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VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO – 10-Q – Management's Narrative Analysis of the Results of Operations and Financial Condition (Dollar amounts in millions, unless otherwise stated)
For the purposes of the discussion in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the term "VRIAC" refers toVoya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company , and the terms "Company," "we," "our," "us" refer toVoya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company and its subsidiaries. We are a direct, wholly owned subsidiary ofVoya Holdings Inc. , which is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc. The following discussion and analysis presents a review of our results of operations for the three months endedMarch 31, 2022 and 2021 and financial condition as ofMarch 31, 2022 andDecember 31, 2021 . This item should be read in its entirety and in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained in Part I., Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as "Management's Narrative Analysis of the Results of Operations and Financial Condition" section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 2021 ("Annual Report on Form 10-K"). In addition to historical data, this discussion contains forward-looking statements about our business, operations and financial performance based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. See Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements. Overview VRIAC is a stock life insurance company domiciled in theState of Connecticut . VRIAC and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") provide financial products and services inthe United States . VRIAC is authorized to conduct its insurance business in all states and in theDistrict of Columbia ,Guam ,Puerto Rico and theVirgin Islands . OnJanuary 4, 2021 , VRIAC's ultimate parent, Voya Financial, completed a series of transactions pursuant to a Master Transaction Agreement (the "Resolution MTA") entered into onDecember 18, 2019 withResolution Life U.S. Holdings Inc. , aDelaware corporation ("Resolution Life US"), pursuant to whichResolution Life US acquired all of the shares of the capital stock ofSecurity Life of Denver Company ("SLD") andSecurity Life of Denver International Limited ("SLDI"), including the capital stock of several subsidiaries of SLD and SLDI. Concurrently with the sale, SLD entered into reinsurance agreements withReliaStar Life Insurance Company ("RLI"),ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York ("RLNY"), and VRIAC, each of which is a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Voya Financial. The reinsurance agreements along with the sale of the legal entities noted above (referred to as the "Individual Life Transaction") resulted in the disposition of substantially all of Voya Financial's life insurance and legacy non-retirement annuity businesses and related assets. See the Reinsurance Note in Part II, Item 8. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information regarding the Individual Life Transaction. Effective as ofMarch 1, 2021 ,Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company acquired 49.9% of the issued and outstanding common stock ofVoya Special Investments, Inc. from Voya Financial, Inc. The investment has been accounted for as an equity method investment and recognized within Other investments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Also, effective as ofMarch 1, 2021 , the Company acquired$80 million of SLD issued surplus notes and$73 million of Resolution (Life U.S. Intermediate Holdings Ltd. ) issued preferred shares from affiliated entities, which were received in connection with the Individual Life Transaction. OnJune 9, 2021 , Voya Financial completed the sale of the independent financial planning channel ofVoya Financial Advisors ("VFA") toCetera Financial Group, Inc , ("Cetera"), one of the nation's largest networks of independently managed broker-dealers. VFA is one of the channels through which VRIAC distributes its products. In connection with this transaction, VFA transferred more than 800 independent financial professionals serving retail customers with approximately$38 billion in assets under advisement to Cetera, while retaining approximately 500 field and phone-based financial professionals who support our business. 46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements For information regarding the impact of new accounting pronouncements, see the Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Note in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted inthe United States ("U.S. GAAP") requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Critical estimates and assumptions are evaluated on an on-going basis based on historical developments, market conditions, industry trends and other information that is reasonable under the circumstances. There can be no assurance that actual results will conform to estimates and assumptions and that reported results of operations will not be materially affected by the need to make future accounting adjustments to reflect changes in these estimates and assumptions from time to time. The inputs into our estimates and assumptions consider the economic implications of COVID-19 on our critical and significant accounting estimates. Those estimates are inherently subject to change and actual results could differ from those estimates, and the differences may be material to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We have identified the following accounting judgments and estimates as critical in that they involve a higher degree of judgment and are subject to a significant degree of variability: •Reserves for future policy benefits; •Deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC") and value of business acquired ("VOBA"); •Valuation of investments and derivatives; •Impairments; •Income taxes; and •Contingencies. In developing these accounting estimates, we make subjective and complex judgments that are inherently uncertain and subject to material changes as facts and circumstances develop. Although variability is inherent in these estimates, we believe the amounts provided are appropriate based on the facts available upon preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The above critical accounting estimates are described in the Business, Basis of
Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Note in our Consolidated
Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K .
