First Quarter 2024 Presentation
First Quarter 2024
Financial Results Presentation
Highlights for firstquarter 2024
Generated strong business results
- Diversified businesses delivered
$688 million of adjusted after-tax operating income1, up 9% year over year, and Operating EPS1 of$1.10 , up 13% - Focused execution drove adjusted retuon average equity1 to 11.9%, up 110 basis points over prior year quarter
- Aggregate core sources of income2 grew 7% year over year, benefiting from strong consumer demand and favorable market conditions
- Premiums and deposits1 of
$10.6 billion , strongest in a decade - Expenses3 reduced by 10% over prior year quarter benefiting from Corebridge Forward program initiatives
Maintained robust balance sheet
- Holding company liquidity4 of
$1.7 billion atMarch 31, 2024 - Life Fleet RBC5 ratio remained above target
- Invested over
$9 billion of high-quality assets at 160 basis points above portfolio roll off yield
Created value for shareholders
- Achieved or contracted on 100% of Corebridge Forward exit run rate savings target of
$400 million - Completed sale of
UK Life, receiving net proceeds of$550 million for non-core business - Returned
$386 million of capital to shareholders including$243 million of share repurchases, delivering 56% payout ratio6 - Announced increased share repurchase authorization of
$2 billion
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
2 |
Financial results reflect focused execution
Adjusted retuon average equity
|
1Q23 |
10.8% |
+150 bps |
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excluding VII & |
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1Q24 |
11.9% |
notable items |
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Operating EPS ($) |
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0.97 |
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1Q23 |
+18% |
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excluding VII & |
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1Q24 |
1.10 |
notable items |
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Adjusted pre-tax operating income1 ($M)
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28 |
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1Q23 |
696 |
724 |
+13% |
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2 |
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excluding VII & |
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1Q24 |
835 837 |
notable items |
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APTOI ex. variable investment income (VII) |
VII2 |
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1Q24 |
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APTOI |
Operating |
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($M) |
EPS ($) |
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Investments |
78 |
0.10 |
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Reinsurance |
(30) |
(0.04) |
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Notable items |
48 |
0.06 |
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Alternative investments returns versus |
(135) |
(0.17) |
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long-term retuexpectations |
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1Q23 |
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APTOI |
Operating |
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($M) |
EPS ($) |
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Discrete tax items |
n/a |
0.06 |
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Notable items |
- |
0.06 |
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Alternative investments returns versus |
(114) |
(0.14) |
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long-term retuexpectations |
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
3 |
Diversified sources of income
Spread Income1,2,3 ($M)Fee Income1,2 ($M)Underwriting Margin1,2,3($M)
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+7% |
+9% |
-7% |
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excluding VII & notable items |
excluding notable items |
excluding VII, notable items & |
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1,019 |
international life business |
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918 |
3 |
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28 |
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469 |
513 |
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1,016 |
373 |
315 |
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890 |
48 |
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513 |
33 |
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469 |
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325 |
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283 |
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-1 |
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1Q23 |
1Q24 |
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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Base spread income2 |
Fee income |
Underwriting margin ex. VII |
VII |
International life business |
Aggregate core sources of income grew 5% year over year4
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
4 |
Asset growth drives higher spread and fee income
Assets under management and administration1 ($B)
|
368 |
393 |
|
|
86 |
88 |
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|
+7% |
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|
95 |
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|
87 |
total |
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AUMA |
|
195 |
210 |
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1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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General account |
Separate account |
Assets under administration |
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Net investment income (APTOI basis)1,2 ($M) |
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
|
2,277 |
2,647 |
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Base portfolio income3 ($M) |
2,249 |
2,645 |
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VII ($M) |
28 |
2 |
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Base yield2,3 |
4.42% |
4.92% |
Separate account returns
7.4%
5.3%
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1Q23 |
1Q24 |
New money versus roll off yields2
|
6.5% |
7 |
7 |
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6.4% |
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4.2% |
4.8% |
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|
3.5% |
4.2% |
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1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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New money yields4 |
Roll off yields5 |
10-year |
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
5 |
Consistent insurance company distributions enable active capital management
Insurance company distributions ($M)
|
500 |
500 |
527 |
600 |
|
500 |
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1Q23 |
2Q23 |
3Q23 |
4Q23 |
1Q24 |
Capital retuby quarter1 ($M)
|
731 |
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|
402 |
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|
200 |
150 |
243 |
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|
46 |
102 |
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|
149 |
149 |
143 |
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|
146 |
145 |
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1Q23 |
2Q23 |
3Q23 |
4Q23 |
1Q24 |
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Quarterly |
Open market |
Direct share |
Special |
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dividend |
share buyback |
buyback |
dividend |
Capital and liquidity highlights
- Insurance companies generated strong cash flows while maintaining Life Fleet RBC ratio above target
- Returned
$386 million of capital to shareholders, delivering 56% payout ratio - Repurchased approximately
$370 million of shares this year throughMay 2 - Holding company liquidity of
$1.7 billion - Completed sale of
UK life insurance business onApril 8 ; expect to deploy proceeds for share repurchase beginning in May - Announced
$2 billion increase to share repurchase program - Declared second quarter dividend of
$0.23 per share of common stock onMay 2
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
6 |
Individual Retirement
Sources of income1 ($M)
1,020
9004
5307
277 +8%
|
excluding |
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VII & notable |
709 |
