Liability For Future Policy Benefits | LIABILITY FOR FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS Liability for Future Policy Benefits primarily consists of the following sub-components, which are discussed in greater detail below. • Benefit Reserves; • Deferred Profit Liability; and • Additional Insurance Reserves In 2023, the Company recognized an immaterial impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed benefit reserves. Additionally, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update and other refinements for direct and assumed additional insurance reserves, primarily due to unfavorable model refinements, partially offset by favorable updates to economic assumptions, including expected future rates of returns on investments on universal life policies with secondary guarantees. In 2022, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed benefit reserves, primarily due to updates to mortality assumptions on individual term life insurance. Additionally, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update and other refinements for direct and assumed additional insurance reserves, primarily due to updates to policyholder behavior assumptions on universal life policies with secondary guarantees. Benefit Reserves The balances of and changes in Benefit Reserves as of and for the periods indicated consist of the three tables presented below: Present Value of Expected Net Premiums rollforward, Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits rollforward, and Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits. Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Present Value of Expected Net Premiums Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 10,911,794 $ 0 $ 10,911,794 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 554,896 0 554,896 Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 11,466,690 0 11,466,690 Effect of assumption update (790) 0 (790) Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (65,230) (1,257) (66,487) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 11,400,670 (1,257) 11,399,413 Issuances 318,867 23,211 342,078 Net premiums / considerations collected (674,147) (21,954) (696,101) Interest accrual 261,862 0 261,862 Balance at original discount rate, end of period 11,307,252 0 11,307,252 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (484,287) 0 (484,287) Balance, end of period $ 10,822,965 $ 0 $ 10,822,965 Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 17,835,251 $ 204,727 $ 18,039,978 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 962,034 24,876 986,910 Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 18,797,285 229,603 19,026,888 Effect of assumption update (1,044) 0 (1,044) Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (87,110) 4,195 (82,915) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 18,709,131 233,798 18,942,929 Issuances 318,867 23,211 342,078 Interest accrual 447,387 4,201 451,588 Benefit payments (716,919) (14,838) (731,757) Other adjustments 1,558 (33) 1,525 Balance at original discount rate, end of period 18,760,024 246,339 19,006,363 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (791,413) (26,245) (817,658) Balance, end of period $ 17,968,611 $ 220,094 $ 18,188,705 Other, end of period 1,941 Total balance, end of period $ 18,190,646 Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves) Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, end of period, post-flooring $ 7,145,646 $ 220,094 $ 7,365,740 Less: Reinsurance recoverable 6,614,071 17,835 6,631,906 Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring $ 531,575 $ 202,259 $ 733,834 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Present Value of Expected Net Premiums Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 12,485,056 $ 0 $ 12,485,056 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period (1,826,120) 0 (1,826,120) Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 10,658,936 0 10,658,936 Effect of assumption update 1,295,294 0 1,295,294 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (84,412) (78) (84,490) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 11,869,818 (78) 11,869,740 Issuances 187,092 17,356 204,448 Net premiums / considerations collected (657,195) (17,278) (674,473) Interest accrual 257,706 0 257,706 Balance at original discount rate, end of period 11,657,421 0 11,657,421 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period 22,765 0 22,765 Balance, end of period $ 11,680,186 $ 0 $ 11,680,186 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 20,937,097 $ 237,065 $ 21,174,162 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period (3,607,275) (16,704) (3,623,979) Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 Effect of assumption update 1,756,995 0 1,756,995 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (167,637) 351 (167,286) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 18,919,180 220,712 19,139,892 Issuances 187,092 17,357 204,449 Interest accrual 436,119 3,809 439,928 Benefit payments (738,715) (13,658) (752,373) Other adjustments 1,781 (285) 1,496 Balance at original discount rate, end of period 18,805,457 227,935 19,033,392 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period 144,406 (16,737) 127,669 Balance, end of period $ 18,949,863 $ 211,198 $ 19,161,061 Other, end of period 2,235 Total balance, end of period $ 19,163,296 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves) Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, end of period, post-flooring $ 7,269,677 $ 211,198 $ 7,480,875 Less: Reinsurance recoverable 6,847,216 16,488 6,863,704 Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring $ 422,461 $ 194,710 $ 617,171 The following tables provide supplemental information related to the balances of and changes in Benefit Reserves included in the disaggregated tables above, on a gross (direct and assumed) basis, as of and for the periods indicated: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Term Life Fixed Annuities ($ in thousands) Undiscounted expected future gross premiums $ 21,948,491 $ 0 Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) $ 15,125,847 $ 0 Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) $ 14,493,623 $ 0 Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses $ 29,156,389 $ 328,414 Interest accrual $ 185,524 $ 4,201 Gross premiums $ 900,634 $ 24,200 Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 10 7 Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate) 10 6 Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) 5.20 % 3.57 % Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) 5.28 % 5.27 % Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Term Life Fixed Annuities ($ in thousands) Undiscounted expected future gross premiums $ 22,348,506 $ 0 Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) $ 15,414,984 $ 0 Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) $ 15,442,782 $ 0 Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses $ 29,470,523 $ 302,195 Interest accrual $ 178,413 $ 3,809 Gross premiums $ 925,202 $ 19,545 Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 11 7 Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate) 10 6 Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) 5.28 % 3.44 % Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) 4.63 % 4.54 % For additional information regarding observable market information and the techniques used to determine the interest rate assumptions seen above, see Note 2. For non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, if a cohort is in a loss position where the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for the present value of expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses, then the liability for future policy benefits is adjusted at that time, and thereafter such that all changes, both favorable and unfavorable, in expected benefits resulting from both actual experience deviations and changes in future assumptions are recognized immediately as a gain or loss. In the first six months of 2023, there was a $30 million gain in net income for non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums for certain issue-year cohorts, which was offset by a $30 million charge, reflecting the impact of ceded reinsurance on the affected cohorts. In the first six months of 2022, there was a $99 million charge to net income for non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums for certain issue-year cohorts, mostly offset by a $97 million gain, reflecting the impact of ceded reinsurance on the affected cohorts. The unfavorable impact in the first six months of 2022 is primarily due to unfavorable assumption updates related to individual term life products. Deferred Profit Liability The balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability as of and for the periods indicated are as follows: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 Fixed Annuities (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 18,193 $ 15,765 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (5,092) (607) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 13,101 15,158 Profits deferred 2,088 2,173 Interest accrual 294 276 Amortization (973) (950) Other adjustments (8) (25) Balance, end of period 14,502 16,632 Less: Reinsurance recoverable 1,558 1,722 Balance after reinsurance recoverable $ 12,944 $ 14,910 The following table provides supplemental information related to the balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability, included in the disaggregated table above, on a gross (direct and assumed) basis, as of and for the period indicated: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 Fixed Annuities (in thousands) Revenue(1) $ 3,691 $ (867) Interest accrual 294 276 (1) Represents the gross premiums collected in changes in deferred profit liability. Additional Insurance Reserves AIR represents the additional liability for annuitization, death, or other insurance benefits, including GMDB and GMIB contract features, that are above and beyond the contractholder's account balance. The following table shows a rollforward of AIR balances for variable and universal life products for the periods indicated: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 (in thousands) Balance, including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring $ 12,664,445 $ 11,660,527 Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI 1,269,237 (896,930) Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring 13,933,682 10,763,597 Effect of assumption update 22,910 2,197,592 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity 26,204 (157,782) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 13,982,796 12,803,407 Assessments collected(1) 513,593 446,443 Interest accrual 237,869 203,986 Benefits paid (151,097) (100,856) Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring 14,583,161 13,352,980 Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI (1,094,298) (859,387) Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring 13,488,863 12,493,593 Less: Reinsurance recoverable 13,268,534 12,282,253 Balance after reinsurance recoverable, including amounts in AOCI, end of period $ 220,329 $ 211,340 (1) Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits. Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 ($ in thousands) Interest accrual $ 237,869 $ 203,986 Gross assessments $ 785,370 $ 627,513 Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 22 23 Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) 3.39 % 3.72 % Future Policy Benefits Reconciliation The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from the above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, Additional Insurance Reserves, and Deferred Profit Liability including other liabilities, gross of related reinsurance recoverables, to the total liability for Future Policy Benefits as reported on the Company's Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of the periods indicated: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 (in thousands) Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring $ 7,365,740 $ 7,480,875 Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring 14,502 16,632 Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring 13,488,863 12,493,593 Subtotal of amounts disclosed above 20,869,105 19,991,100 Other Future policy benefits reserves(1) 1,108,889 1,035,166 Total Future policy benefits $ 21,977,994 $ 21,026,266 (1) Represents balances for which disaggregated rollforward disclosures are not required, including unpaid claims and claims expenses, and incurred but not reported and in course of settlement claim liabilities. Revenue and Interest Expense The following tables present revenue and interest expense related to Benefit Reserves, Additional Insurance Reserves, and Deferred Profit Liability, as well as related revenue and interest expense not presented in the above supplemental tables, in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the periods indicated: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Revenues(1) Term Life Variable/ Universal Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Benefit reserves $ 900,634 $ 0 $ 24,200 $ 924,834 Deferred profit liability 0 0 3,691 3,691 Additional insurance reserves 0 785,370 0 785,370 Total $ 900,634 $ 785,370 $ 27,891 $ 1,713,895 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Revenues(1) Term Life Variable/ Universal Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Benefit reserves $ 925,202 $ 0 $ 19,545 $ 944,747 Deferred profit liability 0 0 (867) (867) Additional insurance reserves 0 627,513 0 627,513 Total $ 925,202 $ 627,513 $ 18,678 $ 1,571,393 (1) Represents "Gross premiums" for benefit reserves; "Revenue" for deferred profit liability and "Gross assessments" for additional insurance reserves. Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Interest Expense Term Life Variable/ Universal Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Benefit reserves $ 185,524 $ 0 $ 4,201 $ 189,725 Deferred profit liability 0 0 294 294 Additional insurance reserves 0 237,869 0 237,869 Total $ 185,524 $ 237,869 $ 4,495 $ 427,888 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Interest Expense Term Life Variable/ Universal Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Benefit reserves $ 178,413 $ 0 $ 3,809 $ 182,222 Deferred profit liability 0 0 276 276 Additional insurance reserves 0 203,986 0 203,986 Total $ 178,413 $ 203,986 $ 4,085 $ 386,484 Policyholders' Account Balances The balance of and changes in policyholders' account balances as of and for the periods ended are as follows: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Variable Annuities Variable Life / Universal Life Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 16,432,032 $ 18,736,365 $ 35,168,397 Deposits 2,225,558 1,030,843 3,256,401 Interest credited 131,119 278,886 410,005 Policy charges (10,684) (903,228) (913,912) Surrenders and withdrawals (233,470) (400,194) (633,664) Benefit payments (15,067) (42,131) (57,198) Net transfers (to) from separate account(1) 4,995 1,035,554 1,040,549 Change in market value and other adjustments(2) 954,563 139,608 1,094,171 Balance, end of period 19,489,046 19,875,703 39,364,749 Less: Reinsurance and other recoverables(3) 418,986 12,872,063 13,291,049 Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverables $ 19,070,060 $ 7,003,640 $ 26,073,700 Unearned revenue reserve 3,401,994 Other(4) 4,841,412 Total Policyholders' account balance $ 47,608,155 Weighted-average crediting rate 1.46 % 2.89 % 2.20 % Net amount at risk(5) $ 0 $ 313,218,977 $ 313,218,977 Cash surrender value(6) $ 17,391,104 $ 18,341,323 $ 35,732,427 (1) Variable life includes $900 million of funding for a policy loan to an affiliated irrevocable trust. See Note 14 for additional information. (2) Primarily relates to changes in the