v3.26.3
Policyholder Contract Deposits and Other Policyholder Funds
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Policyholder Contract Deposits and Other Policyholder Funds 13. Policyholder Contract Deposits and Other Policyholder Funds
POLICYHOLDER CONTRACT DEPOSITS
The liability for Policyholder contract deposits is primarily recorded at accumulated value (deposits received and net transfers from
separate accounts, plus accrued interest credited, less withdrawals and assessed fees). Deposits collected on investment-oriented
products are not reflected as revenues. They are recorded directly to Policyholder contract deposits upon receipt. Amounts assessed
against the contract holders for mortality, administrative, and other services are included as Policy fees in revenues.
In addition to liabilities for universal life, fixed annuities, fixed options within variable annuities, annuities without life contingencies,
funding agreements and GICs, policyholder contract deposits also include our liability for (i) index-linked interest credited features
accounted for as embedded derivatives at fair value, (ii) annuities issued in a structured settlement arrangement with no life
contingency and (iii) certain contracts we have elected to account for at fair value. Changes in the fair value of the embedded
derivatives related to policy index-linked interest credited features and the fair value of derivatives hedging these liabilities are
recognized in realized gains and losses.
For additional information on index credits accounted for as embedded derivatives, see Note 4.
The following table presents the balances and changes in Policyholder contract deposits account balances(a):
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate
and other
Total
(in millions, except for average crediting rate)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
Policyholder contract deposits account balance,
beginning of year
$111,802
$38,407
$10,440
$22,746
$7,729
$191,124
Deposits
12,673
3,420
1,193
5,115
1,577
23,978
Policy charges
(207)
(390)
(1,109)
(101)
(503)
(2,310)
Surrenders and withdrawals
(9,010)
(6,811)
(215)
(136)
(4,941)
(21,113)
Benefit payments
(1,967)
(1,631)
(176)
(2,853)
(1,145)
(7,772)
Net transfers from (to) separate account
(1)
3,705
25
(300)
4,382
7,811
Interest credited
4,475
1,048
400
827
156
6,906
Other, including foreign exchange
(31)
—
27
3
6
5
Policyholder contract deposits account balance, end
of period
117,734
37,748
10,585
25,301
7,261
198,629
Other reconciling items(b)
(3,678)
(332)
(84)
(186)
(6)
(4,286)
Policyholder contract deposits
$114,056
$37,416
$10,501
$25,115
$7,255
$194,343
Weighted average crediting rate
3.78%
3.29%
4.48%
4.70%
2.81%
Cash surrender value(c)
$109,140
$36,772
$9,477
$2,672
$5,806
$163,867
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Policyholder contract deposits account balance,
beginning of year
$100,230
$39,246
$10,338
$18,026
$8,375
$176,215
Reclassification due to reinsurance recapture
—
—
—
14
(14)
—
Deposits
16,323
3,505
1,196
5,221
1,339
27,584
Policy charges
(167)
(376)
(1,120)
(62)
(521)
(2,246)
Surrenders and withdrawals
(7,653)
(6,561)
(220)
(190)
(4,369)
(18,993)
Benefit payments
(2,056)
(1,434)
(191)
(1,390)
(1,077)
(6,148)
Net transfers from (to) separate account
—
3,354
26
(336)
3,971
7,015
Interest credited
3,297
945
350
689
166
5,447
Other, including foreign exchange
(18)
—
12
(5)
10
(1)
Policyholder contract deposits account balance, end
of period
109,956
38,679
10,391
21,967
7,880
188,873
Other reconciling items(b)
(1,854)
(257)
191
148
(1)
(1,773)
Policyholder contract deposits
$108,102
$38,422
$10,582
$22,115
$7,879
$187,100
Weighted average crediting rate
3.57%
3.22%
4.45%
4.70%
2.76%
Cash surrender value(c)
$103,213
$37,839
$9,280
$2,612
$6,287
$159,231
(a)Transactions between the general account and the separate account are presented in this table on a gross basis (e.g., a policyholder's funds are initially deposited
into the general account and then simultaneously transferred to the separate account), and thus, did not impact the ending balance of policyholder contract deposits.
(b)Reconciling items principally relate to MRBs that are bifurcated and reported separately, and changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives of $372 million and
$1.8 billion that are recorded in policyholder contract deposits as of September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(c)Cash surrender value is related to the portion of policyholder contract deposits that have a defined cash surrender value (e.g. GICs do not have a cash surrender
value).
For information related to net amount at risk, refer to the table that presents the balances of and changes in MRBs in Note 14.
