2,038	$	7,981

Deferred costs related to universal life-type policies and investment contracts with significant revenue streams from sources other than investment of the policyholder funds, including traditional deferred annuities and indexed annuities, are amortized on a constant-level basis for a cohort of contracts using initial premium or deposit. Significant inputs and assumptions are required for determining the expected duration of the cohort and involves using accepted actuarial methods to determine decrement rates related to policyholder behavior for lapses, withdrawals (surrenders) and mortality. The assumptions used to determine the amortization of DAC and DSI are consistent with those used to estimate the related liability balance.

Deferred costs related to investment contracts without significant revenue streams from sources other than investment of policyholder funds are amortized using the effective interest method, which primarily includes funding agreements. The effective interest method requires inputs to project future cash flows, which for funding agreements includes contractual terms of notional value, periodic interest payments based on either fixed or floating interest rates, and duration. For other investment-type contracts which include immediate annuities and assumed endowments without significant mortality risks, assumptions are required related to policyholder behavior for lapses and withdrawals (surrenders).

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7. Long-duration Contracts

Interest sensitive contract liabilities – Interest sensitive contract liabilities primarily include:

▪traditional deferred annuities (which include individual and group deferred annuities);

▪indexed annuities consisting of fixed indexed, index-linked variable annuities, and assumed indexed universal life without significant mortality risk;

▪funding agreements; and

▪other investment-type contracts comprising immediate annuities without significant mortality risk (which include pension group annuities and structured settlements without life contingencies), guaranteed investment contracts, and assumed endowments without significant mortality risks.

The following represents a rollforward of the policyholder account balance by product within interest sensitive contract liabilities. Where explicit policyholder account balances do not exist, the disaggregated rollforward represents the recorded reserve.


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
(In millions, except percentages)	Traditional deferred annuities			Indexed annuities			Funding agreements			Other investment-type			Total
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	109,201		$	105,317		$	85,555		$	8,821		$	308,894
Deposits	17,694			8,656			14,249			1,433			42,032
Policy charges	(1)			(426)			—			—			(427)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(4,402)			(5,830)			(47)			(52)			(10,331)
Benefit payments	(747)			(811)			(7,020)			(133)			(8,711)
Interest credited	2,644			2,329			1,900			133			7,006
Foreign exchange	(156)			—			(312)			(177)			(645)
Other	—			—			(318)			(64)			(382)
Balance at June 30, 2026	$	124,233		$	109,235		$	94,007		$	9,961		$	337,436

Weighted average crediting rate	4.7		%	2.8		%	4.5		%	3.1		%
Net amount at risk	$	423		$	18,262		$	—		$	15
Cash surrender value	116,670			101,270			—			6,777


	Six months ended June 30, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Traditional deferred annuities			Indexed annuities			Funding agreements			Other investment-type			Total
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	86,661		$	97,861		$	54,768		$	8,030		$	247,320
Deposits	15,357			8,868			21,676			502			46,403
Policy charges	(1)			(382)			—			—			(383)
Surrenders and withdrawals	(2,913)			(5,601)			—			(36)			(8,550)
Benefit payments	(703)			(807)			(3,906)			(153)			(5,569)
Interest credited	2,098			1,376			1,456			110			5,040
Foreign exchange	337			7			1,021			437			1,802
Other	—			—			213			(34)			179
Balance at June 30, 2025	$	100,836		$	101,322		$	75,228		$	8,856		$	286,242

Weighted average crediting rate	4.6		%	2.7		%	4.6		%	2.7		%
Net amount at risk	$	420		$	15,997		$	—		$	39
Cash surrender value	94,874			93,191			—			7,191

The following is a reconciliation of interest sensitive contract liabilities to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:


	June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025
Traditional deferred annuities	$	124,233	$	100,836
Indexed annuities	109,235		101,322

Funding agreements	94,007		75,228
Other investment-type	9,961		8,856

Reconciling items1	7,157		5,996
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	$	344,593	$	292,238

1 Reconciling items primarily include embedded derivatives in indexed annuities, unaccreted host contract adjustments on indexed annuities, negative VOBA, sales inducement liabilities, and wholly ceded universal life insurance contracts.

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The following represents policyholder account balances by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates (GMCR), as well as the related range of the difference between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums. Our funding agreements and other investment-type products provide us with little to no discretionary ability to change the rates of interest payable to the respective policyholder or institution and, as a result, those policyholder account balances are excluded from the following tables.


	June 30, 2026
(In millions)	At guaranteed minimum		1 basis point – 100 basis points above guaranteed minimum		Greater than 100 basis points above guaranteed minimum		Total
Traditional deferred annuities
< 2.0%	$	4,884	$	1,582	$	101,354	$	107,820
2.0% – < 4.0%	5,317		467		6,080		11,864
4.0% – < 6.0%	4,544		1		1		4,546
6.0% and greater	3		—		—		3
Total traditional deferred annuities	$	14,748	$	2,050	$	107,435	$	124,233



Indexed annuities
< 2.0%	$	1,383	$	974	$	3,610	$	5,967
2.0% – < 4.0%	3,395		194		—		3,589


Total indexed annuities with GMCR	4,778		1,168		3,610		9,556
Other1							99,679
Total indexed annuities							$	109,235




























1 Includes account value allocated to an indexed strategy or other amounts without a GMCR.


	June 30, 2025
(In millions)	At guaranteed minimum		1 basis point – 100 basis points above guaranteed minimum		Greater than 100 basis points above guaranteed minimum		Total
Traditional deferred annuities
< 2.0%	$	5,071	$	1,857	$	80,432	$	87,360
2.0% – < 4.0%	5,962		610		2,598		9,170
4.0% – < 6.0%	4,300		2		1		4,303
6.0% and greater	3		—		—		3
Total traditional deferred annuities	$	15,336	$	2,469	$	83,031	$	100,836



Indexed annuities
< 2.0%	$	1,544	$	1,182	$	3,280	$	6,006
2.0% – < 4.0%	4,070		37		—		4,107


Total indexed annuities with GMCR	5,614		1,219		3,280		10,113
Other1							91,209
Total indexed annuities							$	101,322




























1 Includes account value allocated to an indexed strategy or other amounts without a GMCR.

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Future policy benefits – Future policy benefits consist primarily of payout annuities, including single premium immediate annuities with life contingencies (which include pension group annuities and structured settlements with life contingencies), and whole life insurance contracts.

The following is a rollforward by product within future policy benefits:


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
(In millions, except percentages and years)	Payout annuities with life contingencies			Whole life			Total
Present value of expected net premiums
Beginning balance, present value of expected net premiums	$	—		$	1,402		$	1,402
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	—			(25)			(25)
Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	—			1			1
Beginning balance at original discount rate	—			1,378			1,378

Effect of actual to expected experience	—			(8)			(8)
Adjusted balance	—			1,370			1,370
Issuances	—			7			7
Interest accrual	—			25			25
Net premium collected	—			(161)			(161)
Foreign exchange	—			(25)			(25)

Ending balance at original discount rate	—			1,216			1,216

Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	—			(1)			(1)
Ending balance, present value of expected net premiums	$	—		$	1,215		$	1,215
Present value of expected future policy benefits
Beginning balance, present value of expected future policy benefits	$	42,058		$	3,795		$	45,853
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	5,941			1,036			6,977
Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	21			(47)			(26)
Beginning balance at original discount rate	48,020			4,784			52,804

Effect of actual to expected experience	(49)			34			(15)
Adjusted balance	47,971			4,818			52,789
Issuances	273			7			280
Interest accrual	861			84			945
Benefit payments	(2,158)			(202)			(2,360)
Foreign exchange	(13)			(110)			(123)

Ending balance at original discount rate	46,934			4,597			51,531
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	(6,531)			(1,181)			(7,712)
Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	(15)			87			72
Ending balance, present value of expected future policy benefits	40,388			3,503			43,891
Less: Present value of expected net premiums	—			1,215			1,215
Net future policy benefits	40,388			2,288			42,676
Less: Reinsurance recoverable	—			5			5
Net future policy benefits, net of reinsurance	$	40,388		$	2,283		$	42,671

Weighted-average liability duration (in years)	9.2			19.5
Weighted-average interest accretion rate	3.7		%	5.2		%
Weighted-average current discount rate	5.5		%	6.5		%
Expected future gross premiums, undiscounted	$	—		$	1,715
Expected future gross premiums, discounted1	—			1,380
Expected future benefit payments, undiscounted	69,045			10,554

1 Discounted at the original discount rate.

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	Six months ended June 30, 2025
(In millions, except percentages and years)	Payout annuities with life contingencies			Whole life			Total
Present value of expected net premiums
Beginning balance, present value of expected net premiums	$	—		$	880		$	880
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	—			(30)			(30)
Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	—			2			2
Beginning balance at original discount rate	—			852			852

Effect of actual to expected experience	—			(1)			(1)
Adjusted balance	—			851			851

Interest accrual	—			10			10
Net premium collected	—			(92)			(92)
Foreign exchange	—			76			76
Ending balance at original discount rate	—			845			845
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	—			23			23

Ending balance, present value of expected net premiums	$	—		$	868		$	868
Present value of expected future policy benefits
Beginning balance, present value of expected future policy benefits	$	42,261		$	2,711		$	44,972
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	7,378			206			7,584
Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	(5)			(1)			(6)
Beginning balance at original discount rate	49,634			2,916			52,550

Effect of actual to expected experience	(64)			2			(62)
Adjusted balance	49,570			2,918			52,488
Issuances	133			—			133
Interest accrual	879			35			914
Benefit payments	(2,238)			(49)			(2,287)
Foreign exchange	75			270			345

Ending balance at original discount rate	48,419			3,174			51,593
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions	(6,465)			(553)			(7,018)
Effect of foreign exchange on the change in discount rate assumptions	(28)			(24)			(52)
Ending balance, present value of expected future policy benefits	41,926			2,597			44,523
Less: Present value of expected net premiums	—			868			868
Net future policy benefits	$	41,926		$	1,729		$	43,655

Weighted-average liability duration (in years)	9.4			29.4
Weighted-average interest accretion rate	3.7		%	4.8		%
Weighted-average current discount rate	5.3		%	5.1		%
Expected future gross premiums, undiscounted	$	—		$	1,064
Expected future gross premiums, discounted1	—			919
Expected future benefit payments, undiscounted	70,754			10,085


1 Discounted at the original discount rate.

The following is a reconciliation of future policy benefits to the condensed consolidated balance sheets:


	June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025
Payout annuities with life contingencies	$	40,388	$	41,926
Whole life	2,288		1,729
Reconciling items1	5,565		5,745
Future policy benefits	$	48,241	$	49,400

1 Reconciling items primarily include the deferred profit liability and negative VOBA associated with the liability for future policy benefits. Additionally, it includes term life reserves, fully ceded whole life reserves, and reserves for immaterial lines of business including accident and health and disability, as well as other insurance benefit reserves for no-lapse guarantees with universal life contracts, all of which are fully ceded.

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The following is a reconciliation of premiums and interest expense relating to future policy benefits to the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss):


	Premiums				Interest expense
	Six months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Payout annuities with life contingencies	$	199	$	122	$	861	$	879
Whole life	177		101		59		25
Reconciling items1	11		11		—		—
Total	$	387	$	234	$	920	$	904

1 Reconciling items primarily relate to immaterial lines of business including term life, fully ceded whole life, and accident and health and disability.

Significant assumptions and inputs to the calculation of future policy benefits for payout annuities with life contingencies include policyholder demographic data, assumptions for policyholder longevity and policyholder utilization for contracts with deferred lives, and discount rates. For whole life products, significant assumptions and inputs include policyholder demographic data, assumptions for mortality, morbidity, and lapse and discount rates.

We base certain key assumptions related to policyholder behavior on industry standard data adjusted to align with actual company experience, if necessary. At least annually, we review all significant cash flow assumptions and update as necessary, unless emerging experience indicates a more frequent review is necessary. The discount rate reflects market observable inputs from upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields and is interpolated, where necessary, to conform to the duration of our liabilities.

During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the present value of expected future policy benefits decreased by $1,962 million, which was driven by $2,360 million of benefit payments and a $710 million change in discount rate assumptions related to an increase in market observable rates, partially offset by $945 million of interest accruals and $280 million of issuances.

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the present value of expected future policy benefits decreased by $449 million, which was driven by $2,287 million of benefit payments, offset by $914 million of interest accruals, a $573 million change in discount rate assumptions related to a decrease in market observable rates, a $345 million change in foreign exchange and $133 million of issuances, primarily pension group annuities.

The following is a summary of remeasurement gains (losses) included within future policy and other policy benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss):


	Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025
Reserves	$	7	$	61
Deferred profit liability	31		2
Negative VOBA	(6)		(3)
Total remeasurement gains (losses)	$	32	$	60

During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we recorded reserve increases of $12 million and $8 million, respectively, on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) as a result of the present value of benefits and expenses exceeding the present value of gross premiums.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Market risk benefits – We issue and reinsure traditional deferred and indexed annuity products that contain guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit (GLWB) and guaranteed minimum death benefit (GMDB) riders that meet the criteria to be classified as market risk benefits.

The following is a rollforward of net market risk benefit liabilities by product:


	Six months ended June 30, 2026
(In millions, except years)	Traditional deferred annuities		Indexed annuities		Total
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	205	$	4,511	$	4,716
Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk	(5)		(255)		(260)
Balance, beginning of period, before changes in instrument-specific credit risk	200		4,256		4,456
Issuances	—		193		193
Interest accrual	4		95		99
Attributed fees collected	1		212		213
Benefit payments	(2)		(47)		(49)
Effect of changes in interest rates	(2)		(24)		(26)
Effect of changes in equity	—		(62)		(62)
Effect of actual policyholder behavior compared to expected behavior	2		64		66


Balance, end of period, before changes in instrument-specific credit risk	203		4,687		4,890
Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk	4		220		224
Balance at June 30, 2026	207		4,907		5,114
Less: Reinsurance recoverable	—		88		88
Balance at June 30, 2026, net of reinsurance	$	207	$	4,819	$	5,026

Net amount at risk	$	423	$	18,262
Weighted-average attained age of contract holders (in years)	77		69


	Six months ended June 30, 2025
(In millions, except years)	Traditional deferred annuities		Indexed annuities		Total
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	190	$	3,525	$	3,715
Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk	(3)		(154)		(157)
Balance, beginning of period, before changes in instrument-specific credit risk	187		3,371		3,558
Issuances	—		201		201
Interest accrual	4		89		93
Attributed fees collected	1		189		190
Benefit payments	(3)		(30)		(33)
Effect of changes in interest rates	3		(29)		(26)

Effect of actual policyholder behavior compared to expected behavior	—		53		53


Balance, end of period, before changes in instrument-specific credit risk	192		3,844		4,036
Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk	3		173		176
Balance at June 30, 2025	195		4,017		4,212
Less: Reinsurance recoverable	—		50		50
Balance at June 30, 2025, net of reinsurance	$	195	$	3,967	$	4,162

Net amount at risk	$	420	$	15,997
Weighted-average attained age of contract holders (in years)	76		69

The following is a reconciliation of market risk benefits to the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Market risk benefit assets are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.


	June 30, 2026						June 30, 2025
(In millions)	Asset		Liability		Net liability		Asset		Liability		Net liability
Traditional deferred annuities	$	—	$	207	$	207	$	—	$	195	$	195
Indexed annuities	169		5,076		4,907		277		4,294		4,017





Total	$	169	$	5,283	$	5,114	$	277	$	4,489	$	4,212

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During the six months ended June 30, 2026, net market risk benefit liabilities increased by $398 million, which was primarily driven by $213 million in fees collected from policyholders, $193 million of issuances and $99 million of interest accruals, partially offset by $62 million of changes in equity and $49 million of benefit payments.

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, net market risk benefit liabilities increased by $497 million, which was primarily driven by $201 million of issuances, $190 million in fees collected from policyholders and $93 million of interest accruals.

The determination of the fair value of market risk benefits requires the use of inputs related to fees and assessments and assumptions in determining the projected benefits in excess of the projected account balance. Judgment is required for both economic and actuarial assumptions, which can be either observable or unobservable, that impact future policyholder account growth.

Economic assumptions include interest rates and implied volatilities throughout the duration of the liability. For indexed annuities, assumptions also include projected equity returns which impact cash flows attributable to indexed strategies, implied equity volatilities, expected index credits on the next policy anniversary date and future equity option costs. Assumptions related to the level of option budgets used for determining the future equity option costs and the impact on future policyholder account value growth are considered unobservable inputs.

Policyholder behavior assumptions are unobservable inputs and are established using accepted actuarial valuation methods to estimate withdrawals (surrender rate) and income rider utilization. Assumptions are generally based on industry data and pricing assumptions which are updated for actual experience, if necessary. Actual experience may be limited for recently issued products.

All inputs are used to project excess benefits and fees over a range of risk-neutral, stochastic interest rate scenarios. For indexed annuities, stochastic equity return scenarios are also included within the range. A risk margin is incorporated within the discount rate to reflect uncertainty in the projected cash flows such as variations in policyholder behavior, as well as a credit spread to reflect nonperformance risk, which is considered an unobservable input. We use our public credit rating relative to the US Treasury curve as of the valuation date to reflect our nonperformance risk in the fair value estimate of market risk benefits.

The following summarizes the unobservable inputs for market risk benefits:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair value		Valuation technique	Unobservable inputs	Minimum		Maximum		Weighted average			Impact of an increase in the input on fair value
Market risk benefits, net	$	5,114	Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk	0.3	%	1.1	%	0.9	%	1	Decrease
				Option budget	0.5	%	5.9	%	2.7	%	2	Decrease
				Surrender rate	4.0	%	7.5	%	5.1	%	2	Decrease
				Utilization rate	28.6	%	95.0	%	86.7	%	3	Increase

	June 30, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair value		Valuation technique	Unobservable inputs	Minimum		Maximum		Weighted average			Impact of an increase in the input on fair value
Market risk benefits, net	$	4,212	Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk	0.3	%	1.1	%	1.0	%	1	Decrease
				Option budget	0.5	%	6.0	%	2.5	%	2	Decrease
				Surrender rate	3.1	%	6.7	%	4.4	%	2	Decrease
				Utilization rate	28.6	%	95.0	%	85.4	%	3	Increase

1 The nonperformance risk weighted average is based on the cash flows underlying the market risk benefit reserve.
2 The option budget and surrender rate weighted averages are calculated based on projected account values.
3 The utilization of GLWB withdrawals represents the estimated percentage of policyholders that are expected to use their income rider over the duration of the contract, with the weighted average based on current account values.

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8. Debt

Credit Facility—On June 26, 2026, AHL, AARe, ALRe and Athene USA Corporation (AUSA) entered into a five-year revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent (Credit Facility), which replaced our previous credit agreement dated June 30, 2023. The Credit Facility is unsecured and has a commitment termination date of June 26, 2031, subject to up to two one-year extensions, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility. In connection with the Credit Facility, AHL and AUSA guaranteed all of the obligations of the other borrowers under the Credit Facility and the related loan documents, and ALRe and AARe guaranteed certain of the obligations of the other borrowers under the Credit Facility and the related loan documents. The borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility is $1.75 billion, subject to being increased up to $2.5 billion in total on the terms described in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility contains various standard covenants with which we must comply, including the following:

1.Consolidated debt-to-capitalization ratio of not greater than 40%;

2.Minimum consolidated net worth of no less than $22.1 billion; and

3.Restrictions on our ability to incur liens, with certain exceptions.

Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at either the term secured overnight financing rate plus a margin or the base rate plus a margin, with the applicable margin varying based on AHL’s debt rating. Rates and terms are as defined in the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had no amounts outstanding under the current or previous credit facilities and were in compliance with all financial covenants under the facilities.

Liquidity Facility—On June 26, 2026, AARe, ALRe and AAIA entered into a revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banks and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (Liquidity Facility), which replaced our previous revolving credit agreement dated as of June 27, 2025. The previous credit agreement, and the commitments under it, expired on June 26, 2026. The Liquidity Facility is unsecured and has a commitment termination date of June 25, 2027, subject to any extensions of additional 364-day periods with consent of extending lenders and/or “term-out” of outstanding loans (by which, at our election, the outstanding loans may be converted to term loans which shall have a maturity of up to one year after the original maturity date), in each case in accordance with the terms of the Liquidity Facility. In connection with the Liquidity Facility, AARe guaranteed all of the obligations of each other borrower under the Liquidity Facility and the related loan documents. The borrowing capacity under the Liquidity Facility is $2.6 billion, subject to being increased up to $3.1 billion in total on the terms described in the Liquidity Facility. The Liquidity Facility contains various standard covenants with which we must comply, including the following:

1.AARe minimum consolidated net worth of no less than $26.2 billion; and

2.Restrictions on our ability to incur liens, with certain exceptions.

Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at either the term secured overnight financing rate plus a margin or the base rate plus a margin, with applicable margin varying based on AARe’s financial strength rating. Rates and terms are as defined in the Liquidity Facility.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had no amounts outstanding under the current or previous liquidity facilities and were in compliance with all financial covenants under the facilities.

Senior Notes—Our senior unsecured notes are callable by AHL at any time. If called prior to a defined period before the scheduled maturity date, typically three or six months, the price is equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal and any accrued and unpaid interest and (2) an amount equal to the sum of the present values of remaining scheduled payments, discounted from the scheduled payment date to the redemption date at the treasury rate plus a spread as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement and any accrued and unpaid interest.

On August 7, 2026, we issued $1,000 million of 6.150% Senior Notes due August 15, 2036 (2036 Senior Notes). We will accrue interest quarterly and pay interest on the 2036 Senior Notes semi-annually, commencing on February 15, 2027.

Subordinated Notes—We have fixed-rate reset subordinated notes outstanding, which pay interest at the initially stated fixed rate until the interest rate reset dates, at which point the interest rate resets to the Five-Year US Treasury Rate plus a spread. Reset terms are as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may defer interest payments on the subordinated notes for up to five consecutive years.

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The following is a summary of our debt:


					Outstanding Balance
(In millions, except percentages)	Issue Date	Maturity Date	Principal Balance		June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
4.125% 2028 Senior Notes	January 12, 2018	January 12, 2028	$	1,000	$	1,026	$	1,034
6.150% 2030 Senior Notes	April 3, 2020	April 3, 2030	500		558		565
3.500% 2031 Senior Notes	October 8, 2020	January 15, 2031	500		515		517
6.650% 2033 Senior Notes	November 21, 2022	February 1, 2033	400		396		396
5.875% 2034 Senior Notes	December 12, 2023	January 15, 2034	600		586		585
3.950% 2051 Senior Notes	May 25, 2021	May 25, 2051	500		543		543
3.450% 2052 Senior Notes	December 13, 2021	May 15, 2052	500		504		504
6.250% 2054 Senior Notes	March 22, 2024	April 1, 2054	1,000		983		983
6.625% 2055 Senior Notes	May 19, 2025	May 19, 2055	1,000		979		979
6.625% 2054 Subordinated Notes	October 10, 2024	October 15, 2054	600		592		592
6.875% 2055 Subordinated Notes	June 27, 2025	June 28, 2055	600		592		592
7.250% 2064 Subordinated Notes	March 7, 2024	March 30, 2064	575		558		558
Total debt			$	7,775	$	7,832	$	7,848

9. Equity

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)—The following provides the details and changes in AOCI:


(In millions)	Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities without a credit allowance		Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities with a credit allowance		Unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments		Remeasurement gains (losses) on future policy benefits related to discount rate		Remeasurement gains (losses) on market risk benefits related to credit risk		Foreign currency translation and other adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at March 31, 2026	$	(7,579)	$	(249)	$	80	$	4,631	$	(28)	$	25	$	(3,120)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	784		61		(228)		(199)		(180)		(10)		228
Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains (losses) realized in net income1	542		(4)		8		—		—		—		546
Less: Income tax expense (benefit)	46		13		(50)		(38)		(37)		(2)		(68)
Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	7		—		(76)		(63)		(26)		1		(157)
Balance at June 30, 2026	$	(7,390)	$	(197)	$	(30)	$	4,533	$	(145)	$	16	$	(3,213)

1 Recognized in investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).


(In millions)	Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities without a credit allowance		Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities with a credit allowance		Unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments		Remeasurement gains (losses) on future policy benefits related to discount rate		Remeasurement gains (losses) on market risk benefits related to credit risk		Foreign currency translation and other adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at March 31, 2025	$	(8,214)	$	(313)	$	(1)	$	3,986	$	(23)	$	4	$	(4,561)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	1,258		58		1		(45)		(135)		78		1,215
Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains (losses) realized in net income1	(77)		(3)		9		—		—		—		(71)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit)	268		13		(2)		(6)		(28)		15		260
Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	234		5		20		(96)		(15)		5		153
Balance at June 30, 2025	$	(7,381)	$	(270)	$	(27)	$	4,043	$	(115)	$	62	$	(3,688)

1 Recognized in investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

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(In millions)	Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities without a credit allowance		Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities with a credit allowance		Unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments		Remeasurement gains (losses) on future policy benefits related to discount rate		Remeasurement gains (losses) on market risk benefits related to credit risk		Foreign currency translation and other adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at December 31, 2025	$	(6,372)	$	(252)	$	(18)	$	4,137	$	(169)	$	33	$	(2,641)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(1,305)		48		(91)		710		36		(23)		(625)
Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains (losses) realized in net income1	481		(13)		15		—		—		—		483
Less: Income tax expense (benefit)	(360)		12		(22)		148		8		(4)		(218)
Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	(408)		(6)		(72)		166		4		(2)		(318)
Balance at June 30, 2026	$	(7,390)	$	(197)	$	(30)	$	4,533	$	(145)	$	16	$	(3,213)

1 Recognized in investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).


(In millions)	Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities without a credit allowance		Unrealized investment gains (losses) on AFS securities with a credit allowance		Unrealized gains (losses) on hedging instruments		Remeasurement gains (losses) on future policy benefits related to discount rate		Remeasurement gains (losses) on market risk benefits related to credit risk		Foreign currency translation and other adjustments		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	(9,171)	$	(284)	$	(120)	$	4,235	$	(103)	$	(22)	$	(5,465)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2,596		21		240		(573)		(19)		114		2,379
Less: Reclassification adjustments for gains (losses) realized in net income1	(268)		(3)		19		—		—		—		(252)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit)	580		5		46		(116)		(4)		22		533
Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	494		5		82		(265)		(3)		8		321
Balance at June 30, 2025	$	(7,381)	$	(270)	$	(27)	$	4,043	$	(115)	$	62	$	(3,688)

1 Recognized in investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

10. Income Taxes

The income tax expense (benefit) was $217 million and $(34) million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 11% and (5)% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The income tax expense was $1,890 million and $141 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. Our effective tax rate was 90% and 9% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The income tax expense considers US federal, US state, local and foreign income taxes. The most significant reconciling items relate to US noncontrolling interests and Bermuda corporate income tax.

