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Future Policy Benefits
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Insurance [Abstract]  
Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims Disclosure FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
It is the Company’s policy to complete its annual assumptions review during the third quarter of each year. However, each period, the Company reviews actual and anticipated experience compared to the assumptions used to compute the liability for future policy benefits and will update those assumptions in the period that indicates an assumption update is necessary.
Traditional Business
Significant assumptions used to compute the liability for future policy benefits for the Traditional business include mortality, morbidity, lapse rates and discount rates (both accretion and current). During the third quarter of 2026, the Company completed its annual assumptions review, which resulted in no change in the Company’s total liability for future policy benefits for its Traditional business. The 2025 annual assumptions review resulted in an $183 million increase in the Company’s liability for future policy benefits for its Traditional business, primarily as a result of updating the mortality and lapse assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits.
The following tables present the balances of and changes in the Company’s liability for future policy benefits for long-duration reinsurance contracts for its Traditional business, which primarily consists of individual life, group life and critical illness reinsurance, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in millions). During the first quarter, the Company reclassified amounts previously presented in the “Derecognition” line related to recaptures and treaty amendments that resulted in the termination of an existing treaty and the reissuance under a new treaty to the “Effects of actual variances from expected experience” line in the rollforwards below. Prior periods have been recast to conform with the current presentation. This change in presentation did not affect the consolidated balance sheet, income statement or cash flows previously reported.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
U.S. and Latin America – TraditionalCanada – TraditionalEurope, Middle East and Africa – TraditionalAsia Pacific – Traditional
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$79,828 $23,247 $18,353 $50,206 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(194)(405)(50)521 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(2,262)44 561 (314)
Adjusted balance, beginning of year77,372 22,886 18,864 50,413 
Issuances (1)
3,596 430 2,000 4,515 
Interest accrual (2)
2,684 596 523 1,116 
Net premiums collected (3)
(4,048)(765)(1,553)(1,896)
Foreign currency translation— (818)(304)385 
Ending balance at original discount rate79,604 22,329 19,530 54,533 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(13,967)(5,653)(3,868)(14,482)
Balance, end of period$65,637 $16,676 $15,662 $40,051 
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$94,710 $26,896 $20,363 $55,572 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(190)(425)(19)506 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(2,259)35 528 (325)
Adjusted balance, beginning of year92,261 26,506 20,872 55,753 
Issuances (1)
3,596 430 2,000 4,504 
Interest accrual (2)
3,230 763 566 1,261 
Benefit payments (4)
(4,028)(808)(1,457)(1,588)
Foreign currency translation— (950)(346)367 
Ending balance at original discount rate95,059 25,941 21,635 60,297 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(17,659)(5,482)(4,560)(17,283)
Balance, end of period$77,400 $20,459 $17,075 $43,014 
Liability for future policy benefits$11,763 $3,783 $1,413 $2,963 
Less: reinsurance recoverable(775)(230)(13)(57)
Net liability for future policy benefits$10,988 $3,553 $1,400 $2,906 
Weighted average duration of the liability (in years)1113815
Weighted average interest accretion rate4.6 %3.7 %3.7 %2.9 %
Weighted average current discount rate6.4 %5.5 %6.5 %5.1 %
(1)Issuances: The present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits related to new insurance contracts that became effective during the current period and new policies assumed on existing contracts during the period.
(2)Interest accrual: The interest earned on the beginning present value of either the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits using the original interest rate.
(3)Net premiums collected: The portion of gross premiums collected from the ceding company that is used to fund expected benefit payments.
