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Separate Account Assets and Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Separate Account Assets and Liabilities 11. Separate Account Assets and Liabilities
We report variable contracts within the separate accounts when investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly
to, and investment risk is borne by, the contract holder and the separate account meets additional accounting criteria to qualify for
separate account treatment. The assets supporting the variable portion of variable annuity and variable universal life contracts that
qualify for separate account treatment are carried at fair value and are reported as separate account assets, with an equivalent
summary total reported as separate account liabilities. The assets of insulated accounts are legally segregated and are not subject to
claims that arise from any of our other businesses.
Policy values for variable products and investment contracts are expressed in terms of investment units. Each unit is linked to an
asset portfolio. The value of a unit increases or decreases based on the value of the linked asset portfolio. The current liability at any
time is the sum of the current unit value of all investment units in the separate accounts, plus any liabilities for MRBs.
Amounts assessed against the policyholders for mortality, administrative and other services are included in policy fees. Investment
performance (including investment income, net investment gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses)) and the
corresponding amounts credited to policyholders of such separate accounts are offset within the same line in the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
For discussion of the fair value measurement of guaranteed benefits that are accounted for as MRBs, see Note 4.
The following table presents fair value of separate account investment options:
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate and
Other
Total
(in millions)
September 30, 2026
Equity funds
$31,460
$1,085
$776
$25,766
$59,087
Bond funds
2,954
47
1,625
3,992
8,618
Balanced funds
5,984
62
2,756
16,528
25,330
Money market funds
767
14
286
605
1,672
Total
$41,165
$1,208
$5,443
$46,891
$94,707
December 31, 2025
Equity funds
$30,683
$1,027
$721
$26,073
$58,504
Bond funds
3,160
48
1,398
4,165
8,771
Balanced funds
6,055
59
2,660
17,903
26,677
Money market funds
803
15
178
637
1,633
Total
$40,701
$1,149
$4,957
$48,778
$95,585
The following table presents the balances and changes in separate account liabilities:
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate and
Other
Total
(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
Separate accounts balance, beginning of year
$40,701
$1,149
$4,957
$48,778
$95,585
Premiums and deposits
1,026
22
613
1,254
2,915
Policy charges
(362)
(32)
(99)
(904)
(1,397)
Surrenders and withdrawals
(3,648)
(30)
(136)
(4,435)
(8,249)
Benefit payments
(465)
(11)
(85)
(803)
(1,364)
Investment performance
4,332
115
204
2,959
7,610
Net transfers from (to) general account and other
(419)
(5)
(11)
42
(393)
Separate accounts balance, end of period
$41,165
$1,208
$5,443
$46,891
$94,707
Cash surrender value*
$41,081
$1,198
$5,439
$46,101
$93,819
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate and
Other
Total
(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Separate accounts balance, beginning of year
$39,672
$1,059
$4,339
$48,818
$93,888
Premiums and deposits
1,027
25
621
1,033
2,706
Policy charges
(349)
(34)
(95)
(916)
(1,394)
Surrenders and withdrawals
(3,306)
(31)
(222)
(3,864)
(7,423)
Benefit payments
(466)
(10)
(14)
(732)
(1,222)
Investment performance
5,004
143
241
5,235
10,623
Net transfers from (to) general account and other
(413)
(5)
26
44
(348)
Separate accounts balance, end of period
$41,169
$1,147
$4,896
$49,618
$96,830
Cash surrender value*
$41,078
$1,126
$4,898
$48,772
$95,874
*The cash surrender value represents the amount of the contract holder’s account balance distributable at the balance sheet date less applicable surrender charges.
Separate account liabilities primarily represent the contract holder's account balance in separate account assets and will be equal and
offsetting to total separate account assets.