PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE CO, 10-K filed on 3/20/2024
Annual Report
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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 20, 2024
Cover [Abstract]    
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Entity Registrant Name PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE CO  
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Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code AZ  
Entity Tax Identification Number 22-1944557  
Entity Address, Address Line One 213 Washington Street  
Entity Address, City or Town Newark  
Entity Address, State or Province NJ  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 07102  
City Area Code 973  
Local Phone Number 802-6000  
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No  
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Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   250,000
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Audit Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Audit Information [Abstract]  
Auditor Name PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Auditor Location New York, New York
Auditor Firm ID 238
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
ASSETS    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (allowance for credit losses: 2023 – $2,008; 2022 – $4,769) (amortized cost: 2023 – $27,538,066; 2022 – $21,311,087) $ 26,131,780 $ 19,025,401
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2023 – $3,476,746; 2022 – $2,682,022) 2,796,446 1,936,159
Equity securities, at fair value (cost: 2023 – $824,270; 2022 – $148,179) 844,950 143,072
Policy loans 1,472,677 505,367
Short-term investments 380,366 124,491
Commercial mortgage and other loans (net of $37,689 and $20,263 allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively) 6,122,721 4,928,680
Other invested assets (includes $85,025 and $116,110 of assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) 1,222,985 1,088,613
Total investments 38,971,925 27,751,783
Cash and cash equivalents 2,139,792 2,397,627
Deferred policy acquisition costs 7,097,511 6,930,425 [1]
Accrued investment income 333,838 219,635
Reinsurance recoverables 38,709,651 37,096,562 [1]
Receivables from parent and affiliates 332,583 224,921
Deferred sales inducements 351,424 381,504 [1]
Income tax assets 1,737,651 1,694,751 [1]
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237 [1]
Other assets 2,078,938 1,331,427 [1]
Separate account assets 119,188,485 114,051,246
TOTAL ASSETS 213,309,041 193,473,118
LIABILITIES    
Policyholders’ account balances 53,012,800 41,912,536 [1]
Future policy benefits 23,205,205 20,829,033 [1]
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750
Short-term debt to affiliates 180,411 126,250
Long-term debt to affiliates 0 185,563
Payables to parent and affiliates 2,667,696 2,126,571
Other Liabilities 5,170,308 3,597,373 [1]
Separate account liabilities 119,188,485 114,051,246
Total liabilities 208,787,616 188,436,923
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (See Note 16)
EQUITY    
Common stock ($10 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding) 2,500 2,500
Additional paid-in capital 5,052,602 6,037,914
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit) (532,951) (994,154) [1]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (30,920) (10,065) [1]
Total Pruco Life Insurance Company equity 4,491,231 5,036,195
Noncontrolling Interests 30,194 0
Total equity 4,521,425 5,036,195
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 213,309,041 $ 193,473,118
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]        
Fixed Maturities, Available-for-sale, allowance for credit losses $ 2,008 $ 4,769    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 27,538,066 21,311,087    
Fixed maturities, trading, amortized cost 3,476,746 2,682,022    
Equity securities, at cost 824,270 148,179    
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses 37,689 20,263 $ 5,951 $ 4,552
Other invested assets, at fair value $ 85,025 $ 116,110    
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 10 $ 10    
Common stock, shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000    
Common stock, shares issued 250,000 250,000    
Common stock, shares outstanding 250,000 250,000    
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Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
REVENUES      
Premiums $ 328,897 $ 265,208 [1] $ 184,458 [1]
Policy charges and fee income 1,536,606 1,230,601 [1] 1,300,095 [1]
Net investment income 1,675,522 884,001 550,235
Asset administration fees 232,950 284,182 202,177
Other Income (loss) 744,628 (651,469) [1] 262,420 [1]
Realized investment gains (losses), net (1,083,660) 336,382 [2] (386,894) [1]
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses) (94,368) (700,581) [1] (4,222,530) [2]
TOTAL REVENUES 3,340,575 1,648,324 (2,110,039)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES      
Policyholders’ benefits 503,789 458,373 [1] 82,710 [1]
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits 3,952 55,099 [1] 27,008 [1]
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 655,445 445,215 [1]  
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances [1]     (151,389)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 534,435 520,276 [1] 325,595 [1]
General, administrative and other expenses [1]     (523,774)
General, administrative and other expense 1,151,452 1,156,464 [1]  
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES     (239,850)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES 2,849,073 2,635,427  
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 491,502 (987,103) (1,870,189)
Income tax expense (benefit) 29,378 (295,535) [1] (474,786) [1]
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 462,124 (691,568) (1,395,403)
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes (433) (75,137) 702
Net income (loss) 461,691 (766,705) [2] (1,394,701) [2]
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 488 0 0
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 461,203 (766,705) (1,394,701)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:      
Foreign currency translation adjustments 2,419 (9,337) (3,891)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) 691,952 (2,254,037) [1] (210,486) [1]
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits (60,978) 310,353 [1] 37,274 [1]
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits (659,875) 1,440,305 [1] (435,232) [1]
Total (26,482) (512,716) (612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss) (5,627) (106,197) [1] (128,241) [1]
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (20,855) (406,519) (484,094)
Comprehensive income (loss) 440,836 (1,173,224) (1,878,795)
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 488 0 0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Pruco Life Insurance Company $ 440,348 $ (1,173,224) $ (1,878,795)
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
PRUCO Life Insurance Company
  Common  Stock
  Additional  Paid-in Capital
Retained Earnings / (Accumulated Deficit)
Retained Earnings / (Accumulated Deficit)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Total Pruco Life Insurance Company Equity
Total Pruco Life Insurance Company Equity
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Noncontrolling Interests
Total  Equity
Total  Equity
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2020     $ 2,500 $ 1,726,690 $ 1,772,398 $ (605,146) $ 546,128 $ 334,420 $ 4,047,716 $ (270,726) $ 0 $ 4,047,716 $ (270,726)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                          
Contributed capital       4,342,215         4,342,215     4,342,215  
Contributed (distributed) capital-parent/child asset transfers       (26,414)         (26,414)     (26,414)  
Comprehensive income (loss):                          
Net Income (Loss) $ (1,394,701) [1] $ (1,394,701)     (1,394,701)       (1,394,701)     (1,394,701)  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (484,094)           (484,094)   (484,094)   0 (484,094)  
Comprehensive income (loss) (1,878,795)               (1,878,795)   0 (1,878,795)  
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2021 [2]     2,500 6,042,491 (227,449)   396,454   6,213,996   0 6,213,996  
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                          
Return of Capital                 0        
Contributed capital       17,861         17,861     17,861  
Contributed (distributed) capital-parent/child asset transfers       (22,438)         (22,438)     (22,438)  
Comprehensive income (loss):                          
Net Income (Loss) (766,705) [1] (766,705)     (766,705)       (766,705)     (766,705)  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (406,519)           (406,519)   (406,519)   0 (406,519)  
Comprehensive income (loss) (1,173,224)               (1,173,224)   0 (1,173,224)  
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 5,036,195 5,036,195 2,500 [2] 6,037,914 [2] (994,154) [2]   (10,065) [2]   5,036,195 [2]   0 [2] 5,036,195 [2]  
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                          
Return of Capital 1,400,000     (1,400,000)         (1,400,000)     (1,400,000)  
Contributed capital       412,382         412,382     412,382  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests                     29,706 29,706  
Contributed (distributed) capital-parent/child asset transfers       2,306       2,306     2,306  
Comprehensive income (loss):                          
Net Income (Loss) 461,691 461,203     461,203       461,203   488 461,691  
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (20,855)           (20,855)   (20,855)     (20,855)  
Comprehensive income (loss) 440,836               440,348   488 440,836  
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 4,521,425 $ 4,491,231 $ 2,500 $ 5,052,602 $ (532,951)   $ (30,920)   $ 4,491,231   $ 30,194 $ 4,521,425  
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net Income (Loss) $ 461,691 $ (766,705) [1] $ (1,394,701) [1]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Policy charges and fee income 69,986 131,936 [1] 165,675 [1]
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 655,445 445,215 [1] (151,389) [1]
Realized investment gains (losses), net 1,083,660 (336,382) [1] 386,894 [2]
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses 94,368 700,581 [2] 4,222,530 [1]
Change in:      
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities 2,241,530 3,743,780 [1] 1,831,520 [1]
Reinsurance recoverables (639,002) (2,254,290) [1] (1,134,683) [1]
Accrued investment income (110,760) (58,762) (66,414)
Net payables to/receivables from parent and affiliates (120,565) 80,370 (16,904)
Deferred policy acquisition costs (560,471) (442,303) [1] (4,067,946) [1]
Income taxes (37,886) (334,769) [1] (842,107) [1]
Derivatives, net (282,729) (651,654) (1,193,004)
Other, net (395,372) 1,567,947 [1] 1,376,588 [1]
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities 2,459,895 1,824,964 (883,941)
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,736,809 1,688,079 1,251,269
Fixed maturities, trading 97,693 907,941 914,662
Equity securities 189,237 242,292 100,151
Policy loans 182,973 169,723 172,932
Ceded policy loans (119,787) (112,164) (13,387)
Short-term investments 456,983 632,069 221,645
Commercial mortgage and other loans 167,888 196,672 280,103
Other invested assets 19,693 60,349 302,692
Payments for the purchase/origination of:      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale (7,544,596) (7,009,578) (2,504,582)
Fixed maturities, trading (857,717) (425,267) (117,247)
Equity securities (678,847) (281,684) (98,122)
Policy loans (1,162,959) (144,764) (122,297)
Ceded policy loans 151,019 71,402 12,161
Short-term investments (690,173) (558,161) (317,593)
Commercial mortgage and other loans (1,341,450) (1,076,351) (565,222)
Other invested assets (190,826) (166,345) (148,842)
Notes receivable from parent and affiliates, net     (54,026)
Notes receivable from parent and affiliates, net 4,456 771  
Derivatives, net (55,091) (366,805) (3,234)
Other, net (4,808) 57,687 (10,392)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities (9,639,503) (6,114,134) (699,329)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Policyholders’ account deposits 12,101,043 9,996,128 5,690,619
Ceded policyholders’ account deposits (1,189,331) (1,216,195) (1,149,254)
Policyholders’ account withdrawals (3,695,248) (3,727,579) (3,927,948)
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals 625,238 638,392 326,680
Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities 131,577 83,762 287
Contributed / (return of) capital   0 776,657
Contributed / (return of) capital (995,000)    
Contributed (distributed) capital - parent/child asset transfers 2,919 (11,478) (6,148)
Net change in all other financing arrangements (maturities 90 days or less) (584) 584 0
Proceeds from the issuance of debt (maturities longer than 90 days) 0 0 323,839
Repayments of debt (maturities longer than 90 days) (121,772) 0 0
Drafts outstanding (885) 63,579 43,741
Other, net 63,816 (59,327) (3,251)
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities 6,921,773 5,767,866 2,075,222
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (257,835) 1,478,696 491,952
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 2,397,627 918,931 426,979
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR 2,139,792 2,397,627 918,931
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION      
Income taxes paid (refund) 67,203 39,201 391,015
Interest paid $ 4,533 $ 7,863 $ 6,341
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Assets | The Prudential Insurance Company of America      
Non-cash activity     $ 18
FLIAC | Reinsurance agreement      
Non-cash activity   $ 475 4,656
Lotus Re | Reinsurance agreement      
Non-cash activity     $ 531
PALAC | Variable and fixed annuities | Investment transfers      
Non-cash activity $ 2,600    
PALAC | Variable and fixed annuities | Dividend payment in securities      
Non-cash activity $ 200    
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Business and Basis of Presentation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Business and Basis of Presentation BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Pruco Life Insurance Company, (“Pruco Life”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential Insurance"), which in turn is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”). Pruco Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1971 under the laws of the State of Arizona. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in the District of Columbia, Guam and in all states except New York, and sells such products primarily through affiliated and unaffiliated distributors.

Pruco Life has one wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, (“PLNJ”). PLNJ is a stock life insurance company organized in 1982 under the laws of the State of New Jersey. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in New Jersey and New York only. Pruco Life and its subsidiaries are together referred to as the "Company", "we" or "our" and all financial information is shown on a consolidated basis.

Prudential Financial Sale of PALAC

Effective April 1, 2022, Prudential Financial completed the sale of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (“PALAC”) to Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC (“Fortitude”). As such, PALAC is no longer an affiliate of Prudential Financial or the Company. Fortitude subsequently renamed the company Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company (“FLIAC”).

2021 Variable Annuities Recapture

Effective July 1, 2021, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, that had previously been reinsured to PALAC from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. The recapture does not impact PLNJ, which will continue to reinsure its new and in force business to Prudential Insurance. The product risks related to the previously reinsured business that were being managed in PALAC, were transferred to the Company. In addition, the living benefit hedging program related to the previously reinsured living benefit riders are being managed within the Company. This transaction is referred to as the "2021 Variable Annuities Recapture".

The day 1 impact of the Variable Annuities Recapture resulted in the following significant non-cash transactions:
The increase in total investments includes non-cash activities of $8.3 billion related to the recapture transaction.
The Company incurred a loss related to ceding commissions of $2 billion.
The increase in Additional paid-in capital includes non-cash activities of $3.4 billion in invested assets related to capital contributions from Prudential Insurance
Affiliated Asset Transfers
AffiliatePeriodTransactionSecurity TypeFair ValueBook ValueAPIC/ Retained Earnings Increase/(Decrease)Realized Investment Gain/(Loss), NetDerivative Gain/(Loss)
(in millions)
PALACJuly 1, 2021PurchaseDerivatives, Fixed Maturities, Equity Securities, Commercial Mortgages and JV/LP Investments$4,908 $4,908 $$$
Prudential InsuranceJuly 1, 2021Contributed CapitalFixed Maturities$3,420 $3,420 $3,420 $$

As part of the recapture transaction, the Company received invested assets of $6.8 billion, net of $2 billion ceding commissions as consideration from PALAC, which is equivalent to the amount of statutory reserve credit taken as of June 30, 2021. The Company released a reinsurance recoverable of $11.6 billion.

The Company derecognized its ceded DAC and Deferred Sales Inducements ("DSI") balances as of June 30, 2021. The company also recognized a net deferred reinsurance loss from the original transaction of $0.2 billion. As a result of the recapture transaction, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $2.9 billion immediately.

There was a $3.8 billion capital contribution from Prudential Insurance, which includes $3.4 billion in invested assets and $0.4 billion in cash.

Reinsurance Agreement with FLIAC

Effective December 1, 2021, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with FLIAC (previously named PALAC) under which the Company assumed all of its variable and fixed indexed annuities, and fixed annuities with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal income feature from FLIAC. As a result, the Company recognized a deferred reinsurance loss of $238 million. As of December 31, 2021, the reinsurance recoverable from the reinsurance of indexed variable annuities was $7.2 billion, and the Policyholders' account balances resulting from the reinsurance of variable and fixed indexed annuities and fixed annuities with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal income benefit was $9.8 billion. See Note 11 for additional information regarding this reinsurance arrangement.

Basis of Presentation

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12, Financial Services— Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, which provided new authoritative guidance impacting the accounting and disclosure requirements for long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. See “Adoption of ASU 2018-12” below for additional information regarding this adoption, including the impacts to the Company’s 2022 and 2021 financial statements from implementing the new accounting standard as well as the transition impacts recorded as of January 1, 2021. See Note 2 for additional details regarding the key policy changes effected by this ASU and updated accounting policies resulting from the adoption of this ASU for all periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Pruco Life and entities over which the Company exercises control, including majority-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Adoption of ASU 2018-12

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts which provides new authoritative guidance impacting the accounting and disclosure requirements for long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. The Company adopted this guidance, effective January 1, 2023, using the modified retrospective transition method, where permitted, for changes to the liability for future policy benefits and DAC and related balances, and using the retrospective transition method, as required, for market risk benefits. The Company applied the guidance as of the transition date of January 1, 2021 and retrospectively adjusted prior period amounts shown in the 2023 financial statements to reflect the new guidance.

The following tables present amounts as originally reported for 2022 and 2021, the effect upon those amounts from the adoption of the new guidance under ASU 2018-12, and the adjusted amounts that are reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position:

December 31, 2022
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
Deferred policy acquisition costs$6,616,097 $314,328 $6,930,425 
Reinsurance recoverables34,561,825 2,534,737 37,096,562 
Deferred sales inducements275,574 105,930 381,504 
Income tax assets1,873,740 (178,989)1,694,751 
Market risk benefit assets1,393,237 1,393,237 
Other assets1,327,393 4,034 1,331,427 
       TOTAL ASSETS$189,299,841 $4,173,277 $193,473,118 
Policyholders’ account balances$41,748,241 $164,295 $41,912,536 
Future policy benefits23,204,533 (2,375,500)20,829,033 
Market risk benefit liabilities5,521,601 5,521,601 
Other liabilities3,407,156 190,217 3,597,373 
       Total liabilities184,936,310 3,500,613 188,436,923 
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)(95,583)(898,571)(994,154)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,581,300)1,571,235 (10,065)
       Total equity4,363,531 672,664 5,036,195 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$189,299,841 $4,173,277 $193,473,118 
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Year Ended December 31, 2022
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
REVENUES
Premiums$274,783 $(9,575)$265,208 
Policy charges and fee income1,731,957 (501,356)1,230,601 
Other income (loss)(661,860)10,391 (651,469)
Realized investment gains (losses), net1,041,435 (705,053)336,382 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(700,581)(700,581)
TOTAL REVENUES3,554,498 (1,906,174)1,648,324 
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits609,392 (151,019)458,373 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits55,099 55,099 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances517,488 (72,273)445,215 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs857,385 (337,109)520,276 
General, administrative and other expenses1,154,229 2,235 1,156,464 
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES3,138,494 (503,067)2,635,427 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE416,004 (1,403,107)(987,103)
Income tax expense (benefit)(882)(294,653)(295,535)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE416,886 (1,108,454)(691,568)
NET INCOME (LOSS)$341,749 $(1,108,454)$(766,705)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
  Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
(2,430,238)176,201 (2,254,037)
  Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits310,353 310,353 
  Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits1,440,305 1,440,305 
Total(2,439,575)1,926,859 (512,716)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)(510,840)404,643 (106,197)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(1,928,735)1,522,216 (406,519)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(1,586,986)$413,762 $(1,173,224)
Year Ended December 31, 2021
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
REVENUES
Premiums$203,676 $(19,218)$184,458 
Policy charges and fee income1,529,757 (229,662)1,300,095 
Other income (loss)267,208 (4,788)262,420 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(5,295,406)4,908,512 (386,894)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(4,222,530)(4,222,530)
TOTAL REVENUES(2,542,353)432,314 (2,110,039)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits655,910 (573,200)82,710 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits27,008 27,008 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(114,585)(36,804)(151,389)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs342,118 (16,523)325,595 
General, administrative and other expenses(523,925)151 (523,774)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES359,518 (599,368)(239,850)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE(2,901,871)1,031,682 (1,870,189)
Income tax expense (benefit)(691,439)216,653 (474,786)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE(2,210,432)815,029 (1,395,403)
NET INCOME (LOSS)$(2,209,730)$815,029 $(1,394,701)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
  Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
(247,176)36,690 (210,486)
  Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits37,274 37,274 
  Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits(435,232)(435,232)
Total(251,067)(361,268)(612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)(52,374)(75,867)(128,241)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(198,693)(285,401)(484,094)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(2,408,423)$529,628 $(1,878,795)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Year Ended December 31, 2022
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)$341,749 $(1,108,454)$(766,705)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Policy charges and fee income(78,754)210,690 131,936 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances517,488 (72,273)445,215 
Realized investment (gains) losses, net(1,041,435)705,053 (336,382)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses700,581 700,581 
Change in:
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities2,407,887 1,335,893 3,743,780 
Reinsurance recoverables(1,181,692)(1,072,598)(2,254,290)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(105,194)(337,109)(442,303)
Income taxes(40,095)(294,674)(334,769)
Other, net1,635,056 (67,109)1,567,947 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities$1,824,964 $$1,824,964 



Year Ended December 31, 2021
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)$(2,209,730)$815,029 $(1,394,701)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Policy charges and fee income(21,763)187,438 165,675 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(114,585)(36,804)(151,389)
Realized investment (gains) losses, net5,295,406 (4,908,512)386,894 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses4,222,530 4,222,530 
Change in:
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities2,080,967 (249,447)1,831,520 
Reinsurance recoverables(1,304,306)169,623 (1,134,683)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(3,926,121)(141,825)(4,067,946)
Income taxes(1,082,459)240,352 (842,107)
Other, net1,674,972 (298,384)1,376,588 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities$(883,941)$$(883,941)
The following tables detail the January 1, 2021 transition adjustments by providing a rollforward of the ending reported balances as of December 31, 2020 to the opening balances as of January 1, 2021 for retained earnings, accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and the impacted insurance-related balances.
January 1, 2021
Retained Earnings
(in thousands)
Balance after-tax, prior to transition $1,772,398 
Reclassification of market risk benefits non-performance risk to accumulated other comprehensive income(1)
(722,837)
Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities(2)(116,120)
Other(3)72,950 
Total pre-tax adjustments(766,007)
Tax impacts160,861 
Balance after-tax, after transition
$1,167,252 
(1)    Reflects the cumulative impact of changes in the fair value of market risk benefits (“MRBs”) non-performance risk (“NPR”) from the date of contract issuance to January 1, 2021. These amounts were previously recorded in retained earnings but are now reflected in AOCI under the new guidance.
(2)    Reflects the impact on additional insurance reserves ("AIR") and other related balances primarily related to the no-lapse guarantee features on certain universal life contracts. For additional information, see Note 2.
(3)    Primarily reflects the reassessment of deferred reinsurance gains ("DRG") and losses ("DRL").


January 1, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
Balance after-tax, prior to transition$546,128 
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits
(196,526)
Reclassification of market risk benefits non-performance risk to accumulated other comprehensive income(1)722,837 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses(2)(102,042)
Change in operating joint ventures(753)
Total pre-tax adjustments423,516 
Tax impacts(89,096)
Balance after-tax, after transition$880,548 
(1)    Reflects the cumulative impact of changes in NPR on the fair value of market risk benefits from the date of contract issuance to January 1, 2021. These amounts were previously recorded in retained earnings but are now reflected in AOCI under the new guidance.
(2)    Primarily reflects amounts related to DAC and other balances as unrealized investment gains or losses no longer impact the amortization pattern of such balances under the new guidance. Also includes the impacts from updates to reserves and other related balances for certain universal life contracts. For additional information, see Note 2.

January 1, 2021
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
Term LifeVariable/Universal LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$462,098 $1,971,838 $2,433,936 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses74,702 74,702 
Other(1)(15,557)(15,556)
Balance after transition$462,099 $2,030,983 $2,493,082 
(1)    Represents miscellaneous model refinements.
January 1, 2021
Deferred Reinsurance Losses(1)
Variable AnnuitiesTerm LifeVariable/Universal LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$118,579 $87,932 $27,167 $233,678 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses14,804 14,804 
Effect of change in reserve basis to market risk benefits141,032 141,032 
Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis(27,167)(27,167)
Balance after transition$274,415 $87,932 $$362,347 
(1)    Deferred reinsurance losses are included in “Other assets”.

January 1, 2021
Deferred Reinsurance Gains(1)
Variable/Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$134,213 
Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis40,046 
Balance after transition$174,259 
(1)    Deferred reinsurance gains are included in “Other liabilities”.

January 1, 2021
Benefit Reserves(1)
Term LifeLife Insurance - TaiwanOther(2)Total
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$6,674,490 $1,592,329 $219,744 $8,486,563 
Changes in cash flow assumptions and other activity(259)43,233 (7,283)35,691 
Balance after transition, at original discount rate6,674,231 1,635,562 212,461 8,522,254 
Cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions2,432,010 3,316,991 27,818 5,776,819 
Balance after transition, at current discount rate9,106,241 4,952,553 240,279 14,299,073 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable8,536,200 4,952,553 239,874 13,728,627 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$570,041 $$405 $570,446 
(1)    Benefit reserves, excluding amounts for reinsurance recoverable, are included in "Future policy benefits". For additional information on the liability for
    future policy benefits, see Note 8.
(2)    Other includes fixed annuities and retirement products.

January 1, 2021
Deferred Profit Liability(1)
Life Insurance - TaiwanOther(2)Total
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$49,127 $1,689 $50,816 
Changes in benefit reserves(6,671)8,521 1,850 
Balance after transition42,456 10,210 52,666 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable42,456 10,210 52,666 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$$$
(1)    Deferred profit liability ("DPL"), excluding amounts for reinsurance recoverable, is included in "Future policy benefits". For additional information regarding the liability for future policy benefits, see Note 8.
(2)    Other includes fixed annuities and retirement products.
January 1, 2021
Additional Insurance Reserves(1)
Variable/Universal LifeVariable AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$9,363,585 $588,311 $9,951,896 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses(1,426,811)(53,889)(1,480,700)
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses7,936,774 534,422 8,471,196 
Reclassification of future policy benefits additional insurance reserves to market risk benefits(534,422)(534,422)
Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities(2)
1,771,341 1,771,341 
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses9,708,115 9,708,115 
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition1,169,972 1,169,972 
Balance after transition10,878,087 10,878,087 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable10,685,150 10,685,150 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$192,937 $$192,937 
(1)    AIR, excluding amounts for reinsurance recoverable, are included in "Future policy benefits". For additional information regarding the liability for future policy benefits, see Note 8.
(2)    For additional information regarding updates to reserves and other related balances for certain universal life contracts, see Note 2.

January 1, 2021
Unearned Revenue Reserves(1)
Variable/Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$1,377,669 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity367,599 
Balance after transition1,745,268 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable751,517 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$993,751 
(1)    Unearned revenue reserves ("URR") are included in "Policyholders' account balances". For additional information regarding the liability for policyholders' account balances, see Note 9.

January 1, 2021
Market Risk Benefits(1)
Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Liability for guaranteed benefits recorded at fair value, prior to transition$13,227,814 
Additional insurance reserves to be reclassed to market risk benefits, prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses534,422 
Total liability prior to transition13,762,236 
Change in reserve basis to market risk benefits framework(184,693)
Market risk benefits after transition, at current non-performance risk value13,577,543 
Less: Reinsured market risk benefits13,589,575 
Market risk benefits after transition, net of reinsurance(12,032)
Market risk benefits after transition, at contract inception non-performance risk value14,300,380 
Cumulative change in non-performance risk722,837 
Market risk benefits after transition, at current non-performance risk value$13,577,543 
(1)    For additional information regarding market risk benefits, see Note 10.
January 1, 2021
Cost of Reinsurance(1)
Variable/Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$602,294 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses(246,899)
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses355,395 
Impact from updates to certain universal life contract liabilities(2) 81,920 
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses437,315 
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition191,098 
Balance after transition$628,413 
(1)    Cost of reinsurance is included in "Other liabilities".
(2)    For additional information regarding updates to reserves and other related balances for certain universal life contracts, see Note 2.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The most significant estimates include those used in determining future policy benefits; policyholders' account balances and reinsurance related to the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain universal life and annuity products; market risk benefits; the valuation of investments including derivatives, the measurement of allowance for credit losses, and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments; reinsurance recoverables; any provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and accruals for contingent liabilities, including estimates for losses in connection with unresolved legal and regulatory matters.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified for reasons unrelated to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 to conform to the current period presentation.
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12 Months Ended
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Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS
ASSETS

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value ("AFS debt securities") includes bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock that are carried at fair value. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. The purchased cost of fixed maturities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity or, if applicable, call date.

AFS debt securities, where fair value is below amortized cost, are reviewed quarterly to determine whether the amortized cost basis of the security is recoverable. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities, a credit impairment will be recognized in earnings as an allowance for credit losses and reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” to the extent the amortized cost exceeds the net present value of projected future cash flows (the “net present value”) for the security. However, the credit impairment recorded cannot exceed the difference between the amortized cost and fair value of the respective security. The net present value used to measure a credit impairment is calculated by discounting the Company’s best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the AFS debt security at the date of acquisition. Once the Company has deemed all or a portion of the amortized cost uncollectible, the allowance is removed from the balance sheet by writing down the amortized cost basis of the AFS debt security. Any amount of an AFS debt security’s change in fair value not recorded as an allowance for credit losses will be recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (loss) (“OCI”).

For all other AFS debt securities, qualitative factors are first considered including, but not limited to, the extent of the decline and the reasons for the decline in value (e.g., credit events, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening), and the financial condition of the issuer. If analysis of these qualitative factors results in the security needing to be impaired, a credit impairment will be recognized and measured using the same process for mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities.

When an AFS debt security's fair value is below amortized cost and the Company has the intent to sell the AFS debt security, or it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the AFS debt security before its anticipated recovery, the amortized cost basis of the AFS debt security is written down to fair value and any previously recognized allowance is reversed. The write-down is reported in "Realized investment gains (losses), net".

Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount, are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. Prepayment premiums are also included in “Net investment income”.

For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities (those rated AA or above), the amortized cost and effective yield of the securities are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to “Net investment income” in accordance with the retrospective method.

For mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities rated below AA, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows unless the investment is purchased with credit deterioration or an allowance is currently recorded for the respective security. If an investment is impaired, any changes in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows will be recorded as the credit impairment, as opposed to a yield adjustment. If the asset is purchased with credit deterioration (or previously impaired), the effective yield will be adjusted if there are favorable changes in cash flows subsequent to the allowance being reduced to zero.

For mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries, which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition, unrealized gains and loss recorded in OCI, and the amount of impairment recognized in earnings. The payment priority of the respective security is also considered. For all other AFS debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security’s position within the capital structure of the issuer.
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value ("Trading debt securities") includes debt securities that are carried at fair value. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Other income (loss),” and interest income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income”.

Equity securities, at fair value consists of common stock and mutual fund shares carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments are reported in “Other income (loss),” and dividend income is reported in “Net investment income” on the ex-dividend date.

Policy loans represents funds loaned to policyholders up to the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies and are carried at the unpaid principal balances due to the Company from the policyholders. Interest income on policy loans is recognized in “Net investment income” at the contract interest rate when earned. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies.

Short-term investments primarily consists of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of twelve months or less and greater than three months when purchased. These investments are generally carried at fair value or amortized cost that approximates fair value and include certain money market investments, funds managed similar to regulated money market funds, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments.

Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans and agricultural property loans. Commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of any current expected credit loss ("CECL") allowance. Certain off-balance sheet credit exposures (e.g., indemnification of serviced mortgage loans, and certain unfunded mortgage loan commitments where the Company cannot unconditionally cancel the commitment) are also subject to a CECL allowance. See Note 16 for additional information.

Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances. Interest income, and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. Prepayment fees are also included in “Net investment income.”

The CECL allowance represents the Company’s best estimate of expected credit losses over the remaining life of the assets or off-balance sheet credit exposures. The determination of the allowance considers historical credit loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

The allowance is calculated separately for commercial mortgage loans, agricultural mortgage loans, other collateralized and uncollateralized loans. For commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans, the allowance is calculated using an internally developed CECL model that pools together loans that share similar risk characteristics. Similar risk characteristics used to create the pools include, but are not limited to, vintage, maturity, credit rating, and collateral type.

Key inputs to the CECL model include unpaid principal balances, internal credit ratings, annual expected loss factors, average lives of the loans adjusted for prepayment considerations, current and historical interest rate assumptions, and other factors influencing the Company’s view of the current stage of the economic cycle and future economic conditions. Subjective considerations include a review of whether historical loss experience is representative of current market conditions and the Company’s view of the credit cycle. Model assumptions and factors are reviewed and updated as appropriate. Information about certain key inputs is detailed below.
Key factors in determining the internal credit ratings for commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans include loan-to-value and debt-service-coverage ratios. Other factors include amortization, loan term, and estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. The loan-to-value ratio compares the carrying amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property or properties collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the carrying amount of the loan exceeds the collateral value. A loan-to-value ratio less than 100% indicates an excess of collateral value over the carrying amount of the loan. The debt service coverage ratio is a property’s net operating income as a percentage of its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 indicates that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A debt service coverage ratio greater than 1.0 indicates an excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company’s periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural property loan portfolios, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company’s periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company’s commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.

Annual expected loss rates are based on historical default and loss experience factors. Using average lives, the annual expected loss rates are converted into life-of-loan loss expectations.

When individual loans no longer have the credit risk characteristics of the commercial or agricultural mortgage loan pools, they are removed from the pools and are evaluated individually for an allowance. The allowance is determined based on the outstanding loan balance less the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

The CECL allowance on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. The change in allowance is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. As it relates to unfunded commitments that are in scope of this guidance, the CECL allowance is reported in “Other liabilities”, and the change in the allowance is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

The CECL allowance for other collateralized and uncollateralized loans (e.g., corporate loans) carried at amortized cost is determined based on probability of default and loss given default assumptions by sector, credit quality and average lives of the loans. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Once the Company has deemed a portion of the amortized cost to be uncollectible, the uncollectible portion of allowance is removed from the balance sheet by writing down the amortized cost basis of the loan. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

Interest received on loans that are past due is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company’s assessment as to the collectability of the principal. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. See Note 3 for additional information about the Company’s past due loans.

The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged against interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.

Commercial mortgage and other loans are occasionally restructured. These restructurings generally include one or more of the following: full or partial payoffs outside of the original contract terms; changes to interest rates; extensions of maturity; or additions or modifications to covenants. Additionally, the Company may accept assets in full or partial satisfaction of the debt. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosure, on a prospective basis. This ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) for creditors and requires all loan restructurings to follow the modification guidance in ASC 310-20.
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02, when restructurings occurred, they were evaluated individually to determine whether the restructuring or modification constituted a TDR as defined by authoritative accounting guidance. If the borrower was experiencing financial difficulty and the Company granted a concession, the restructuring, including those that involved a partial payoff or the receipt of assets in full satisfaction of the debt was deemed to be a TDR. If a loan modification was a TDR, the CECL allowance of the loan was remeasured using the modified terms and the loan's original effective yield.

Post adoption of ASU 2022-02, all restructurings are evaluated under the modification guidance in ASC 310-20. When a loan is modified, the Company evaluates whether the restructuring results in a continuation of the existing loan or a new loan. For modifications that result in a continuation of the existing loan, the CECL allowance of the loan is remeasured using the modified terms, including the loan’s post-modification effective yield, and the allowance is adjusted accordingly.

For modifications that result in a new loan, any CECL allowance is reversed and a direct write-down of the loan is recorded for the amount of the allowance, and any additional loss, net of recoveries, or any gain is recorded for the difference between the fair value of the new loan and the recorded investment in the loan. The new loan is evaluated prospectively for credit impairment based on the CECL allowance process noted above.

Other invested assets consist of the Company’s non-coupon investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies ("LPs/LLCs"), other than operating joint ventures, as well as derivative assets. LPs/LLCs interests are accounted for using either the equity method of accounting, or at fair value. The Company’s income from investments in LPs/LLCs accounted for using the equity method, other than the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income”. The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method (including assessment for OTTI), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three-month lag. For the investments reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in current earnings, the associated realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in “Other income (loss)”.

Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sales of fixed maturity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as changes to the allowance for credit losses recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses also reflect fair value changes on commercial mortgage loans carried at fair value, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. See “Derivative Financial Instruments” below for additional information regarding the accounting for derivatives.

Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks, certain money market investments, funds managed similar to regulated money market funds, other debt instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, other than cash equivalents that are included in "Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value,” and receivables related to securities purchased under agreements to resell (see also "Securities sold under agreements to purchase" below.) The Company also engages in overnight borrowing and lending of funds with Prudential Financial and affiliates which are considered cash and cash equivalents. These assets are generally carried at fair value or amortized cost which approximates fair value.

Deferred policy acquisition costs represents costs directly related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity business. Such DAC primarily includes commissions, costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully acquired contracts. In each reporting period, previously capitalized DAC is amortized and included in “Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs”. Upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12, the carrying amount of DAC for long-duration contracts is no longer subject to recoverability testing.

DAC for most long-duration contracts is amortized on a constant-level basis at a grouped contract level over the expected life of the underlying insurance contracts. Contracts are grouped consistent with the groupings used to estimate the liability for future policy benefits (or other related balances) for the corresponding contracts. Since contracts within a grouping may be of different sizes, contracts within a group are weighted to achieve appropriate amortization and to ensure that DAC is derecognized when a policy is no longer in force. The constant-level basis used to weight contracts within a grouping and amortize DAC is generally defined as follows:

Life insurance contracts – DAC associated with life insurance contracts is generally amortized in proportion to the initial face amount of life insurance in force. This is applicable to traditional and universal life insurance.
Payout annuity contracts – DAC associated with payout annuity contracts is amortized in proportion to annual benefit payments.

Deferred annuity contracts – DAC associated with fixed and variable deferred annuity contracts is amortized in proportion to deposits.

For single premium immediate annuities without life contingencies, acquisition expenses are deferred and amortized over the expected life of the contracts using the interest method.

Current period DAC amortization reflects the impact of changes in actual insurance in force during the period and changes in future assumptions effected as of the end of the quarter, where applicable. The Company typically updates actuarial assumptions annually in the second quarter, (see "Annual Assumptions Review" below), unless a material change is observed in an interim period that is indicative of a long-term trend. Generally, the Company does not expect trends to change significantly in the short-term and, to the extent these trends may change, the Company expects such changes to be gradual over the long-term.