On January 5, 2026, the OECD issued guidance exempting US-parented groups from the Income Inclusion Rule (IIR) or Undertaxed Profits Rule (UTPR) taxes under the Pillar Two regime. The United Kingdom (UK) government has publicly announced its intention to enact this guidance into law. While the precise timing of such enactment is subject to the UK government’s legislative process, once enacted, we expect that Athene and ACRA entities would be exempt from the IIR and UTPR taxes in the UK. In light of these developments, and our expectation that maintaining alignment between the Bermuda Corporate Income Tax Act 2023 (Bermuda CIT) and Pillar Two tax groups would no longer be beneficial, in January 2026, we revoked ACRA’s election to be subject to the Bermuda CIT.

Although we believe such an outcome would be unlikely, if the UK government does not enact the announced legislation, or subsequently amends its legislation in a manner that does not conform to the OECD guidance, we expect to re-elect ACRA into the Bermuda CIT regime at that time and utilize the Bermuda deferred tax assets to offset any resulting Bermuda CIT or Pillar Two cash tax obligations.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Separately, pursuant to the executed US and UK tax sharing agreement between AGM and us, AGM makes tax settlement payments to us for the usage of a portion of our tax attributes. We have elected to distribute these hypothetical deferred tax assets and no longer include them on our separate company balance sheets. We will continue to evaluate the likelihood of realizing the benefit of these hypothetical deferred tax assets and may record a valuation allowance for these hypothetical deferred tax assets if, based on all available evidence, we determine that it is more likely than not that some portion of the tax benefit will not be realized on a separate company basis.

11. Related Parties

Apollo

Fee structure – Substantially all of our investments are managed by Apollo. Apollo provides us with a full suite of services for our investment portfolio, including direct investment management, asset allocation, mergers and acquisitions asset diligence, and certain operational support services including investment compliance, tax, legal and risk management support.

Apollo has extensive experience managing our investment portfolio and its knowledge of our liability profile enables it to tailor an asset management strategy to fit our specific needs. This strategy has proven responsive to changing market conditions and focuses on earning incremental yield by taking measured liquidity risk and complexity risk, rather than assuming incremental credit risk. Our partnership has enabled us to take advantage of investment opportunities that would likely not otherwise have been available to us.

Under our fee agreement with Apollo, we pay Apollo a base management fee of (1) 0.225% per year on a monthly basis equal to the lesser of (A) $103.4 billion, which represents the aggregate fair market value of substantially all of the assets in substantially all of the accounts of or relating to us (collectively, the Accounts) as of December 31, 2018 (Backbook Value), and (B) the aggregate book value of substantially all of the assets in the Accounts at the end of the respective month, plus (2) 0.15% per year of the amount, if any, by which the aggregate book value of substantially all of the assets in the Accounts at the end of the respective month exceeds the Backbook Value, subject to certain adjustments. Additionally, we pay a sub-allocation fee based on specified asset class tiers ranging from 0.065% to 0.70% of the book value of such assets, with the higher percentages in this range for asset classes that are designed to have more alpha generating abilities. In addition to the base and sub-allocation fees specified above, we may pay Apollo a target annual performance fee of $37.5 million, with the amount of the annual performance fee ranging from between 0% and 200% of such target amount, based on our spread related earnings for the year relative to our targets.

During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we incurred management fees, inclusive of the base, sub-allocation and performance fees, of $386 million and $358 million, respectively, and additional sub-advisory and other fees incurred to Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LP (ISG) for the benefit of third-party service providers of $12 million and $25 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we incurred management fees, inclusive of the base, sub-allocation and performance fees, of $785 million and $719 million, respectively, and additional sub-advisory and other fees incurred to ISG for the benefit of third-party service providers of $23 million and $35 million, respectively. Management fees are net of any waivers or rebates and included within net investment income on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, management fees payable were $140 million and $134 million, respectively, and are included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Such amounts include fees incurred attributable to ACRA, including any noncontrolling interests associated with ACRA 1 and ACRA 2.

In addition to the assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets managed by Apollo, Apollo manages the assets underlying our funds withheld receivable. For these assets, the third-party cedants pay Apollo fees based upon the same fee construct we have with Apollo. Such fees directly reduce the settlement payments that we receive from the third-party cedant and, as such, we indirectly pay those fees. Finally, Apollo charges management fees and carried interest on Apollo-managed funds and other entities in which we invest. Neither the fees paid by such third-party cedants nor the fees or carried interest paid by such Apollo-managed funds or other entities are included in the investment management fee amounts noted above.

Governance – We have an investment and asset liability committee, which includes members of our senior management and reports to the risk committee of our board of directors. The committee focuses on strategic decisions involving our investment portfolio, such as approving investment limits, new asset classes and our allocation strategy, reviewing large asset transactions, as well as monitoring our credit risk, and the management of our assets and liabilities.

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AGM owns all of our common stock and James R. Belardi, our Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, serves as a member of the board of directors and an executive officer of AGM, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ISG, which is also a subsidiary of AGM. Mr. Belardi also owns a profit interest in ISG and in connection with such interest receives quarterly distributions equal to 3.35% of base management fees and 4.5% of sub-advisory fees, as such fees are defined in our fee agreement with Apollo. Grant Kvalheim, our CEO, also serves as an executive officer of AGM and a Partner of Apollo, Matthew Michelini, our President, is a Partner of Apollo, and Louis-Jacques Tanguy, our Chief Financial Officer, is a Partner of Apollo. Additionally, six of the thirteen members of our board of directors (including Messrs. Belardi and Kvalheim) are employees of, consultants to, or otherwise affiliated with Apollo. In order to protect against potential conflicts of interest resulting from transactions into which we have entered and will continue to enter into with the Apollo Group, our audit committee reviews and approves material transactions between us and the Apollo Group, subject to certain exceptions.

Other related party transactions

Apollo Aligned Alternatives Aggregator, L.P. (AAA) – We consolidate AAA as a VIE and AAA holds the majority of our alternative investment portfolio. Apollo established AAA to provide a single vehicle through which investors may participate in a portfolio of alternative investments, including those managed by Apollo. Additionally, we believe AAA enhances Apollo’s ability to increase alternative assets under management (AUM) by raising capital from third parties, which allows us to achieve greater scale and diversification for alternatives.

We also consolidate Apollo Aligned Alternatives Lux Aggregator, L.P. (AAA Lux) as a VIE. AAA Lux provides a single vehicle designed primarily for foreign investors to participate in a portfolio of alternative investments, including alternative investments in which AAA participates.

Athora – We have investments in Athora’s common equity, which we hold as a related party investment fund on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and other securities summarized as follows:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Investment fund	$	2,167	$	1,171
Fixed maturity securities	1,024		50
Non-redeemable preferred equity	—		266
Total investment in Athora	$	3,191	$	1,487

During the first quarter of 2026, Athora completed the acquisition of a UK insurer (Athora transaction). In connection with the Athora transaction, we funded a series of investments to provide Athora financing for the acquisition. These transactions included the conversion of our previously held non-redeemable preferred equity interests in Athora into common equity and additional purchases of Athora common equity, as well as purchases of fixed maturity securities which are classified as related party trading or AFS securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Additionally, as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $29 million of funding agreements outstanding to Athora as of each respective period. As of June 30, 2026, we had commitments to make additional investments in Athora of $134 million.

Atlas – We have an equity investment in Atlas, an asset-backed specialty lender, indirectly through our investments in AAA and AAA Lux. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we held $4,801 million and $5,679 million, respectively, of related party AFS securities issued by Atlas or its affiliates. See Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies for further information on assurance letters issued in support of Atlas.

Catalina – We have an investment in Apollo Rose II (B) (Apollo Rose). Apollo Rose holds common and preferred equity interests in Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, Catalina). As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we held $214 million and $220 million, respectively, of redeemable preferred equity securities issued by Apollo Rose, which are held as related party AFS securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

We have a strategic modco reinsurance agreement with Catalina to cede certain in force funding agreements. We elected the fair value option on this agreement and had a liability of $77 million and $103 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which is included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We also have a modco reinsurance agreement with Catalina to cede a quota share of certain of our retail deferred annuity products. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had a reinsurance recoverable balance of $7,327 million and $6,336 million, respectively, related to this agreement.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

MidCap FinCo LLC (together with its subsidiaries, MidCap Financial) – We have various investments in MidCap Financial including investments through AAA and AAA Lux, senior unsecured notes and redeemable preferred stock. We also hold structured securities issued by MidCap Financial affiliates. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we held securities issued by MidCap Financial and its affiliates of $2,738 million and $1,704 million, respectively, which are included in related party AFS or trading securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Skylign Aviation Holdings, L.P. (together with its subsidiaries, Skylign) – We have investments in Skylign, a leading aviation finance group focused on aviation lending and leasing, both directly through notes issued by PK AirFinance, a subsidiary of Skylign, and indirectly through AAA and AAA Lux. We had direct investments in Skylign notes of $504 million and $566 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which are included in related party AFS securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Venerable – VA Capital Company LLC (VA Capital) is owned by a consortium of investors, led by affiliates of Apollo, Crestview Partners III Management, LLC and Reverence Capital Partners L.P., and is the parent of Venerable Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, Venerable). We have coinsurance and modco agreements with Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company (VIAC), which is a subsidiary of Venerable. VIAC is a related party due to our minority equity investment in VA Capital, which is included in related party investment funds on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We also have AFS securities and term loans receivable, which are included in other investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, issued by Venerable. Our investments in VA Capital and Venerable are summarized below.


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
AFS securities	$	102	$	105
Investment fund	223		226
Other investments	333		344
Total investments in VA Capital and Venerable	$	658	$	675

Additionally, we consolidate AP Violet ATH Holdings, L.P. (AP Violet). AP Violet’s investment fund primarily represents an interest in VA Capital and was $143 million and $142 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Wheels Inc. (Wheels) – We invest in Wheels indirectly through our investments in AAA and AAA Lux. We also directly hold securities issued by Wheels of $946 million and $949 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which are included in related party AFS securities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. We also had commitments to make additional investments in Wheels of $56 million as of June 30, 2026.

ACRA and Apollo/Athene Dedicated Investment Programs I and II (collectively, ADIP) – ACRA 1 is partially owned by Apollo/Athene Dedicated Investment Program (ADIP I), a series of funds managed by Apollo. ALRe holds 37% of the economic interests in ACRA 1 and all of ACRA 1’s voting interests, with ADIP I holding the remaining 63% of the economic interests. ACRA 2 is partially owned by Apollo/Athene Dedicated Investment Program II (ADIP II), a fund managed by Apollo. ADIP II owns 63% of the economic interests in ACRA 2, with ALRe directly owning the remaining 37% of the economic interests. ALRe holds all of ACRA 2’s voting interests.

We received capital contributions and paid distributions relating to ACRA of the following:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Contributions from ADIP	$	145	$	126	$	271	$	126
Distributions to ADIP	(47)		(95)		(301)		(190)

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $392 million and $365 million, respectively, of related party payables for contingent investment fees payable by ACRA to Apollo. ACRA is obligated to pay the contingent investment fees on behalf of ADIP and, as such, the balance is attributable to the noncontrolling interests.

In addition, we hold investments in ADIP directly and through Apollo ADIP Advisors (PA), LP, a consolidated VIE. The investments are accounted for as equity method investments and held as related party investment funds or investment funds of consolidated VIEs on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, these investments were $253 million and $231 million, respectively. We also had commitments to make additional investments in ADIP of $357 million as of June 30, 2026.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI) – On April 24, 2026, we completed the purchase of a commercial mortgage loan portfolio, including accrued interest, for $8.7 billion from ARI.

Unsecured Revolving Promissory Note Receivable with AGM – AHL has an unsecured revolving promissory note with AGM which allows AGM to borrow funds from AHL. The note has a borrowing capacity of $500 million. Interest accrues at the US mid-term applicable federal rate per year and has a maturity date of December 13, 2028, or earlier at AHL’s request. The note receivable had an outstanding balance of $279 million and $227 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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Unsecured Revolving Promissory Note Payable with AGM – AHL has an unsecured revolving promissory note with AGM which allows AHL to borrow funds from AGM. The note has a borrowing capacity of $500 million. Interest accrues at the US mid-term applicable federal rate per year and has a maturity date of December 13, 2028, or earlier at AGM’s request. There was no outstanding balance on the note payable as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Contingent Commitments—We had commitments to make investments, inclusive of related party commitments discussed previously and those of consolidated VIEs, of $37.1 billion as of June 30, 2026. These commitments primarily include capital contributions to investment funds and mortgage loan commitments. We expect most of our current commitments will be invested over the next five years; however, these commitments could become due any time upon counterparty request.

Funding Agreements—We are a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB) and, through membership, we have issued funding agreements to the FHLB in exchange for cash advances. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $27.7 billion and $23.3 billion, respectively, of FHLB funding agreements outstanding. We are required to provide collateral in excess of the funding agreement amounts outstanding, considering any discounts to the securities posted and prepayment penalties.

We have a funding agreement backed notes (FABN) program, which allows Athene Global Funding, a special-purpose, unaffiliated statutory trust, to offer its senior secured medium-term notes. Athene Global Funding uses the net proceeds from each sale to purchase one or more funding agreements from us. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $33.9 billion and $34.6 billion, respectively, of FABN funding agreements outstanding. We had $11.1 billion of board-authorized FABN capacity remaining as of June 30, 2026.

We also issue secured and other funding agreements. Secured funding agreements issued under our funding agreement backed repurchase agreement (FABR) program involve special-purpose, unaffiliated entities entering into repurchase agreements with a third party, the proceeds of which are used by the special-purpose entities to purchase funding agreements from us. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $32.1 billion and $27.1 billion, respectively, of secured and other funding agreements outstanding, of which $26.0 billion and $21.0 billion were issued under the FABR program, respectively, and $6.1 billion and $6.1 billion were direct funding agreements, respectively.

Pledged Assets and Funds in Trust (Restricted Assets)—The restricted investments and cash balances included on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are as follows:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
AFS securities	$	64,567	$	59,336
Trading securities	3,788		3,350
Equity securities	200		156
Mortgage loans	48,172		44,204
Investment funds	296		293
Derivative assets	207		160

Other investments	2,154		1,880
Restricted cash	1,601		1,349
Total restricted assets	$	120,985	$	110,728

The restricted assets are primarily related to reinsurance trusts established in accordance with coinsurance agreements and the FHLB and secured funding agreements described above.

Letters of Credit—We have undrawn letters of credit totaling $983 million as of June 30, 2026. These letters of credit were issued for our reinsurance program and have expirations through June 19, 2028.

Assurance Letter—In connection with our, Apollo and Credit Suisse AG’s (CS) previously announced transaction, Atlas acquired certain assets of the CS Securitized Products Group. Related to the acquisition of these assets, Atlas has a deferred purchase obligation to CS of $2.5 billion. In addition, certain strategic investors have made equity commitments to Atlas, which obligate these investors for a portion of the deferred purchase obligation. This deferred purchase price is an obligation first of Atlas, and (as a result of additional guarantees provided by AAA, Apollo Asset Management, Inc. (AAM) and AHL) second of AAA, third of AAM, fourth of AHL and fifth of AARe. AARe and AAM each issued an assurance letter to CS to guarantee the full amount. Our guarantees are not probable of payment; therefore, no liabilities have been recorded for the guarantees on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Purchase Obligation Guarantee—In the second quarter of 2026, Apollo-managed funds and affiliates, including us, in partnership with certain third parties, entered into a $35 billion capital solution agreement with Broadcom Inc., which facilitates Anthropic, PBC’s compute infrastructure expansion beginning in mid-2026.

As part of the agreement, an Apollo-managed fund, WarehouseCo Intermediate Holdings LP (WHCO), has a purchase obligation for the compute infrastructure produced under the agreement. WHCO is expected to satisfy its obligation through the committed financing arrangements established as part of the transaction structure. In connection with this purchase obligation, AHL provided a limited guarantee to satisfy WHCO’s purchase obligation should WHCO default under its purchase obligation. AHL’s guarantee represents 15% of the outstanding purchase obligation, which is expected to be satisfied as fundings occur and no later than 2028. AHL’s guarantee is not probable of payment as the funding obligations are expected to be satisfied by the committed financing arrangements established as part of the transaction structure; therefore, there is no liability on our condensed consolidated financial statements. Separately, AHL has an agreement with a third party under which AHL would be reimbursed for 35% of any amounts paid by AHL under its guarantee.

Guaranty Association Assessments—Guaranty associations may subject member insurers, including us, to assessments that require the insurers to pay funds to cover contractual obligations under insurance policies issued by insurance companies that become impaired or insolvent. The assessments are based on an insurer’s proportionate share of premiums written in that state during a specified one-year or three-year period for lines of business in which the impaired or insolvent insurer engaged, subject to prescribed limits.

13. Segment Information

We operate our core business strategies through one reportable segment. We conduct our retirement services business through entities domiciled in the US and Bermuda and our revenues are similarly generated primarily in the US and Bermuda. Our CEO is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), who is also solely responsible for decisions related to the allocation of resources on a company-wide basis. For determining the allocation of resources, the CODM reviews the Company’s performance based on its key measure of condensed consolidated net income to evaluate income generated and determine allocation of resources, among other measures.

Measures that the CODM reviews also include the significant expenses of cost of funds, other operating expenses, and interest and other financing costs that each exclude the proportionate share associated with noncontrolling interests. Cost of funds reflects the cost of crediting on both deferred annuities and institutional products, as well as other liability costs, net of premium from life and life-contingent products and other revenues. Certain expenses within cost of funds, notably future policy and other policy benefits, are partially or fully offset in the presentation of cost of funds with inflows of premium and other fee-related revenues; as a result, other liability costs equal to the amount of premium from life and life-contingent products are added back in the reconciliation below to reflect the expense amount excluded from cost of funds. Other operating expenses consist primarily of employee compensation and general operating costs of the business. Interest and other financing costs consist primarily of preferred stock dividends and interest expense on our debt issuances, as well as other financing.

Additionally, total condensed consolidated assets is the only measure of segment assets that the CODM uses to determine allocation of resources.

The reconciliation of total condensed consolidated revenue to total condensed consolidated net income (loss) is as follows:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Revenues	$	9,152	$	5,359	$	12,820	$	9,545
Less:
Cost of funds	2,942		2,470		5,749		4,680
Other operating expenses	111		109		229		225
Interest and other financing costs	141		132		294		262
Other liability costs equal to the amount of premium	170		107		387		234
Other segment items1	3,884		1,889		4,066		2,558
Income before income taxes	1,904		652		2,095		1,586
Income tax expense (benefit)	217		(34)		1,890		141
Net income	$	1,687	$	686	$	205	$	1,445

1 Other segment items reflect the difference between revenues and significant segment expenses and primarily include the impact of fair value accounting for market risk benefits, embedded derivative remeasurement, the amortization of purchased options on indexed annuities and noncontrolling interests.

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Overview			64

Industry Trends and Competition			66

Key Operating and Non-GAAP Measures			68

Results of Operations			71

Investment Portfolio			79

Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliations			97

Liquidity and Capital Resources			101

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments			107

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Overview

We are a leading financial services company that specializes in issuing, reinsuring and acquiring retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. AGM is the beneficial owner of 100% of our common stock and controls all of the voting power to elect members to our board of directors. We focus on generating spread income by combining our two core competencies of (1) sourcing long-term, persistent liabilities and (2) using the global scale and reach of Apollo’s asset management business to actively source or originate assets with our preferred risk and return characteristics. Our steady and significant base of earnings generates capital that we opportunistically invest across our business to source attractively priced liabilities and capitalize on opportunities.

We have established a significant base of earnings and, as of June 30, 2026, have an expected annual net investment spread, which measures our investment performance plus strategic capital management fees less the total cost of our insurance liabilities, of 1–2% over the estimated 6.9-year weighted-average life of our net reserve liabilities. The weighted-average life includes deferred annuities, pension group annuities, funding agreements, payout annuities, life insurance contracts, guaranteed investment contracts and other products.

The following table presents the inflows and outflows generated from our organic and inorganic channels, as well as the breakout between Athene, the ACRA noncontrolling interests and third-party reinsurers:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Retail	$	12,267	$	7,256	$	19,537	$	16,738
Flow reinsurance	3,763		2,031		6,366		6,964
Funding agreements1	5,718		11,707		14,249		22,851
Pension group annuities	—		1		—		5
Other spread products2	321		237		1,664		237
Gross organic inflows	22,069		21,232		41,816		46,795
Gross inorganic inflows	—		—		—		—
Total gross inflows	22,069		21,232		41,816		46,795
Gross outflows3	(10,141)		(7,230)		(20,909)		(15,622)
Net flows	$	11,928	$	14,002	$	20,907	$	31,173

Inflows attributable to Athene	$	17,095	$	15,838	$	33,052	$	35,956
Inflows attributable to ACRA noncontrolling interests	4,402		5,019		7,855		9,975
Inflows ceded to third-party reinsurers	572		375		909		864
Total gross inflows	$	22,069	$	21,232	$	41,816	$	46,795

Outflows attributable to Athene4	$	(7,608)	$	(5,813)	$	(16,220)	$	(12,830)
Outflows attributable to ACRA noncontrolling interests	(2,533)		(1,417)		(4,689)		(2,792)
Total gross outflows3	$	(10,141)	$	(7,230)	$	(20,909)	$	(15,622)

1 Funding agreements represent funding agreements issued under our FABN program, secured and other funding agreements, which include our FABR program and direct funding agreements, funding agreements issued to the FHLB and long-term repurchase agreements.
2 Other spread product inflows include guaranteed investment and group annuity contracts issued in connection with defined contribution plans, stable value group annuity contracts and structured settlements.
3 Gross outflows include full and partial policyholder withdrawals on deferred annuities, death benefits, pension group annuity benefit payments, payments on payout annuities and payments related to interest, maturities and repurchases of funding agreements.
4 Quarter-to-date and year-to-date 2025 outflows exclude maturities of long-term repurchase agreements of $1.1 billion, which may be renewed upon joint agreement of the parties based on a variety of factors.

Our organic channels, including retail, flow reinsurance, institutional and other spread products, provided gross inflows of $41.8 billion and $46.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which were underwritten to attractive returns. Gross organic inflows decreased $5.0 billion, or 11%, from record inflows in 2025, primarily related to a decrease in funding agreement inflows. Withdrawals on our deferred annuities, death benefits, pension group annuity benefit payments, payments on payout annuities and payments related to interest, maturities and repurchases of funding agreements (collectively, gross outflows) in the aggregate were $20.9 billion and $15.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in gross outflows was primarily driven by an increase in funding agreement maturities and interest payments on funding agreements attributable to the significant growth in the block of business over the last twelve months, as well as an increase from retail annuities, partially offset by a decrease in outflows related to policies underlying certain reinsurance blocks compared to 2025. We believe that our credit profile, current and new product offerings and product design capabilities, as well as our reputation as both a seasoned funding agreement issuer and a reliable pension group annuity counterparty, will continue to enable us to grow our existing organic channels and source additional volumes of profitably underwritten liabilities in various market environments. We

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intend to continue to grow organically by expanding each of our distribution channels. We believe that we have the right people, infrastructure, scale and capital discipline to position us for continued growth.

Within our retail channel, we had fixed annuity sales of $19.5 billion and $16.7 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in our retail channel was primarily driven by an increase in the sales of our multi-year guaranteed annuities (MYGA) and record volumes from our registered index-linked annuities (RILA) in 2026, partially offset by a decrease in sales of our fixed indexed annuities (FIA) in 2026. Overall sales were strong across our bank, broker-dealer and independent marketing organization (IMO) channels, exhibiting strong sales execution, growing product offerings and our continued distribution expansion. We have maintained our disciplined approach to pricing and our targeted underwritten returns. We aim to continue to grow our retail channel by deepening our relationships with our approximately 41 IMOs, 19 banks and 169 broker-dealers, collectively representing approximately 159,000 independent agents. Our strong financial position and diverse, capital-efficient products allow us to be dependable partners with IMOs, banks and broker-dealers, as well as to consistently write new business. We expect our retail channel to continue to benefit from our credit profile, product launches and continuous product enhancements as we look to capture new potential distribution opportunities. We believe this can support sales growth at our targeted returns from increased volumes via existing IMO relationships and allow continued expansion of our bank and broker-dealer channels.