Assumptions and Periodic Review
Changes in assumptions can have a significant impact on DAC and VOBA balances, amortization rates, reserve levels and results of operations. Assumptions are management's best estimates of future outcome. We periodically review these assumptions against actual experience and, based on additional information that becomes available, update our assumptions. Deviation of emerging experience from our assumptions could have a significant effect on our DAC and VOBA, reserves and the related results of operations.
Income Taxes
See the Income Taxes Note to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on
income taxes.
Recent Developments
All statements in this section, other than statements of historical fact, are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For a discussion of factors that could cause
actual results, performance, or events to differ from those discussed in any
forward-looking statement, including in a material manner, see Note Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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COVID-19 and its Effect on the Global Economy
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has had a significant
adverse effect on the global economy since March of 2020. Even though the pace
of vaccinations are increasing in many countries, including the United States ,
the disease continues to spread throughout the world. The persistence of new
infections, including the introduction of new variants, has slowed the
re-opening of the U.S. economy and, even in regions where restrictions have
largely been lifted, economic activity has been slow to recover. In addition,
while the ability to impose federal vaccine mandates have been curtailed by the
U.S. Supreme Court , we continue to be subject to various state and local vaccine
mandates that would require at least a portion of our U.S. employees to be
vaccinated, which could potentially impact our work force. Longer-term, the
economic outlook is uncertain, but may depend in significant part on progress
with respect to effective therapies to treat COVID-19 or the approval of
additional vaccines and the pace at which they are administered globally.
Effect on VRIAC - Financial Condition, Capital and Liquidity
Because both public health and economic circumstances are changing so rapidly at present, it is impossible to predict how COVID-19 will affect VRIAC's future financial condition. Absent a further significant and prolonged market shock, however, we do not anticipate a material effect on our balance sheet or liquidity. Our capital levels remain strong and significantly above our targets.
Effect on VRIAC - Results of Operations
Predicting with accuracy the consequences of COVID-19 on our results of
operations is impossible. To date, the most significant effects of adverse
economic conditions have been on our fee-based income, with net investment
income experiencing milder effects. Underwriting income, principally affected by
increases to mortality and morbidity due to the disease, has also been
negatively affected.
The effects of COVID-19 have become less distinguishable as other geopolitical
developments have driven uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. Ongoing
equity market volatility and declines drive variability in AUM levels and
associated fee-based margin. Higher interest rate levels have provided and may
continue to provide some offsetting revenue lift on our general account fixed
products. On a prospective basis, general economic uncertainty due to COVID-19,
combined with other factors and events, could serve to negatively impact sales
and flows into our products.
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Results of Operations
($ in millions) Three Months Ended March 31,
2022 2021 Change
Revenues:
Net investment income $ 449 $ 489 $ (40)
Fee income 263 259 4
Premiums 8 (2,447) 2,455
Broker-dealer commission revenue - 1 (1)
Total net gains (losses) (182) 440 (622)
Other revenue 11 7 4
Total revenues 549 (1,251) 1,800
Benefits and expenses:
Interest credited and other benefits to
contract owners/policyholders 197 (2,056) 2,253
Operating expenses 296 285 11
Broker-dealer commission expense - 1 (1)
Net amortization of Deferred policy
acquisition costs and Value of business
acquired 31 49 (18)
Total benefits and expenses 524 (1,721) 2,245
Income (loss) before income taxes 25 470 (445)
Income tax expense (benefit) (7) 87 (94)
Net income (loss) $ 32 $ 383 $ (351)
Three Months Ended
Total Revenues
Net investment income decreased by
primarily due to:
•lower alternative investment and prepayment fee income in the current period
primarily driven by the impact of equity market performance; and
•lower investment income on fixed maturity securities as yields on new
investments are lower than the yields earned on the voluntary asset turnover.
Premiums increased by
to:
•the close of the Individual Life Transaction in the prior period, at which
point the Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) and annuity business was ceded to
Resolution.
