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 ("DPL"); and • Additional Insurance Reserves ("AIR") In 2024, the Company recognized an impact to net income attributable to our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Overall impact is immaterial for direct and assumed Benefit Reserves and DPL, net of the impact of flooring these liabilities at zero for each issue year cohort. Additionally, for direct and assumed AIR, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact primarily due to updates to policyholder behavior assumptions on universal life policies with secondary guarantees. In 2023, the Company recognized an impact to net income attributable to the annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Overall impact is immaterial for direct and assumed Benefit Reserves and DPL, net of the impact of flooring these liabilities at zero for each issue year cohort. Additionally, for direct and assumed AIR, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact primarily due to unfavorable model refinements, partially offset by updates to economic assumptions, including expected future rates of returns 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, 2024 Present Value of Expected Net Premiums Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 10,927,833 $ 0 $ 10,927,833 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 225,711 0 225,711 Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 11,153,544 0 11,153,544 Effect of assumption update 21,466 0 21,466 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (127,507) (380) (127,887) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 11,047,503 (380) 11,047,123 Issuances 403,742 18,328 422,070 Net premiums / considerations collected (661,611) (17,948) (679,559) Interest accrual 254,945 0 254,945 Other adjustments (78) 0 (78) Balance at original discount rate, end of period 11,044,501 0 11,044,501 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (577,768) 0 (577,768) Balance, end of period $ 10,466,733 $ 0 $ 10,466,733 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 18,426,207 $ 228,788 $ 18,654,995 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 331,571 19,521 351,092 Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 18,757,778 248,309 19,006,087 Effect of assumption update 21,480 (3,643) 17,837 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity (153,025) (130) (153,155) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 18,626,233 244,536 18,870,769 Issuances 403,742 18,328 422,070 Interest accrual 444,536 4,453 448,989 Benefit payments (721,798) (15,519) (737,317) Other adjustments 1,103 (150) 953 Balance at original discount rate, end of period 18,753,816 251,648 19,005,464 Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (1,064,363) (24,870) (1,089,233) Balance, end of period $ 17,689,453 $ 226,778 $ 17,916,231 Other, end of period 1,633 Total balance, end of period $ 17,917,864 Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves) Term Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Balance, end of period, pre-flooring $ 7,222,720 $ 226,778 $ 7,449,498 Flooring impact, end of period 44 0 44 Balance, end of period, post-flooring 7,222,764 226,778 7,449,542 Less: Reinsurance recoverables 6,518,048 18,453 6,536,501 Balance after reinsurance recoverables, end of period, post-flooring $ 704,716 $ 208,325 $ 913,041 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, pre-flooring $ 7,145,646 $ 220,094 $ 7,365,740 Flooring impact, end of period 0 0 0 Balance, end of period, post-flooring $ 7,145,646 $ 220,094 $ 7,365,740 Less: Reinsurance recoverables 6,614,071 17,835 6,631,906 Balance after reinsurance recoverables, end of period, post-flooring $ 531,575 $ 202,259 $ 733,834 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, 2024 Term Life Fixed Annuities ($ in thousands) Undiscounted expected future gross premiums $ 21,795,982 $ 0 Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) $ 14,920,888 $ 0 Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) $ 14,173,894 $ 0 Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses $ 29,155,998 $ 337,236 Interest accrual $ 189,591 $ 4,453 Gross premiums $ 901,158 $ 21,461 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) 9 6 Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) 5.15 % 3.83 % Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) 5.53 % 5.47 % 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 % For additional information regarding observable market information and the techniques used to determine the interest rate assumptions seen above, see Note 2 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. 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, respectively. In the first six months of 2024, there was a $22 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 $21 million charge, reflecting the impact of ceded reinsurance on the affected cohorts. 