Within our flow reinsurance channel, we target reinsurance business consistent with our preferred liability characteristics, which provides us another channel to source liabilities with attractive crediting rates. We generated inflows through our flow reinsurance channel of $6.4 billion and $7.0 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease in our flow reinsurance channel from record inflows in 2025 was primarily attributable to increased competitive dynamics within the Japanese market, partially offset by inflows from the establishment of a new APAC partnership in 2026. We continue to look to expand our presence in Asia with increased partnerships and growing product offerings. We expect that our credit profile and our reputation as a solutions provider will help us continue to source additional reinsurance partners, which will further diversify our flow reinsurance channel.

Within our institutional channel, we generated inflows of $14.2 billion and $22.9 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which consisted entirely of funding agreement issuances. The decrease in our funding agreement channel from 2025 was primarily driven by a decrease in FABN issuance amid challenging market conditions, as well as a decrease in issuances of direct funding agreements and long-term repurchase agreements. Funding agreement inflows for the six months ended June 30, 2026 consisted of $3.2 billion of FABN issuances, $6.1 billion of FABR issuances and $4.9 billion of FHLB issuances. As of June 30, 2026, we had funding agreements outstanding of $33.9 billion under our FABN program, $26.0 billion under our FABR program, $6.1 billion of direct funding agreements, $27.7 billion with the FHLB and $3.2 billion of long-term repurchase agreements. We issued no pension group annuity contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The pension group annuity channel continues to be impacted by the competitive environment and litigation against certain of our pension group annuity clients. Since entering the pension group annuity market in 2017, we have closed 50 deals resulting in the issuance or reinsurance of group annuities of $53.4 billion with more than 519,000 plan participants as of June 30, 2026. We expect to grow our institutional channel by continuing to engage in pension group annuity transactions and programmatic issuances of funding agreements.

Within our other spread product channel, inflows include guaranteed investment and group annuity contracts issued in connection with defined contribution plans, stable value group annuity contracts and structured settlements. We generated other spread product inflows of $1.7 billion and $237 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The strong performance in our other spread product channel in 2026 was driven by record new market activity, including stable value, guaranteed investment contracts and structured settlements as we continue to develop new products to help meet growing retirement needs.

Our inorganic channel has contributed significantly to our growth through both acquisitions and block reinsurance transactions. We plan to continue to grow and diversify our business, both organically and inorganically, with a focus on international expansion, particularly in Asia. We believe our corporate development team, with support from Apollo, has an industry-leading ability to source, underwrite and expeditiously close transactions. With support from Apollo, we are a solutions provider with a proven track record of closing transactions, which we believe makes us the ideal partner for insurance companies seeking to restructure their businesses. We expect that our inorganic channel will continue to be an important source of profitable growth in the future.

ACRA

To support growth strategies and capital deployment opportunities, we established ACRA 1 as a long-duration, on-demand capital vehicle. ALRe directly owns 37% of the economic interests in ACRA 1 and all of ACRA 1’s voting interests, with ADIP I, a series of funds managed by Apollo, owning the remaining 63% of the economic interests. During the commitment period, ACRA 1 participated in certain transactions by drawing a portion of the required capital for such transactions from third-party investors equal to ADIP I’s proportionate economic interests in ACRA 1. The commitment period for ACRA 1 expired in August 2023.

To further support our growth and capital deployment opportunities following the deployment of capital by ACRA 1, we funded ACRA 2 in December 2022 as another long-duration, on-demand capital vehicle. ALRe directly owns 37% of the economic interests in ACRA 2 and all of ACRA 2’s voting interests, with ADIP II, a fund managed by Apollo, owning the remaining 63% of the economic interests. ACRA 2 participates in certain transactions by drawing a portion of the required capital for such transactions from third-party investors equal to ADIP II’s proportionate economic interests in ACRA 2.

These stockholder-friendly, strategic capital solutions allow us the flexibility to simultaneously deploy capital across multiple accretive avenues, while maintaining a strong financial position.

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Deployable Capital

Executing our growth strategy requires that we have sufficient capital available to deploy. We believe that we have significant capital available to support our growth aspirations. As of June 30, 2026, we estimate that we had approximately $6.1 billion in capital available to deploy, consisting of approximately $1.4 billion in excess equity capital, $2.2 billion in untapped leverage capacity (assuming an adjusted leverage ratio of not more than 30%, subject to maintaining a sufficient level of capital required to maintain our desired financial strength ratings from rating agencies), and $2.5 billion in available undrawn capital at ACRA.

Bermuda Corporate Income Tax

On January 5, 2026, the OECD issued guidance exempting US-parented groups from the IIR or UTPR taxes under the Pillar Two regime. The UK government has publicly announced its intention to enact this guidance into law. While the precise timing of such enactment is subject to the UK government’s legislative process, once enacted, we expect that Athene and ACRA entities would be exempt from the IIR and UTPR taxes in the UK. In light of these developments, and our expectation that maintaining alignment between the Bermuda CIT and Pillar Two tax groups would no longer be beneficial, in January 2026, we revoked ACRA’s election to be subject to the Bermuda CIT.

As a result of the foregoing, in the first quarter of 2026, we recorded a full valuation allowance against our Bermuda deferred tax assets, as we no longer expect Athene or ACRA to incur Bermuda CIT or Pillar Two tax expense against which such deferred tax assets could be utilized. This resulted in a reduction to other assets and a corresponding increase to income tax expense, resulting in a reduction to adjusted Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder’s equity, equal to the net amount of the Bermuda deferred tax assets of $1.7 billion, and a corresponding decrease in our untapped leverage capacity. Notwithstanding this near-term impact on these financial metrics, and without assurance as to future results, we believe that these developments, including the revocation of ACRA’s election to be subject to the Bermuda CIT, will have favorable implications for our overall tax position over the longer term.

AP Grange

During the second quarter of 2026, AP Grange called its outstanding ABS debt and as a result, we recognized a gain of $673 million in GAAP income. Additionally, within our non-GAAP results for the second quarter of 2026, we recognized a non-operating gain of $458 million, net of the ACRA noncontrolling interests.

Industry Trends and Competition

Economic and Market Conditions

As a leading financial services company specializing in retirement services, we are affected by the condition of global financial markets and the economy. Price fluctuations within equity, credit, commodity and foreign exchange markets, as well as interest rates and global inflation, which may be volatile and mixed across geographies, can significantly impact the performance of our business, including, but not limited to, the valuation of investments and related income we may recognize.

Adverse economic conditions may result from domestic and global economic and political developments, including slower economic growth and business activity, changes in US and foreign tariff policies, civil unrest, geopolitical tensions or military action, such as the armed conflicts in the Middle East, including with Iran, and between Ukraine and Russia, and related sanctions. Additional risks include new or evolving legal and regulatory requirements affecting business investment, hiring, migration, labor supply and global supply chains, as well as disruptions to energy markets and critical shipping routes.

Uncertainty surrounding US trade policy, the conflict with Iran and persistent inflation remain downside risks. However, US economic activity remains resilient, supported by consumer spending, investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, increased domestic manufacturing and fiscal stimulus. These drivers continue to support solid growth and a modest risk of recession. Tariffs remain inflationary and may weigh on growth and corporate earnings, with the ultimate impact dependent on their scope, duration and the outcome of trade negotiations.

Inflation remains elevated, limiting the scope of monetary easing and placing upward pressure on shorter term rates. Simultaneously, fiscal deficits and increased US Treasury issuances may place upward pressure on longer term rates, increasing the likelihood that interest rates and credit yields remain elevated.

We carefully monitor economic and market conditions, including global inflation, that could potentially give rise to global market volatility and affect our business operations, investment portfolios and derivatives. US inflation remains elevated, with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting the annual US inflation rate increased to 3.5% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 3.3% as of March 31, 2026. The US Federal Reserve has a current benchmark interest rate target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, unchanged from its December 2025 meeting.

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Equity market performance was strong during the second quarter of 2026. In the US, the S&P 500 Index increased by 14.9% during the second quarter, following a decrease of 4.6% during the first quarter of 2026. In terms of economic conditions in the US, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported real GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, following an increase of 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026. As of July 2026, the International Monetary Fund estimated the US economy will expand by 2.3% in 2026 and 2.2% in 2027. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the US unemployment rate decreased to 4.2% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 4.3% as of March 31, 2026. Oil prices ended the second quarter of 2026 down 31.4% from the first quarter of 2026, primarily related to the temporary easing of tensions in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Foreign exchange rates can materially impact the valuations of our investments and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the US dollar. Strong foreign demand for US assets remains an important support for the US dollar. The US dollar strengthened in the second quarter of 2026 compared to the euro and Japanese yen. Relative to the US dollar, the euro depreciated 1.1% in the second quarter of 2026, after depreciating 1.6% in the first quarter of 2026. Relative to the US dollar, the Japanese yen depreciated 2.4% in the second quarter of 2026, after depreciating 1.3% in the first quarter of 2026. We generally undertake hedging activities to eliminate or mitigate foreign exchange currency risk.

Interest Rate Environment

Medium and long-term rates increased during the second quarter of 2026, with the US 10-year Treasury yield at 4.44% as of June 30, 2026 compared to 4.30% as of March 31, 2026. Short-term rates increased during the second quarter of 2026 with the 3-month secured overnight financing rate at 3.73% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 3.68% as of March 31, 2026.

Our investment portfolio predominantly consists of fixed maturity investments. See – Investment Portfolio. If prevailing interest rates were to rise, we believe the yield on our new investment purchases may also rise and our investment income from floating rate investments would increase, while the value of our existing investments may decline. If prevailing interest rates were to decline significantly, the yield on our new investment purchases may decline and our investment income from floating rate investments would decrease, while the value of our existing investments may increase.

We address interest rate risk through managing the duration of the liabilities we source with assets we acquire through asset liability management (ALM) modeling. As part of our investment strategy, we purchase floating rate investments, which we expect would perform well in a rising interest rate environment and which we expect would underperform in a declining rate environment. We manage our interest rate risk in a declining rate environment through hedging activity or the issuance of additional floating rate liabilities to lower our overall net floating rate position. As of June 30, 2026, our net invested asset portfolio included $71.2 billion of floating rate assets, or 23% of our net invested assets, and our net reserve liabilities included $68.9 billion of floating rate liabilities at notional, or 22% of our net invested assets, resulting in $2.3 billion of net floating rate assets, or 1% of our net invested assets. Our floating rate asset position includes floating rate investments and cash and cash equivalents on a net invested asset basis, adjusted for net investment payables/receivables and cash posted as collateral for derivative transactions.

If prevailing interest rates were to rise, we believe our products would be more attractive to consumers and our sales would likely increase. If prevailing interest rates were to decline, it is likely that our products would be less attractive to consumers and our sales would likely decrease. In periods of prolonged low interest rates, the net investment spread may be negatively impacted by reduced investment income to the extent we are unable to adequately reduce policyholder crediting rates due to policyholder guarantees in the form of minimum crediting rates or otherwise due to market conditions. Our policyholder and institutional balances include deferred annuities, indexed annuities, funding agreements and other investment-type contracts, the latter of which comprises immediate annuities without significant mortality risk (which include pension group annuities and structured settlements without life contingencies), guaranteed investment contracts, and assumed endowments without significant mortality risks. A significant majority of our deferred annuity products have crediting rates that we may reset annually upon renewal, following the expiration of the current guaranteed period. While we have the contractual ability to lower these crediting rates to the guaranteed minimum levels at renewal, our willingness to do so may be limited by competitive pressures. See Note 7 – Long-duration Contracts to the condensed consolidated financial statements for our deferred and indexed annuity policyholder account balances by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related distance to those respective guaranteed minimums. Our funding agreements and other investment-type products provide us with little to no discretionary ability to change the rates of interest that determine the amounts payable to the respective policyholder or institution.

See Part I—Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in this report and Part II—Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our 2025 Annual Report, which include a discussion regarding interest rate and other significant risks and our strategies for managing these risks.

Demographics

Over the next four decades, the retirement-age population is expected to experience unprecedented growth. Technological advances and improvements in healthcare are projected to continue to contribute to increasing average life expectancy, and aging individuals must be prepared to fund retirement periods that will last longer than ever before. Further, many working households in the US do not have adequate retirement savings. As a tool for addressing the unmet need for retirement planning, we believe that many Americans have begun to look to tax-efficient savings products with low-risk or guaranteed return features and potential equity market upside. Our tax-efficient savings products are well positioned to meet this increasing customer demand.

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Competition

We operate in highly competitive markets. We face a variety of large and small industry participants, including diversified financial institutions, insurance and reinsurance companies and private equity firms. These companies compete in one form or another for the growing pool of retirement assets driven by a number of external factors such as the continued aging of the population and the reduction in safety nets provided by governments and private employers. In the markets in which we operate, scale and the ability to provide value-added services and build long-term relationships are important factors to compete effectively. We believe that our leading presence in the retirement market, diverse range of capabilities and broad distribution network uniquely position us to effectively serve consumers’ increasing demand for retirement solutions, particularly in the fixed annuity market.

According to the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA), total annuity market sales in the US were $107.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, a 0.8% increase from the same time period in 2025. In the total annuity market, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (the most recent period for which specific market share data is available), we were the largest provider of annuities based on sales of $7.5 billion, translating to a 7.0% market share. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we were the largest provider of annuities based on sales of $9.5 billion, translating to an 8.9% market share.

According to LIMRA, total fixed annuity market sales in the US were $69.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, a 6.9% decrease from the same time period in 2025. In the total fixed annuity market, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (the most recent period for which specific market share data is available), we were the largest provider of fixed annuities based on sales of $7.0 billion, translating to a 10.1% market share. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we were the largest provider of fixed annuities based on sales of $9.2 billion, translating to a 12.4% market share.

According to LIMRA, FIA market sales in the US were $26.8 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, a 3.6% decrease from the same time period in 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (the most recent period for which specific market share data is available), we were the largest provider of FIAs based on sales of $2.6 billion, translating to a 9.6% market share. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we were the largest provider of FIAs based on sales of $3.4 billion, translating to a 12.1% market share.

According to LIMRA, RILA market sales in the US were $21.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, a 20.3% increase from the same time period in 2025. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (the most recent period for which specific market share data is available), we were the eleventh largest provider of RILAs based on sales of $541 million, translating to a 2.6% market share. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we were the eleventh largest provider of RILAs based on sales of $353 million, translating to a 2.0% market share. We believe RILAs represent a significant growth opportunity for Athene.

Key Operating and Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to our results presented in accordance with US GAAP, we present certain financial information that includes non-GAAP measures. Management believes the use of these non-GAAP measures, together with the relevant US GAAP measures, provides information that may enhance an investor’s understanding of our results of operations and the underlying profitability drivers of our business. The majority of these non-GAAP measures are intended to remove from the results of operations the impact of market volatility (other than with respect to alternative investments), which consists of investment gains (losses), net of offsets, and non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives, both defined below, as well as integration, restructuring, stock compensation and certain other items which are not part of our underlying profitability drivers, as such items fluctuate from period to period in a manner inconsistent with these drivers. These measures should be considered supplementary to our results in accordance with US GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for the corresponding US GAAP measures. See –Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliations for the appropriate reconciliations to the most directly comparable US GAAP measures.

Spread Related Earnings (SRE)

Spread related earnings is a pre-tax non-GAAP measure used to evaluate our financial performance including the impact of any reinsurance transactions and excluding market volatility and expenses related to integration, restructuring and stock compensation as well as other one-time items. Our spread related earnings equals net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder adjusted to eliminate the impact of the following:

•Investment Gains (Losses), Net of Offsets—Consists of the realized gains and losses on the sale of AFS securities and mortgage loans, the change in fair value of reinsurance assets, unrealized gains and losses, changes in the provision for credit losses and other investment gains and losses. Unrealized, allowances and other investment gains and losses primarily includes the fair value adjustments of trading securities and mortgage loans, other investments held under the fair value option, derivative gains and losses not hedging annuity index credits, foreign exchange impacts and the change in provision for credit losses recognized in operations net of the change in AmerUs Closed Block fair value reserve related to the corresponding change in fair value of investments. Investment gains and losses are net of offsets related to the market value adjustments (MVAs) associated with surrenders or terminations of contracts.

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•Non-operating Change in Insurance Liabilities and Related Derivatives

•Change in Fair Values of Derivatives and Embedded Derivatives – Indexed Annuities—Consists of impacts related to the fair value accounting for derivatives hedging the index credits on indexed annuities and the related embedded derivative liability fluctuations from period to period. The index reserve is measured at fair value for the current period and all periods beyond the current policyholder index term. However, the indexed annuity hedging derivatives are purchased to hedge only the current index period. Upon policyholder renewal at the end of the index period, new indexed annuity hedging derivatives are purchased to align with the new term. The difference in duration between the indexed annuity hedging derivatives and the index credit reserves creates a timing difference in earnings. This timing difference of the indexed annuity hedging derivatives and index credit reserves is included as a non-operating adjustment.

We primarily hedge with options that align with the index terms of our indexed annuity products (typically 1–2 years). On an economic basis, we believe this is suitable because policyholder accounts are credited with index performance at the end of each index term. However, because the term of an embedded derivative in an indexed annuity contract is longer-dated, there is a duration mismatch that may lead to mismatches for accounting purposes.

•Non-operating Change in Funding Agreements—Consists of timing differences caused by changes to interest rates on variable funding agreements and funding agreement backed notes and the associated reserve accretion patterns of those contracts. Further included are adjustments for gains associated with our early repurchases of funding agreements, when applicable.

•Change in Fair Value of Market Risk Benefits—Consists primarily of volatility in capital market inputs used in the measurement at fair value of our market risk benefits, including certain impacts from changes in interest rates, equity returns and implied equity volatilities.

•Non-operating Change in Liability for Future Policy Benefits—Consists of the non-economic loss incurred at issuance for certain pension group annuities and other payout annuities with life contingencies when valuation interest rates prescribed by US GAAP are lower than the net investment earned rates, adjusted for profit, assumed in pricing. For such contracts with non-economic US GAAP losses, the SRE reserve accretes interest using an imputed discount rate that produces zero gain or loss at issuance.

•Integration, Restructuring and Other Non-operating Items—Consists of restructuring and integration expenses related to acquisitions and block reinsurance costs, as well as certain other items, which are not predictable or related to our underlying profitability drivers.

•Stock Compensation Expense—Consists of stock compensation expenses associated with our share incentive plans, including long-term incentive expenses, which are not related to our underlying profitability drivers and fluctuate from time to time due to the structure of our plans.

•Income Tax Expense (Benefit)—Consists of the income tax effect of all income statement adjustments and is computed by applying the appropriate jurisdiction’s tax rate to all adjustments subject to income tax.

We consider these adjustments to be meaningful adjustments to net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder for the reasons discussed in greater detail above. Accordingly, we believe using a measure that excludes the impact of these items is useful in analyzing our business performance and the trends in our results of operations. Together with net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder, we believe spread related earnings provides a meaningful financial metric that helps investors understand our underlying results and profitability. Spread related earnings should not be used as a substitute for net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder.

Net Investment Spread

Net investment spread is a key measure of profitability used in analyzing the trends of our core business operations. Net investment spread measures our investment performance plus our strategic capital management fees, less our total cost of funds. Net investment earned rate is a key measure of our investment performance while cost of funds is a key measure of the cost of our policyholder and institutional liability obligations. Strategic capital management fees consist of management fees received by us for business managed for others.

Net investment earned rate is a non-GAAP measure we use to evaluate the performance of our net invested assets. Net investment earned rate is computed as the income from our net invested assets divided by the average net invested assets, for the relevant period. To enhance the ability to analyze these measures across periods, interim periods are annualized. The primary adjustments to net investment income to arrive at our net investment earnings are (a) net VIE impacts (revenues, expenses and noncontrolling interests), (b) the change in fair value of reinsurance assets, (c) amortization of premium/discount on held-for-trading securities, (d) forward points gains and losses on foreign exchange derivative hedges, (e) an adjustment to the change in net asset value of our ADIP investments to recognize our proportionate share of spread related earnings based on our ownership in the investment funds and (f) the removal of the proportionate share of the ACRA net investment income associated with the

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noncontrolling interests. We include the income and assets supporting our change in fair value of reinsurance assets by evaluating the underlying investments of the funds withheld at interest receivables and we include the net investment income from those underlying investments which does not correspond to the US GAAP presentation of change in fair value of reinsurance assets. We exclude the income and assets on business related to ceded reinsurance transactions. We believe the adjustments for reinsurance provide a net investment earned rate on the assets for which we have economic exposure. We believe a measure like net investment earned rate is useful in analyzing the trends of our core business operations, profitability and pricing discipline. While we believe net investment earned rate is a meaningful financial metric and enhances our understanding of the underlying profitability drivers of our business, it should not be used as a substitute for net investment income presented under US GAAP.

Cost of funds includes liability costs related to cost of crediting on deferred annuities and institutional products, as well as other liability costs, but does not include the proportionate share of the ACRA cost of funds associated with the noncontrolling interests. Cost of crediting on deferred annuities is the interest credited to the policyholders on our fixed strategies, as well as the option costs on the indexed annuity strategies. With respect to indexed annuities, the cost of providing index credits includes the expenses incurred to fund the annual index credits, and where applicable, minimum guaranteed interest credited. Cost of crediting on institutional products represents (1) pension group annuity costs, including interest credited, benefit payments and other reserve changes, net of premiums received when issued, (2) funding agreement costs, including interest expense and other reserve changes and (3) guaranteed investment contract costs, including interest expense. Additionally, cost of crediting includes forward points gains and losses on foreign exchange derivative hedges. Other liability costs include DAC, DSI and VOBA amortization, certain market risk benefit costs, the cost of liabilities on products other than deferred annuities and institutional products, premiums, product charges, excluding market value adjustments, and certain other revenues. We include the costs related to business added through assumed reinsurance transactions and exclude the costs on business related to ceded reinsurance transactions. Cost of funds is computed as the total liability costs divided by the average net invested assets for the relevant period. To enhance the ability to analyze these measures across periods, interim periods are annualized. We believe a measure like cost of funds is useful in analyzing the trends of our core business operations, profitability and pricing discipline. While we believe cost of funds is a meaningful financial metric and enhances our understanding of the underlying profitability drivers of our business, it should not be used as a substitute for total benefits and expenses presented under US GAAP.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses excludes interest expense, policy acquisition expenses, net of deferrals, integration, restructuring and other non-operating items, stock compensation and long-term incentive plan expenses and the proportionate share of the ACRA operating expenses associated with the noncontrolling interests. We believe a measure like other operating expenses is useful in analyzing the trends of our core business operations and profitability. While we believe other operating expenses is a meaningful financial metric and enhances our understanding of the underlying profitability drivers of our business, it should not be used as a substitute for policy and other operating expenses presented under US GAAP.

Adjusted Leverage Ratio

Adjusted leverage ratio is a non-GAAP measure used to evaluate our capital structure excluding the impacts of AOCI and the cumulative changes in fair value of funds withheld and modco reinsurance assets, as well as mortgage loan assets, net of tax. Adjusted leverage ratio is calculated as total debt at notional value adjusted to exclude 50 percent of the notional value of subordinated debt as an equity credit plus 50 percent of the notional value of our preferred stock divided by adjusted capitalization. Adjusted capitalization includes our adjusted Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder’s equity and the notional value of our total debt and preferred stock. Adjusted Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder’s equity is calculated as the ending Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity excluding AOCI, the cumulative changes in fair value of funds withheld and modco reinsurance assets and mortgage loan assets, as well as preferred stock. These adjustments fluctuate period-to-period in a manner inconsistent with our underlying profitability drivers as the majority of such fluctuation is related to the market volatility of the unrealized gains and losses associated with our AFS securities, reinsurance assets and mortgage loans. Except with respect to reinvestment activity relating to acquired blocks of business, we typically buy and hold investments to maturity throughout the duration of market fluctuations, therefore, the period-over-period impacts in unrealized gains and losses are not necessarily indicative of current operating fundamentals or future performance. Adjusted leverage ratio should not be used as a substitute for the leverage ratio. However, we believe the adjustments to stockholders’ equity and debt are significant to gaining an understanding of our capitalization, debt and preferred stock utilization and overall leverage capacity, because they provide insight into how rating agencies measure our capitalization, which is a consideration in how we manage our leverage capacity.

Net Invested Assets

In managing our business, we analyze net invested assets, which does not correspond to total investments, including investments in related parties, as disclosed in our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Net invested assets represent the investments that directly back our net reserve liabilities, as well as surplus assets. Net invested assets is used in the computation of net investment earned rate, which allows us to analyze the profitability of our investment portfolio. Net invested assets include (a) total investments on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, with AFS securities, trading securities and mortgage loans at cost or amortized cost, excluding derivatives, (b) cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, (c) investments in related parties, (d) accrued investment income, (e) VIE and VOE assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interest adjustments, (f) net investment payables and receivables, (g) policy loans ceded (which offset the direct policy loans in total investments) and (h) an adjustment for the allowance for credit losses. Net invested assets exclude the derivative collateral offsetting the related cash positions. We include the underlying investments supporting our assumed funds withheld and modco agreements and exclude the

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underlying investments related to ceded reinsurance transactions in our net invested assets calculation to match the assets with the income received. We believe the adjustments for reinsurance provide a view of the assets for which we have economic exposure. Net invested assets include our proportionate share of ACRA investments, based on our economic ownership, but do not include the proportionate share of investments associated with the noncontrolling interests. Our net invested assets are averaged over the number of quarters in the relevant period to compute our net investment earned rate for such period. While we believe net invested assets is a meaningful financial metric and enhances our understanding of the underlying drivers of our investment portfolio, it should not be used as a substitute for total investments, including related parties, presented under US GAAP.