(4)Benefit payments: The release of the present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected future policy benefits due to death, lapse/withdrawal and other benefit payments based on current assumptions.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
U.S. and Latin America – TraditionalCanada – TraditionalEurope, Middle East and Africa – TraditionalAsia Pacific – Traditional
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$77,881 $20,928 $15,911 $44,801 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(352)570 38 150 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(1,279)70 546 (668)
Adjusted balance, beginning of year76,250 21,568 16,495 44,283 
Issuances (1)
7,821 404 1,106 3,752 
Interest accrual (2)
2,688 559 444 952 
Net premiums collected (3)
(5,814)(723)(1,413)(1,854)
Foreign currency translation4 694 1,295 1,582 
Ending balance at original discount rate80,949 22,502 17,927 48,715 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(7,000)(4,501)(3,013)(12,252)
Balance, end of period$73,949 $18,001 $14,914 $36,463 
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$90,711 $24,309 $17,365 $49,712 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions(381)561 261 148 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(1,218)73 536 (733)
Adjusted balance, beginning of year89,112 24,943 18,162 49,127 
Issuances (1)
8,521 404 1,106 3,752 
Interest accrual (2)
3,227 719 479 1,086 
Benefit payments (4)
(4,502)(808)(1,300)(1,553)
Foreign currency translation6 808 1,427 1,649 
Ending balance at original discount rate96,364 26,066 19,874 54,061 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(8,917)(3,934)(3,590)(14,609)
Balance, end of period$87,447 $22,132 $16,284 $39,452 
Liability for future policy benefits$13,498 $4,131 $1,370 $2,989 
Less: reinsurance recoverable(834)(254)(15)(78)
Net liability for future policy benefits$12,664 $3,877 $1,355 $2,911 
Weighted average duration of the liability (in years)1114815
Weighted average interest accretion rate4.6 %3.7 %3.5 %2.8 %
Weighted average current discount rate5.4 %4.9 %5.7 %4.6 %
(1)Issuances: The present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits related to new insurance contracts that became effective during the current period and new policies assumed on existing contracts during the period.
(2)Interest accrual: The interest earned on the beginning present value of either the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits using the original interest rate.
(3)Net premiums collected: The portion of gross premiums collected from the ceding company that is used to fund expected benefit payments.
(4)Benefit payments: The release of the present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected future policy benefits due to death, lapse/withdrawal and other benefit payments based on current assumptions.
The following tables summarize the Company’s Traditional business actual-to-expected variances, including the effects of treaty recaptures, and the effects of changes in cash flow and discount rate assumptions for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
SegmentLiability for future policy benefits at original discount rateChanges in cash flow assumptionsActual-to-expected varianceImpact of updating discount rate recognized in OCI
U.S. and Latin America – Traditional
$15.5 billion$4 million$3 million$(1.5) billion
Canada – Traditional
$3.6 billion$(20) million$(9) million$(323) million
Europe, Middle East and Africa – Traditional
$2.1 billion$31 million$(33) million$(127) million
Asia Pacific – Traditional
$5.8 billion$(15) million$(11) million$(314) million
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
SegmentLiability for future policy benefits at original discount rateChanges in cash flow assumptionsActual-to-expected varianceImpact of updating discount rate recognized in OCI
U.S. and Latin America – Traditional
$15.4 billion$(29) million$61 million$375 million
Canada – Traditional
$3.6 billion$(9) million$3 million$(152) million
Europe, Middle East and Africa – Traditional
$1.9 billion$223 million$(10) million$(243) million
Asia Pacific – Traditional
$5.3 billion$(2) million$(65) million$(49) million
Financial Solutions Business
Significant assumptions used to compute the liability for future policy benefits for the Financial Solutions business include mortality, morbidity, lapse rates and discount rates (both accretion and current). During the third quarter of 2026 and 2025, the Company completed its annual assumptions review, which resulted in a $17 million increase and $24 million decrease in the Company’s liability for future policy benefits for its Financial Solutions business, respectively, as a result of updating the lapse and mortality assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits.