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. Deferred Profit Liability The balances of and changes in DPL as of and for the periods indicated are as follows: Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 Fixed Annuities (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period, post-flooring $ 14,818 $ 18,193 Effect of assumption update 2,110 0 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity 412 (5,092) Adjusted balance, beginning of period 17,340 13,101 Profits deferred 3,389 2,088 Interest accrual 319 294 Amortization (1,025) (973) Other adjustments (16) (8) Balance, end of period, post-flooring 20,007 14,502 Less: Reinsurance recoverables 1,439 1,558 Balance after reinsurance recoverables, end of period $ 18,568 $ 12,944 AIR represents the additional liability for annuitization, death, or other insurance benefits, including guaranteed minimum death benefits ("GMDB") and guaranteed minimum income benefits ("GMIB") contract features, that are above and beyond the contractholder's account balance for certain long-duration life contracts. The following table shows a rollforward of AIR balances for variable and universal life products for the periods indicated: Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 (in thousands) Balance, including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring $ 14,280,793 $ 12,664,445 Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI 831,583 1,269,237 Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring 15,112,376 13,933,682 Effect of assumption update 154,058 22,910 Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity 161,320 26,204 Adjusted balance, beginning of period 15,427,754 13,982,796 Assessments collected(1) 586,734 513,593 Interest accrual 261,019 237,869 Benefits paid (158,757) (151,097) Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring 16,116,750 14,583,161 Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI (1,642,621) (1,094,298) Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring 14,474,129 13,488,863 Less: Reinsurance recoverables 14,286,902 13,268,534 Balance after reinsurance recoverables, including amounts in AOCI, end of period $ 187,227 $ 220,329 (1) Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits. Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 ($ in thousands) Interest accrual $ 261,019 $ 237,869 Gross assessments $ 903,426 $ 785,370 Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 22 22 Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) 3.40 % 3.39 % Future Policy Benefits Reconciliation The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from the above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, DPL, and AIR, 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, 2024 2023 (in thousands) Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring $ 7,449,542 $ 7,365,740 Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring 20,007 14,502 Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring 14,474,129 13,488,863 Subtotal of amounts disclosed above 21,943,678 20,869,105 Other Future policy benefits reserves(1) 1,086,901 1,108,889 Total Future policy benefits $ 23,030,579 $ 21,977,994 (1) Primarily 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, DPL, and AIR, 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, 2024 Revenues(1) Term Life Variable/ Universal Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Benefit reserves $ 901,158 $ 0 $ 21,461 $ 922,619 Deferred profit liability 0 0 (5,187) (5,187) Additional insurance reserves 0 903,426 0 903,426 Total $ 901,158 $ 903,426 $ 16,274 $ 1,820,858 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 (1) Represents "Gross premiums" for benefit reserves; "Revenue" for DPL and "Gross assessments" for AIR. Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Interest Expense Term Life Variable/ Universal Life Fixed Annuities Total (in thousands) Benefit reserves $ 189,591 $ 0 $ 4,453 $ 194,044 Deferred profit liability 0 0 319 319 Additional insurance reserves 0 261,019 0 261,019 Total $ 189,591 $ 261,019 $ 4,772 $ 455,382 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 Policyholders' Account Balances The balances of and changes in policyholders' account balances as of and for the periods ended are as follows: Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Fixed Annuities Variable Annuities Variable Life / Universal Life Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 6,164,313 $ 22,836,765 $ 20,167,713 $ 49,168,791 Deposits 2,787,898 3,752,999 1,062,220 7,603,117 Interest credited 90,612 207,176 279,382 577,170 Policy charges (87) (12,007) (910,191) (922,285) Surrenders and withdrawals (251,521) (370,351) (376,600) (998,472) Benefit payments (24,948) (12,688) (33,912) (71,548) Net transfers (to) from separate account 0 41,403 169,366 210,769 Change in market value and other adjustments(1) 124,805 1,092,901 65,431 1,283,137 Balance, end of period 8,891,072 27,536,198 20,423,409 56,850,679 Unearned revenue reserve 4,082,015 Other 104,172 Total Policyholders' account balance $ 61,036,866 Weighted-average crediting rate 2.41 % 1.65 % 2.75 % 2.18 % Net amount at risk(2) $ 20 $ 0 $ 332,247,799 $ 332,247,819 Cash surrender value(3) $ 7,711,710 $ 25,912,600 $ 19,133,660 $ 52,757,970 Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Fixed Annuities(4) Variable Annuities Variable Life / Universal Life Total ($ in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 3,575,824 $ 16,432,032 $ 18,736,365 $ 38,744,221 Deposits 1,180,342 2,225,558 1,030,843 4,436,743 Interest credited 44,970 131,119 278,886 454,975 Policy charges (3,078) (10,684) (903,228) (916,990) Surrenders