Net Reserve Liabilities

In managing our business, we also analyze net reserve liabilities, which does not correspond to total liabilities as disclosed in our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Net reserve liabilities represent our policyholder and institutional liability obligations net of reinsurance and are used to analyze the costs of our liabilities. Net reserve liabilities include (a) interest sensitive contract liabilities, (b) future policy benefits, (c) net market risk benefits, (d) long-term repurchase obligations, (e) dividends payable to policyholders and (f) other policy claims and benefits, offset by reinsurance recoverable, excluding policy loans ceded. Net reserve liabilities include our proportionate share of ACRA reserve liabilities, based on our economic ownership, but do not include the proportionate share of reserve liabilities associated with the noncontrolling interests. Net reserve liabilities are net of the ceded liabilities to third-party reinsurers as the costs of the liabilities are passed to such reinsurers and, therefore, we have no net economic exposure to such liabilities, assuming our reinsurance counterparties perform under our agreements. For such transactions, US GAAP requires the ceded liabilities and related reinsurance recoverables to continue to be recorded in our condensed consolidated financial statements despite the transfer of economic risk to the counterparty in connection with the reinsurance transaction. We include the underlying liabilities assumed through modco reinsurance agreements in our net reserve liabilities calculation to match the liabilities with the expenses incurred. While we believe net reserve liabilities is a meaningful financial metric and enhances our understanding of the underlying profitability drivers of our business, it should not be used as a substitute for total liabilities presented under US GAAP.

Sales

Sales statistics do not correspond to revenues under US GAAP but are used as relevant measures to understand our business performance as it relates to inflows generated during a specific period of time. Our sales statistics include inflows for deferred and indexed annuities and align with the LIMRA definition of all money paid into an individual annuity, including money paid into new contracts with initial purchase occurring in the specified period and existing contracts with initial purchase occurring prior to the specified period (including internal transfers). We believe sales is a meaningful metric that enhances our understanding of our business performance and is not the same as premiums presented in our condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

Results of Operations

The following summarizes the condensed consolidated results of operations:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Revenues	$	9,152	$	5,359	$	12,820	$	9,545
Benefits and expenses	7,248		4,707		10,725		7,959
Income before income taxes	1,904		652		2,095		1,586
Income tax expense (benefit)	217		(34)		1,890		141
Net income	1,687		686		205		1,445
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	698		222		1,154		516
Net income (loss) attributable to Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders	989		464		(949)		929
Less: Preferred stock dividends	36		45		71		90
Add: Preferred stock redemption	—		84		—		84
Net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder	$	953	$	503	$	(1,020)	$	923

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

In this section, references to 2026 refer to the three months ended June 30, 2026 and references to 2025 refer to the three months ended June 30, 2025.

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Net Income (Loss) Available to Athene Holding Ltd. Common Stockholder

Net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder increased by $450 million, or 89%, to $1.0 billion in 2026 from $503 million in 2025. The increase in net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder was primarily driven by a $3.8 billion increase in revenues, partially offset by a $2.5 billion increase in benefits and expenses, a $476 million increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, a $251 million increase in income tax expense and an $84 million decrease related to the 2025 preferred stock redemption.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $3.8 billion to $9.2 billion in 2026 from $5.4 billion in 2025. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in investment related gains (losses), an increase in net investment income, an increase in VIE investment related gains (losses) and an increase in premiums.

Investment related gains (losses) increased by $3.0 billion to $3.0 billion in 2026 from $(5) million in 2025, primarily driven by a favorable change in the fair value of indexed annuity hedging derivatives, net foreign exchange gains and a $673 million gain resulting from the early call of our investment in AP Grange, partially offset by an unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans and reinsurance assets. The change in fair value of indexed annuity hedging derivatives increased $2.1 billion, primarily driven by the favorable performance of the equity indices upon which our call options are based. The largest percentage of our call options are based on the S&P 500 Index, which increased 14.9% in 2026, compared to an increase of 10.6% in 2025. The net foreign exchange gains were primarily related to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026 compared to 2025, including the impact from derivatives not designated as a hedge where the foreign exchange impact on the related asset is reported through AOCI. The change in fair value of mortgage loans decreased $568 million and the change in fair value of reinsurance assets decreased $73 million, primarily driven by an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Net investment income increased by $559 million to $5.0 billion in 2026 from $4.4 billion in 2025, primarily driven by significant growth in our investment portfolio attributable to strong net flows of $37.6 billion during the previous twelve months and higher rates on new deployment in comparison to our existing portfolio related to the higher interest rate environment. These impacts were partially offset by lower floating rate income, higher investment management fees driven by the significant growth in our investment portfolio over the previous twelve months, later deployment into assets during the quarter compared to 2025 and run-off of higher-yielding assets.

VIE investment related gains (losses) increased by $191 million to $659 million in 2026 from $468 million in 2025, primarily driven by the consolidation of AAA Lux in the fourth quarter of 2025 and additional contributions into AAA and AAA Lux in 2026.

Premiums increased by $63 million to $170 million in 2026 from $107 million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in payout annuity premiums related to the issuance of structured settlements and life renewal premiums from the Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Sony) block reinsurance transaction executed in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by an increase in ceded premium related to the retrocession of mortality risk on a pension group annuity transaction.

Benefits and Expenses

Benefits and expenses increased by $2.5 billion to $7.2 billion in 2026 from $4.7 billion in 2025. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in interest sensitive contract benefits, an increase in market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses, an increase in future policy and other policy benefits, an increase in the amortization of DAC, DSI and VOBA and an increase in policy and other operating expenses.

Interest sensitive contract benefits increased by $2.3 billion to $5.7 billion in 2026 from $3.4 billion in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in the change in our indexed annuity reserves, significant growth in our deferred annuity and funding agreement blocks of business over the previous twelve months, higher rates on new deferred annuity and funding agreement issuances and run-off of lower rate business, in comparison to our existing blocks of business, partially offset by lower rates on floating rate funding agreements and later origination of new business within the quarter compared to 2025. The change in our indexed annuity reserves includes the impact from changes in the fair value of indexed annuity embedded derivatives. The increase in the change in fair value of indexed annuity embedded derivatives of $1.2 billion was primarily due to the performance of the equity indices to which our indexed annuity policies are linked. The largest percentage of our indexed annuity policies are linked to the S&P 500 Index, which increased 14.9% in 2026, compared to an increase of 10.6% in 2025. This impact was partially offset by a favorable change in discount rates used in our embedded derivative calculations as there was a smaller decrease in discount rates in 2026 compared to 2025.

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses increased by $87 million to $(24) million in 2026 from $(111) million in 2025. The decrease in gains in 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily driven by an unfavorable change in the fair value of market risk benefits. The change in fair value of market risk benefits was primarily driven by an unfavorable $213 million impact due to a smaller increase in the risk-free discount rates across the long end of the curve compared to 2025, which are used in the fair value measurement of the liability for market risk benefits, partially offset by a favorable $128 million impact related to more favorable equity market performance compared to 2025.

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Future policy and other policy benefits increased by $67 million to $594 million in 2026 from $527 million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in payout annuity reserves related to the issuance of structured settlements, as well as life reserves related to renewal premiums from the Sony block reinsurance transaction executed in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by an increase in ceded benefit payments related to the retrocession of mortality risk on a pension group annuity transaction.

Amortization of DAC, DSI and VOBA increased by $58 million to $350 million in 2026 from $292 million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in acquisition and sales incentive costs that are deferred and amortized due to strong growth in our deferred annuity business, partially offset by a decrease in VOBA amortization.

Policy and other operating expenses increased by $43 million to $614 million in 2026 from $571 million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in interest expense, as well as increases in policy acquisition and other operating expenses related to significant growth, partially offset by a decrease in contingent investment fees ACRA is obligated to pay on behalf of ADIP. The increase in interest expense was primarily related to an increase in host accretion on business ceded to Catalina, as well as a full quarter of interest on long-term debt issued in the second quarter of 2025.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) increased by $251 million to $217 million in 2026 from $(34) million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in pre-tax income subject to US income tax and impacts from Bermuda CIT present in 2025, but not in 2026, as we no longer expect Athene or ACRA to incur Bermuda CIT. Our effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2026 was 11% compared to (5)% in 2025.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by $476 million to $698 million in 2026 from $222 million in 2025, primarily driven by net foreign exchange gains, realized gains on AFS securities, a favorable net change in the fair value of attributed indexed annuity derivatives and embedded derivatives and an increase in earnings and third-party contributions into AAA and AAA Lux. These impacts were partially offset by an unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans related to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Preferred Stock Redemption

Preferred stock redemption decreased by $84 million to $0 million in 2026 from $84 million in 2025 driven by the redemption of our Fixed-Rate Reset Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C (Series C preferred stock) at par value, which was below our carrying value of $684 million, in the second quarter of 2025.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

In this section, references to 2026 refer to the six months ended June 30, 2026 and references to 2025 refer to the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Net Income (Loss) Available to Athene Holding Ltd. Common Stockholder

Net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder decreased by $1.9 billion, or 211%, to $(1.0) billion in 2026 from $923 million in 2025. The decrease in net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder was primarily driven by a $2.8 billion increase in benefits and expenses, a $1.7 billion increase in income tax expense, a $638 million increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and an $84 million decrease related to the 2025 preferred stock redemption, partially offset by a $3.3 billion increase in revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $3.3 billion to $12.8 billion in 2026 from $9.5 billion in 2025. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in investment related gains (losses), an increase in net investment income, an increase in premiums and an increase in VIE investment related gains (losses).

Investment related gains (losses) increased by $1.7 billion to $911 million in 2026 from $(833) million in 2025, primarily driven by a favorable change in fair value of indexed annuity hedging derivatives, net foreign exchange gains and a $673 million gain resulting from the early call of our investment in AP Grange, partially offset by an unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans, reinsurance assets and trading securities. The change in fair value of indexed annuity hedging derivatives increased $1.8 billion, primarily driven by the favorable performance of the equity indices upon which our call options are based. The largest percentage of our call options are based on the S&P 500 Index, which increased 9.6% in 2026, compared to an increase of 5.5% in 2025. The net foreign exchange gains were primarily related to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026 compared to 2025, including the impact from derivatives not designated as a hedge where the foreign exchange impact on the related asset is reported through AOCI. The change in fair value of mortgage loans decreased $1.7 billion, reinsurance assets decreased $392 million and trading securities decreased $267 million, primarily driven by an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

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Net investment income increased by $1.3 billion to $9.8 billion in 2026 from $8.4 billion in 2025, primarily driven by significant growth in our investment portfolio attributable to strong net flows during the previous twelve months and higher rates on new deployment in comparison to our existing portfolio related to the higher interest rate environment. These impacts were partially offset by lower floating rate income, higher investment management fees driven by the significant growth in our investment portfolio over the previous twelve months, later deployment into assets during the year compared to 2025 and run-off of higher-yielding assets.

Premiums increased by $153 million to $387 million in 2026 from $234 million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in payout annuity premiums related to the issuance of structured settlements and life renewal premiums from the Sony block reinsurance transaction executed in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by an increase in ceded premium related to the retrocession of mortality risk on a pension group annuity transaction.

VIE investment related gains (losses) increased by $48 million to $1.1 billion in 2026 from $1.0 billion in 2025, primarily driven by the consolidation of AAA Lux in the fourth quarter of 2025 and additional contributions into AAA and AAA Lux in 2026. These impacts were partially offset by lower returns on the underlying assets within AAA and AAA Lux in 2026, outperformance within A-A Onshore Fund, LLC (A-A Onshore) in 2025 and an unfavorable change in the fair value of trading securities held in VIEs related to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Benefits and Expenses

Benefits and expenses increased by $2.8 billion to $10.7 billion in 2026 from $8.0 billion in 2025. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in interest sensitive contract benefits, an increase in future policy and other policy benefits, an increase in policy and other operating expenses and an increase in the amortization of DAC, DSI and VOBA, partially offset by a decrease in market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses.

Interest sensitive contract benefits increased by $2.4 billion to $7.3 billion in 2026 from $4.9 billion in 2025, primarily driven by significant growth in our deferred annuity and funding agreement blocks of business over the previous twelve months, higher rates on new deferred annuity and funding agreement issuances and run-off of lower rate business, in comparison to our existing blocks of business, and an increase in the change in our indexed annuity reserves, partially offset by lower rates on floating rate funding agreements and later origination of new business within the year compared to 2025. The change in our indexed annuity reserves includes the impact from changes in the fair value of indexed annuity embedded derivatives. The increase in the change in fair value of indexed annuity embedded derivatives of $720 million was primarily due to the performance of the equity indices to which our indexed annuity policies are linked. The largest percentage of our indexed annuity policies are linked to the S&P 500 Index, which increased 9.6% in 2026, compared to an increase of 5.5% in 2025. The change in fair value of indexed annuity embedded derivatives was also driven by the unfavorable impact of rate movements on policyholder projected benefits. These impacts were partially offset by a favorable change in discount rates used in our embedded derivative calculations as discount rates increased in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Future policy and other policy benefits increased by $165 million to $1.2 billion in 2026 from $1.1 billion in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in payout annuity reserves related to the issuance of structured settlements, as well as life reserves related to renewal premiums from the Sony block reinsurance transaction executed in the fourth quarter of 2025. These impacts were partially offset by an increase in ceded benefit payments related to the retrocession of mortality risk on a pension group annuity transaction and a decrease in the AmerUs Closed Block fair value liability. The change in the AmerUs Closed Block fair value liability was primarily due to unrealized losses on the underlying assets reflecting an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Policy and other operating expenses increased by $129 million to $1.3 billion in 2026 from $1.1 billion in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in interest expense, as well as increases in policy acquisition and other operating expenses related to significant growth, partially offset by a decrease in contingent investment fees ACRA is obligated to pay on behalf of ADIP. The increase in interest expense was primarily related to a full six months of interest on long-term debt issued in the second quarter of 2025, as well as an increase in host accretion on business ceded to Catalina.

Amortization of DAC, DSI and VOBA increased by $128 million to $687 million in 2026 from $559 million in 2025, primarily driven by an increase in acquisition and sales incentive costs that are deferred and amortized due to strong growth in our deferred annuity business, partially offset by a decrease in VOBA amortization.

Market risk benefits remeasurement (gains) losses decreased by $39 million to $235 million in 2026 from $274 million in 2025. The decrease in losses in 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily driven by a favorable change in the fair value of market risk benefits, partially offset by a $23 million increase in fees collected due to growth in the in-force population of policies with income rider benefits, increasing the market risk benefit reserve. The change in fair value of market risk benefits was primarily driven by a favorable $62 million impact related to more favorable equity market performance compared to 2025.

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Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) increased by $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion in 2026 from $141 million in 2025, primarily driven by a one-time tax expense of $1.7 billion resulting from the recognition of a full valuation allowance against our Bermuda deferred tax assets, as we no longer expect Athene or ACRA to incur Bermuda CIT or Pillar Two tax expense against which such deferred tax assets could be utilized due to the OECD guidance issued in the first quarter of 2026. The increase in income tax expense (benefit) was also driven by an increase in pre-tax income subject to US income tax, partially offset by impacts from Bermuda CIT present in 2025 but not in 2026. Our effective tax rate in 2026 was 90% compared to 9% in 2025.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased by $638 million to $1.2 billion in 2026 from $516 million in 2025, primarily driven by net foreign exchange gains, a favorable impact from the revocation of Bermuda CIT at ACRA resulting in the reversal of tax expense recognized in 2025, realized gains on AFS securities, a favorable net change in the fair value of attributed indexed annuity derivatives and embedded derivatives and an increase in earnings and third-party contributions into AAA and AAA Lux. These impacts were partially offset by an unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans and reinsurance assets related to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Preferred Stock Redemption

Preferred stock redemption decreased by $84 million to $0 million in 2026 from $84 million in 2025 driven by the redemption of our Series C preferred stock at par value, which was below our carrying value of $684 million, in the second quarter of 2025.

Summary of Non-GAAP Earnings

The following summarizes our spread related earnings:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Fixed income and other net investment income	$	3,686	$	3,180	$	7,237	$	6,096
Alternative net investment income	348		319		558		634
Net investment earnings	4,034		3,499		7,795		6,730
Strategic capital management fees	37		32		73		61
Cost of funds	(2,942)		(2,470)		(5,749)		(4,680)
Net investment spread	1,129		1,061		2,119		2,111
Other operating expenses	(111)		(109)		(229)		(225)
Interest and other financing costs	(141)		(132)		(294)		(262)
Spread related earnings	$	877	$	820	$	1,596	$	1,624

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

In this section, references to 2026 refer to the three months ended June 30, 2026 and references to 2025 refer to the three months ended June 30, 2025.

Spread Related Earnings

Spread related earnings increased by $57 million, or 7%, to $877 million in 2026 from $820 million in 2025. The increase in SRE was primarily driven by an increase in net investment earnings and strategic capital management fees, partially offset by an increase in cost of funds and interest and other financing costs.

Net investment earnings increased by $535 million to $4.0 billion in 2026 from $3.5 billion in 2025, primarily driven by $38.5 billion of growth in our average net invested assets during the previous twelve months, higher rates on new deployment compared to our existing portfolio related to the higher interest rate environment, favorable derivative impacts and an increase in alternative net investment income. These impacts were partially offset by lower floating rate income, higher investment management fees driven by the significant growth in our investment portfolio over the previous twelve months, later deployment into assets during the quarter compared to 2025 and run-off of higher-yielding assets. The increase in alternative net investment income compared to 2025 was primarily driven by more favorable performance within equity funds, partially offset by less favorable performance within origination and retirement services platforms, as well as within credit funds. The increase in income from equity funds was mainly attributable to significant growth in our structured equity portfolio, as well as more favorable performance within real assets in 2026 compared to 2025. The decrease in income from origination platforms was mainly attributable to a valuation increase related to strong performance from Wheels in 2025 and strong growth from origination partnerships within Aqua Finance, Inc. (Aqua Finance) in 2025, partially offset by favorable pricing that increased the valuation of an investment within our other origination platforms in 2026. The

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decrease in income from retirement services platforms was related to a valuation increase on Venerable in 2025 related to the announcement of the reinsurance transaction with Corebridge Financial, Inc. (Corebridge), partially offset by the upsize of our investment in Athora and a valuation increase on Athora in 2026 related to updated business plans following its acquisition.

Strategic capital management fees increased by $5 million to $37 million in 2026 from $32 million in 2025, primarily driven by additional fees received from ADIP II attributable to strong net flows into ACRA 2 over the previous twelve months.

Cost of funds increased by $472 million to $2.9 billion in 2026 from $2.5 billion in 2025, primarily driven by significant growth in deferred annuity and funding agreement business, higher rates on new business, as well as run-off of lower rate business, compared to existing blocks and an increase in the amortization of DAC and DSI. These impacts were partially offset by lower rates on floating rate funding agreements, later origination of new business within the quarter compared to 2025, lower VOBA amortization and increased product charge income.

Interest and other financing costs increased by $9 million to $141 million in 2026 from $132 million in 2025, primarily driven by a full quarter of interest expense on long-term debt issued in the second quarter of 2025, partially offset by a decrease in preferred stock dividends due to the redemption of our Series C preferred stock in the second quarter of 2025.

Net Investment Spread


	Three months ended June 30,
	2026		2025
Fixed income and other net investment earned rate	5.05	%	4.97	%
Alternative net investment earned rate	9.04	%	9.86	%
Net investment earned rate	5.25	%	5.21	%
Strategic capital management fees	0.05	%	0.05	%
Cost of funds	(3.83)	%	(3.68)	%
Net investment spread	1.47	%	1.58	%

Net investment spread decreased 11 basis points to 1.47% in 2026 from 1.58% in 2025, driven by higher cost of funds, partially offset by a higher net investment earned rate.

Cost of funds increased 15 basis points to 3.83% in 2026 from 3.68% in 2025, primarily driven by higher rates on new business, as well as run-off of lower rate business, compared to existing blocks and an increase in the amortization of DAC and DSI, partially offset by lower rates on floating rate funding agreements, later origination of new business within the quarter compared to 2025, lower VOBA amortization and increased product charge income.

Net investment earned rate increased 4 basis points to 5.25% in 2026 from 5.21% in 2025, primarily driven by higher returns on our fixed income portfolio, partially offset by lower returns on our alternative investment portfolio. Our fixed income and other net investment earned rate was 5.05% in 2026, an increase from 4.97% in 2025, primarily driven by higher rates on new deployment compared to our existing portfolio related to the higher interest rate environment and favorable derivative impacts, partially offset by lower floating rate income, later deployment into assets during the quarter compared to 2025 and run-off of higher-yielding assets. Our alternative net investment earned rate was 9.04% in 2026, a decrease from 9.86% in 2025, primarily due to growth in our average alternative net invested assets of $2.5 billion compared to 2025, which outpaced the increase in alternative net investment income. The lower alternative net investment earned rate was primarily driven by lower returns within origination and retirement services platforms, as well as within credit funds, partially offset by higher returns within equity funds. The lower returns from origination platforms were mainly attributable to a valuation increase related to strong performance from Wheels in 2025 and strong growth from origination partnerships within Aqua Finance in 2025, partially offset by favorable pricing that increased the valuation of an investment within our other origination platforms in 2026. The lower returns from retirement services platforms were related to a valuation increase on Venerable in 2025 related to the announcement of the reinsurance transaction with Corebridge, partially offset by a valuation increase on Athora in 2026 related to updated business plans following its acquisition. The higher returns from equity funds were primarily driven by strong performance within real assets.

Adjustments to Net Income (Loss) Available to Athene Holding Ltd. Common Stockholder

The adjustments to net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder represent investment gains (losses), net of offsets; non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives; integration, restructuring and other non-operating items; stock compensation expense and the non-operating income tax expense (benefit) related to these adjustments. The increase in adjustments to net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder in 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in investment gains (losses), net of offsets and an increase in non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives.

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Investment gains (losses), net of offsets, increased $532 million, primarily driven by net foreign exchange gains and realized gains on AFS securities compared to realized losses in 2025, partially offset by the unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans. The net foreign exchange gains were primarily related to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026 compared to 2025, including the impact from derivatives not designated as a hedge where the foreign exchange impact on the related asset is reported through AOCI. The realized gains on AFS securities in 2026 were primarily due to the $458 million gain, net of the ACRA noncontrolling interests, resulting from the early call of our investment in AP Grange. The unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans of $411 million was primarily driven by an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025.

Non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives increased $209 million, primarily driven by a favorable change in the fair value of net indexed annuity derivatives, partially offset by an unfavorable change in the fair value of market risk benefits. The $292 million favorable change in the fair value of net indexed annuity derivatives was primarily due to the favorable performance of the equity indices to which our indexed annuity policies are linked, as well as favorable rate impacts. The largest percentage of our indexed annuity policies are linked to the S&P 500 Index, which increased 14.9% in 2026, compared to an increase of 10.6% in 2025. The favorable rate impact was driven by the change in discount rates used in our embedded derivative calculations as there was a smaller decrease in discount rates in 2026 compared to 2025. The $67 million unfavorable change in the fair value of market risk benefits was primarily driven by a smaller increase in the risk-free discount rates across the long end of the curve compared to 2025, which are used in the fair value measurement of the liability for market risk benefits, partially offset by more favorable equity market performance compared to 2025.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

In this section, references to 2026 refer to the six months ended June 30, 2026 and references to 2025 refer to the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Spread Related Earnings

SRE decreased by $28 million, or 2%, to $1.6 billion in 2026 from $1.6 billion in 2025. The decrease in SRE was primarily driven by an increase in cost of funds and interest and other financing costs, partially offset by an increase in net investment earnings and strategic capital management fees.

Cost of funds increased by $1.1 billion to $5.7 billion in 2026 from $4.7 billion in 2025, primarily driven by significant growth in deferred annuity and funding agreement business, higher rates on new business, as well as run-off of lower rate business, compared to existing blocks, and an increase in the amortization of DAC and DSI. These impacts were partially offset by lower rates on floating rate funding agreements, later origination of new business within the year compared to 2025, lower VOBA amortization and increased product charge income.

Interest and other financing costs increased by $32 million to $294 million in 2026 from $262 million in 2025, primarily driven by a full six months of interest expense on long-term debt issued in the second quarter of 2025, partially offset by a decrease in preferred stock dividends due to the redemption of our Series C preferred stock in the second quarter of 2025.

