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LIABILITY FOR UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIM ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract]  
LIABILITY FOR UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIM ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
The reconciliation of the balances described in the table below to the “Future policy benefits” in the statements of financial position is as follows.
AS OF
US$ MILLIONS
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Future policy benefits:
Annuities$48,519 $12,277 
Life Insurance1,934 1,917 
Deferred profit liability:
Annuities585 226 
Life Insurance101 99 
Other contracts and VOBA liability(1)
1,881 1,730 
Total future policy benefits$53,020 $16,249 
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(1)Balance as of June 30, 2026 includes VOBA liability of $139 million from our acquisition of Just.
The balances and changes in the liability for future policy benefits are as follows:
AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUN. 30, 2026
US$ MILLIONS
AnnuitiesLife InsuranceTotal
Present value of expected net premiums:
Balance, beginning of period$— $2,183 $2,183 
Beginning balance at original discount rate— 2,302 2,302 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— (17)(17)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(7)(5)
Adjusted beginning of period balance2,278 2,280 
Issuances1,179 12 1,191 
Interest accrual46 50 
Net premiums collected(1,188)(158)(1,346)
Derecognitions (lapses and withdrawals)— 3 
Ending balance at original discount rate— 2,178 2,178 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions— (107)(107)
Balance, end of period$— $2,071 $2,071 
Present value of expected future policy benefits
Balance, beginning of period$12,277 $4,100 $16,377 
Beginning balance at original discount rate12,425 4,459 16,884 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(1)
(143)(53)(196)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(120)11 (109)
Adjusted beginning of period balance12,162 4,417 16,579 
Acquisition from business combination, net(2)
35,374 — 35,374 
Issuances1,226 12 1,238 
Interest accrual793 90 883 
Benefit payments(1,332)(177)(1,509)
Derecognitions (lapses and withdrawals)— 9 
Foreign currency translation(118)— (118)
Ending balance at original discount rate48,114 4,342 52,456 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions381 (337)44 
Effect of foreign currency translation on the effect of changes in discount rate assumptions24 — 24 
Balance, end of period$48,519 $4,005 $52,524 
Net liability for future policy benefits48,519 1,934 50,453 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables82 (1,266)(1,184)
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverables$48,601 $668 $49,269 
Weighted average liability duration of future policy benefits (years)913
Weighted average interest accretion rate6 %5 %
Weighted average current discount rate6 %6 %
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(1)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company recognized liability remeasurement losses of $35 million and $60 million, respectively, from the net effect of the changes in cash flow assumptions, which were included in “Policyholder benefits and claims incurred” in the statements of operations.
(2)Net of $1.2 billion derecognition as a result of the effective settlement of a reinsurance arrangement in relation to our acquisition of Just. See Note 16 for further details.
AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUN. 30, 2025
US$ MILLIONS
AnnuitiesLife InsuranceTotal
Present value of expected net premiums
Balance, beginning of period$— $2,353 $2,353 
Beginning balance at original discount rate— 2,507 2,507 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— 65 65 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(1)(55)(56)
Adjusted beginning of period balance(1)2,517 2,516 
Issuances742 747 
Interest accrual48 53 
Net premiums collected(749)(148)(897)
Derecognitions (lapses and withdrawals)— 
Ending balance at original discount rate— 2,422 2,422 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions— (114)(114)
Balance, end of period$— $2,308 $2,308 
Present value of expected future policy benefits
Balance, beginning of period$10,287 $4,169 $14,456 
Beginning balance at original discount rate10,518 4,601 15,119 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(1)
15 77 92 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(43)(56)(99)
Adjusted beginning of period balance10,490 4,622 15,112 
Issuances745 750 
Interest accrual238 89 327 
Benefit payments(436)(153)(589)
Derecognitions (lapses and withdrawals)28 — 28 
Foreign currency translation384 — 384 
Ending balance at original discount rate11,449 4,563 16,012 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(162)(360)(522)
Balance, end of period$11,287 $4,203 $15,490 
Net liability for future policy benefits11,287 1,895 13,182 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(12)(1,311)(1,323)
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverables$11,275 $584 $11,859 
Weighted average liability duration of future policy benefits (years)714
Weighted average interest accretion rate%%
Weighted average current discount rate%%
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(1)For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized liability remeasurement losses of $11 million and $31 million, respectively, from the net effect of the changes in cash flow assumptions, which were included in “Policyholder benefits and claims incurred” in the statements of operations.
The amounts of undiscounted and discounted expected gross premiums and future benefit payments follow:
AS OF JUN. 30
US$ MILLIONS
20262025
UndiscountedDiscountedUndiscountedDiscounted
Annuities:
Expected future benefit payments$95,082 $48,519 $18,614 $11,262 
Expected future gross premiums  — — 
Life Insurance:
Expected future benefit payments$8,161 $4,005 $8,675 $4,203 
Expected future gross premiums4,978 2,938 5,482 3,259 
Total:
Expected future benefit payments$103,243 $52,524 $27,289 $15,465 
Expected future gross premiums4,978 2,938 5,482 3,259 
The amount of revenue and interest recognized in the statements of operations follows:
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUN. 30
US$ MILLIONS
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
Gross Premiums or AssessmentsInterest ExpenseGross Premiums or AssessmentsInterest Expense
20262025202620252026202520262025
Annuities$1,206 $338 $660 $105 $1,333 $761 $791 $221 
Life Insurance93 101 23 21 185 206 44 41 
LIABILITY FOR UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIM ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
The liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses (“unpaid claims”) for property and casualty insurance is included in “Policy and contract claims” in the statements of financial position and is the amount estimated for incurred but not reported claims (“IBNR”) and claims that have been reported but not settled (“case reserves”), as well as associated claim adjustment expenses.
Information regarding the liability for unpaid claims is shown below:
AS OF AND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUN. 30
US$ MILLIONS
20262025
Policy and contract claims, beginning$7,277 $7,659 
Less: Unpaid claims balance, beginning – long-duration300 219 
Gross unpaid claims balance, beginning – short-duration6,977 7,440 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables, beginning2,742 3,083 
Less: Foreign currency translation2 
Net balance, beginning – short-duration4,233 4,356 
Add: incurred related to
Current accident year701 896 
Prior accident years3 20 
Total incurred claims704 916 
Less: paid claims related to
Current accident year170 296 
Prior accident years639 655 
Total paid claims809 951 
Net unpaid claims balance, ending – short-duration4,128 4,321 
Add: Foreign currency translation2 
Add: Reinsurance recoverables, ending2,557 2,945 
Gross unpaid claims balance, ending – short-duration6,687 7,267 
Add: Unpaid claims balance, ending – long-duration200 253 
Policy and contract claims, ending$6,887 $7,520 
The estimates for ultimate incurred claims attributable to insured events of prior years increased by $3 million and by $20 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. The unfavorable development in 2026 and 2025 was primarily related to higher-than-anticipated losses within certain casualty lines, which were partially offset by favorable development in our specialty lines.
For short-duration health insurance claims, the total of IBNR plus expected development on reported claims as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was $5 million and $6 million, respectively.