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Future Policy Benefits
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims Disclosure
3. Future Policy Benefits
The Company establishes liabilities for amounts payable under insurance policies. These liabilities are comprised of traditional and limited-payment contracts and associated deferred profit liability (“DPL”), additional insurance liabilities, participating life and short-duration contracts.
The Company’s future policy benefits (“FPBs”) on the interim condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows at:
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
(In millions)
Traditional and Limited-Payment Contracts:
Annuities
$55,676 $57,127 
Long-term care
15,345 15,224 
Deferred Profit Liabilities:
Annuities
3,047 3,075 
Additional Insurance Liabilities:
Universal and variable universal life
2,183 2,127 
Participating life
41,028 41,624 
Other long-duration (1)6,327 6,313 
Short-duration and other 11,130 10,942 
Total$134,736 $136,432 
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(1) This balance represents liabilities for various smaller product lines.
Rollforwards — Traditional and Limited-Payment Contracts
The following information about the direct and assumed liability for FPBs includes disaggregated rollforwards of expected future net premiums and expected future benefits. The products grouped within these rollforwards were selected based upon common characteristics and valuations using similar inputs, judgments, assumptions and methodologies. The adjusted balance in each disaggregated rollforward reflects the remeasurement (gains) losses. All amounts presented in the rollforwards and accompanying financial information do not include a reduction for amounts ceded to reinsurers, except with respect to ending net liability for FPB balances where applicable.
Annuities
The Company’s annuity products include pension risk transfers, certain structured settlements and certain institutional income annuities, which are mainly single premium spread-based products. The Company reinsures portions of certain pension risk transfers on a modified coinsurance basis. Information regarding these products was as follows:
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
20262025
(Dollars in millions)
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Balance, beginning of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
$— $— 
Balance, beginning of period, at original discount rate
$— $— 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (1)
(4)
Adjusted balance
(4)
Issuances469 1,086 
Net premiums collected
(478)(1,082)
Ending balance at original discount rate
— — 
Balance, end of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
$— $— 
Present Value of Expected FPBs
Balance, beginning of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
$57,446 $47,910 
Balance, beginning of period, at original discount rate$57,896 $49,191 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (1)
(21)(48)
Adjusted balance
57,875 49,143 
     Issuances471 1,094 
     Interest accrual1,423 1,228 
     Benefit payments(2,694)(2,334)
Ending balance at original discount rate
57,075 49,131 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(1,042)(868)
Balance, end of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
56,033 48,263 
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments
(357)(282)
Net liability for FPBs
55,676 47,981 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables
4,205 — 
Net liability for FPBs, net of reinsurance
$51,471 $47,981 
Undiscounted - Expected future benefit payments
$104,720 $93,271 
Discounted - Expected future benefit payments (at current discount rate at balance sheet date)$56,033 $48,263 
Weighted-average duration of the liability8 years9 years
Weighted-average interest accretion (original locked-in) rate5.1 %5.1 %
Weighted-average current discount rate at balance sheet date5.6 %5.5 %
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(1)For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the net effect of actual variances from expected experience was largely offset by the corresponding impact in DPL associated with the Company’s annuity products of $33 million.
Long-term Care
The Company’s long-term care products offer protection against potentially high costs of long-term health care services. Information regarding these products was as follows:
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
20262025
(Dollars in millions)
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Balance, beginning of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
$5,548 $5,475 
Balance, beginning of period, at original discount rate
$5,515 $5,568 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience
57 (3)
Adjusted balance
5,572 5,565 
Interest accrual141 141 
Net premiums collected
(288)(280)
Ending balance at original discount rate
5,425 5,426 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(42)(6)
Balance, end of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
$5,383 $5,420 
Present Value of Expected FPBs
Balance, beginning of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
$20,772 $20,012 
Balance, beginning of period, at original discount rate$21,490 $21,024 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience107 26 
Adjusted balance
21,597 21,050 
     Interest accrual566 553 
     Benefit payments(498)(452)
Ending balance at original discount rate
21,665 21,151 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(937)(928)
Balance, end of period, at current discount rate at balance sheet date
20,728 20,223 
Net liability for FPBs
$15,345 $14,803 
Undiscounted:
Expected future gross premiums$10,075 $10,269 
Expected future benefit payments
$44,361 $44,566 
Discounted (at current discount rate at balance sheet date):
Expected future gross premiums$6,745 $6,870 
Expected future benefit payments$20,728 $20,223 
Weighted-average duration of the liability13 years13 years
Weighted-average interest accretion (original locked-in) rate
5.4 %5.4 %
Weighted-average current discount rate at balance sheet date5.8 %5.8 %
Rollforward — Additional Insurance Liabilities
The Company establishes additional insurance liabilities for annuitization, death or other insurance benefits for universal life and variable universal life contract features whereby the Company guarantees to the contractholder either a secondary guarantee or a guaranteed paid-up benefit. The policy can remain in force, even if the base policy account value is zero, as long as contractual secondary guarantee requirements have been met.