Total net gains (losses) changed by
a loss
•higher gains on fixed maturities, including securities pledged in the prior
period due to reinsurance agreements related to the Life Transaction and higher
CECL allowance for certain fixed maturity securities;
•unfavorable changes in fixed maturities, using the fair value option due to
interest rate movements and spread changes;
•unfavorable changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives on product
guarantees excluding performance risk as a result of interest rate movements;
and
•higher gains on mortgage loans in the prior period driven by the sale of loans
from reinsurance portfolios to Resolution upon the close of the transaction and
a decline in CECL allowance.
The increase was partially offset by:
•favorable changes in derivatives - VIM (including embedded derivatives) due to
interest rate changes.
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Interest credited and other benefits to contract owners/policyholders increased
by
•the ceding of the Pension Risk Transfer (PRT) and annuity business to
Resolution as part of the Life Transaction in the prior period.
The increase was partially offset by:
•a decrease in PRT reserves which were updated to reflect a change in yield assumptions related to liabilities in the current period that did not occur in the prior period.
Net amortization of DAC and VOBA decreased by
•decrease in net amortization within the Annuities business due to realized
gains from asset liquidation related to the Life Transaction.
•lower amortization due to lower gross profits
The decrease was partially offset by:
•unfavorable unlocking in the current period compared to favorable unlocking in
the prior period due to separate account performance; and
Income tax expense (benefit) changed by
million
•a decrease in income before income taxes.
Investments
See Management's Narrative Analysis of the Results of Operations and Financial
Condition in Part II, Item. 7. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
information on our investment strategy.
See the Investments Note to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information on
investments.
Portfolio Composition
The following table presents the investment portfolio as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Carrying % of Carrying % of
($ in millions) Value Total Value Total
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, excluding
securities pledged $ 22,527 74.0 % $ 24,360 75.6 %
Fixed maturities, at fair value option 1,244 4.1 % 1,253 3.9 %
Equity securities, at fair value 137 0.5 % 141 0.4 %
Short-term investments(1) 7 - % - - %
Mortgage loans on real estate 4,166 13.7 % 4,222 13.1 %
Policy loans 166 0.5 % 171 0.5 %
Limited partnerships/corporations 1,032 3.4 % 980 3.0 %
Derivatives 175 0.6 % 149 0.5 %
Securities pledged 832 2.7 % 799 2.5 %
Other investments 143 0.5 % 143 0.5 %
Total investments $ 30,429 100.0 % $ 32,218 100.0 %
(1) Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one
year or less, but greater than 3 months, at the time of purchase.
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Fixed Maturities
The following tables present total fixed maturities, including securities
pledged, by market sector as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2022
Amortized % of Fair % of
($ in millions) Cost Total Value Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. Treasuries $ 569 2.3 % $ 651 2.6 %
U.S. Government agencies and authorities 20 0.1 % 19 0.1 %
State, municipalities, and political
subdivisions 706 2.9 % 721 2.9 %
U.S. corporate public securities 7,269 29.8 % 7,409 30.2 %
U.S. corporate private securities 3,633 14.9 % 3,674 14.9 %
Foreign corporate public securities and
foreign governments(1) 2,330 9.6 % 2,320 9.4 %
Foreign corporate private securities(1) 2,595 10.6 % 2,592 10.5 %
Residential mortgage-backed securities 3,057 12.5 % 3,065 12.5 %
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 2,923 12.0 % 2,879 11.7 %
Other asset-backed securities 1,295 5.3 % 1,273 5.2 %
Total fixed maturities, including
securities pledged $ 24,397 100.0 % $ 24,603 100.0 %
(1) Primarily
December 31, 2021
Amortized % of Fair % of
($ in millions) Cost Total Value Total
Fixed maturities:
U.S. Treasuries $ 554 2.3 % $ 691 2.6 %
U.S. Government agencies and authorities 20 0.1 % 20 0.1 %
State, municipalities, and political
subdivisions 716 2.9 % 803 3.0 %
U.S. corporate public securities 7,314 30.1 % 8,269 31.4 %
U.S. corporate private securities 3,620 14.9 % 3,939 14.9 %
Foreign corporate public securities and
foreign governments(1) 2,352 9.7 % 2,591 9.8 %
Foreign corporate private securities(1) 2,563 10.5 % 2,703 10.2 %
Residential mortgage-backed securities 3,081 12.7 % 3,164 12.0 %
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 2,766 11.4 % 2,881 10.9 %
Other asset-backed securities 1,341 5.4 % 1,351 5.1 %
Total fixed maturities, including
securities pledged $ 24,327 100.0 % $ 26,412 100.0 %
(1) Primarily
As of
including securities pledged, is between 6.5 and 7.0 years.