value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the indexed options of certain products. (3) The amount of recoverables related to reinsurance agreements that reduce the risk of the policyholders’ account balances gross liability. (4) Includes $4,740 million of fixed annuities account balances. (5) The net amount at risk calculation includes both general and separate account balances. (6) Represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Variable Annuities Variable Life / Universal Life Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 11,465,411 $ 18,762,548 $ 30,227,959 Deposits 2,709,044 1,085,659 3,794,703 Interest credited 31,825 290,089 321,914 Policy charges (1,003) (896,223) (897,226) Surrenders and withdrawals (113,369) (433,915) (547,284) Benefit payments (20,563) (54,384) (74,947) Net transfers (to) from separate account 157,771 126,364 284,135 Change in market value and other adjustments(1) 517,047 (232,805) 284,242 Balance, end of period 14,746,163 18,647,333 33,393,496 Less: Reinsurance and other recoverables(2) 334,311 12,954,996 13,289,307 Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverables $ 14,411,852 $ 5,692,337 $ 20,104,189 Unearned revenue reserve 2,729,057 Other(3) 3,081,856 Total Policyholders' account balance $ 39,204,409 Weighted-average crediting rate 0.49 % 3.10 % 2.02 % Net amount at risk(4) $ 0 $ 295,739,871 $ 295,739,871 Cash surrender value(5) $ 11,912,977 $ 17,028,535 $ 28,941,512 (1) Primarily relates to changes in the value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the indexed options of certain products. (2) The amount of recoverables related to reinsurance agreements that reduce the risk of the policyholders’ account balances gross liability. (3) Includes $2,983 million of fixed annuities account balances. (4) The net amount at risk calculation includes both general and separate account balances. (5) Represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. The Company issues variable life and universal life insurance contracts which may also include a “no-lapse guarantee” where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a death benefit even when the account value drops to zero, as long as the “no-lapse guarantee” premium is paid. The net amount at risk is generally defined as the current death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including contractholder mortality, contract lapses, and premium pattern, as well as interest rate and equity market returns. The Company also issues annuity contracts that provide certain death benefit and/or living benefit guarantees and are accounted for as MRBs. See Note 10 for additional information, including the net amount at risk associated with these guarantees. The balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums are as follows: June 30, 2023 Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate(1) At guaranteed minimum 1 -50 bps above guaranteed minimum 51 -150 bps above guaranteed minimum Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum Total (in thousands) Variable Annuities Less than 1.00% $ 972,976 $ 833,696 $ 18,454 $ 2 $ 1,825,128 1.00% - 1.99% 229,049 2,126 1,094 0 232,269 2.00% - 2.99% 24,531 4,090 0 0 28,621 3.00% - 4.00% 990,408 2,859 0 0 993,267 Greater than 4.00% 2,091 0 0 0 2,091 Total $ 2,219,055 $ 842,771 $ 19,548 $ 2 $ 3,081,376 Variable Life / Universal Life Less than 1.00% $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 9,078 $ 9,078 1.00% - 1.99% 163,616 0 2,706,552 363,119 3,233,287 2.00% - 2.99% 21,001 1,399,691 2,765,577 267,001 4,453,270 3.00% - 4.00% 4,555,992 1,985,262 1,110,457 0 7,651,711 Greater than 4.00% 2,159,217 0 0 0 2,159,217 Total $ 6,899,826 $ 3,384,953 $ 6,582,586 $ 639,198 $ 17,506,563 (1) Excludes contracts without minimum guaranteed crediting rates, such as funds with indexed-linked crediting options. June 30, 2022 Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate(1) At guaranteed minimum 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum 51 -150 bps above guaranteed minimum Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum Total (in thousands) Variable Annuities Less than 1.00% $ 1,050,808 $ 877,536 $ 18,943 $ 2 $ 1,947,289 1.00% - 1.99% 251,989 1,682 0 0 253,671 2.00% - 2.99% 30,850 63 0 0 30,913 3.00% - 4.00% 1,127,302 0 0 0 1,127,302 Greater than 4.00% 2,146 0 0 0 2,146 Total $ 2,463,095 $ 879,281 $ 18,943 $ 2 $ 3,361,321 Variable Life / Universal Life Less than 1.00% $ 16,033 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 16,033 1.00% - 1.99% 340,859 0 694,771 1,978,385 3,014,015 2.00% - 2.99% 8,519 0 2,259,847 2,099,855 4,368,221 3.00% - 4.00% 4,625,968 11,776 2,308,532 138,389 7,084,665 Greater than 4.00% 2,094,298 0 0 0 2,094,298 Total $ 7,085,677 $ 11,776 $ 5,263,150 $ 4,216,629 $ 16,577,232 (1) Excludes contracts without minimum guaranteed crediting rates, such as funds with indexed-linked crediting options. Unearned Revenue Reserve The balances of and changes in URR as of and for the periods ended are as follows: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 2022 Variable Life / Universal Life (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 3,067,336 $ 2,398,788 Unearned revenue 405,732 393,675 Amortization expense (70,981) (63,472) Other adjustments (93) 66 Balance, end of period 3,401,994 