The following information about the direct liability for additional insurance liabilities includes a disaggregated rollforward. The products grouped within the rollforward were selected based upon common characteristics and valuations using similar inputs, judgments, assumptions and methodologies. The adjusted balance in the disaggregated rollforward reflects the remeasurement (gains) losses. All amounts presented in the rollforward and accompanying financial information do not include a reduction for amounts ceded to reinsurers.
Universal and Variable Universal Life
The Company’s universal and variable universal life products provide a contract feature whereby the Company guarantees to the contractholder a secondary guarantee or a guaranteed paid-up benefit. Information regarding these additional insurance liabilities was as follows:
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
20262025
Universal and Variable Universal Life
(Dollars in millions)
Balance, beginning of period
$2,127 $1,969 
Less: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) adjustment
(13)(17)
Balance, beginning of period, before AOCI adjustment
2,140 1,986 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience29 13 
Adjusted balance
2,169 1,999 
Assessments accrual46 46 
Interest accrual55 51 
Excess benefits paid(74)(40)
Balance, end of period, before AOCI adjustment
2,196 2,056 
Add: AOCI adjustment
(13)(15)
Balance, end of period
2,183 2,041 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables2,183 2,041 
Balance, end of period, net of reinsurance
$— $— 
Weighted-average duration of the liability15 years16 years
Weighted-average interest accretion rate5.2 %5.2 %
The Company’s gross premiums or assessments and interest expense recognized in the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for long-duration contracts, excluding participating life contracts, were as follows:
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
20262025
Gross Premiums or Assessments (1)Interest Expense (2)Gross Premiums or Assessments (1)Interest Expense (2)
(In millions)
Traditional and Limited-Payment Contracts:
Annuities
$516 $1,423 $1,116 $1,228 
Long-term care
363 425 359 412 
Deferred Profit Liabilities:
Annuities
N/A76 N/A76 
Additional Insurance Liabilities:
Universal and variable universal life
163 55 181 51 
Other long-duration
837 150 412 153 
 Total $1,879 $2,129 $2,068 $1,920 
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(1)Gross premiums are related to traditional and limited-payment contracts and are included in premiums. Assessments are related to additional insurance liabilities and are included in universal life and investment-type product policy fees and net investment income.
(2)Interest expense is included in policyholder benefits and claims.
Liabilities for Unpaid Claims and Claim Expenses
Rollforward of Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses
Information regarding the liabilities for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses was as follows:
Six Months
Ended
June 30,
20262025
(In millions)
Balance, beginning of period$11,956 $11,698 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables1,946 2,004 
Net balance, beginning of period10,010 9,694 
Incurred related to:
Current period10,661 10,701 
Prior periods (1)(239)(161)
Total incurred10,422 10,540 
Paid related to:
Current period(6,198)(6,188)
Prior periods(3,904)(3,915)
Total paid(10,102)(10,103)
Net balance, end of period10,330 10,131 
Add: Reinsurance recoverables2,082 2,172 
Balance, end of period (included in FPBs and other policy-related balances)$12,412 $12,303 
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(1)For the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, incurred claims and claim adjustment expenses associated with prior periods decreased due to favorable claims experience in the respective current period.