Fixed Maturities Credit Quality - Ratings
For information regarding our fixed maturities credit quality ratings, see the
Management's Narrative Analysis of the Results of Operations and Financial
Condition in Part II, Item. 7. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K .
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The following tables present credit quality of fixed maturities, including
securities pledged, using NAIC designations as of the dates indicated:
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 NAIC Quality Designation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Fair Value U.S. Treasuries$ 651 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 651U.S. Government agencies and authorities 19 - - - - - 19 State, municipalities and political subdivisions 660 60 1 - - - 721 U.S. corporate public securities 2,362 4,771 251 17 - 8 7,409U.S. corporate private securities 1,213 2,163 217 80 1 - 3,674 Foreign corporate public securities and foreign governments(1) 697 1,503 101 7 3 9 2,320 Foreign corporate private securities(1) 229 2,082 170 36 10 65 2,592 Residential mortgage-backed securities 2,970 70 5 - 8 12 3,065 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 2,421 390 60 8 - - 2,879 Other asset-backed securities 1,045 215 1 5 7 - 1,273 Total fixed maturities$ 12,267 $ 11,254 $ 806 $ 153 $ 29 $ 94 $ 24,603 % of Fair Value 49.9% 45.7% 3.3% 0.6% 0.1% 0.4% 100.0%
(1) Primarily
($ in millions) December 31, 2021 NAIC Quality Designation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Fair Value U.S. Treasuries$ 691 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 691U.S. Government agencies and authorities 20 - - - - - 20 State, municipalities and political subdivisions 737 65 1 - - - 803 U.S. corporate public securities 2,697 5,285 239 41 7 - 8,269U.S. corporate private securities 1,315 2,300 243 79 2 - 3,939 Foreign corporate public securities and foreign governments(1) 789 1,689 106 7 - - 2,591 Foreign corporate private securities(1) 223 2,202 146 67 - 65 2,703 Residential mortgage-backed securities 3,116 22 - 1 10 15 3,164 Commercial mortgage-backed securities 2,488 332 54 7 - - 2,881 Other asset-backed securities 1,112 221 4 6 8 - 1,351 Total fixed maturities$ 13,188 $ 12,116 $ 793 $ 208 $ 27 $ 80 $ 26,412 % of Fair Value 49.9 % 45.9 % 3.0 % 0.8 % 0.1 % 0.3 % 100.0 % (1) PrimarilyU.S. dollar denominated.
The following tables present credit quality of fixed maturities, including
securities pledged, using ARO ratings as of the dates
indicated:
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($ in millions) March 31, 2022
Total Fair
ARO Quality Ratings AAA AA A BBB BB and Below Value
U.S. Treasuries $ 651 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 651
U.S. Government agencies and
authorities 17 - 2 - - 19
State, municipalities and
political subdivisions 42 409 209 61 - 721
U.S. corporate public
securities 24 407 2,138 4,559 281 7,409
U.S. corporate private
securities 30 74 1,047 2,287 236 3,674
Foreign corporate public
securities and foreign
governments(1) 8 169 613 1,399 131 2,320
Foreign corporate private
securities(1) - 29 190 2,158 215 2,592
Residential mortgage-backed
securities 2,013 161 192 193 506 3,065
Commercial mortgage-backed
securities 1,086 287 636 777 93 2,879
Other asset-backed
securities 106 277 651 210 29 1,273
Total fixed maturities $ 3,977 $ 1,813 $ 5,678 $ 11,644 $ 1,491 $24,603
% of Fair Value 16.2 % 7.3 % 23.1 % 47.3 % 6.1 % 100.0 %
(1) Primarily
($ in millions) December 31, 2021
Total Fair
ARO Quality Ratings AAA AA A BBB BB and Below Value
U.S. Treasuries $ 691 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 691
U.S. Government agencies and
authorities 18 - 2 - - 20
State, municipalities and
political subdivisions 47 465 225 65 1 803
U.S. corporate public
securities 46 483 2,429 5,047 264 8,269
U.S. corporate private
securities 32 68 1,147 2,447 245 3,939
Foreign corporate public
securities and foreign
governments(1) 8 176 716 1,562 129 2,591
Foreign corporate private
securities(1) - 29 198 2,266 210 2,703
Residential mortgage-backed
securities 2,089 214 159 222 480 3,164
Commercial mortgage-backed
securities 1,167 289 580 753 92 2,881
Other asset-backed
securities 150 303 647 217 34 1,351
Total fixed maturities $ 4,248 $ 2,027 $ 6,103 $ 12,579 $ 1,455 $ 26,412
% of Fair Value 16.1 % 7.7 % 23.1 % 47.6 % 5.5 % 100.0 %
(1) Primarily
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Fixed maturities rated BB and below may have speculative characteristics and
changes in economic conditions or other circumstances that are more likely to
lead to a weakened capacity of the issuer to make principal and interest
payments than is the case with higher rated fixed maturities.