The following tables present the balances of and changes in the Company’s liability for future policy benefits, including the deferred profit liability related to the longevity business, for its Financial Solutions business, which primarily consists of longevity reinsurance, asset-intensive products (primarily annuities), financial reinsurance and pension risk transfer transactions, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in millions). During the first quarter, the Company reclassified amounts previously presented in the “Derecognition” line related to recaptures and treaty amendments that resulted in the termination of an existing treaty and the reissuance under a new treaty to the “Effects of actual variances from expected experience” line in the rollforwards below. Prior periods have been recast to conform with the current presentation. This change in presentation did not affect the consolidated balance sheet, income statement or cash flows previously reported.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
U.S. and Latin America – Financial SolutionsCanada – Financial SolutionsEurope, Middle East and Africa – Financial SolutionsAsia Pacific – Financial Solutions
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$2,627 $3,518 $87,259 $2,106 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions11 (13)— 29 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(20)(25)280 50 
Adjusted balance, beginning of year2,618 3,480 87,539 2,185 
Issuances (1)
1,350 — 9,685 6,997 
Interest accrual (2)
78 92 2,652 13 
Net premiums collected (3)
(1,543)(265)(6,318)(7,574)
Foreign currency translation— (119)(1,653)(40)
Ending balance at original discount rate2,503 3,188 91,905 1,581 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(357)(313)(15,745)(921)
Balance, end of period$2,146 $2,875 $76,160 $660 
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$13,388 $8,160 $98,153 $16,870 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions24 (13)— 33 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(12)(25)261 88 
Adjusted balance, beginning of year13,400 8,122 98,414 16,991 
Issuances (1)
1,371 — 9,685 6,997 
Interest accrual (2)
479 261 2,964 448 
Benefit payments (4)
(1,003)(368)(6,017)(790)
Foreign currency translation— (286)(1,932)48 
Ending balance at original discount rate14,247 7,729 103,114 23,694 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(1,366)(655)(17,214)(5,434)
Balance, end of period$12,881 $7,074 $85,900 $18,260 
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments$(43)$— $— $— 
Liability for future policy benefits$10,692 $4,199 $9,740 $17,600 
Less: reinsurance recoverable(4,706)— — — 
Net liability for future policy benefits$5,986 $4,199 $9,740 $17,600 
Weighted average duration of the liability (in years)811912
Weighted average interest accretion rate4.4 %4.1 %4.0 %2.0 %
Weighted average current discount rate6.5 %5.4 %6.3 %5.3 %
(1)Issuances: The present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits related to new insurance contracts that became effective during the current period and new policies assumed on existing contracts during the period.
(2)Interest accrual: The interest earned on the beginning present value of either the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits using the original interest rate.
(3)Net premiums collected: The portion of gross premiums collected from the ceding company that is used to fund expected benefit payments.
(4)Benefit payments: The release of the present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected future policy benefits due to death, lapse/withdrawal and other benefit payments based on current assumptions.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
U.S. and Latin America – Financial SolutionsCanada – Financial SolutionsEurope, Middle East and Africa – Financial SolutionsAsia Pacific – Financial Solutions
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$1,346 $3,614 $71,360 $2,758 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— — (409)— 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(10)6 (289)(121)
Adjusted balance, beginning of year1,336 3,620 70,662 2,637 
Issuances (1)
2,118 — 15,195 2,657 
Interest accrual (2)
30 99 2,078 31 
Net premiums collected (3)
(2,219)(278)(7,283)(3,227)
Foreign currency translation— 119 6,038 181 
Ending balance at original discount rate1,265 3,560 86,690 2,279 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(194)(182)(10,484)(621)
Balance, end of period$1,071 $3,378 $76,206 $1,658 
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Beginning of year balance at original discount rate$9,489 $7,934 $78,290 $14,626 
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions— — (433)— 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience(13)6 (308)(127)
Adjusted balance, beginning of year9,476 7,940 77,549 14,499 
Issuances (1)
2,146 — 15,194 2,666 
Interest accrual (2)
396 263 2,298 251 
Benefit payments (4)
(784)(347)(4,834)(499)
Foreign currency translation— 265 6,539 880 
Ending balance at original discount rate11,234 8,121 96,746 17,797 
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions(332)(125)(11,507)(3,729)
Balance, end of period$10,902 $7,996 $85,239 $14,068 
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments$8 $— $— $— 
Liability for future policy benefits$9,839 $4,618 $9,033 $12,410 
Less: reinsurance recoverable(1,749)— — — 
Net liability for future policy benefits$8,090 $4,618 $9,033 $12,410 
Weighted average duration of the liability (in years)912914
Weighted average interest accretion rate4.1 %4.1 %3.5 %1.9 %
Weighted average current discount rate5.3 %4.8 %5.4 %4.0 %
(1)Issuances: The present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits related to new insurance contracts that became effective during the current period and new policies assumed on existing contracts during the period.
(2)Interest accrual: The interest earned on the beginning present value of either the expected net premiums or the expected future policy benefits using the original interest rate.
(3)Net premiums collected: The portion of gross premiums collected from the ceding company that is used to fund expected benefit payments.