Assumptions used for DAC are consistent with those used in estimating the liability for future policy benefits (or any other related balance) for the corresponding contract. Determining the level of aggregation and actuarial assumptions used in projecting in force terminations requires judgment. Internal criteria are developed to determine the level of aggregation by considering both qualitative and quantitative materiality thresholds.

The assumptions used in projecting in force terminations are mortality, mortality improvement, and lapse assumptions. These assumptions are generally based on the Company’s experience, industry experience and/or other factors, as applicable. For variable deferred annuity contracts, lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefits and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.

For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by exchanging a contract for a new contract or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements. If policyholders surrender traditional life insurance policies in exchange for life insurance policies that do not have fixed and guaranteed terms, the Company immediately charges to expense the remaining unamortized DAC on the surrendered policies. For other internal replacement transactions, except those that involve the addition of a non-integrated contract feature that does not change the existing base contract, the unamortized DAC is immediately charged to expense if the terms of the new policies are not substantially similar to those of the former policies. If the new terms are substantially similar to those of the earlier policies, the DAC is retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the expected life of the new policies. See Note 6 for additional information regarding DAC.

Accrued investment income primarily includes accruals of interest and dividend income from investments that have been earned but not yet received.

Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with reinsurance arrangements with affiliates and third-party reinsurers, and are reported on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position net of the CECL allowance. Reinsurance recoverables also include assumed modified coinsurance arrangements which generally reflect the value of the invested assets retained by the cedant and the associated asset returns. Modified coinsurance recoverables contain an embedded derivative (bifurcated and accounted for separately from the host contract) that is presented together with the derivative embedded in the modified coinsurance payables as one compound derivative. For additional information about these arrangements see Note 11.
The CECL allowance considers the credit quality of the reinsurance counterparty and is generally determined based on the probability of default and loss given default assumptions, after considering any applicable collateral arrangements. The CECL allowance does not apply to reinsurance recoverables with affiliated counterparties under common control. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Policyholders’ benefits.” Prior to the adoption of this standard, an allowance for credit losses for reinsurance recoverables was established only when it was deemed probable that a reinsurer may fail to make payments to us in a timely manner. Reinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, benefits and reserves related to reinsured long-duration contracts under coinsurance arrangements are accounted for over the life of the underlying reinsured contracts using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying contracts. For reinsurance of in force blocks of non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts, the current value of the direct liability as of inception of the reinsurance agreement is used to calculate the reinsurance recoverable and cost of reinsurance such that there is no immediate other comprehensive income or loss from recognition of the reinsurance recoverable at inception. Consistent with the direct liability, the reinsurance recoverable for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts is remeasured each period using current single A rates with the effect on the liability resulting from such updates recorded in "Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits" in OCI. For reinsurance of limited-payment contracts, the Company establishes a cost of reinsurance asset relating to the direct DPL and amortizes this balance through “Premiums” using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize the direct DPL.

For reinsurance of existing in-force blocks of long-duration contracts that transfer significant insurance risk, the difference between the fair value of the net consideration exchanged and the net liabilities ceded related to the underlying reinsured contracts is considered the net cost of reinsurance at the inception of the reinsurance agreement. This initial net cost of reinsurance is deferred and amortized into income over the remaining life of the reinsured policies on a basis consistent with the methodologies and assumptions used for amortizing DAC. This initial net cost of reinsurance may result in a deferred reinsurance gain which is recorded in "Other liabilities" and amortized through "Other income (loss)", or a deferred reinsurance loss which is recorded in "Other assets" and amortized through "General, administrative and other expenses".

Consistent with direct contracts, reinsurance agreements may also include features that meet the definition of an MRB and, if so, are accounted for at fair value. The fair value of direct or assumed MRBs reflects the Company's NPR, while the fair value of ceded MRBs reflects the counterparty credit risk of the reinsurer. Changes in the fair value of ceded MRBs, including the impact of changes in counterparty credit risk, are recorded in net income in "Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)".

Coinsurance arrangements contrast with the Company’s yearly renewable term ("YRT") arrangements, where only mortality risk is transferred to the reinsurer and premiums are paid to the reinsurer to reinsure that risk. The mortality risk that is reinsured under YRT arrangements represents the difference between the stated death benefits in the underlying reinsured contracts and the corresponding reserves or account value carried by the Company on those same contracts. The premiums paid to the reinsurer are based upon negotiated amounts, not on the actual premiums paid by the underlying contractholders to the Company. As YRT arrangements are usually entered into by the Company with the expectation that the contracts will be in force for the lives of the underlying policies, they are considered to be long-duration reinsurance contracts. The cost of reinsurance for universal life products is generally recognized based on the gross assessments of the underlying direct policies. The cost of reinsurance for term insurance products is generally recognized in proportion to direct premiums over the life of the underlying policies.

Market risk benefit assets represents MRBs in an asset position and are presented separately from MRBs in a liability position. See “Market risk benefit liabilities” below. MRB assets also reflect ceded MRBs resulting from reinsurance of the Company's Prudential Defined Income ("PDI") traditional variable annuity contracts. See Note 11 for additional information regarding the reinsurance of PDI.

Deferred Sales Inducements are amounts that are credited to a policyholders’ account balance primarily as an inducement to purchase fixed and/or variable deferred annuity contracts. The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the expected life of the policy using the same methodology, factors and assumptions used to amortize DAC. The Company records amortization of DSI in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” Unlike DAC, DSI are considered contractual cash flows and, as a result, are subject to periodic recoverability testing. See Note 6 for additional information regarding DSI.

Income tax assets primarily represents the net deferred tax asset and the Company’s estimated taxes receivable for the current year and open audit years.
The Company is a member of the federal income tax return of Prudential Financial and primarily files separate company state and local tax returns. Pursuant to the tax allocation arrangement with Prudential Financial, total federal income tax expense is determined on a separate company basis. Members record tax benefits to the extent tax losses or tax credits are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.

Items required by tax regulations to be included in the tax return may differ from the items reflected in the financial statements. As a result, the effective tax rate reflected in the financial statements may be different than the actual rate applied on the tax return. Some of these differences are permanent such as expenses that are not deductible in the Company’s tax return, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as valuation of insurance reserves. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in future years for which the Company has already recorded the tax benefit in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in the Company’s financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expenditures for which the Company has already taken a deduction in the Company’s tax return but have not yet been recognized in the Company’s financial statements.

Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. See Note 12 for a discussion of factors considered when evaluating the need for a valuation allowance.

U.S. GAAP prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on tax returns. The application of this guidance is a two-step process. First, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements. The second step is measurement. The Company measures the tax position as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. This measurement considers the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement using the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date.

The Company’s liability for income taxes includes a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or other taxing jurisdictions. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense. See Note 12 for additional information regarding income taxes.

Other assets consists primarily of deposit assets related to a reinsurance agreement entered into with a third-party reinsurer during 2021 using deposit accounting under U.S. GAAP, see Note 11 for additional information. Included in these deposit assets are amounts representing fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain annuity products. For additional information regarding the valuation of these embedded derivatives, see Note 5. Also included are premiums due, deferred loss on reinsurance which is amortized over the expected life of the reinsured contracts on a constant-level basis, receivables resulting from sales of securities that had not yet settled at the balance sheet date, prepaid tax expenses, and the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures. Investments in operating joint ventures are generally accounted for under the equity method. The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary.
Separate account assets represents segregated funds that are invested for certain policyholders, and other customers. The assets consist primarily of equity securities, fixed maturities, real estate-related investments, real estate mortgage loans, short-term investments and derivative instruments and are reported at fair value. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the Company. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. The investment income and realized investment gains or losses from separate account assets generally accrue to the policyholders and are not included in the Company’s results of operations. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges assessed against the accounts are included in “Policy charges and fee income”. Asset administration fees charged to the accounts are included in “Asset administration fees”. Seed money that the Company invests in separate accounts is reported in the appropriate general account asset line. Investment income and realized investment gains or losses from seed money invested in separate accounts accrue to the Company and are included in the Company’s results of operations. See Note 7 for additional information regarding separate account arrangements with contractual guarantees. See also “Separate account liabilities below.

LIABILITIES

Future policy benefits primarily consists of the present value of expected future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of such payments depend on policyholder mortality or morbidity, less the present value of expected future net premiums (where net premiums are gross premiums multiplied by the Net-To-Gross ("NTG") ratio discussed below). The liability for future policy benefits is accrued over time as premium revenue is recognized. See Note 8 for additional information regarding future policy benefits.

The reserving methodology used for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts include the following:

Cash Flow Assumptions. In measuring the liability for future policy benefits, the net premium valuation methodology is utilized. Under this methodology, a liability for future policy benefits is established using current best estimate insurance assumptions and interest rate assumptions locked-in at contract issuance date. The NTG ratio is calculated as the ratio of the present value of expected policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses divided by the present value of expected gross premiums. The NTG ratio is applied to gross premiums, as premium revenue is recognized, to determine net premiums. The liability is then determined as the present value of expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses less the present value of expected future net premiums. For purposes of liability measurement, contracts are grouped into cohorts based primarily on issue year and major product line.

The NTG ratio is generally updated quarterly for actual experience and annually in the second quarter of each year for future cash flow assumption updates during the Company’s annual assumptions review process unless a material change is observed in an interim period that is indicative of a long-term trend (see “Annual Assumptions Review” below), with the exception of claim settlement expense assumptions which the Company has made an entity-wide election to lock-in as of contract issuance. The NTG ratio is subject to a retrospective unlocking method whereby the Company updates its best estimate of cash flows expected over the life of the cohort using actual historical experience and updated future cash flow assumptions. These updated cash flows are used to calculate the revised NTG ratio, which is used to derive an updated liability for future policy benefits as of the beginning of the current reporting period, discounted at the original contract issuance discount rate. The updated liability for future policy benefit amount as of the beginning of the quarter is then compared to the carrying amount of the liability as of that same date, before the updates for actual experience or future cash flow assumptions, to determine the current period change in liability estimate. This current period change in the liability is the liability remeasurement gain or loss that is recorded through current period earnings in “Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits”. In subsequent periods, the revised NTG ratio is used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, subject to future revisions.

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 expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses, the NTG ratio is capped at 100%. In these instances, all changes in expected benefits resulting from both actual experience deviations and changes in future assumptions are reflected immediately. While the liability for future policy benefits cannot be less than zero (i.e., a contra-liability) at the cohort level and thus the balance is floored at zero (i.e., “flooring”), the NTG ratio may be negative. This would be the case whereby conditions have improved such that the present value of future net premiums plus the existing liability for future policy benefits as of the valuation date exceed the present value of expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses. In this case, the negative NTG ratio would be applied going forward to gross premiums received, effectively amortizing the gain into income and reducing the liability over time.
In addition, for limited-payment contracts, the liability for future policy benefits also includes a Deferred Profit Liability representing gross premiums received in excess of net premiums and is generally recognized in revenue in a constant relationship with insurance in force for life contracts or with the amount of expected future benefit payments for annuity contracts. The DPL is subject to a retrospective unlocking adjustment consistent with the liability for future policy benefits discussed above. The DPL cannot be less than zero (i.e., a contra-liability) at the cohort level and thus the balance is floored at zero (i.e., “flooring”).

For contracts issued prior to January 1, 2021, the modified retrospective transition method was used to transition to ASU 2018-12. Under this method, the transition date of January 1, 2021 serves as the new issue date of the contracts in force for purposes of retrospectively unlocking the NTG ratio and DPL as described above.

Discount Rate Assumption. The locked-in discount rate is generally based on expected investment returns at contract inception for contracts issued prior to January 1, 2021 and the upper medium grade fixed income corporate instrument yield (i.e., global single A) at contract inception for contracts issued on or after January 1, 2021. The discount rate in effect at contract inception is locked-in for the calculation of the NTG ratio and accretion of interest cost on the liability through net income. However, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the discount rate is updated using the current single A rate at each reporting period, with the effect on the liability resulting from such update recorded in “Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits" in OCI.

The methodology used in constructing the single A discount rate curve for discounting cash flows used to calculate the liability for future policy benefits is intended to be reflective of the characteristics of the applicable insurance liabilities. The single A discount rate curve is developed by reference to upper medium grade (low credit risk) fixed income instrument yields that reflect the duration characteristics of the applicable insurance liabilities. The single A discount curve for the United States and foreign economies, such as Japan, with observable corporate A spreads, is developed using government bond rates, plus globally equivalent public corporate A spreads in the observable periods. The definition of upper medium grade is based on Moody’s definition which includes the spectrum of A (i.e., A- to A+). The rate used in foreign operations (with the exception of certain emerging markets, as discussed below) is based on the equivalent of a single A rate from a global rating agency for corporate bonds issued in the same currency and country in which the insurance contract is written. Liquidity is considered in defining the observable period and linear extrapolation is performed to the Company's ultimate long-term economic assumptions. See “Annual Assumptions Review” below for further discussion regarding the Company’s long-term economic assumption setting process.

The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes net liabilities for guaranteed benefits related to certain long-duration life contracts, such as no-lapse guarantee contract features (AIR liability), for which a liability is established when associated assessments are recognized (which include investment margin on policyholders' account balances in the general account and all policy charges including charges for administration, mortality, expense, surrender, and other charges). This liability is established using current best estimate assumptions and is based on the ratio of the present value of total expected excess payments (i.e., payments in excess of account value) over the life of the contract divided by the present value of total expected assessments (i.e., benefit ratio). Any adjustments to this liability related to net unrealized gains (losses) on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in AOCI.

For universal life type contracts and participating contracts, the Company performs premium deficiency tests using best estimate assumptions as of the testing date. If the liabilities determined based on these best estimate assumptions are greater than the net reserves (i.e., GAAP reserves including URR, net of reinsurance and any DSI asset), the existing net reserves are adjusted by first reducing these assets by the amount of the deficiency or to zero through a charge to current period earnings. If the deficiency is more than these asset balances for insurance contracts, the net reserves are increased by the excess through a charge to current period earnings included in "Policyholders' benefits". Since investment yields are used as the discount rate, the premium deficiency test is also performed using a discount rate based on the market yield (i.e., assuming what would be the impact if any unrealized gains (losses) were realized as of the testing date). In the event that by using the market yield a deficiency occurs, an adjustment is established for the deficiency and is included in AOCI.

In certain instances, for universal life type contracts and participating contracts, the policyholder liability for a particular line of business may not be deficient in the aggregate to trigger loss recognition, but the pattern of earnings may be such that profits are expected to be recognized in earlier years followed by losses in later years. In these situations, accounting standards require that an additional liability (Profits Followed by Losses or “PFL” liability) be recognized by an amount necessary to sufficiently offset the losses that would be recognized in later years. To date, the Company has not recorded a PFL liability on any such contracts.
The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes a liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses. The Company does not establish claim liabilities until a loss has been incurred. However, unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses include estimates of claims that the Company believes have been incurred but have not yet been reported as of the balance sheet date.

Policyholders’ account balances liability represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the balance sheet date. This liability is primarily associated with the accumulated account deposits, plus interest credited, less policyholder withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance, as applicable. These policyholders’ account balances also include provision for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities and certain unearned revenues. The unearned revenue liability represents policy charges for services to be provided in future periods. The charges are deferred as incurred and are generally amortized over the expected life of the contract using the same methodology, factors, and assumption used to amortize DAC. See Note 9 for additional information regarding policyholders’ account balances. Policyholders' account balances also include amounts representing the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked feature of certain universal life and annuity products. For additional information regarding the valuation of these embedded derivatives, see Note 5.

Market risk benefit liabilities represents contracts or contract features that provide protection to the contractholder and exposes the Company to other than nominal capital market risk, primarily related to deferred annuities with guaranteed minimum benefits associated with annuities products including guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”), guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”), guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”). The benefits are accounted for using a fair value measurement framework. If a contract contains multiple market risk benefits, the benefits are bundled together and accounted for as a single compound market risk benefit. Market risk benefits in an asset position are presented separately from those in a liability position as there is no legal right of offset between contracts. The fair value of market risk benefits is calculated as the present value of expected future benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of expected future rider fees attributable to the market risk benefits. The fair value of market risk benefits is based on assumptions a market participant would use in valuing market risk benefits. For additional information regarding the valuation of market risk benefits, see Note 5. On a quarterly basis, changes in the fair value of market risk benefits are recorded in net income, net of related hedges, in "Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)", except for the portion of the change attributable to changes in the Company’s NPR which is recorded in OCI. See Note 10 for additional information regarding market risk benefits.

Cash collateral for loaned securities represents liabilities to return cash proceeds from security lending transactions. Securities lending transactions are used primarily to earn spread income or to facilitate trading activity. As part of securities lending transactions, the Company transfers U.S. and foreign debt and equity securities, as well as U.S. government and government agency securities, and receives cash as collateral. Cash proceeds from securities lending transactions are primarily used to earn spread income, and are typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities. Securities lending transactions are treated as financing arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received. The Company obtains collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. The Company monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary. Substantially all of the Company’s securities lending transactions are with large brokerage firms and large banks. Income and expenses associated with securities lending transactions used to earn spread income are reported as "Net investment income".

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase represents liabilities associated with securities repurchase agreements that are used primarily to earn spread income. As part of securities repurchase agreements, the Company transfers U.S. government and government agency securities to a third-party, and receives cash as collateral. For securities repurchase agreements, the cash received is typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities. Receivables associated with securities purchased under agreements to resell are generally reflected as cash equivalents. As part of securities resale agreements, the Company invests cash and receives as collateral U.S. government securities or other debt securities.
Securities repurchase and resale agreements that satisfy certain criteria are treated as secured borrowing or secured lending arrangements. These agreements are carried at the amounts at which the securities will be subsequently resold or reacquired, as specified in the respective transactions. For securities purchased under agreements to resell, the Company’s policy is to take possession or control of the securities either directly or through a third-party custodian. These securities are valued daily, and additional securities or cash collateral is received, or returned, when appropriate to protect against credit exposure. Securities to be resold are the same, or substantially the same, as the securities received. The majority of these transactions are with large brokerage firms and large banks. For securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the market value of the securities to be repurchased is monitored, and additional collateral is obtained where appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. The Company obtains collateral in an amount at least equal to 95% of the fair value of the securities sold. Securities to be repurchased are the same, or substantially the same, as those sold. The majority of these transactions are with highly rated money market funds. Income and expenses related to these transactions executed within the insurance companies used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income.”

Other liabilities consists primarily of reinsurance payables associated with reinsurance arrangements that correspond to reinsurance receivables included above in “Reinsurance recoverables”. Also included is a funds withheld liability for assets retained under a reinsurance agreement that corresponds to the deposit assets above in "Other assets". For additional information about these arrangements see Note 11. Additionally other liabilities includes accrued expenses, technical overdrafts, payables resulting from purchases of securities that had not yet settled at the balance sheet date and deferred gain on reinsurance. The amortization method for deferred gain on reinsurance is amortized over the expected life of the reinsured contracts on a constant-level basis. Other liabilities may also include derivative instruments for which fair values are determined as described below under "Derivative Financial Instruments".

Separate account liabilities primarily represents the contractholders’ account balance in separate account assets and to a lesser extent borrowings of the separate account, and will be equal and offsetting to total separate account assets. See also “Separate account assets” above.

Short-term and long-term debt liabilities are primarily carried at an amount equal to unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized discount or premium and debt issuance costs. Original-issue discount or premium and debt-issue costs are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding, using the interest method of amortization. Interest expense is generally presented within “General, administrative and other expenses” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Short-term debt is debt coming due in the next twelve months, including that portion of debt otherwise classified as long-term. The short-term debt caption may exclude short-term debt items for which the Company has the intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis in the near term. See Note 15 for additional information regarding short-term and long-term debt.

Commitments and contingent liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. Management evaluates whether there are incremental legal or other costs directly associated with the ultimate resolution of the matter that are reasonably estimable and, if so, they are included in the accrual. These accruals are generally reported in “Other liabilities”.

REVENUES AND BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition
Premiums from individual life products, other than universal and variable life contracts, are recognized when due. When premiums are due over a significantly shorter period than the period over which benefits are provided, any gross premium in excess of the net premium (i.e., the portion of the gross premium required to provide for all expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses) is generally deferred and recognized into revenue in a constant relationship to insurance in force. Benefits are recorded as an expense when they are incurred. A liability for future policy benefits is recorded when premiums are recognized as described in "Future policy benefits" above.

Premiums from single premium immediate annuities with life contingencies are recognized when due. When premiums are due over a significantly shorter period than the period over which benefits are provided, any gross premium in excess of the net premium is generally deferred and recognized into revenue based on expected future benefit payments. Benefits are recorded as an expense when they are incurred. A liability for future policy benefits is recorded when premiums are recognized as described in "Future policy benefits" above.
Certain individual annuity contracts provide the contractholder a guarantee that the benefit received upon death or annuitization will be no less than a minimum prescribed amount. These benefits are generally accounted for as market risk benefits (see “Market risk benefits” above).

Amounts received from policyholders as payment for universal or variable individual life contracts, deferred fixed or variable annuities and other contracts without life contingencies are reported as deposits to “Policyholders’ account balances” and/or “Separate account liabilities.” Revenues from these contracts are reflected in “Policy charges and fee income” consisting primarily of fees assessed during the period against the policyholders’ account balances for mortality and other benefit charges, policy administration charges and surrender charges. In addition to fees, the Company earns investment income from the investment of deposits in the Company’s general account portfolio. Fees assessed that represent compensation to the Company for services to be provided in future periods and certain other fees are generally deferred and amortized into revenue over the life of the related contracts using the same methodology, factors, and assumption used to amortize DAC as described above. Benefits and expenses for these products include claims in excess of related account balances, expenses of contract administration, interest credited to policyholders’ account balances and amortization of DAC and DSI.

Policyholders’ account balances also includes amounts representing the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain universal life and annuity products where changes in the value of the embedded derivatives are recorded through "Realized investment gains (losses), net". For additional information regarding the valuation of these embedded derivatives, see Note 5.

Asset administration fees primarily include asset administration fee income received on contractholders’ account balances invested in The Prudential Series Funds, which are a portfolio of mutual fund investments related to the Company’s separate account products. Also, the Company receives fee income calculated on contractholder separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust ("AST") (see Note 15). In addition, the Company receives fees from contractholders’ account balances invested in funds managed by companies other than affiliates of Prudential Insurance. Asset administration fees are recognized as income when earned.

Other income (loss) includes realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments reported as “Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value”, “Equity securities, at fair value”, and “Other invested assets” that are measured at fair value.

Realized investment gains (losses), net includes realized gains or losses from sales and maturities of investments, changes to the allowance for credit losses, other impairments, fair value changes on mortgage loans where the fair value option has been elected, releases of Other Comprehensive Income and derivative gains or losses. The derivative gains or losses include the impact of maturities, terminations and changes in fair value of the derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives, and other hedging instruments.

OTHER ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and NPR used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. Certain of the Company’s OTC derivatives are cleared and settled through central clearing counterparties, while others are bilateral contracts between two counterparties. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.

Derivatives are used to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities. Additionally, derivatives may be used to reduce exposure to risks such as interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 4, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of cash flow hedges. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing or financing activities sections in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.
Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within “Other invested assets”, or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates”, except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.

The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (2) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship.

The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.

When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations line item associated with the hedged item.

If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the Consolidated Statements of Operations line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.

When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.

The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to carry the entire instrument at fair value and report it within "Other invested assets", or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates” or "Other liabilities".
The Company sells variable annuity contracts that include optional living benefit features that may be treated from an accounting perspective as embedded derivatives. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company reinsured the variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to PALAC, excluding the PLNJ business, which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance, in each case under a coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement. Effective July 1, 2021, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, that had previously been reinsured to PALAC from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. See Note 11 for additional information. The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value and included in “Future policy benefits" and “Reinsurance recoverables”. Additionally, changes in the fair value are determined using valuation models as described in Note 5 and are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net".

Annual Assumptions Review

Annually, the Company performs a comprehensive review of the assumptions set for purposes of estimating future premiums, benefits, and other cash flows. Assumptions include those that are economic and those that are insurance related. Insurance related assumptions are based on the Company’s best estimates of future rates of mortality, morbidity, lapse, surrender, annuitization, expenses and other items. The Company generally looks to relevant Company experience as the primary basis for these assumptions. If relevant Company experience is not available or does not have sufficient credibility, the Company may look to experience of similar blocks of business, either in the Company or the industry. Mortality rate assumptions are generally based on Company experience, sometimes blending Company experience with an industry table where the Company experience alone is not sufficiently credible. The Company sets mortality and morbidity assumptions that vary by major type of business. Within type of business, rates vary by age and gender. The Company applies an adjustment for future mortality improvement, consistent with observed long-term trends of population mortality over time. Lapse and surrender assumptions are based on Company and industry experience, where available. The Company sets rates that vary by product type, taking into account features specific to the product.

As part of this review, the Company may update these assumptions and make refinements to its models based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data it feels is indicative of a long-term trend. These assumptions are generally updated annually, unless a material change is observed in an interim period that the Company feels is also indicative of a long-term trend. Generally, the Company does not expect trends to change significantly in the short-term and, to the extent these trends may change, it expects such changes to be gradual over the long-term.

The Company also performs a comprehensive review of the economic assumptions, including long-term interest rate assumptions and equity return assumptions that impact reserve calculations. The Company generally utilizes relevant economic outlook information and industry surveys as the primary basis for these assumptions, which may be used to project future rates of return on investments.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the FASB in the form of ASUs to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"). The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs listed below include those that have been adopted during the current fiscal year and/or those that have been issued but not yet adopted as of December 31, 2023, and as of the date of this filing. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not material.
Adoption of ASU 2018-12

Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. Adoption of this ASU impacted, at least to some extent, the accounting and disclosure requirements for all long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company and had a significant financial impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures. See Note 1 for additional information.

As of the January 1, 2021 transition date, the adoption of the standard resulted in a decrease to “Total equity” of $271 million, primarily from remeasuring in force contract liabilities using upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields as of the transition date and from other changes in reserves. As of the January 1, 2023 adoption date, the impact amounted to an increase to "Total equity" of $673 million. The changes in the impacts from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2023 primarily reflect the increase in market interest rates during 2021 and 2022.

The narrative description of the Company's significant accounting policies at the beginning of this Note reflects its policies as of December 31, 2023, including the policies associated with the adoption of ASU 2018-12. Outlined below are the key accounting policy changes effected by the ASU.

Key Accounting Policy Changes

Area of ChangeDescriptionMethod of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-payment insurance productsRequires an entity to review, and if necessary, update the cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, for both changes in future assumptions and actual experience, at least annually using a retrospective update method with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded in a separate line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.Effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021 (the “transition date”). Under this method, the amendments to contracts in force were applied as of January 1, 2021 on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI
The impact upon transition reflects the impact on in force contract liabilities in instances where expected net premiums exceeded expected gross premiums at an issue-year cohort level as a result of updating to current best estimate cash flow assumptions as of the transition date. As a result of the modified retrospective transition method, the vast majority of the impact of updating cash flow assumptions to best estimates as of the transition date will be reflected in the pattern of earnings in subsequent periods. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 8 for additional information.
Area of ChangeDescriptionMethod of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Discount rate assumption used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-payment insurance productsRequires discount rate assumptions to be based on upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields, which will be updated each quarter with the impact recorded through OCI. An entity shall maximize the use of relevant observable information and minimize the use of unobservable information in determining the discount rate assumptions.As noted above, the guidance for the liability for future policy benefits was adopted effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021. Under this method, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the liability for future policy benefits is remeasured using discount rates as of January 1, 2021 with the impact recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to AOCI.
Adoption of the ASU resulted in a significant impact to AOCI as a result of remeasuring in force contract liabilities using current upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields. This adjustment largely reflects the difference between discount rates locked-in at contract inception versus current discount rates. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 8 for additional information.
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and other balancesRequires DAC and other balances, such as URR and DSI, to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contract, independent of expected profitability.Effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021. Under this method, the amendments to contracts in force were applied as of January 1, 2021 on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI.
Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on DAC and other balances upon transition, other than the impact of the removal of any related amounts in AOCI. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 6 for additional information.
Market Risk BenefitsRequires an entity to measure all market risk benefits (e.g., living benefit and death benefit guarantees associated with variable annuities) at fair value, and record MRB assets and liabilities separately on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Changes in the fair value of market risk benefits are recorded in net income, except for the portion attributable to changes in an entity’s NPR, which is recognized in OCI. An entity shall maximize the use of relevant observable information and minimize the use of unobservable information in determining the balance of the market risk benefits upon adoption.Effective January 1, 2023 using the retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021.
Adoption of the ASU resulted in an adjustment to retained earnings for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of benefits not measured at fair value prior to the adoption of the ASU (e.g., guaranteed minimum death benefits on variable annuities) and a reclass of the cumulative effect of changes in NPR from retained earnings to AOCI. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 10 for additional information.
In addition to the significant key accounting changes noted above, ASU 2018-12 also clarified the definition of assessments used to accrue additional insurance reserves and other related balances, primarily for no-lapse guarantee features on certain universal life contracts. Application of the new guidance changed the pattern of reserve recognition for these guarantees and resulted in an increase to the net contract liabilities related to these products at transition. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements.

ASU 2022-05, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) Transition for Sold Contracts was issued on December 15, 2022, to amend the transition guidance in ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. The amendment allows an insurance entity to make an accounting policy election to not apply ASU 2018-12 to contracts or legal entities sold or disposed of before the effective date, and in which the insurance entity has no significant continuing involvement with the derecognized contracts. An insurance entity is permitted to apply the policy election on a transaction by transaction basis to each sale or disposal transaction. An insurance entity is required to disclose whether it has chosen to apply this accounting policy election and provide a qualitative description of the sale or disposal transactions to which the accounting policy election is applied. The Company did not choose to apply this accounting policy election to any of its eligible sale or disposal transactions.

Other ASUs adopted as of December 31, 2023

The Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosure, effective January 1, 2023, on a prospective basis. This ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for TDR for creditors and adds enhanced disclosure requirements. Following adoption of the ASU, all loan refinancings and restructurings are subject to the modification guidance in ASC 310-20. The narrative description of the Company's significant accounting policies at the beginning of this Note reflects its policies as of December 31, 2023, including the policies associated with the adoption of ASU 2022-02. Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ASUs issued but not yet adopted as of December 31, 2023

StandardDescriptionEffective date and method of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment DisclosuresThis ASU requires entities, including those with a single operating or reportable segment, to provide more detailed information about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. The ASU also clarifies that all of the disclosures required in the guidance apply to all public entities, including those with a single operating or reportable segment.Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted, using the retrospective method.The Company is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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3. INVESTMENTS
Fixed Maturity Securities
The following tables set forth the composition of fixed maturity securities (excluding investments classified as trading), as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023
 Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit LossesFair
Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$1,009,937 $38,858 $73,508 $$975,287 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions789,856 5,288 18,517 776,627 
Foreign government bonds330,830 1,840 50,684 281,986 
U.S. public corporate securities10,159,089 98,047 760,274 950 9,495,912 
U.S. private corporate securities5,207,699 37,435 254,828 812 4,989,494 
Foreign public corporate securities1,809,347 12,658 115,673 238 1,706,094 
Foreign private corporate securities4,902,391 109,806 381,215 4,630,982 
Asset-backed securities(1)2,016,028 23,035 11,512 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities913,347 4,776 66,345 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)399,542 4,016 7,481 396,070 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$27,538,066 $335,759 $1,740,037 $2,008 $26,131,780 
(1)    Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, auto loans, education loans and home equity.
(2)    Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

 December 31, 2022
 Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit LossesFair
Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$354,348 $300 $72,856 $$281,792 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions654,884 4,275 30,959 628,200 
Foreign government bonds330,967 1,140 58,640 273,462 
U.S. public corporate securities7,414,790 21,299 992,145 6,443,944 
U.S. private corporate securities4,140,734 13,071 335,205 1,871 3,816,729 
Foreign public corporate securities1,539,172 2,455 163,384 21 1,378,222 
Foreign private corporate securities4,338,585 19,761 589,153 2,863 3,766,330 
Asset-backed securities(1)1,467,955 6,976 32,577 1,442,354 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities727,159 94 69,101 658,152 
Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)342,493 3,211 9,479 336,216 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$21,311,087 $72,582 $2,353,499 $4,769 $19,025,401 

(1)    Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, education loans, auto loans and home equity.
(2)    Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
The following tables set forth the fair value and gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity, available-for-sale securities without an allowance for credit losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023
 Less Than Twelve MonthsTwelve Months or MoreTotal
 Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$98,174 $945 $214,889 $72,563 $313,063 $73,508 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions83,729 293 218,375 18,224 302,104 18,517 
Foreign government bonds10,226 116 233,757 50,568 243,983 50,684 
U.S. public corporate securities782,904 10,009 5,201,353 750,265 5,984,257 760,274 
U.S. private corporate securities707,674 16,613 2,794,697 238,181 3,502,371 254,794 
Foreign public corporate securities92,955 1,063 948,963 114,169 1,041,918 115,232 
Foreign private corporate securities429,212 8,035 2,461,367 373,180 2,890,579 381,215 
Asset-backed securities208,970 1,761 532,814 9,750 741,784 11,511 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities42,621 298 580,931 66,047 623,552 66,345 
Residential mortgage-backed securities35,904 435 124,956 7,046 160,860 7,481 
  Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$2,492,369 $39,568 $13,312,102 $1,699,993 $15,804,471 $1,739,561 

 December 31, 2022
 Less Than Twelve MonthsTwelve Months or MoreTotal
 Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$212,991 $46,928 $62,630 $25,928 $275,621 $72,856 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions307,734 16,851 61,915 14,108 369,649 30,959 
Foreign government bonds139,577 19,435 111,371 39,205 250,948 58,640 
U.S. public corporate securities3,873,275 389,937 1,979,725 602,208 5,853,000 992,145 
U.S. private corporate securities2,506,932 157,853 948,686 177,352 3,455,618 335,205 
Foreign public corporate securities548,083 40,508 596,437 122,856 1,144,520 163,364 
Foreign private corporate securities1,772,413 199,124 1,479,608 390,029 3,252,021 589,153 
Asset-backed securities625,710 15,146 289,581 17,431 915,291 32,577 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities459,186 30,408 176,349 38,693 635,535 69,101 
Residential mortgage-backed securities129,721 9,220 1,294 259 131,015 9,479 
  Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$10,575,622 $925,410 $5,707,596 $1,428,069 $16,283,218 $2,353,479 
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity, available-for-sale securities without an allowance of $1,633.9 million and $2,164.1 million, respectively, related to “1” highest quality or “2” high quality securities based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) or equivalent rating and $105.7 million and $189.4 million, respectively, related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating. As of December 31, 2023, the $1,700.0 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in the Company’s corporate securities within the finance, consumer non-cyclical and utility sectors. As of December 31, 2022, the $1,428.1 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in the Company's corporate securities within the finance, consumer non-cyclical and utility sectors.
In accordance with its policy described in Note 2, the Company concluded that an adjustment to earnings for credit losses related to these fixed maturity securities was not warranted at December 31, 2023. This conclusion was based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and cash flows on each security. Gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to increases in interest rates, general credit spread widening and foreign currency exchange rate movements. As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not intend to sell these securities, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities, available-for-sale by contractual maturities, as of the date indicated:
 December 31, 2023
 Amortized CostFair Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Due in one year or less$553,892 $546,321 
Due after one year through five years8,444,655 8,239,529 
Due after five years through ten years7,626,127 7,378,674 
Due after ten years7,584,475 6,691,858 
Asset-backed securities2,016,028 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities913,347 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities399,542 396,070 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$27,538,066 $26,131,780 
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above as they do not have a single maturity date.
The following table sets forth the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on write-downs and the allowance for credit losses of fixed maturities, available-for-sale, for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31
202320222021
  (in thousands) 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Proceeds from sales(1)$460,596 $1,117,293 $790,331 
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments1,218,844 624,640 465,347 
Gross investment gains from sales and maturities11,482 5,647 14,972 
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities(43,078)(58,432)(16,674)
Write-offs recognized in earnings(2)(2,358)(20,600)(2)
(Addition to) release of allowance for credit losses2,761 (620)(1,810)

(1)Excludes activity from non-cash related proceeds due to the timing of trade settlements of $57.4 million, $(53.9) million and $(4.4) million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2)Amounts represent write-downs of credit adverse securities and securities actively marketed for sale.
The following tables set forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for fixed maturity available-for-sale securities, as of the dates indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. StatesForeign Government BondsU.S. and Foreign Corporate SecuritiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCommercial Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesResidential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesTotal
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period$$$4,755 $$$$4,769 
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded4,267 4,268 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(1)(5,118)(1)(5,120)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance(4)436 (1)431 
Write-downs charged against the allowance (2,340)(2,340)
Balance, end of period$$$2,000 $$$$2,008 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. StatesForeign Government BondsU.S. and Foreign Corporate SecuritiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCommercial Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesResidential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesTotal
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period$$11 $4,138 $$$$4,149 
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded329 12,700 13,036 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(96)(1,702)(1,798)
Reductions for securities with intent to sell(324)(16,666)(16,990)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance85 6,285 6,372 
Balance, end of period$$$4,755 $$$$4,769 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. StatesForeign Government BondsU.S. and Foreign Corporate SecuritiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCommercial Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesResidential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesTotal
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period$$$2,339 $$$$2,339 
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded11 2,664 2,675 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(28)(28)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance(837)(837)
Balance, end of period$$11 $4,138 $$$$4,149 

