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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company manages risks associated with certain assets and liabilities by using derivative instruments. Derivative instruments are financial contracts whose value is derived from underlying interest rates, exchange rates or other financial instruments. The Company does not invest in derivatives for speculative purposes.
Foreign exchange forwards, options and swaps are over-the-counter contractual agreements negotiated between counterparties. The Company purchases equity-indexed options as economic hedges against fluctuations in the equity markets to which equity-indexed products are exposed. Equity-indexed contracts include a fixed host universal-life insurance or annuity contract and an equity-indexed embedded derivative. Foreign exchange forwards, cross currency swaps and interest rate swaps are used to manage our exposure to foreign currency risk, interest rate risk or both. Inflation swaps are used to hedge inflation-linked cash flows. Futures contracts are traded in an organized market and are contractual obligations to buy or sell a financial instrument at a predetermined future time at a given price.
The notional principal represents the amount to which a rate or price is applied to determine the cash flows to be exchanged periodically and does not represent credit exposure. Maximum credit risk is the estimated cost of replacing derivative instruments which have a positive value, should the counterparty default.
Derivatives, except for embedded derivatives, are included in “Derivative assets” or “Derivative liabilities”, at fair value in the statements of financial position. Embedded derivatives on Modco arrangements, embedded derivatives on indexed annuity products and embedded derivatives on funds withheld arrangements are included in the statements of financial position within the “Reinsurance funds withheld”, “Policyholders’ account balances” and “Funds withheld for reinsurance liabilities” lines, respectively, at fair value.
The notional amounts and fair values of freestanding derivative instruments are shown below:
AS OF
US$ MILLIONS		Primary underlying riskJune 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Notional Amount
Fair Value(1)
Notional Amount
Fair Value(1)
AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange forwardsForeign currency$1,415 $9 $(30)$1,248 $3 $(17)
Cross currency swapsForeign currency1,469 1 (43)1,499 12 (5)
Interest rate swapsInterest rate2,914 6 (35)1,797 12 — 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Equity-indexed optionsEquity$47,200 $1,601 $— $46,883 $1,571 $— 
Foreign exchange forwardsForeign currency7,603 81 (39)7,447 28 (59)
Cross currency swapsForeign currency43,519 1,001 (1,545)1,001 35 (16)
Interest rate optionsInterest rate77 — — — — — 
Interest rate swapsInterest rate85,435 3,071 (3,116)2,027 32 (22)
Inflation swapsInflation 13,645 461 (207)— — — 
$203,277 $6,231 $(5,015)$61,902 $1,693 $(119)
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(1)The asset and liability balances are presented on a gross basis. Amounts are reported in “Derivative assets” and “Derivative liabilities” in the statements of financial position after the evaluation for rights of offset. See “Derivative Exposure” section of this note for further details.
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
The Company has designated and accounted for certain foreign exchange forwards and cross currency swaps (together “foreign currency derivatives”) as fair value hedges to protect a portion of the available-for-sale fixed maturity securities against changes in fair value due to changes in exchange rates. The Company has also designated and accounted for certain interest rate swaps (“interest rate derivatives”) as fair value hedges to convert a portion of PAB from a fixed rate liability to a floating rate liability.
For derivative instruments that were designated and qualified as fair value hedges, the gain or loss on the portion of the derivative instrument included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness and the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in the same line item in the statements of operations. The unrealized gain or loss attributable to changes in exchange rates on the available-for-sale fixed maturity securities that were designated as part of the hedge is reclassified out of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) into “Investment related gains (losses)” in the statements of operations. The remaining change in unrealized gain or loss on the hedged item not associated with the risk being hedged remains as a component of OCI. The gains (losses) on interest rate derivatives designated as hedging instruments for certain PAB are included in “Interest sensitive contract benefits” in the statements of operations.
