Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation | Note 1. Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation Nature of Operations Midwest Holding Inc. (āMidwest,ā āthe Company,ā āwe,ā āour,ā or āusā) was incorporated in Nebraska on October 31, 2003 for the primary purpose of operating a financial services company. The Company redomesticated from the State of Nebraska to the State of Delaware on August 27, 2020. The Company is in the life and annuity insurance business and operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries, American Life & Security Corp. (āAmerican Lifeā), and 1505 Capital LLC (ā1505 Capitalā) as well as through its sponsored captive reinsurance company, Seneca Reinsurance Company, LLC (āSeneca Reā). American Life is a Nebraska-domiciled life insurance company, which is also commercially domiciled in Texas, that is currently licensed to sell, underwrite, and market life insurance and annuity products in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Effective March 12, 2020, Seneca Re, a Vermont limited liability company, was formed by Midwest to operate as a sponsored captive insurance company for the purpose of insuring and reinsuring various types of risks of its participants through one or more protected cells and to conduct any other business or activity that is permitted for sponsored captive insurance companies under Vermont insurance regulations. On March 30, 2020, Seneca Re received its Certification of Authority to transact the business of a captive insurance company. On April 15, 2020, Midwest entered into an operating agreement with Seneca Re and as of September 30, 2021, Seneca Re has one incorporated cell, Seneca Incorporated Cell, LLC 2020-01 (āSRC1ā) which is consolidated in our financial statements. On May 12, 2020, Midwest contributed $300 to Seneca Re for a 100% ownership interest. On April 2, 2019, we obtained a 51% ownership in 1505 Capital, a Delaware limited liability company, that was established in 2018 to provide financial and investment advisory and management services to clients and related investment activities. On June 15, 2020, we purchased the remaining 49% ownership in 1505 Capital for $500. 1505 Capitalās financial results have been consolidated with the Companyās since the date of its acquisition. On April 24, 2020, Midwest entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Crestline Assurance Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (āCrestline Assuranceā), Xenith Holdings LLC, and Vespoint LLC, pursuant to which Crestline Assurance purchased 444,444 shares of the Companyās voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share (ācommon stockā), at a purchase price of $22.50 per share for $10.0 million. Under the agreement, the Company contributed $5.0 million to American Life. Also, effective as of April 24, 2020, in a separate transaction, Midwest sold 231,655 shares of common stock to various investors in a private placement at $22.50 per share for $5.227 million. On July 27, 2020, American Life entered into a reinsurance agreement (the āReinsurance Agreementā) with a new protected cell formed by Seneca Re (Seneca Incorporated Cell, LLC 2020-02 (āSRC2ā)). SRC2 was capitalized by Crestline Management, L.P. (āCrestlineā), a significant shareholder of Midwest via a Crestline subsidiary, Crestline Re SPC1. The Reinsurance Agreement, which was effective as of April 24, 2020, and was entered into pursuant to a Master Letter Agreement (the āMaster Agreementā) dated and effective as of April 24, 2020, among American Life, Seneca Re and Crestline. The Reinsurance Agreement supports American Lifeās new business production by providing reinsurance capacity for American Life to write certain kinds of fixed and multi-year guaranteed annuity products. Concurrently with the Reinsurance Agreement: ā ā American Life and SRC2 each entered into investment management agreements with Crestline, pursuant to which Crestline manages the assets that support the reinsured business; and ā American Life and SRC2 entered into a trust agreement whereby SRC2 maintains for American Lifeās benefit a trust account that supports the reinsured business. ā Under the Master Agreement, Crestline agreed to provide reinsurance funding for a quota share percentage of 25% of the liabilities of American Life arising from its multi-year guaranteed annuities (āMYGAā) and a quota share percentage of 40% for American Lifeās fixed indexed annuity (āFIAā) products. The Master Agreement expires on April 24, 2023. In addition, pursuant to the Master Agreement, the parties thereto have agreed to enter into a separate agreement whereby, among other things and subject to certain conditions, American Life will agree to reinsure additional new business production to one or more reinsurers formed and/or capitalized by Crestline, Midwest or an appropriate affiliate will refer potential advisory clients to Crestline, and American Life will consider investing in certain assets originated or sourced by Crestline. ā Effective December 8, 2020, American Life entered into a novation agreement with SRC2 and Crestline Re SPC, for and on behalf of Crestline Re SP1, under which the above-described reinsurance, trust and related asset management agreements were novated and replaced with substantially similar agreements entered into by American Life and Crestline Re SP1. In December 2020, the Company completed a public offering of its common stock for gross proceeds of $70.0 million (see Note 17). In connection therewith, the Company's common stock was approved for listing and began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (āNASDAQā) upon the closing of the offering. Management evaluates the Company as one reporting segment in the life insurance industry. The Company is primarily engaged in the underwriting and marketing of annuity products through American Life, and then reinsuring such products with third-party reinsurers, and since May 13, 2020, with Seneca Re protected cells. American Lifeās legacy product offerings consisted of a multi-benefit life insurance policy that combined cash value life insurance with a tax deferred annuity and a single premium term life product. American Life presently offers five annuity products, two MYGAs, a FIA, and two bonus plans associated with the FIA product. It is not presently offering any traditional life insurance products. Basis of Presentation Our consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and year ended December 31, 2020 have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (āGAAPā). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation and certain immaterial reclassifications have been made to the prior period results to conform to the current periodās presentation with no impact on results of operations or total stockholdersā equity. I n the opinion of management, all adjustments, which consist of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim period results, have been made. The information contained in the āNotes to Consolidated Financial Statementsā included in the Companyās Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (ā2020 Form 10-Kā), should be read in conjunction with the reading of these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements. ā The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. Investments All fixed maturities owned by the Company are considered available-for-sale and are included in the consolidated financial statements at their fair value as of the financial statement date. Premiums and discounts on fixed maturity debt instruments are amortized using the scientific-yield method over the term of the bonds. Realized gains and losses on securities sold during the year are determined using the specific identification method. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of applicable income taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Declines in the fair value of available-for-sale securities below their amortized cost are evaluated to assess whether any other-than-temporary impairment loss should be recorded. In determining if these losses are expected to be other-than-temporary, the Company considers severity of impairment, duration of impairment, forecasted recovery period, industry outlook, the financial condition of the issuer, issuer credit ratings, and the intent and ability of the Company to hold the investment until the recovery of the cost. The recognition of other-than-temporary impairment losses on debt securities is dependent on the facts and circumstances related to the specific security. If the Company intends to sell a security or it is more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell a security prior to recovery of the amortized cost, the difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized in the statement of comprehensive income as an impairment. If the Company does not expect to recover the amortized basis, does not plan to sell the security, and if it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell a security before the recovery of its amortized cost, the recognition of the impairment is bifurcated. The Company recognizes the credit loss portion as realized losses and the noncredit loss portion in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The credit component of other-than-temporary impairment is determined by comparing the net present value of projected cash flows with the amortized cost basis of the debt security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Companyās best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the fixed income security at the date of acquisition. Cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default, including changes in credit ratings, and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company had no impairment to recognize as of September 30, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the Company analyzed its securities portfolio and determined that an impairment of approximately $35 should be recorded for one debt security, an impairment of $500 was recognized on a preferred stock, and a valuation allowance of $777 established on one lease. The valuation allowance on the lease of $777 was released as of March 31, 2021 due to the sale of the investment. The Company believes the remaining investments were not impaired as of December 31, 2020. Investment income consists of interest, dividends, gains and losses from equity method investments, and real estate income, which are recognized on an accrual basis along with the amortization of premiums and discounts. Certain available-for-sale investments are maintained as collateral under funds withheld (āFWā) and modified coinsurance (āModcoā) agreements but the assets and total returns or losses on the asset portfolios belong to the third-party reinsurers. American Life has treaties with several third-party reinsurers that have FW and Modco provisions. In a Modco agreement, the ceding entity retains the assets equal to the modified coinsurance reserves retained. In a FW agreement, assets that would normally be paid over to a reinsurer are withheld by the ceding company to permit statutory credit for unauthorized reinsurers to reduce the potential credit risk. The unrealized gains/losses on those investments are passed through to the third-party reinsurers as either a realized gain or loss on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Mortgage loans on real estate, held for investment Mortgage loans on real estate held for investment are carried at unpaid principal balances. Interest income on mortgage loans on real estate, held for investment, is recognized in net investment income at the contract interest rate when earned. A mortgage loan is considered to be impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage agreement. Valuation allowances on mortgage loans are established based upon losses expected by management to be realized in connection with future dispositions or settlements of mortgage loans, including foreclosures. The Company establishes valuation allowances for estimated impairments on an individual loan basis as of the balance sheet date. Such valuation allowances are based on the excess carrying value of the loan over the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loanās original effective interest rate. These evaluations are revised as conditions change and new information becomes available. No such valuation allowance was established as of September 30, 2021 or as of December 31, 2020. Derivative Instruments Derivatives are used to hedge the risks experienced in our ongoing operations, such as equity, interest rate, and cash flow risks, or for other risk management purposes, which primarily involve managing liability risks associated with our indexed annuity products and reinsurance agreements. Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, or other underlying notional amounts. Derivative assets and liabilities are carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. To qualify for hedge accounting, at the inception of the hedging relationship, we formally document our designation of the hedge as a cash flow or fair value hedge and our risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedging transaction. In this documentation, we identify how the hedging instrument is expected to hedge the designated risks related to the hedged item, the method to be used to retrospectively and prospectively assess the hedging instrumentās effectiveness and the method which would be used to measure ineffectiveness. A derivative designated as a hedging instrument must be assessed as being highly effective in offsetting the designated risk of the hedged item. Hedge effectiveness is formally assessed at inception and periodically throughout the life of the designated hedging relationship. During the last quarter of 2020, the Company began investing in foreign currency futures to hedge the fluctuations in the foreign currency. The formal documentation and hedge effectiveness was not completed at the date we entered into those futures contracts; therefore, they do not qualify for hedge accounting. The futures fair market values were recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss as realized gains or (losses). Additionally, reinsurance agreements written on a FW or Modco basis contain embedded derivatives on our fixed indexed annuity product. Gains or (losses) associated with the performance of assets maintained in the Modco deposit and FW accounts are reflected as realized gains or (losses) in Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. Equity Securities Equity securities at September 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of exchange traded funds (āETFsā). The ETFās are carried at fair value with the change in fair value recorded through realized gains and losses in Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. As of September 30, 2021, we held $38.9 million of ETFs and zero as of December 31, 2020. Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock ā American Life purchased Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (āFHLBā) common stock on May 5, 2021. This investment was to solidify our membership with FHLB Topeka. The carrying value of FHLB stock approximates fair value since the Company can redeem the stock with FHLB at cost. As a member of the FHLB, the Company is required to purchase this stock, which is carried at cost and classified as restricted equity securities. Membership allows access to various funding arrangements to provide a source of additional liquidity. As of September 30, 2021, there were no outstanding funding arrangements. Other Invested Assets Other invested assets also consists of approximately $19.2 million of various investments. Of this total, approximately $6.9 million are non-registered private funds with underlying assets with characteristics of bonds. The remaining assets are student loan funding pools, joint ventures, other corporate assets, equipment leases and private equity funds. At December 31, 2020, we had a $19.7 million investment in a private fund. Effective January 2021, this investment was repackaged into a special purpose vehicle between American Life and an unaffiliated entity, PF Collinwood Holdings, LLC (āPFCā), with American Life owning 100% of the entity. No gain or loss was recognized from the repackaging of PFC. The fair value of PFC as of September 30, 2021 was $14.9 million. Investment escrow The Company held in escrow $1.3 million and $3.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and of December 31, 2020, respectively. The cash held at year end was used to purchased mortgages in October 2021 and January 2021, respectively. Preferred Stock The Company impaired in full a preferred stock investment as of December 31, 2020. This was recorded as a reduction of the asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of $500 and a corresponding bad debt expense on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. In 2020 American Life entered into a series of transactions with an unaffiliated entity, Ascona Group Holdings Ltd (āAGHā). One of the transactions involved the acquisition of Pound Sterling (āGBPā) 3.6 million of preferred equity in Ascona Group Holdings Limited (āthe Preferred Equityā) along with warrants bearing no initial assigned value (the āWarrantsā). American Life initially created a special purpose vehicle, Ascona Asset Holding LLC (āAAHā), to hold the Preferred Equity and Warrants, and later created Ascona Collinwood HoldCo LLC (āACHā) to be the sole member of AAH. American Life and Crestline Re SP1 own 74% and 26%, respectively, of ACH. We are carrying the preferred equity at a market value of $4.7 million as of September 30, 2021 and $3.9 million of December 31, 2020 and the warrants had a market value of $2.2 million as of September 30, 2021 and no value as of December 31, 2020. Notes receivable The Company held in notes receivable as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, a note carried at fair value of $5.9 and $5.7 million, respectively, between American Life and a related party. The note receivable has an annual interest rate of 5% which is paid in kind (āPIKā) interest per annum that increases the outstanding note balance. This note was rated BBB+ by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. This note matures on June 18, 2050. Policy loans Cash and cash equivalents The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company held approximately GBP 1.1 million and GBP 500 in custody accounts, respectively. The USD equivalent held was approximately $1.5 million and $700, respectively. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company held approximately EUR 2.6 million and 90, respectively. The USD equivalent held was approximately $3.0 million and $110, respectively. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had gains of approximately $290 and approximately $50, respectively, related to the change in the foreign currency exchange rate of the GBP and EUR that were recorded in realized (losses) gains on investments in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The Company had money market investments of approximately $49.1 million and $100.6 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Deferred acquisition costs Deferred acquisition costs (āDACā) consist of incremental direct costs, net of amounts ceded to third-party reinsurers, that result directly from and are essential to the contract acquisition transaction and would not have been incurred by the Company had the contract acquisition not occurred. These costs are capitalized, to the extent recoverable, and amortized over the life of the premiums produced. The Company evaluates the types of acquisition costs it capitalizes. The Company capitalizes agent compensation and benefits and other expenses that are directly related to the successful acquisition of contracts. The Company also capitalizes expenses directly related to activities performed by the Company, such as underwriting, policy issuance, and processing fees incurred in connection with successful contract acquisitions. R ecoverability of DAC is evaluated periodically by comparing the current estimate of the present value of expected pretax future profits to the unamortized asset balance. If this current estimate is less than the existing balance, the difference is charged to expense. The Company performs a recoverability analysis annually in the fourth quarter of each calendar year unless events occur which require an immediate review. The Company determined that no events occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 that suggest a review should be undertaken. The Company performed a recoverability analysis during the fourth quarter of 2020 and determined that no material impairment existed in connection with recovery of the DAC balances . Property and equipment Property and equipment are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation. Annual depreciation is primarily computed using straight-line methods for financial reporting and straight-line and accelerated methods for tax purposes. Furniture and equipment is depreciated over 3 During the first quarter of 2021, the Company began the implementation of a new cloud-based enterprise resource planning and enterprise performance management system. The Company expects to capitalize an estimated $850 of related consultation and support expenses relating to this system and will begin amortizing these fees over a period of five years from the date of implementation. The useful life of the system has been estimated at five years in accordance with guidance in ASC 350, Intangibles ā Goodwill and Other Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Replacements and improvements which extend the useful life of the asset are capitalized. The net book value of assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in earnings. Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable and exceeds estimated future undiscounted cash flows of the asset. A recognized impairment loss reduces the carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. Management has determined that no such events occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 that would indicate the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Reinsurance In the normal course of business, the Company seeks to limit any single exposure to losses on large risks by purchasing reinsurance. The amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as reinsurance recoverable include amounts billed to reinsurers on losses paid as well as estimates of amounts expected to be recovered from reinsurers on insurance liabilities that have not yet been paid. Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses are estimated based upon assumptions consistent with those used in establishing the liabilities related to the underlying reinsured contracts. Insurance liabilities are reported gross of reinsurance recoverable. Management believes the recoverables are appropriately established. The Company generally strives to diversify its credit risks related to reinsurance ceded. Reinsurance premiums are generally reflected in income in a manner consistent with the recognition of premiums on the reinsured contracts. Reinsurance does not extinguish the Companyās primary liability under the policies written. Therefore, the Company regularly evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers including their activities with respect to claim settlement practices and commutations, and establishes allowances for uncollectible reinsurance recoverables as appropriate. There were no allowances established as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020. We expect to reinsure substantially all of our new insurance policies with a variety of reinsurers in exchange for upfront ceding commissions, expense reimbursements and administrative fees. Under these reinsurance agreements, we expect there will be a monthly or quarterly settlement of premiums, claims, surrenders, collateral, and other administration fees. We believe this strategy will help preserve American Lifeās capital while supporting its growth because American Life will have lower capital requirements when its business is reinsured due to lower overall financial exposure versus retaining the insurance policy business itself. See Note 9 below for further discussion of our reinsurance activities. There are two main categories of reinsurance transactions: 1) āindemnity,ā where we cede a portion of our risk but retain the legal responsibility to our policyholders should our reinsurers not meet their financial obligations; and 2) āassumption,ā where we transfer the risk and legal responsibilities to the reinsurers. The reinsurers are required to acquire the appropriate regulatory and policyholder approvals to convert indemnity policies to assumption policies. Our reinsurers may be domestic or foreign capital markets investors or traditional reinsurance companies seeking to assume U.S. insurance business. We plan to mitigate the credit risk relating to reinsurers generally by requiring other financial commitments from the reinsurers to secure the reinsured risks, such as posting substantial