COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC. - 10-Q - | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Insurance News | InsuranceNewsNet

InsuranceNewsNet — Your Industry. One Source.™

Sign in
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Home Now reading Newswires
Topics
    • Advisor News
    • Annuity Index
    • Annuity News
    • Companies
    • Earnings
    • Fiduciary
    • From the Field: Expert Insights
    • Health/Employee Benefits
    • Insurance & Financial Fraud
    • INN Magazine
    • Insiders Only
    • Life Insurance News
    • Newswires
    • Property and Casualty
    • Regulation News
    • Sponsored Articles
    • Washington Wire
    • Videos
    • ———
    • About
    • Meet our Editorial Staff
    • Advertise
    • Contact
    • Newsletters
  • Exclusives
  • NewsWires
  • Magazine
  • Newsletters
Sign in or register to be an INNsider.
  • AdvisorNews
  • Annuity News
  • Companies
  • Earnings
  • Fiduciary
  • Health/Employee Benefits
  • Insurance & Financial Fraud
  • INN Exclusives
  • INN Magazine
  • Insurtech
  • Life Insurance News
  • Newswires
  • Property and Casualty
  • Regulation News
  • Sponsored Articles
  • Video
  • Washington Wire
  • Life Insurance
  • Annuities
  • Advisor
  • Health/Benefits
  • Property & Casualty
  • Insurtech
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Editorial Staff

Get Social

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
Newswires
Newswires RSS Get our newsletter
Order Prints
November 9, 2022 Newswires
Share
Share
Post
Email

COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC. – 10-Q – | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Edgar Glimpses

Glossary and Acronyms of Selected Insurance Terms and References


Throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations ("MD&A"), we use certain terms and abbreviations, which
are summarized in the Glossary and Acronyms.

Corebridge has incorporated into this discussion a number of cross-references to
additional information included throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to
assist readers seeking additional information related to a particular subject.

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise mentioned or unless the
context indicates otherwise, we use the terms "Corebridge," "we," "us" and "our"
to refer to Corebridge Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
consolidated subsidiaries. We use the term "Corebridge Parent" to refer solely
to Corebridge Financial, Inc., and not to any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

This MD&A addresses the consolidated financial condition of Corebridge as of
September 30, 2022, compared with December 31, 2021, and its consolidated
results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and
2021. You should read the following analysis of our consolidated financial
condition and results of operations in conjunction with "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition,", the "Risk
Factors," and the audited consolidated financial statements in the Prospectus,
and the statements under "Forward-Looking Statements," and the Unaudited Interim
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q.






                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 81
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             TABLE OF CONTENTS


Index to Item 2

                                                                                           Page
Executive Summary                                                                          83
  Overview                                                                                 83
Revenues                                                                                   83
Benefits and Expenses                                                                      83
Significant Factors Impact                                                                 84
Macroeconomic, Industry and Regulatory Trends                                              92
Use of Non-GAAP Measures                                                                   94
Key Operating Metrics                                                                     101
Consolidated Results of Operations                                                        104
Business Segment Operations                                                               107
Individual Retirement                                                                     108
Group Retirement                                                                          112
Life Insurance                                                                            116
Institutional Markets                                                                     119
Corporate and Other                                                                       122
Investments                                                                               124
Overview                                                                                  124
Key Investment Strategies                                                                 124
Credit Ratings                                                                            127
Insurance Business                                                                        144

Life and Annuity Future Policy Benefits, Policyholder Contract Deposits and DAC

           144
Liquidity and Capital Resources                                                           149
Overview                                                                                  149

Liquidity and Capital Resources of Corebridge Parent and it intermediate holding
companies

                                                                                 149

Liquidity and Capital Resources of Corebridge insurance subsidiaries

              150
Contractual Obligations                                                                   152
Debt                                                                                      153
Credit Ratings                                                                            154
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commercial Commitments                                 155
Critical Accounting Estimates                                                             155
Glossary                                                                                  156
Certain important terms                                                                   158
Acronyms                                                                                  160






                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 82
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      ITEM 2 | Executive Summary


Executive Summary

OVERVIEW

We are one of the largest providers of retirement solutions and insurance
products in the United States, committed to helping individuals plan, save for
and achieve secure financial futures. We offer a broad set of products and
services through our market leading Individual Retirement, Group Retirement,
Life Insurance and Institutional Markets businesses, each of which features
capabilities and industry experience we believe are difficult to replicate.
These four businesses collectively seek to enhance stockholder returns while
maintaining our attractive risk profile, which has historically resulted in
consistent and strong cash flow generation.

