v3.26.3
Future Policy Benefits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Future Policy Benefits 12. Future Policy Benefits
Future policy benefits primarily include reserves for traditional life and annuity payout contracts, which represent an estimate of the
present value of future benefits less the present value of future net premiums. Included in Future policy benefits are liabilities for
annuities issued in structured settlement arrangements whereby a claimant receives life contingent payments over their lifetime. Also
included are pension risk transfer arrangements whereby an upfront premium is received in exchange for guaranteed retirement
benefits. All payments under these arrangements are fixed and determinable with respect to their amounts and dates. Structured
settlement or other annuitization elections (e.g., certain single premium immediate annuities) that do not involve life contingent
payments, but rather payments for a stated period are included in Policyholder contract deposits.
For traditional and limited pay long-duration products, benefit reserves are accrued and benefit expense is recognized using a net
premium ratio (“NPR”) methodology for each annual cohort of business.
The following tables present the balances and changes in the liability for future policy benefits and a reconciliation of the
net liability for future policy benefits to the liability for future policy benefits in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and Other
Total
(in millions, except for liability durations)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
Present value of expected net premiums
Balance, beginning of year
$—
$—
$8,365
$—
$825
$9,190
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
—
—
504
—
34
538
Beginning balance at original discount rate
—
—
8,869
—
859
9,728
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions
—
—
(250)
—
—
(250)
Effect of actual variances from expected
experience
—
—
(25)
—
(10)
(35)
Adjusted beginning of year balance
—
—
8,594
—
849
9,443
Issuances
—
—
543
—
17
560
Interest accrual
—
—
248
—
26
274
Net premium collected
—
—
(793)
—
(90)
(883)
Other
—
—
3
—
—
3
Ending balance at original discount rate
—
—
8,595
—
802
9,397
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
—
—
(947)
—
(78)
(1,025)
Balance, end of period
$—
$—
$7,648
$—
$724
$8,372
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and Other
Total
(in millions, except for liability durations)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
Present value of expected future policy benefits
Balance, beginning of year
$1,173
$291
$17,209
$24,147
$18,772
$61,592
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
110
(5)
1,261
3,290
1,180
5,836
Beginning balance at original discount rate
1,283
286
18,470
27,437
19,952
67,428
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(a)
—
—
(322)
—
—
(322)
Effect of actual variances from expected
experience(a)
(23)
(2)
(12)
11
(22)
(48)
Adjusted beginning of year balance
1,260
284
18,136
27,448
19,930
67,058
Issuances
49
9
537
333
27
955
Interest accrual
38
11
579
895
706
2,229
Benefit payments
(90)
(29)
(1,214)
(1,291)
(1,104)
(3,728)
Foreign exchange impact
—
—
—
(156)
—
(156)
Other
—
—
6
—
—
6
Ending balance at original discount rate
1,257
275
18,044
27,229
19,559
66,364
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
(178)
(12)
(2,454)
(5,153)
(2,708)
(10,505)
Balance, end of period
$1,079
$263
$15,590
$22,076
$16,851
$55,859
Net liability for future policy benefits, end of
period
1,079
263
7,942
22,076
16,127
47,487
Liability for future policy benefits for certain
participating contracts
—
—
11
—
1,194
1,205
Liability for universal life policies(b)
—
—
4,287
—
52
4,339
Deferred profit liability
30
19
28
1,613
749
2,439
Other reconciling items(c)
13
—
368
—
107
488
Future policy benefits for life and accident and
health insurance contracts
1,122
282
12,636
23,689
18,229
55,958
Less: Reinsurance recoverable:
(5)
—
(644)
(64)
(18,229)
(18,942)
Net liability for future policy benefits after