and withdrawals (101,470) (233,470) (400,194) (735,134) Benefit payments (25,668) (15,067) (42,131) (82,866) Net transfers (to) from separate account 0 4,995 1,035,554 1,040,549 Change in market value and other adjustments(1) 69,817 954,563 139,608 1,163,988 Balance, end of period 4,740,737 19,489,046 19,875,703 44,105,486 Unearned revenue reserve 3,401,994 Other(4) 100,675 Total Policyholders' account balance $ 47,608,155 Weighted-average crediting rate 2.15 % 1.46 % 2.89 % 2.20 % Net amount at risk(2) $ 38 $ 0 $ 313,218,977 $ 313,219,015 Cash surrender value(3) $ 3,975,581 $ 17,391,104 $ 18,341,323 $ 39,708,008 (1) Primarily relates to changes in the value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the indexed options of certain products. (2) The net amount at risk calculation includes both general and separate account balances. (3) Represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. (4) Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. 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, 2024 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) Fixed Annuities Less than 1.00% $ 412 $ 3,827 $ 9,924 $ 707,366 $ 721,529 1.00% - 1.99% 448,198 69,557 200,379 78,195 796,329 2.00% - 2.99% 303,024 461,269 562,666 16,064 1,343,023 3.00% - 4.00% 825,027 5,007 7,862 2,261 840,157 Greater than 4.00% 0 0 0 0 0 Total $ 1,576,661 $ 539,660 $ 780,831 $ 803,886 $ 3,701,038 Variable Annuities Less than 1.00% $ 618,306 $ 651,182 $ 253,768 $ 178 $ 1,523,434 1.00% - 1.99% 184,745 118,146 2,380 0 305,271 2.00% - 2.99% 19,218 4,138 4,185 0 27,541 3.00% - 4.00% 856,020 5,501 2 0 861,523 Greater than 4.00% 2,059 0 0 0 2,059 Total $ 1,680,348 $ 778,967 $ 260,335 $ 178 $ 2,719,828 Variable Life / Universal Life Less than 1.00% $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 171,754 $ 171,754 1.00% - 1.99% 246,886 0 1,678,254 1,580,722 3,505,862 2.00% - 2.99% 28,501 1,479,940 2,693,293 371,908 4,573,642 3.00% - 4.00% 3,841,175 2,170,158 1,107,301 0 7,118,634 Greater than 4.00% 2,114,438 0 0 0 2,114,438 Total $ 6,231,000 $ 3,650,098 $ 5,478,848 $ 2,124,384 $ 17,484,330 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) Fixed Annuities(2) Less than 1.00% $ 0 $ 94 $ 27 $ 180 $ 301 1.00% - 1.99% 504,431 75,476 242,780 83,650 906,337 2.00% - 2.99% 261,482 466,971 47,851 10,920 787,224 3.00% - 4.00% 32,738 0 0 0 32,738 Greater than 4.00% 0 0 0 0 0 Total $ 798,651 $ 542,541 $ 290,658 $ 94,750 $ 1,726,600 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. (2) Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. Unearned Revenue Reserve ("URR") The balances of and changes in URR as of and for the periods ended are as follows: Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 Variable Life / Universal Life (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 3,741,426 $ 3,067,336 Unearned revenue 430,230 405,732 Amortization expense (89,640) (70,981) Other adjustments (1) (93) Balance, end of period $ 4,082,015 $ 3,401,994 Less: Reinsurance recoverables 1,794,071 1,621,229 Balance after reinsurance recoverables, end of period $ 2,287,944 $ 1,780,765 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, 2024 Variable Annuities Less: Reinsured Market Risk Benefits Total, Net of Reinsurance (in thousands) Balance, beginning of period $ 3,694,950 $ (917,792) $ 2,777,158 Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 1,068,035 0 1,068,035 Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in 4,762,985 (917,792) 3,845,193 Attributed fees collected 556,055 (131,047) 425,008 Claims paid (31,466) 3,110 (28,356) Interest accrual 119,334 (28,372) 90,962 Actual in force different from expected (2,637) (10,203) (12,840) Effect of changes in interest rates (870,637) 126,966 (743,671) Effect of changes in equity markets (1,112,214) 115,601 (996,613) Effect of assumption update 85,619 3,984 89,603 Issuances 28,190 (1,654) 26,536 Other adjustments 14,784 398 15,182 Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk 0 (6,098) (6,098) Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 3,550,013 (845,107) 2,704,906 Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk (884,110) 0 (884,110) Balance, end of period $ 2,665,903 $ (845,107) $ 1,820,796 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 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 (1) Other adjustments for June 30, 2023 primarily includes $638 million related to the reinsurance transaction with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information. In both 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized an unfavorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed MRBs, primarily due to updates to 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, 2024 June 30, 2023 Variable Annuities ($ in thousands) Net amount at risk(1) $ 8,732,024 $ 10,067,522 Weighted-average attained age of contractholders 71 69 (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, 2024 June 30, 2023 Variable Annuities (in thousands) Direct and assumed $ 1,419,114 $ 1,165,762 Ceded 1,131,050 1,174,468 Total market risk benefit assets $ 2,550,164 $ 2,340,230 Direct and assumed $ 4,085,018 $ 4,862,177 Ceded 285,942 227,589 Total market risk benefit liabilities $ 4,370,960 $ 5,089,766 Net liability $ 1,820,796 $ 2,749,536 |