REVENUES

Our revenues come from five principal sources:


•Premiums are principally derived from our traditional life insurance and
certain annuity products including PRT transactions and structured settlements
with life contingencies. Our premium income is driven by growth in new policies
and contracts written and persistency of our in-force policies, both of which
are influenced by a combination of factors including our efforts to attract and
retain customers and market conditions that influence demand for our products;

•Policy fees are principally derived from our individual retirement, group
retirement, universal life insurance, corporate- and bank-owned life insurance
("COLI-BOLI") and stable value wrap ("SVW") products. Our policy fees typically
vary directly with the underlying account value or benefit base of our
annuities. Account value and benefit base are influenced by changes in economic
conditions, including changes in levels of equity prices, and changes in levels
of interest rates and credit spreads, as well as net flows;

•Net investment income from our investment portfolio varies as a result of the
yield, allocation and size of our investment portfolio, which are, in turn, a
function of capital market conditions and net flows into our total investments,
as well as the expenses associated with managing our investment portfolio;

•Net realized gains (losses), include changes in the Fortitude Re funds withheld
embedded derivative, risk management related derivative activities, changes in
the fair value of embedded derivatives in certain of our insurance products and
trading activity within our investment portfolio, including trading activity
related to the Fortitude Re modco arrangement. Net realized gains (losses) vary
due to the timing of sales of investments as well as changes in the fair value
of embedded derivatives in certain of our insurance products and derivatives
utilized to hedge certain insurance liabilities; and

•Advisory fee income and other income includes fees from registered investment
advisory services, 12b-1 fees (marketing and distribution fees paid by mutual
funds), other asset management fee income, and commission-based broker dealer
services.

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

Our benefits and expenses come from five principal sources:


•Policyholder benefits are driven primarily by customer withdrawals and
surrenders which change in response to changes in capital market conditions and
changes in policy reserves as well as updates to assumptions related to future
policyholder behavior, mortality and longevity;

•Interest credited to policyholder account balances varies in relation to the
amount of the underlying account value or benefit base and also includes changes
in the fair value of certain embedded derivatives related to our insurance
products;

•Amortization of DAC and value of business acquired DAC and value of business
acquired ("VOBA") for traditional life insurance products are amortized, with
interest, over the premium paying period. DAC and VOBA related to
investment-oriented contracts, such as universal life insurance, and fixed,
fixed index and variable annuities, are amortized, with interest, in relation to
the estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the
contracts;

•General operating and other expenses include expenses associated with
conducting our business, including salaries, other employee-related compensation
and other operating expenses such as professional services or travel; and


•Interest expense represents the charges associated with our external debt
obligations, including debt of consolidated investment entities. This expense
varies based on the amount of debt on our balance sheet, as well as the rates of
interest associated with those obligations. Interest expense related to
consolidated investment entities principally relates to variable interest
entities ("VIEs") for which we are the primary beneficiary; however, creditors
or beneficial interest holders of VIEs generally only have recourse to the
assets and cash flows of the VIEs and do not have recourse to us except in
limited circumstances when we have provided a guarantee to the VIE's interest
holders.





                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 83
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         T    ABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      ITEM 2 | Executive Summary

SIGNIFICANT FACTORS IMPACTING OUR RESULTS

The following significant factors have impacted, and may in the future impact,
our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Impact of Fortitude Re


In 2018, AIG established Fortitude Re, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortitude
Group Holdings, LLC ("Fortitude Holdings"), in a series of reinsurance
transactions related to certain of AIG's legacy operations. In February 2018,
AGL, VALIC and USL entered into modco agreements with Fortitude Re, a registered
Class 4 and Class E reinsurer in Bermuda. Additionally, AIG Bermuda novated its
assumption of certain long-duration contracts from an affiliated entity to
Fortitude Re.