See Note 2 for additional information about the Company's methodology for developing our allowance and expected losses.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, the net decrease in the allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities was primarily related to net reductions within the capital goods and utility sectors within corporate securities due to restructurings, partially offset by net additions within the finance sector within corporate securities due to adverse projected cashflows.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the net increase in the allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities was primarily related to net additions in the capital goods and utility sectors within private corporate securities due to adverse projected cash flows, partially offset by a net release on restructured private corporate securities within the communications and transportation sectors.
The Company did not have any fixed maturity securities purchased with credit deterioration as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Fixed Maturities, Trading
The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from fixed maturities, trading still held at period end, recorded within “Other income (loss)” was $65.6 million, $(728.6) million and $156.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Equity Securities
The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities still held at period end, recorded within “Other income (loss)” was $25.8 million, $(10.2) million and $2.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans
The following table sets forth the composition of “Commercial mortgage and other loans” as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
 Amount
(in thousands)
% of
Total
Amount
(in thousands)
% of
Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:
Apartments/Multi-Family$1,578,785 25.7 %$1,289,026 26.0 %
Hospitality102,952 1.7 104,177 2.1 
Industrial2,486,230 40.4 1,766,247 35.8 
Office604,611 9.8 590,897 11.9 
Other456,720 7.4 380,121 7.7 
Retail363,706 5.9 351,457 7.1 
Total commercial mortgage loans5,593,004 90.9 4,481,925 90.6 
Agricultural property loans562,046 9.1 467,018 9.4 
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans6,155,050 100.0 %4,948,943 100.0 %
Allowance for credit losses(37,689)(20,263)
Net commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans6,117,361 4,928,680 
Other loans:
Other collateralized loans5,360 
     Total other loans 5,360 
     Net commercial mortgage and other loans$6,122,721 $4,928,680 

As of December 31, 2023, the commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans were secured by properties geographically dispersed throughout the United States with the largest concentrations in California (28%), Texas (12%) and Colorado (5%) and included loans secured by properties in Europe (10%), Mexico (1%) and Australia (1%).
The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated: 
Commercial Mortgage LoansAgricultural Property LoansTotal
 (in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2020$4,546 $$4,552 
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses1,301 98 1,399 
Balance at December 31, 20215,847 104 5,951 
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses13,818 494 14,312 
Balance at December 31, 202219,665 598 20,263 
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses17,093 333 17,426 
Balance at December 31, 2023$36,758 $931 $37,689 

See Note 2 for additional information about the Company's methodology for developing our allowance and expected losses.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the net increase in the allowance for credit losses on commercial mortgage and other loans was primarily related to increases to the portfolio reserve to reflect declining market conditions and loan specific reserves, both within the office sector, as well as loan originations.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the net increase in the allowance for credit losses on commercial mortgage and other loans was primarily related to loan originations and declining market conditions, partially offset by loan repayments and payoffs.
The following tables set forth key credit quality indicators based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses as of the dates indicated:
December 31, 2023
Amortized Cost by Origination Year
20232022202120202019PriorTotal
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$249,037 $245,914 $482,718 $109,249 $265,053 $1,068,763 $2,420,734 
60%-69.99%675,153 355,984 449,878 172,721 225,803 206,237 2,085,776 
70%-79.99%218,015 133,343 255,299 77,812 20,924 86,806 792,199 
80% or greater47,555 73,702 3,817 16,508 152,713 294,295 
Total$1,142,205 $782,796 $1,261,597 $363,599 $528,288 $1,514,519 $5,593,004 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$1,038,315 $779,282 $1,261,597 $292,561 $497,407 $1,402,831 $5,271,993 
1.0 - 1.2x103,890 3,514 15,632 40,521 163,557 
Less than 1.0x71,038 15,249 71,167 157,454 
Total$1,142,205 $782,796 $1,261,597 $363,599 $528,288 $1,514,519 $5,593,004 
Agricultural property loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$73,774 $179,375 $132,042 $25,875 $15,824 $25,771 $452,661 
60%-69.99%47,489 56,210 103,699 
70%-79.99%5,686 5,686 
80% or greater
Total$126,949 $235,585 $132,042 $25,875 $15,824 $25,771 $562,046 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$126,949 $233,585 $130,353 $24,063 $15,824 $25,771 $556,545 
1.0 - 1.2x2,000 1,812 3,812 
Less than 1.0x1,689 1,689 
Total$126,949 $235,585 $132,042 $25,875 $15,824 $25,771 $562,046 
December 31, 2022
Amortized Cost by Origination Year
20222021202020192018PriorTotal
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$266,453 $262,095 $63,558 $222,638 $201,087 $894,646 $1,910,477 
60%-69.99%344,110 681,996 243,800 219,593 61,757 305,175 1,856,431 
70%-79.99%166,629 304,386 47,388 66,148 2,409 53,336 640,296 
80% or greater3,249 71,472 74,721 
Total$777,192 $1,248,477 $354,746 $511,628 $265,253 $1,324,629 $4,481,925 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$744,301 $1,248,477 $243,325 $452,626 $258,617 $1,203,807 $4,151,153 
1.0 - 1.2x32,891 83,655 26,558 6,636 45,742 195,482 
Less than 1.0x27,766 32,444 75,080 135,290 
Total$777,192 $1,248,477 $354,746 $511,628 $265,253 $1,324,629 $4,481,925 
Agricultural property loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$208,708 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $410,808 
60%-69.99%56,210 56,210 
70%-79.99%
80% or greater
Total$264,918 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $467,018 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$262,918 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $465,018 
1.0 - 1.2x2,000 2,000 
Less than 1.0x
Total$264,918 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $467,018 

See Note 2 for additional information about the Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans credit quality monitoring process.
The following tables set forth an aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as well as the amount of commercial mortgage and other loans on non-accrual status as of the dates indicated:
December 31, 2023
Current30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due(1)Total LoansNon-Accrual Status(2)
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$5,593,004 $$$$5,593,004 $
Agricultural property loans562,046 562,046 1,301 
Other collateralized loans5,360 5,360 0
Total $6,160,410 $$$$6,160,410 $1,301 

(1)As of December 31, 2023, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2.
December 31, 2022
Current30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due(1)Total LoansNon-Accrual Status(2)
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$4,481,925 $$$$4,481,925 $
Agricultural property loans465,689 1,329 467,018 
Total $4,947,614 $$1,329 $$4,948,943 $

(1)As of December 31, 2022, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2.

Loans on non-accrual status did not recognize any interest income and did not have a related allowance for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2023.
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were $0.0 million and $27.6 million, respectively, of commercial mortgage loans acquired, other than those through direct origination. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were $0.0 million and $24.8 million, respectively, of commercial mortgage and other loans sold.
The Company did not have any commercial mortgage and other loans purchased with credit deterioration, as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022.

Other Invested Assets
The following table sets forth the composition of “Other invested assets”, as of the dates indicated:
December 31,
20232022
 (in thousands)
LPs/LLCs:
Equity method:
Private equity$333,863 $287,969 
Hedge funds720,360 576,595 
Real estate-related83,339 107,429 
Subtotal equity method1,137,562 971,993 
Fair value:
Private equity48,483 59,146 
Hedge funds137 396 
Real estate-related18,687 9,457 
Subtotal fair value67,307 68,999 
Total LPs/LLCs1,204,869 1,040,992 
Derivative instruments17,718 47,111 
Other(1)398 510 
Total other invested assets$1,222,985 $1,088,613 

(1)Assets consist of investments in separate account funds.
Equity Method Investments

The following tables set forth summarized combined financial information for significant LP/LLC interests accounted for under the equity method, including the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures. Changes between periods in the tables below reflect changes in the activities within the operating joint ventures and LPs/LLCs, as well as changes in the Company’s level of investment in such entities.
 December 31,
 20232022
 (in thousands)
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Total assets(1)$44,591,082 $67,721,613 
Total liabilities(2)$2,802,022 $12,174,133 
Partners’ capital41,789,060 55,547,480 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital$44,591,082 $67,721,613 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital included above$979,271 $815,783 
Equity in LP/LLC interests not included above216,205 214,442 
Carrying value$1,195,476 $1,030,225 
(1)Amount represents gross assets of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. These assets consist primarily of investments in real estate, investments in securities and other miscellaneous assets.
(2)Amount represents gross liabilities of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. These liabilities consist primarily of third-party-borrowed funds and other miscellaneous liabilities.
 Years Ended December 31,
 202320222021
 (in thousands)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Total revenue(1)$3,465,807 $11,062,060 $11,031,051 
Total expenses(2)(979,287)(1,655,673)(2,044,942)
Net earnings (losses)$2,486,520 $9,406,387 $8,986,109 
Equity in net earnings (losses) included above$17,795 $(36,513)$62,173 
Equity in net earnings (losses) of LP/LLC interests not included above11,792 7,320 28,765 
Total equity in net earnings (losses)$29,587 $(29,193)$90,938 
(1)Amount represents gross revenue of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. This revenue consists of income from investments in real estate, investments in securities and other income.
(2)Amount represents gross expenses of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. These expenses consist primarily of interest expense, investment management fees, salary expenses and other expenses.
Accrued Investment Income

The following table sets forth the composition of “Accrued investment income,” as of the dates indicated:
December 31,
20232022
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities$272,031 $187,628 
Equity securities220 349 
Commercial mortgage and other loans21,070 13,335 
Policy loans35,210 14,525 
Other invested assets43 48 
Short-term investments and cash equivalents5,264 3,750 
Total accrued investment income$333,838 $219,635 

There were no write-downs on accrued investment income for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Net Investment Income
The following table sets forth “Net investment income” by investment type, for the periods indicated: 
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$1,139,581 $589,248 $299,607 
Fixed maturities, trading96,128 55,790 38,778 
Equity securities14,772 8,226 530 
Commercial mortgage and other loans231,994 119,358 63,548 
Policy loans48,118 21,189 69,602 
Other invested assets98,369 101,289 104,375 
Short-term investments and cash equivalents123,857 44,182 712 
Gross investment income1,752,819 939,282 577,152 
Less: investment expenses(77,297)(55,281)(26,917)
Net investment income$1,675,522 $884,001 $550,235 

The carrying value of non-income producing assets included $9.2 million in fixed maturities, available-for-sale and less than $1 million in fixed maturities trading as of December 31, 2023. Non-income producing assets represent investments that had not produced income for the twelve months preceding December 31, 2023.

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net 
The following table sets forth “Realized investment gains (losses), net” by investment type, for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities(1)$(31,193)$(74,005)$(3,514)
Commercial mortgage and other loans(17,854)(18,201)1,535 
Other invested assets36,246 (78,671)(2,737)
Derivatives(2)(3)(1,072,892)507,313 (382,531)
Short-term investments and cash equivalents2,033 (54)353 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(3)$(1,083,660)$336,382 $(386,894)
(1)Excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading.
(2)Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.
(3)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments within AOCI
The following table sets forth net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, as of the dates indicated: 
December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale with an allowance$1,987 $4,371 $3,685 
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale without an allowance(1,406,265)(2,285,288)540,881 
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges(1)11,934 138,627 39,896 
Affiliated notes(8,760)(13,189)73 
Other investments(2)(3)(1,089)(1,176)868 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments(3)$(1,402,193)$(2,156,655)$585,403 
(1)For more information on cash flow hedges, see Note 4.
(2)Includes net unrealized gains (losses) on certain joint ventures that are strategic in nature and are included in “Other assets.”
(3)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending
In the normal course of business, the Company sells securities under agreements to repurchase and enters into securities lending transactions. As of both December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no repurchase agreements.
The following table sets forth the composition of “Cash collateral for loaned securities,” which represents the liability to return cash collateral received for the following types of securities loaned as of the dates indicated:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Remaining Contractual Maturities of the AgreementsRemaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements
Overnight & ContinuousUp to 30 DaysTotalOvernight & ContinuousUp to 30 DaysTotal
(in thousands)
Foreign government bonds$486 $$486 $506 $$506 
U.S. public corporate securities27,247 27,247 7,903 7,903 
Foreign public corporate securities13,101 13,101 12,873 12,873 
Equity securities177,476 177,476 65,468 65,468 
Total cash collateral for loaned securities(1)$218,310 $$218,310 $86,750 $$86,750 
(1)The Company did not have any agreements with remaining contractual maturities greater than thirty days, as of the dates indicated.
Securities Pledged, Restricted Assets and Special Deposits
The Company pledges as collateral investment securities it owns to unaffiliated parties through certain transactions, including securities lending, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, collateralized borrowings and postings of collateral with derivative counterparties. The following table sets forth the carrying value of investments pledged to third-parties and the carrying amount of the associated liabilities supported by the pledged collateral, as of the dates indicated:
December 31,
20232022
 (in thousands)
Pledged collateral:
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale$39,344 $20,553 
Equity securities172,995 63,895 
Total securities pledged$212,339 $84,448 
Liabilities supported by the pledged collateral:
Cash collateral for loaned securities$218,310 $86,750 
Total liabilities supported by the pledged collateral$218,310 $86,750 
In the normal course of its business activities, the Company accepts collateral that can be sold or repledged. The primary sources of this collateral are securities purchased under agreements to resell. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were $25 million and $290 million, respectively, of collateral that could be sold or repledged.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were fixed maturities, available-for-sale of $3.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively, on deposit with governmental authorities or trustees as required by certain insurance laws.
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Derivative Instruments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies
Interest Rate Contracts
Interest rate swaps, options, and futures are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, manage interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities and to hedge against changes in their values it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling.
Swaps may be attributed to specific assets or liabilities or to a portfolio of assets or liabilities. Under interest rate swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount.
The Company also uses interest rate swaptions, caps and floors to manage interest rate risk. A swaption is an option to enter into a swap with a forward starting effective date. The Company pays a premium for purchased swaptions and receives a premium for written swaptions. In an interest rate cap, the buyer receives payments at the end of each period in which the interest rate exceeds the agreed strike price. Similarly, in an interest rate floor, the buyer receives payments at the end of each period in which the interest rate is below the agreed strike price. Swaptions, caps and floors are included in interest rate options.

In standardized exchange-traded interest rate futures transactions, the Company purchases or sells a specified number of contracts, the values of which are determined by the daily market values of underlying referenced investments. The Company enters into exchange-traded futures with regulated futures commission's merchants who are members of a trading exchange.
Equity Contracts
Equity options, total return swaps, and futures are used by the Company to manage its exposure to the equity markets which impacts the value of assets and liabilities it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling.
Equity index options are contracts which will settle in cash based on differentials in the underlying indices at the time of exercise and the strike price. The Company uses combinations of purchases and sales of equity index options to hedge the effects of adverse changes in equity indices within a predetermined range.
Total return swaps are contracts whereby the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between the return on an asset (or market index) and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an associated funding spread based on a notional amount. The Company generally uses total return swaps to hedge the effect of adverse changes in equity indices.

In standardized exchange-traded equity futures transactions, the Company purchases or sells a specified number of contracts, the values of which are determined by the daily market values of underlying referenced equity indices. The Company enters into exchange-traded futures with regulated futures commission's merchants who are members of a trading exchange.
Foreign Exchange Contracts
Currency derivatives, including currency swaps and forwards, are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments denominated in foreign currencies that the Company either holds or intends to acquire or sell.
Under currency forwards, the Company agrees with counterparties to deliver a specified amount of an identified currency at a specified future date. Typically, the price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment for such a contract is made at the specified future date. The Company executes forward sales of the hedged currency in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange rate. The maturities of these forwards correspond with the future periods in which the non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are expected to be generated.
Under currency swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at an exchange rate and calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party.
Credit Contracts
The Company writes credit protection to gain exposure similar to investment in public fixed maturity cash instruments. With these credit derivatives the Company sells credit protection on a single name reference, or certain index reference, and in return receives a quarterly premium. This premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the referenced name (or an index’s referenced names) public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates, at the time the agreement is executed. If there is an event of default by the referenced name or one of the referenced names in the index, as defined by the agreement, then the Company is obligated to pay the referenced amount of the contract to the counterparty and receive in return the referenced defaulted security or similar security or (in the case of a credit default index) pay the referenced amount less the auction recovery rate.
In addition to selling credit protection, the Company purchases credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio.
Embedded Derivatives
The Company offers certain products (for example, indexed annuities and index-linked universal life) which may include features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives; related to certain of these derivatives, the Company has entered into reinsurance agreements with both affiliated and unaffiliated parties. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company entered into reinsurance agreements with PALAC and Prudential Insurance. The reinsurance agreement with PALAC was recaptured on July 1, 2021. Additionally, the Company has entered into a reinsurance agreement with an external counterparty, Union Hamilton Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Union Hamilton") effective April 1, 2015. See Note 11 for additional information on the reinsurance agreements.
Effective December 1, 2021, the Company entered into a reinsurance arrangement with FLIAC (previously named PALAC), which includes features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. See Note 11 for additional information on the reinsurance arrangement.
These embedded derivatives and reinsurance agreements, also accounted for as derivatives, are carried at fair value and marked to market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net” based on the change in value of the underlying contractual guarantees, which are determined using valuation models, as described in Note 5.
Synthetic Guarantees
The Company sells synthetic guarantees in the form of stable value wrap guarantees on third-party banked owned life insurance contracts. The synthetic guarantees are issued in respect of assets that are owned by the third-party insurer, who invest the assets according to the contract terms agreed to with the Company. The contracts establish policyholder balances and credit interest thereon. The policyholder balances are supported by the underlying assets. In connection with certain policyholder-initiated withdrawals, the contract guarantees that after all underlying assets are liquidated, any remaining policyholder balances will be paid by the Company. These guarantees are accounted for as derivatives and recorded at fair value.
Primary Risks Managed by Derivatives
The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivative contracts by the primary underlying risks, excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value amounts below represent the value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account of the netting effects of master netting agreements and cash collateral.
 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Primary Underlying Risk/Instrument TypeGross
Notional
Fair ValueGross
Notional
Fair Value
AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Currency/Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps$3,064 $$(238)$3,225 $$(316)
Foreign Currency Swaps2,274,636 121,243 (54,044)1,933,343 233,812 (10,462)
Total Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments$2,277,700 $121,243 $(54,282)$1,936,568 $233,812 $(10,778)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps$163,179,764 $6,605,817 $(17,820,436)$138,419,110 $6,757,890 $(17,092,749)
Interest Rate Futures1,332,600 3,055 (210)2,425,500 3,267 (201)
Interest Rate Options29,738,000 189,112 (969,718)8,368,000 123,168 (225,125)
Interest Rate Forwards1,458,000 741 (3,196)1,104,000 11,265 (12,359)
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency Forwards744,576 1,772 (12,232)364,946 590 (10,423)
Credit
Credit Default Swaps643,280 7,727 47,450 346 
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps2,237,331 96,618 (31,294)2,289,170 194,412 (14,624)
Equity
Total Return Swaps15,049,993 418,084 (803,452)15,958,130 120,341 (175,104)
Equity Options49,247,510 1,600,335 (1,552,706)25,187,516 239,003 (1,112,196)
Futures418,973 1,232 (500)876,790 956 (513)
Synthetic GICs311,302 
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments$264,361,329 $8,924,494 $(21,193,744)$195,040,612 $7,451,238 $(18,643,294)
Total Derivatives(1)(2)$266,639,029 $9,045,737 $(21,248,026)$196,977,180 $7,685,050 $(18,654,072)
(1)Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value of these embedded derivatives was a net liability of $7,402 million and $3,351 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, primarily included in "Policyholders' account balances".
(2)Recorded in “Other invested assets” and “Payables to parent and affiliates” on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
 December 31, 2023
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives$9,045,718 $(9,028,019)$17,699 $$17,699 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell25,000 25,000 25,000 
Total Assets$9,070,718 $(9,028,019)$42,699 $$42,699 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives$21,248,026 $(18,596,679)$2,651,347 $(2,651,347)$
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Total Liabilities$21,248,026 $(18,596,679)$2,651,347 $(2,651,347)$

 December 31, 2022
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives$7,685,050 $(7,637,939)$47,111 $$47,111 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell290,000 290,000 (290,000)
Total Assets$7,975,050 $(7,637,939)$337,111 $(290,000)$47,111 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives$18,654,072 $(16,568,912)$2,085,160 $(2,085,160)$
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Total Liabilities$18,654,072 $(16,568,912)$2,085,160 $(2,085,160)$
(1)Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.

For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above see “Credit Risk” below and Note 15. For securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the Company monitors the value of the securities and maintains collateral, as appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. Where the Company has entered into repurchase and resale agreements with the same counterparty, in the event of default, the Company would generally be permitted to exercise rights of offset. For additional information on the Company’s accounting policy for securities repurchase and resale agreements, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash Flow Hedges
The primary derivative instruments used by the Company in its cash flow hedge accounting relationships are currency swaps and interest rate swaps. These instruments are only designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, or equity derivatives in any of its cash flow hedge accounting relationships.
The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship.
  
Year Ended December 31, 2023
 Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
Change in Value of Market Risk Benefits, Net of Related Hedging Gain (Loss)Net
Investment
Income
Other
Income
(Loss)
Change in AOCI
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate$$$(118)$$72 
Currency/Interest Rate(636)43,934 (26,206)(126,765)
Total cash flow hedges(634)43,816 (26,206)(126,693)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate25,329 (1,555,807)
Currency(16,012)
Currency/Interest Rate(102,238)(257)
Credit14,350 
Equity1,744,218 (821,996)
Embedded Derivatives(2,734,793)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments(1,069,146)(2,377,803)(257)
Total$(1,069,780)$(2,377,803)$43,816 $(26,463)$(126,693)
  
Year Ended December 31, 2022
 Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses) (1)
Change in Value of Market Risk Benefits, Net of Related Hedging Gain (Loss) (1)Net
Investment
Income
Other
Income
(Loss)
Change in AOCI
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate$$$(8)$$(312)
Currency/Interest Rate7,636 36,734 34,070 99,043 
Total cash flow hedges7,637 36,726 34,070 98,731 
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate661,978 (5,230,085)
Currency18,952 
Currency/Interest Rate107,388 557 
Credit(15,904)
Equity40,076 1,050,139 
Embedded Derivatives(312,814)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments499,676 (4,179,946)557 
Total$507,313 $(4,179,946)$36,726 $34,627 $98,731 

 Year Ended December 31, 2021
 Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses) (1)
Change in Value of Market Risk Benefits, Net of Related Hedging Gain (Loss) (1)Net
Investment
Income
Other
Income
(Loss)
Change in AOCI
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate$$$47 $$(161)
Currency/Interest Rate1,357 15,983 11,119 48,169 
Total cash flow hedges1,359 16,030 11,119 48,008 
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate(53,626)33,029 
Currency2,006 
Currency/Interest Rate44,350 79 
Credit2,892 
Equity(299,798)(644,967)
Embedded Derivatives(79,714)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments(383,890)(611,938)79 
Total$(382,531)$(611,938)$16,030 $11,198 $48,008 
(1)Amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in AOCI before taxes:
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2020$(8,112)
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate(112)
Currency/Interest Rate76,628 
Total amount recorded in AOCI76,516 
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate(49)
Currency/Interest Rate(28,459)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(28,508)
Balance, December 31, 2021$39,896 
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate(319)
Currency/Interest Rate177,483 
Total amount recorded in AOCI177,164 
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate
Currency/Interest Rate(78,440)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(78,433)
Balance, December 31, 2022$138,627 
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate(44)
Currency/Interest Rate(109,673)
Total amount recorded in AOCI(109,717)
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate116 
Currency/Interest Rate(17,092)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(16,976)
Balance, December 31, 2023$11,934 
The changes in fair value of cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and are included in "Net unrealized investment gains (losses)" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss); these amounts are then reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Using December 31, 2023 values, it is estimated that a pre-tax gain of $19 million is expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings during the subsequent twelve months ending December 31, 2024.

The exposures the Company is hedging with these qualifying cash flow hedges include the variability of the payment or receipt of interest or foreign currency amounts on existing financial instruments.

There were no material amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging.

Credit Derivatives
Credit Derivatives, where the Company has written credit protection on certain index references, have outstanding notional amounts of $643 million and $47 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These credit derivatives are reported at fair value as an asset of $8 million and $0 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 the notional amount of these credit derivatives had $542 million in NAIC 3 and $101 million in NAIC 6.
The Company has no exposure on purchased credit protection as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Counterparty Credit Risk
The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial derivative transactions with a positive fair value. The Company manages credit risk by entering into derivative transactions with regulated derivatives exchanges for exchange traded derivatives and its affiliate, Prudential Global Funding LLC (“PGF”), related to its OTC derivatives. PGF, in turn, manages its credit risk by: (i) entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties governed by master netting agreement, as applicable; (ii) trading through central clearing and OTC parties; (iii) obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate; and (iv) setting limits on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.
Substantially all of the Company’s derivative agreements have zero thresholds which require daily full collateralization by the party in a liability position.
v3.24.1
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Fair Value Measurement - Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 - Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily include certain cash equivalents and short-term investments, equity securities, derivative contracts that trade on an active exchange market, separate account assets and other liabilities.
Level 2 - Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include: fixed maturities (corporate public and private bonds, most government securities, certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, etc.), certain equity securities (mutual funds, which do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available), certain cash equivalents (primarily commercial paper), short-term investments and certain OTC derivatives and embedded derivatives resulting from reinsurance.
Level 3 - Fair value is based on at least one significant unobservable input for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value. The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities primarily include: certain private fixed maturities and equity securities, certain manually priced public equity securities and fixed maturities, certain highly structured OTC derivative contracts, contracts or contract features pertaining to living benefit features (market risk benefits) of the Company's variable annuity contracts and embedded derivatives associated with the index-linked features of certain universal life and annuity products.
Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level - The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.
 December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Netting(1)Total
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$$975,287 $$$975,287 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions776,627 776,627 
Foreign government bonds281,304 682 281,986 
U.S. corporate public securities9,495,912 9,495,912 
U.S. corporate private securities4,476,258 513,236 4,989,494 
Foreign corporate public securities1,698,965 7,129 1,706,094 
Foreign corporate private securities4,137,004 493,978 4,630,982 
Asset-backed securities(2)1,928,428 99,122 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities773,663 78,115 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities396,070 396,070 
Subtotal24,939,518 1,192,262 26,131,780 
Market risk benefit assets2,367,243 2,367,243 
Fixed maturities, trading2,762,398 34,048 2,796,446 
Equity securities(3)790,346 11,285 28,709 830,340 
Short-term investments31,879 280,228 1,759 313,866 
Cash equivalents447,396 1,196,729 1,644,125 
Other invested assets(4)23,432 9,022,304 (9,028,019)17,718 
Other assets224,019 224,019 
Reinsurance recoverables69,745 69,745 
Receivables from parent and affiliates147,984 147,984 
Subtotal excluding separate account assets1,293,053 38,360,446 3,917,786 (9,028,019)34,543,266 
Separate account assets(5)(6)176,239 113,747,569 5,985 113,929,793 
Total assets$1,469,292 $152,108,015 $3,923,771 $(9,028,019)$148,473,059 
Market risk benefit liabilities$$$5,144,401 $$5,144,401 
Policyholders' account balances7,689,929 7,689,929 
Payables to parent and affiliates21,239,770 (18,588,647)2,651,123 
Other liabilities(7)8,032 6,340 (8,032)6,340 
Total liabilities$8,032 $21,246,110 $12,834,330 $(18,596,679)$15,491,793 
 December 31, 2022
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Netting(1)Total
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$$281,792 $$$281,792 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions628,200 628,200 
Foreign government bonds272,738 724 273,462 
U.S. corporate public securities6,443,944 6,443,944 
U.S. corporate private securities3,573,269 243,460 3,816,729 
Foreign corporate public securities1,371,354 6,868 1,378,222 
Foreign corporate private securities3,509,162 257,168 3,766,330 
Asset-backed securities(2)1,421,852 20,502 1,442,354 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities573,930 84,222 658,152 
Residential mortgage-backed securities336,216 336,216 
Subtotal18,412,457 612,944 19,025,401 
Market risk benefit assets(8)1,393,237 1,393,237 
Fixed maturities, trading1,936,159 1,936,159 
Equity securities108,076 6,403 28,593 143,072 
Short-term investments81,215 16,945 98,160 
Cash equivalents1,432,182 1,432,182 
Other invested assets(4)4,223 7,680,827 (7,637,939)47,111 
Other assets141,041 141,041 
Receivables from parent and affiliates148,075 148,075 
Subtotal excluding separate account assets112,299 29,697,318 2,192,760 (7,637,939)24,364,438 
Separate account assets(5)(6)102,243 108,682,425 4,645 108,789,313 
Total assets$214,542 $138,379,743 $2,197,405 $(7,637,939)$133,153,751 
Market risk benefit liabilities(8)$$$5,521,601 $$5,521,601 
Policyholders' account balances3,502,096 3,502,096 
Payables to parent and affiliates18,653,159 (16,568,242)2,084,917 
Other liabilities(7)899 (9,496)(670)(9,267)
Total liabilities$899 $18,643,663 $9,023,697 $(16,568,912)$11,099,347 

(1)“Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $(9,569) million and $(8,931) million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(2)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by syndicated bank loans, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(3)Equity securities excluded from the fair value hierarchy include a fund for which fair value is measured at net asset value ("NAV") per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of this investment was $14.6 million.
(4)Other invested assets excluded from the fair value hierarchy include certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds for which fair value is measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair values of such investments were $67 million and $69 million, respectively.
(5)Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
(6)Separate account assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate, hedge funds and a corporate owned life insurance fund, for which fair value is measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent). At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair value of such investments was $5,259 million and $5,262 million, respectively.
(7)Other liabilities includes embedded derivatives associated with reinsurance agreements.
(8)Amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
The methods and assumptions the Company uses to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.
Fixed Maturity Securities - The fair values of the Company’s public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent pricing services. Prices for each security are generally sourced from multiple pricing vendors, and a vendor hierarchy is maintained by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. The Company ultimately uses the price from the pricing service highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type. The pricing hierarchy is updated for new financial products and recent pricing experience with various vendors. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy described above, securities with validated quotes from pricing services are generally reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs. Typical inputs used by these pricing services include but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flow, prepayment speeds, and default rates. If the pricing information received from third-party pricing services is deemed not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process with the pricing service or classify the securities as Level 3. If the pricing service updates the price to be more consistent with the presented market observations, the security remains within Level 2.
Internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes are also used to determine fair value in circumstances where vendor pricing is not available, or where the Company ultimately concludes that pricing information received from the independent pricing services is not reflective of market activity. If the Company concludes the values from both pricing services and brokers are not reflective of market activity, it may override the information with an internally-developed valuation. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, overrides on a net basis were not material. Pricing service overrides, internally-developed valuations and indicative broker quotes are generally included in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Company conducts several specific price monitoring activities. Daily analyses identify price changes over predetermined thresholds defined at the financial instrument level. Various pricing integrity reports are reviewed on a daily and monthly basis to determine if pricing is reflective of market activity or if it would warrant any adjustments. Other procedures performed include, but are not limited to, reviews of third-party pricing services methodologies, reviews of pricing trends and back testing.
The fair values of private fixed maturities, which are originated by internal private asset managers, are primarily determined using discounted cash flow models. These models primarily use observable inputs that include Treasury or similar base rates plus estimated credit spreads to value each security. The credit spreads are obtained through a survey of private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, and consider, among other factors, the credit quality and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Internal adjustments are made to reflect variation in observed sector spreads. Since most private placements are valued using standard market observable inputs and inputs derived from, or corroborated by, market observable data including, but not limited to observed prices and spreads for similar publicly or privately traded issues, they have been reflected within Level 2. For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model may incorporate significant unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are significant to the price of a security, a Level 3 classification is made.
Equity Securities - Equity securities consist principally of investments in common and preferred stock of publicly traded companies, privately traded securities, as well as mutual fund shares. The fair values of most publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Estimated fair values for most privately traded equity securities are determined using discounted cash flow, earnings multiple and other valuation models that require a substantial level of judgment around inputs and therefore are classified within Level 3. The fair values of mutual fund shares that transact regularly (but do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available) are based on transaction prices of identical fund shares and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative Instruments - Derivatives are recorded at fair value either as assets, within “Other invested assets”, or as liabilities within “Payables to parent and affiliates” or "Other liabilities", except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The fair values of derivative contracts can be affected by changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, NPR, liquidity and other factors.
The Company's exchange-traded futures and options include treasury and equity futures. Exchange-traded futures and options are valued using quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
The majority of the Company’s derivative positions are traded in the OTC derivative market and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. OTC derivatives classified within Level 2 are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market inputs from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. The Company’s policy is to use mid-market pricing in determining its best estimate of fair value. The fair values of most OTC derivatives, including interest rate and cross-currency swaps, currency forward contracts and credit default swaps are determined using discounted cash flow models. The fair values of European style option contracts are determined using Black-Scholes option pricing models. These models’ key inputs include the contractual terms of the respective contract, along with significant observable inputs, including interest rates, currency rates, credit spreads, equity prices, index dividend yields, NPR, volatility and other factors.
The Company’s cleared interest rate swaps and credit derivatives linked to an index are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market inputs, including SOFR, obtained from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. These derivatives are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments - Cash equivalents and short-term investments include money market instruments, commercial paper and other highly liquid debt instruments. Certain money market instruments are valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible for identical assets and are primarily classified as Level 1. The remaining instruments in this category are generally fair valued based on market observable inputs and these investments have primarily been classified within Level 2.
Separate Account Assets - Separate account assets include fixed maturity securities, treasuries, equity securities, real estate, mutual funds and commercial mortgage loans for which values are determined consistent with similar instruments described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” and “Equity Securities”.
Receivables from Parent and Affiliates - Receivables from parent and affiliates carried at fair value include affiliated bonds within the Company’s legal entity where fair value is determined consistent with similar securities described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” managed by affiliated asset managers.
Other Assets - Consists primarily of deposit assets related to reinsurance agreements using deposit accounting under U.S. GAAP, which include amounts representing the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain annuity products. The methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value are consistent with those described below in “Policyholders' account balances”.
Reinsurance Recoverables - Reinsurance recoverables primarily includes an embedded derivative associated with receivables from modified coinsurance arrangements.
Market Risk Benefits - As a result of the adoption of ASU 2018-12 in the first quarter of 2023, the Company is required to measure all market risk benefits (e.g., living benefit and death benefit guarantees associated with variable annuities) at fair value. Market risk benefit liabilities (or assets) represent contracts or contract features that provide protection to the contractholder and expose the insurance entity to other than nominal capital market risk, primarily related to deferred annuities with guaranteed minimum benefits in the annuities products including GMDB, GMIB, GMAB, GMWB and GMIWB. The benefits are bundled together and accounted for as single compound market risk benefits using a fair value measurement framework.
The fair value of these market risk benefits is calculated as the present value of expected future benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of expected future rider fees attributable to the market risk benefits. The fair value of these benefit features is based on assumptions a market participant would use in valuing market risk benefits. This methodology could result in either a liability or asset balance, given changing capital market conditions and various actuarial assumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally-developed models with option pricing techniques. The models are based on a risk neutral valuation framework and incorporate premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows. The determination of these risk premiums requires the use of management’s judgment.

The significant inputs to the valuation models for these market risk benefits include capital market assumptions, such as interest rate levels and volatility assumptions, the Company’s market-perceived NPR, as well as actuarially determined assumptions, including contractholder behavior, such as lapse rates, benefit utilization rates, withdrawal rates, and mortality rates. Since many of these assumptions are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the valuations, the assets and liabilities included in market risk benefits have been reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Capital market inputs and actual policyholders’ account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, including interest rates, equity markets and volatility. In the risk neutral valuation, the initial swap curve drives the total return used to grow the policyholders’ account values. The Company’s discount rate assumption is based on the SOFR swap curve adjusted for an additional spread relative to SOFR to reflect the Company’s market-perceived NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with the Company issued funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because funding agreements, living benefit guarantees, and index-linked interest crediting guarantees are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt.