2,729,057 Less: Reinsurance recoverables 1,621,229 1,450,592 Unearned revenue reserve net of reinsurance recoverables $ 1,780,765 $ 1,278,465 The following tables show a rollforward of MRB balances for variable annuity products, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s total net MRB positions as of the following dates: Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Variable Annuities Less: Reinsured Market Risk Benefits Total, Net of Reinsurance (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 4,550,625 $ (422,261) $ 4,128,364 Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 1,727,910 0 1,727,910 Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 6,278,535 (422,261) 5,856,274 Attributed fees collected 587,663 (107,425) 480,238 Claims paid (43,782) 3,681 (40,101) Interest accrual 160,106 (20,505) 139,601 Actual in force different from expected 36,193 (6,069) 30,124 Effect of changes in interest rates (671,989) 169,229 (502,760) Effect of changes in equity markets (1,314,461) 127,157 (1,187,304) Effect of assumption update 330,769 (54,067) 276,702 Issuances 11,403 9,025 20,428 Other adjustments(1) (17,436) (638,198) (655,634) Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk 0 (7,445) (7,445) Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 5,357,001 (946,878) 4,410,123 Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk (1,660,587) 0 (1,660,587) Balance, end of period $ 3,696,414 $ (946,878) $ 2,749,536 Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 Variable Annuities Less: Reinsured Market Risk Benefits Total, Net of Reinsurance (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 8,884,362 $ (906,484) $ 7,977,878 Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 287,605 0 287,605 Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 9,171,967 (906,484) 8,265,483 Attributed fees collected 659,743 (77,427) 582,316 Claims paid (16,431) 318 (16,113) Interest accrual 26,589 (2,564) 24,025 Actual in force different from expected 44,344 (4,746) 39,598 Effect of changes in interest rates (5,067,986) 527,662 (4,540,324) Effect of changes in equity markets 3,238,166 (339,149) 2,899,017 Effect of assumption update (160,596) 23,170 (137,426) Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk 0 223,753 223,753 Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 7,895,796 (555,467) 7,340,329 Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk (2,077,191) 0 (2,077,191) Balance, end of period $ 5,818,605 $ (555,467) $ 5,263,138 (1) Other adjustments for June 30, 2023 primarily includes $638 million related to the reinsurance transaction with Ohio National. See Note 11 for additional information. In 2023, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed market risk benefits, primarily due to updates to policyholder behavior assumptions on certain variable annuities. In 2022, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed market risk benefits, primarily due to updates to mortality and policyholder behavior assumptions on certain variable annuities. The Company issues certain variable annuity insurance contracts where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than (1) total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return, and/or (2) the highest anniversary contract value on a specified date adjusted for any withdrawals. These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, annuitization or at specified dates during the accumulation period and withdrawal and income benefits payable during specified periods. The Company also issues indexed variable annuity contracts for which the return is tied to the return of specific indices where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals upon death. In certain of these indexed variable annuity contracts, the Company also contractually guarantees to the contractholder withdrawal benefits payable during specific periods. For guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, contract lapses and contractholder mortality. For guarantees of benefits that are payable at annuitization, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, timing of annuitization, contract lapses and contractholder mortality. For guarantees of benefits that are payable at withdrawal, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. For guarantees of accumulation balances, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the guaranteed minimum accumulation balance minus the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including equity market returns, interest rates, market volatility and contractholder behavior. The following table presents accompanying information to the rollforward table above. June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Variable Annuities ($ in thousands) Net amount at risk(1) $ 10,067,522 $ 10,510,747 Weighted-average attained age of contractholders 69 68 (1) For contracts with multiple benefit features, the highest net amount at risk for each contract is included. The table below reconciles MRB asset and liability positions as of the following dates: June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Variable Annuities (in thousands) Market risk benefit assets $ 2,340,230 $ 1,422,757 Market risk benefit liabilities 5,089,766 6,685,895 Net liability $ 2,749,536 $ 5,263,138 |