In the modco arrangement, the investments supporting the reinsurance agreements,
which reflect the majority of the consideration that would be paid to the
reinsurer for entering into the transaction, are withheld by, and therefore
continue to reside on the balance sheet of, the ceding company (i.e., AGL, VALIC
and USL) thereby creating an obligation for the ceding company to pay the
reinsurer (i.e., Fortitude Re) at a later date. Additionally, since we maintain
ownership of these investments, we reflect our existing accounting for these
assets, which consist mostly of available-for-sale securities (e.g., the changes
in fair value of available-for-sale securities will be recognized within OCI) on
our balance sheet. We have established a funds withheld payable to Fortitude Re
while simultaneously establishing a reinsurance asset representing reserves for
the insurance coverage that Fortitude Re has assumed. The funds withheld payable
contains an embedded derivative and changes in fair value of this derivative are
recognized in Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld
embedded derivative. This embedded derivative is considered a total return swap
with contractual returns that are attributable to various assets, primarily
available-for-sale securities, associated with these reinsurance agreements. As
the majority of the invested assets supporting the modco are fixed income
securities that are available-for-sale, there is a mismatch between the
accounting for the embedded derivative as its changes in fair value are recorded
through net income while changes in the fair value of the fixed maturity
securities available for sale are recorded through OCI.

On July 1, 2020, AGL and USL amended the modco agreements. Under the terms of
the amendment, certain business ceded to Fortitude Re was recaptured by the
Company, and certain additional business was ceded by the Company to Fortitude
Re. We recorded an additional non-recurring $91 million loss related entirely to
the amendments to the modco agreements.

We do not expect to incur any future loss recognition events related to business
ceded to Fortitude Re, absent any decisions by the Company to recapture the
business. Our accounting policy is to include reinsurance balances when
performing loss recognition testing, and as there will be no future profits
recognized on this business there will be no future loss recognition.


On June 2, 2020, AIG completed the Majority Interest Fortitude Sale. Following
closing of the Majority Interest Fortitude Sale, AIG contributed $135 million of
its proceeds from the Majority Interest Fortitude Sale to USL. On October 1,
2021, AIG contributed its remaining 3.5% interest in Fortitude Re Bermuda to us
and we obtained AIG's seat on the board of Fortitude Re Bermuda. At March 31,
2022, our ownership interest in Fortitude Re Bermuda was reduced from 3.5% to
2.46% due to a round of equity financing, by third-party investors, in which we
did not participate, that closed on March 31, 2022. As of September 30, 2022,
$32.6 billion of reserves related to business written by multiple wholly-owned
AIG subsidiaries, including $27.7 billion of reserves related to Corebridge, had
been ceded to Fortitude Re. As of closing of the Majority Interest Fortitude
Sale on June 2, 2020, these reinsurance transactions were no longer considered
affiliated transactions.

In addition to the loss incurred from the amendments of the Fortitude Re
reinsurance agreements, our net income experiences ongoing volatility as a
result of the reinsurance agreements, which, as described above, give rise to a
funds withheld payable that contains an embedded derivative. However, this net
income volatility is almost entirely offset with a corresponding change in OCI,
which reflects the fair value change from the investment portfolio supporting
the funds withheld payable, which is primarily available- for-sale securities,
resulting in minimal impact to our comprehensive income (loss) and equity
attributable to Corebridge. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company
has begun to elect the fair value option on the acquisition of certain new fixed
maturity securities, which will help reduce this mismatch over time.