Actuarial assumptions, including contractholder behavior and mortality, are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon company emerging experience and industry studies, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data. These assumptions are generally updated annually unless a material change that the Company feels is indicative of a long-term trend is observed in an interim period.
Policyholders' Account Balances - The liability for policyholders’ account balances is related to certain embedded derivative instruments associated with certain universal life and annuity products that provide policyholders with index-linked interest credited over contract specified term periods. The fair values of these liabilities are determined using discounted cash flow models which include capital market assumptions such as interest rates and equity index volatility assumptions, the Company’s market-perceived NPR and actuarially determined assumptions for mortality, lapses and projected hedge costs.
As there is no observable active market for these liabilities, the fair value is determined as the present value of account balances paid to policyholders in excess of contractually guaranteed minimums using option pricing techniques for index term periods that contain deposits as of the valuation date, and the expected option cost for future index term periods, where the terms of index crediting rates have not yet been declared by the Company. Premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows are also incorporated in the fair value of these liabilities. Since the valuation of these liabilities require the use of management’s judgment to determine these risk premiums and the use of unobservable inputs, these liabilities are reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.
Capital market inputs, including interest rates and equity market volatility, and actual policyholders’ account values are updated each quarter. Actuarial assumptions are reviewed at least annually and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data. Aside from these annual updates, assumptions are generally updated only if a material change is observed in an interim period that the Company believes is indicative of a long-term trend.
Other Liabilities - Other liabilities primarily includes an embedded derivative associated with certain funds withheld reinsurance arrangements that are described in Note 11. The fair value of the liability is determined based on the valuation of the underlying funds withheld assets identified to support the payable due to the applicable reinsurance counterparties.
Quantitative Information Regarding Internally-Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities - The tables below present quantitative information regarding significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities.
 December 31, 2023
 Fair Value    Valuation  
Techniques
Unobservable 
Inputs  
Minimum  MaximumWeighted
Average
Impact of 
Increase in Input on Fair Value(1)
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities(2)$81,635 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate6.98 %20 %9.73 %Decrease
LiquidationLiquidation value63.62 %63.62 %63.62 %Increase
Commercial mortgage-backed securities$78,115 Discounted cash flowLiquidity premium0.60 %0.75 %0.71 %Decrease
Market risk benefit assets(4)$2,367,243 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Increase
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.91 %Increase
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Decrease
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Increase
Equity volatility curve15 %25 %Decrease
Other assets$224,019 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%80 %Increase
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.85 %Increase
Mortality rate(9)%23 %Increase
Equity volatility curve%25 %Decrease
Option Budget(11)(1)%%Decrease
Liabilities:
Market risk benefit liabilities(4)$5,144,401 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.91 %Decrease
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Increase
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve15 %25 %Increase
Policyholders' account balances(10)$7,689,929 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%80 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.85 %Decrease
Mortality rate(9)%23 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve%25 %Increase
Option Budget(11)(1)%%Increase
 December 31, 2022
 Fair ValueValuation 
Techniques
Unobservable 
Inputs   
MinimumMaximumWeighted
Average
Impact of 
Increase in Input on Fair Value(1)
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities(2)$408,494 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate9.77 %20 %16.53 %Decrease
Market ComparablesEBITDA multiples(3)2.2 X23.5 X8.1 XIncrease
Market risk benefit assets(4)(12)$1,393,237 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Increase
Spread over SOFR(6)0.50 %2.20 %Increase
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Decrease
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Increase
Equity volatility curve18 %26 %Decrease
Liabilities:
Market risk benefit liabilities(4)(12)$5,521,601 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.50 %2.20 %Decrease
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Increase
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve18 %26 %Increase
Policyholders' account balances(10)$3,502,096 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%80 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.22 %2.26 %Decrease
Mortality rate(9)%23 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve%30 %Increase
Option Budget(11)(2)%%Increase
(1)Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact on fair value as that presented in the table.
(2)Includes assets classified as fixed maturities, available-for-sale.
(3)Represents multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), and are amounts used when the Company has determined that market participants would use such multiples when valuing the investments.
(4)Market risk benefits primarily represent fair value for all living benefit guarantees including accumulation, withdrawal and income benefits. Since the valuation methodology for these assets and liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
(5)Lapse rates for contracts with living benefit guarantees are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates for contracts with index-linked crediting guarantees may be adjusted at the contract level based on the applicability of any surrender charges, product type, and market related factors such as interest rates. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply. For any given contract, lapse rates vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected for the purposes of valuing these balances.
(6)The spread over the SOFR swap curve and the LIBOR swap curve represents the premium added to the proxy for the risk-free rate (SOFR or LIBOR, as applicable) to reflect the Company's estimates of rates that a market participant would use to value the living benefits in both the accumulation and payout phases and index-linked interest crediting guarantees as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This spread includes an estimate of NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because funding agreements are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt. Effective April 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with The Ohio National Life Insurance Company, now known as AuguStar Life Insurance Company ("AuguStar"), an affiliate of Constellation Insurance Holdings, Inc., to reinsure approximately $10 billion of account values of PDI traditional variable annuity contracts with guaranteed living benefits. See Note 11 for additional information regarding this transaction. As a result of this transaction, a ceded MRB asset balance was established to fair value the reinsurance reimbursements to the Company. The establishment of the fair value also required an estimate of NPR for AuguStar, which may differ from that of the Company's; however, the NPR spreads for AuguStar were developed using a methodology similar to that of the Company.
(7)The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal. Range reflects the utilization rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits.
(8)The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions vary based on the age of the contractholder, the tax status of the contract and the duration since the contractholder began lifetime withdrawals. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the minimum withdrawal rate assumption is 81% and 77%, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the maximum withdrawal rate assumption may be greater than 100%. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100% and decrease as the withdrawal rate moves further away from 100%.
(9)The range reflects the mortality rates for the vast majority of business with living benefits and other contracts, with policyholders ranging from 50 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain other contracts do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders with mortality rates approaching 0% for certain benefits. Mortality rates may vary by product, age and duration. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.
(10)Policyholders’ account balances primarily represent general account liabilities for the index-linked interest credited on certain of the Company’s life and annuity products that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
(11)Option budget estimates the expected long-term cost of options used to hedge exposures associated with equity price and interest rate changes. The level of option budget determines future costs of the options, which impacts the growth in account value and the valuation of embedded derivatives.
(12)Amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs - In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another, or multiple, inputs. Examples of such interrelationships for significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows:
Corporate Securities – The rate used to discount future cash flows reflects current risk-free rates plus credit and liquidity spread requirements that market participants would use to value an asset. The discount rate may be influenced by many factors, including market cycles, expectations of default, collateral, term and asset complexity. Each of these factors can influence discount rates, either in isolation, or in response to other factors. During weaker economic cycles, as the expectations of default increases, credit spreads widen, which results in a decrease in fair value.
Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities – Interrelationships may exist between the prepayment rate, the default rate and/or loss severity, depending on specific market conditions. In stronger economic cycles, prepayment rates are generally driven by underlying property appreciation and subsequent cash-out refinances, while default rates and loss severity may be lower. During weaker economic cycles, prepayment rates may decline, while default rates and loss severity increase. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the probability of default would be accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment rates. The impact of these factors on average life and economics varies with the deal structure and tranche subordination.
Market Risk Benefits – The Company expects efficient benefit utilization and withdrawal rates to generally be correlated with lapse rates. However, behavior is generally highly dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual contractholder, such as their liquidity needs or tax situation, which could drive lapse behavior independent of other contractholder behavior assumptions. To the extent more efficient contractholder behavior results in greater in-the-moneyness at the contract level, lapse rates may decline for those contracts. Similarly, to the extent that increases in equity volatility are correlated with overall declines in the capital markets, lapse rates may decline as contracts become more in-the-money.
Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities - The following tables describe changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods (excluding MRBs disclosed in Note 10). When a determination is made to classify assets and liabilities within Level 3, the determination is based on significance of the unobservable inputs in the overall fair value measurement. All transfers are based on changes in the observability of the valuation inputs, including the availability of pricing service information that the Company can validate. Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company can validate.
Year Ended December 31, 2023(6)(7)
Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(1)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Foreign government$724 $(42)$$$$$$$$682 $(53)
Corporate securities(3)507,496 85 567,936 (39,722)(130,688)3,129 117,671 (11,564)1,014,343 (973)
Structured securities(4)104,724 (4,442)241,159 (37)(2,147)(2,222)4,537 (164,335)177,237 (4,298)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading1,083 36,284 2,931 (6,250)34,048 1,225 
Equity securities28,593 (928)2,531 (1,487)28,709 (928)
Other invested assets
Short-term investments16,945 2,573 4,922 (21,322)(1,359)1,759 
Other assets141,041 (40,062)145,922 (22,882)224,019 (62,944)
Reinsurance recoverables(5)(3,034)75,143 (2,364)69,745 (3,034)
Separate account assets4,645 408 2,216 (1,124)(160)5,985 406 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(5)(3,502,096)(2,641,436)(1,653,028)106,631 (7,689,929)(360,807)
Year Ended December 31, 2023(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(2,081)$$$(2,808)$490 $(2,904)$$$(2,420)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading1,080 1,225 
Equity securities(928)(928)
Other invested assets
Short-term investments1,857 (73)789 
Other assets(40,062)(62,944)
Reinsurance recoverables(3,034)(3,034)
Separate account assets408 406 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(2,641,436)(360,807)
Year Ended December 31, 2022(6)(7)
Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(1)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Foreign government$150 $73 $501 $$$$$$$724 $69 
Corporate securities(3)385,634 (47,296)323,603 (62,827)(102,377)106,408 10,475 (106,124)507,496 (45,235)
Structured securities(4)173,944 (26,318)81,576 (1,993)(122,485)104,724 (28,489)
Other assets:
Equity securities12,472 (3,310)10,000 (230)9,661 28,593 (3,872)
Short-term investments114 18,046 (8,560)7,290 55 16,945 73 
Other assets72,937 44,096 49,677 (3,855)(21,814)141,041 47,951 
Separate account assets(70)7,715 (3,000)4,645 (70)
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(5)(3,245,773)(409,912)(1,094,824)1,248,413 (3,502,096)(289,548)
Year Ended December 31, 2022(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(16,829)$$$(56,470)$(242)$(14,416)$$$(59,239)
Other assets:
Equity securities(3,310)(3,872)
Short-term investments77 73 (36)73 
Other assets44,096 47,951 
Separate account assets(70)(70)
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(409,912)(289,548)
Year Ended December 31, 2021(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(832)$$(6,318)$388 $(1,778)$$(5,346)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading46 46 
Equity securities709 709 
Short-term investments181 
Cash equivalents147 
Other assets1,258 359 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(78,321)5,476 

(1)"Other" largely represents non-cash moves related to novated variable indexed annuities under the reinsurance agreement with FLIAC. See Note 11 for more details regarding these transactions. In addition, for the prior year Policyholders' account balances represents an out of period adjustment related to certain portions of reinsurance activity that had been incorrectly recorded on the balance sheet during the fourth quarter of 2021.
(2)Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.
(3)Includes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate public, and foreign corporate private securities.
(4)Includes asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
(5)Purchases/issuances and settlements for Policyholders' account balances and Reinsurance recoverables are presented net in the rollforward.
(6)Effective January 1, 2021, Future policy benefits previously included in "Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities" are now reported as Market Risk Benefits. See Note 10 for additional information.
(7)Excludes MRB assets of $2,367 million and $1,393 million and MRB liabilities of $5,144 million and $5,522 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements - The following tables represent information for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The fair value measurement is nonrecurring as these assets are measured at fair value only when there is a triggering event (e.g., an evidence of impairment). Assets included in the table are those that were impaired during the respective reporting periods and that are still held as of the reporting date. The estimated fair values for these amounts were determined using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, there were no triggering events.
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes
Investment in joint venture$$(75,000)$
Gains (Losses):
Other invested assets$$(11,125)$
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Carrying value after measurement as of period end:
Investment in joint venture(1)$$60,456 
(1)Reported carrying value includes value as of the measurement period of June 30, 2022 for "Investment in joint venture".
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The tables below present the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. In some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.
 December 31, 2023
Fair ValueCarrying
Amount(1)
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalTotal
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans$$$5,918,386 $5,918,386 $6,122,721 
Policy loans1,472,677 1,472,677 1,472,677 
Short-term investments66,500 66,500 66,500 
Cash and cash equivalents470,668 24,999 495,667 495,667 
Accrued investment income333,838 333,838 333,838 
Reinsurance recoverables22,155 22,155 23,537 
Receivables from parent and affiliates184,599 184,599 184,599 
Other assets80,646 1,489,983 1,570,629 1,570,629 
Total assets$537,168 $624,082 $8,903,201 $10,064,451 $10,270,168 
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts$$955,647 $5,396,885 $6,352,532 $6,368,061 
Cash collateral for loaned securities218,310 218,310 218,310 
Short-term debt to affiliates176,110 176,110 180,411 
Payables to parent and affiliates16,573 16,573 16,573 
Other liabilities2,121,861 32,423 2,154,284 2,154,283 
Total liabilities$$3,488,501 $5,429,308 $8,917,809 $8,937,638 
 December 31, 2022
  
Fair ValueCarrying
Amount(1)
 Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalTotal
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans$$$4,602,177 $4,602,177 $4,928,680 
Policy loans505,367 505,367 505,367 
Short-term investments26,331 26,331 26,331 
Cash and cash equivalents675,445 290,000 965,445 965,445 
Accrued investment income219,635 219,635 219,635 
Reinsurance recoverables25,127 25,127 27,183 
Receivables from parent and affiliates76,846 76,846 76,846 
Other assets94,200 730,682 824,882 824,882 
Total assets$701,776 $680,681 $5,863,353 $7,245,810 $7,574,369 
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts$$1,192,271 $3,141,000 $4,333,271 $4,351,945 
Cash collateral for loaned securities86,750 86,750 86,750 
Short-term debt to affiliates120,325 120,325 126,250 
Long-term debt to affiliates173,905 173,905 185,563 
Payables to parent and affiliates41,654 41,654 41,654 
Other liabilities1,269,615 33,250 1,302,865 1,302,866 
Total liabilities$$2,884,520 $3,174,250 $6,058,770 $6,095,028 
(1)Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments.
The fair values presented above have been determined by using available market information and by applying market valuation methodologies, as described in more detail below.
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans
The fair value of most commercial mortgage loans is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate or foreign government bond rate (for non-U.S. dollar-denominated loans) plus an appropriate credit spread for loans of similar quality, average life and currency. The quality ratings for these loans, a primary determinant of the credit spreads and a significant component of the pricing process, are based on an internally-developed methodology. Certain commercial mortgage loans are valued incorporating other factors, including the terms of the loans, the relative strength of the underlying collateral, the principal exit strategies for the loans, prevailing interest rates and credit risk.
Policy Loans
The Company's valuation technique for policy loans is to discount cash flows at the current policy loan coupon rate. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of underlying insurance policies. As a result, the carrying value of the policy loans approximates the fair value.
Short-Term Investments, Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accrued Investment Income, Receivables from Parent and Affiliates
The Company believes that due to the short-term nature of certain assets, the carrying value approximates fair value. These assets include: certain short-term investments, which are not securities, recorded at amortized cost; cash and cash equivalent instruments, accrued investment income.
Reinsurance Recoverables
Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with modified coinsurance arrangements and other reinsurance arrangements between the Company and related parties. See Note 11 for additional information about the Company's reinsurance arrangements.
Other Assets
Other assets primarily consists of deposit assets related to the reinsurance agreements with Pruco Life and a third-party reinsurer, which uses deposit accounting under U.S. GAAP. The deposit assets are adjusted as amounts are paid, consistent with the underlying contracts. Also included are other assets that meet the definition of financial instruments, including receivables such as unsettled trades and accounts receivable.
Policyholders’ Account Balances - Investment Contracts
Only the portion of policyholders’ account balances related to products that are investment contracts (those without significant mortality or morbidity risk) are reflected in the table above. For fixed deferred annuities, payout annuities and other similar contracts without life contingencies, fair values are generally derived using discounted projected cash flows based on interest rates that are representative of the Company’s financial strength ratings, and hence reflect the Company’s NPR. For those balances that can be withdrawn by the customer at any time without prior notice or penalty, the fair value is the amount estimated to be payable to the customer as of the reporting date, which is generally the carrying value.
Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities
Cash collateral for loaned securities represents the collateral received or paid in connection with loaning or borrowing securities. Due to the short-term nature of these transactions, the carrying value approximates fair value.
Debt
The fair value of short-term and long-term debt is generally determined by either prices obtained from independent pricing services, which are validated by the Company, or discounted cash flow models. These fair values consider the Company’s NPR. Discounted cash flow models predominately use market observable inputs such as the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt and financial instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities. For debt with a maturity of less than 90 days, the carrying value approximates fair value.
Other Liabilities and Payables to Parent and Affiliates
Other liabilities includes the funds withheld liability for assets retained under the reinsurance agreement that corresponds to the deposit assets above in "Other Assets". Also included are unsettled trades, drafts, and escrow deposits. Payables to parent and affiliates is primarily related to accrued expense payables. Due to the short term until settlement of most of these liabilities, the Company believes that carrying value approximates fair value.
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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred Charges, Insurers [Abstract]  
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS, DEFERRED REINSURANCE AND DEFERRED SALES INDUCEMENTS
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DAC balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DAC balance: 
Fixed AnnuitiesVariable AnnuitiesTerm LifeVariable / Universal LifeTotal
 (in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$$$462,099 $2,030,983 $2,493,082 
Capitalization576 32,590 168,760 653,864 855,790 
Amortization expense(1,008)(146,952)(53,775)(123,860)(325,595)
Other(1)84,913 3,921,094 24 4,006,031 
Balance, December 31, 202184,481 3,806,732 577,084 2,561,011 7,029,308 
Capitalization31,494 270,864 127,541 532,678 962,577 
Amortization expense(13,724)(341,142)(55,423)(109,987)(520,276)
Other(2)(365)(540,819)(541,184)
Balance, December 31, 2022102,251 3,736,454 648,837 2,442,883 6,930,425 
Capitalization117,851 241,136 159,000 576,920 1,094,907 
Amortization expense(22,165)(326,444)(63,949)(121,877)(534,435)
Other(3)(393,385)(1)(393,386)
Balance, December 31, 2023$197,937 $3,257,761 $743,888 $2,897,925 $7,097,511 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture as well as the assuming of DAC upon Affiliated reinsurance agreement with FLIAC within Fixed Annuities. See Note 1 and Note 11 for additional information.
(2)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with Lotus Re. See Note 11 for additional information.
(3)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information.
Deferred Reinsurance Losses

The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DRL balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DRL balance:

Variable AnnuitiesTerm LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$274,415 $87,932 $362,347 
Amortization expense(14,847)(9,506)(24,353)
Other(4,991)(4,991)
Balance, December 31, 2021254,577 78,426 333,003 
Amortization expense(31,057)(9,048)(40,105)
Other(5)(5)
Balance, December 31, 2022223,515 69,378 292,893 
Amortization expense(29,403)(8,374)(37,777)
Other(1)(1)
Balance, December 31, 2023$194,111 $61,004 $255,115 
Deferred Reinsurance Gains

The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DRG balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DRG balance:
Fixed AnnuitiesVariable AnnuitiesVariable / Universal LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$$$174,259 $174,259 
Amortization(657)(7,365)(8,022)
Other(1)78,795 7,704 86,499 
Balance, December 31, 202178,138 174,598 252,736 
Amortization(6,437)(79,952)(86,389)
Other(2)(13,803)1,340,312 1,326,509 
Balance, December 31, 202257,898 1,434,958 1,492,856 
Amortization(9,790)(15,612)(71,462)(96,864)
Other(3)(34)277,333 277,299 
Balance, December 31, 2023$48,074 $261,721 $1,363,496 $1,673,291 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture.
(2)    Includes $1,352 million deferred gain related to the reinsurance agreement with Lotus Re, entered into January 1, 2022.
(3)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information.
Deferred Sales Inducements

The following table shows a rollforward of DSI balances for variable annuity products, which is the only line of business that contains a DSI balance, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DSI balance:

Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$
Capitalization167 
Amortization expense(17,885)
Other(1)432,337 
Balance, December 31, 2021414,619 
Capitalization676 
Amortization expense(33,791)
Balance, December 31, 2022381,504 
Capitalization1,514 
Amortization expense(31,625)
Other31 
Balance, December 31, 2023$351,424 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture.
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Separate Accounts
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Separate Accounts SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
The Company issues variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts through its separate accounts for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contractholder. Most variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts are offered with both separate and general account options. See Note 9 for additional information.
The assets supporting the variable portion of variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts are carried at fair value and reported as “Separate account assets” with an equivalent amount reported as “Separate account liabilities”. The liabilities related to the net amount at risk are reflected within future policy benefits or market risk benefits. Amounts assessed against the contractholders for mortality, administration, and other services are included within revenue in “Policy charges and fee income” and changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are generally included in “Policyholders’ benefits” or “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

Separate Account Assets

The aggregate fair value of assets, by major investment asset category, supporting separate accounts is as follows:

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Asset Type:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$2,954 $2,510 
 U.S. corporate securities9,504 8,702 
 Foreign corporate securities1,763 1,420 
Mortgage-backed securities186 276 
Mutual funds:
Equity72,614,821 67,144,660 
Fixed Income37,065,162 38,109,374 
Other4,101,661 3,441,016 
Equity securities104,159 49,260 
Other invested assets5,258,900 5,262,178 
Short-term investments2,126 1,237 
   Cash and cash equivalents27,249 30,613 
Total$119,188,485 $114,051,246 

For the periods ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, there were no transfers of assets, other than cash, from the general account to a separate account; therefore, no gains or losses were recorded.
Separate Account Liabilities
The balances of and changes in separate account liabilities as of and for the periods indicated are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Variable AnnuitiesVariable LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$91,785,447 $22,265,799 $114,051,246 
     Deposits440,707 2,745,751 3,186,458 
     Investment performance12,219,777 4,310,729 16,530,506 
     Policy charges(2,296,859)(829,539)(3,126,398)
     Surrenders and withdrawals(9,687,372)(347,955)(10,035,327)
     Benefit payments(73,791)(226,242)(300,033)
     Net transfers (to) from general account(1)(15,121)(1,175,575)(1,190,696)
     Other10,333 62,396 72,729 
Balance, end of period$92,383,121 $26,805,364 $119,188,485 
Cash surrender value(2)$91,201,190 $23,700,726 $114,901,916 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Variable AnnuitiesVariable LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$123,977,624 $25,820,204 $149,797,828 
Deposits658,695 2,275,000 2,933,695 
Investment performance(21,600,783)(4,270,091)(25,870,874)
Policy charges(2,513,831)(767,168)(3,280,999)
Surrenders and withdrawals(8,481,231)(339,931)(8,821,162)
Benefit payments(62,586)(278,140)(340,726)
Net transfers (to) from general account(206,269)(213,752)(420,021)
Other13,828 39,677 53,505 
Balance, end of period$91,785,447 $22,265,799 $114,051,246 
Cash surrender value(2)$90,208,083 $19,575,562 $109,783,645 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Variable AnnuitiesVariable LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$124,275,626 $21,464,796 $145,740,422 
Deposits669,497 2,397,739 3,067,236 
Investment performance13,179,092 3,482,547 16,661,639 
Policy charges(2,937,255)(703,264)(3,640,519)
Surrenders and withdrawals(11,147,772)(403,558)(11,551,330)
Benefit payments(74,953)(289,298)(364,251)
Net transfers (to) from general account3,449 (164,405)(160,956)
Other9,940 35,647 45,587 
Balance, end of period$123,977,624 $25,820,204 $149,797,828 
Cash surrender value(2)$121,847,584 $23,174,409 $145,021,993 
(1) Variable life includes $900 million of funding for a policy loan to an affiliated irrevocable trust. See Note 15 for additional information.
(2) Represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges.
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
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.

In 2021, the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed benefit reserves and additional insurance reserves was immaterial.
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.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period554,896 554,896 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of assumption update(790)(790)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(200,513)(989)(201,502)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,265,387 (989)11,264,398 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,345,514)(35,657)(1,381,171)
Interest accrual521,176 521,176 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,153,544 11,153,544 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(225,711)(225,711)
Balance, end of period$10,927,833 $$10,927,833 

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period962,035 24,876 986,911 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of assumption update(1,044)(1,044)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(263,243)6,991 (256,252)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,532,999 236,594 18,769,593 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Interest accrual895,023 8,440 903,463 
Benefit payments(1,386,583)(33,287)(1,419,870)
Other adjustments3,844 (84)3,760 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,757,778 248,309 19,006,087 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(331,571)(19,521)(351,092)
Balance, end of period$18,426,207 $228,788 $18,654,995 
Other, end of period1,765 
Total balance, end of period$18,656,760 
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$7,498,374 $228,788 $7,727,162 
Flooring impact, end of period44 44 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring7,498,418 228,788 7,727,206 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,817,488 18,489 6,835,977 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$680,930 $210,299 $891,229 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(1,826,120)(1,826,120)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of assumption update1,295,294 1,295,294 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(112,661)(1,143)(113,804)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,841,569 (1,143)11,840,426 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,339,902)(29,326)(1,369,228)
Interest accrual525,149 525,149 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(554,896)(554,896)
Balance, end of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 


Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(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 period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of assumption update1,756,995 1,756,995 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(206,175)(1,639)(207,814)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,880,642 218,722 19,099,364 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Interest accrual888,525 7,836 896,361 
Benefit payments(1,416,823)(27,138)(1,443,961)
Other adjustments5,068 (286)4,782 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(962,035)(24,876)(986,911)
Balance, end of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Other, end of period2,127 
Total balance, end of period$18,042,105 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$6,923,457 $204,727 $7,128,184 
Flooring impact, end of period
Balance, end of period, post-flooring6,923,457 204,727 7,128,184 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,497,257 16,460 6,513,717 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$426,200 $188,267 $614,467 


Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,791,701 $$12,791,701 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(2,461,823)(2,461,823)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,329,878 10,329,878 
Effect of assumption update39,089 39,089 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity246,712 246,712 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period10,615,679 10,615,679 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,193,642)(29,700)(1,223,342)
Interest accrual489,196 489,196 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period1,826,120 1,826,120 
Balance, end of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$21,897,943 $237,094 $22,135,037 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(4,893,834)(27,090)(4,920,924)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period17,004,109 210,004 17,214,113 
Effect of assumption update40,236 40,236 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity268,005 (1,422)266,583 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period17,312,350 208,582 17,520,932 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Interest accrual832,663 7,454 840,117 
Benefit payments(1,566,091)(25,328)(1,591,419)
Other adjustments3,197 (47)3,150 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period3,607,275 16,704 3,623,979 
Balance, end of period$20,937,097 $237,065 $21,174,162 
Other, end of period2,902 
Total balance, end of period$21,177,064 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$8,452,041 $237,065 $8,689,106 
Flooring impact, end of period951 951 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring8,452,992 237,065 8,690,057 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable7,855,802 19,314 7,875,116 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$597,190 $217,751 $814,941 

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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$21,871,767 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,027,611 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,748,999 $0
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,118,532 $332,902
Interest accrual$373,845 $8,440
Gross premiums$1,804,955 $41,111
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.17 %3.70 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)4.99 %4.95 %
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$22,223,836 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,322,180 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,587,657 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,330,574 $306,286 
Interest accrual$363,375 $7,836 
Gross premiums$1,831,360 $32,105 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)117
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.23 %3.60 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)5.39 %5.33 %
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$24,005,621 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$16,246,950 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$19,102,730 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$27,127,403 $293,095 
Interest accrual$343,467 $7,454 
Gross premiums$1,822,261 $35,672 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)117
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.30 %3.47 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)2.55 %2.49 %
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 2023, there was a $31 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 2022, there was an $83 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 an $82 million gain, reflecting the impact of ceded reinsurance on the affected cohorts.

In 2021, there was an immaterial impact to net income for non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums for certain issue-year cohorts.
The balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$18,193 $15,765 $9,959 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(6,978)1,250 1,247 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,215 17,015 11,206 
Profits deferred5,191 2,511 5,823 
Interest accrual552 616 529 
Amortization(2,129)(1,909)(1,793)
Other adjustments(11)(40)
Balance, end of period14,818 18,193 15,765 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable1,365 1,684 1,726 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable$13,453 $16,509 $14,039 
    
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, for the years ended December 31,:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Revenue(1)$3,375 $(2,428)$(5,805)
Interest accrual552 616 529 
(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 years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring$12,664,445 $11,660,527 $10,878,087 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI1,269,236 (896,931)(1,169,972)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring13,933,681 10,763,596 9,708,115 
Effect of assumption update22,910 2,197,592 (1,243)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity34,021 (223,185)53,125 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period13,990,612 12,738,003 9,759,997 
Assessments collected(1)929,709 961,924 848,263 
Interest accrual486,253 433,631 344,789 
Benefits paid(294,199)(199,877)(189,453)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring15,112,375 13,933,681 10,763,596 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI(831,583)(1,269,236)896,931 
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, including amounts in AOCI, end of period$226,192 $206,261 $241,187 
(1) Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits.


202320222021
($ in thousands)
Interest accrual$486,253 $433,631 $344,789 
Gross assessments$1,405,696 $1,367,796 $1,674,305 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)222322
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)3.39 %3.37 %3.37 %
Future Policy Benefits Reconciliation

The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from the above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves including other liabilities, gross of related reinsurance recoverables, to the total liability for Future Policy Benefits as reported on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring$7,727,206 $7,128,184 $8,690,057 
Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring14,818 18,193 15,765 
Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Subtotal of amounts disclosed above22,022,816 19,810,822 20,366,349 
Other Future policy benefits reserves(1)1,182,389 1,018,211 1,144,400 
Total Future policy benefits$23,205,205 $20,829,033 $21,510,749 
(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, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves, 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:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,804,955 $$41,111 $1,846,066 
Deferred profit liability3,375 3,375 
Additional insurance reserves1,405,696 1,405,696 
Total$1,804,955 $1,405,696 $44,486 $3,255,137 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,831,360 $$32,105 $1,863,465 
Deferred profit liability(2,428)(2,428)
Additional insurance reserves1,367,796 1,367,796 
Total$1,831,360 $1,367,796 $29,677 $3,228,833 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,822,261 $$35,672 $1,857,933 
Deferred profit liability(5,805)(5,805)
Additional insurance reserves1,674,305 1,674,305 
Total$1,822,261 $1,674,305 $29,867 $3,526,433 
(1)Represents "Gross premiums" for benefit reserves; "Gross assessments" for additional insurance reserves; and "Revenue" for deferred profit liability.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$373,845 $$8,440 $382,285 
Deferred profit liability552 552 
Additional insurance reserves486,253 486,253 
Total$373,845 $486,253 $8,992 $869,090 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$363,375 $$7,836 $371,211 
Deferred profit liability616 616 
Additional insurance reserves433,631 433,631 
Total$363,375 $433,631 $8,452 $805,458 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$343,467 $$7,454 $350,921 
Deferred profit liability529 529 
Additional insurance reserves344,789 344,789 
Total$343,467 $344,789 $7,983 $696,239 
MARKET RISK BENEFITS
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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk1,727,910 1,727,910 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Attributed fees collected1,158,879 (246,747)912,132 
Claims paid(85,898)9,952 (75,946)
Interest accrual293,205 (53,016)240,189 
Actual in force different from expected79,030 (13,338)65,692 
Effect of changes in interest rates(1,438,873)455,062 (983,811)
Effect of changes in equity markets(1,845,207)180,953 (1,664,254)
Effect of assumption update330,769 (54,067)276,702 
Issuances29,433 7,680 37,113 
Other adjustments(1)(36,888)(635,011)(671,899)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(146,999)(146,999)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk4,762,985 (917,792)3,845,193 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,068,035)(1,068,035)
Balance, end of period$3,694,950 $(917,792)$2,777,158 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk287,605 287,605 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Attributed fees collected1,249,956 (147,727)1,102,229 
Claims paid(64,406)3,456 (60,950)
Interest accrual143,483 (13,438)130,045 
Actual in force different from expected105,996 (9,968)96,028 
Effect of changes in interest rates(7,271,427)767,394 (6,504,033)
Effect of changes in equity markets3,103,563 (326,575)2,776,988 
Effect of assumption update(160,597)23,171 (137,426)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk187,910 187,910 
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,727,910)(1,727,910)
Balance, end of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$13,577,543 $(13,589,575)$(12,032)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk722,837 722,837 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk14,300,380 (13,589,575)710,805 
Attributed fees collected1,368,434 (759,997)608,437 
Claims paid(29,401)14,648 (14,753)
Interest accrual24,824 (16,593)8,231 
Actual in force different from expected(19,290)22,687 3,397 
Effect of changes in interest rates(3,461,436)3,240,588 (220,848)
Effect of changes in equity markets(2,789,777)2,070,833 (718,944)
Effect of assumption update(221,767)221,767 
Other adjustments(1)8,223,470 8,223,470 
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(334,312)(334,312)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(287,605)(287,605)
Balance, end of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
(1)     Other adjustments for December 31, 2023 primarily includes $638 million related to the reinsurance transaction with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information. Other adjustments for December 31, 2021 includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.

In 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.

In 2022, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed MRBs, primarily due to updates to mortality and policyholder behavior assumptions on certain variable annuities.

In 2021, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed MRBs, primarily due to updates to long-term asset mix assumptions supporting claims 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.
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
($ in thousands)
Net amount at risk(1)$9,041,651 $12,141,947 $2,566,157 
Weighted-average attained age of contractholders706866
(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:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Market risk benefit assets$2,367,243 $1,393,237 $1,786,565 
Market risk benefit liabilities5,144,401 5,521,601 9,764,443 
Net liability$2,777,158 $4,128,364 $7,977,878 
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Policyholders' Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities [Abstract]  
Policyholders' Liabilities POLICYHOLDERS' ACCOUNT BALANCES
The balances of and changes in policyholders' account balances as of and for the periods ended are as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Fixed
Annuities
Variable AnnuitiesVariable Life / Universal LifeTotal
($ in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,575,823 $16,432,032 $18,736,365 $38,744,220 
Deposits2,612,775 4,633,727 2,117,153 9,363,655 
Interest credited101,192 277,708 556,057 934,957 
Policy charges(8,438)(23,368)(1,810,644)(1,842,450)
Surrenders and withdrawals(229,843)(516,039)(845,436)(1,591,318)
Benefit payments(50,522)(30,461)(83,409)(164,392)
Net transfers (to) from separate account(1)15,121 1,175,575 1,190,696 
Change in market value and other adjustments(2)163,326 2,048,045 322,052 2,533,423 
Balance, end of period6,164,313 22,836,765 20,167,713 49,168,791 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(3)4,746 569,844 12,830,700 13,405,290 
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance recoverables$6,159,567 $22,266,921 $7,337,013 $35,763,501 
Unearned revenue reserve3,741,426 
Other102,583 
Total Policyholders' account balance$53,012,800 
Weighted-average crediting rate2.08 %1.40 %2.86 %2.12 %
Net amount at risk(4)$15 $$323,508,432 $323,508,447 
Cash surrender value(5)$5,307,537 $20,490,433 $18,676,852 $44,474,822 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Fixed Annuities(6)Variable AnnuitiesVariable Life / Universal LifeTotal
($ in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,005,867 $11,465,411 $18,762,548 $33,233,826 
Deposits754,397 4,761,547 2,173,035 7,688,979 
Interest credited53,884 175,574 583,814 813,272 
Policy charges(5,118)(5,482)(1,795,879)(1,806,479)
Surrenders and withdrawals(68,343)(282,497)(873,034)(1,223,874)
Benefit payments(90,640)(35,042)(103,358)(229,040)
Net transfers (to) from separate account206,269 213,752 420,021 
Change in market value and other adjustments(2)(74,224)146,252 (224,513)(152,485)
Balance, end of period3,575,823 16,432,032 18,736,365 38,744,220 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(3)5,724 323,981 12,896,517 13,226,222 
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance recoverables$3,570,099 $16,108,051 $5,839,848 $25,517,998 
Unearned revenue reserve3,067,336 
Other(6)100,980 
Total Policyholders' account balance$41,912,536 
Weighted-average crediting rate1.64 %1.26 %3.11 %2.26 %
Net amount at risk(4)$$$304,864,582 $304,864,585 
Cash surrender value(5)$2,968,033 $13,844,151 $17,137,744 $33,949,928 


Year Ended December 31, 2021
Fixed Annuities(6)Variable AnnuitiesVariable Life / Universal LifeTotal
($ in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$379,981 $3,634,125 $18,363,958 $22,378,064 
Deposits396,377 725,701 2,523,000 3,645,078 
Interest credited1,181 94,453 508,391 604,025 
Policy charges(5,346)(1,941)(1,740,260)(1,747,547)
Surrenders and withdrawals(41,886)(208,224)(990,423)(1,240,533)
Benefit payments(87,897)(41,851)(132,586)(262,334)
Net transfers (to) from separate account(3,449)164,405 160,956 
Change in market value and other adjustments(2)2,363,457 7,266,597 66,063 9,696,117 
Balance, end of period3,005,867 11,465,411 18,762,548 33,233,826 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(3)7,066 340,527 11,706,343 12,053,936 
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance recoverables$2,998,801 $11,124,884 $7,056,205 $21,179,890 
Unearned revenue reserve2,398,788 
Other(6)98,066 
Total Policyholders' account balance$35,730,680 
Weighted-average crediting rate0.07 %1.25 %2.74 %2.31 %
Net amount at risk(4)$$$309,431,313 $309,431,313 
Cash surrender value(5)$2,476,677 $11,250,816 $16,915,935 $30,643,428 
(1)    Variable life includes $900 million of funding for a policy loan to an affiliated irrevocable trust. See Note 15 for additional information.
(2)    Primarily relates to changes in the value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the indexed options of certain products. Includes $7,203 million related to assuming of policyholders' account balances with PALAC for the year ended December 31, 2021. See Note 1 for additional information.
(3)    The amount of recoverables related to reinsurance agreements that reduce the risk of the policyholders’ account balances gross liability.
(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.
(6)    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:

December 31, 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
Less than 1.00%
$105 $337 $994 $117,377 $118,813 
1.00% - 1.99%
487,191 73,393 234,487 79,713 874,784 
2.00% - 2.99%
301,132 469,276 562,347 16,881 1,349,636 
3.00% - 4.00%
29,131 29,131 
Greater than 4.00%
Total$817,559 $543,006 $797,828 $213,971 $2,372,364 
Variable Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$908,097 $807,460 $18,083 $$1,733,642 
1.00% - 1.99%
214,377 2,061 1,060 217,498 
2.00% - 2.99%
23,323 4,071 4,135 31,529 
3.00% - 4.00%
903,953 9,245 33 913,231 
Greater than 4.00%
2,046 2,046 
Total$2,051,796 $822,837 $23,311 $$2,897,946 
Variable Life / Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
$$$$196,692 $196,692 
1.00% - 1.99%
201,121 2,588,458 528,155 3,317,734 
2.00% - 2.99%
28,061 1,445,439 2,789,520 260,651 4,523,671 
3.00% - 4.00%
3,956,631 2,217,133 1,107,726 7,281,490 
Greater than 4.00%
2,136,137 2,136,137 
Total$6,321,950 $3,662,572 $6,485,704 $985,498 $17,455,724 
December 31, 2022
Range of Guaranteed Minimum
Crediting Rate(1)
At guaranteed minimum
1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum
51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Total
(in thousands)
Fixed Annuities(2)
Less than 1.00%
$$$$$
1.00% - 1.99%
521,189 73,554 248,881 83,415 927,039 
2.00% - 2.99%
208,420 000208,420 
3.00% - 4.00%
38,195 00038,195 
Greater than 4.00%
0000
Total$767,804 $73,554 $248,881 $83,415 $1,173,654 
Variable Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$1,008,763 $861,119 $18,744 $$1,888,628 
1.00% - 1.99%
243,223 2,257 1,294 0246,774 
2.00% - 2.99%
26,778 973 0027,751 
3.00% - 4.00%
1,070,958 2247001,073,205 
Greater than 4.00%
2,172 0002,172 
Total$2,351,894 $866,596 $20,038 $$3,238,530 
Variable Life / Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
$11,902 $$$$11,902 
1.00% - 1.99%
418,399 773,591 1,928,342 3,120,332 
2.00% - 2.99%
32,651 121,200 2,413,571 1,824,303 4,391,725 
3.00% - 4.00%
4,737,864 3,510 2,093,511 129,398 6,964,283 
Greater than 4.00%
2,145,123 0002,145,123 
Total$7,345,939 $124,710 $5,280,673 $3,882,043 $16,633,365 
December 31, 2021
Range of Guaranteed Minimum
Crediting Rate(1)
At guaranteed minimum
1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum
51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Total
(in thousands)
Fixed Annuities(2)
Less than 1.00%
$$$$$
1.00% - 1.99%
9,470 9,470 
2.00% - 2.99%
213,321 213,321 
3.00% - 4.00%
42,418 42,418 
Greater than 4.00%
Total$265,209 $$$$265,209 
Variable Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$1,070,567 $894,487 $19,207 $$1,984,263 
1.00% - 1.99%
267,409 1,627 00269,036 
2.00% - 2.99%
30,738 62 0030,800 
3.00% - 4.00%
1,150,448 0001,150,448 
Greater than 4.00%
2,415 0002,415 
Total$2,521,577 $896,176 $19,207 $$3,436,962 
Variable Life / Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
$18,091 $$$$18,091 
1.00% - 1.99%
380,144 2,537,887 2,918,031 
2.00% - 2.99%
10,227 3,735,376 552,995 4,298,598 
3.00% - 4.00%
4,793,734 2,048,590 343,129 53,673 7,239,126 
Greater than 4.00%
2,092,925 0002,092,925 
Total$7,295,121 $2,048,590 $4,078,505 $3,144,555 $16,566,771 

(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

The balances of and changes in URR as of and for the periods ended are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Variable Life / Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,067,336 $2,398,788 $1,745,269 
Unearned revenue827,960799,185 760,153
Amortization expense(153,779)(129,525)(106,634)
Other adjustments(91)(1,112)0
Balance, end of period3,741,426 3,067,336 2,398,788
Less: Reinsurance recoverables1,690,2551,542,900 939,798
Unearned revenue reserve net of reinsurance recoverables$2,051,171 $1,524,436 $1,458,990 
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Market Risk Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Market Risk 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.