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|
618 |
items |
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1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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Base spread income |
Fee income |
VII |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income ($M)
622
5344
- +8%
excluding
529 VII & notable 618
items
|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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APTOI ex. VII |
VII |
First quarter highlights
Earnings growth driven by strong sales and attractive margins
- Base spread income excluding notable items grew 7% year over year supported by higher new money yields and higher general account assets
- Fee income increased 11% over prior year quarter driven by equity market performance
- General account net inflows over
$600 million even with higher fixed annuity surrenders
Other key metrics
|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
Change |
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Premiums and deposits ($M) |
4,883 |
4,861 |
-% |
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Fixed annuity |
2,248 |
2,612 |
+16% |
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Fixed index annuity |
2,057 |
1,883 |
-8% |
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Variable annuity |
578 |
366 |
-37% |
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Assets under management and administration ($B) |
140 |
153 |
+9% |
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General account |
94 |
103 |
+10% |
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Separate account |
46 |
50 |
+8% |
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
7 |
Group Retirement
Sources of income1 ($M)
|
389 |
390 |
|
|
9 |
1 |
|
|
176 |
-% |
190 |
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excluding |
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VII & notable |
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|
204 |
items |
199 |
|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
|
|
Base spread income |
Fee income |
VII |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income ($M)
|
186 |
200 |
|
1 |
|
|
9 |
|
+8%
|
177 |
excluding |
199 |
|
VII & notable |
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|
items |
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|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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APTOI ex. VII |
VII |
First quarter highlights
Consistent earnings with balanced sources of income
- Fee income increased 8% year over year driven by equity market performance and expansion of advisory and brokerage business
- Premiums and deposits excluding new plan acquisitions improved 5% over prior year quarter
- Premiums and deposits for out-of-plan fixed and fixed index annuities grew 22% year over year
Other key metrics
|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
Change |
|
|
Premiums and deposits ($M) |
2,246 |
2,054 |
-9% |
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Excluding plan acquisitions |
1,927 |
2,019 |
+5% |
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Assets under management and administration ($B) |
118 |
126 |
+7% |
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In-plan |
78 |
83 |
+7% |
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Out-of-plan |
27 |
28 |
+5% |
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Advisory and brokerage |
13 |
15 |
+14% |
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
8 |
Life Insurance
Sources of income1 ($M)
|
356 |
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|
48 |
297 |
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-7% |
33 |
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|
308 |
excluding VII, |
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notable items & |
265 |
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int'l life |
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-1 |
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1Q23 |
1Q24 |
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Underwriting margin ex. VII & international life |
VII |
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International life |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income ($M)
82
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-6% |
54 |
|
|
82 |
excluding |
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|
VII & notable |
55 |
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|
items |
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APTOI ex. VII + |
-1 |
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|
1Q24 |
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1Q23 |
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non-recurring |
APTOI ex. VII |
VII |
First quarter highlights
Notable items impacted results
- Underwriting margin decreased 7% from prior year quarter primarily due to Universal Life seasonal mortality. Overall mortality experience, inclusive of reserve impacts, was consistent with expectations
- New
U.S. business sales driven by demand for Term / Traditional products, up 12% over prior year quarter - Sale of
UK Life business closed onApril 8, 2024 , for net proceeds of$550 million
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Other key metrics |
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
Change |
|
Premiums and deposits ($M) |
1,049 |
1,094 |
+4% |
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New business sales2 ($M) |
117 |
124 |
+6% |
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Term / Traditional |
42 |
47 |
+12% |
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Universal Life and Other |
24 |
25 |
+4% |
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International Life |
51 |
52 |
+2% |
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In force3 ($B) |
1,216 |
1,251 |
+3% |
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Term / Traditional |
859 |
871 |
+1% |
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Universal Life and Other |
126 |
126 |
-% |
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International Life |
231 |
254 |
+10% |
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Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes |
9 |
Institutional Markets
Sources of income1 ($M)
|
140 |
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|
115 |
18 |
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|
16 |
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|
14 |
+24% |
|
|
17 |
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|
16 |
excluding |
|
|
VII & notable |
108 |
|
|
68 |
items |
|
|
-2 |
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|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
|
|
Base spread income |
Fee income |
|
|
Underwriting margin ex. VII |
VII |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income ($M)
|
112 |
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|
85 |
+37% |
|
|
14 |
||
|
excluding |
114 |
|
|
VII & notable |
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|
71 |
items |
|
|
-2 |
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|
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
|
|
APTOI ex. VII |
VII |
First quarter highlights
Earnings growth driven by new business
- Base spread income excluding notable items increased 38% year over year supported by growth in pension risk transfer and guaranteed investment contract reserves
- Reserves increased
$7 billion over prior year quarter primarily driven by new business volume from pension risk transfer business
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Other key metrics |
1Q23 |
1Q24 |
Change |
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Premiums and deposits ($M) |
2,163 |
2,586 |
+20% |
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Pension Risk Transfer |
1,528 |
1,767 |
+16% |
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Guaranteed Investments Contracts |
506 |
600 |
+19% |
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Other2 |
129 |
219 |
+70% |
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Reserves3 |
33 |
40 |
+22% |
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Pension Risk Transfer |
14 |
19 |
+38% |
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Guaranteed Investments Contracts |
9 |
10 |
+20% |
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Other |
10 |
11 |
+4% |
Note: See Appendix for explanation of footnotes
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