Unrealized Capital Losses
Gross unrealized losses on fixed maturities, including securities pledged,
increased
ended
primarily by materially higher interest rates across the curve.
As of
with unrealized capital losses in excess of
As ofMarch 31, 2022 , we had$1.5 billion of energy sector fixed maturity securities, constituting 6.0% of the total fixed maturities portfolio, with gross unrealized capital losses of$29 million , including no energy sector fixed maturity security with unrealized capital loss in excess of$10 million . As ofMarch 31, 2022 , our fixed maturity exposure to the energy sector is comprised of 88.1% investment grade securities. As ofDecember 31, 2021 , we held$1.6 billion of energy sector fixed maturity securities, constituting 6.0% of the total fixed maturities portfolio, with gross unrealized capital losses of$14 million , including no energy sector fixed maturity security with unrealized capital loss in excess of$10 million . As ofDecember 31, 2021 , our fixed maturity exposure to the energy sector is comprised of 87.0% investment grade securities. See the Investments Note to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information on unrealized capital losses.
The following tables present our residential mortgage-backed securities as of
March 31, 2022
Gross Unrealized Gross Unrealized
($ in millions) Amortized Cost Capital Gains Capital Losses Embedded Derivatives Fair Value
Prime Agency $ 1,398 $ 30 $ 7 $ 1 $ 1,422
Prime Non-Agency 1,625 19 44 1 1,601
Alt-A 25 5 1 2 31
Sub-Prime(1) 24 3 - - 27
Total RMBS $ 3,072 $ 57 $ 52 $ 4 $ 3,081
(1) Includes subprime other asset backed securities.
December 31, 2021
Gross Unrealized Gross Unrealized
($ in millions) Amortized Cost Capital Gains Capital Losses Embedded Derivatives Fair Value
Prime Agency $ 1,501 $ 60 $ 5 $ 3 $ 1,559
Prime Non-Agency 1,543 31 14 1 1,561
Alt-A 27 5 1 3 34
Sub-Prime(1) 25 3 - - 28
Total RMBS $ 3,096 $ 99 $ 20 $ 7 $ 3,182
(1) Includes subprime other asset backed securities.