In 2021, the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed benefit reserves and additional insurance reserves was immaterial.
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.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period554,896 554,896 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of assumption update(790)(790)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(200,513)(989)(201,502)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,265,387 (989)11,264,398 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,345,514)(35,657)(1,381,171)
Interest accrual521,176 521,176 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,153,544 11,153,544 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(225,711)(225,711)
Balance, end of period$10,927,833 $$10,927,833 

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period962,035 24,876 986,911 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of assumption update(1,044)(1,044)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(263,243)6,991 (256,252)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,532,999 236,594 18,769,593 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Interest accrual895,023 8,440 903,463 
Benefit payments(1,386,583)(33,287)(1,419,870)
Other adjustments3,844 (84)3,760 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,757,778 248,309 19,006,087 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(331,571)(19,521)(351,092)
Balance, end of period$18,426,207 $228,788 $18,654,995 
Other, end of period1,765 
Total balance, end of period$18,656,760 
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$7,498,374 $228,788 $7,727,162 
Flooring impact, end of period44 44 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring7,498,418 228,788 7,727,206 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,817,488 18,489 6,835,977 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$680,930 $210,299 $891,229 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(1,826,120)(1,826,120)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of assumption update1,295,294 1,295,294 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(112,661)(1,143)(113,804)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,841,569 (1,143)11,840,426 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,339,902)(29,326)(1,369,228)
Interest accrual525,149 525,149 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(554,896)(554,896)
Balance, end of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 


Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(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 period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of assumption update1,756,995 1,756,995 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(206,175)(1,639)(207,814)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,880,642 218,722 19,099,364 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Interest accrual888,525 7,836 896,361 
Benefit payments(1,416,823)(27,138)(1,443,961)
Other adjustments5,068 (286)4,782 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(962,035)(24,876)(986,911)
Balance, end of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Other, end of period2,127 
Total balance, end of period$18,042,105 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$6,923,457 $204,727 $7,128,184 
Flooring impact, end of period
Balance, end of period, post-flooring6,923,457 204,727 7,128,184 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,497,257 16,460 6,513,717 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$426,200 $188,267 $614,467 


Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,791,701 $$12,791,701 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(2,461,823)(2,461,823)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,329,878 10,329,878 
Effect of assumption update39,089 39,089 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity246,712 246,712 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period10,615,679 10,615,679 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,193,642)(29,700)(1,223,342)
Interest accrual489,196 489,196 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period1,826,120 1,826,120 
Balance, end of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$21,897,943 $237,094 $22,135,037 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(4,893,834)(27,090)(4,920,924)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period17,004,109 210,004 17,214,113 
Effect of assumption update40,236 40,236 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity268,005 (1,422)266,583 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period17,312,350 208,582 17,520,932 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Interest accrual832,663 7,454 840,117 
Benefit payments(1,566,091)(25,328)(1,591,419)
Other adjustments3,197 (47)3,150 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period3,607,275 16,704 3,623,979 
Balance, end of period$20,937,097 $237,065 $21,174,162 
Other, end of period2,902 
Total balance, end of period$21,177,064 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$8,452,041 $237,065 $8,689,106 
Flooring impact, end of period951 951 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring8,452,992 237,065 8,690,057 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable7,855,802 19,314 7,875,116 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$597,190 $217,751 $814,941 

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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$21,871,767 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,027,611 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,748,999 $0
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,118,532 $332,902
Interest accrual$373,845 $8,440
Gross premiums$1,804,955 $41,111
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.17 %3.70 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)4.99 %4.95 %
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$22,223,836 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,322,180 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,587,657 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,330,574 $306,286 
Interest accrual$363,375 $7,836 
Gross premiums$1,831,360 $32,105 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)117
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.23 %3.60 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)5.39 %5.33 %
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$24,005,621 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$16,246,950 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$19,102,730 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$27,127,403 $293,095 
Interest accrual$343,467 $7,454 
Gross premiums$1,822,261 $35,672 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)117
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.30 %3.47 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)2.55 %2.49 %
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 2023, there was a $31 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 2022, there was an $83 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 an $82 million gain, reflecting the impact of ceded reinsurance on the affected cohorts.

In 2021, there was an immaterial impact to net income for non-participating traditional and limited-payment products, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums for certain issue-year cohorts.
The balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$18,193 $15,765 $9,959 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(6,978)1,250 1,247 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,215 17,015 11,206 
Profits deferred5,191 2,511 5,823 
Interest accrual552 616 529 
Amortization(2,129)(1,909)(1,793)
Other adjustments(11)(40)
Balance, end of period14,818 18,193 15,765 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable1,365 1,684 1,726 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable$13,453 $16,509 $14,039 
    
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, for the years ended December 31,:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Revenue(1)$3,375 $(2,428)$(5,805)
Interest accrual552 616 529 
(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 years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring$12,664,445 $11,660,527 $10,878,087 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI1,269,236 (896,931)(1,169,972)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring13,933,681 10,763,596 9,708,115 
Effect of assumption update22,910 2,197,592 (1,243)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity34,021 (223,185)53,125 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period13,990,612 12,738,003 9,759,997 
Assessments collected(1)929,709 961,924 848,263 
Interest accrual486,253 433,631 344,789 
Benefits paid(294,199)(199,877)(189,453)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring15,112,375 13,933,681 10,763,596 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI(831,583)(1,269,236)896,931 
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, including amounts in AOCI, end of period$226,192 $206,261 $241,187 
(1) Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits.


202320222021
($ in thousands)
Interest accrual$486,253 $433,631 $344,789 
Gross assessments$1,405,696 $1,367,796 $1,674,305 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)222322
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)3.39 %3.37 %3.37 %
Future Policy Benefits Reconciliation

The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from the above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves including other liabilities, gross of related reinsurance recoverables, to the total liability for Future Policy Benefits as reported on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring$7,727,206 $7,128,184 $8,690,057 
Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring14,818 18,193 15,765 
Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Subtotal of amounts disclosed above22,022,816 19,810,822 20,366,349 
Other Future policy benefits reserves(1)1,182,389 1,018,211 1,144,400 
Total Future policy benefits$23,205,205 $20,829,033 $21,510,749 
(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, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves, 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:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,804,955 $$41,111 $1,846,066 
Deferred profit liability3,375 3,375 
Additional insurance reserves1,405,696 1,405,696 
Total$1,804,955 $1,405,696 $44,486 $3,255,137 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,831,360 $$32,105 $1,863,465 
Deferred profit liability(2,428)(2,428)
Additional insurance reserves1,367,796 1,367,796 
Total$1,831,360 $1,367,796 $29,677 $3,228,833 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,822,261 $$35,672 $1,857,933 
Deferred profit liability(5,805)(5,805)
Additional insurance reserves1,674,305 1,674,305 
Total$1,822,261 $1,674,305 $29,867 $3,526,433 
(1)Represents "Gross premiums" for benefit reserves; "Gross assessments" for additional insurance reserves; and "Revenue" for deferred profit liability.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$373,845 $$8,440 $382,285 
Deferred profit liability552 552 
Additional insurance reserves486,253 486,253 
Total$373,845 $486,253 $8,992 $869,090 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$363,375 $$7,836 $371,211 
Deferred profit liability616 616 
Additional insurance reserves433,631 433,631 
Total$363,375 $433,631 $8,452 $805,458 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$343,467 $$7,454 $350,921 
Deferred profit liability529 529 
Additional insurance reserves344,789 344,789 
Total$343,467 $344,789 $7,983 $696,239 
MARKET RISK BENEFITS
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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk1,727,910 1,727,910 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Attributed fees collected1,158,879 (246,747)912,132 
Claims paid(85,898)9,952 (75,946)
Interest accrual293,205 (53,016)240,189 
Actual in force different from expected79,030 (13,338)65,692 
Effect of changes in interest rates(1,438,873)455,062 (983,811)
Effect of changes in equity markets(1,845,207)180,953 (1,664,254)
Effect of assumption update330,769 (54,067)276,702 
Issuances29,433 7,680 37,113 
Other adjustments(1)(36,888)(635,011)(671,899)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(146,999)(146,999)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk4,762,985 (917,792)3,845,193 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,068,035)(1,068,035)
Balance, end of period$3,694,950 $(917,792)$2,777,158 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk287,605 287,605 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Attributed fees collected1,249,956 (147,727)1,102,229 
Claims paid(64,406)3,456 (60,950)
Interest accrual143,483 (13,438)130,045 
Actual in force different from expected105,996 (9,968)96,028 
Effect of changes in interest rates(7,271,427)767,394 (6,504,033)
Effect of changes in equity markets3,103,563 (326,575)2,776,988 
Effect of assumption update(160,597)23,171 (137,426)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk187,910 187,910 
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,727,910)(1,727,910)
Balance, end of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$13,577,543 $(13,589,575)$(12,032)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk722,837 722,837 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk14,300,380 (13,589,575)710,805 
Attributed fees collected1,368,434 (759,997)608,437 
Claims paid(29,401)14,648 (14,753)
Interest accrual24,824 (16,593)8,231 
Actual in force different from expected(19,290)22,687 3,397 
Effect of changes in interest rates(3,461,436)3,240,588 (220,848)
Effect of changes in equity markets(2,789,777)2,070,833 (718,944)
Effect of assumption update(221,767)221,767 
Other adjustments(1)8,223,470 8,223,470 
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(334,312)(334,312)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(287,605)(287,605)
Balance, end of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
(1)     Other adjustments for December 31, 2023 primarily includes $638 million related to the reinsurance transaction with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information. Other adjustments for December 31, 2021 includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.

In 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.

In 2022, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed MRBs, primarily due to updates to mortality and policyholder behavior assumptions on certain variable annuities.

In 2021, the Company recognized a favorable impact to net income attributable to the actuarial assumption update for direct and assumed MRBs, primarily due to updates to long-term asset mix assumptions supporting claims 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.
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
($ in thousands)
Net amount at risk(1)$9,041,651 $12,141,947 $2,566,157 
Weighted-average attained age of contractholders706866
(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:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Market risk benefit assets$2,367,243 $1,393,237 $1,786,565 
Market risk benefit liabilities5,144,401 5,521,601 9,764,443 
Net liability$2,777,158 $4,128,364 $7,977,878 
v3.24.1
Reinsurance
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]  
Reinsurance REINSURANCE
The Company participates in reinsurance with its affiliates Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Captive Company (“PARCC”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Term Company (“PAR Term”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company (“PAR U”), Prudential Universal Reinsurance Company ("PURC"), Prudential Term Reinsurance Company (“Term Re”), Gibraltar Universal Life Reinsurance Company ("GUL Re"), Dryden Arizona Reinsurance Term Company (“DART”), Lotus Re, PALAC, a former subsidiary of Prudential Financial that was sold to Fortitude on April 1, 2022, which is discussed in Note 1, and Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc. ("Prudential of Taiwan"), a subsidiary of Prudential Financial that was sold to a third-party on June 30, 2021, as discussed below. As of July 1, 2021, the Company recaptured the risks related to its business that had been previously reinsured to PALAC as a result of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture, which is discussed below and in Note 1. The Company also participates in reinsurance with its parent company Prudential Insurance, as well as third-parties. The reinsurance agreements provide risk diversification and additional capacity for future growth, limit the maximum net loss potential, manage statutory capital, and facilitate the Company's capital market hedging program. Life reinsurance is accomplished through various plans of reinsurance, primarily YRT and coinsurance. Reinsurance ceded arrangements do not discharge the Company as the primary insurer. Ceded balances would represent a liability of the Company in the event the reinsurers were unable to meet their obligations to the Company under the terms of the reinsurance agreements. The Company believes a material reinsurance liability resulting from such inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations is unlikely.
Reserves related to reinsured long-duration contracts are accounted for using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying contracts. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers for long-duration reinsurance arrangements are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liabilities and policy benefits associated with the reinsured policies. Reinsurance policy charges and fee income ceded for universal life and variable annuity products are accounted for as a reduction of policy charges and fee income. Reinsurance premiums ceded for term insurance products are accounted for as a reduction of premiums.
Reinsurance agreements that do not expose the Company to a reasonable possibility of a significant loss from insurance risk are recorded using the deposit method of accounting. The deposit assets on reinsurance are recorded within “Other assets” and the corresponding funds withheld liability for assets retained under these reinsurance agreements are recorded within “Other liabilities.” Balances associated with these agreements are included in the tables below.
"Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)" include the impact of reinsurance agreements, particularly reinsurance agreements involving living benefit guarantees. The Company has entered into reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to the living benefit guarantees on variable annuities within the PLNJ business to Prudential Insurance. These reinsurance agreements are market risk benefits and have been accounted for in the same manner.
Reinsurance amounts included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, were as follows:

20232022
 (in thousands)
Reinsurance recoverables(1)$38,709,651 $37,096,562 
Policy loans(1,082,584)(1,011,112)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(1)(3,195,161)(3,343,270)
Deferred sales inducements(1)(35,313)(38,146)
Market risk benefit assets(1)1,165,378 543,177 
Other assets(1)1,897,410 1,146,794 
Policyholders’ account balances(1)5,977,108 7,157,639 
Future policy benefits(1)7,026,209 6,320,863 
Market risk benefit liabilities(1)249,538 120,916 
Other liabilities(1)4,397,862 2,891,433 
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

Unaffiliated reinsurance amounts included in the table above and in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, were as follows:
20232022
(in thousands)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(1)$71,315 $111,379 
Market risk benefit assets(1)745,662 64,738 
Other assets1,795,422 1,034,000 
Policyholders' account balances(1)1,830,579 2,771,961 
Future policy benefits453 
Market risk benefit liabilities(1)131,594 40,731 
Other liabilities1,915,205 820,185 
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Reinsurance recoverables by counterparty as of December 31, are broken out below:
20232022(1)
 (in thousands)
PAR U$15,722,061 $15,051,337 
PURC7,565,968 6,928,950 
PARCC2,304,270 2,437,589 
GUL Re3,211,899 3,124,697 
PAR Term2,101,004 2,040,599 
Prudential Insurance1,311,525 986,013 
Term Re2,080,564 1,830,197 
Lotus Re2,051,831 1,952,215 
DART744,043 578,462 
Unaffiliated1,616,486 2,166,503 
Total reinsurance recoverables$38,709,651 $37,096,562 
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

Reinsurance amounts, included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Premiums:
Direct(1)$1,853,184 $1,868,709 $1,903,865 
Assumed(61)776 162 
Ceded(1)(1,524,226)(1,604,277)(1,719,569)
Net premiums(1)328,897 265,208 184,458 
Policy charges and fee income:
Direct(1)2,995,595 3,034,193 3,348,259 
Assumed(1)604,311 594,622 565,814 
Ceded(1)(2,063,300)(2,398,214)(2,613,978)
Net policy charges and fee income(1)1,536,606 1,230,601 1,300,095 
Net investment income:
Direct1,700,684 920,674 555,404 
Assumed1,364 1,513 1,049 
Ceded(26,526)(38,186)(6,218)
Net investment income(2)1,675,522 884,001 550,235 
Asset administration fees:
Direct323,444 351,600 403,359 
Assumed
Ceded(90,494)(67,418)(201,182)
Net asset administration fees232,950 284,182 202,177 
Other income (loss):
Direct636,930 (731,796)227,035 
Assumed(475)271 (66)
Ceded(1)108,173 80,056 35,451 
Net other income(1)(2)744,628 (651,469)262,420 
202320222021
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Direct(1)(1,195,753)497,016 (388,914)
Assumed(1)162,291 (244,000)12,592 
Ceded(1)(50,198)83,366 (10,572)
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)(2)(1,083,660)336,382 (386,894)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):
Direct(1)298,425 (181,260)9,096,963 
Assumed(2,199)
Ceded(1)(390,594)(519,321)(13,319,493)
Net change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(1)(94,368)(700,581)(4,222,530)
Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):
Direct(1)3,354,306 3,362,353 3,215,531 
Assumed(1)1,258,651 1,107,436 905,325 
Ceded(1)(4,109,168)(4,011,416)(4,038,146)
Net policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves)(1)(2)503,789 458,373 82,710 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:
Direct(1)(18,361)1,716,983 99,202 
Assumed(1)8,644 679,863 (16,166)
Ceded(1)13,669 (2,341,747)(56,028)
Net change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits(1)3,952 55,099 27,008 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:
Direct(1)918,327 805,411 525,038 
Assumed136,725 74,402 138,202 
Ceded(1)(399,607)(434,598)(814,629)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(1)655,445 445,215 (151,389)
Reinsurance expense allowances and general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization and amortization(1)(399,870)(150,374)(2,195,677)
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)Amounts include reinsurance agreements using the deposit method of accounting.
Unaffiliated reinsurance assumed and ceded amounts included in the table above and in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

202320222021
(in thousands)
Premiums:
Assumed(1)$(69)$149 $162 
Ceded(1)(70,169)(42,721)(26,143)
Policy charges and fee income:
Assumed1,563 2,113 
Ceded(143,764)(81,781)(65,451)
Net investment income(2):
Ceded23,023 10,802 687 
Asset administration fees:
Ceded(22,415)00
Other income (loss)(2):
Assumed(211)270 (68)
Ceded(1)37,526 3,243 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(2):
Assumed(1)162,291 778,620 
Ceded(1)(45,711)82,386 80,540 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):
Assumed(1)(2,199)
Ceded(1)(186,996)(120,663)(130,654)
Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves)(2):
Assumed804 2,566 429 
Ceded(1)(157,344)(94,402)(186,927)
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:
Ceded(1)(1,367)(6,824)
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances:
Assumed16,243 (95,285)
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)Amounts include reinsurance agreements using the deposit method of accounting.
The gross and net amounts of life insurance face amount in force as of December 31, were as follows:
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Direct gross life insurance face amount in force$1,127,561,798 $1,093,610,227 $1,079,382,740 
Assumed gross life insurance face amount in force35,558,423 36,668,045 37,822,851 
Reinsurance ceded(1,027,473,705)(1,009,571,304)(992,635,327)
Net life insurance face amount in force$135,646,516 $120,706,968 $124,570,264 
Significant Affiliated Reinsurance Agreements
PAR U
Pruco Life reinsures an amount equal to 70% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates prior to January 1, 2011.
Effective July 1, 2012, PLNJ reinsures an amount equal to 95% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates through December 31, 2019, excluding those policies that are subject to principle-based reserving.
On January 2, 2013, Pruco Life began to assume guaranteed universal life ("GUL") business from Prudential Insurance in connection with the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business. The GUL business assumed from Prudential Insurance was subsequently retroceded to PAR U.
PALAC
Effective April 1, 2016, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement to reinsure its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees to PALAC, excluding the PLNJ business, which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance. This reinsurance agreement excluded business reinsured externally. As of December 31, 2020, the Company discontinued the sales of traditional variable annuities with guaranteed living benefit riders. This discontinuation had no impact on the reinsurance agreement between PALAC, Prudential Insurance, and the Company.
Effective July 1, 2021, the Company recaptured the risks related to its business, as discussed above, that had previously been reinsured to PALAC from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. The recapture did not impact PLNJ, which continued to reinsure its business to Prudential Insurance. The product risks related to the previously reinsured business that were being managed in PALAC, were transferred to the Company. In addition, the living benefit hedging program related to the previously reinsured living benefit riders were being managed within the Company. See Note 1 for additional information.
On April 1, 2022, PALAC was sold to Fortitude as discussed in Note 1 and is no longer considered an affiliate of the Company.
PURC
Pruco Life reinsures an amount equal to 70% of all the risks associated with its Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013, with PURC and 95% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees, as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.
PARCC
Prior to July 1, 2019, the Company reinsured 90% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates prior to January 1, 2010 through an automatic coinsurance agreement with PARCC. Effective July 1, 2019, the Company amended the coinsurance agreement to increase the percentage from 90% to 100% of the policy risk amount reinsured. The amended agreement does not impact contracts issued by PLNJ, which remain at the original percentage.
GUL Re
Effective January 1, 2017, Pruco Life entered into an automatic coinsurance agreement with GUL Re to reinsure an amount equal to 95% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees, as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates on or after January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019, excluding those policies that are subject to principle-based reserving.
Effective July 1, 2017, Pruco Life amended this agreement to include 30% of Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies with effective dates prior to January 1, 2014.
PAR Term
Prior to July 1, 2019, the Company reinsures 95% of the risks under its term life insurance policies with effective dates January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013, through an automatic coinsurance agreement with PAR Term. Effective July 1, 2019, the Company amended the coinsurance agreement to increase the percentage from 95% to 100% of the policy risk amount reinsured. The amended agreement does not impact contracts issued by PLNJ, which remain at the original percentage.
Prudential of Taiwan
On January 31, 2001, Pruco Life transferred all of its assets and liabilities associated with its Taiwanese branch, including its Taiwanese insurance book of business, to Prudential of Taiwan. The mechanism used to transfer this block of business in Taiwan is referred to as a “full acquisition and assumption” transaction. Under this mechanism, Pruco Life is jointly liable with Prudential of Taiwan for two years from the giving of notice to all obligees for all matured obligations and for two years after the maturity date of not-yet-matured obligations. Prudential of Taiwan is also contractually liable, under indemnification provisions of the transaction, for any liabilities that may be asserted against Pruco Life.
The transfer of the insurance related assets and liabilities was accounted for as a long-duration coinsurance transaction under U.S. GAAP. Under this accounting treatment, the insurance related liabilities remain on the books of Pruco Life and an offsetting reinsurance recoverable is established. These assets and liabilities are denominated in U.S. dollars.
On August 11, 2020, Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (“PIIH”), a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Buyer”) pursuant to which PIIH has agreed to sell to the Buyer all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Prudential of Taiwan. The Share Purchase Agreement contains customary warranties and covenants of PIIH and the Buyer. On June 30, 2021, PIIH completed the sale of Prudential of Taiwan to the Buyer. This resulted in the removal of the insurance related liabilities and offsetting reinsurance recoverables previously on the books of Pruco Life. The Buyer provided Pruco Life a backstop indemnification and Pruco Life provided a guarantee to stand ready to perform in the event of default by both Prudential of Taiwan and the Buyer. Refer to Note 16 for details on the guarantee.
Term Re
The Company reinsures 95% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates on or after January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2017, through an automatic coinsurance agreement with Term Re.
Prudential Insurance
The Company has a YRT reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance and reinsures the majority of all mortality risks not otherwise reinsured. This agreement was terminated for new business effective January 1, 2020, with certain new business (primarily universal life policies) terminated as early as 2017. The Company now reinsures a portion of the mortality risk directly to third-party reinsurers and retains all of the non-reinsured portion of the mortality risk. Effective July 1, 2019, certain term life insurance policies were recaptured and subsequently reinsured to PARCC and PAR Term as noted above. As of January 1, 2022, most of the variable life insurance policies were recaptured resulting in a $305 million loss recorded through "Policy charges and fee income." Those policies were then reinsured to Lotus Re as mentioned below.
On January 2, 2013, Pruco Life began to assume GUL business from Prudential Insurance in connection with the acquisition of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("Hartford Financial"). The GUL business assumed from Prudential Insurance was subsequently retroceded to PAR U. In May 2018, Hartford Financial sold a group of operating subsidiaries, which includes two of Prudential Insurance's counterparties to these reinsurance arrangements. There was no impact to the terms, rights or obligations of Prudential Insurance, or operation of these reinsurance arrangements, as a result of this change in control of such counterparties. Similarly, there was no impact to the Company's reinsurance arrangements with respect to such GUL business as a result of this change in control. In January 2021, there was a definitive agreement announced to subsequently sell the two counterparties mentioned above, which were then acquired by Sixth Street in July 2021. There was no impact to the terms, rights or obligations of the Company, or operation of these reinsurance arrangements, as a result of this change in control of such counterparties.
The Company has reinsured a group annuity contract with Prudential Insurance, in consideration for a single premium payment by the Company, providing reinsurance equal to 100% of all payments due under the contract.
Effective April 1, 2016, PLNJ entered into a reinsurance agreement to reinsure its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees to Prudential Insurance. This reinsurance agreement covers new and in force business. Effective February 1, 2023, PLNJ began selling indexed variable annuities products, which is reinsured to Prudential Insurance through the existing reinsurance agreement. The reinsurance of the indexed variable annuities transfers all significant risks, including mortality risk, embedded in the reinsured contracts to Prudential Insurance. As a result of the agreement, reinsurance payables includes the ceded modified coinsurance arrangement, which reflects the value of the invested assets retained by the Company and the associated asset returns.
Lotus Re
Effective October 1, 2021, the Company entered into an automatic coinsurance agreement with Lotus Re to reinsure $32 million of liabilities associated with the risks associated with a portion of its variable life policies in the extended term policy status.
Effective January 1, 2022 the Company recaptured the risks that were previously ceded to Lotus Re from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Immediately thereafter, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Lotus Re to cede 100% of the risks associated with a closed block of variable life business on a coinsurance and modified coinsurance basis including policies in the extended term policy status. The amount of the net liabilities associated with the transaction for coinsurance and modified coinsurance were $1,387 million and $14,037 million, respectively. As part of the consideration, the Company also ceded to Lotus Re $855 million of policy loan assets associated with the reinsured policies while receiving $820 million in cash from Lotus Re. As a result, the Company recorded a $1,352 million deferred gain, which will be recognized over the remaining life of the underlying policies. In tandem with the transaction, effective January 1, 2022, Lotus Re established an automatic YRT agreement with the Company to cede back a portion of the mortality risks associated with the reinsured policies for the purposes of the Company maintaining YRT reinsurance with external counterparties.
DART
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company entered into an automatic coinsurance agreement with DART to reinsure an amount equal to 95% of the risks associated with its term life insurance policies with effective dates on or after January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019, excluding those policies that are subject to principle-based reserving.
Significant Third-Party Reinsurance Arrangements
AuguStar Life Insurance Company (Formerly Known as The Ohio National Life Insurance Company)
Effective April 1, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with AuguStar, an affiliate of Constellation Insurance Holdings, Inc., to reinsure approximately $10 billion of account values of PDI traditional variable annuity contracts with guaranteed living benefits. This block represents approximately 10% of the Company’s remaining legacy in force traditional variable annuity block by account value. The Company ceded 100% of separate account liabilities under modified coinsurance and 100% of general account liabilities under coinsurance of its PDI traditional variable annuity contracts. The general account liabilities associated with PDI's guaranteed living and death benefits and the corresponding reinsurance of those liabilities are accounted for as market risk benefits. As a result of the transaction, the Company recognized a $277 million deferred reinsurance gain that will be amortized into income over the estimated remaining life of the reinsured policies.
FLIAC
Effective December 1, 2021, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with FLIAC under which the Company assumed all of FLIAC's indexed variable annuities under modified coinsurance. The reinsurance of the indexed variable annuities transfers all significant risks, including mortality risk, embedded in the reinsured contracts to the Company. As a result of the agreement, "Reinsurance recoverables" includes the assumed modified coinsurance receivable, which reflects the value of the invested assets retained by FLIAC and the associated asset returns. The Company also assumed via coinsurance all of FLIAC’s fixed indexed annuities and fixed annuities with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal income feature, which are accounted for under deposit accounting. The reinsurance agreement offers the policyholders the opportunity to novate their contracts from FLIAC to the Company and any such novated contracts shall cease to be reinsured under this agreement. As of December 31, 2023, the total account value of contracts novated from FLIAC to the Company were $5.3 billion for indexed variable annuities contracts and $2.0 billion for fixed annuities and fixed indexed annuities contracts, which is approximately 80% of the total reinsured block.
Somerset Re
Effective October 1, 2021, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Somerset Reinsurance Ltd. (“Somerset Re") to coinsure business, on a quota share funds withheld basis, related to fixed index annuities. Under the reinsurance agreement, the Company cedes to Somerset Re its quota share of the insurance liabilities with respect to the reinsured contracts. The deposit assets on reinsurance totaled $1,618 million and $828 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The funds withheld liabilities totaled $1,518 million and $705 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Union Hamilton
Between April 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016, the Company, excluding its subsidiary, reinsured approximately 50% of the new business related to “highest daily” living benefits rider guarantees on HDI v.3.0 product, available with Prudential Premier® Retirement Variable Annuity, to Union Hamilton. This reinsurance remains in force for the duration of the underlying annuity contracts. New sales of HDI v.3.0 subsequent to December 31, 2016 are not covered by this external reinsurance agreement. As of December 31, 2023, $2.3 billion of HDI v.3.0 account values are reinsured to Union Hamilton.
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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes INCOME TAXES
The following schedule discloses significant components of income tax expense (benefit) for each year presented:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Current tax expense (benefit):
U.S. federal$698,170 $(345,263)$440,649 
State and local14,550 4,479 5,002 
Total712,720 (340,784)445,651 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
U.S. federal(1)(683,342)45,249 (920,437)
Total(683,342)45,249 (920,437)
Total income tax expense (benefit) on income (loss) before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures29,378 (295,535)(474,786)
Income tax expense (benefit) on equity in earnings of operating joint ventures(109)(193)(147)
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:
Other comprehensive income (loss)(1)(5,627)(106,197)(128,241)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$23,642 $(401,925)$(603,174)
(1)    Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Reconciliation of Expected Tax at Statutory Rates to Reported Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The differences between income taxes expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% applicable for 2023, 2022 and 2021, and the reported income tax expense (benefit) are summarized as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
($ in thousands)
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit)(1)$103,215 $(207,292)$(392,740)
Non-taxable investment income(42,730)(46,426)(48,662)
Tax credits(42,578)(47,544)(36,806)
Changes in tax law(3,644)
State tax (net of federal benefit)(2)11,495 3,538 3,952 
Other(2)(24)2,189 3,114 
Reported income tax expense (benefit)$29,378 $(295,535)$(474,786)
Effective tax rate(1)6.0 %29.9 %25.4 %
(1)    Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)    Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

The effective tax rate is the ratio of “Income tax expense (benefit)” divided by “Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint venture.” The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal years 2023, 2022 and 2021 was 6.0%, 29.9% and 25.4%, respectively. The following is a description of items that had a significant impact on the difference between the Company’s statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% applicable for 2023, 2022 and 2021, and the Company’s effective tax rate during the periods presented:
Non-Taxable Investment Income. The U.S. Dividends Received Deduction (“DRD”) reduces the amount of dividend income subject to U.S. tax and is included in the non-taxable investment income shown in the table above. More specifically, the U.S. DRD constitutes $40 million of the total $43 million of 2023 non-taxable investment income, $44 million of the total $46 million of 2022 non-taxable investment income, and $46 million of the total $49 million of 2021 non-taxable investment income. The DRD for the current period was estimated using information from 2022, current year investment results, and current year’s equity market performance. The actual current year DRD can vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, changes in the amount of dividends received that are eligible for the DRD, changes in the amount of distributions received from fund investments, changes in the account balances of variable life and annuity contracts, and the Company’s taxable income before the DRD.
Tax credits. These amounts primarily represent tax credits relating to foreign taxes withheld on the Company’s separate account investments.
Other. This line item represents reconciling items that are individually less than 5% of the computed expected federal income tax expense (benefit) and have therefore been aggregated for purposes of this reconciliation in accordance with relevant disclosure guidance.