Net investment earnings increased by $1.1 billion to $7.8 billion in 2026 from $6.7 billion in 2025, primarily driven by $40.2 billion of growth in our average net invested assets, higher rates on new deployment compared to our existing portfolio related to the higher interest rate environment and favorable derivative impacts. These impacts were partially offset by a decrease in alternative net investment income, lower floating rate income, higher investment management fees driven by the significant growth in our investment portfolio, later deployment into assets during the year compared to 2025 and run-off of higher-yielding assets. The decrease in alternative net investment income compared to 2025 was primarily driven by less favorable performance within origination platforms and credit funds, partially offset by more favorable performance within equity funds and retirement services platforms. The decrease in income from origination platforms was mainly attributable to a valuation increase related to strong performance from Wheels in 2025, outsized performance from MidCap Financial attributable to increased projections in 2025, strong performance from Redding Ridge Asset Management, LLC (Redding Ridge) related to greater issuance in 2025 and a valuation decrease on Atlas resulting from an underlying asset impairment in 2026, partially offset by favorable pricing that increased the valuation of an investment within our other origination platforms in 2026. The increase in income from equity funds was mainly attributable to significant growth in our structured equity portfolio, as well as more favorable performance within real assets in 2026 compared to 2025, partially offset by outperformance from A-A Onshore in 2025. The increase in income from retirement services platforms was primarily related to the upsize of our investment in Athora and a valuation increase on Athora in 2026 related to updated business plans following its acquisition, partially offset by a valuation increase on Venerable in 2025 related to the announcement of the reinsurance transaction with Corebridge.

Strategic capital management fees increased by $12 million to $73 million in 2026 from $61 million in 2025, primarily driven by additional fees received from ADIP II attributable to strong net flows into ACRA 2 in 2026.

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Net Investment Spread


	Six months ended June 30,
	2026		2025
Fixed income and other net investment earned rate	5.04	%	4.89	%
Alternative net investment earned rate	7.49	%	10.05	%
Net investment earned rate	5.16	%	5.14	%
Strategic capital management fees	0.05	%	0.05	%
Cost of funds	(3.80)	%	(3.57)	%
Net investment spread	1.41	%	1.62	%

Net investment spread decreased 21 basis points to 1.41% in 2026 from 1.62% in 2025, driven by higher cost of funds, partially offset by a higher net investment earned rate.

Cost of funds increased by 23 basis points to 3.80% in 2026, from 3.57% in 2025, primarily driven by higher rates on new business, as well as run-off of lower rate business, compared to existing blocks and an increase in the amortization of DAC and DSI, partially offset by lower rates on floating rate funding agreements, later origination of new business within the year compared to 2025, lower VOBA amortization and increased product charge income.

Net investment earned rate increased 2 basis points to 5.16% in 2026 from 5.14% in 2025, primarily driven by higher returns on our fixed income portfolio, partially offset by lower returns on our alternative investment portfolio. Our fixed income and other net investment earned rate was 5.04% in 2026, an increase from 4.89% in 2025, primarily driven by higher rates on new deployment compared to our existing portfolio related to the higher interest rate environment and favorable derivative impacts, partially offset by lower floating rate income, later deployment into assets during the year compared to 2025 and run-off of higher-yielding assets. Our alternative net investment earned rate was 7.49% in 2026, a decrease from 10.05% in 2025, primarily driven by lower returns within origination and retirement services platforms, as well as within credit funds, partially offset by higher returns within equity funds. The lower returns from origination platforms were mainly attributable to a valuation increase related to strong performance from Wheels in 2025, outsized performance from MidCap Financial attributable to increased projections in 2025, strong performance from Redding Ridge related to greater issuance in 2025 and a valuation decrease on Atlas resulting from an underlying asset impairment in 2026, partially offset by favorable pricing that increased the valuation of an investment within our other origination platforms in 2026. The lower returns from retirement services platforms were primarily related to a valuation increase on Venerable in 2025 related to the announcement of the reinsurance transaction with Corebridge, partially offset by a valuation increase on Athora in 2026 related to updated business plans following its acquisition. The higher equity fund returns were primarily driven by strong performance within real assets, partially offset by outperformance from A-A Onshore in 2025.

Adjustments to Net Income (Loss) Available to Athene Holding Ltd. Common Stockholder

The decrease in adjustments to net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder in 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in non-operating income tax expense and a decrease in investment gains (losses), net of offsets, partially offset by an increase in non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives.

Non-operating income tax expense increased $2.0 billion, primarily driven by a one-time tax expense of $1.7 billion resulting from the recognition of a full valuation allowance against our Bermuda deferred tax assets, as we no longer expect Athene or ACRA to incur Bermuda CIT or Pillar Two tax expense against which such deferred tax assets could be utilized due to the OECD guidance issued in the first quarter of 2026.

Investment gains (losses), net of offsets, decreased $315 million, primarily driven by the unfavorable change in the fair value of mortgage loans, reinsurance assets and trading securities, partially offset by net foreign exchange gains and realized gains on AFS securities compared to realized losses in 2025. The unfavorable changes in the fair value of mortgage loans of $1.3 billion, reinsurance assets of $175 million and trading securities were primarily driven by an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025. The net foreign exchange gains were primarily related to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026 compared to 2025, including the impact from derivatives not designated as a hedge where the foreign exchange impact on the related asset is reported through AOCI. The realized gains on AFS securities in 2026 were primarily due to the $458 million gain, net of the ACRA noncontrolling interests, resulting from the early call of our investment in AP Grange.

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Non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives increased $534 million, primarily driven by a favorable change in the fair value of net indexed annuity derivatives and a favorable change in the fair value of market risk benefits. The $477 million favorable change in the fair value of net indexed annuity derivatives was primarily due to the favorable performance of the equity indices to which our indexed annuity policies are linked, favorable rate impacts and favorable model updates in 2026. The largest percentage of our indexed annuity policies are linked to the S&P 500 Index, which increased 9.6% in 2026, compared to an increase of 5.5% in 2025. The favorable rate impact was driven by the change in discount rates used in our embedded derivative calculations as discount rates increased in 2026 compared to a decrease in 2025, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of rates on policyholder projected benefits. The $82 million favorable change in the fair value of market risk benefits was primarily driven by an increase in risk-free discount rates across the long end of the curve compared to 2025, which are used in the fair value measurement of the liability for market risk benefits, and more favorable equity market performance compared to 2025.

Investment Portfolio

We had total investments, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, of $409.3 billion and $386.6 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Our investment strategy seeks to achieve sustainable risk-adjusted returns through the disciplined management of our investment portfolio against our long-duration liabilities, coupled with the diversification of risk. The investment strategies utilized by our investment manager focus primarily on a buy-and-hold asset allocation strategy that may be adjusted periodically in response to changing market conditions and the nature of our liability profile. Substantially all of our investment portfolio is managed by Apollo, which provides a full suite of services for our investment portfolio, including direct investment management, asset allocation, mergers and acquisitions asset diligence, and certain operational support services including investment compliance, tax, legal and risk management support. Our relationship with Apollo allows us to take advantage of our generally persistent liability profile by identifying investment opportunities with an emphasis on earning incremental yield by taking measured liquidity and complexity risk rather than assuming incremental credit risk. Apollo’s investment team and credit portfolio managers utilize their deep experience to assist us in sourcing and underwriting complex asset classes. Apollo has selected a diverse array of primarily high-grade fixed income assets including corporate bonds, structured securities, and commercial and residential real estate loans, among others. We also maintain holdings in floating rate and less rate-sensitive instruments, including CLOs, non-agency RMBS and various types of structured products. In addition to our fixed income portfolio, we opportunistically allocate approximately 5% of our portfolio to alternative investments where we primarily focus on fixed income-like, cash flow-based investments.

Net investment income on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) includes management fees under our investment management arrangements with Apollo. During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we incurred management fees, inclusive of the base, sub-allocation and performance fees, net of any waivers or rebates, of $386 million and $358 million, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we incurred additional sub-advisory and other fees from ISG for the benefit of third-party service providers of $12 million and $25 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we incurred management fees, inclusive of the base, sub-allocation and performance fees, net of any waivers or rebates, of $785 million and $719 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we incurred additional sub-advisory and other fees from ISG for the benefit of third-party service providers of $23 million and $35 million, respectively.

Our net invested assets, which are those that directly back our net reserve liabilities, as well as surplus assets, were $314.1 billion and $292.4 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Apollo’s knowledge of our funding structure and regulatory requirements allows it to design customized strategies and investments for our portfolio. Apollo manages our asset portfolio within the limits and protocols set forth in our Investment and Credit Risk Policy. Under this policy, we set limits on investments in our portfolio by asset class, such as corporate bonds, emerging markets securities, municipal bonds, non-agency RMBS, CMBS, CLOs, commercial mortgage whole loans and mezzanine loans and investment funds. We also set credit risk limits for exposure to a single issuer, which vary based on the issuer’s ratings. Our strategic investments are also governed by our Strategic Investment Risk Policy, which provides for special governance and risk management procedures for these transactions. In addition, our investment portfolio is constrained by its scenario-based capital ratio limits and its liquidity limits.

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The following table presents the carrying values of our total investments, including related parties and consolidated VIEs:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Carrying Value		Percentage of Total		Carrying Value		Percentage of Total
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value	$	196,763	48.1	%	$	192,597	49.8	%
Trading securities, at fair value	6,318		1.5	%	6,409		1.7	%
Equity securities, at fair value	697		0.2	%	822		0.2	%
Mortgage loans, at fair value	99,974		24.4	%	91,918		23.8	%
Investment funds	276		0.1	%	108		—	%
Policy loans	293		0.1	%	301		0.1	%
Funds withheld at interest	13,787		3.4	%	15,413		4.0	%
Derivative assets	11,034		2.7	%	9,190		2.4	%
Short-term investments	230		0.1	%	175		—	%
Other investments	4,470		1.1	%	4,148		1.1	%
Total investments	333,842		81.7	%	321,081		83.1	%
Investments in related parties
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value	33,292		8.1	%	26,444		6.8	%
Trading securities, at fair value	1,290		0.3	%	454		0.1	%
Equity securities, at fair value	—		—	%	266		0.1	%
Mortgage loans, at fair value	1,549		0.4	%	1,486		0.4	%
Investment funds	3,243		0.8	%	2,149		0.6	%
Funds withheld at interest	3,802		0.9	%	4,215		1.1	%
Short-term investments	18		—	%	18		—	%
Other investments, at fair value	333		0.1	%	344		0.1	%
Total related party investments	43,527		10.6	%	35,376		9.2	%
Total investments, including related parties	377,369		92.3	%	356,457		92.3	%
Investments of consolidated VIEs
Trading securities, at fair value	2,103		0.5	%	3,120		0.8	%

Mortgage loans, at fair value	2,058		0.5	%	2,140		0.5	%
Investment funds, at fair value	26,798		6.5	%	24,070		6.2	%
Other investments	925		0.2	%	844		0.2	%
Total investments of consolidated VIEs	31,884		7.7	%	30,174		7.7	%
Total investments, including related parties and consolidated VIEs	$	409,253	100.0	%	$	386,631	100.0	%

Our total investments, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, were $409.3 billion and $386.6 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The increase was primarily driven by significant growth from gross organic inflows of $41.8 billion in excess of gross liability outflows of $20.9 billion, reinvestment of earnings, an increase in consolidated VIE investments and an increase in derivative assets. The increase in consolidated VIE investments was primarily related to an increase in investment funds attributable to net contributions from third-party investors into AAA and AAA Lux and favorable performance of the underlying assets within AAA and AAA Lux, partially offset by the impact on investments from the deconsolidation of a VIE. The increase in derivative assets was primarily related to our call options due to favorable equity market performance in 2026, as well as favorable impacts from derivative swap and forward contracts. These impacts were partially offset by unrealized losses on investments, including foreign exchange impacts, and a decrease in short-term repurchase agreements outstanding. The unrealized losses on investments during the six months ended June 30, 2026 included AFS securities of $1.7 billion, as well as unrealized losses on mortgage loans, attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026. The unrealized foreign exchange losses on foreign-denominated assets were primarily attributable to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026.

Our investment portfolio consists largely of high-quality fixed maturity securities, loans and short-term investments, as well as additional opportunistic holdings in investment funds and other instruments, including equity holdings. Fixed maturity securities and loans include publicly issued corporate bonds, government and other sovereign bonds, privately placed corporate bonds and loans, mortgage loans, CMBS, RMBS, CLOs and ABS.

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While the substantial majority of our investment portfolio has been allocated to corporate bonds and structured credit products, a key component of our investment strategy is the opportunistic acquisition of investment funds with attractive risk and return profiles. Our investment fund portfolio consists of funds or similar equity structures that employ various strategies including equity and credit funds. We have a strong preference for alternative investments that have some or all of the following characteristics, among others: (1) investments with credit- or debt-like characteristics (for example, a stipulated maturity and par value), or alternatively, investments with reduced volatility when compared to pure equity; or (2) investments that we believe have less downside risk.

We hold derivatives for economic hedging purposes to reduce our exposure to the cash flow variability of assets and liabilities, equity market risk, foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. Our primary use of derivative instruments relates to providing the income needed to fund the annual index credits on our indexed annuity products. We primarily use indexed options to economically hedge indexed annuity products that guarantee the return of principal to the policyholder and credit interest based on a percentage of the gain in a specific market index. We also use derivative instruments, such as forward contracts and swaps, to hedge foreign currency exposure resulting from foreign-denominated assets and liabilities and to help manage our net floating rate position.

With respect to derivative positions, we transact with highly rated counterparties, and expect the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts. We generally use industry standard agreements and annexes with bilateral collateral provisions to further reduce counterparty credit exposure.

Related Party Investments

We hold investments in related party assets primarily composed of AFS securities, trading securities, funds withheld at interest receivables, mortgage loans within our triple net lease investment and investment funds, which primarily include investments over which Apollo can exercise influence. As of June 30, 2026, these investments totaled $70.6 billion, or 15.0% of our total assets. Related party AFS and trading securities primarily consist of structured securities for which Apollo is the manager of the underlying securitization vehicle and securities issued by asset origination platforms including Wheels and MidCap Financial. In each case, the underlying collateral, borrower or other credit party is generally unaffiliated with us. The funds withheld at interest related party amount represents the Venerable reinsurance portfolios, which are considered related party even though a significant majority of the underlying assets within the investment portfolios do not have a related party affiliation. Related party investment funds include investments in asset origination and retirement services platforms and investments in Apollo-managed funds.

A summary of our related party investments reflecting the nature of the affiliation is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Carrying Value		Percentage of Total Assets		Carrying Value		Percentage of Total Assets
Venerable funds withheld reinsurance portfolio	$	3,802	0.8	%	$	4,215	1.0	%
Securitizations of unaffiliated assets where Apollo is manager	31,607		6.7	%	26,880		6.1	%
Investments in Apollo funds	17,931		3.8	%	16,306		3.7	%
Investments in asset origination platforms	13,070		2.8	%	10,037		2.3	%
Investments in retirement services platforms	4,206		0.9	%	2,700		0.6	%

Total related party investments	$	70,616	15.0	%	$	60,138	13.7	%

As of June 30, 2026, a $3.8 billion funds withheld reinsurance asset with Venerable was included in our US GAAP related party investments. Venerable is a related party due to our minority equity investment in its holding company’s parent, VA Capital. For US GAAP, each funds withheld and modified coinsurance reinsurance portfolio is treated as one asset rather than reporting the underlying investments in the portfolio. For our non-GAAP measure of net invested assets, we provide visibility into the underlying assets within these reinsurance portfolios. The table below looks through to the underlying assets within our reinsurance portfolios to determine the related party status. As of June 30, 2026, $44.0 billion, or 14.0% of our total net invested assets were related party investments. Of these, approximately $24.8 billion, or 7.9% of our net invested assets, were structured securities for which Apollo or an affiliated asset origination platform was the manager of the underlying securitization vehicle, but the underlying collateral, borrower or other credit party is generally unaffiliated with us. Related party investments in affiliated companies or Apollo funds represented $19.2 billion, or 6.1% of our net invested assets.

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A summary of our related party net invested assets reflecting the nature of the affiliation is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Net Invested Asset Value		Percentage of Net Invested Assets		Net Invested Asset Value		Percentage of Net Invested Assets
Securitizations of unaffiliated assets where Apollo is manager	$	24,778	7.9	%	$	21,203	7.3	%
Investments in Apollo funds	8,468		2.7	%	7,820		2.7	%
Investments in asset origination platforms	7,061		2.2	%	5,442		1.9	%
Investments in retirement services platforms	3,718		1.2	%	2,496		0.9	%

Total related party net invested assets	$	44,025	14.0	%	$	36,961	12.8	%

A summary of our related party gross invested assets, which includes the proportionate share of investments associated with the ACRA noncontrolling interests, reflecting the nature of the affiliation is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Gross Invested Asset Value		Percentage of Gross Invested Assets		Gross Invested Asset Value		Percentage of Gross Invested Assets
Securitizations of unaffiliated assets where Apollo is manager	$	33,399	8.1	%	$	29,565	7.6	%
Investments in Apollo funds	11,243		2.7	%	10,181		2.6	%
Investments in asset origination platforms	9,629		2.3	%	6,963		1.8	%
Investments in retirement services platforms	4,229		1.0	%	2,614		0.7	%

Total related party gross invested assets	$	58,500	14.1	%	$	49,323	12.7	%

AFS Securities

We invest in AFS securities and attempt to source investments that match our future cash flow needs. However, we may sell any of our investments in advance of maturity to timely satisfy our liabilities as they become due or to respond to a change in the credit profile or other characteristics of the particular investment.

AFS securities are carried at fair value, less allowances for expected credit losses, on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value of our AFS securities are charged or credited to other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. All changes in the allowance for expected credit losses, whether due to the passage of time, a change in expected cash flows or a change in fair value are recorded through the provision for credit losses within investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

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The distribution of our AFS securities, including related parties, by type is as follows:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions, except percentages)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for Credit Losses		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	24,849	$	—	$	27	$	(1,460)	$	23,416	10.2	%
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	690		—		—		(164)		526		0.2	%
Foreign governments	2,384		—		29		(682)		1,731		0.8	%
Corporate	101,635		(23)		735		(9,422)		92,925		40.4	%
CLO	21,061		—		362		(91)		21,332		9.3	%
ABS	36,714		(185)		484		(477)		36,536		15.9	%
CMBS	12,620		(78)		57		(315)		12,284		5.3	%
RMBS	8,490		(417)		217		(277)		8,013		3.5	%
Total AFS securities	208,443		(703)		1,911		(12,888)		196,763		85.6	%
AFS securities – related parties
Corporate	3,583		—		23		(28)		3,578		1.6	%
CLO	6,702		—		71		(27)		6,746		2.9	%
ABS	23,040		(1)		28		(210)		22,857		9.9	%
CMBS	111		—		—		—		111		—	%
Total AFS securities – related parties	33,436		(1)		122		(265)		33,292		14.4	%
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	241,879	$	(704)	$	2,033	$	(13,153)	$	230,055	100.0	%


	December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Amortized Cost		Allowance for Credit Losses		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
AFS securities
US government and agencies	$	18,008	$	—	$	116	$	(1,226)	$	16,898	7.7	%
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	954		—		—		(195)		759		0.3	%
Foreign governments	2,225		—		32		(598)		1,659		0.8	%
Corporate	97,166		(105)		1,291		(8,921)		89,431		40.8	%
CLO	25,730		—		648		(106)		26,272		12.0	%
ABS	35,275		(171)		823		(465)		35,462		16.2	%
CMBS	13,351		(70)		120		(317)		13,084		6.0	%
RMBS	9,407		(411)		300		(264)		9,032		4.1	%
Total AFS securities	202,116		(757)		3,330		(12,092)		192,597		87.9	%
AFS securities – related parties
Corporate	2,663		—		76		(25)		2,714		1.2	%
CLO	7,103		—		121		(21)		7,203		3.3	%
ABS	16,500		(1)		45		(178)		16,366		7.5	%
CMBS	162		—		—		(1)		161		0.1	%
Total AFS securities – related parties	26,428		(1)		242		(225)		26,444		12.1	%
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	228,544	$	(758)	$	3,572	$	(12,317)	$	219,041	100.0	%

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We maintain a diversified AFS portfolio of corporate fixed maturity securities across industries and issuers and a diversified portfolio of structured securities. The composition of our AFS securities, including related parties, is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
Corporate
Financial - Banking	$	9,830	4.3	%	$	8,756	4.0	%
Financial - Brokerage/asset managers/exchanges	2,230		1.0	%	2,455		1.1	%
Financial - Financial companies	10,860		4.7	%	10,835		4.9	%
Financial - Insurance	9,491		4.1	%	9,347		4.3	%
Financial - Real estate investment trusts	2,242		1.0	%	2,336		1.1	%
Financial - Other	5,372		2.3	%	5,241		2.4	%
Industrial - Basic industry	2,412		1.1	%	2,465		1.1	%
Industrial - Capital goods	2,309		1.0	%	2,375		1.1	%
Industrial - Communications	6,359		2.8	%	5,790		2.6	%
Industrial - Consumer cyclical	4,608		2.0	%	4,580		2.1	%
Industrial - Consumer non-cyclical	9,292		4.0	%	7,685		3.5	%
Industrial - Energy	8,281		3.6	%	8,266		3.8	%
Industrial - Technology	2,633		1.2	%	2,773		1.2	%
Industrial - Transportation	4,398		1.9	%	4,303		2.0	%
Industrial - Other	1,150		0.5	%	1,197		0.5	%
Utility - Electric	13,119		5.7	%	11,983		5.5	%
Utility - Natural gas	1,615		0.7	%	1,486		0.7	%
Utility - Other	302		0.1	%	272		0.1	%
Total corporate	96,503		42.0	%	92,145		42.0	%
Other government-related securities
US government and agencies	23,416		10.2	%	16,898		7.7	%
Foreign governments	1,731		0.8	%	1,659		0.8	%
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	526		0.2	%	759		0.3	%
Total non-structured securities	122,176		53.2	%	111,461		50.8	%
Structured securities
CLO	28,078		12.2	%	33,475		15.3	%
ABS	59,393		25.8	%	51,828		23.7	%
CMBS	12,395		5.3	%	13,245		6.1	%
RMBS
Agency	13		—	%	393		0.2	%
Non-agency	8,000		3.5	%	8,639		3.9	%
Total structured securities	107,879		46.8	%	107,580		49.2	%
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	230,055	100.0	%	$	219,041	100.0	%

The fair value of our AFS securities, including related parties, was $230.1 billion and $219.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The increase was mainly driven by the deployment of strong gross organic inflows in excess of gross liability outflows, partially offset by unrealized losses on AFS securities during the six months ended June 30, 2026 of $1.7 billion and unrealized losses related to foreign exchange impacts. The unrealized investment losses were attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026, while the unrealized foreign exchange losses were primarily attributable to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026.

The Securities Valuation Office (SVO) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is responsible for the credit quality assessment and valuation of securities owned by state-regulated insurance companies. Insurance companies report ownership of securities to the SVO when such securities are eligible for filing on the relevant schedule of the NAIC financial statement. The SVO conducts credit analysis on these securities for the purpose of assigning an NAIC designation and/or unit price. Generally, the process for assigning an NAIC designation varies based upon whether a security is considered “filing exempt” (General Designation Process). Subject to certain exceptions, a security is typically considered “filing exempt” if it has been rated by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). For securities

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that are not “filing exempt,” insurance companies assign temporary designations based upon a subjective evaluation of credit quality. The insurance company generally must then submit the securities to the SVO within 120 days of acquisition to receive an NAIC designation. For securities considered “filing exempt,” the SVO utilizes the NRSRO rating and assigns an NAIC designation based upon the following system:


NAIC designation						NRSRO equivalent rating
1 A-G						AAA/AA/A
2 A-C						BBB
3 A-C						BB
4 A-C						B
5 A-C						CCC
6						CC and lower

An important exception to the General Designation Process occurs in the case of certain loan-backed and structured securities (LBaSS). The NRSRO ratings methodology is focused on the likelihood of recovery of all contractual payments, including principal at par, regardless of an investor’s carrying value. In effect, the NRSRO rating assumes that the holder is the original purchaser at par. In contrast, the SVO’s LBaSS methodology is focused on determining the risk associated with the recovery of the amortized cost of each security. Because the NAIC’s methodology explicitly considers amortized cost and the likelihood of recovery of such amount, we view the NAIC’s methodology as the most appropriate means of evaluating the credit quality of our fixed maturity portfolio since a portion of our holdings were purchased and are carried at significant discounts to par.

The SVO has developed a designation process and provides instruction on modeled LBaSS. For modeled LBaSS, the process is specific to the non-agency RMBS and CMBS asset classes. To establish ratings at the individual security level, the SVO obtains loan-level analysis of each RMBS and CMBS using a selected vendor’s proprietary financial model. The SVO ensures that the vendor has extensive internal quality control processes in place and the SVO conducts its own quality control checks of the selected vendor’s valuation process. The SVO has retained the services of BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock) to model non-agency RMBS and CMBS owned by US insurers for all years presented herein. BlackRock provides five prices (breakpoints), based on each US insurer’s statutory book value price, to utilize in determining the NAIC designation for each modeled LBaSS.

The NAIC designation determines the associated level of risk-based capital that an insurer is required to hold for all securities owned by the insurer. In general, under the modeled LBaSS process, the larger the discount to par value at the time of determination, the higher the NAIC designation the LBaSS will have.

Under the statutory accounting guidance for the principles-based bond definition, certain debt securities are required to be accounted for as non-bond debt securities. These non-bond debt securities are required to be filed with and designated by the NAIC. Our non-bond debt securities that have not received a designation are presented as “Non-designated” within the NAIC rating tables below. “Non-designated” status is not an indication of the quality of the security.