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The following tables present our commercial mortgage-backed securities as of
March 31, 2022
AAA AA A BBB BB and Below Total
($ in millions) Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
2015 and prior $ 586
109$ 108 $ 141$ 140 $ 89$ 88 $ 65 $ 60 $ 990$ 997 2016 23 23 16 16 22 22 24 22 - - 85 83 2017 53 53 18 17 50 48 37 36 22 22 180 176 2018 73 74 19 18 68 67 47 46 2 2 209 207 2019 137 143 31 30 112 110 198 186 6 5 484 474 2020 62 62 21 21 46 44 106 100 - - 235 227 2021 125 120 67 66 139 133 228 219 - - 559 538 2022 10 10 11 11 74 72 82 80 4 4 181 177 Total CMBS$ 1,069 $ 1,086 $ 292$ 287 $ 652$ 636 $ 811$ 777 $ 99 $ 93 $ 2,923 $ 2,879 December 31, 2021AAA AA A BBB BB and Below Total
($ in millions) Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
2015 and prior $ 585
107$ 111 $ 129$ 133 $ 102$ 103 $ 64 $ 62 $ 987$ 1,058 2016 23 25 16 17 22 23 24 24 - - 85 89 2017 53 58 18 18 46 47 35 36 22 23 174 182 2018 72 80 19 19 74 75 47 48 2 2 214 224 2019 146 163 31 31 112 114 198 199 6 5 493 512 2020 64 66 22 22 45 46 118 119 - - 249 253 2021 126 126 71 71 142 142 225 224 - - 564 563 Total CMBS$ 1,069 $ 1,167 $ 284$ 289 $ 570$ 580 $ 749$ 753 $ 94 $ 92 $ 2,766 $ 2,881 As ofMarch 31, 2022 , 84.1% and 13.6% of CMBS investments were designated as NAIC-1 and NAIC-2, respectively. As ofDecember 31, 2021 , 86.4% and 11.5% of CMBS investments were designated as NAIC-1 and NAIC-2, respectively. 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of ContentsOther Asset-backed Securities The following tables present our other asset-backed securities as ofMarch 31, 2022 andDecember 31, 2021 : March 31, 2022AAA AA A BBB BB and Below Total ($ in millions) Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Collateralized Obligation $ 54$ 54 $ 223$ 221 $ 587$ 579 $ 72$ 70 $ 16 $ 14 $ 952$ 938 Auto-Loans - 1 - - 5 5 - - - - 5 6 Student Loans 12 12 56 55 1 1 2 1 - - 71 69 Credit Card loans - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 2 Other Loans 39 38 1 1 66 64 144 139 - - 250 242 Total Other ABS(1) $ 105$ 105 $ 280$ 277 $ 661$ 651 $ 218 $
210
(1) Excludes subprime other asset backed securities
December 31, 2021
AAA AA A BBB BB and Below Total
($ in millions) Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value
Collateralized Obligation $ 100 $ 101 $ 233 $ 233 $ 568 $ 568 $ 71 $ 70 $ 19 $ 17 $ 991 $ 989
Auto-Loans - - 1 1 5 6 - - - - 6 7
Student Loans 12 12 66 68 6 6 2 2 - - 86 88
Credit Card loans - - - - 2 2 - - - - 2 2
Other Loans 35 37 1 1 63 64 141 145 - - 240 247
Total Other ABS(1) $ 147 $ 150 $ 301 $ 303 $ 644 $ 646 $ 214 $
217
(1) Excludes subprime other asset backed securities
As ofMarch 31, 2022 , 81.8% and 17.1% of Other ABS investments were designated as NAIC-1 and NAIC-2, respectively. As ofDecember 31, 2021 , 82.2% and 16.4% of Other ABS investments were designated as NAIC-1 and NAIC-2, respectively.
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
As ofMarch 31, 2022 , our mortgage loans on real estate portfolio had a weighted average DSC of 2.1 times and a weighted average LTV ratio of 46.5%. As ofDecember 31, 2021 , our mortgage loans on real estate portfolio had a weighted average DSC of 2.0 times and a weighted average LTV ratio of 46.6%. See the Investments Note to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information on mortgage loans on real estate.
Impairments
We evaluate available-for-sale fixed maturities for impairment on a regular
basis. The assessment of whether impairments have occurred is based on a
case-by-case evaluation of the underlying reasons for the decline in estimated
fair value. See the Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting
Policies Note to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the policy used to evaluate whether the
investments are impaired.
See the Investments Note to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information on
impairments.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity refers to our ability to access sufficient sources of cash to meet the
requirements of our operating, investing and financing activities. Capital
refers to our long-term financial resources available to support business
operations and future growth. Our ability to generate and maintain sufficient
liquidity and capital depends on the profitability of the businesses, timing of
cash flows on investments and products, general economic conditions and access
to the capital markets and the other sources of liquidity and capital described
herein.
Liquidity Management
Our principal available sources of liquidity are product charges, investment
income, proceeds from maturity and sale of investments, proceeds from debt
issuance and borrowing facilities, repurchase agreements, contract deposits,
securities lending and capital contributions. Primary uses of these funds are
payments of commissions and operating expenses, interest credits, investment
purchases and contract maturities, withdrawals and surrenders and payment of
dividends.