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities
December 31,
20232022
 (in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Insurance reserves(1)$1,660,421 $1,235,687 
Investments(1)776,190 354,538 
Net unrealized loss on securities(1)296,749 481,989 
Other(1)4,723 2,801 
Deferred tax assets2,738,083 2,075,015 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred policy acquisition cost(1)936,929 954,953 
Deferred sales inducements(1)72,791 80,116 
Deferred tax liabilities1,009,720 1,035,069 
Net deferred tax asset (liability)$1,728,363 $1,039,946 
(1)    Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized.
Changes in market conditions, including the significant rise in interest rates since the beginning of 2022, resulted in the recording of deferred tax assets related to net unrealized tax capital losses in the Company. When assessing recoverability of these deferred tax assets, the Company considers its ability and intent to hold the underlying securities to recovery in value, if necessary, as well as other factors as noted above. As of December 31, 2023, based on all available evidence, including capital loss carryback capacity, the Company concluded that the deferred tax assets related to the unrealized tax capital losses on the available-for-sale securities portfolios are, more likely than not, expected to be realized.
The Company had no valuation allowance as of December 31, 2023, and 2022. Adjustments to the valuation allowance will be made if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of deferred tax asset that is realizable.
The Company’s “Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint venture” includes income from domestic operations of $492 million, $(987) million and $(1,870) million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Tax Audit and Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The Company’s liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and interest that relate to tax years still subject to review by the IRS or other taxing authorities. The completion of review or the expiration of the Federal statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes.
The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021. The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within the next twelve months to its total unrecognized tax benefits related to tax years for which the statute of limitations has not expired.
The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense (benefit). The Company did not recognize tax related interest and penalties.
At December 31, 2023, the Company remains subject to examination in the U.S. for tax years 2014 through 2023.
The Company participates in the IRS’s Compliance Assurance Program. Under this program, the IRS assigns an examination team to review completed transactions as they occur in order to reach agreement with the Company on how they should be reported in the relevant tax returns. If disagreements arise, accelerated resolutions programs are available to resolve the disagreements in a timely manner.
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Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity EQUITY
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
AOCI represents the cumulative OCI items that are reported separate from net income and detailed on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Net unrealized investment gains (losses) are described in further detail in Note 2, Note 8 (Interest rate remeasurement of Liability for Future Policy Benefits) and Note 10 (Gains (losses) from Changes in Nonperformance Risk on Market Risk Benefits). The balance of and changes in each component of AOCI as of and for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
Interest Rate Remeasurement of Future Policy BenefitsGain (Loss) from Changes in Non-Performance Risk on Market Risk BenefitsTotal Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2020$(7,797)$553,925 $$$546,128 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12(81,364)(155,255)571,039 334,420 
Change in OCI before reclassifications(2)(3,891)(185,492)37,274 (435,232)(587,341)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(24,994)(24,994)
Income tax benefit (expense)(2)414 44,256 (7,828)91,399 128,241 
Balance, December 31, 2021(11,274)306,331 (125,809)227,206 396,454 
Change in OCI before reclassifications(2)(9,337)(2,249,609)310,351 1,440,307 (508,288)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(4,428)(4,428)
Income tax benefit (expense)(2)604 473,231 (65,174)(302,464)106,197 
Balance, December 31, 2022(20,007)(1,474,475)119,368 1,365,049 (10,065)
Change in OCI before reclassifications2,419 677,735 (60,978)(659,875)(40,699)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI14,217 14,217 
Income tax benefit (expense)(497)(145,255)12,805 138,574 5,627 
Balance, December 31, 2023$(18,085)$(927,778)$71,195 $843,748 $(30,920)
(1)Includes cash flow hedges of $12 million, $139 million, and $40 million as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1)(2):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
Cash flow hedges—Currency/Interest rate(3)$16,976 $78,433 $28,508 
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(31,193)(74,005)(3,514)
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)(4)(14,217)4,428 24,994 
Total reclassifications for the period$(14,217)$4,428 $24,994 
(1)All amounts are shown before tax.
(2)Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
(3)See Note 4 for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(4)See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and other liabilities.
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities and certain other invested assets and other assets are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from OCI those items that are included as part of “Net income (loss)” for a period that had been part of OCI in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities on which an allowance for credit losses has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains (losses), are as follows:
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturity Securities on Which an Allowance for Credit Losses has been RecognizedNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) on All Other Investments(1)
Other Costs(2)
Future Policy
Benefits, Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities(3)

Income Tax
Benefit (Expense)
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related to Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2020$$849,349 $1,200,048 $(1,348,231)$(147,241)$553,925 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12(1,000)(89,160)(12,880)21,677 (81,363)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period2,951 (240,903)50,016 (187,936)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income(8)(24,986)5,254 (19,740)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period742 (742)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses(4)(275,458)327,917 (11,014)41,445 
Balance, December 31, 20213,685 581,718 835,430 (1,033,194)(81,308)306,331 
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period(149)(2,737,481)574,760 (2,162,870)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income831 (5,259)930 (3,498)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period(4)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses(4)(2,033,852)2,521,873 (102,459)385,562 
Balance, December 31, 20224,371 (2,161,026)(1,198,422)1,488,679 391,923 (1,474,475)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period(4,482)744,727 (155,393)584,852 
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income(265)14,482 (2,984)11,233 
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period2,363 (2,363)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses397,071 (459,581)13,122 (49,388)
Balance, December 31, 2023$1,987 $(1,404,180)$(801,351)$1,029,098 $246,668 $(927,778)
(1)Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 4 for information on cash flow hedges.
(2)"Other costs" primarily includes reinsurance recoverables and deferred reinsurance losses.
(3)"Other liabilities" primarily includes reinsurance payables.
(4)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Noncontrolling interests

For certain subsidiaries, the Company owns a controlling interest that is less than 100% ownership of the subsidiary but must consolidate 100% of the subsidiary’s financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of equity ownership in a consolidated subsidiary that is not attributable to the Company.
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Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
The Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Arizona Department of Insurance ("AZDOI"). It's subsidiary PLNJ is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New Jersey Department of Insurance and Banking. Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes, and certain assets on a different basis.
The following table summarizes certain statutory financial information for the Company, including its subsidiary PLNJ, for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in millions)
Statutory net income (loss)(1)$4,923 $3,317 $833 
Statutory capital and surplus(1)5,161 5,205 5,955 
(1) 2022 amounts include adjustments made to the audited statutory financial statements as of December 31, 2022.
The Company does not utilize prescribed or permitted practices that vary materially from the statutory accounting practices prescribed by the NAIC.
The Company is subject to Arizona law, which limits the amount of dividends that insurance companies can pay to stockholders without approval of the AZDOI. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve-month period without notification or approval, is limited to the lesser of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. The Company must obtain approval from AZDOI prior to paying a dividend if the dividend, together with other dividend distributions made within the preceding twelve months, would exceed the lesser of 10% of statutory surplus or net gain from operations. Based on these limitations, there is no capacity to pay a dividend in 2024 without prior approval. In 2023, there was $1,400 million return of capital to Prudential Insurance. The Company did not pay dividends to Prudential Insurance in 2023, 2022 and 2021.
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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. Although we seek to ensure that these transactions and relationships are fair and reasonable, it is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among unrelated parties.
Expense Charges and Allocations
The majority of the Company’s expenses are allocations or charges from Prudential Insurance or other affiliates. These expenses can be grouped into general and administrative expenses and agency distribution expenses.
The Company’s general and administrative expenses are charged to the Company using allocation methodologies based on business production processes. Management believes that the methodology is reasonable and reflects costs incurred by Prudential Insurance to process transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company operates under service and lease agreements whereby services of officers and employees, supplies, use of equipment and office space are provided by Prudential Insurance. The Company reviews its allocation methodology periodically which it may adjust accordingly. General and administrative expenses include allocations of stock compensation expenses related to a stock-based awards program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial. The expense charged to the Company for the stock-based awards program was $1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. The expense charged to the Company for the deferred compensation program was $5 million, $5 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The Company is charged for its share of employee benefit expenses. These expenses include costs for funded and non-funded, non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. Some of these benefits are based on final earnings and length of service while others are based on an account balance, which takes into consideration age, service and earnings during a career. The Company’s share of net expense for the pension plans was $13 million, $19 million and $14 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The Company is also charged for its share of the costs associated with welfare plans issued by Prudential Insurance. These expenses include costs related to medical, dental, life insurance and disability. The Company's share of net expense for the welfare plans was $14 million, $15 million and $13 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Prudential Insurance sponsors voluntary savings plans for its employee 401(k) plans. The plans provide for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company of up to 4% of annual salary. The Company’s expense for its share of the voluntary savings plan was $7 million, $9 million and $5 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The Company is charged distribution expenses from Prudential’s proprietary nationwide sales organization, “Prudential Advisors” through a transfer pricing agreement, which is intended to reflect a market-based pricing arrangement. Prudential Advisors distributes Prudential life insurance, annuities, and investment products with proprietary and non-proprietary product options.
The Company pays commissions and certain other fees to Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”) in consideration for PAD’s marketing and underwriting of the Company’s annuity products. Commissions and fees are paid by PAD to broker-dealers who sell the Company’s annuity products. Commissions and fees paid by the Company to PAD were $587 million, $611 million and $379 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The Company is charged for its share of corporate expenses incurred by Prudential Financial to benefit its businesses, such as advertising, executive oversight, external affairs and philanthropic activity. The Company’s share of corporate expenses was $144 million, $105 million and $86 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance
The Company has sold five Corporate Owned Life Insurance (“COLI”) policies to Prudential Insurance, and one to Prudential Financial. The cash surrender value included in separate accounts for these COLI policies was $4,156 million and $4,512 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Fees related to these COLI policies were $50 million, $52 million and $56 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company reinsures the risk associated with these COLI policies to an affiliate reinsurer as part of a broader program related to variable insurance policies.
In May 2023, the Company funded a policy loan from the Prudential Financial COLI policy noted above in an amount of $900 million to an affiliated irrevocable trust, commonly referred to as a “rabbi trust”, which Prudential Financial created to support certain non-qualified retirement plans. The outstanding balance of the policy loan with the rabbi trust was $898 million as of December 31, 2023. Interest income related to the policy loan was $26 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Affiliated Investment Management Expenses
In accordance with an agreement with PGIM, Inc. ("PGIM"), the Company pays investment management expenses to PGIM who acts as investment manager to certain Company general account and separate account assets. Investment management expenses paid to PGIM related to this agreement were $53 million, $41 million and $20 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These expenses are recorded as “Net investment income” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Derivative Trades
In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into OTC derivative contracts with an affiliate, PGF. For these OTC derivative contracts, PGF has a substantially equal and offsetting position with an external counterparty. See Note 4 for additional information.
The interest income to the Company from PGF related to affiliated cash collateral was $499 million and $137 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and are included in "Other income (loss)".
Joint Ventures
The Company has made investments in joint ventures with certain subsidiaries of Prudential Financial. "Other invested assets" includes $754 million and $606 million of investments in joint ventures as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. "Net investment income" related to these ventures includes gains(losses) of $5 million, $21 million and $39 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Affiliated Asset Administration Fee Income
The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with AST Investment Services, Inc. ("ASTISI") and PGIM Investments LLC ("PGIM Investments") whereby the Company receives fee income based on policyholders' separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust. Income received from ASTISI and PGIM Investments related to this agreement was $274 million, $306 million and $374 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with PGIM Investments, whereby the Company receives fee income based on policyholders’ separate account balances invested in The Prudential Series Fund. Income received from PGIM Investments related to this agreement was $38 million, $36 million and $21 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Affiliated Notes Receivable
Affiliated notes receivable included in “Receivables from parent and affiliates” at December 31, were as follows:
Maturity DatesInterest Rates20232022
(in thousands)
U.S. dollar fixed rate notes2025-20270.00%-14.85 %$147,984 $148,076 
Total notes receivable - affiliated(1)$147,984 $148,076 
(1)All notes receivable may be called for prepayment prior to the respective maturity dates under specified circumstances.
The affiliated notes receivable shown above are classified as available-for-sale securities and other trading assets carried at fair value. The Company monitors the internal and external credit ratings of these loans and loan performance. The Company also considers any guarantees made by Prudential Insurance for loans due from affiliates.
Accrued interest receivable related to these loans was $1 million at both December 31, 2023 and 2022, and is included in “Other assets.” Revenues related to these loans was $3 million, $3 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and are included in “Other income (loss).”

Affiliated Commercial Mortgage Loan
The affiliated commercial mortgage loan included in "Commercial mortgage and other loans" at December 31, was as follows:
Maturity DateInterest Rate20232022
(in thousands)
Affiliated Commercial Mortgage Loan20259.85%$71,038 $72,225 
This affiliated commercial mortgage loan was transferred from PALAC as part of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for details.
The commercial mortgage loan shown above is carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses, and net of an allowance for losses. The Company reviews the performance and credit quality of the commercial mortgage loan on an on-going basis.
Accrued interest receivable related to the loan was $0.5 million at both December 31, 2023 and 2022, and is included in "Accrued investment income". Revenues were $6.9 million, $4.6 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively, and is included in "Net investment income."
Affiliated Asset Transfers
The Company participates in affiliated asset trades with parent and sister companies. Book and market value differences for trades with a parent and sister are recognized within "Additional paid-in capital" ("APIC") and "Realized investment gains (losses), net," respectively. The table below shows affiliated asset trades for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
AffiliateDateTransactionSecurity TypeFair
Value
Book ValueAPIC, Net
of Tax
Increase/
(Decrease)
Realized
Investment
Gain/
(Loss)
    (in thousands)
PALACJanuary 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$4,432 $4,432 $$
PALACJanuary 2022PurchaseDerivatives$404 $404 $$
PALACFebruary 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$128,909 $128,909 $$
PAR UApril 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$48,970 $48,970 $$
Prudential InsuranceMay 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$233,426 $241,128 $6,085 $
Prudential InsuranceJune 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$88,754 $81,216 $(5,955)$
Prudential InsuranceJune 2022Transfer InFixed Maturities$52,089 $45,031 $(5,577)$
Prudential InsuranceJune 2022Transfer OutFixed Maturities$48,786 $58,984 $(8,057)$
PAR UJune 2022PurchaseCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$6,492 $6,492 $$
PAR UJune 2022SaleCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$14,853 $15,725 $$(872)
GUL ReJune 2022PurchaseCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$13,551 $13,551 $$
GUL ReJune 2022SaleCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$8,692 $9,033 $$(341)
PURCJune 2022PurchaseCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$4,403 $4,403 $$
Prudential InsuranceJuly 2022Transfer InFixed Maturities$6,319 $7,230 $719 $
PAR UJuly 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$16,284 $16,284 $$
Prudential InsuranceAugust 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$155,823 $139,712 $(12,728)$
Vantage Casualty Insurance CoSeptember 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$3,497 $3,497 $$
WH Warehouse LtdOctober 2022SaleFixed Maturities$26,536 $26,388 $$148 
PAR UNovember 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$91,051 $91,051 $$
Prudential InsuranceDecember 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$67,477 $71,369 $3,075 $
Prudential InsuranceJanuary 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$48,329 $50,372 $1,614 $
Prudential InsuranceMarch 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$7,175 $7,500 $256 $
PURCApril 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$102,804 $102,804 $$
Term ReJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$115,573 $115,573 $0
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$4,298 $4,443 $114 $
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$4,394 $4,494 $80 $
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$19,453 $19,203 $(198)$
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$14,452 $15,086 $502 $
Prudential InsuranceSeptember 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$15,880 $15,801 $(62)$
Prudential InsuranceDecember 2023SaleCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$762 $754 $$

Debt Agreements
The Company is authorized to borrow funds up to $7 billion from affiliates to meet its capital and other funding needs. The following table provides the breakout of the Company's short-term debt. There is no long-term debt to affiliates as of December 31, 2023.
AffiliateDate IssuedAmount of Notes - December 31, 2023Amount of Notes - December 31, 2022Interest 
Rate
Date of Maturity
(in thousands)
Prudential Insurance8/13/2021$$96,666 4.39 %12/15/2023
Prudential Insurance8/13/202129,000 4.39 %12/15/2023
Prudential Insurance8/13/202194,953 97,665 3.95 %6/20/2024
Prudential Insurance8/13/202137,981 39,066 3.95 %6/20/2024
Prudential Insurance8/13/202147,477 48,832 3.95 %6/20/2024
Prudential Funding LLC12/28/2022138 4.73 %1/31/2023
Prudential Funding LLC12/29/202262 4.73 %1/31/2023
Prudential Funding LLC12/30/2022384 4.73 %1/31/2023
Total Loans Payable to Affiliates(1)$180,411 $311,813 
(1)Includes $180 million of loans reclassified as current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2023.
Effective August 2021, the affiliated long-term debt was transferred to the Company from PALAC based on the market value of $324 million. The Company recorded a premium of $24 million which is amortized into earnings over the life of the loans.
The total interest expense to the Company related to affiliated loans and cash collateral with PGF was $17 million, $3 million and $0 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
All debt outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 is that of Pruco Life.
Contributed Capital and Dividends
In February and December 2023, the Company received capital contributions in the amount of $405 million and $7 million, respectively, from Prudential Insurance. In March, June and September of 2022, the Company received capital contributions in the amount of $8 million, $3 million and $7 million, respectively, from Prudential Insurance. In January, July and December of 2021, the Company received capital contributions in the amounts of $106 million, $3,813 million and $457 million, respectively, from Prudential Insurance. The December 2021 capital contribution includes $167 million of invested assets related to the reinsurance agreement with PALAC.
In June, September, and December 2023, there was a $300 million, $650 million, and $450 million return of capital, respectively, to Prudential Insurance. In June 2021, there was a $34 million return of capital to Prudential Insurance associated with the financial guarantee related to the sale of Prudential of Taiwan. There was no return of capital in 2022.
In 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not pay any dividends to Prudential Insurance.
Reinsurance with Affiliates
As discussed in Note 11, the Company participates in reinsurance transactions with certain affiliates.
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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Commitments
The Company has made commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balances on these commitments were $270 million and $333 million, respectively. These amounts include unfunded commitments that are not unconditionally cancellable. For related credit exposure, there was an allowance for credit losses of $0.3 million and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which is a change of $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company also made commitments to purchase or fund investments, mostly fund investments and private fixed maturities, some of which are contingent upon events or circumstances not under the Company’s control, including those at the discretion of the Company’s counterparties. The Company anticipates a portion of these commitments will ultimately be funded from its separate accounts. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, $1,182 million and $582 million, respectively, of these commitments were outstanding. These amounts include unfunded commitments that are not unconditionally cancellable. There were no related charges for credit losses for both the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Guarantees
In July 2017, Pruco Life formed a joint venture with CT Corp to provide life insurance solutions in Indonesia. Pruco Life owns a 49% interest in the joint venture and has entered into a shareholders agreement with CT Corp that sets out their respective rights and obligations with respect to the joint venture. Among other things, the shareholders agreement obligates Pruco Life and CT Corp to provide capital to the joint venture, as necessary to comply with applicable law or to maintain a specified minimum amount of capital in the joint venture. This obligation is not limited to a maximum amount. Pruco Life does not expect to make any payments on this guarantee and is not carrying any liabilities associated with the guarantee.
Since 2001, Pruco Life entered into an arrangement with Prudential of Taiwan as discussed in Note 11. In June 2021, PIIH completed the sale of Prudential of Taiwan. As a result of the sale, Pruco Life has a financial guarantee to stand ready to perform in an event that both Prudential of Taiwan and the Buyer default and fail to perform their obligations to make payments to the policyholders. Pruco Life has a liability of $32 million and $33 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which represents the fair value of the guarantee and is amortized in revenue over a period which approximates the life of the underlying insurance in force. Since this obligation is not subject to limitations, it is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount due under this guarantee.

Guarantees of Asset Values

December 31,
20232022
(in thousands)
Guaranteed value of third-party assets$311,302 $
Fair value of collateral supporting these assets$287,621 $
Asset (liability) associated with guarantee, carried at fair value $$

Certain contracts underwritten by Pruco Life include guarantees related to financial assets owned by the guaranteed party. These contracts are accounted for as derivatives and carried at fair value. The collateral supporting these guarantees is not reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Contingent Liabilities
On an ongoing basis, the Company and its regulators review its operations including, but not limited to, sales and other customer interface procedures and practices, and procedures for meeting obligations to its customers and other parties. These reviews may result in the modification or enhancement of processes or the imposition of other action plans, including concerning management oversight, sales and other customer interface procedures and practices, and the timing or computation of payments to customers and other parties. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers or other parties remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.
The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements.
It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flows of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flows for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its business. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which it operates. The Company is subject to class action lawsuits and other litigation involving a variety of issues and allegations involving sales practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duty to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment, and could be exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process patents. In addition, the Company, along with other participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time to time to investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide, concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to focus. In some of the Company’s pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain.
The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established, but the matter, if material, is disclosed. The Company estimates that as of December 31, 2023, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is less than $100 million. This estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company's maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.
Individual Annuities and Individual Life
Moreland, Socorro v. PICA, et al.

In June 2020, a putative class action complaint entitled Socorro Moreland v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America; Pruco Life Insurance Company, was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that the Company failed to comply with California laws requiring that life insurance policies issued and delivered in California: (i) provide for a 60-day grace period pre-lapse during which a policy must stay in force; (ii) provide a 30-day written notice of pending lapse; and (iii) notify policyowners of their right to designate additional recipients for lapse notices. The complaint asserts claims for violation of California law, breach of contract, unfair competition, and bad faith violation of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and seeks unspecified damages, declaratory and injunctive relief. In August 2020, defendants filed an answer to the complaint and a motion to stay the action pending the California Supreme Court’s decision, in McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance, on the question of whether the California lapse statutes apply to policies that were in force when the statutes went into effect on January 1, 2013, or solely to policies issued after that date. The Moreland court granted defendants’ motion to stay in October 2020. Subsequently, in August 2021, the California Supreme Court in McHugh determined that the California lapse statutes apply to policies that were in force as of January 1, 2013. In October 2021, the Moreland court lifted the stay order. In December 2022, plaintiff filed a motion for class certification. In September 2023, the court issued an Order denying plaintiff’s class certification motion. In January 2024, the court issued a Joint Stipulation and Order dismissing the case with prejudice. This matter is now closed.
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Life Insurance Company, et al.

In January 2024, a putative class action complaint entitled California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Life Insurance Company, et al., was filed in California Superior Court, Alameda County, alleging that the Company has failed to comply with California laws requiring that life insurance policies issued or delivered in California: (i) provide for a contractual 60-day grace period pre-lapse during which a policy must stay in force; (ii) provide policyholders and designees with notice of payment default within 30 days and a 30-day advance written notice of pending lapse; and (iii) notify policyholders annually of their right to designate additional recipients for lapse notices. The complaint asserts claims for violation of California’s Unfair Competition law and seeks unspecified damages along with declaratory and injunctive relief.

Regulatory
Variable Products
The Company has received regulatory inquiries and requests for information from state and federal regulators, including subpoenas from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, concerning the appropriateness of variable product sales and replacement activity. The Company is cooperating with regulators and may become subject to additional regulatory inquiries and other actions related to this matter.
Summary
The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flows for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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Schedule I - Summary of Investments Other Than investments in Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
SEC Schedule, 12-15, Insurance Companies, Summary of Investments, Other than Investments in Related Parties [Abstract]  
Schedule I - Summary of Investments Other Than investments in Related Parties
Type of InvestmentAmortized Cost or CostFair
Value
Amount
Shown in the
Balance Sheet
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$1,009,937 $975,287 $975,287 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions789,856 776,627 776,627 
Foreign governments330,830 281,986 281,986 
Asset-backed securities2,016,028 2,027,550 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities913,347 851,778 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities399,542 396,070 396,070 
Public utilities2,379,489 2,196,446 2,196,446 
All other corporate bonds19,693,932 18,620,862 18,620,862 
Redeemable preferred stock5,105 5,174 5,174 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$27,538,066 $26,131,780 $26,131,780 
Equity securities:
Common stocks:
Other common stocks $783,571 $805,715 $805,715 
Mutual funds 12,188 11,277 11,277 
Perpetual preferred stocks 28,511 27,958 27,958 
Total equity securities, at fair value$824,270 $844,950 $844,950 
Fixed maturities, trading$3,476,746 $2,796,446 $2,796,446 
Commercial mortgage and other loans6,122,721 6,122,721 
Policy loans1,472,677 1,472,677 
Short-term investments380,366 380,366 
Other invested assets 1,222,985 1,222,985 
Total investments$41,037,831 $38,971,925 
v3.24.1
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Schedule II
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Condensed Statements of Financial Positions
December 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands, except share amounts)

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (allowance for credit losses: 2023 – $2,004; 2022 – $4,406) (amortized cost: 2023 – $24,872,031; 2022 – $19,320,369)
$23,662,832 $17,305,913 
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2023 – $3,451,001; 2022 – $2,654,456)
2,773,006 1,912,377 
Equity securities, at fair value (cost: 2023 – $819,617; 2022 – $143,565)
840,335 138,714 
Policy loans357,581 293,304 
Short-term investments374,407 117,491 
Commercial mortgage and other loans (net of $36,527 and $19,855 allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)
5,883,092 4,780,501 
Other invested assets (includes $80,638 and $113,721 of assets measured at fair value at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)
1,073,038 959,085 
Total investments34,964,291 25,507,385 
Cash and cash equivalents1,953,388 2,141,860 
Deferred policy acquisition costs6,704,372 6,578,551 
Accrued investment income279,567 194,413 
Reinsurance recoverables35,163,935 34,033,034 
Investment in subsidiaries1,434,641 1,026,655 
Receivables from parent and affiliates308,635 206,127 
Deferred sales inducements351,424 381,504 
Income tax assets1,670,376 1,627,136 
Market risk benefit assets1,829,584 834,613 
Other assets2,051,898 1,290,499 
Separate account assets105,111,382 100,124,288 
TOTAL ASSETS$191,823,493 $173,946,065 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Policyholders’ account balances$48,976,616 $39,138,221 
Future policy benefits20,864,146 18,733,638 
Market risk benefit liabilities4,606,742 4,962,977 
Cash collateral for loaned securities218,310 86,750 
Short-term debt to affiliates180,411 126,250 
Long-term debt to affiliates0185,563 
Payables to parent and affiliates2,658,870 2,119,579 
Other liabilities4,715,785 3,432,604 
Separate account liabilities105,111,382 100,124,288 
Total liabilities187,332,262 168,909,870 
EQUITY
Common stock ($10 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and 250,000 outstanding)
2,500 2,500 
Additional paid-in capital5,052,602 6,037,914 
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)(532,951)(994,154)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(30,920)(10,065)
Total equity4,491,231 5,036,195 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$191,823,493 $173,946,065 

See Notes to Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Schedule II
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands)

202320222021
REVENUES
Premiums$289,344 $231,500 $155,709 
Policy charges and fee income1,476,927 1,172,867 1,227,933 
Net investment income1,507,280 785,609 449,744 
Asset administration fees223,803 275,702 193,302 
Other income (loss)741,052 (649,316)261,639 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1,039,350)322,547 (387,409)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(157,160)(558,535)(4,262,200)
TOTAL REVENUES3,041,896 1,580,374 (2,361,282)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits448,286 430,184 41,931 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits6,067 38,468 24,189 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances591,310 397,637 (194,393)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs513,863 500,986 307,397 
General, administrative and other expenses1,100,663 1,099,599 (574,501)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES2,660,189 2,466,874 (395,377)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE381,707 (886,500)(1,965,905)
Income tax expense (benefit)16,915 (264,761)(485,879)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE364,792 (621,739)(1,480,026)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries96,844 (69,829)84,623 
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes(433)(75,137)702 
NET INCOME (LOSS)$461,203 $(766,705)$(1,394,701)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)632,819 (1,877,552)(143,225)
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits(50,679)250,486 23,870 
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits(597,083)1,298,259 (395,563)
Other(11,539)(183,909)(97,417)
Total(26,482)(512,716)(612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)(5,627)(106,197)(128,241)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(20,855)(406,519)(484,094)
Total comprehensive income (loss)$440,348 $(1,173,224)$(1,878,795)









See Notes to Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Schedule II
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands)
202320222021
Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities$2,365,722 $1,813,780 $(1,014,479)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale1,622,501 1,586,432 1,150,169 
Fixed maturities, trading95,872 901,690 914,082 
Equity securities189,210 242,247 100,151 
Policy loans152,275 140,937 144,925 
Ceded policy loans(117,589)(110,477)(11,560)
Short-term investments444,983 622,072 221,613 
Commercial mortgage and other loans157,116 178,564 258,743 
Other invested assets17,405 57,335 296,278 
Payments for the purchase/origination of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale(6,762,400)(6,674,455)(2,278,457)
Fixed maturities, trading(857,717)(425,267)(97,523)
Equity securities(678,790)(281,502)(98,122)
Policy loans(236,886)(122,982)(104,528)
Ceded policy loans147,961 69,369 10,391 
Short-term investments(679,224)(551,161)(307,596)
Commercial mortgage and other loans(1,239,173)(1,024,697)(561,310)
Other invested assets(174,680)(149,837)(125,329)
Capital contributions to subsidiaries(323,909)(325,000)(100,000)
Other, net(56,531)(316,170)(68,135)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities(8,299,576)(6,182,902)(656,208)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Policyholders’ account deposits10,508,549 9,500,054 5,130,649 
Ceded policyholders’ account deposits(870,031)(902,233)(817,978)
Policyholders’ account withdrawals(3,287,164)(3,343,369)(3,413,219)
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals360,211 398,101 78,517 
Contributed / (return of) capital (995,000)776,657 
Other, net28,817 75,814 340,224 
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities5,745,382 5,728,367 2,094,850 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(188,472)1,359,245 424,163 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR2,141,860 782,615 358,452 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR$1,953,388 $2,141,860 $782,615 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Income taxes paid (refund)$57,749 $61,613 $384,472 
Interest paid$4,377 $7,863 $6,323 
Significant Non-Cash Transactions
Refer to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the items listed were related to Pruco Life Insurance Company.





See Notes to Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Schedule II
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Notes to Condensed Financial Information of Registrant

1.ORGANIZATION AND PRESENTATION

Pruco Life Insurance Company, (“Pruco Life”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, which in turn is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. Pruco Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1971 under the laws of the State of Arizona. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in the District of Columbia, Guam and in all states except New York, and sells such products primarily through affiliated and unaffiliated distributors.

The condensed financial information of Pruco Life should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Pruco Life and its subsidiaries and the notes thereto (the “Consolidated Financial Statements”). The condensed financial statements of Pruco Life reflect its direct wholly-owned subsidiary and majority-owned subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting.
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Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12, Financial Services— Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, which provided new authoritative guidance impacting the accounting and disclosure requirements for long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. See “Adoption of ASU 2018-12” below for additional information regarding this adoption, including the impacts to the Company’s 2022 and 2021 financial statements from implementing the new accounting standard as well as the transition impacts recorded as of January 1, 2021. See Note 2 for additional details regarding the key policy changes effected by this ASU and updated accounting policies resulting from the adoption of this ASU for all periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Pruco Life and entities over which the Company exercises control, including majority-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The most significant estimates include those used in determining future policy benefits; policyholders' account balances and reinsurance related to the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain universal life and annuity products; market risk benefits; the valuation of investments including derivatives, the measurement of allowance for credit losses, and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments; reinsurance recoverables; any provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and accruals for contingent liabilities, including estimates for losses in connection with unresolved legal and regulatory matters.
Annual Assumptions Review

Annually, the Company performs a comprehensive review of the assumptions set for purposes of estimating future premiums, benefits, and other cash flows. Assumptions include those that are economic and those that are insurance related. Insurance related assumptions are based on the Company’s best estimates of future rates of mortality, morbidity, lapse, surrender, annuitization, expenses and other items. The Company generally looks to relevant Company experience as the primary basis for these assumptions. If relevant Company experience is not available or does not have sufficient credibility, the Company may look to experience of similar blocks of business, either in the Company or the industry. Mortality rate assumptions are generally based on Company experience, sometimes blending Company experience with an industry table where the Company experience alone is not sufficiently credible. The Company sets mortality and morbidity assumptions that vary by major type of business. Within type of business, rates vary by age and gender. The Company applies an adjustment for future mortality improvement, consistent with observed long-term trends of population mortality over time. Lapse and surrender assumptions are based on Company and industry experience, where available. The Company sets rates that vary by product type, taking into account features specific to the product.

As part of this review, the Company may update these assumptions and make refinements to its models based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data it feels is indicative of a long-term trend. These assumptions are generally updated annually, unless a material change is observed in an interim period that the Company feels is also indicative of a long-term trend. Generally, the Company does not expect trends to change significantly in the short-term and, to the extent these trends may change, it expects such changes to be gradual over the long-term.

The Company also performs a comprehensive review of the economic assumptions, including long-term interest rate assumptions and equity return assumptions that impact reserve calculations. The Company generally utilizes relevant economic outlook information and industry surveys as the primary basis for these assumptions, which may be used to project future rates of return on investments.
Reclassifications
Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified for reasons unrelated to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 to conform to the current period presentation.
Investments and Investment-Related Liabilities
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value ("AFS debt securities") includes bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock that are carried at fair value. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. The purchased cost of fixed maturities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity or, if applicable, call date.

AFS debt securities, where fair value is below amortized cost, are reviewed quarterly to determine whether the amortized cost basis of the security is recoverable. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities, a credit impairment will be recognized in earnings as an allowance for credit losses and reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” to the extent the amortized cost exceeds the net present value of projected future cash flows (the “net present value”) for the security. However, the credit impairment recorded cannot exceed the difference between the amortized cost and fair value of the respective security. The net present value used to measure a credit impairment is calculated by discounting the Company’s best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the AFS debt security at the date of acquisition. Once the Company has deemed all or a portion of the amortized cost uncollectible, the allowance is removed from the balance sheet by writing down the amortized cost basis of the AFS debt security. Any amount of an AFS debt security’s change in fair value not recorded as an allowance for credit losses will be recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (loss) (“OCI”).

For all other AFS debt securities, qualitative factors are first considered including, but not limited to, the extent of the decline and the reasons for the decline in value (e.g., credit events, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening), and the financial condition of the issuer. If analysis of these qualitative factors results in the security needing to be impaired, a credit impairment will be recognized and measured using the same process for mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities.

When an AFS debt security's fair value is below amortized cost and the Company has the intent to sell the AFS debt security, or it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the AFS debt security before its anticipated recovery, the amortized cost basis of the AFS debt security is written down to fair value and any previously recognized allowance is reversed. The write-down is reported in "Realized investment gains (losses), net".

Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount, are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. Prepayment premiums are also included in “Net investment income”.

For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities (those rated AA or above), the amortized cost and effective yield of the securities are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to “Net investment income” in accordance with the retrospective method.

For mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities rated below AA, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows unless the investment is purchased with credit deterioration or an allowance is currently recorded for the respective security. If an investment is impaired, any changes in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows will be recorded as the credit impairment, as opposed to a yield adjustment. If the asset is purchased with credit deterioration (or previously impaired), the effective yield will be adjusted if there are favorable changes in cash flows subsequent to the allowance being reduced to zero.

For mortgage-backed and asset-backed AFS debt securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries, which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition, unrealized gains and loss recorded in OCI, and the amount of impairment recognized in earnings. The payment priority of the respective security is also considered. For all other AFS debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security’s position within the capital structure of the issuer.
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value ("Trading debt securities") includes debt securities that are carried at fair value. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Other income (loss),” and interest income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income”.

Equity securities, at fair value consists of common stock and mutual fund shares carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments are reported in “Other income (loss),” and dividend income is reported in “Net investment income” on the ex-dividend date.

Policy loans represents funds loaned to policyholders up to the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies and are carried at the unpaid principal balances due to the Company from the policyholders. Interest income on policy loans is recognized in “Net investment income” at the contract interest rate when earned. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies.

Short-term investments primarily consists of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of twelve months or less and greater than three months when purchased. These investments are generally carried at fair value or amortized cost that approximates fair value and include certain money market investments, funds managed similar to regulated money market funds, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments.

Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans and agricultural property loans. Commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of any current expected credit loss ("CECL") allowance. Certain off-balance sheet credit exposures (e.g., indemnification of serviced mortgage loans, and certain unfunded mortgage loan commitments where the Company cannot unconditionally cancel the commitment) are also subject to a CECL allowance. See Note 16 for additional information.

Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances. Interest income, and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. Prepayment fees are also included in “Net investment income.”

The CECL allowance represents the Company’s best estimate of expected credit losses over the remaining life of the assets or off-balance sheet credit exposures. The determination of the allowance considers historical credit loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

The allowance is calculated separately for commercial mortgage loans, agricultural mortgage loans, other collateralized and uncollateralized loans. For commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans, the allowance is calculated using an internally developed CECL model that pools together loans that share similar risk characteristics. Similar risk characteristics used to create the pools include, but are not limited to, vintage, maturity, credit rating, and collateral type.

Key inputs to the CECL model include unpaid principal balances, internal credit ratings, annual expected loss factors, average lives of the loans adjusted for prepayment considerations, current and historical interest rate assumptions, and other factors influencing the Company’s view of the current stage of the economic cycle and future economic conditions. Subjective considerations include a review of whether historical loss experience is representative of current market conditions and the Company’s view of the credit cycle. Model assumptions and factors are reviewed and updated as appropriate. Information about certain key inputs is detailed below.
Key factors in determining the internal credit ratings for commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans include loan-to-value and debt-service-coverage ratios. Other factors include amortization, loan term, and estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. The loan-to-value ratio compares the carrying amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property or properties collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the carrying amount of the loan exceeds the collateral value. A loan-to-value ratio less than 100% indicates an excess of collateral value over the carrying amount of the loan. The debt service coverage ratio is a property’s net operating income as a percentage of its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 indicates that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A debt service coverage ratio greater than 1.0 indicates an excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company’s periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural property loan portfolios, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company’s periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company’s commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.

Annual expected loss rates are based on historical default and loss experience factors. Using average lives, the annual expected loss rates are converted into life-of-loan loss expectations.

When individual loans no longer have the credit risk characteristics of the commercial or agricultural mortgage loan pools, they are removed from the pools and are evaluated individually for an allowance. The allowance is determined based on the outstanding loan balance less the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

The CECL allowance on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. The change in allowance is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. As it relates to unfunded commitments that are in scope of this guidance, the CECL allowance is reported in “Other liabilities”, and the change in the allowance is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

The CECL allowance for other collateralized and uncollateralized loans (e.g., corporate loans) carried at amortized cost is determined based on probability of default and loss given default assumptions by sector, credit quality and average lives of the loans. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Once the Company has deemed a portion of the amortized cost to be uncollectible, the uncollectible portion of allowance is removed from the balance sheet by writing down the amortized cost basis of the loan. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

Interest received on loans that are past due is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company’s assessment as to the collectability of the principal. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. See Note 3 for additional information about the Company’s past due loans.

The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged against interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.