reinsurance recoverable
$1,117
$282
$11,992
$23,625
$—
$37,016
Weighted average liability duration of the
liability for future policy benefits (years)(d)
6.9
5.6
10.2
10.4
9.6
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and Other
Total
(in millions, except for liability durations)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Present value of expected net premiums
Balance, beginning of year
$—
$—
$8,287
$—
$871
$9,158
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
—
—
797
—
61
858
Beginning balance at original discount rate
—
—
9,084
—
932
10,016
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions
—
—
(169)
—
(8)
(177)
Effect of actual variances from expected
experience
—
—
(24)
—
—
(24)
Adjusted beginning of year balance
—
—
8,891
—
924
9,815
Issuances
—
—
501
—
27
528
Interest accrual
—
—
262
—
29
291
Net premium collected
—
—
(786)
—
(106)
(892)
Other
—
—
3
—
—
3
Ending balance at original discount rate
—
—
8,871
—
874
9,745
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
—
—
(483)
—
(33)
(516)
Balance, end of period
$—
$—
$8,388
$—
$841
$9,229
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and Other
Total
(in millions, except for liability durations)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Present value of expected future policy benefits
Balance, beginning of year
$1,130
$202
$16,947
$19,487
$19,243
$57,009
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
145
3
1,720
3,206
1,556
6,630
Reclassification due to reinsurance recapture
—
102
—
259
(361)
—
Beginning balance at original discount rate
1,275
307
18,667
22,952
20,438
63,639
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(a)
—
—
(129)
9
(4)
(124)
Effect of actual variances from expected
experience(a)
(18)
—
(32)
13
(17)
(54)
Adjusted beginning of year balance
1,257
307
18,506
22,974
20,417
63,461
Issuances
69
6
494
2,058
30
2,657
Interest accrual
38
12
598
743
726
2,117
Benefit payments
(88)
(33)
(1,124)
(1,085)
(1,113)
(3,443)
Foreign exchange impact
—
—
—
707
—
707
Other
5
(2)
2
—
(11)
(6)
Ending balance at original discount rate
1,281
290
18,476
25,397
20,049
65,493
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
(AOCI)
(105)
6
(1,118)
(3,448)
(917)
(5,582)
Balance, end of period
$1,176
$296
$17,358
$21,949
$19,132
$59,911
Net liability for future policy benefits, end of
period
1,176
296
8,970
21,949
18,291
50,682
Liability for future policy benefits for certain
participating contracts
—
—
11
—
1,231
1,242
Liability for universal life policies(b)
—
—
4,269
—
54
4,323
Deferred profit liability
33
21
25
1,643
790
2,512
Other reconciling items(c)
15
—
402
—
103
520
Future policy benefits for life and accident and
health insurance contracts
1,224
317
13,677
23,592
20,469
59,279
Less: Reinsurance recoverable:
(5)
—
(665)
(46)
(20,469)
(21,185)
Net liability for future policy benefits after
reinsurance recoverable
$1,219
$317
$13,012
$23,546
$—
$38,094
Weighted average liability duration of the
liability for future policy benefits (years)(d)
7.4
6.0
10.6
11.2
10.6
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions and variances from actual experience are partially offset by changes in the deferred profit liability.
(b)Additional details can be found in the table that presents the balances and changes in the liability for universal life policies.
(c)Other reconciling items primarily include the Accident and Health as well as Group Benefits (short-duration) contracts.
(d)The weighted average liability durations are calculated as the modified duration using projected future net liability cashflows that are aggregated at the segment level,
utilizing the segment level weighted average interest rates and current discount rate, which can be found in the table below.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 in the traditional and term life insurance block, capping of net premium
ratios at 100% caused a (credit)/charge to net income of $0 million and $0 million, respectively. The discount rate was updated based
on market observable information.