Our liquidity position is managed by maintaining adequate levels of liquid
assets, such as cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. As part of
the liquidity management process, different scenarios are modeled to determine
whether existing assets are adequate to meet projected cash flows. Key variables
in the modeling process include interest rates, equity market movements,
quantity and type of interest and equity market hedges, anticipated contract
owner behavior, market value of the general account assets, variable separate
account performance and implications of rating agency actions.
The fixed account liabilities are supported by a general account portfolio,
principally composed of fixed rate investments with matching duration
characteristics that can generate predictable, steady rates of return. The
portfolio management strategy for the fixed account considers the assets
available-for-sale. This strategy enables us to respond to changes in market
interest rates, prepayment risk, relative values of asset sectors and individual
securities and loans, credit quality outlook and other relevant factors. The
objective of portfolio management is to maximize returns, taking into account
interest rate and credit risk, as well as other risks. Our asset/liability
management discipline includes strategies to minimize exposure to loss as
interest rates and economic and market conditions change. In executing this
strategy, we use derivative instruments to manage these risks. Our derivative
counterparties are of high credit quality.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Liquidity and Capital Resources Additional sources of liquidity include borrowing facilities to meet short-term cash requirements that arise in the ordinary course of business. We maintain the following agreements: •A reciprocal loan agreement with Voya Financial, an affiliate, whereby either party can borrow from the other up to 3.0% of VRIAC's statutory admitted assets as of the priorDecember 31 . As ofMarch 31, 2022 , VRIAC had$822 million outstanding receivables and VIPS had a$62 million outstanding payable. As ofDecember 31, 2021 , we had an outstanding receivable of$130 million and VIPS had a$19 million outstanding payable from/to Voya Financial under the reciprocal loan agreement. We and Voya Financial continue to maintain the reciprocal loan agreement and future borrowings by either party will be subjected to the reciprocal loan terms summarized above. Interest on any borrowing by either us or Voya Financial is charged at a rate based on the prevailing market rate for similar third-party borrowings or securities. •We hold approximately 49.0% of our assets in marketable securities. These assets include cash,U.S. Treasuries, Agencies, Corporate Bonds, ABS, CMBS and collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMO") and Equity securities. In the event of a temporary liquidity need, cash may be raised by entering into repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and/or security lending agreements by temporarily lending securities and receiving cash collateral. Under our Liquidity Plan, up to 12% of our general account statutory admitted assets may be allocated to repurchase, securities lending and dollar roll programs. At the time a temporary cash need arises, the actual percentage of admitted assets available for repurchase transactions will depend upon outstanding allocations to the three programs. As ofMarch 31, 2022 , VRIAC had securities lending collateral assets of$621 million , which represents approximately 0.5% of its general account statutory admitted assets. As ofDecember 31, 2021 , VRIAC had securities lending collateral assets of$676 million , which represents approximately 0.5% of its general account statutory admitted assets.
Management believes that our sources of liquidity are adequate to meet our
short-term cash obligations.
Capital Contributions and Dividends
During the three months endedMarch 31, 2022 , VRIAC did not receive any capital contribution from its Parent. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2021 , VRIAC received a$323 million capital contribution from its Parent, comprised of cash and non-cash assets. During the three months endedMarch 31, 2022 , VRIAC paid an ordinary dividend to its Parent in the aggregate amount of$48 million . During the three months endedMarch 31, 2021 , VRIAC paid an ordinary dividend to its Parent in the aggregate amount of$78 million .
On
amount of
Ratings
Our access to funding and our related cost of borrowing, collateral requirements
for derivative instruments and the attractiveness of certain of our products to
customers are affected by our credit ratings and insurance financial strength
ratings, which are periodically reviewed by the rating agencies. Financial
strength ratings and credit ratings are important factors affecting public
confidence in an insurer and its competitive position in marketing products.
Credit ratings are also important to our ability to raise capital through the
issuance of debt and for the cost of such financing.
A downgrade in our credit ratings or the credit or financial strength ratings of
our Parent or rated affiliates could have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations and financial condition. See Risk Factors- A downgrade or
a potential downgrade in our financial strength or credit ratings could result
in a loss of business and adversely affect our results of operations and
financial condition in Part I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for additional information.