                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 84
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         T    ABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      ITEM 2 | Executive Summary

Fortitude Re funds withheld impact:

                                                         Three Months Ended September
                                                                     30,                      Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions)                                                    2022             2021                    2022             2021
Net investment income - Fortitude Re funds
withheld assets                                         $      157          $   445          $          617          $ 1,336
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds
withheld assets:
Net realized gains (losses)on Fortitude Re funds
withheld assets                                                (89)             169                    (272)             482
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds
withheld embedded derivatives                                1,463             (195)                  6,694              (29)
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds
withheld assets                                              1,374              (26)                  6,422              453
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense)            1,531              419                   7,039            1,789
Income tax benefit (expense)*                                 (322)             (88)                 (1,478)            (376)
Net income (loss)                                            1,209              331                   5,561            1,413
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of the invested assets supporting the Fortitude
Re modco arrangement classified as available for
sale*                                                       (1,090)            (314)                 (5,242)          (1,373)
Comprehensive income (loss)                             $      119          

$ 17 $ 319 $ 40

* The income tax expense (benefit) and the tax impact on OCI were computed
using Corebridge's U.S. statutory tax rate of 21%.


Various assets supporting the Fortitude Re funds withheld arrangements are
reported at amortized cost, and as such, changes in the fair value of these
assets are not reflected in the financial statements. However, changes in the
fair value of these assets are included in the embedded derivative in the
Fortitude Re funds withheld arrangement and the appreciation (depreciation) of
the assets is the primary driver of the comprehensive income (loss) reflected
above.

For further details on this transaction, see Note 7 to our audited annual
consolidated financial statements.

Impact of Variable Annuity GMWB Riders and Hedging


Our Individual Retirement and Group Retirement businesses offer variable annuity
products with GMWB riders that provide guaranteed living benefit features. The
liabilities for GMWBs are accounted for as embedded derivatives and measured at
fair value. The fair value of the embedded derivatives may fluctuate
significantly based on market interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads,
market volatility, policyholder behavior and other factors.

In addition to risk-mitigating features in our variable annuity product design,
we have an economic hedging program designed to manage market risk from GMWB,
including exposures to changes in interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads
and volatility. The hedging program utilizes derivative instruments, including,
but not limited to, equity options, futures contracts and interest rate swap and
option contracts, as well as fixed maturity securities.

Differences in Valuation of Embedded Derivatives and Economic Hedge Target


Our variable annuity hedging program utilizes an economic hedge target, which
represents an estimate of the underlying economic risks in our GMWB riders. The
economic hedge target differs from the GAAP valuation of the GMWB embedded
derivatives, creating volatility in our net income (loss) primarily due to the
following:

•the economic hedge target includes 100% of rider fees in present value
calculations; the GAAP valuation reflects only those fees attributed to the
embedded derivative such that the initial value at contract issue equals zero;


•the economic hedge target uses best estimate actuarial assumptions and excludes
explicit risk margins used for GAAP valuation, such as margins for policyholder
behavior, mortality and volatility; and

•the economic hedge target excludes the non-performance, or "own credit" risk
adjustment used in the GAAP valuation, which reflects a market participant's
view of our claims-paying ability by incorporating a different spread (the "NPA
spread") to the curve used to discount projected benefit cash flows. Because the
discount rate includes the NPA spread and other explicit risk margins, the GAAP
valuation has different sensitivities to movements in interest rates and other
market factors, and to changes from actuarial assumption updates, than the
economic hedge target.

For more information on our valuation methodology for embedded derivatives
within policyholder contract deposits, see Note 4 to our audited annual
consolidated financial statements.


The market value of the hedge portfolio compared to the economic hedge target at
any point in time may be different and is not expected to be fully offsetting.
In addition to the derivatives held in conjunction with the variable annuity
hedging program, we generally have cash and invested assets available to cover
future claims payable under these guarantees. The primary sources of difference
between the change in the fair value of the hedging portfolio and the economic
hedge target include:

•basis risk due to the variance between expected and actual fund returns, which
may be either positive or negative;





                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 85
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         T    ABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      ITEM 2 | Executive Summary

•realized volatility versus implied volatility;

•actual versus expected changes in the hedge target driven by assumptions not
subject to hedging, particularly policyholder behavior; and

•risk exposures that we have elected not to explicitly or fully hedge.