A summary of our AFS securities, including related parties, by NAIC designation is as follows:


	June 30, 2026						December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	138,633	$	131,056	57.0	%	$	127,640	$	121,234	55.4	%
2 A-C	97,534		93,724		40.7	%	94,116		91,503		41.8	%
Total investment grade	236,167		224,780		97.7	%	221,756		212,737		97.2	%
3 A-C	3,111		2,967		1.3	%	3,486		3,356		1.5	%
4 A-C	1,541		1,517		0.7	%	1,755		1,732		0.8	%
5 A-C	390		334		0.1	%	551		487		0.2	%
6	622		407		0.2	%	959		697		0.3	%
Non-designated	48		50		—	%	37		32		—	%
Total below investment grade	5,712		5,275		2.3	%	6,788		6,304		2.8	%
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	241,879	$	230,055	100.0	%	$	228,544	$	219,041	100.0	%

A significant majority of our AFS portfolio, 97.7% and 97.2% as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, was invested in assets considered investment grade with an NAIC designation of 1 or 2.

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A summary of our AFS securities, including related parties, by NRSRO ratings is set forth below:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
NRSRO rating agency designation
AAA/AA/A	$	125,230	54.4	%	$	114,983	52.5	%
BBB	90,610		39.4	%	87,497		39.9	%
Non-rated1	7,349		3.2	%	8,493		3.9	%
Total investment grade	223,189		97.0	%	210,973		96.3	%
BB	2,485		1.1	%	2,976		1.4	%
B	1,594		0.7	%	1,722		0.8	%
CCC	1,429		0.6	%	1,652		0.7	%
CC and lower	405		0.2	%	436		0.2	%
Non-rated1	953		0.4	%	1,282		0.6	%
Total below investment grade	6,866		3.0	%	8,068		3.7	%
Total AFS securities, including related parties	$	230,055	100.0	%	$	219,041	100.0	%

1 Securities denoted as non-rated by the NRSRO were classified as investment or non-investment grade according to the security’s respective NAIC designation. With respect to modeled LBaSS, the NAIC designation methodology differs in significant respects from the NRSRO rating methodology.

Consistent with the NAIC Process and Procedures Manual, an NRSRO rating was assigned based on the following criteria: (a) the equivalent S&P Global, Inc. (S&P) rating when the security is rated by one NRSRO; (b) the equivalent S&P rating of the lowest NRSRO when the security is rated by two NRSROs; and (c) the equivalent S&P rating of the second lowest NRSRO when the security is rated by three or more NRSROs. If the lowest two NRSRO ratings are equal, then such rating will be the assigned rating. NRSRO ratings available for the periods presented were S&P, Fitch Ratings, Inc. (Fitch), Moody’s Ratings, Inc. (Moody’s), A.M. Best Company, Inc. (A.M. Best), Morningstar DBRS, and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

The portion of our AFS portfolio that was considered below investment grade based on NRSRO ratings was 3.0% and 3.7%, as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The primary driver of the difference in the percentage of securities considered below investment grade by NRSRO as compared to the securities considered below investment grade by the NAIC is the difference in methodologies between the NRSRO and NAIC for RMBS due to investments acquired and/or carried at a discount to par value, as previously discussed.

Our non-rated securities primarily include corporate private placement securities for which we have not sought individual ratings from an NRSRO, and RMBS, many of which were acquired at a discount to par. We rely on internal analysis and designations assigned by the NAIC to evaluate the credit risk of our portfolio. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 89% and 87%, respectively, of the non-rated securities were designated NAIC 1 or 2.

Asset-backed Securities – We invest in ABS which are securitized by pools of assets such as consumer loans, automobile loans, student loans, insurance-linked securities, operating cash flows of corporations and cash flows from various types of business equipment. ABS includes our investments in AMAPS, Apollo-managed investment grade structured securities backed by a diversified pool of credit and hybrid collateral. Our ABS holdings were $59.4 billion and $51.8 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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A summary of our AFS ABS portfolio, including related parties, by NAIC designations and NRSRO quality ratings is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	35,939	60.5	%	$	30,437	58.6	%
2 A-C	22,792		38.4	%	20,719		40.0	%
Total investment grade	58,731		98.9	%	51,156		98.6	%
3 A-C	533		0.9	%	488		0.9	%
4 A-C	32		0.1	%	39		0.1	%
5 A-C	23		—	%	78		0.2	%
6	24		—	%	34		0.1	%
Non-designated	50		0.1	%	33		0.1	%
Total below investment grade	662		1.1	%	672		1.4	%
Total AFS ABS, including related parties	$	59,393	100.0	%	$	51,828	100.0	%

NRSRO rating agency designation
AAA/AA/A	$	34,740	58.5	%	$	30,185	58.1	%
BBB	23,896		40.2	%	20,971		40.4	%
Non-rated1	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total investment grade	58,636		98.7	%	51,156		98.5	%
BB	636		1.1	%	497		1.0	%
B	25		0.1	%	30		0.1	%
CCC	22		—	%	78		0.2	%
CC and lower	24		—	%	31		0.1	%
Non-rated1	50		0.1	%	36		0.1	%
Total below investment grade	757		1.3	%	672		1.5	%
Total AFS ABS, including related parties	$	59,393	100.0	%	$	51,828	100.0	%

1 Securities denoted as non-rated by the NRSRO were classified as investment or non-investment grade according to the security’s respective NAIC designation. The NAIC designation methodology differs in significant respects from the NRSRO rating methodology.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, a substantial majority of our AFS ABS portfolio, 98.9% and 98.6%, respectively, was invested in assets considered to be investment grade based upon the application of the NAIC’s methodology, while 98.7% and 98.5% of securities as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, were considered investment grade based upon NRSRO ratings. The increase in our ABS portfolio was mainly driven by the deployment of strong gross organic inflows in excess of gross liability outflows, partially offset by unrealized losses related to foreign exchange impacts and unrealized losses on ABS securities during the six months ended June 30, 2026. The unrealized foreign exchange losses were attributable to the strengthening of the US dollar against foreign currencies in 2026, while the unrealized investment losses were attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026.

Collateralized Loan Obligations – We also invest in CLOs which pay principal and interest from cash flows received from underlying corporate loans. These holdings were $28.1 billion and $33.5 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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A summary of our AFS CLO portfolio, including related parties, by NAIC designations and NRSRO quality ratings is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	19,069	67.9	%	$	22,428	67.0	%
2 A-C	8,946		31.9	%	10,975		32.8	%
Total investment grade	28,015		99.8	%	33,403		99.8	%
3 A-C	63		0.2	%	72		0.2	%
4 A-C	—		—	%	—		—	%
5 A-C	—		—	%	—		—	%
6	—		—	%	—		—	%
Non-designated	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total below investment grade	63		0.2	%	72		0.2	%
Total AFS CLO, including related parties	$	28,078	100.0	%	$	33,475	100.0	%

NRSRO rating agency designation
AAA/AA/A	$	19,110	68.1	%	$	22,438	67.0	%
BBB	8,905		31.7	%	10,965		32.8	%
Non-rated1	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total investment grade	28,015		99.8	%	33,403		99.8	%
BB	63		0.2	%	72		0.2	%
B	—		—	%	—		—	%
CCC	—		—	%	—		—	%
CC and lower	—		—	%	—		—	%
Non-rated1	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total below investment grade	63		0.2	%	72		0.2	%
Total AFS CLO, including related parties	$	28,078	100.0	%	$	33,475	100.0	%

1 Securities denoted as non-rated by the NRSRO were classified as investment or non-investment grade according to the security’s respective NAIC designation. The NAIC designation methodology differs in significant respects from the NRSRO rating methodology.

As of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 99.8% of our AFS CLO portfolio was invested in assets considered to be investment grade based upon both the application of the NAIC’s methodology and NRSRO ratings. The decrease in our CLO portfolio was mainly driven by prepayments of the underlying assets in excess of purchases and unrealized losses during the six months ended June 30, 2026 attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026.

Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities – A portion of our AFS portfolio is invested in CMBS which are constructed from pools of commercial mortgages. These holdings were $12.4 billion and $13.2 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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A summary of our AFS CMBS portfolio by NAIC designations and NRSRO quality ratings is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	10,807	87.2	%	$	11,447	86.5	%
2 A-C	1,135		9.2	%	1,250		9.4	%
Total investment grade	11,942		96.4	%	12,697		95.9	%
3 A-C	331		2.7	%	353		2.7	%
4 A-C	80		0.6	%	84		0.6	%
5 A-C	22		0.1	%	31		0.2	%
6	20		0.2	%	80		0.6	%
Non-designated	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total below investment grade	453		3.6	%	548		4.1	%
Total AFS CMBS	$	12,395	100.0	%	$	13,245	100.0	%

NRSRO rating agency designation
AAA/AA/A	$	10,249	82.7	%	$	10,785	81.4	%
BBB	1,336		10.8	%	1,507		11.4	%
Non-rated1	218		1.8	%	219		1.7	%
Total investment grade	11,803		95.3	%	12,511		94.5	%
BB	238		1.9	%	303		2.3	%
B	189		1.5	%	165		1.2	%
CCC	102		0.8	%	207		1.6	%
CC and lower	63		0.5	%	59		0.4	%
Non-rated1	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total below investment grade	592		4.7	%	734		5.5	%
Total AFS CMBS	$	12,395	100.0	%	$	13,245	100.0	%

1 Securities denoted as non-rated by the NRSRO were classified as investment or non-investment grade according to the security’s respective NAIC designation. The NAIC designation methodology differs in significant respects from the NRSRO rating methodology.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 96.4% and 95.9%, respectively, of our AFS CMBS portfolio was invested in assets considered to be investment grade based upon application of the NAIC’s methodology, while 95.3% and 94.5% of securities as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, were considered investment grade based upon NRSRO ratings. The decrease in our CMBS portfolio was mainly driven by prepayments and sales of the underlying assets in excess of purchases and unrealized losses on our CMBS portfolio during the six months ended June 30, 2026 attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026.

Residential Mortgage-backed Securities – A portion of our AFS portfolio is invested in RMBS, which are securities constructed from pools of residential mortgages. These holdings were $8.0 billion and $9.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

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A summary of our AFS RMBS portfolio by NAIC designations and NRSRO quality ratings is as follows:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	6,978	87.2	%	$	7,801	86.4	%
2 A-C	556		6.9	%	654		7.2	%
Total investment grade	7,534		94.1	%	8,455		93.6	%
3 A-C	209		2.6	%	209		2.3	%
4 A-C	73		0.9	%	102		1.1	%
5 A-C	121		1.5	%	187		2.1	%
6	76		0.9	%	79		0.9	%
Non-designated	—		—	%	—		—	%
Total below investment grade	479		5.9	%	577		6.4	%
Total AFS RMBS	$	8,013	100.0	%	$	9,032	100.0	%

NRSRO rating agency designation
AAA/AA/A	$	3,829	47.8	%	$	4,148	45.9	%
BBB	1,027		12.8	%	1,167		12.9	%
Non-rated1	1,312		16.4	%	1,676		18.6	%
Total investment grade	6,168		77.0	%	6,991		77.4	%
BB	49		0.6	%	51		0.5	%
B	92		1.1	%	98		1.1	%
CCC	1,143		14.3	%	1,254		13.9	%
CC and lower	318		4.0	%	342		3.8	%
Non-rated1	243		3.0	%	296		3.3	%
Total below investment grade	1,845		23.0	%	2,041		22.6	%
Total AFS RMBS	$	8,013	100.0	%	$	9,032	100.0	%

1 Securities denoted as non-rated by the NRSRO were classified as investment or non-investment grade according to the security’s respective NAIC designation. The NAIC designation methodology differs in significant respects from the NRSRO rating methodology.

A significant majority of our RMBS portfolio, 94.1% and 93.6% as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, was invested in assets considered to be investment grade based upon application of the NAIC’s methodology. The NAIC’s methodology with respect to RMBS gives explicit effect to the amortized cost at which an insurance company carries each such investment. Because we invested in RMBS after the stresses related to US housing had caused significant downward pressure on prices of RMBS, we carry some of our investments in RMBS at significant discounts to par value, resulting in an investment grade NAIC designation. In contrast, our understanding is that in setting ratings, the NRSRO focuses on the likelihood of recovering all contractual payments including principal at par value. As a result of this fundamental difference in approach, the NRSRO characterized 77.0% and 77.4% of our RMBS portfolio as investment grade as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The decrease in our RMBS portfolio was mainly driven by prepayments and sales of the underlying assets in excess of purchases and unrealized losses on our RMBS portfolio during the six months ended June 30, 2026 attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026.

Unrealized Losses

Our investments in AFS securities, including related parties, are reported at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Certain of our AFS securities, including related parties, have experienced declines in fair value that we consider temporary in nature. These investments are held to support our product liabilities, and we currently have the intent and ability to hold these securities until recovery of the amortized cost basis prior to sale or maturity. As of June 30, 2026, our AFS securities, including related parties, had a fair value of $230.1 billion, which was 4.9% below amortized cost of $241.9 billion. As of December 31, 2025, our AFS securities, including related parties, had a fair value of $219.0 billion, which was 4.2% below amortized cost of $228.5 billion. The fair value of our AFS securities as of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was below amortized cost due to the investment portfolio being marked to fair value on January 1, 2022 in conjunction with purchase accounting, with subsequent losses driven by the significant increase in US Treasury rates.

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The following tables reflect the unrealized losses, including any unrealized foreign exchange impacts, on the AFS portfolio, including related parties, for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded, by NAIC designations:


	June 30, 2026
(In millions, except percentages)	Amortized Cost of AFS Securities with Unrealized Loss		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value of AFS Securities with Unrealized Loss		Fair Value to Amortized Cost Ratio		Fair Value of Total AFS Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses to Total AFS Fair Value
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	73,391	$	(7,850)	$	65,541	89.3	%	$	131,056	(6.0)	%
2 A-C	55,791		(4,662)		51,129		91.6	%	93,724		(5.0)	%
Total investment grade	129,182		(12,512)		116,670		90.3	%	224,780		(5.6)	%
3 A-C	1,508		(179)		1,329		88.1	%	2,967		(6.0)	%
4 A-C	713		(42)		671		94.1	%	1,517		(2.8)	%
5 A-C	258		(30)		228		88.3	%	334		(9.0)	%
6	252		(18)		234		92.6	%	407		(4.6)	%
Non-designated	41		(2)		39		94.6	%	50		(4.4)	%
Total below investment grade	2,772		(271)		2,501		90.2	%	5,275		(5.2)	%
Total	$	131,954	$	(12,783)	$	119,171	90.3	%	$	230,055	(5.6)	%


	December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Amortized Cost of AFS Securities with Unrealized Loss		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value of AFS Securities with Unrealized Loss		Fair Value to Amortized Cost Ratio		Fair Value of Total AFS Securities		Gross Unrealized Losses to Total AFS Fair Value
NAIC designation
1 A-G	$	65,495	$	(7,292)	$	58,203	88.9	%	$	121,234	(6.0)	%
2 A-C	45,479		(4,427)		41,052		90.3	%	91,503		(4.8)	%
Total investment grade	110,974		(11,719)		99,255		89.4	%	212,737		(5.5)	%
3 A-C	1,585		(173)		1,412		89.1	%	3,356		(5.2)	%
4 A-C	887		(16)		871		98.2	%	1,732		(0.9)	%
5 A-C	315		(13)		302		95.9	%	487		(2.7)	%
6	276		(13)		263		95.3	%	697		(1.9)	%
Non-designated	29		(9)		20		69.0	%	32		(28.1)	%
Total below investment grade	3,092		(224)		2,868		92.8	%	6,304		(3.6)	%
Total	$	114,066	$	(11,943)	$	102,123	89.5	%	$	219,041	(5.5)	%

The gross unrealized losses on AFS securities, including related parties, were $12.8 billion and $11.9 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The increase in unrealized losses on AFS securities was primarily attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026.

Provision for Credit Losses

For our credit loss accounting policies and the assumptions used in the allowances, see Note 1 – Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies of our 2025 Annual Report.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we held an allowance for credit losses on AFS securities of $704 million and $758 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded a decrease in the allowance for credit losses on AFS securities of $54 million, of which $47 million had an income statement impact and $7 million related to PCD securities and other changes. The decrease in the allowance for credit losses on AFS securities in 2026 was primarily related to the sale of various corporate, CMBS and RMBS securities resulting in the release of the associated allowances, partially offset by an increase in the allowance on CMBS, RMBS and ABS securities. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded an increase in the allowance for credit losses on AFS securities of $52 million, of which $57 million had an income statement impact and $(5) million related to PCD securities and other changes. The increase in the allowance for credit losses on AFS securities was primarily related to impacts from ABS securities. The intent-to-sell impairments for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $61 million and $6 million, respectively. The increase in our intent-to-sell impairments in 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily related to the foreclosure of a mortgage loan.

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International Exposure

A portion of our AFS securities is invested in securities with international exposure. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 33% and 37%, respectively, of the carrying value of our AFS securities, including related parties, was composed of securities of issuers based outside of the US and debt securities of foreign governments. These securities generally are either denominated in US dollars or do not expose us to significant foreign currency risk as a result of foreign currency swap and forward arrangements.

The following table presents our international exposure in our AFS portfolio, including related parties, by country or region of issuance:


	June 30, 2026						December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
Country
Ireland	$	9,170	$	9,488	12.6	%	$	10,837	$	11,526	14.3	%
Other Europe	22,901		21,875		29.0	%	21,572		20,901		25.9	%
Total Europe	32,071		31,363		41.6	%	32,409		32,427		40.2	%
Non-US North America	33,757		33,279		44.2	%	38,776		38,476		47.8	%
Australia & New Zealand	2,984		2,775		3.7	%	3,161		2,941		3.6	%
Asia/Pacific	3,509		2,937		3.9	%	3,109		2,639		3.3	%
Central & South America	2,014		1,913		2.5	%	1,646		1,531		1.9	%
Africa & Middle East	3,406		3,086		4.1	%	2,843		2,580		3.2	%
Total	$	77,741	$	75,353	100.0	%	$	81,944	$	80,594	100.0	%

Approximately 98.6% and 98.5% of these securities are investment grade by NAIC designation as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, 6% of our AFS securities, including related parties, were invested in CLOs of Cayman Islands issuers (included in Non-US North America) for which the underlying investments are largely loans to US issuers and 27% were invested in securities of other non-US issuers.

The majority of our investments in Ireland are composed of euro-denominated CLOs, for which the SPV is domiciled in Ireland, but the underlying leveraged loans involve borrowers from the broader European region.

Trading Securities

Trading securities, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, were $9.7 billion and $10.0 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Trading securities primarily include structured securities with embedded derivatives, certain equity tranche securities and AmerUs Closed Block securities for which we have elected the fair value option valuation. The decrease in trading securities was primarily driven by the deconsolidation of a VIE in 2026, as well as unrealized losses on the underlying assets attributable to an increase in US Treasury rates in 2026, partially offset by the deployment of strong gross organic inflows in excess of gross liability outflows.

Mortgage Loans

The following is a summary of our mortgage loan portfolio by collateral type, including assets held by related parties and consolidated VIEs:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Fair Value		Percentage of Total		Fair Value		Percentage of Total
Property type
Apartment	$	15,640	15.1	%	$	15,458	16.2	%
Industrial	10,467		10.1	%	8,778		9.2	%
Office building	6,367		6.1	%	4,530		4.7	%
Hotels	5,072		4.9	%	2,773		2.9	%
Retail	2,591		2.5	%	2,061		2.2	%
Other commercial	8,154		7.9	%	5,471		5.7	%
Total commercial mortgage loans	48,291		46.6	%	39,071		40.9	%
Residential loans	55,290		53.4	%	56,473		59.1	%
Total mortgage loans, including related parties and consolidated VIEs	$	103,581	100.0	%	$	95,544	100.0	%

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We invest a portion of our investment portfolio in mortgage loans, which are generally composed of high-quality commercial first-lien, as well as mezzanine real estate loans. Our mortgage loan holdings, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, were $103.6 billion and $95.5 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. This included $1.1 billion and $895 million of mezzanine mortgage loans as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. We have acquired mortgage loans through acquisitions and reinsurance arrangements, as well as through an active program to invest in new mortgage loans. We invest in commercial mortgage loans (CMLs), primarily on income-producing properties including apartments, industrial properties, office buildings, hotels and retail buildings. Our residential mortgage loan (RML) portfolio primarily consists of first-lien RMLs collateralized by properties located in the US. Loan-to-value ratios at the time of loan approval are generally 75% or less.

We have elected the fair value option on our mortgage loan portfolio; therefore, we have no allowance for credit losses for commercial and residential mortgage loans. Interest income on mortgage loans is accrued on the principal amount of the loan based on the loan’s contractual interest rate. Interest income and prepayment fees are reported in net investment income on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). Changes in the fair value of the mortgage loan portfolio are reported in investment related gains (losses) on the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

It is our policy to cease to accrue interest on loans that are over 90 days delinquent. For loans less than 90 days delinquent, interest is accrued unless it is determined that the accrued interest is not collectible. If a loan becomes over 90 days delinquent, it is our general policy to initiate foreclosure proceedings unless a workout arrangement to bring the loan current is in place. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, of mortgage loans that were 90 days past due, of which $292 million and $307 million, respectively, were in the process of foreclosure. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $74 million and $63 million of mortgage loans that were 90 days past due were related to Government National Mortgage Association early buyouts that are fully or partially guaranteed and are accruing interest.

Investment Funds

Our investment fund portfolio strategy primarily focuses on core holdings of origination and retirement services platforms, equity and credit, and other funds. Origination platforms include investments sourced by affiliated platforms that originate loans to third parties and in which we gain exposure directly to the loan or indirectly through our ownership of the origination platform and/or securitizations of assets originated by the origination platform. Retirement services platforms include investments in equity of financial services companies. Our credit strategy comprises direct origination, asset-backed, multi-credit and opportunistic credit funds focused on generating excess returns through high-quality credit underwriting and origination. Our equity strategy comprises private equity, hybrid value, secondaries equity, real estate equity, infrastructure and clean transition equity funds that raise capital from investors to pursue control-oriented investments across the universe of private assets. Our investment funds can meet the definition of a VIE, and in certain cases, these investment funds are consolidated in our financial statements because we meet the criteria to be the primary beneficiary.

The following table illustrates our investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Carrying Value		Percentage of Total		Carrying Value		Percentage of Total
Investment funds
Equity	$	276	0.9	%	$	108	0.4	%



Investment funds – related parties
Origination platforms	37		0.1	%	33		0.1	%
Retirement services platforms	2,533		8.4	%	1,538		5.9	%
Equity	238		0.8	%	260		1.0	%
Credit	346		1.1	%	313		1.2	%
Other	89		0.3	%	5		—	%
Total investment funds – related parties	3,243		10.7	%	2,149		8.2	%
Investment funds – consolidated VIEs
Origination platforms	9,868		32.5	%	9,067		34.4	%

Equity	11,164		36.9	%	9,735		37.0	%
Credit	3,526		11.6	%	3,682		14.0	%
Other	2,240		7.4	%	1,586		6.0	%
Total investment funds – consolidated VIEs	26,798		88.4	%	24,070		91.4	%
Total investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs	$	30,317	100.0	%	$	26,327	100.0	%

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Overall, total investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, were $30.3 billion and $26.3 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. See Note 1 – Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion regarding how we account for our investment funds. Our investment fund portfolio is subject to a number of market-related risks including interest rate risk and equity market risk. Interest rate risk represents the potential for changes in the investment fund’s net asset values resulting from changes in the general level of interest rates. Equity market risk represents the potential for changes in the investment fund’s net asset values resulting from changes in equity markets or from other external factors which influence equity markets. These risks expose us to potential volatility in our earnings period-over-period. We actively monitor our exposure to these risks. The increase in investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, was primarily driven by net contributions into AAA and AAA Lux and favorable performance of the underlying assets within AAA and AAA Lux in 2026. The increase was also due to additional purchases of Athora common equity securities and the conversion of our previously held non-redeemable preferred equity interests in Athora into common equity in connection with the Athora transaction. These impacts were partially offset by the deconsolidation of a VIE in the second quarter of 2026.

Funds Withheld at Interest

Funds withheld at interest represent a receivable for amounts contractually withheld by ceding companies in accordance with modco and funds withheld reinsurance agreements in which we act as the reinsurer. Generally, assets equal to statutory reserves are withheld and legally owned by the ceding company. We hold funds withheld at interest receivables, including those held with Venerable, The Lincoln National Life Company and Jackson National Life Insurance Company. As of June 30, 2026, the majority of the ceding companies holding the assets pursuant to such reinsurance agreements had a financial strength rating of A+ or better (based on an S&P scale).

The funds withheld at interest balance represents the host contract and an embedded derivative. We are subject to the investment performance on the withheld assets with the total return directly impacting the host contract and the embedded derivative. Interest accrues at a risk-free rate on the host receivable and is recorded as net investment income in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). The embedded derivative in our reinsurance agreements is similar to a total return swap on the income generated by the underlying assets held by the ceding companies. The change in the embedded derivative is recorded in investment related gains (losses) in the condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). Although we do not legally own the underlying investments in the funds withheld at interest, in each instance, the ceding company has hired Apollo to manage the withheld assets in accordance with our investment guidelines.