(4)Benefit payments: The release of the present value, using the original discount rate, of the expected future policy benefits due to death, lapse/withdrawal and other benefit payments based on current assumptions.
The following tables summarize the Company’s Financial Solutions business actual-to-expected variances, including the effects of model updates and treaty recaptures, and the effects of changes in cash flow and discount rate assumptions for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026:
SegmentLiability for future policy benefits at original discount rateChanges in cash flow assumptionsActual-to-expected variance
Impact of updating discount rate recognized in OCI
U.S. and Latin America – Financial Solutions
$11.7 billion$13 million$8 million$(811) million
Canada – Financial Solutions
$4.5 billionNoneNone$(314) million
Europe, Middle East and Africa – Financial Solutions
$11.2 billionNone$(19) million$(578) million
Asia Pacific – Financial Solutions
$22.1 billion$4 million$38 million$(975) million
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025:
SegmentLiability for future policy benefits at original discount rateChanges in cash flow assumptionsActual-to-expected varianceImpact of updating discount rate recognized in OCI
U.S. and Latin America – Financial Solutions
$10.0 billionNone$(3) million$260 million
Canada – Financial Solutions
$4.6 billionNoneNone$(135) million
Europe, Middle East and Africa – Financial Solutions
$10.1 billion$(24) million$(19) million$(128) million
Asia Pacific – Financial Solutions
$15.5 billionNone$(6) million$(1.5) billion
Reconciliation and Other Disclosures
The following table presents the reconciliation of the rollforward of the liability for future policy benefits to the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in millions):
September 30,
20262025
Liability for future policy benefits included in the rollforwards:
Traditional:
U.S. and Latin America$11,763$13,498
Canada3,7834,131
Europe, Middle East and Africa1,4131,370
Asia Pacific2,9632,989
Financial Solutions:
U.S. and Latin America10,692 9,839 
Canada4,199 4,618 
Europe, Middle East and Africa9,740 9,033 
Asia Pacific17,600 12,410 
Other long-duration contracts138 116 
Claims liability and incurred but not reported claims6,309 5,786 
Additional liability371 235 
Unearned revenue liability764 814 
Cost of reinsurance liability1,553 1,550 
Total liability for future policy benefits$71,288 $66,389 
The following table presents the amount of undiscounted and discounted expected future gross premiums and expected future benefit payments for the liability for future policy benefits included in the rollforwards as of September 30, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in millions):
September 30,
20262025
UndiscountedDiscountedUndiscountedDiscounted
Expected future gross premiums
Traditional:
U.S. and Latin America$193,711 $79,596 $194,959 $88,432 
Canada56,723 20,803 56,351 22,317 
Europe, Middle East and Africa33,936 17,634 30,092 16,513 
Asia Pacific137,965 50,607 113,661 46,387 
Financial Solutions:
U.S. and Latin America5,101 3,009 2,554 1,641 
Canada4,969 3,184 5,676 3,733 
Europe, Middle East and Africa176,568 81,563 157,690 77,444 
Asia Pacific7,530 4,723 5,235 3,471 
Expected future benefit payments
Traditional:
U.S. and Latin America$199,720 $77,400 $203,397 $87,447 
Canada57,085 20,459 57,445 22,132 
Europe, Middle East and Africa34,293 17,075 30,886 16,284 
Asia Pacific131,768 43,014 109,528 39,452 
Financial Solutions:
U.S. and Latin America27,137 12,881 22,213 10,902 
Canada16,577 7,074 17,625 7,996 
Europe, Middle East and Africa183,642 85,900 170,551 85,239 
Asia Pacific44,136 18,260 30,139 14,068 
The following table presents the amount of gross premiums and interest expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the liability for future policy benefits included in the rollforwards for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (dollars in millions):
Gross PremiumsInterest Expense
September 30,
September 30,
2026202520262025
Traditional:
U.S. and Latin America$4,776 $4,791 $546 $539 
Canada869 831 167 160 
Europe, Middle East and Africa1,385 1,341 43 35 
Asia Pacific2,420 2,335 145 134 
Financial Solutions:
U.S. and Latin America1,162 177 401 366 
Canada135 143 169 164 
Europe, Middle East and Africa1,064 897 312 220 
Asia Pacific531 325 435 220 
Total$12,342 $10,840 $2,218 $1,838