The following table presents the amount of undiscounted expected future benefit payments and undiscounted and
discounted expected gross premiums for future policy benefits for nonparticipating contracts:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)
2026
2025
Individual
Retirement
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expense
$1,833
$1,856
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums
$—
$—
Group Retirement
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expense
$390
$418
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums
$—
$—
Life Insurance
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expense
$30,316
$29,720
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums
$20,391
$19,679
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)
$13,057
$13,474
Institutional
Markets
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expense
$53,794
$51,382
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums
$—
$—
Corporate and
other
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expense
$38,800
$40,316
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums
$1,691
$1,838
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)
$1,096
$1,263
The following table presents the amount of revenue and interest recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Income (Loss) for future policy benefits for nonparticipating contracts:
Gross Premiums
Interest Accretion
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Individual Retirement
$60
$69
$38
$38
Group Retirement
7
7
11
12
Life Insurance
1,389
1,385
331
336
Institutional Markets
344
2,102
895
743
Corporate and Other
160
177
680
697
Total
$1,960
$3,740
$1,955
$1,826
The following table presents the weighted-average interest rate for future policy benefits for nonparticipating contracts:
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and Other
September 30, 2026
Weighted-average interest rate, original discount rate
4.03%
5.17%
4.79%
4.61%
4.90%
Weighted-average interest rate, current discount rate
6.24%
6.11%
6.43%
6.51%
6.39%
September 30, 2025
Weighted-average interest rate, original discount rate
3.91%
5.31%
4.70%
4.55%
4.88%
Weighted-average interest rate, current discount rate
5.13%
4.97%
5.34%
5.74%
5.33%
The weighted average interest rates are calculated using projected future net liability cash flows that are aggregated to the segment
level, and are represented as an annual rate.
Actuarial Assumption Updates for Liability for Future Policy Benefits
In 2026, Corebridge recognized a favorable impact to net income, primarily driven by favorable mortality assumption updates related
to traditional life products. In 2025, Corebridge recognized an unfavorable impact to net income primarily driven by updates to
policyholder assumptions, including lapse and mortality updates related to traditional life products.
Additional Liabilities: For universal-life type products, insurance benefits in excess of the account balance are generally recognized
as expenses in the period incurred unless the design of the product is such that future charges are insufficient to cover the benefits, in
which case an “additional liability” is accrued over the life of the contract. These additional liabilities are included in Future policy
benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table presents the balances and changes in the liability for universal life policies:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026
2025
Life
Insurance
Corporate
and Other
Total
Life
Insurance
Corporate
and Other
Total
(in millions, except duration of liability)
Balance, beginning of year
$4,241
$54
$4,295
$4,034
$54
$4,088
Effect of changes in assumptions
138
—
138
54
—
54
Effect of changes in experience
267
(4)
263
315
(2)
313
Adjusted beginning balance
$4,646
$50
$4,696
$4,403
$52
$4,455
Assessments
496
—
496
494
—
494
Excess benefits paid
(743)
—
(743)
(843)
—
(843)
Interest accrual
128
2
130
121
2
123
Other
(7)
—
(7)
(9)
—
(9)
Changes related to unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments
(233)
—
(233)
103
—
103
Balance, end of period
$4,287
$52
$4,339
$4,269
$54
$4,323
Less: Reinsurance recoverable
(205)
(52)
(257)
(164)
(54)
(218)
Balance, end of period, net of Reinsurance recoverable
$4,082
$—
$4,082
$4,105
$—
$4,105
Weighted average duration of liability *
23.4
8.5
25.6
8.7
*The weighted average duration of liabilities is calculated as the modified duration using projected future net liability cashflows that are aggregated at the segment
level, utilizing the segment level weighted average interest rates, which can be found in the table below.
The following table presents the amount of revenue and interest recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Income (Loss) for the liability for universal life policies:
Gross Assessments
Interest Accretion
Nine Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
(in millions)
2026
2025
2026
2025
Life Insurance
$773
$813
$128
$121
Corporate and Other
30
27
2
2
Total
$803
$840
$130
$123
The following table presents the calculation of weighted average interest rate for the liability for universal life policies:
September 30,
2026
2025
Life
Insurance
Corporate and
Other
Life
Insurance
Corporate and
Other
Weighted-average interest rate
4.15%
4.20%
4.01%
4.20%
The weighted average interest rates are calculated using projected future net liability cash flows that are aggregated to the segment
level, and are represented as an annual rate.
The following table presents details concerning our universal life policies:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except for attained age of contract holders)
2026
2025
Account value
$4,493
$4,159
Net amount at risk
$79,764
$77,673
Average attained age of contract holders
54
54
Actuarial Assumption Updates for Liability for Universal Life Policies
In 2026, Corebridge recognized an unfavorable impact to net income primarily due to lapse and mortality assumption updates for
certain blocks of universal life products. In 2025, Corebridge recognized an unfavorable impact to net income primarily due to lapse
updates for certain universal life products.