The following table presents the net increase (decrease) to consolidated pre-tax
income (loss) from changes in the fair value of the GMWB embedded derivatives
and related hedges, excluding related DAC amortization:

                                                             Three Months Ended September         Nine Months Ended September
                                                                         30,                                  30,
(in millions)                                                        2022             2021               2022             2021
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives,
excluding the update of actuarial assumptions and
NPA(a)(b)                                                   $      722          $   317          $   2,056          $ 2,224
Change in fair value of variable annuity hedging
portfolio:
Fixed maturity securities(c)                                         6               12                 29               43
Interest rate derivative contracts                                (479)            (140)            (2,071)            (784)
Equity derivative contracts                                        194               12              1,109             (768)
Change in fair value of variable annuity hedging
portfolio                                                         (279)            (116)              (933)          (1,509)
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives
excluding the update of actuarial assumptions and
NPA, net of hedging portfolio                                      443              201              1,123              715

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to
NPA spread

                                                         216              (43)             1,188             (136)

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to
change in NPA volume

                                              (290)             (27)              (959)            (391)

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to
the update of actuarial assumptions

                                 79              (60)                79              (60)
Total change due to the update of actuarial
assumptions and NPA                                                  5             (130)               308             (587)
Net impact on pre-tax income (loss)                                448               71              1,431              128
Impact to Consolidated Income Statement line
Net investment income, net of related interest
credited to policyholder account balances                            6               12                 29               43
Net realized gains (losses)                                        442               59              1,402               85
Net impact on pre-tax income (loss)                                448               71              1,431              128
Net change in value of economic hedge target and
related hedges
Net impact on economic gains                                $      476      

$ 58 $ 845 $ 135

(a)The non-performance risk adjustment ("NPA") adjusts the valuation of
derivatives to account for our own non-performance risk in the fair value
measurement of
all derivative net liability positions.


(b)The change in fair value of embedded derivatives, excluding the update of
actuarial assumptions and NPA for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was
revised from $2,136 million to $2,224 million. The net realized gains (losses)
for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were revised from $(3) million to
$85 million. These revisions had no impact on Corebridge's Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements and are not considered material to the
previously issued financial statements.

(c)The impact to OCI were losses of $120 million and $550 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and losses of $23
million and $134 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,
respectively. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 reflected
losses due to higher interest rates and widening spreads. The losses in the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were due to higher interest
rates.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net impact on pre-tax income of $448 million resulted from:


•$443 million gain in the fair value of embedded derivatives excluding NPA, net
of the hedging portfolio was driven by increases in interest rates, partially
offset by lower equity markets.

•$74 million loss due to NPA was driven by the impact of higher interest rates
that resulted in NPA volume losses from lower expected GMWB payments, partially
offset by widening of the NPA credit spread.

•$79 million gain from the review and update of actuarial assumptions.


On an economic basis, the changes in the fair value of the hedge portfolio were
partially offset by the changes in the economic hedge target. In the three
months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net mark-to-market gain of
approximately $476 million from our hedging activities related to our economic
hedge target primarily driven by widening credit spreads and update of actuarial
assumptions.





                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 86
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         T    ABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      ITEM 2 | Executive Summary

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Net impact on pre-tax income of $1.4 billion resulted from:


•$1.1 billion gain in the fair value of embedded derivatives excluding NPA, net
of the hedging portfolio was driven by increases in interest rates, partially
offset by lower equity markets.

•$229 million gain due to NPA was driven by a widening of the NPA credit spread,
partially offset by the impact of higher interest rates that resulted in NPA
volume losses from lower expected GMWB payments.

•$79 million gain from the review and update of actuarial assumptions.


On an economic basis, the changes in the fair value of the hedge portfolio were
partially offset by the changes in the economic hedge target. In the nine months
ended September 30, 2022, we had a net mark-to-market gain of approximately $845
million from our hedging activities related to our economic hedge target
primarily driven by widening credit spreads and update of actuarial assumptions.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

Net impact on pre-tax income of $71 million resulted from:

•$201 million gain in the fair value of embedded derivatives excluding NPA, net
of the hedging portfolio was driven by increases in interest rates.