Commercial mortgage and other loans are occasionally restructured. These restructurings generally include one or more of the following: full or partial payoffs outside of the original contract terms; changes to interest rates; extensions of maturity; or additions or modifications to covenants. Additionally, the Company may accept assets in full or partial satisfaction of the debt. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosure, on a prospective basis. This ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) for creditors and requires all loan restructurings to follow the modification guidance in ASC 310-20.
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02, when restructurings occurred, they were evaluated individually to determine whether the restructuring or modification constituted a TDR as defined by authoritative accounting guidance. If the borrower was experiencing financial difficulty and the Company granted a concession, the restructuring, including those that involved a partial payoff or the receipt of assets in full satisfaction of the debt was deemed to be a TDR. If a loan modification was a TDR, the CECL allowance of the loan was remeasured using the modified terms and the loan's original effective yield.

Post adoption of ASU 2022-02, all restructurings are evaluated under the modification guidance in ASC 310-20. When a loan is modified, the Company evaluates whether the restructuring results in a continuation of the existing loan or a new loan. For modifications that result in a continuation of the existing loan, the CECL allowance of the loan is remeasured using the modified terms, including the loan’s post-modification effective yield, and the allowance is adjusted accordingly.

For modifications that result in a new loan, any CECL allowance is reversed and a direct write-down of the loan is recorded for the amount of the allowance, and any additional loss, net of recoveries, or any gain is recorded for the difference between the fair value of the new loan and the recorded investment in the loan. The new loan is evaluated prospectively for credit impairment based on the CECL allowance process noted above.

Other invested assets consist of the Company’s non-coupon investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies ("LPs/LLCs"), other than operating joint ventures, as well as derivative assets. LPs/LLCs interests are accounted for using either the equity method of accounting, or at fair value. The Company’s income from investments in LPs/LLCs accounted for using the equity method, other than the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income”. The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method (including assessment for OTTI), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three-month lag. For the investments reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in current earnings, the associated realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in “Other income (loss)”.

Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sales of fixed maturity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as changes to the allowance for credit losses recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses also reflect fair value changes on commercial mortgage loans carried at fair value, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. See “Derivative Financial Instruments” below for additional information regarding the accounting for derivatives.
Realized investment gains (losses), net includes realized gains or losses from sales and maturities of investments, changes to the allowance for credit losses, other impairments, fair value changes on mortgage loans where the fair value option has been elected, releases of Other Comprehensive Income and derivative gains or losses. The derivative gains or losses include the impact of maturities, terminations and changes in fair value of the derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives, and other hedging instruments.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, amounts due from banks, certain money market investments, funds managed similar to regulated money market funds, other debt instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, other than cash equivalents that are included in "Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value,” and receivables related to securities purchased under agreements to resell (see also "Securities sold under agreements to purchase" below.) The Company also engages in overnight borrowing and lending of funds with Prudential Financial and affiliates which are considered cash and cash equivalents. These assets are generally carried at fair value or amortized cost which approximates fair value.
Deferred policy acquisition costs
Deferred policy acquisition costs represents costs directly related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity business. Such DAC primarily includes commissions, costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully acquired contracts. In each reporting period, previously capitalized DAC is amortized and included in “Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs”. Upon the adoption of ASU 2018-12, the carrying amount of DAC for long-duration contracts is no longer subject to recoverability testing.

DAC for most long-duration contracts is amortized on a constant-level basis at a grouped contract level over the expected life of the underlying insurance contracts. Contracts are grouped consistent with the groupings used to estimate the liability for future policy benefits (or other related balances) for the corresponding contracts. Since contracts within a grouping may be of different sizes, contracts within a group are weighted to achieve appropriate amortization and to ensure that DAC is derecognized when a policy is no longer in force. The constant-level basis used to weight contracts within a grouping and amortize DAC is generally defined as follows:

Life insurance contracts – DAC associated with life insurance contracts is generally amortized in proportion to the initial face amount of life insurance in force. This is applicable to traditional and universal life insurance.
Payout annuity contracts – DAC associated with payout annuity contracts is amortized in proportion to annual benefit payments.

Deferred annuity contracts – DAC associated with fixed and variable deferred annuity contracts is amortized in proportion to deposits.

For single premium immediate annuities without life contingencies, acquisition expenses are deferred and amortized over the expected life of the contracts using the interest method.

Current period DAC amortization reflects the impact of changes in actual insurance in force during the period and changes in future assumptions effected as of the end of the quarter, where applicable. The Company typically updates actuarial assumptions annually in the second quarter, (see "Annual Assumptions Review" below), unless a material change is observed in an interim period that is indicative of a long-term trend. Generally, the Company does not expect trends to change significantly in the short-term and, to the extent these trends may change, the Company expects such changes to be gradual over the long-term.

Assumptions used for DAC are consistent with those used in estimating the liability for future policy benefits (or any other related balance) for the corresponding contract. Determining the level of aggregation and actuarial assumptions used in projecting in force terminations requires judgment. Internal criteria are developed to determine the level of aggregation by considering both qualitative and quantitative materiality thresholds.

The assumptions used in projecting in force terminations are mortality, mortality improvement, and lapse assumptions. These assumptions are generally based on the Company’s experience, industry experience and/or other factors, as applicable. For variable deferred annuity contracts, lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefits and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.

For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by exchanging a contract for a new contract or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements. If policyholders surrender traditional life insurance policies in exchange for life insurance policies that do not have fixed and guaranteed terms, the Company immediately charges to expense the remaining unamortized DAC on the surrendered policies. For other internal replacement transactions, except those that involve the addition of a non-integrated contract feature that does not change the existing base contract, the unamortized DAC is immediately charged to expense if the terms of the new policies are not substantially similar to those of the former policies. If the new terms are substantially similar to those of the earlier policies, the DAC is retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the expected life of the new policies. See Note 6 for additional information regarding DAC.
Accrued investment income
Accrued investment income primarily includes accruals of interest and dividend income from investments that have been earned but not yet received.
Reinsurance recoverables
Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with reinsurance arrangements with affiliates and third-party reinsurers, and are reported on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position net of the CECL allowance. Reinsurance recoverables also include assumed modified coinsurance arrangements which generally reflect the value of the invested assets retained by the cedant and the associated asset returns. Modified coinsurance recoverables contain an embedded derivative (bifurcated and accounted for separately from the host contract) that is presented together with the derivative embedded in the modified coinsurance payables as one compound derivative. For additional information about these arrangements see Note 11.
The CECL allowance considers the credit quality of the reinsurance counterparty and is generally determined based on the probability of default and loss given default assumptions, after considering any applicable collateral arrangements. The CECL allowance does not apply to reinsurance recoverables with affiliated counterparties under common control. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Policyholders’ benefits.” Prior to the adoption of this standard, an allowance for credit losses for reinsurance recoverables was established only when it was deemed probable that a reinsurer may fail to make payments to us in a timely manner. Reinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, benefits and reserves related to reinsured long-duration contracts under coinsurance arrangements are accounted for over the life of the underlying reinsured contracts using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying contracts. For reinsurance of in force blocks of non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts, the current value of the direct liability as of inception of the reinsurance agreement is used to calculate the reinsurance recoverable and cost of reinsurance such that there is no immediate other comprehensive income or loss from recognition of the reinsurance recoverable at inception. Consistent with the direct liability, the reinsurance recoverable for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts is remeasured each period using current single A rates with the effect on the liability resulting from such updates recorded in "Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits" in OCI. For reinsurance of limited-payment contracts, the Company establishes a cost of reinsurance asset relating to the direct DPL and amortizes this balance through “Premiums” using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize the direct DPL.

For reinsurance of existing in-force blocks of long-duration contracts that transfer significant insurance risk, the difference between the fair value of the net consideration exchanged and the net liabilities ceded related to the underlying reinsured contracts is considered the net cost of reinsurance at the inception of the reinsurance agreement. This initial net cost of reinsurance is deferred and amortized into income over the remaining life of the reinsured policies on a basis consistent with the methodologies and assumptions used for amortizing DAC. This initial net cost of reinsurance may result in a deferred reinsurance gain which is recorded in "Other liabilities" and amortized through "Other income (loss)", or a deferred reinsurance loss which is recorded in "Other assets" and amortized through "General, administrative and other expenses".

Consistent with direct contracts, reinsurance agreements may also include features that meet the definition of an MRB and, if so, are accounted for at fair value. The fair value of direct or assumed MRBs reflects the Company's NPR, while the fair value of ceded MRBs reflects the counterparty credit risk of the reinsurer. Changes in the fair value of ceded MRBs, including the impact of changes in counterparty credit risk, are recorded in net income in "Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)".

Coinsurance arrangements contrast with the Company’s yearly renewable term ("YRT") arrangements, where only mortality risk is transferred to the reinsurer and premiums are paid to the reinsurer to reinsure that risk. The mortality risk that is reinsured under YRT arrangements represents the difference between the stated death benefits in the underlying reinsured contracts and the corresponding reserves or account value carried by the Company on those same contracts. The premiums paid to the reinsurer are based upon negotiated amounts, not on the actual premiums paid by the underlying contractholders to the Company. As YRT arrangements are usually entered into by the Company with the expectation that the contracts will be in force for the lives of the underlying policies, they are considered to be long-duration reinsurance contracts. The cost of reinsurance for universal life products is generally recognized based on the gross assessments of the underlying direct policies. The cost of reinsurance for term insurance products is generally recognized in proportion to direct premiums over the life of the underlying policies.
Market Risk Benefit (assets and liabilities)
Market risk benefit assets represents MRBs in an asset position and are presented separately from MRBs in a liability position. See “Market risk benefit liabilities” below. MRB assets also reflect ceded MRBs resulting from reinsurance of the Company's Prudential Defined Income ("PDI") traditional variable annuity contracts. See Note 11 for additional information regarding the reinsurance of PDI.
Market risk benefit liabilities represents contracts or contract features that provide protection to the contractholder and exposes the Company to other than nominal capital market risk, primarily related to deferred annuities with guaranteed minimum benefits associated with annuities products including guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”), guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”), guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”). The benefits are accounted for using a fair value measurement framework. If a contract contains multiple market risk benefits, the benefits are bundled together and accounted for as a single compound market risk benefit. Market risk benefits in an asset position are presented separately from those in a liability position as there is no legal right of offset between contracts. The fair value of market risk benefits is calculated as the present value of expected future benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of expected future rider fees attributable to the market risk benefits. The fair value of market risk benefits is based on assumptions a market participant would use in valuing market risk benefits. For additional information regarding the valuation of market risk benefits, see Note 5. On a quarterly basis, changes in the fair value of market risk benefits are recorded in net income, net of related hedges, in "Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)", except for the portion of the change attributable to changes in the Company’s NPR which is recorded in OCI. See Note 10 for additional information regarding market risk benefits.
Deferred sales inducements
Deferred Sales Inducements are amounts that are credited to a policyholders’ account balance primarily as an inducement to purchase fixed and/or variable deferred annuity contracts. The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the expected life of the policy using the same methodology, factors and assumptions used to amortize DAC. The Company records amortization of DSI in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” Unlike DAC, DSI are considered contractual cash flows and, as a result, are subject to periodic recoverability testing. See Note 6 for additional information regarding DSI.
Income taxes receivable
Income tax assets primarily represents the net deferred tax asset and the Company’s estimated taxes receivable for the current year and open audit years.
The Company is a member of the federal income tax return of Prudential Financial and primarily files separate company state and local tax returns. Pursuant to the tax allocation arrangement with Prudential Financial, total federal income tax expense is determined on a separate company basis. Members record tax benefits to the extent tax losses or tax credits are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.

Items required by tax regulations to be included in the tax return may differ from the items reflected in the financial statements. As a result, the effective tax rate reflected in the financial statements may be different than the actual rate applied on the tax return. Some of these differences are permanent such as expenses that are not deductible in the Company’s tax return, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as valuation of insurance reserves. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in future years for which the Company has already recorded the tax benefit in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in the Company’s financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expenditures for which the Company has already taken a deduction in the Company’s tax return but have not yet been recognized in the Company’s financial statements.

Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. See Note 12 for a discussion of factors considered when evaluating the need for a valuation allowance.

U.S. GAAP prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on tax returns. The application of this guidance is a two-step process. First, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements. The second step is measurement. The Company measures the tax position as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. This measurement considers the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement using the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date.

The Company’s liability for income taxes includes a liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") or other taxing jurisdictions. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense. See Note 12 for additional information regarding income taxes.
Other assets and Other liabilities
Other assets consists primarily of deposit assets related to a reinsurance agreement entered into with a third-party reinsurer during 2021 using deposit accounting under U.S. GAAP, see Note 11 for additional information. Included in these deposit assets are amounts representing fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain annuity products. For additional information regarding the valuation of these embedded derivatives, see Note 5. Also included are premiums due, deferred loss on reinsurance which is amortized over the expected life of the reinsured contracts on a constant-level basis, receivables resulting from sales of securities that had not yet settled at the balance sheet date, prepaid tax expenses, and the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures. Investments in operating joint ventures are generally accounted for under the equity method. The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary.
Other liabilities consists primarily of reinsurance payables associated with reinsurance arrangements that correspond to reinsurance receivables included above in “Reinsurance recoverables”. Also included is a funds withheld liability for assets retained under a reinsurance agreement that corresponds to the deposit assets above in "Other assets". For additional information about these arrangements see Note 11. Additionally other liabilities includes accrued expenses, technical overdrafts, payables resulting from purchases of securities that had not yet settled at the balance sheet date and deferred gain on reinsurance. The amortization method for deferred gain on reinsurance is amortized over the expected life of the reinsured contracts on a constant-level basis. Other liabilities may also include derivative instruments for which fair values are determined as described below under "Derivative Financial Instruments".
Separate account assets and Separate account liabilities
Separate account assets represents segregated funds that are invested for certain policyholders, and other customers. The assets consist primarily of equity securities, fixed maturities, real estate-related investments, real estate mortgage loans, short-term investments and derivative instruments and are reported at fair value. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the Company. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. The investment income and realized investment gains or losses from separate account assets generally accrue to the policyholders and are not included in the Company’s results of operations. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges assessed against the accounts are included in “Policy charges and fee income”. Asset administration fees charged to the accounts are included in “Asset administration fees”. Seed money that the Company invests in separate accounts is reported in the appropriate general account asset line. Investment income and realized investment gains or losses from seed money invested in separate accounts accrue to the Company and are included in the Company’s results of operations. See Note 7 for additional information regarding separate account arrangements with contractual guarantees. See also “Separate account liabilities below.
Separate account liabilities primarily represents the contractholders’ account balance in separate account assets and to a lesser extent borrowings of the separate account, and will be equal and offsetting to total separate account assets. See also “Separate account assets” above.
Future policy benefits
Future policy benefits primarily consists of the present value of expected future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of such payments depend on policyholder mortality or morbidity, less the present value of expected future net premiums (where net premiums are gross premiums multiplied by the Net-To-Gross ("NTG") ratio discussed below). The liability for future policy benefits is accrued over time as premium revenue is recognized. See Note 8 for additional information regarding future policy benefits.

The reserving methodology used for non-participating traditional and limited-payment contracts include the following:

Cash Flow Assumptions. In measuring the liability for future policy benefits, the net premium valuation methodology is utilized. Under this methodology, a liability for future policy benefits is established using current best estimate insurance assumptions and interest rate assumptions locked-in at contract issuance date. The NTG ratio is calculated as the ratio of the present value of expected policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses divided by the present value of expected gross premiums. The NTG ratio is applied to gross premiums, as premium revenue is recognized, to determine net premiums. The liability is then determined as the present value of expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses less the present value of expected future net premiums. For purposes of liability measurement, contracts are grouped into cohorts based primarily on issue year and major product line.

The NTG ratio is generally updated quarterly for actual experience and annually in the second quarter of each year for future cash flow assumption updates during the Company’s annual assumptions review process unless a material change is observed in an interim period that is indicative of a long-term trend (see “Annual Assumptions Review” below), with the exception of claim settlement expense assumptions which the Company has made an entity-wide election to lock-in as of contract issuance. The NTG ratio is subject to a retrospective unlocking method whereby the Company updates its best estimate of cash flows expected over the life of the cohort using actual historical experience and updated future cash flow assumptions. These updated cash flows are used to calculate the revised NTG ratio, which is used to derive an updated liability for future policy benefits as of the beginning of the current reporting period, discounted at the original contract issuance discount rate. The updated liability for future policy benefit amount as of the beginning of the quarter is then compared to the carrying amount of the liability as of that same date, before the updates for actual experience or future cash flow assumptions, to determine the current period change in liability estimate. This current period change in the liability is the liability remeasurement gain or loss that is recorded through current period earnings in “Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits”. In subsequent periods, the revised NTG ratio is used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, subject to future revisions.

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 expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses, the NTG ratio is capped at 100%. In these instances, all changes in expected benefits resulting from both actual experience deviations and changes in future assumptions are reflected immediately. While the liability for future policy benefits cannot be less than zero (i.e., a contra-liability) at the cohort level and thus the balance is floored at zero (i.e., “flooring”), the NTG ratio may be negative. This would be the case whereby conditions have improved such that the present value of future net premiums plus the existing liability for future policy benefits as of the valuation date exceed the present value of expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses. In this case, the negative NTG ratio would be applied going forward to gross premiums received, effectively amortizing the gain into income and reducing the liability over time.
In addition, for limited-payment contracts, the liability for future policy benefits also includes a Deferred Profit Liability representing gross premiums received in excess of net premiums and is generally recognized in revenue in a constant relationship with insurance in force for life contracts or with the amount of expected future benefit payments for annuity contracts. The DPL is subject to a retrospective unlocking adjustment consistent with the liability for future policy benefits discussed above. The DPL cannot be less than zero (i.e., a contra-liability) at the cohort level and thus the balance is floored at zero (i.e., “flooring”).

For contracts issued prior to January 1, 2021, the modified retrospective transition method was used to transition to ASU 2018-12. Under this method, the transition date of January 1, 2021 serves as the new issue date of the contracts in force for purposes of retrospectively unlocking the NTG ratio and DPL as described above.

Discount Rate Assumption. The locked-in discount rate is generally based on expected investment returns at contract inception for contracts issued prior to January 1, 2021 and the upper medium grade fixed income corporate instrument yield (i.e., global single A) at contract inception for contracts issued on or after January 1, 2021. The discount rate in effect at contract inception is locked-in for the calculation of the NTG ratio and accretion of interest cost on the liability through net income. However, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the discount rate is updated using the current single A rate at each reporting period, with the effect on the liability resulting from such update recorded in “Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits" in OCI.

The methodology used in constructing the single A discount rate curve for discounting cash flows used to calculate the liability for future policy benefits is intended to be reflective of the characteristics of the applicable insurance liabilities. The single A discount rate curve is developed by reference to upper medium grade (low credit risk) fixed income instrument yields that reflect the duration characteristics of the applicable insurance liabilities. The single A discount curve for the United States and foreign economies, such as Japan, with observable corporate A spreads, is developed using government bond rates, plus globally equivalent public corporate A spreads in the observable periods. The definition of upper medium grade is based on Moody’s definition which includes the spectrum of A (i.e., A- to A+). The rate used in foreign operations (with the exception of certain emerging markets, as discussed below) is based on the equivalent of a single A rate from a global rating agency for corporate bonds issued in the same currency and country in which the insurance contract is written. Liquidity is considered in defining the observable period and linear extrapolation is performed to the Company's ultimate long-term economic assumptions. See “Annual Assumptions Review” below for further discussion regarding the Company’s long-term economic assumption setting process.

The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes net liabilities for guaranteed benefits related to certain long-duration life contracts, such as no-lapse guarantee contract features (AIR liability), for which a liability is established when associated assessments are recognized (which include investment margin on policyholders' account balances in the general account and all policy charges including charges for administration, mortality, expense, surrender, and other charges). This liability is established using current best estimate assumptions and is based on the ratio of the present value of total expected excess payments (i.e., payments in excess of account value) over the life of the contract divided by the present value of total expected assessments (i.e., benefit ratio). Any adjustments to this liability related to net unrealized gains (losses) on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in AOCI.

For universal life type contracts and participating contracts, the Company performs premium deficiency tests using best estimate assumptions as of the testing date. If the liabilities determined based on these best estimate assumptions are greater than the net reserves (i.e., GAAP reserves including URR, net of reinsurance and any DSI asset), the existing net reserves are adjusted by first reducing these assets by the amount of the deficiency or to zero through a charge to current period earnings. If the deficiency is more than these asset balances for insurance contracts, the net reserves are increased by the excess through a charge to current period earnings included in "Policyholders' benefits". Since investment yields are used as the discount rate, the premium deficiency test is also performed using a discount rate based on the market yield (i.e., assuming what would be the impact if any unrealized gains (losses) were realized as of the testing date). In the event that by using the market yield a deficiency occurs, an adjustment is established for the deficiency and is included in AOCI.

In certain instances, for universal life type contracts and participating contracts, the policyholder liability for a particular line of business may not be deficient in the aggregate to trigger loss recognition, but the pattern of earnings may be such that profits are expected to be recognized in earlier years followed by losses in later years. In these situations, accounting standards require that an additional liability (Profits Followed by Losses or “PFL” liability) be recognized by an amount necessary to sufficiently offset the losses that would be recognized in later years. To date, the Company has not recorded a PFL liability on any such contracts.
The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes a liability for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses. The Company does not establish claim liabilities until a loss has been incurred. However, unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses include estimates of claims that the Company believes have been incurred but have not yet been reported as of the balance sheet date.
Policyholders' account balances Policyholders’ account balances liability represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the balance sheet date. This liability is primarily associated with the accumulated account deposits, plus interest credited, less policyholder withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance, as applicable. These policyholders’ account balances also include provision for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities and certain unearned revenues. The unearned revenue liability represents policy charges for services to be provided in future periods. The charges are deferred as incurred and are generally amortized over the expected life of the contract using the same methodology, factors, and assumption used to amortize DAC. See Note 9 for additional information regarding policyholders’ account balances. Policyholders' account balances also include amounts representing the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked feature of certain universal life and annuity products. For additional information regarding the valuation of these embedded derivatives, see Note 5.
Cash collateral for loaned securities
Cash collateral for loaned securities represents liabilities to return cash proceeds from security lending transactions. Securities lending transactions are used primarily to earn spread income or to facilitate trading activity. As part of securities lending transactions, the Company transfers U.S. and foreign debt and equity securities, as well as U.S. government and government agency securities, and receives cash as collateral. Cash proceeds from securities lending transactions are primarily used to earn spread income, and are typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities. Securities lending transactions are treated as financing arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received. The Company obtains collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. The Company monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary. Substantially all of the Company’s securities lending transactions are with large brokerage firms and large banks. Income and expenses associated with securities lending transactions used to earn spread income are reported as "Net investment income".
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase represents liabilities associated with securities repurchase agreements that are used primarily to earn spread income. As part of securities repurchase agreements, the Company transfers U.S. government and government agency securities to a third-party, and receives cash as collateral. For securities repurchase agreements, the cash received is typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities. Receivables associated with securities purchased under agreements to resell are generally reflected as cash equivalents. As part of securities resale agreements, the Company invests cash and receives as collateral U.S. government securities or other debt securities.
Securities repurchase and resale agreements that satisfy certain criteria are treated as secured borrowing or secured lending arrangements. These agreements are carried at the amounts at which the securities will be subsequently resold or reacquired, as specified in the respective transactions. For securities purchased under agreements to resell, the Company’s policy is to take possession or control of the securities either directly or through a third-party custodian. These securities are valued daily, and additional securities or cash collateral is received, or returned, when appropriate to protect against credit exposure. Securities to be resold are the same, or substantially the same, as the securities received. The majority of these transactions are with large brokerage firms and large banks. For securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the market value of the securities to be repurchased is monitored, and additional collateral is obtained where appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. The Company obtains collateral in an amount at least equal to 95% of the fair value of the securities sold. Securities to be repurchased are the same, or substantially the same, as those sold. The majority of these transactions are with highly rated money market funds. Income and expenses related to these transactions executed within the insurance companies used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income.”
Short-term and long-term debt
Short-term and long-term debt liabilities are primarily carried at an amount equal to unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized discount or premium and debt issuance costs. Original-issue discount or premium and debt-issue costs are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding, using the interest method of amortization. Interest expense is generally presented within “General, administrative and other expenses” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. Short-term debt is debt coming due in the next twelve months, including that portion of debt otherwise classified as long-term. The short-term debt caption may exclude short-term debt items for which the Company has the intent and ability to refinance on a long-term basis in the near term. See Note 15 for additional information regarding short-term and long-term debt.
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. Management evaluates whether there are incremental legal or other costs directly associated with the ultimate resolution of the matter that are reasonably estimable and, if so, they are included in the accrual. These accruals are generally reported in “Other liabilities”.
Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition
Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition
Premiums from individual life products, other than universal and variable life contracts, are recognized when due. When premiums are due over a significantly shorter period than the period over which benefits are provided, any gross premium in excess of the net premium (i.e., the portion of the gross premium required to provide for all expected future policy benefits and non-level claim settlement expenses) is generally deferred and recognized into revenue in a constant relationship to insurance in force. Benefits are recorded as an expense when they are incurred. A liability for future policy benefits is recorded when premiums are recognized as described in "Future policy benefits" above.

Premiums from single premium immediate annuities with life contingencies are recognized when due. When premiums are due over a significantly shorter period than the period over which benefits are provided, any gross premium in excess of the net premium is generally deferred and recognized into revenue based on expected future benefit payments. Benefits are recorded as an expense when they are incurred. A liability for future policy benefits is recorded when premiums are recognized as described in "Future policy benefits" above.
Certain individual annuity contracts provide the contractholder a guarantee that the benefit received upon death or annuitization will be no less than a minimum prescribed amount. These benefits are generally accounted for as market risk benefits (see “Market risk benefits” above).

Amounts received from policyholders as payment for universal or variable individual life contracts, deferred fixed or variable annuities and other contracts without life contingencies are reported as deposits to “Policyholders’ account balances” and/or “Separate account liabilities.” Revenues from these contracts are reflected in “Policy charges and fee income” consisting primarily of fees assessed during the period against the policyholders’ account balances for mortality and other benefit charges, policy administration charges and surrender charges. In addition to fees, the Company earns investment income from the investment of deposits in the Company’s general account portfolio. Fees assessed that represent compensation to the Company for services to be provided in future periods and certain other fees are generally deferred and amortized into revenue over the life of the related contracts using the same methodology, factors, and assumption used to amortize DAC as described above. Benefits and expenses for these products include claims in excess of related account balances, expenses of contract administration, interest credited to policyholders’ account balances and amortization of DAC and DSI.

Policyholders’ account balances also includes amounts representing the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain universal life and annuity products where changes in the value of the embedded derivatives are recorded through "Realized investment gains (losses), net". For additional information regarding the valuation of these embedded derivatives, see Note 5.
Asset administration fees Asset administration fees primarily include asset administration fee income received on contractholders’ account balances invested in The Prudential Series Funds, which are a portfolio of mutual fund investments related to the Company’s separate account products. Also, the Company receives fee income calculated on contractholder separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust ("AST") (see Note 15). In addition, the Company receives fees from contractholders’ account balances invested in funds managed by companies other than affiliates of Prudential Insurance. Asset administration fees are recognized as income when earned.
Other income
Other income (loss) includes realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments reported as “Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value”, “Equity securities, at fair value”, and “Other invested assets” that are measured at fair value.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and NPR used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. Certain of the Company’s OTC derivatives are cleared and settled through central clearing counterparties, while others are bilateral contracts between two counterparties. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.

Derivatives are used to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities. Additionally, derivatives may be used to reduce exposure to risks such as interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 4, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of cash flow hedges. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing or financing activities sections in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.
Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within “Other invested assets”, or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates”, except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.

The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (2) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship.

The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.

When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations line item associated with the hedged item.

If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the Consolidated Statements of Operations line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.

When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.

The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to carry the entire instrument at fair value and report it within "Other invested assets", or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates” or "Other liabilities".
The Company sells variable annuity contracts that include optional living benefit features that may be treated from an accounting perspective as embedded derivatives. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company reinsured the variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to PALAC, excluding the PLNJ business, which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance, in each case under a coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement. Effective July 1, 2021, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, that had previously been reinsured to PALAC from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2021. See Note 11 for additional information. The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value and included in “Future policy benefits" and “Reinsurance recoverables”. Additionally, changes in the fair value are determined using valuation models as described in Note 5 and are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net".
New accounting pronouncements including the Adoption of ASU 2018-12
Adoption of ASU 2018-12

Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. Adoption of this ASU impacted, at least to some extent, the accounting and disclosure requirements for all long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company and had a significant financial impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures. See Note 1 for additional information.

As of the January 1, 2021 transition date, the adoption of the standard resulted in a decrease to “Total equity” of $271 million, primarily from remeasuring in force contract liabilities using upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields as of the transition date and from other changes in reserves. As of the January 1, 2023 adoption date, the impact amounted to an increase to "Total equity" of $673 million. The changes in the impacts from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2023 primarily reflect the increase in market interest rates during 2021 and 2022.

The narrative description of the Company's significant accounting policies at the beginning of this Note reflects its policies as of December 31, 2023, including the policies associated with the adoption of ASU 2018-12. Outlined below are the key accounting policy changes effected by the ASU.

Key Accounting Policy Changes

Area of ChangeDescriptionMethod of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-payment insurance productsRequires an entity to review, and if necessary, update the cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, for both changes in future assumptions and actual experience, at least annually using a retrospective update method with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded in a separate line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.Effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021 (the “transition date”). Under this method, the amendments to contracts in force were applied as of January 1, 2021 on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI
The impact upon transition reflects the impact on in force contract liabilities in instances where expected net premiums exceeded expected gross premiums at an issue-year cohort level as a result of updating to current best estimate cash flow assumptions as of the transition date. As a result of the modified retrospective transition method, the vast majority of the impact of updating cash flow assumptions to best estimates as of the transition date will be reflected in the pattern of earnings in subsequent periods. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 8 for additional information.
Area of ChangeDescriptionMethod of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Discount rate assumption used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-payment insurance productsRequires discount rate assumptions to be based on upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields, which will be updated each quarter with the impact recorded through OCI. An entity shall maximize the use of relevant observable information and minimize the use of unobservable information in determining the discount rate assumptions.As noted above, the guidance for the liability for future policy benefits was adopted effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021. Under this method, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the liability for future policy benefits is remeasured using discount rates as of January 1, 2021 with the impact recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to AOCI.
Adoption of the ASU resulted in a significant impact to AOCI as a result of remeasuring in force contract liabilities using current upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields. This adjustment largely reflects the difference between discount rates locked-in at contract inception versus current discount rates. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 8 for additional information.
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and other balancesRequires DAC and other balances, such as URR and DSI, to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contract, independent of expected profitability.Effective January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021. Under this method, the amendments to contracts in force were applied as of January 1, 2021 on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI.
Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on DAC and other balances upon transition, other than the impact of the removal of any related amounts in AOCI. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 6 for additional information.
Market Risk BenefitsRequires an entity to measure all market risk benefits (e.g., living benefit and death benefit guarantees associated with variable annuities) at fair value, and record MRB assets and liabilities separately on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Changes in the fair value of market risk benefits are recorded in net income, except for the portion attributable to changes in an entity’s NPR, which is recognized in OCI. An entity shall maximize the use of relevant observable information and minimize the use of unobservable information in determining the balance of the market risk benefits upon adoption.Effective January 1, 2023 using the retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of January 1, 2021.
Adoption of the ASU resulted in an adjustment to retained earnings for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of benefits not measured at fair value prior to the adoption of the ASU (e.g., guaranteed minimum death benefits on variable annuities) and a reclass of the cumulative effect of changes in NPR from retained earnings to AOCI. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements. Adoption of the standard also resulted in additional required disclosures. See Note 10 for additional information.
In addition to the significant key accounting changes noted above, ASU 2018-12 also clarified the definition of assessments used to accrue additional insurance reserves and other related balances, primarily for no-lapse guarantee features on certain universal life contracts. Application of the new guidance changed the pattern of reserve recognition for these guarantees and resulted in an increase to the net contract liabilities related to these products at transition. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the effect on the financial statements.

ASU 2022-05, Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944) Transition for Sold Contracts was issued on December 15, 2022, to amend the transition guidance in ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. The amendment allows an insurance entity to make an accounting policy election to not apply ASU 2018-12 to contracts or legal entities sold or disposed of before the effective date, and in which the insurance entity has no significant continuing involvement with the derecognized contracts. An insurance entity is permitted to apply the policy election on a transaction by transaction basis to each sale or disposal transaction. An insurance entity is required to disclose whether it has chosen to apply this accounting policy election and provide a qualitative description of the sale or disposal transactions to which the accounting policy election is applied. The Company did not choose to apply this accounting policy election to any of its eligible sale or disposal transactions.

Other ASUs adopted as of December 31, 2023

The Company adopted ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosure, effective January 1, 2023, on a prospective basis. This ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for TDR for creditors and adds enhanced disclosure requirements. Following adoption of the ASU, all loan refinancings and restructurings are subject to the modification guidance in ASC 310-20. The narrative description of the Company's significant accounting policies at the beginning of this Note reflects its policies as of December 31, 2023, including the policies associated with the adoption of ASU 2022-02. Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Future Adoption Of New Accounting Pronouncements
ASUs issued but not yet adopted as of December 31, 2023

StandardDescriptionEffective date and method of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment DisclosuresThis ASU requires entities, including those with a single operating or reportable segment, to provide more detailed information about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. The ASU also clarifies that all of the disclosures required in the guidance apply to all public entities, including those with a single operating or reportable segment.Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted, using the retrospective method.The Company is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]    
Effects of Reinsurance
Reinsurance amounts, included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Premiums:
Direct(1)$1,853,184 $1,868,709 $1,903,865 
Assumed(61)776 162 
Ceded(1)(1,524,226)(1,604,277)(1,719,569)
Net premiums(1)328,897 265,208 184,458 
Policy charges and fee income:
Direct(1)2,995,595 3,034,193 3,348,259 
Assumed(1)604,311 594,622 565,814 
Ceded(1)(2,063,300)(2,398,214)(2,613,978)
Net policy charges and fee income(1)1,536,606 1,230,601 1,300,095 
Net investment income:
Direct1,700,684 920,674 555,404 
Assumed1,364 1,513 1,049 
Ceded(26,526)(38,186)(6,218)
Net investment income(2)1,675,522 884,001 550,235 
Asset administration fees:
Direct323,444 351,600 403,359 
Assumed
Ceded(90,494)(67,418)(201,182)
Net asset administration fees232,950 284,182 202,177 
Other income (loss):
Direct636,930 (731,796)227,035 
Assumed(475)271 (66)
Ceded(1)108,173 80,056 35,451 
Net other income(1)(2)744,628 (651,469)262,420 
202320222021
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Direct(1)(1,195,753)497,016 (388,914)
Assumed(1)162,291 (244,000)12,592 
Ceded(1)(50,198)83,366 (10,572)
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)(2)(1,083,660)336,382 (386,894)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):
Direct(1)298,425 (181,260)9,096,963 
Assumed(2,199)
Ceded(1)(390,594)(519,321)(13,319,493)
Net change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(1)(94,368)(700,581)(4,222,530)
Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):
Direct(1)3,354,306 3,362,353 3,215,531 
Assumed(1)1,258,651 1,107,436 905,325 
Ceded(1)(4,109,168)(4,011,416)(4,038,146)
Net policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves)(1)(2)503,789 458,373 82,710 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:
Direct(1)(18,361)1,716,983 99,202 
Assumed(1)8,644 679,863 (16,166)
Ceded(1)13,669 (2,341,747)(56,028)
Net change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits(1)3,952 55,099 27,008 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:
Direct(1)918,327 805,411 525,038 
Assumed136,725 74,402 138,202 
Ceded(1)(399,607)(434,598)(814,629)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(1)655,445 445,215 (151,389)
Reinsurance expense allowances and general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization and amortization(1)(399,870)(150,374)(2,195,677)
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)Amounts include reinsurance agreements using the deposit method of accounting.
Unaffiliated reinsurance assumed and ceded amounts included in the table above and in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

202320222021
(in thousands)
Premiums:
Assumed(1)$(69)$149 $162 
Ceded(1)(70,169)(42,721)(26,143)
Policy charges and fee income:
Assumed1,563 2,113 
Ceded(143,764)(81,781)(65,451)
Net investment income(2):
Ceded23,023 10,802 687 
Asset administration fees:
Ceded(22,415)00
Other income (loss)(2):
Assumed(211)270 (68)
Ceded(1)37,526 3,243 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(2):
Assumed(1)162,291 778,620 
Ceded(1)(45,711)82,386 80,540 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):
Assumed(1)(2,199)
Ceded(1)(186,996)(120,663)(130,654)
Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves)(2):
Assumed804 2,566 429 
Ceded(1)(157,344)(94,402)(186,927)
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:
Ceded(1)(1,367)(6,824)
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances:
Assumed16,243 (95,285)
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)Amounts include reinsurance agreements using the deposit method of accounting.
 