The following summarizes the underlying investment composition of the funds withheld at interest, including related parties:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Carrying Value		Percentage of Total		Carrying Value		Percentage of Total
Fixed maturity securities
US government and agencies	$	3	—	%	$	—	—	%
Corporate	9,087		51.7	%	10,234		52.1	%
ABS	1,185		6.7	%	1,729		8.8	%
CLO	620		3.5	%	680		3.5	%
CMBS	628		3.6	%	627		3.2	%
RMBS	649		3.7	%	610		3.1	%
Foreign governments	297		1.7	%	293		1.5	%
US state, municipal and political subdivisions	82		0.5	%	140		0.7	%
Mortgage loans	3,399		19.3	%	3,389		17.3	%
Investment funds	857		4.9	%	875		4.4	%
Equity securities	115		0.7	%	224		1.1	%
Short-term investments	45		0.2	%	50		0.3	%
Derivative assets	53		0.3	%	53		0.3	%

Cash and cash equivalents	596		3.4	%	751		3.8	%
Other assets and liabilities	(27)		(0.2)	%	(27)		(0.1)	%
Total funds withheld at interest, including related parties	$	17,589	100.0	%	$	19,628	100.0	%

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we held $17.6 billion and $19.6 billion, respectively, of funds withheld at interest receivables, including related parties. Approximately 96.0% and 95.8% of the fixed maturity securities within the funds withheld at interest are investment grade by NAIC designation as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The decrease in funds withheld at interest, including related parties, was primarily driven by run-off of the underlying blocks of business.

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Derivative Instruments

We hold derivative instruments for economic hedging purposes to reduce our exposure to the cash flow variability of assets and liabilities, equity market risk, foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. The types of derivatives we may use include interest rate swaps, foreign currency swaps and forward contracts, total return swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, futures and equity options.

A discussion regarding our derivative instruments and how such instruments are used to manage risk is included in Note 3 – Derivative Instruments to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

As part of our risk management strategies, management continually evaluates our derivative instrument holdings and the effectiveness of such holdings in addressing risks identified in our operations.

Net Invested Assets

The following summarizes our net invested assets:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Net Invested Asset Value1		Percentage of Total		Net Invested Asset Value1		Percentage of Total
Corporate	$	89,692	28.5	%	$	86,664	29.6	%
CLO	21,897		7.0	%	25,401		8.7	%
Credit	111,589		35.5	%	112,065		38.3	%
CML	38,930		12.4	%	31,789		10.9	%
RML	42,786		13.6	%	43,326		14.8	%
RMBS	7,056		2.2	%	7,592		2.6	%
CMBS	9,414		3.0	%	9,877		3.4	%
Real estate	98,186		31.2	%	92,584		31.7	%
ABS	44,155		14.1	%	38,417		13.1	%
Alternative investments	15,745		5.0	%	13,868		4.7	%
State, municipal, political subdivisions and foreign government	3,024		1.0	%	3,081		1.0	%
Equity securities	1,797		0.6	%	2,039		0.7	%
Short-term investments	242		0.1	%	207		0.1	%
US government and agencies	19,724		6.3	%	14,225		4.9	%
Other investments	84,687		27.1	%	71,837		24.5	%
Cash and cash equivalents	13,512		4.3	%	10,490		3.6	%
Other	6,116		1.9	%	5,438		1.9	%
Net invested assets	$	314,090	100.0	%	$	292,414	100.0	%

1 See Key Operating and Non-GAAP Measures for the definition of net invested assets.

Our net invested assets were $314.1 billion and $292.4 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, corporate securities included $24.1 billion of private placements, which represented 7.7% of our net invested assets. The increase in net invested assets was primarily driven by growth from net organic inflows of $33.1 billion in excess of net liability outflows of $16.2 billion, the reinvestment of earnings and favorable alternative investment performance. These impacts were partially offset by a decrease in net short-term repurchase agreements outstanding in 2026 and the payment of common and preferred stock dividends.

In managing our business, we utilize net invested assets as presented in the above table. Net invested assets do not correspond to total investments, including related parties, on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, as discussed previously in Key Operating and Non-GAAP Measures. Net invested assets represent the investments that directly back our net reserve liabilities and surplus assets. We believe this view of our portfolio provides a view of the assets for which we have economic exposure. We adjust the presentation for assumed and ceded reinsurance transactions to include or exclude the underlying investments based upon the contractual transfer of economic exposure to such underlying investments. We also adjust for VIEs to show the net investment in the funds, which are included in the alternative investments line above, as well as adjusting for the allowance for credit losses. Net invested assets include our proportionate share of ACRA investments, based on our economic ownership, but exclude the proportionate share of investments associated with the noncontrolling interests.

Net invested assets is utilized by management to evaluate our investment portfolio. Net invested assets is used in the computation of net investment earned rate, which allows us to analyze the profitability of our investment portfolio. Net invested assets is also used in our risk management processes for asset purchases, product design and underwriting, stress scenarios, liquidity and ALM.

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Net Alternative Investments

The following summarizes our net alternative investments:


	June 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Net Invested Asset Value		Percentage of Total		Net Invested Asset Value		Percentage of Total
Origination platforms
Wheels	$	763	4.8	%	$	739	5.3	%
Redding Ridge	701		4.5	%	645		4.7	%
MidCap Financial	600		3.8	%	588		4.2	%
Aqua Finance	336		2.1	%	319		2.3	%
Skylign	351		2.2	%	344		2.5	%
Apterra	502		3.2	%	531		3.8	%
Atlas	631		4.0	%	560		4.0	%
Cadma	309		2.0	%	271		1.9	%
Other	828		5.3	%	733		5.3	%
Origination platforms	5,021		31.9	%	4,730		34.0	%
Apollo and other investments
Real assets	1,522		9.6	%	1,701		12.3	%
Private equity	1,128		7.2	%	1,086		7.8	%
Structured equity and other	3,200		20.3	%	927		6.7	%
Equity	5,850		37.1	%	3,714		26.8	%
Credit	910		5.8	%	2,125		15.3	%
Liquid assets and other	327		2.1	%	770		5.6	%
Apollo and other investments	7,087		45.0	%	6,609		47.7	%
Total AAA1	12,108		76.9	%	11,339		81.7	%
Retirement services
Athora	2,012		12.8	%	1,124		8.1	%
Venerable	360		2.3	%	356		2.6	%

Retirement services	2,372		15.1	%	1,480		10.7	%
Apollo and other investments
Equity	560		3.5	%	617		4.5	%
Credit	601		3.8	%	417		3.0	%
Other	104		0.7	%	15		0.1	%
Apollo and other investments	1,265		8.0	%	1,049		7.6	%
Total Non-AAA	3,637		23.1	%	2,529		18.3	%
Net alternative investments	$	15,745	100.0	%	$	13,868	100.0	%

1 Includes net alternative investments of AAA and AAA Lux.

Net alternative investments were $15.7 billion and $13.9 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, representing 5.0% and 4.7% of our net invested asset portfolio as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, we held approximately 77% of our net alternative investments through AAA and AAA Lux and had a net ownership percentage in it of approximately 43%. The increase in net alternative investments was primarily driven by deployment into structured equity and other funds, the additional purchases of Athora common equity securities and the conversion of our previously held non-redeemable preferred equity interests in Athora into common equity in connection with the Athora transaction, the deployment of our cash contributions into AAA and favorable alternative investment performance in 2026.

Net alternative investments do not correspond to the total investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As previously discussed in the net invested assets section, we adjust the US GAAP presentation primarily for assumed and ceded reinsurance and VIE impacts. Net alternative investments include our proportionate share of ACRA alternative investments, based on our economic ownership, but exclude the proportionate share of alternative investments associated with the noncontrolling interests.

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Through our relationship with Apollo, we have indirectly invested in companies that meet the key characteristics we look for in net alternative investments. Athora is our largest alternative investment.

Athora

Athora is a leading European savings and retirement services group focused on the traditional life and pensions market. Athora deploys capital and resources to further its mission to build a stand-alone independent and integrated insurance and reinsurance business. Athora’s growth is achieved primarily through acquisitions, portfolio transfers and reinsurance. Athora is building a European insurance brand and has successfully acquired, integrated and transformed multiple insurance companies.

Our alternative investment in Athora had a carrying value of $2.0 billion and $1.1 billion as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The increase in our investment in Athora was driven by the additional purchases of Athora common equity securities and the conversion of our previously held non-redeemable preferred equity interests in Athora into common equity in connection with the Athora transaction in the first quarter of 2026. Our investment in Athora represents our proportionate share of its net asset value, which largely reflects any contributions to and distributions from Athora and changes in its fair value. Athora returned a net investment earned rate of 4.90% and 1.46% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and 3.90% and (0.65)% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Alternative investment income from Athora was $27 million and $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $36 million and $(2) million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in alternative investment income compared to 2025 was primarily driven by a valuation increase on Athora in 2026 related to updated business plans following its first quarter acquisition, as well as increased capital requirements related to expanded solvency requirements impacting the valuation of Athora in 2025.

Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliations

The reconciliation of net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder to spread related earnings is as follows:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder	$	953	$	503	$	(1,020)	$	923
Less: Preferred stock redemption	—		84		—		84
Add: Preferred stock dividends	36		45		71		90
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	698		222		1,154		516
Net income	1,687		686		205		1,445
Income tax expense (benefit)	217		(34)		1,890		141
Income before income taxes	1,904		652		2,095		1,586




Investment gains (losses), net of offsets	23		(509)		(673)		(358)




Non-operating change in insurance liabilities and related derivatives	358		149		316		(218)
Integration, restructuring and other non-operating items	(41)		(32)		(74)		(62)
Stock compensation expense	(12)		(11)		(22)		(22)
Preferred stock dividends	36		45		71		90
Noncontrolling interests – pre-tax income and VIE adjustments	663		190		881		532
Less: Total adjustments to income before income taxes	1,027		(168)		499		(38)
Spread related earnings	$	877	$	820	$	1,596	$	1,624

The reconciliation of total Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity to total adjusted Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder’s equity is as follows:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Total Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity	$	18,556	$	20,492
Less: Preferred stock	2,470		2,470
Total Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder’s equity	16,086		18,022
Less: Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,213)		(2,641)
Less: Accumulated change in fair value of reinsurance assets	(1,106)		(1,171)
Less: Accumulated change in fair value of mortgage loan assets	(1,495)		(1,009)
Total adjusted Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder’s equity	$	21,900	$	22,843

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The reconciliation of leverage ratio to adjusted leverage ratio is as follows:


(In millions, except percentages)	June 30, 2026			December 31, 2025
Total debt	$	7,832		$	7,848
Add: 50% of preferred stock	1,235			1,235
Less: 50% of subordinated debt	888			888
Less: Adjustment to arrive at notional	151			167
Adjusted leverage	$	8,028		$	8,028

Total debt	$	7,832		$	7,848
Total Athene Holding Ltd. stockholders’ equity	18,556			20,492
Total capitalization	26,388			28,340
Less: Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,213)			(2,641)
Less: Accumulated change in fair value of reinsurance assets	(1,106)			(1,171)
Less: Accumulated change in fair value of mortgage loan assets	(1,495)			(1,009)
Less: Adjustment to arrive at notional	244			260
Total adjusted capitalization	$	31,958		$	32,901

Leverage ratio	39.0		%	36.4		%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3.9)		%	(2.9)		%
Accumulated change in fair value of reinsurance assets	(1.3)		%	(1.3)		%
Accumulated change in fair value of mortgage loan assets	(1.8)		%	(1.1)		%
Adjustment to exclude 50% of preferred stock	(3.8)		%	(3.7)		%
Adjustment to exclude 50% of subordinated debt	(2.8)		%	(2.7)		%
Adjustment to arrive at notional	(0.3)		%	(0.3)		%
Adjusted leverage ratio	25.1		%	24.4		%

The reconciliation of net investment income to net investment earnings and earned rate is as follows:


	Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
	2026				2025				2026				2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Dollar		Rate		Dollar		Rate		Dollar		Rate		Dollar		Rate
US GAAP net investment income	$	4,988	6.50	%	$	4,429	6.59	%	$	9,757	6.46	%	$	8,420	6.43	%
Change in fair value of reinsurance assets	(106)		(0.14)	%	(65)		(0.10)	%	(200)		(0.13)	%	(128)		(0.10)	%
VIE earnings and noncontrolling interests	436		0.57	%	382		0.57	%	721		0.48	%	816		0.62	%
Forward points adjustment on foreign exchange derivative hedges	19		0.02	%	26		0.04	%	47		0.03	%	50		0.04	%
Held-for-trading amortization	(46)		(0.06)	%	(40)		(0.06)	%	(103)		(0.07)	%	(69)		(0.05)	%
Reinsurance impacts	(30)		(0.04)	%	(39)		(0.06)	%	(57)		(0.04)	%	(79)		(0.06)	%
ACRA noncontrolling interests	(1,311)		(1.71)	%	(1,159)		(1.72)	%	(2,560)		(1.69)	%	(2,233)		(1.70)	%
Other	84		0.11	%	(35)		(0.05)	%	190		0.12	%	(47)		(0.04)	%
Total adjustments to arrive at net investment earnings/earned rate	(954)		(1.25)	%	(930)		(1.38)	%	(1,962)		(1.30)	%	(1,690)		(1.29)	%
Total net investment earnings/earned rate	$	4,034	5.25	%	$	3,499	5.21	%	$	7,795	5.16	%	$	6,730	5.14	%

Average net invested assets	$	307,190			$	268,703			$	302,265			$	262,017

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The reconciliation of benefits and expenses to cost of funds is as follows:


	Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
	2026				2025				2026				2025
(In millions, except percentages)	Dollar		Rate		Dollar		Rate		Dollar		Rate		Dollar		Rate
US GAAP benefits and expenses	$	7,248	9.44	%	$	4,707	7.01	%	$	10,725	7.10	%	$	7,959	6.08	%
Premiums	(170)		(0.22)	%	(107)		(0.16)	%	(387)		(0.26)	%	(234)		(0.18)	%
Product charges	(299)		(0.39)	%	(274)		(0.41)	%	(580)		(0.38)	%	(539)		(0.41)	%
Other revenues	(4)		(0.01)	%	(6)		(0.01)	%	(8)		(0.01)	%	(10)		(0.01)	%
Indexed annuity option costs	523		0.68	%	449		0.67	%	1,025		0.68	%	879		0.67	%
Reinsurance impacts	(25)		(0.03)	%	(27)		(0.04)	%	(47)		(0.03)	%	(57)		(0.05)	%
Non-operating change in insurance liabilities and embedded derivatives	(2,594)		(3.38)	%	(1,045)		(1.56)	%	(2,195)		(1.45)	%	(1,092)		(0.83)	%
Policy and other operating expenses, excluding policy acquisition expenses	(483)		(0.63)	%	(441)		(0.65)	%	(987)		(0.65)	%	(881)		(0.67)	%

Forward points adjustment on foreign exchange derivative hedges	77		0.10	%	74		0.11	%	153		0.10	%	126		0.10	%
AmerUs Closed Block fair value liability	(4)		(0.01)	%	(6)		(0.01)	%	7		—	%	(24)		(0.02)	%
ACRA noncontrolling interests	(1,362)		(1.77)	%	(927)		(1.38)	%	(2,066)		(1.37)	%	(1,583)		(1.21)	%
Other	35		0.05	%	73		0.11	%	109		0.07	%	136		0.10	%
Total adjustments to arrive at cost of funds	(4,306)		(5.61)	%	(2,237)		(3.33)	%	(4,976)		(3.30)	%	(3,279)		(2.51)	%
Total cost of funds	$	2,942	3.83	%	$	2,470	3.68	%	$	5,749	3.80	%	$	4,680	3.57	%

Average net invested assets	$	307,190			$	268,703			$	302,265			$	262,017

The reconciliation of policy and other operating expenses to other operating expenses is as follows:


	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025		2026		2025
US GAAP policy and other operating expenses	$	614	$	571	$	1,265	$	1,136
Interest expense	(216)		(178)		(440)		(345)
Policy acquisition expenses, net of deferrals	(131)		(130)		(278)		(255)
Integration, restructuring and other non-operating items	(41)		(31)		(74)		(61)
Stock compensation expenses	(12)		(11)		(22)		(22)
ACRA noncontrolling interests	(94)		(97)		(198)		(197)
Other	(9)		(15)		(24)		(31)
Total adjustments to arrive at other operating expenses	(503)		(462)		(1,036)		(911)
Other operating expenses	$	111	$	109	$	229	$	225

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The reconciliation of total investments, including related parties, to net invested assets is as follows:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Total investments, including related parties	$	377,369	$	356,457
Derivative assets	(11,034)		(9,190)
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash)	23,540		16,326
Accrued investment income	4,015		3,395
Net receivable (payable) for collateral on derivatives	(5,010)		(3,458)
Reinsurance impacts	(6,725)		(6,350)
VIE and VOE assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests	19,825		19,023
Unrealized (gains) losses	13,476		10,002
Ceded policy loans	(154)		(160)
Net investment receivables (payables)	(2,360)		217
Allowance for credit losses	709		763
Other investments	(53)		(52)
Total adjustments to arrive at gross invested assets	36,229		30,516
Gross invested assets	413,598		386,973
ACRA noncontrolling interests	(99,508)		(94,559)
Net invested assets	$	314,090	$	292,414

The reconciliation of total investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs, to net alternative investments within net invested assets is as follows:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Investment funds, including related parties and consolidated VIEs	$	30,317	$	26,327
Investment funds within funds withheld at interest	840		859
Net assets of VIEs, excluding investment funds	(10,372)		(9,098)
Unrealized (gains) losses	2		(49)
Investment in ADIP	(225)		(231)
Other assets	(166)		(169)
Total adjustments to arrive at gross alternative investments	(9,921)		(8,688)
Gross alternative investments	20,396		17,639
ACRA noncontrolling interests	(4,651)		(3,771)
Net alternative investments	$	15,745	$	13,868

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The reconciliation of total liabilities to net reserve liabilities is as follows:


(In millions)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Total liabilities	$	438,074	$	406,567
Debt	(7,832)		(7,848)
Derivative liabilities	(6,241)		(5,742)
Payables for collateral on derivatives and short-term securities to repurchase	(7,955)		(7,838)
Other liabilities	(13,099)		(8,888)
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs	(1,401)		(1,712)
Reinsurance impacts	(13,390)		(13,209)
Ceded policy loans	(154)		(160)
Market risk benefit asset	(168)		(212)

Total adjustments to arrive at gross reserve liabilities	(50,240)		(45,609)
Gross reserve liabilities	387,834		360,958
ACRA noncontrolling interests	(94,536)		(89,725)
Net reserve liabilities	$	293,298	$	271,233

Liquidity and Capital Resources

There are two forms of liquidity relevant to our business: funding liquidity and balance sheet liquidity. Funding liquidity relates to the ability to fund operations. Balance sheet liquidity relates to our ability to sell assets held in our investment portfolio without incurring significant costs from fees, bid-offer spreads, or market impact. We manage our liquidity position by matching projected cash demands with adequate sources of cash and other liquid assets. Our principal sources of liquidity, in the ordinary course of business, are operating cash flows and holdings of cash, cash equivalents and other readily marketable assets.

Our investment portfolio is structured to ensure a strong liquidity position over time to permit timely payment of policy and contract benefits without requiring asset sales at inopportune times or at depressed prices. In general, liquid assets include cash and cash equivalents, highly rated bonds, short-term investments, unaffiliated preferred stock and publicly traded common stock, all of which generally have liquid markets with a large number of buyers, but exclude pledged assets, mainly associated with funding agreement and repurchase agreement liabilities. The carrying value of these assets, excluding assets within modified coinsurance and funds withheld portfolios, as of June 30, 2026 was $133.3 billion. Assets included in modified coinsurance and funds withheld portfolios, including assets held in reinsurance trusts, are available to fund the benefits for the associated obligations but are restricted from other uses. The carrying value of the underlying assets in these modified coinsurance and funds withheld portfolios that we consider liquid as of June 30, 2026 was $9.0 billion. Although our investment portfolio does contain assets that are generally considered less liquid for liquidity monitoring purposes (primarily mortgage loans, policy loans, real estate and investment funds), there is some ability to raise cash from these assets if needed. In periods of economic downturn, we may seek to raise or hold additional cash and liquid assets to manage our liquidity risk and to take advantage of market dislocations as they arise.

We have access to additional liquidity through our Credit Facility and Liquidity Facility. We entered into a new Credit Facility on June 26, 2026, which replaced our previous agreement dated as of June 30, 2023. The Credit Facility has a borrowing capacity of $1.75 billion, subject to being increased up to $2.5 billion in total on the terms described in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility has a commitment termination date of June 26, 2031, subject to up to two one-year extensions, and was undrawn as of June 30, 2026. We entered into a new Liquidity Facility on June 26, 2026, which replaced our previous agreement dated as of June 27, 2025. The Liquidity Facility has a borrowing capacity of $2.6 billion, subject to being increased up to $3.1 billion in total on the terms described in the Liquidity Facility. The Liquidity Facility has a commitment termination date of June 25, 2027, subject to additional 364-day extensions, and was undrawn as of June 30, 2026. We also have access to $2.0 billion of committed repurchase facilities. Our registration statement on Form S-3 ASR (Shelf Registration Statement) provides us with access to the capital markets, subject to market conditions and other factors. We are also the counterparty to repurchase agreements with several different financial institutions, pursuant to which we may obtain short-term liquidity, to the extent available. In addition, through our membership in the FHLB, we are eligible to borrow under variable-rate short-term federal funds arrangements to provide additional liquidity.

We proactively manage our liquidity position to meet cash needs while minimizing adverse impacts on investment returns. We analyze our cash-flow liquidity over the upcoming 12 months by modeling potential demands on liquidity under a variety of scenarios, taking into account the provisions of our policies and contracts in force, our cash flow position, and the volume of cash and readily marketable securities in our portfolio.

Liquidity risk is monitored, managed and mitigated through a number of stress tests and analyses to assess our ability to meet our cash flow requirements, as well as the ability of our reinsurance and insurance subsidiaries to meet their collateral obligations, under various stress scenarios. We further seek to mitigate liquidity risk by maintaining access to alternative, external sources of liquidity as described below.

Our liquidity risk management framework is codified in our Liquidity Risk Policy that is reviewed and approved by our board of directors.

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Insurance Subsidiaries’ Liquidity

Operations

The primary cash flow sources for our insurance subsidiaries include retirement services product inflows (premiums and deposits), investment income, principal repayments on our investments, net transfers from separate accounts and financial product inflows. Uses of cash include investment purchases, payments to policyholders for surrenders, withdrawals and payout benefits, interest and principal payments on funding agreements and outstanding debt, payments to satisfy pension group annuity obligations, policy acquisition and general operating costs and payment of cash dividends.

Our policyholder obligations are generally long-term in nature. However, policyholders may elect to withdraw some or all of their account value in amounts that exceed our estimates and assumptions over the life of an annuity contract. We include provisions within our annuity policies, such as surrender charges and MVAs, which are intended to protect us from early withdrawals. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, approximately 87% and 85%, respectively, of our deferred annuity liabilities were subject to penalty upon surrender. In addition, as of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, approximately 69% of policies contained MVAs that may also have the effect of limiting early withdrawals if interest rates increase but may encourage early withdrawals by effectively subsidizing a portion of surrender charges when interest rates decrease. As of June 30, 2026, approximately 36% of our net reserve liabilities were generally non-surrenderable, including buy-out pension group annuities other than those that can be withdrawn as lump sums, funding agreements, payout annuities and guaranteed investment contracts, while 54% were subject to penalty upon surrender.

Membership in Federal Home Loan Bank

Through our membership in the FHLB, we are eligible to borrow under variable-rate short-term federal funds arrangements to provide additional liquidity. The borrowings must be secured by eligible collateral such as mortgage loans, eligible CMBS or RMBS, government or agency securities and guaranteed loans. As of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had no outstanding borrowings under these arrangements.

We have issued funding agreements to the FHLB. These funding agreements were issued in an investment spread strategy, consistent with other investment spread operations. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had funding agreements outstanding with the FHLB in the aggregate principal amount of $27.7 billion and $23.3 billion, respectively.

The maximum FHLB indebtedness by a member is determined by the amount of collateral pledged and cannot exceed a specified percentage of the member’s total statutory assets, dependent on the internal credit rating assigned to the member by the FHLB. As of June 30, 2026, our total maximum borrowing capacity under the FHLB facilities was limited to $70.1 billion. However, our ability to borrow under the facilities is constrained by the availability of assets that qualify as eligible collateral under the facilities and certain other limitations. Considering these limitations, as of June 30, 2026, we had the ability to draw up to an estimated $33.8 billion, inclusive of borrowings then outstanding. This estimate is based on our internal analysis and assumptions and may not accurately measure collateral that is ultimately acceptable to the FHLB.

Securities Repurchase Agreements

We engage in repurchase transactions whereby we sell fixed income securities to third parties, primarily major brokerage firms or commercial banks, with a concurrent agreement to repurchase such securities at a determined future date. We require that, at all times during the term of the repurchase agreements, we maintain sufficient cash or other liquid assets to allow us to fund substantially all of the repurchase price. Proceeds received from the sale of securities pursuant to these arrangements are generally invested in short-term investments or maintained in cash, with the offsetting obligation to repurchase the security included within payables for collateral on derivatives and securities to repurchase on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Under the terms of the repurchase agreements, we monitor the market value of the securities sold and may be required to deliver additional collateral (which may be in the form of cash or additional securities) to the extent the value of the securities sold decreases prior to the repurchase date.