Financial strength ratings represent the opinions of rating agencies regarding
the financial ability of an insurance company to meet its obligations under an
insurance policy. Credit ratings represent the opinions of rating agencies
regarding an entity's ability to repay its indebtedness. These ratings are not a
recommendation to buy or hold any of our securities and they may be revised or
revoked at any time at the sole discretion of the rating organization.
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Our financial strength rating as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q are summarized in the following table.
Rating Agency
Moody's Investors
Fitch, Inc. Service, Inc. Standard & Poor's
Company ("Fitch")(1) ("Moody's")(2) ("S&P")(3)
Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
Financial Strength Rating A A2 A+
(1) Fitch's financial strength rating for insurance companies range from "AAA
(exceptionally strong)" to "C (distressed). " Long-term credit ratings range
from
"AAA (highest credit quality)," which denotes exceptionally strong capacity for
timely payment of financial commitments, to "D (default)."
(2) Moody's financial strength ratings for insurance companies range from "Aaa
(exceptional)" to "C (lowest)." Numeric modifiers are used to refer to the
ranking within the group- with 1 being the highest and 3 being the lowest. These
modifiers are used to indicate relative strength within a category. Long-term
credit ratings range from "Aaa (highest)" to "C (default)."
(3) S&P's financial strength ratings for insurance companies range from "AAA
(extremely strong)" to "D (default)." Long-term credit ratings range from "AAA
(extremely strong)" to "D (default)."
Rating agencies use an "outlook" statement for both industry sectors and
individual companies. For an industry sector, a stable outlook generally implies
that over the next 12 to 18 months the rating agency expects ratings to remain
unchanged among companies in the sector. For a particular company, an outlook
generally indicates a medium or long-term trend in credit fundamentals, which if
continued, may lead to a rating change. In June 2021 , Moody's revised its
outlook for the U.S. life insurance sector from negative to stable. In December
2021 , Fitch revised its outlook for the U.S. life insurance sector from negative
to neutral.
Derivatives
Our use of derivatives is limited mainly to economic hedging to reduce our
exposure to cash flow variability of assets and liabilities, interest rate risk,
credit risk, exchange rate risk and market risk. It is our policy not to offset
amounts recognized for derivative instruments and amounts recognized for the
right to reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash collateral
arising from derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a
master netting arrangement.
We enter into interest rate, equity market, credit default and currency
contracts, including swaps, futures, forwards, caps, floors and options, to
reduce and manage various risks associated with changes in value, yield, price,
cash flow, or exchange rates of assets or liabilities held or intended to be
held, or to assume or reduce credit exposure associated with a referenced asset,
index, or pool. We also utilize options and futures on equity indices to reduce
and manage risks associated with our annuity products. Derivative contracts are
reported as Derivatives assets or liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are
recorded in Other net gains (losses) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
We also have investments in certain fixed maturities and have issued certain
annuity products that contain embedded derivatives for which fair value is at
least partially determined by levels of or changes in domestic and/or foreign
interest rates (short-term or long-term), exchange rates, prepayment rates,
equity markets, or credit ratings/spreads. Embedded derivatives within fixed
maturities are included with the host contract on the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets and changes in fair value of the embedded derivatives are
recorded in Other net gains (losses) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations. Embedded derivatives within certain annuity products are included in
Future policy benefits and contract owner account balances on the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes in the fair value of the embedded
derivatives are recorded in Other net gains (losses) in the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In addition, we have entered into a reinsurance agreement, accounted for under
the deposit method, that contains an embedded derivative, the fair value of
which is based on the change in the fair value of the underlying assets held in
trust. The embedded derivatives within the reinsurance agreements are reported
in Other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and changes
in the fair value of the embedded derivative are recorded in Interest credited
and other benefit to contract owners/policyholders in the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have obligations for the return of non-cash collateral under an amendment to
our securities lending program. Non-cash collateral received in connection with
the securities lending program may not be sold or re-pledged by our lending
agent, except
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in the event of default, and is not reflected on our Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets. For information regarding obligations under this program, see
the Investments Note in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part
I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
For changes in commitments related to the acquisition of mortgage loans and the
purchase of limited partnerships and private placement investments, see the
Commitments and Contingencies Note in our Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Nectaris Re Ltd.
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