•$70 million loss due to NPA was driven by a tightening of the NPA credit
spread, and the impact of higher interest rates that resulted in NPA volume
losses from lower expected GMWB payments.

•$60 million loss from the review and update of actuarial assumptions.


On an economic basis, the changes in the fair value of the hedge portfolio were
partially offset by the changes in the economic hedge target. In the three
months ended September 30, 2021, we had a net mark-to-market gain of
approximately $58 million from our hedging activities related to our economic
hedge target primarily driven by higher equity markets, partially offset by
losses from the update of actuarial assumptions.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Net impact on pre-tax income of $128 million resulted from:


•$715 million gain in the fair value of embedded derivatives excluding NPA, net
of the hedging portfolio was driven by increases in interest rates and higher
equity markets.

•$527 million loss due to NPA was driven by a tightening of the NPA credit
spread, and the impact of higher interest rates that resulted in NPA volume
losses from lower expected GMWB payments.

•$60 million loss from the review and update of actuarial assumptions.


On an economic basis, the changes in the fair value of the hedge portfolio were
partially offset by the changes in the economic hedge target. In the nine months
ended September 30, 2021, we had a net mark-to-market gain of approximately $135
million from our hedging activities related to our economic hedge target
primarily driven by higher equity markets, partially offset by losses from the
update of actuarial assumptions.

Embedded Derivatives for Variable Annuity, Fixed Index Annuity and Index
Universal Life Products


Certain of our variable annuity contracts contain GMWBs and are accounted for as
embedded derivatives. Additionally, certain fixed index annuity contracts
contain GMWBs or indexed interest credits which are accounted for as embedded
derivatives and our index universal life insurance products also contain
embedded derivatives. Policyholders may elect to rebalance among the various
accounts within the product at specified renewal dates. At the end of each index
term, we generally have the opportunity to re-price the indexed component by
establishing different participation rates or caps on equity indexed credited
rates. The index crediting feature of these products results in the recognition
of an embedded derivative that is required to be bifurcated from the host
contract and carried at fair value with changes in the fair value of the
liabilities recorded in Net realized gains (losses). Option pricing models are
used to estimate fair value, taking into account assumptions for future equity
index growth rates, volatility of the equity index, future interest rates and
our ability to adjust the participation rate and the cap on equity indexed
credited rates in light of market conditions and policyholder behavior
assumptions.





                                    Corebridge | Third Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 87
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         T    ABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      ITEM 2 | Executive Summary

The following table summarizes the fair values of the embedded derivatives for
variable annuities, fixed index annuity and index universal life products:


                                                                      At September 30,           At December 31,
(in millions)                                                                       2022                      2021
Variable annuities GMWBs                                            $             698          $          2,472
Fixed index annuities, including certain GMWBs                                  5,095                     6,445
Index Life                                                                        555                       765

Actuarial Assumption Changes


Most of the fixed annuities, fixed index annuities, variable annuity products
and universal life insurance products we offer maintain policyholder deposits
that are reported as liabilities and classified within either separate account
liabilities or policyholder contract deposits. Our products and riders also
impact liabilities for future policyholder benefits and unearned revenues and
assets for DAC and DSI. The valuation of these assets and liabilities (other
than deposits) is based on differing accounting methods depending on the
product, each of which requires numerous assumptions and considerable judgment.
The accounting guidance applied in the valuation of these assets and liabilities
includes, but is not limited to, the following: (i) traditional life insurance
products for which assumptions are locked in at inception; (ii) universal life
insurance secondary guarantees for which benefit liabilities are determined by
estimating the expected value of death benefits payable when the account balance
is projected to be zero and recognizing those benefits ratably over the
accumulation period based on total expected assessments; (iii) certain product
guarantees for which benefit liabilities are accrued over the life of the
contract in proportion to actual and future expected policy assessments; (iv)
certain product guarantees reported as embedded derivatives which are carried at
fair value; and (v) unearned revenue and assets for DAC, VOBA and DSI related to
investment-oriented contracts, such as universal life insurance, and fixed,
fixed index and variable annuities, which are amortized in relation to the
estimated gross profits.