The following represents the amount of gains (losses) related to the derivatives and hedged items that qualify for fair value hedges:
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUN. 30
US$ MILLIONS		Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
2026202520262025
Foreign currency derivatives:
Hedged items$40 $(67)$48 $(32)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments(40)58 (45)23 
Interest rate derivatives:
Hedged items29 8 42 18 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments(29)(8)(42)(18)
Gains (losses) on fair value hedges$— $(9)$3 $(9)
The amortized cost of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities designated and qualifying as hedged items in fair value hedges in relation to foreign currency derivatives was $2.6 billion as of June 30, 2026 (December 31, 2025 – $2.7 billion). The following table presents the carrying amount and cumulative fair value hedging adjustments for a portion of PAB designated and qualifying as hedged items in fair value hedges in relation to interest rate derivatives:
AS OF
US$ MILLIONS		Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)
Location in the Statements of Financial PositionJune 30, 2026December 31, 2025June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Policyholders’ account balances$(3,307)$(2,224)$35 $(12)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
The following represents the amount of gains (losses) related to the derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, recognized in “Investment related gains (losses)” on the statements of operations, except for equity-indexed options which are recognized in “Change in fair value of insurance-related derivatives and embedded derivatives”:
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUN. 30
US$ MILLIONS		Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
2026202520262025
Equity-indexed options$693 $232 $257 $(102)
Equity total return swaps— 20 — 33 
Foreign exchange forwards20 (234)80 (281)
Cross currency swaps172 (14)109 (15)
Interest rate options(7)— (9)— 
Interest rate swaps(59)(2)(58)3 
Inflation swaps(187)— (187)— 
Total$632 $2 $192 $(362)
Derivative Exposure
The Company’s use of derivative instruments exposes it to credit risk in the event of non-performance by counterparties. The Company has a policy of only dealing with counterparties it believes are creditworthy and obtaining sufficient collateral where appropriate, as a means of mitigating the financial loss from defaults. The minimum credit rating of our counterparties is BBB as of June 30, 2026 (December 31, 2025 – A-), and all derivatives have been appropriately collateralized by the Company and the counterparties in accordance with the terms of the derivative agreements. The Company holds collateral in cash and notes secured by U.S. government-backed assets. The non-performance risk is the net counterparty exposure based on fair value of open contracts less fair value of collateral held. The Company maintains master netting agreements with its current active trading partners. A right of offset has been applied to cash collateral that supports credit risk and has been recorded in the statements of financial position as an offset to “Other invested assets” with an associated payable to “Other liabilities” for non-cash and excess collateral. A right of offset has also been applied to derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty under the same master netting agreement, and such derivative instruments are presented on a net basis in the statements of financial position.
Information regarding the Company’s exposure to credit loss on the derivatives it holds, including the effect of rights of offset, is presented below:
AS OF JUN. 30, 2026
US$ MILLIONS
Gross amount of derivative instruments(1)
Gross amounts offset in the statements of financial position(2)
Net amount presented on the statements of financial position
Collateral (received) pledged in invested assets(3)
Net amount after collateral
Counterparty nettingCash collateral
Total derivative assets$6,234 $(3,169)$(2,894)$171 $(41)$130 
Total derivative liabilities$(5,016)$3,169 $1,271 $(576)$444 $(132)
AS OF DEC. 31, 2025
US$ MILLIONS
Gross amount of derivative instruments(1)
Gross amounts offset in the statements of financial position(2)
Net amount presented on the statements of financial position
Collateral (received) pledged in invested assets(3)
Net amount after collateral
Counterparty nettingCash collateral
Total derivative assets$1,693 $(82)$(1,548)$63 $(28)$35 
Total derivative liabilities$(119)$82 $— $(37)$— $(37)
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(1)Represents derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis, which are not offset under enforceable master netting agreements that meet all offsetting criteria.
(2)Represents netting of derivative exposures covered by qualifying master netting agreements.
(3)Excludes $25 million and $115 million of excess collateral received and $105 million and $64 million of initial margin posted as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Embedded Derivatives
The fair values of embedded derivatives that have been separated from their host contracts, presented in the statements of financial position, are shown below:
AS OF
US$ MILLIONS		June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Location in the Statements of Financial PositionFair ValueFair Value
AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Modco arrangementReinsurance funds withheld$56 $— $48 $— 
Indexed annuity product
Policyholders’ account balances
— (6,625)— (6,414)
Funds withheld arrangementFunds withheld for reinsurance liabilities— (20)— (74)
$56 $(6,645)$48 $(6,488)
The following represents the amount of gains (losses) related to embedded derivatives recorded in the statements of operations:
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUN. 30
US$ MILLIONS		Location in the Statements of OperationsThree Months EndedSix Months Ended
2026202520262025
Modco arrangementNet investment results from reinsurance funds withheld$— $(2)$8 $(12)
Indexed annuity productChange in fair value of insurance-related derivatives and embedded derivatives(483)(355)(218)(200)
Funds withheld arrangementChange in fair value of insurance-related derivatives and embedded derivatives20 (8)53 (29)
$(463)$(365)$(157)$(241)