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the payables for repurchase agreements were $3.2 billion and $6.0 billion, respectively, while the fair value of securities and collateral held by counterparties backing the repurchase agreements was $3.4 billion and $6.2 billion, respectively. As of June 30, 2026, payables for repurchase agreements, based on original issuance, included no short-term and $3.2 billion of long-term repurchase agreements. As of December 31, 2025, payables for repurchase agreements, based on original issuance, included $2.8 billion of short-term and $3.2 billion of long-term repurchase agreements.

We have a $1.0 billion committed repurchase facility with BNP Paribas. The facility has an initial commitment period of 12 months and automatically renews for successive 12-month periods until terminated by either party. During the commitment period, we may sell and BNP Paribas is required to purchase eligible investment grade corporate bonds pursuant to repurchase transactions at pre-agreed discounts in exchange for a commitment fee. As of June 30, 2026, we had no outstanding payables under this facility.

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We have a $1.0 billion committed repurchase facility with Societe Generale. The facility has a commitment term of 5 years; however, either party may terminate the facility upon 24 months’ notice, in which case the facility will end upon the earlier of (1) such designated termination date, or (2) July 26, 2026. During the commitment period, we may sell and Societe Generale is required to purchase eligible investment grade corporate bonds pursuant to repurchase transactions at pre-agreed rates in exchange for an ongoing commitment fee for the facility. As of June 30, 2026, we had no outstanding payables under this facility. Upon termination of our existing agreement, we entered into a new $1.0 billion committed repurchase facility with Societe Generale effective July 26, 2026. The facility has a commitment term of 5 years; however, either party may terminate the facility upon 12 months’ notice, in which case the facility will end upon the earlier of (1) such designated termination date, or (2) July 26, 2031.

Cash Flows

Our cash flows were as follows:


	Six months ended June 30,
(In millions)	2026		2025
Net income	$	205	$	1,445
Non-cash revenues and expenses	2,426		37
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,631		1,482
Sales, maturities and repayments of investments	50,151		37,207
Purchases of investments	(74,936)		(73,825)
Other investing activities	1,171		(243)
Net cash used in investing activities	(23,614)		(36,861)
Inflows on investment-type policies and contracts	41,617		45,973
Withdrawals on investment-type policies and contracts	(14,741)		(9,604)
Other financing activities	925		(3,022)
Net cash provided by financing activities	27,801		33,347
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2)		13
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	6,816	$	(2,019)

Note: Cash and cash equivalents includes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash and cash equivalents of consolidated variable interest entities.

Cash flows from operating activities

The primary cash inflows from operating activities include net investment income and insurance premiums. The primary cash outflows from operating activities are composed of benefit and interest payments as well as other operating expenses. Our operating activities generated cash flows totaling $2.6 billion and $1.5 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in net investment income, a tax refund received in 2026 compared to taxes paid in 2025, less cash paid on reinsurance settlements in 2026 and an increase in premiums, net of payouts, partially offset by an increase in cash paid for interest on funding agreements and other operating expenses.

Cash flows from investing activities

The primary cash inflows from investing activities are the sales, maturities and repayments of investments. The primary cash outflows from investing activities are the purchases and acquisitions of new investments. Our investing activities used cash flows totaling $23.6 billion and $36.9 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease in cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily driven by an increase in the sales, maturities and repayments of investments, an increase in investment payables, net of receivables, and a smaller increase in cash posted as collateral by us for derivative transactions compared to 2025, partially offset by an increase in the purchases of investments and cash paid for derivative settlements in 2026 compared to cash received from derivative settlements in 2025.

Cash flows from financing activities

The primary cash inflows from financing activities are inflows on our investment-type policies and contracts, changes in cash collateral for derivative transactions posted by counterparties, capital contributions and proceeds from debt and preferred stock issuances. The primary cash outflows from financing activities are withdrawals on our investment-type policies and contracts, changes in cash collateral for derivative transactions posted by counterparties, capital distributions, repayments of outstanding borrowings and payment of preferred and common stock dividends. Our financing activities provided cash flows totaling $27.8 billion and $33.3 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 2025 was primarily attributable to lower cash received from deferred annuity and funding agreement inflows, net of cash outflows, cash received from the issuance of long-term debt in 2025 and a decrease in capital contributions, net of distributions, compared to 2025, partially offset by an increase

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in cash collateral posted by counterparties for derivative transactions in 2026, higher cash received from guaranteed investment contracts and stable value products, less cash paid to settle outstanding repurchase agreements in 2026 and cash paid for the redemption of our Series C preferred stock in 2025.

Material Cash Obligations

The following table summarizes estimated future cash obligations as of June 30, 2026:


	Payments Due by Period
(In millions)	2026		2027-2028		2029-2030		2031 and thereafter		Total
Interest sensitive contract liabilities	$	15,029	$	95,144	$	94,647	$	139,773	$	344,593
Future policy benefits	1,603		5,853		5,327		35,458		48,241
Market risk benefits	—		—		—		7,792		7,792
Other policy claims and benefits	98		—		—		—		98
Dividends payable to policyholders	4		17		14		52		87
Debt1	220		1,859		1,282		13,692		17,053
Securities to repurchase2	79		2,369		1,143		—		3,591
Total	$	17,033	$	105,242	$	102,413	$	196,767	$	421,455

1 The obligations for debt payments include contractual maturities of principal and estimated future interest payments based on the terms of the debt agreements.
2 The obligations for securities to repurchase payments include contractual maturities of principal and estimated future interest payments based on the terms of the agreements. Future interest payments on floating rate repurchase agreements were calculated using the June 30, 2026 interest rate.

Holding Company Liquidity

Common Stock Dividends

We intend to pay regular common stock dividends to our parent company of $750 million per year, generally paid at the end of each quarter; provided that the declaration and payment of any dividends are at the sole discretion of our board of directors, which may change the dividend policy at any time, including, without limitation, eliminating the dividend entirely.

We declared common stock cash dividends of $187 million on April 20, 2026, payable to the holder of AHL’s common stock with a record date of June 12, 2026 and payment date of June 15, 2026. We have paid $375 million in common stock cash dividends for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

We declared and paid common stock cash dividends of $187 million and $375 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.

Dividends from Insurance Subsidiaries

AHL is a holding company whose primary liquidity needs include the cash flow requirements relating to its corporate activities, including its day-to-day operations, debt servicing, preferred and common stock dividend payments and strategic transactions, such as acquisitions. The primary sources of AHL’s cash flows are dividends from its subsidiaries, capital market issuances and intercompany borrowings, which are expected to be adequate to fund cash flow requirements based on current estimates of future obligations.

The ability of AHL’s insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends is limited by applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdictions where the subsidiaries are domiciled, as well as agreements entered into with regulators. These laws and regulations require, among other things, the insurance subsidiaries to maintain minimum solvency requirements and limit the amount of dividends these subsidiaries can pay.

Subject to these limitations and prior notification to the appropriate regulatory agency, the US insurance subsidiaries are permitted to pay ordinary dividends based on calculations specified under insurance laws of the relevant state of domicile. Any distributions above the amount permitted by statute in any twelve-month period are considered to be extraordinary dividends, and require the approval of the appropriate regulator prior to payment. AHL does not currently plan on having the US subsidiaries pay any dividends to their parents.

Dividends from subsidiaries are projected to be the primary source of AHL’s liquidity. Under the Bermuda Insurance Act, each of our Bermuda insurance subsidiaries is prohibited from paying a dividend in an amount exceeding 25% of the prior year’s statutory capital and surplus, unless at least two members of the board of directors of the Bermuda insurance subsidiary and its principal representative in Bermuda sign and submit to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) an affidavit attesting that a dividend in excess of this amount would not cause the Bermuda insurance subsidiary to fail to meet its relevant margins. In certain instances, the Bermuda insurance subsidiary would also be required to provide prior notice to the BMA in advance of the payment of dividends. In the event that such an affidavit is submitted to the BMA in accordance with the Bermuda Insurance Act, and further subject to the Bermuda insurance subsidiary meeting its relevant margins, the Bermuda

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insurance subsidiary is permitted to distribute up to the sum of 100% of statutory surplus and an amount less than 15% of its total statutory capital. Distributions in excess of this amount require the approval of the BMA.

The maximum distribution permitted by law or contract is not necessarily indicative of our actual ability to pay such distributions, which may be further restricted by business and other considerations, such as the impact of such distributions on surplus, which could affect our ratings or competitive position and the amount of premiums that can be written. Specifically, the level of capital needed to maintain desired financial strength ratings from rating agencies, including S&P, A.M. Best, Fitch and Moody’s, is of particular concern when determining the amount of capital available for distributions. AHL believes its insurance subsidiaries have sufficient statutory capital and surplus, combined with additional capital available to be provided by AHL, to meet their financial strength ratings objectives. Finally, state insurance laws and regulations require that the statutory surplus of our insurance subsidiaries following any dividend or distribution must be reasonable in relation to their outstanding liabilities and adequate for the insurance subsidiaries’ financial needs.

Other Sources of Funding

We may seek to secure additional funding at the holding company level by means other than dividends from subsidiaries, such as by drawing on our undrawn $1.75 billion Credit Facility or by pursuing future issuances of debt or preferred stock to third-party investors. Certain other sources of liquidity potentially available at the holding company level are discussed below. Our Credit Facility contains various standard covenants with which we must comply, including maintaining a consolidated debt-to-capitalization ratio of not greater than 40%, maintaining a minimum consolidated net worth of no less than $22.1 billion and restrictions on our ability to incur liens, with certain exceptions. Rates, ratios and terms are as defined in the Credit Facility.

Shelf Registration – Under our Shelf Registration Statement, subject to market conditions, we have the ability to issue, in indeterminate amounts, debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants and units.

Debt – The following summarizes our outstanding long-term senior and subordinated notes as of June 30, 2026 (in millions, except percentages):

Issuance

Issue Date

Maturity Date

Interest Rate

Principal Balance

2028 Senior Notes

January 12, 2018

January 12, 2028

4.125%

$1,000

2030 Senior Notes

April 3, 2020

April 3, 2030

6.150%

$500

2031 Senior Notes

October 8, 2020

January 15, 2031

3.500%

$500

2051 Senior Notes

May 25, 2021

May 25, 2051

3.950%

$500

2052 Senior Notes

December 13, 2021

May 15, 2052

3.450%

$500

2033 Senior Notes

November 21, 2022

February 1, 2033

6.650%

$400

2034 Senior Notes

December 12, 2023

January 15, 2034

5.875%

$600

2064 Subordinated Notes

March 7, 2024

March 30, 2064

7.250%1

$575

2054 Senior Notes

March 22, 2024

April 1, 2054

6.250%

$1,000

2054 Subordinated Notes

October 10, 2024

October 15, 2054

6.625%2

$600

2055 Senior Notes

May 19, 2025

May 19, 2055

6.625%

$1,000

2055 Subordinated Notes

June 27, 2025

June 28, 2055

6.875%3

$600

1 The 2064 Subordinated Notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 7.250% until March 30, 2029. On March 30, 2029, and every fifth anniversary thereafter, the interest rate resets to the five-year US Treasury rate (as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement) plus 2.986%.

2 The 2054 Subordinated Notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 6.625% until October 15, 2034. On October 15, 2034, and every fifth anniversary thereafter, the interest rate resets to the five-year US Treasury rate (as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement) plus 2.607%.

3 The 2055 Subordinated Notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 6.875% until June 28, 2035. On June 28, 2035, and every fifth anniversary thereafter, the interest rate resets to the five-year US Treasury rate (as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement) plus 2.582%.

See Note 8 – Debt to the condensed consolidated financial statements and Note 11 – Debt to the consolidated financial statements in our 2025 Annual Report for further information on debt.

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Preferred Stock – The following summarizes our perpetual non-cumulative preferred stock issuances as of June 30, 2026 (in millions, except share, per share data and percentages):


Issuance	Fixed/Floating	Rate	Issue Date	Optional Redemption Date1	Shares Issued	Par Value Per Share	Liquidation Value Per Share	Aggregate Net Proceeds
Series A	Fixed-to-Floating Rate	6.350%	June 10, 2019	June 30, 2029	34,500	$1.00	$25,000	$839
Series B	Fixed-Rate	5.625%	September 19, 2019	September 30, 2024	13,800	$1.00	$25,000	$333
Series D	Fixed-Rate	4.875%	December 18, 2020	December 30, 2025	23,000	$1.00	$25,000	$557
Series E	Fixed-Rate Reset	7.750%	December 12, 2022	Variable2	20,000	$1.00	$25,000	$487

1 We may redeem preferred stock any time on or after the dates set forth in this column, subject to the terms of the applicable certificate of designations.
2 We may redeem during a period from and including December 30 of each year in which there is a Reset Date to and including such Reset Date. Reset Date means December 30, 2027 and each date falling on the fifth anniversary of the preceding Reset Date.

See Note 12 – Equity to the consolidated financial statements in our 2025 Annual Report for further information on preferred stock.

Unsecured Revolving Promissory Note Payable with AGM – AHL has an unsecured revolving promissory note with AGM that allows AHL to borrow funds from AGM. The note has a borrowing capacity of $500 million and a maturity date of December 13, 2028, or earlier at AGM’s request. There was no outstanding balance on the note payable as of June 30, 2026.

Intercompany Note – AHL has an unsecured revolving note payable with ALRe, which permits AHL to borrow up to $4.0 billion with a fixed interest rate of 2.29% and a maturity date of December 15, 2028. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the revolving note payable had an outstanding balance of $3.0 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.

Capital

We believe we have a strong capital position and are well positioned to meet policyholder and other obligations. We measure capital sufficiency using various internal capital metrics that reflect management’s view on the various risks inherent to our business, the amount of capital required to support our core operating strategies and the amount of capital necessary to maintain our current ratings in a recessionary environment. The amount of capital required to support our core operating strategies is determined based upon internal modeling and analysis of economic risk, as well as inputs from rating agency capital models and consideration of both NAIC risk-based capital (RBC) and Bermuda capital requirements. Capital in excess of this required amount is considered excess equity capital, which is available to deploy.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our US insurance companies’ total adjusted capital (TAC), as defined by the NAIC, was $9.5 billion and $7.7 billion, respectively, and our US RBC ratio was 436% and 419%, respectively. Each US domestic insurance subsidiary’s state of domicile imposes minimum RBC requirements that were developed by the NAIC. The formulas for determining the amount of RBC specify various weighting factors that are applied to financial balances or various levels of activity based on the perceived degree of risk. Regulatory compliance is determined by a ratio of TAC to its authorized control level RBC. Our TAC was significantly in excess of all regulatory standards as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Bermuda statutory capital and surplus for our Bermuda insurance companies in aggregate was $18.6 billion and $17.0 billion as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Bermuda RBC ratio was 454% and 450%, respectively. The Bermuda RBC ratio is calculated using Bermuda Capital (as defined below) and applying NAIC RBC factors on an aggregate basis, excluding US subsidiaries which are included within our US RBC ratio. Bermuda Capital represents the capital of Athene’s non-US reinsurance subsidiaries as reported in the Bermuda statutory financial statements, adjusted to exclude deferred tax assets related to Bermuda CIT. Bermuda statutory financial statements apply US statutory accounting principles for policyholder reserve liabilities, which we subject to US cash flow testing requirements. There are certain differences between Bermuda statutory and US statutory frameworks that result in Consolidated RBC being approximately 20 RBC points higher as of December 31, 2025. The primary driver of this difference is that Bermuda statutory financial statements require that assets assumed as part of a reinsurance transaction and any assets sold are recorded at their market value, without posting an interest maintenance reserve. We expect this difference to reduce over time, and to decline to immaterial levels over the next five years. Our Bermuda insurance companies adhere to BMA regulatory capital requirements to maintain statutory capital and surplus to meet the minimum margin of solvency and maintain minimum Economic Balance Sheet (EBS) capital and surplus to meet the enhanced capital requirement. Under the EBS framework, assets are recorded at market value and insurance reserves are determined by reference to nine prescribed scenarios, with the scenario resulting in the highest reserve balance being ultimately required to be selected. For the Bermuda group, which includes the capital and surplus of AARe and all of its subsidiaries, including AAIA and its subsidiaries, EBS capital and surplus resulted in a Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR) ratio, computed as available statutory economic capital and surplus divided by ECR, of 202% and 243% as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. An insurer must have a BSCR ratio of 100% or greater to be considered solvent by the BMA. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Bermuda insurance companies held the appropriate capital to adhere to these regulatory standards.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our consolidated statutory capital and surplus in the aggregate was $28.5 billion and $24.8 billion, respectively, and our consolidated RBC ratio was 441% and 430%, respectively. Our consolidated regulatory capital represents the aggregate capital of our US and Bermuda insurance entities, determined with respect to each insurance entity by applying the statutory accounting principles applicable to each such entity with adjustments made to, among other things, assets and expenses at the holding company level. The Consolidated RBC ratio is calculated by aggregating US RBC and Bermuda RBC, with immaterial adjustments for net assets at the holding company.

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ACRA 1 – ACRA 1 provided us with access to on-demand capital to support our growth strategies and capital deployment opportunities. ACRA 1 provided a capital source to fund both our inorganic and organic channels. ALRe directly owns 37% of the economic interests in ACRA 1 and all of ACRA 1’s voting interests, with ADIP I owning the remaining 63% of the economic interests. The commitment period for ACRA 1 expired in August 2023.

ACRA 2 – Similar to ACRA 1, we funded ACRA 2 in December 2022 as another long-duration, on-demand capital vehicle. ALRe directly owns 37% of the economic interests in ACRA 2 and all of ACRA 2’s voting interests, with ADIP II owning the remaining 63% of the economic interests. ACRA 2 participates in certain transactions by drawing a portion of the required capital for such transactions from third-party investors equal to ADIP II’s proportionate economic interests in ACRA 2.

These stockholder-friendly, strategic capital solutions allow us the flexibility to simultaneously deploy capital across multiple accretive avenues, while maintaining a strong financial position.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of any contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Amounts based on such estimates involve numerous assumptions subject to varying and potentially significant degrees of judgment and uncertainty, particularly related to the future performance of the underlying business, and will likely change in the future as additional information becomes available. Critical estimates and assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing basis based on historical developments, market conditions, industry trends and other information that is reasonable under the circumstances. There can be no assurance that actual results will conform to estimates and assumptions and that reported results of operations will not be materially affected by the need to make future accounting adjustments to reflect periodic changes in these estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting estimates are impacted significantly by our methods, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our significant accounting policies described in Note 1 – Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements of our 2025 Annual Report. The most critical accounting estimates and judgments include those used in determining:

•fair value of investments;

•impairment of investments and allowances for expected credit losses;

•derivatives valuation, including embedded derivatives;

•future policy benefits;

•market risk benefits;

•consolidation of VIEs; and

•income taxes.

The above critical accounting estimates and judgments are discussed in detail in Part II—Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments of our 2025 Annual Report.

For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements affecting us, see Note 1 – Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We regularly analyze our exposure to market risks, which reflect potential losses in value due to credit and counterparty risk, interest rate risk, equity price risk, currency risk, commodity price risk and inflation risk. As a result of that analysis, we have determined that we are primarily exposed to credit risk, interest rate risk and equity price risk. A description of our market risk exposures, including strategies used to manage our exposure to market risk, may be found under Part II—Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of our 2025 Annual Report.

There have been no material changes to our market risk exposures from those previously disclosed in our 2025 Annual Report, except as

described below.

Sensitivities

Interest Rate Risk

We assess interest rate exposure for financial assets and liabilities using hypothetical stress tests and exposure analyses. Assuming all other factors are constant, if there was an immediate parallel increase in interest rates of 100 basis points from levels as of June 30, 2026, we estimate a net decrease to our point-in-time income before income taxes from changes in the fair value of these financial instruments of $4.9 billion, net of offsets. If there was a similar parallel increase in interest rates from levels as of December 31, 2025, we estimate a net decrease to our point-in-time income before income taxes from changes in the fair value of these financial instruments of $4.2 billion, net of offsets. The increase in sensitivity to point-in-time income before income taxes from changes in the fair value of these financial instruments as of June 30, 2026, when compared to December 31, 2025, is primarily driven by the purchase of assets with longer maturity dates and derivative activity during 2026. The financial instruments included in the sensitivity analysis are carried at fair value and changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. These financial instruments include derivative instruments, embedded derivatives, mortgage loans, certain fixed maturity securities and market risk benefits. The sensitivity analysis excludes those financial instruments carried at fair value for which changes in fair value are recognized in equity, such as AFS fixed maturity securities.

Assuming a 25 basis point increase in interest rates that persists for a 12-month period, the estimated impact to spread related earnings due to the change in net investment spread from floating rate assets and liabilities would be an increase of approximately $10 million, and a 25 basis point decrease would generally result in a similar decrease. This is calculated without regard to future changes to assumptions. Our floating rate asset position includes floating rate investments and cash and cash equivalents on a net invested asset basis, adjusted for net investment payables/receivables and cash posted as collateral for derivative transactions.

Changes in the fair value of market risk benefits due to current period movement in the interest rate curve used to discount the reserve are reflected in net income (loss) but excluded from spread related earnings. However, changes in interest rates that impact the cost of the projected GLWB and GMDB rider benefits, included within our market risk benefit reserve, are amortized within cost of funds in spread related earnings over the life of the business. Assuming a parallel increase in interest rates of 25 basis points, the estimated impact to spread related earnings over a 12-month period related to market risk benefits would be an increase of approximately $30 to $50 million, and a parallel decrease in interest rates of 25 basis points would generally result in a similar decrease. This is calculated without regard to future changes to assumptions.

We are unable to make forward-looking estimates regarding the impact on net income (loss) of changes in interest rates that persist for a longer period of time, or changes in the shape of the yield curve over time, as a result of an inability to determine how such changes will affect certain of the items that we characterize as “adjustments to income before income taxes” in our reconciliation between net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder and spread related earnings. See Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Measure Reconciliations for the reconciliation of net income (loss) available to Athene Holding Ltd. common stockholder to spread related earnings. The impact of changing rates on these adjustments is likely to be significant. See above for a discussion regarding the estimated impact on income before income taxes of an immediate, parallel increase in interest rates of 100 basis points from levels as of June 30, 2026, which discussion encompasses the impact of such an increase on certain of the adjustment items.

The models used to estimate the impact of changes in market interest rates incorporate numerous assumptions, require significant estimates and assume an immediate change in interest rates without any discretionary management action to counteract such a change. Consequently, potential changes in our valuations indicated by these simulations will likely be different from the actual changes experienced under any given interest rate scenarios and these differences may be material. Because we actively manage our assets and liabilities, the net exposure to interest rates can vary over time. However, any such decreases in the fair value of fixed maturity securities, unless related to credit concerns of the issuer requiring recognition of credit losses, would generally be realized only if we were required to sell such securities at losses to meet liquidity needs.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and our management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We have carried out an evaluation, as of the end of the period covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at attaining the level of reasonable assurance noted above.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) during the quarter ended June 30, 2026, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are subject to litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business, including litigation principally relating to our retail business. We cannot assure you that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover all liabilities arising out of such claims. The outcomes of legal proceedings and claims brought against us are subject to significant uncertainty. There is significant judgment required in assessing both the probability of an adverse outcome and the determination as to whether an exposure can be reasonably estimated. In management’s opinion, the ultimate disposition of any current legal proceeding or claim brought against us will not have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Litigation is, however, inherently uncertain and an adverse outcome from such litigation could have a material effect on the operating results of a particular reporting period.

From time to time, in the ordinary course of business and like others in the insurance and financial services industries, we receive requests for information from government agencies in connection with such agencies’ regulatory or investigatory authority. Such requests can include financial or market conduct examinations, subpoenas or demand letters for documents to assist the government in audits or investigations. We and each of our US insurance subsidiaries review such requests and notices and take appropriate action. We have been subject to certain requests for information and investigations in the past and could be subject to them in the future.

Descriptions of certain legal proceedings affecting us, if any, are included in Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to our risk factors from those previously disclosed in Part I–Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 2025 Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

Item 5. Other Information

During the three months ended June 30, 2026, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of AHL adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to any of AHL’s securities.

From time to time, we may use our website as a channel of distribution of material information. Financial and other material information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible at www.athene.com.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately below are filed as part of this report, which Exhibit Index is incorporated by reference herein.

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.			Description
4.1			Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated August 7, 2026, by and between Athene Holding Ltd. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 8-K filed on August 7, 2026).
4.2			Form of 6.150% Senior Notes due 2036 (included in Exhibit 4.1)
10.1			Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2026, among Athene Holding Ltd., Athene Annuity Re Ltd., Athene Life Re Ltd., and Athene USA Corporation, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.
10.2			Guaranty, dated as of June 26, 2026, among Athene Holding Ltd., Athene Life Re Ltd., Athene USA Corporation and Athene Annuity Re Ltd., as guarantors, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.
10.3			364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2026, among Athene Annuity Re Ltd., Athene Life Re Ltd., and Athene Annuity and Life Company as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
10.4			Guaranty, dated as of June 26, 2026, among Athene Annuity Re Ltd., as guarantor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
31.1			Co-Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2			Co-Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.3			Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1			Co-Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2			Co-Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.3			Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS			XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.LAB			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PRE			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.
101.DEF			Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


			ATHENE HOLDING LTD.

Date: August 10, 2026			/s/ Louis-Jacques Tanguy
			Louis-Jacques Tanguy
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(principal financial officer and duly authorized signatory)