At least annually, typically in the third quarter, we conduct a comprehensive
review of the underlying assumptions within our actuarially determined assets
and liabilities. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, policyholder
behavior, mortality, expenses, investment returns and policy crediting rates.
Changes in assumptions can result in a significant change to the carrying value
of product liabilities and assets and, consequently, the impact could be
material to earnings in the period of the change.

For further details of our accounting policies and related judgments pertaining
to assumption updates, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations-Critical Accounting Estimates-DAC" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations-Critical Accounting Estimates-Future Policy Benefits for Life and
Accident and Health Insurance Contracts" in the Prospectus.

The following table presents the increase (decrease) in pre-tax income resulting
from the annual update of actuarial assumptions, which occurs in the third
quarter of each year, by financial statement line item as reported in the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss):

Older

ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE, INC. – 10-Q – Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Newer

Health Research Institute Reports Findings in Nursing Ethics (Ethical value and challenges of long-term care insurance): Health and Medicine – Nursing Ethics

Advisor News

  • CT governor’s candidates claims: What’s true, and what’s misleading
  • Retaining clients by giving them a memorable experience
  • Addressing the longevity paradox
  • Employers shift focus from retirement access to financial outcomes
  • Helping widowed clients navigate their new financial reality
More Advisor News

Annuity News

  • Farm Bureau P&C insurers post first underwriting gain since 2021
  • Legacy Marketing, Malibu Life launch two fixed indexed annuities
  • Changing client priorities are reshaping annuity conversations
  • Solen Software acquires annuity software provider Cooperative Technologies
  • MassMutual Expands Lending Options With New Secured Credit Line
More Annuity News

Health/Employee Benefits News

  • Access Health CT opens health plan enrollment for 2027
  • Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds
  • Centene sues feds over low ratings for senior health plans
  • Terry Savage: Small business owners, now is the time to offer health insurance coverage
  • Aldermen select employee medical insurance broker services provider
More Health/Employee Benefits News

Life Insurance News

  • Life insurer ordered to stop selling new policies in Virginia
  • AM Best to Present and Participate at 2026 Shanghai International Reinsurance Conference
  • Agents often missing from the loop on life, LTC insurance rate increases
  • Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Trademark Application for “PEACE OF MIND, FOREVER” Filed: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
  • SoFi and Prudential Financial team up to expand access to life insurance
Sponsor
More Life Insurance News

NEWS INSIDE

  • Companies
  • Earnings
  • Economic News
  • INN Magazine
  • Insurtech News
  • Newswires Feed
  • Regulation News
  • Washington Wire
  • Videos

FEATURED OFFERS

Press Releases

  • Benefits Studio Launches to Fill the Missing Middle of Benefits Navigation at $49/mo
  • Lauren Sinnott Named to Ragan’s Top Women in Marketing Awards, Class of 2026 
More Press Releases > Add Your Press Release >

How to Write For InsuranceNewsNet

Find out how you can submit content for publishing on our website.
View Guidelines

Topics

  • Advisor News
  • Annuity Index
  • Annuity News
  • Companies
  • Earnings
  • Fiduciary
  • From the Field: Expert Insights
  • Health/Employee Benefits
  • Insurance & Financial Fraud
  • INN Magazine
  • Insiders Only
  • Life Insurance News
  • Newswires
  • Property and Casualty
  • Regulation News
  • Sponsored Articles
  • Washington Wire
  • Videos
  • ———
  • About
  • Meet our Editorial Staff
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Newsletters

Top Sections

  • AdvisorNews
  • Annuity News
  • Health/Employee Benefits News
  • InsuranceNewsNet Magazine
  • Life Insurance News
  • Property and Casualty News
  • Washington Wire

Our Company

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Meet our Editorial Staff
  • Magazine Subscription
  • Write for INN

Sign up for our FREE e-Newsletter!

Get breaking news, exclusive stories, and money- making insights straight into your inbox.

select Newsletter Options
Facebook Linkedin Twitter
© 2026 InsuranceNewsNet.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • InsuranceNewsNet Magazine

Sign in with your Insider Pro Account

Not registered? Become an Insider Pro.