collateral. It should be noted that under indemnity reinsurance agreements American Life remains exposed to the credit risk of its reinsurers. If one or more reinsurers become insolvent or are otherwise unable or unwilling to pay claims under the terms of the applicable reinsurance agreement, American Life retains legal responsibility to pay policyholder claims, which, in such event would likely materially and adversely affect the capital and surplus of American Life. As indicated above under āNature of Operations,ā Midwest formed Seneca Re in early 2020. On April 15, 2020, Midwest entered into an operating agreement with Seneca Re and as of September 30, 2021, Seneca Re has one incorporated cell, Seneca Incorporated Cell, LLC 2020-01 (āSRC1ā) which was consolidated in our financial statements. American Life entered into a novation agreement with SRC2 and Crestline Re SPC, for and on behalf of Crestline Re SP1, under which the above-described reinsurance, trust and related asset management agreements were novated and replaced with substantially similar agreements entered into by American Life and Crestline Re SP1. Some reinsurers are not and may not be āaccreditedā or qualified as reinsurers under Nebraska law and regulations. In order to enter into reinsurance agreements with such reinsurers and to reduce potential credit risk, American Life holds a deposit or withholds funds from the reinsurer or requires the reinsurer to maintain a trust that holds assets backing up the reinsurerās obligation to pay claims on the business it assumes. The reinsurer may also appoint an investment manager for such funds, which in some cases may be our investment adviser subsidiary, 1505 Capital, to manage these assets pursuant to guidelines adopted by us that are consistent with Nebraska investment statutes and reinsurance regulations. American Life currently has treaties with several third-party reinsurers and one related party reinsurer. Of the third-party reinsurers, only four have FW or Modco provisions. In a Modco agreement, the ceding entity retains the assets equal to the modified coinsurance reserves retained. In a FW agreement, assets that would normally be paid over to a reinsurer are withheld by the ceding company to permit statutory credit for unauthorized reinsurers, to reduce the potential credit risk. Under those provisions with third-party reinsurers, the assets backing the treaties are maintained by American Life as investments but the assets and total returns or losses on the investments are owned by the reinsurers. Under GAAP, this arrangement is considered an embedded derivative as discussed in Comprehensive Loss and Note 5 below. Assets carried as investments on American Lifeās financial statements for the third-party reinsurers contained unrealized gains of approximately $2.0 million and $2.9 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The terms of the contracts with the third-party reinsurers provide that unrealized gains on the portfolios accrue to the third-party reinsurers. Accordingly, the unrealized gains on the assets held by American Life were offset by gains in the embedded derivative of $900 and losses of $2.9 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. We account for this unrealized gain (loss) pass-through by recording equivalent realized gains or (losses) on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss and in amount payable to our third-party reinsurers on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For further discussion see Note 5. Derivative Instruments below. Benefit reserves The Company establishes liabilities for amounts payable under insurance policies, including traditional life insurance and annuities. Generally, amounts are payable over an extended period of time. Liabilities for future policy benefits of traditional life insurance have been computed by a net level premium method based upon estimates at the time of issue for investment yields, mortality and withdrawals. These estimates include provisions for experience less favorable than initially expected. Mortality assumptions are based on industry experience expressed as a percentage of standard mortality tables. Policy claims Policy claims are based on reported claims plus estimated incurred but not reported claims developed from trends of historical data applied to current exposure. Deposit-type contracts Deposit-type contracts consist of amounts on deposit associated with deferred annuities, premium deposit funds and supplemental contracts without life contingencies. Deferred gain on coinsurance transactions American Life has entered into several reinsurance contracts where it has earned or is earning ceding commissions. These ceding commissions are recorded as a deferred liability and amortized over the life of the business ceded. American Life receives commission, administrative, and option allowances from reinsurance transactions that represent recovery of acquisition costs. These allowances first reduce the DAC associated with the reinsured blocks of business with the remainder being included in the deferred gain on coinsurance transactions that is also being amortized. Income taxes The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal and various state jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, or local tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2017. The Company is not currently under examination for any open years. The provision for income taxes is based on income as reported in the financial statements. The income tax provision is calculated under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates. The principal assets and liabilities giving rise to such differences are investments, insurance reserves, and deferred acquisition costs. A deferred tax asset valuation allowance is established when there is uncertainty that such assets would be realized. The Company has no uncertain tax positions that it believes are more-likely-than not that the benefit will not to be realized. When applicable, the Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income tax expense. Revenue recognition and related expenses Amounts received as payment for annuities are recognized as deposits to policyholder account balances and included in future insurance policy benefits. Revenues from these contract |