The following table presents Policyholder contract deposits account balance by range of guaranteed minimum crediting
rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective
guaranteed minimums:
September 30, 2026
At Guaranteed
Minimum
1 Basis Point - 50
Basis Points
Above
More than 50
Basis Points
Above Minimum
Guarantee
Total
(in millions, except percentage of total)
Individual Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,505
$1,146
$39,175
$42,826
> 1% - 2%
1,716
44
626
2,386
> 2% - 3%
5,421
131
4,661
10,213
> 3% - 4%
4,622
31
4
4,657
> 4% - 5%
364
—
4
368
> 5%
30
—
—
30
Total
$14,658
$1,352
$44,470
$60,480
Group Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$1,845
$1,389
$9,792
$13,026
> 1% - 2%
2,783
387
790
3,960
> 2% - 3%
9,066
278
178
9,522
> 3% - 4%
484
—
—
484
> 4% - 5%
5,745
—
—
5,745
> 5%
117
—
—
117
Total
$20,040
$2,054
$10,760
$32,854
Life Insurance
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$—
$—
$—
$—
> 1% - 2%
—
114
354
468
> 2% - 3%
10
156
1,667
1,833
> 3% - 4%
1,051
438
37
1,526
> 4% - 5%
2,504
—
—
2,504
> 5%
194
—
—
194
Total
$3,759
$708
$2,058
$6,525
Corporate and Other
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,360
$—
$1
$2,361
> 1% - 2%
615
1
36
652
> 2% - 3%
1,413
2
56
1,471
> 3% - 4%
375
50
495
920
> 4% - 5%
181
—
3
184
> 5%
9
—
—
9
Total
$4,953
$53
$591
$5,597
Total*
$43,410
$4,167
$57,879
$105,456
Percentage of total
41%
4%
55%
100%
September 30, 2025
At Guaranteed
Minimum
1 Basis Point - 50
Basis Points Above
More than 50 Basis
Points Above
Minimum
Guarantee
Total
(in millions, except percentage of total)
Individual Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,865
$1,104
$36,989
$40,958
> 1% - 2%
2,027
47
894
2,968
> 2% - 3%
5,877
137
3,853
9,867
> 3% - 4%
5,173
33
4
5,210
> 4% - 5%
392
—
4
396
> 5%
30
—
2
32
Total
$16,364
$1,321
$41,746
$59,431
Group Retirement
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$1,953
$1,396
$9,395
$12,744
> 1% - 2%
3,052
503
804
4,359
> 2% - 3%
10,005
361
124
10,490
> 3% - 4%
534
—
—
534
> 4% - 5%
6,113
—
—
6,113
> 5%
128
—
—
128
Total
$21,785
$2,260
$10,323
$34,368
Life Insurance
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$—
$—
$—
$—
> 1% - 2%
—
112
361
473
> 2% - 3%
11
170
1,707
1,888
> 3% - 4%
1,140
413
25
1,578
> 4% - 5%
2,631
—
—
2,631
> 5%
204
—
—
204
Total
$3,986
$695
$2,093
$6,774
Corporate and Other
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Credited Rate
<=1%
$2,750
$—
$1
$2,751
> 1% - 2%
718
1
39
758
> 2% - 3%
1,306
32
64
1,402
> 3% - 4%
461
1
526
988
> 4% - 5%
190
—
3
193
> 5%
9
—
—
9
Total
$5,434
$34
$633
$6,101
Total*
$47,569
$4,310
$54,795
$106,674
Percentage of total
45%
4%
51%
100%
*Excludes policyholder contract deposits account balances that are not subject to guaranteed minimum crediting rates.
OTHER POLICYHOLDER FUNDS
Other policyholder funds include unearned revenue reserve (“URR”), consisting of front-end loads on investment-oriented contracts,
representing those policy loads that are non-level and typically higher in initial policy years than in later policy years. Amortization of
URR is recorded in Policy fees.
URR for investment-oriented contracts are generally deferred and amortized into income using the same assumptions and factors
used to amortize DAC (i.e., on a constant level basis).
The following table presents a rollforward of the unearned revenue reserve for the nine months ended September 30, 2026
and 2025:
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Corporate and
Other
Total
(in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026
Balance, beginning of year
$1,876
$17
$76
$1,969
Revenue deferred
128
18
—
146
Amortization
(81)
(1)
(5)
(87)
Balance, end of period
$1,923
$34
$71
$2,028
Other reconciling items*
987
Other policyholder funds
$3,015
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
Balance, beginning of year
$1,821
$1
$84
$1,906
Revenue deferred
124
17
—
141
Amortization
(84)
—
(6)
(90)
Balance, end of period
$1,861
$18
$78
$1,957
Other reconciling items*
975
Other policyholder funds
$2,932
*Other reconciling items include policyholders' dividend accumulations, provisions for future dividends to participating policyholders, dividends to policyholders and any
similar items.