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DAC balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DAC balance: 
Fixed AnnuitiesVariable AnnuitiesTerm LifeVariable / Universal LifeTotal
 (in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$$$462,099 $2,030,983 $2,493,082 
Capitalization576 32,590 168,760 653,864 855,790 
Amortization expense(1,008)(146,952)(53,775)(123,860)(325,595)
Other(1)84,913 3,921,094 24 4,006,031 
Balance, December 31, 202184,481 3,806,732 577,084 2,561,011 7,029,308 
Capitalization31,494 270,864 127,541 532,678 962,577 
Amortization expense(13,724)(341,142)(55,423)(109,987)(520,276)
Other(2)(365)(540,819)(541,184)
Balance, December 31, 2022102,251 3,736,454 648,837 2,442,883 6,930,425 
Capitalization117,851 241,136 159,000 576,920 1,094,907 
Amortization expense(22,165)(326,444)(63,949)(121,877)(534,435)
Other(3)(393,385)(1)(393,386)
Balance, December 31, 2023$197,937 $3,257,761 $743,888 $2,897,925 $7,097,511 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture as well as the assuming of DAC upon Affiliated reinsurance agreement with FLIAC within Fixed Annuities. See Note 1 and Note 11 for additional information.
(2)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with Lotus Re. See Note 11 for additional information.
(3)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information.
 
Liability for Future Policy Benefit (DRL, DRG, Benefit Reserves, DPL, and Additional Insurance 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.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period554,896 554,896 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of assumption update(790)(790)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(200,513)(989)(201,502)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,265,387 (989)11,264,398 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,345,514)(35,657)(1,381,171)
Interest accrual521,176 521,176 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,153,544 11,153,544 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(225,711)(225,711)
Balance, end of period$10,927,833 $$10,927,833 

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period962,035 24,876 986,911 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of assumption update(1,044)(1,044)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(263,243)6,991 (256,252)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,532,999 236,594 18,769,593 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Interest accrual895,023 8,440 903,463 
Benefit payments(1,386,583)(33,287)(1,419,870)
Other adjustments3,844 (84)3,760 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,757,778 248,309 19,006,087 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(331,571)(19,521)(351,092)
Balance, end of period$18,426,207 $228,788 $18,654,995 
Other, end of period1,765 
Total balance, end of period$18,656,760 
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$7,498,374 $228,788 $7,727,162 
Flooring impact, end of period44 44 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring7,498,418 228,788 7,727,206 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,817,488 18,489 6,835,977 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$680,930 $210,299 $891,229 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(1,826,120)(1,826,120)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of assumption update1,295,294 1,295,294 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(112,661)(1,143)(113,804)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,841,569 (1,143)11,840,426 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,339,902)(29,326)(1,369,228)
Interest accrual525,149 525,149 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(554,896)(554,896)
Balance, end of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 


Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(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 period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of assumption update1,756,995 1,756,995 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(206,175)(1,639)(207,814)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,880,642 218,722 19,099,364 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Interest accrual888,525 7,836 896,361 
Benefit payments(1,416,823)(27,138)(1,443,961)
Other adjustments5,068 (286)4,782 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(962,035)(24,876)(986,911)
Balance, end of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Other, end of period2,127 
Total balance, end of period$18,042,105 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$6,923,457 $204,727 $7,128,184 
Flooring impact, end of period
Balance, end of period, post-flooring6,923,457 204,727 7,128,184 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,497,257 16,460 6,513,717 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$426,200 $188,267 $614,467 


Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,791,701 $$12,791,701 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(2,461,823)(2,461,823)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,329,878 10,329,878 
Effect of assumption update39,089 39,089 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity246,712 246,712 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period10,615,679 10,615,679 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,193,642)(29,700)(1,223,342)
Interest accrual489,196 489,196 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period1,826,120 1,826,120 
Balance, end of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$21,897,943 $237,094 $22,135,037 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(4,893,834)(27,090)(4,920,924)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period17,004,109 210,004 17,214,113 
Effect of assumption update40,236 40,236 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity268,005 (1,422)266,583 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period17,312,350 208,582 17,520,932 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Interest accrual832,663 7,454 840,117 
Benefit payments(1,566,091)(25,328)(1,591,419)
Other adjustments3,197 (47)3,150 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period3,607,275 16,704 3,623,979 
Balance, end of period$20,937,097 $237,065 $21,174,162 
Other, end of period2,902 
Total balance, end of period$21,177,064 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$8,452,041 $237,065 $8,689,106 
Flooring impact, end of period951 951 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring8,452,992 237,065 8,690,057 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable7,855,802 19,314 7,875,116 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$597,190 $217,751 $814,941 

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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$21,871,767 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,027,611 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,748,999 $0
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,118,532 $332,902
Interest accrual$373,845 $8,440
Gross premiums$1,804,955 $41,111
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.17 %3.70 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)4.99 %4.95 %
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$22,223,836 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,322,180 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,587,657 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,330,574 $306,286 
Interest accrual$363,375 $7,836 
Gross premiums$1,831,360 $32,105 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)117
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.23 %3.60 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)5.39 %5.33 %
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$24,005,621 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$16,246,950 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$19,102,730 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$27,127,403 $293,095 
Interest accrual$343,467 $7,454 
Gross premiums$1,822,261 $35,672 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)117
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.30 %3.47 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)2.55 %2.49 %
For additional information regarding observable market information and the techniques used to determine the interest rate assumptions seen above, see Note 2.
The balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$18,193 $15,765 $9,959 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(6,978)1,250 1,247 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,215 17,015 11,206 
Profits deferred5,191 2,511 5,823 
Interest accrual552 616 529 
Amortization(2,129)(1,909)(1,793)
Other adjustments(11)(40)
Balance, end of period14,818 18,193 15,765 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable1,365 1,684 1,726 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable$13,453 $16,509 $14,039 
    
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, for the years ended December 31,:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Revenue(1)$3,375 $(2,428)$(5,805)
Interest accrual552 616 529 
(1)Represents the gross premiums collected in changes in deferred profit liability.
The following table shows a rollforward of AIR balances for variable and universal life products, for the years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring$12,664,445 $11,660,527 $10,878,087 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI1,269,236 (896,931)(1,169,972)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring13,933,681 10,763,596 9,708,115 
Effect of assumption update22,910 2,197,592 (1,243)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity34,021 (223,185)53,125 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period13,990,612 12,738,003 9,759,997 
Assessments collected(1)929,709 961,924 848,263 
Interest accrual486,253 433,631 344,789 
Benefits paid(294,199)(199,877)(189,453)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring15,112,375 13,933,681 10,763,596 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI(831,583)(1,269,236)896,931 
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, including amounts in AOCI, end of period$226,192 $206,261 $241,187 
(1) Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits.


202320222021
($ in thousands)
Interest accrual$486,253 $433,631 $344,789 
Gross assessments$1,405,696 $1,367,796 $1,674,305 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)222322
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)3.39 %3.37 %3.37 %
The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from the above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves including other liabilities, gross of related reinsurance recoverables, to the total liability for Future Policy Benefits as reported on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring$7,727,206 $7,128,184 $8,690,057 
Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring14,818 18,193 15,765 
Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Subtotal of amounts disclosed above22,022,816 19,810,822 20,366,349 
Other Future policy benefits reserves(1)1,182,389 1,018,211 1,144,400 
Total Future policy benefits$23,205,205 $20,829,033 $21,510,749 
(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.
The following tables present revenue and interest expense related to Benefit Reserves, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves, 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:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,804,955 $$41,111 $1,846,066 
Deferred profit liability3,375 3,375 
Additional insurance reserves1,405,696 1,405,696 
Total$1,804,955 $1,405,696 $44,486 $3,255,137 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,831,360 $$32,105 $1,863,465 
Deferred profit liability(2,428)(2,428)
Additional insurance reserves1,367,796 1,367,796 
Total$1,831,360 $1,367,796 $29,677 $3,228,833 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,822,261 $$35,672 $1,857,933 
Deferred profit liability(5,805)(5,805)
Additional insurance reserves1,674,305 1,674,305 
Total$1,822,261 $1,674,305 $29,867 $3,526,433 
(1)Represents "Gross premiums" for benefit reserves; "Gross assessments" for additional insurance reserves; and "Revenue" for deferred profit liability.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$373,845 $$8,440 $382,285 
Deferred profit liability552 552 
Additional insurance reserves486,253 486,253 
Total$373,845 $486,253 $8,992 $869,090 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$363,375 $$7,836 $371,211 
Deferred profit liability616 616 
Additional insurance reserves433,631 433,631 
Total$363,375 $433,631 $8,452 $805,458 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$343,467 $$7,454 $350,921 
Deferred profit liability529 529 
Additional insurance reserves344,789 344,789 
Total$343,467 $344,789 $7,983 $696,239 
 
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance (URR and Cost of Reinsurance)
The balances of and changes in URR as of and for the periods ended are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Variable Life / Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,067,336 $2,398,788 $1,745,269 
Unearned revenue827,960799,185 760,153
Amortization expense(153,779)(129,525)(106,634)
Other adjustments(91)(1,112)0
Balance, end of period3,741,426 3,067,336 2,398,788
Less: Reinsurance recoverables1,690,2551,542,900 939,798
Unearned revenue reserve net of reinsurance recoverables$2,051,171 $1,524,436 $1,458,990 
 
Market Risk Benefits
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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk1,727,910 1,727,910 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Attributed fees collected1,158,879 (246,747)912,132 
Claims paid(85,898)9,952 (75,946)
Interest accrual293,205 (53,016)240,189 
Actual in force different from expected79,030 (13,338)65,692 
Effect of changes in interest rates(1,438,873)455,062 (983,811)
Effect of changes in equity markets(1,845,207)180,953 (1,664,254)
Effect of assumption update330,769 (54,067)276,702 
Issuances29,433 7,680 37,113 
Other adjustments(1)(36,888)(635,011)(671,899)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(146,999)(146,999)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk4,762,985 (917,792)3,845,193 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,068,035)(1,068,035)
Balance, end of period$3,694,950 $(917,792)$2,777,158 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk287,605 287,605 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Attributed fees collected1,249,956 (147,727)1,102,229 
Claims paid(64,406)3,456 (60,950)
Interest accrual143,483 (13,438)130,045 
Actual in force different from expected105,996 (9,968)96,028 
Effect of changes in interest rates(7,271,427)767,394 (6,504,033)
Effect of changes in equity markets3,103,563 (326,575)2,776,988 
Effect of assumption update(160,597)23,171 (137,426)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk187,910 187,910 
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,727,910)(1,727,910)
Balance, end of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$13,577,543 $(13,589,575)$(12,032)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk722,837 722,837 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk14,300,380 (13,589,575)710,805 
Attributed fees collected1,368,434 (759,997)608,437 
Claims paid(29,401)14,648 (14,753)
Interest accrual24,824 (16,593)8,231 
Actual in force different from expected(19,290)22,687 3,397 
Effect of changes in interest rates(3,461,436)3,240,588 (220,848)
Effect of changes in equity markets(2,789,777)2,070,833 (718,944)
Effect of assumption update(221,767)221,767 
Other adjustments(1)8,223,470 8,223,470 
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(334,312)(334,312)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(287,605)(287,605)
Balance, end of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
(1)     Other adjustments for December 31, 2023 primarily includes $638 million related to the reinsurance transaction with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information. Other adjustments for December 31, 2021 includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.
The following table presents accompanying information to the rollforward table above.
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
($ in thousands)
Net amount at risk(1)$9,041,651 $12,141,947 $2,566,157 
Weighted-average attained age of contractholders706866
(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:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Market risk benefit assets$2,367,243 $1,393,237 $1,786,565 
Market risk benefit liabilities5,144,401 5,521,601 9,764,443 
Net liability$2,777,158 $4,128,364 $7,977,878 
 
Impacts of Recapture    
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]    
Effects of Reinsurance  
Affiliated Asset Transfers
AffiliatePeriodTransactionSecurity TypeFair ValueBook ValueAPIC/ Retained Earnings Increase/(Decrease)Realized Investment Gain/(Loss), NetDerivative Gain/(Loss)
(in millions)
PALACJuly 1, 2021PurchaseDerivatives, Fixed Maturities, Equity Securities, Commercial Mortgages and JV/LP Investments$4,908 $4,908 $$$
Prudential InsuranceJuly 1, 2021Contributed CapitalFixed Maturities$3,420 $3,420 $3,420 $$
Transition adjustment from the adoption of ASU 2018-12    
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]    
Accounting Standards of New Guidance on Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position:

December 31, 2022
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
Deferred policy acquisition costs$6,616,097 $314,328 $6,930,425 
Reinsurance recoverables34,561,825 2,534,737 37,096,562 
Deferred sales inducements275,574 105,930 381,504 
Income tax assets1,873,740 (178,989)1,694,751 
Market risk benefit assets1,393,237 1,393,237 
Other assets1,327,393 4,034 1,331,427 
       TOTAL ASSETS$189,299,841 $4,173,277 $193,473,118 
Policyholders’ account balances$41,748,241 $164,295 $41,912,536 
Future policy benefits23,204,533 (2,375,500)20,829,033 
Market risk benefit liabilities5,521,601 5,521,601 
Other liabilities3,407,156 190,217 3,597,373 
       Total liabilities184,936,310 3,500,613 188,436,923 
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)(95,583)(898,571)(994,154)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,581,300)1,571,235 (10,065)
       Total equity4,363,531 672,664 5,036,195 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$189,299,841 $4,173,277 $193,473,118 
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Year Ended December 31, 2022
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
REVENUES
Premiums$274,783 $(9,575)$265,208 
Policy charges and fee income1,731,957 (501,356)1,230,601 
Other income (loss)(661,860)10,391 (651,469)
Realized investment gains (losses), net1,041,435 (705,053)336,382 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(700,581)(700,581)
TOTAL REVENUES3,554,498 (1,906,174)1,648,324 
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits609,392 (151,019)458,373 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits55,099 55,099 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances517,488 (72,273)445,215 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs857,385 (337,109)520,276 
General, administrative and other expenses1,154,229 2,235 1,156,464 
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES3,138,494 (503,067)2,635,427 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE416,004 (1,403,107)(987,103)
Income tax expense (benefit)(882)(294,653)(295,535)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE416,886 (1,108,454)(691,568)
NET INCOME (LOSS)$341,749 $(1,108,454)$(766,705)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
  Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
(2,430,238)176,201 (2,254,037)
  Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits310,353 310,353 
  Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits1,440,305 1,440,305 
Total(2,439,575)1,926,859 (512,716)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)(510,840)404,643 (106,197)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(1,928,735)1,522,216 (406,519)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(1,586,986)$413,762 $(1,173,224)
Year Ended December 31, 2021
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
REVENUES
Premiums$203,676 $(19,218)$184,458 
Policy charges and fee income1,529,757 (229,662)1,300,095 
Other income (loss)267,208 (4,788)262,420 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(5,295,406)4,908,512 (386,894)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(4,222,530)(4,222,530)
TOTAL REVENUES(2,542,353)432,314 (2,110,039)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits655,910 (573,200)82,710 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits27,008 27,008 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(114,585)(36,804)(151,389)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs342,118 (16,523)325,595 
General, administrative and other expenses(523,925)151 (523,774)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES359,518 (599,368)(239,850)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE(2,901,871)1,031,682 (1,870,189)
Income tax expense (benefit)(691,439)216,653 (474,786)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE(2,210,432)815,029 (1,395,403)
NET INCOME (LOSS)$(2,209,730)$815,029 $(1,394,701)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
  Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
(247,176)36,690 (210,486)
  Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits37,274 37,274 
  Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits(435,232)(435,232)
Total(251,067)(361,268)(612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)(52,374)(75,867)(128,241)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(198,693)(285,401)(484,094)
Comprehensive income (loss)$(2,408,423)$529,628 $(1,878,795)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Year Ended December 31, 2022
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)$341,749 $(1,108,454)$(766,705)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Policy charges and fee income(78,754)210,690 131,936 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances517,488 (72,273)445,215 
Realized investment (gains) losses, net(1,041,435)705,053 (336,382)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses700,581 700,581 
Change in:
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities2,407,887 1,335,893 3,743,780 
Reinsurance recoverables(1,181,692)(1,072,598)(2,254,290)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(105,194)(337,109)(442,303)
Income taxes(40,095)(294,674)(334,769)
Other, net1,635,056 (67,109)1,567,947 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities$1,824,964 $$1,824,964 



Year Ended December 31, 2021
IMPACTED LINES ONLYAs Originally ReportedEffect of
Change
As Currently Reported
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)$(2,209,730)$815,029 $(1,394,701)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Policy charges and fee income(21,763)187,438 165,675 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(114,585)(36,804)(151,389)
Realized investment (gains) losses, net5,295,406 (4,908,512)386,894 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses4,222,530 4,222,530 
Change in:
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities2,080,967 (249,447)1,831,520 
Reinsurance recoverables(1,304,306)169,623 (1,134,683)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(3,926,121)(141,825)(4,067,946)
Income taxes(1,082,459)240,352 (842,107)
Other, net1,674,972 (298,384)1,376,588 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities$(883,941)$$(883,941)
The following tables detail the January 1, 2021 transition adjustments by providing a rollforward of the ending reported balances as of December 31, 2020 to the opening balances as of January 1, 2021 for retained earnings, accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and the impacted insurance-related balances.
January 1, 2021
Retained Earnings
(in thousands)
Balance after-tax, prior to transition $1,772,398 
Reclassification of market risk benefits non-performance risk to accumulated other comprehensive income(1)
(722,837)
Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities(2)(116,120)
Other(3)72,950 
Total pre-tax adjustments(766,007)
Tax impacts160,861 
Balance after-tax, after transition
$1,167,252 
(1)    Reflects the cumulative impact of changes in the fair value of market risk benefits (“MRBs”) non-performance risk (“NPR”) from the date of contract issuance to January 1, 2021. These amounts were previously recorded in retained earnings but are now reflected in AOCI under the new guidance.
(2)    Reflects the impact on additional insurance reserves ("AIR") and other related balances primarily related to the no-lapse guarantee features on certain universal life contracts. For additional information, see Note 2.
(3)    Primarily reflects the reassessment of deferred reinsurance gains ("DRG") and losses ("DRL").


January 1, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(in thousands)
Balance after-tax, prior to transition$546,128 
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits
(196,526)
Reclassification of market risk benefits non-performance risk to accumulated other comprehensive income(1)722,837 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses(2)(102,042)
Change in operating joint ventures(753)
Total pre-tax adjustments423,516 
Tax impacts(89,096)
Balance after-tax, after transition$880,548 
(1)    Reflects the cumulative impact of changes in NPR on the fair value of market risk benefits from the date of contract issuance to January 1, 2021. These amounts were previously recorded in retained earnings but are now reflected in AOCI under the new guidance.
(2)    Primarily reflects amounts related to DAC and other balances as unrealized investment gains or losses no longer impact the amortization pattern of such balances under the new guidance. Also includes the impacts from updates to reserves and other related balances for certain universal life contracts. For additional information, see Note 2.
 
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
January 1, 2021
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
Term LifeVariable/Universal LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$462,098 $1,971,838 $2,433,936 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses74,702 74,702 
Other(1)(15,557)(15,556)
Balance after transition$462,099 $2,030,983 $2,493,082 
(1)    Represents miscellaneous model refinements.
 
Liability for Future Policy Benefit (DRL, DRG, Benefit Reserves, DPL, and Additional Insurance Reserves)
January 1, 2021
Deferred Reinsurance Losses(1)
Variable AnnuitiesTerm LifeVariable/Universal LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$118,579 $87,932 $27,167 $233,678 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses14,804 14,804 
Effect of change in reserve basis to market risk benefits141,032 141,032 
Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis(27,167)(27,167)
Balance after transition$274,415 $87,932 $$362,347 
(1)    Deferred reinsurance losses are included in “Other assets”.

January 1, 2021
Deferred Reinsurance Gains(1)
Variable/Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$134,213 
Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis40,046 
Balance after transition$174,259 
(1)    Deferred reinsurance gains are included in “Other liabilities”.

January 1, 2021
Benefit Reserves(1)
Term LifeLife Insurance - TaiwanOther(2)Total
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$6,674,490 $1,592,329 $219,744 $8,486,563 
Changes in cash flow assumptions and other activity(259)43,233 (7,283)35,691 
Balance after transition, at original discount rate6,674,231 1,635,562 212,461 8,522,254 
Cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions2,432,010 3,316,991 27,818 5,776,819 
Balance after transition, at current discount rate9,106,241 4,952,553 240,279 14,299,073 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable8,536,200 4,952,553 239,874 13,728,627 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$570,041 $$405 $570,446 
(1)    Benefit reserves, excluding amounts for reinsurance recoverable, are included in "Future policy benefits". For additional information on the liability for
    future policy benefits, see Note 8.
(2)    Other includes fixed annuities and retirement products.

January 1, 2021
Deferred Profit Liability(1)
Life Insurance - TaiwanOther(2)Total
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$49,127 $1,689 $50,816 
Changes in benefit reserves(6,671)8,521 1,850 
Balance after transition42,456 10,210 52,666 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable42,456 10,210 52,666 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$$$
(1)    Deferred profit liability ("DPL"), excluding amounts for reinsurance recoverable, is included in "Future policy benefits". For additional information regarding the liability for future policy benefits, see Note 8.
(2)    Other includes fixed annuities and retirement products.
January 1, 2021
Additional Insurance Reserves(1)
Variable/Universal LifeVariable AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$9,363,585 $588,311 $9,951,896 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses(1,426,811)(53,889)(1,480,700)
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses7,936,774 534,422 8,471,196 
Reclassification of future policy benefits additional insurance reserves to market risk benefits(534,422)(534,422)
Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities(2)
1,771,341 1,771,341 
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses9,708,115 9,708,115 
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition1,169,972 1,169,972 
Balance after transition10,878,087 10,878,087 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable10,685,150 10,685,150 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$192,937 $$192,937 
(1)    AIR, excluding amounts for reinsurance recoverable, are included in "Future policy benefits". For additional information regarding the liability for future policy benefits, see Note 8.
(2)    For additional information regarding updates to reserves and other related balances for certain universal life contracts, see Note 2.
 
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance (URR and Cost of Reinsurance)
January 1, 2021
Unearned Revenue Reserves(1)
Variable/Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$1,377,669 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity367,599 
Balance after transition1,745,268 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable751,517 
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable$993,751 
(1)    Unearned revenue reserves ("URR") are included in "Policyholders' account balances". For additional information regarding the liability for policyholders' account balances, see Note 9.
January 1, 2021
Cost of Reinsurance(1)
Variable/Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance prior to transition$602,294 
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses(246,899)
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses355,395 
Impact from updates to certain universal life contract liabilities(2) 81,920 
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses437,315 
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition191,098 
Balance after transition$628,413 
(1)    Cost of reinsurance is included in "Other liabilities".
(2)    For additional information regarding updates to reserves and other related balances for certain universal life contracts, see Note 2.
 
Market Risk Benefits
January 1, 2021
Market Risk Benefits(1)
Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Liability for guaranteed benefits recorded at fair value, prior to transition$13,227,814 
Additional insurance reserves to be reclassed to market risk benefits, prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses534,422 
Total liability prior to transition13,762,236 
Change in reserve basis to market risk benefits framework(184,693)
Market risk benefits after transition, at current non-performance risk value13,577,543 
Less: Reinsured market risk benefits13,589,575 
Market risk benefits after transition, net of reinsurance(12,032)
Market risk benefits after transition, at contract inception non-performance risk value14,300,380 
Cumulative change in non-performance risk722,837 
Market risk benefits after transition, at current non-performance risk value$13,577,543 
(1)    For additional information regarding market risk benefits, see Note 10.
 
v3.24.1
Investments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Investments [Abstract]  
Fixed Maturities, Available-for-sale Securities
Fixed Maturity Securities
The following tables set forth the composition of fixed maturity securities (excluding investments classified as trading), as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023
 Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit LossesFair
Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$1,009,937 $38,858 $73,508 $$975,287 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions789,856 5,288 18,517 776,627 
Foreign government bonds330,830 1,840 50,684 281,986 
U.S. public corporate securities10,159,089 98,047 760,274 950 9,495,912 
U.S. private corporate securities5,207,699 37,435 254,828 812 4,989,494 
Foreign public corporate securities1,809,347 12,658 115,673 238 1,706,094 
Foreign private corporate securities4,902,391 109,806 381,215 4,630,982 
Asset-backed securities(1)2,016,028 23,035 11,512 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities913,347 4,776 66,345 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)399,542 4,016 7,481 396,070 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$27,538,066 $335,759 $1,740,037 $2,008 $26,131,780 
(1)    Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, auto loans, education loans and home equity.
(2)    Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

 December 31, 2022
 Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Allowance for Credit LossesFair
Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$354,348 $300 $72,856 $$281,792 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions654,884 4,275 30,959 628,200 
Foreign government bonds330,967 1,140 58,640 273,462 
U.S. public corporate securities7,414,790 21,299 992,145 6,443,944 
U.S. private corporate securities4,140,734 13,071 335,205 1,871 3,816,729 
Foreign public corporate securities1,539,172 2,455 163,384 21 1,378,222 
Foreign private corporate securities4,338,585 19,761 589,153 2,863 3,766,330 
Asset-backed securities(1)1,467,955 6,976 32,577 1,442,354 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities727,159 94 69,101 658,152 
Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)342,493 3,211 9,479 336,216 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$21,311,087 $72,582 $2,353,499 $4,769 $19,025,401 

(1)    Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, education loans, auto loans and home equity.
(2)    Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
Duration Of Gross Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturity Securities
The following tables set forth the fair value and gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity, available-for-sale securities without an allowance for credit losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023
 Less Than Twelve MonthsTwelve Months or MoreTotal
 Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$98,174 $945 $214,889 $72,563 $313,063 $73,508 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions83,729 293 218,375 18,224 302,104 18,517 
Foreign government bonds10,226 116 233,757 50,568 243,983 50,684 
U.S. public corporate securities782,904 10,009 5,201,353 750,265 5,984,257 760,274 
U.S. private corporate securities707,674 16,613 2,794,697 238,181 3,502,371 254,794 
Foreign public corporate securities92,955 1,063 948,963 114,169 1,041,918 115,232 
Foreign private corporate securities429,212 8,035 2,461,367 373,180 2,890,579 381,215 
Asset-backed securities208,970 1,761 532,814 9,750 741,784 11,511 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities42,621 298 580,931 66,047 623,552 66,345 
Residential mortgage-backed securities35,904 435 124,956 7,046 160,860 7,481 
  Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$2,492,369 $39,568 $13,312,102 $1,699,993 $15,804,471 $1,739,561 

 December 31, 2022
 Less Than Twelve MonthsTwelve Months or MoreTotal
 Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair ValueGross
Unrealized
Losses
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$212,991 $46,928 $62,630 $25,928 $275,621 $72,856 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions307,734 16,851 61,915 14,108 369,649 30,959 
Foreign government bonds139,577 19,435 111,371 39,205 250,948 58,640 
U.S. public corporate securities3,873,275 389,937 1,979,725 602,208 5,853,000 992,145 
U.S. private corporate securities2,506,932 157,853 948,686 177,352 3,455,618 335,205 
Foreign public corporate securities548,083 40,508 596,437 122,856 1,144,520 163,364 
Foreign private corporate securities1,772,413 199,124 1,479,608 390,029 3,252,021 589,153 
Asset-backed securities625,710 15,146 289,581 17,431 915,291 32,577 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities459,186 30,408 176,349 38,693 635,535 69,101 
Residential mortgage-backed securities129,721 9,220 1,294 259 131,015 9,479 
  Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$10,575,622 $925,410 $5,707,596 $1,428,069 $16,283,218 $2,353,479 
Fixed Maturities Classified by Contractual Maturity Date
The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities, available-for-sale by contractual maturities, as of the date indicated:
 December 31, 2023
 Amortized CostFair Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Due in one year or less$553,892 $546,321 
Due after one year through five years8,444,655 8,239,529 
Due after five years through ten years7,626,127 7,378,674 
Due after ten years7,584,475 6,691,858 
Asset-backed securities2,016,028 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities913,347 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities399,542 396,070 
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$27,538,066 $26,131,780 
Sources of Fixed Maturity Proceeds and Related Investment Gains (Losses), and Losses on Impairments
The following table sets forth the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on write-downs and the allowance for credit losses of fixed maturities, available-for-sale, for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31
202320222021
  (in thousands) 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Proceeds from sales(1)$460,596 $1,117,293 $790,331 
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments1,218,844 624,640 465,347 
Gross investment gains from sales and maturities11,482 5,647 14,972 
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities(43,078)(58,432)(16,674)
Write-offs recognized in earnings(2)(2,358)(20,600)(2)
(Addition to) release of allowance for credit losses2,761 (620)(1,810)

(1)Excludes activity from non-cash related proceeds due to the timing of trade settlements of $57.4 million, $(53.9) million and $(4.4) million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2)Amounts represent write-downs of credit adverse securities and securities actively marketed for sale.
Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings on Fixed Maturity Securities Held by the Company for which a Portion of the OTTI Loss was Recognized in OCI
The following tables set forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for fixed maturity available-for-sale securities, as of the dates indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. StatesForeign Government BondsU.S. and Foreign Corporate SecuritiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCommercial Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesResidential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesTotal
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period$$$4,755 $$$$4,769 
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded4,267 4,268 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(1)(5,118)(1)(5,120)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance(4)436 (1)431 
Write-downs charged against the allowance (2,340)(2,340)
Balance, end of period$$$2,000 $$$$2,008 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. StatesForeign Government BondsU.S. and Foreign Corporate SecuritiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCommercial Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesResidential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesTotal
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period$$11 $4,138 $$$$4,149 
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded329 12,700 13,036 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(96)(1,702)(1,798)
Reductions for securities with intent to sell(324)(16,666)(16,990)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance85 6,285 6,372 
Balance, end of period$$$4,755 $$$$4,769 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. StatesForeign Government BondsU.S. and Foreign Corporate SecuritiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCommercial Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesResidential Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesTotal
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period$$$2,339 $$$$2,339 
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded11 2,664 2,675 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(28)(28)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance(837)(837)
Balance, end of period$$11 $4,138 $$$$4,149 
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans
The following table sets forth the composition of “Commercial mortgage and other loans” as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
 Amount
(in thousands)
% of
Total
Amount
(in thousands)
% of
Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:
Apartments/Multi-Family$1,578,785 25.7 %$1,289,026 26.0 %
Hospitality102,952 1.7 104,177 2.1 
Industrial2,486,230 40.4 1,766,247 35.8 
Office604,611 9.8 590,897 11.9 
Other456,720 7.4 380,121 7.7 
Retail363,706 5.9 351,457 7.1 
Total commercial mortgage loans5,593,004 90.9 4,481,925 90.6 
Agricultural property loans562,046 9.1 467,018 9.4 
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans6,155,050 100.0 %4,948,943 100.0 %
Allowance for credit losses(37,689)(20,263)
Net commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans6,117,361 4,928,680 
Other loans:
Other collateralized loans5,360 
     Total other loans 5,360 
     Net commercial mortgage and other loans$6,122,721 $4,928,680 
The affiliated commercial mortgage loan included in "Commercial mortgage and other loans" at December 31, was as follows:
Maturity DateInterest Rate20232022
(in thousands)
Affiliated Commercial Mortgage Loan20259.85%$71,038 $72,225 
Allowance for Credit Losses
The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated: 
Commercial Mortgage LoansAgricultural Property LoansTotal
 (in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2020$4,546 $$4,552 
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses1,301 98 1,399 
Balance at December 31, 20215,847 104 5,951 
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses13,818 494 14,312 
Balance at December 31, 202219,665 598 20,263 
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses17,093 333 17,426 
Balance at December 31, 2023$36,758 $931 $37,689 
Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators
The following tables set forth key credit quality indicators based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses as of the dates indicated:
December 31, 2023
Amortized Cost by Origination Year
20232022202120202019PriorTotal
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$249,037 $245,914 $482,718 $109,249 $265,053 $1,068,763 $2,420,734 
60%-69.99%675,153 355,984 449,878 172,721 225,803 206,237 2,085,776 
70%-79.99%218,015 133,343 255,299 77,812 20,924 86,806 792,199 
80% or greater47,555 73,702 3,817 16,508 152,713 294,295 
Total$1,142,205 $782,796 $1,261,597 $363,599 $528,288 $1,514,519 $5,593,004 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$1,038,315 $779,282 $1,261,597 $292,561 $497,407 $1,402,831 $5,271,993 
1.0 - 1.2x103,890 3,514 15,632 40,521 163,557 
Less than 1.0x71,038 15,249 71,167 157,454 
Total$1,142,205 $782,796 $1,261,597 $363,599 $528,288 $1,514,519 $5,593,004 
Agricultural property loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$73,774 $179,375 $132,042 $25,875 $15,824 $25,771 $452,661 
60%-69.99%47,489 56,210 103,699 
70%-79.99%5,686 5,686 
80% or greater
Total$126,949 $235,585 $132,042 $25,875 $15,824 $25,771 $562,046 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$126,949 $233,585 $130,353 $24,063 $15,824 $25,771 $556,545 
1.0 - 1.2x2,000 1,812 3,812 
Less than 1.0x1,689 1,689 
Total$126,949 $235,585 $132,042 $25,875 $15,824 $25,771 $562,046 
December 31, 2022
Amortized Cost by Origination Year
20222021202020192018PriorTotal
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$266,453 $262,095 $63,558 $222,638 $201,087 $894,646 $1,910,477 
60%-69.99%344,110 681,996 243,800 219,593 61,757 305,175 1,856,431 
70%-79.99%166,629 304,386 47,388 66,148 2,409 53,336 640,296 
80% or greater3,249 71,472 74,721 
Total$777,192 $1,248,477 $354,746 $511,628 $265,253 $1,324,629 $4,481,925 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$744,301 $1,248,477 $243,325 $452,626 $258,617 $1,203,807 $4,151,153 
1.0 - 1.2x32,891 83,655 26,558 6,636 45,742 195,482 
Less than 1.0x27,766 32,444 75,080 135,290 
Total$777,192 $1,248,477 $354,746 $511,628 $265,253 $1,324,629 $4,481,925 
Agricultural property loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%$208,708 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $410,808 
60%-69.99%56,210 56,210 
70%-79.99%
80% or greater
Total$264,918 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $467,018 
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x$262,918 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $465,018 
1.0 - 1.2x2,000 2,000 
Less than 1.0x
Total$264,918 $133,126 $25,894 $16,053 $6,327 $20,700 $467,018 
See Note 2 for additional information about the Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans credit quality monitoring process.
Aging of Past Due Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans and Nonaccrual Status
The following tables set forth an aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as well as the amount of commercial mortgage and other loans on non-accrual status as of the dates indicated:
December 31, 2023
Current30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due(1)Total LoansNon-Accrual Status(2)
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$5,593,004 $$$$5,593,004 $
Agricultural property loans562,046 562,046 1,301 
Other collateralized loans5,360 5,360 0
Total $6,160,410 $$$$6,160,410 $1,301 

(1)As of December 31, 2023, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2.
December 31, 2022
Current30-59 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due90 Days or More Past Due(1)Total LoansNon-Accrual Status(2)
(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$4,481,925 $$$$4,481,925 $
Agricultural property loans465,689 1,329 467,018 
Total $4,947,614 $$1,329 $$4,948,943 $

(1)As of December 31, 2022, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2.
Other Invested Assets
The following table sets forth the composition of “Other invested assets”, as of the dates indicated:
December 31,
20232022
 (in thousands)
LPs/LLCs:
Equity method:
Private equity$333,863 $287,969 
Hedge funds720,360 576,595 
Real estate-related83,339 107,429 
Subtotal equity method1,137,562 971,993 
Fair value:
Private equity48,483 59,146 
Hedge funds137 396 
Real estate-related18,687 9,457 
Subtotal fair value67,307 68,999 
Total LPs/LLCs1,204,869 1,040,992 
Derivative instruments17,718 47,111 
Other(1)398 510 
Total other invested assets$1,222,985 $1,088,613 
Equity Method Investments
The following tables set forth summarized combined financial information for significant LP/LLC interests accounted for under the equity method, including the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures. Changes between periods in the tables below reflect changes in the activities within the operating joint ventures and LPs/LLCs, as well as changes in the Company’s level of investment in such entities.
 December 31,
 20232022
 (in thousands)
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Total assets(1)$44,591,082 $67,721,613 
Total liabilities(2)$2,802,022 $12,174,133 
Partners’ capital41,789,060 55,547,480 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital$44,591,082 $67,721,613 
Total liabilities and partners’ capital included above$979,271 $815,783 
Equity in LP/LLC interests not included above216,205 214,442 
Carrying value$1,195,476 $1,030,225 
(1)Amount represents gross assets of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. These assets consist primarily of investments in real estate, investments in securities and other miscellaneous assets.
(2)Amount represents gross liabilities of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. These liabilities consist primarily of third-party-borrowed funds and other miscellaneous liabilities.
 Years Ended December 31,
 202320222021
 (in thousands)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Total revenue(1)$3,465,807 $11,062,060 $11,031,051 
Total expenses(2)(979,287)(1,655,673)(2,044,942)
Net earnings (losses)$2,486,520 $9,406,387 $8,986,109 
Equity in net earnings (losses) included above$17,795 $(36,513)$62,173 
Equity in net earnings (losses) of LP/LLC interests not included above11,792 7,320 28,765 
Total equity in net earnings (losses)$29,587 $(29,193)$90,938 
(1)Amount represents gross revenue of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. This revenue consists of income from investments in real estate, investments in securities and other income.
(2)Amount represents gross expenses of each fund where the Company has a significant investment. These expenses consist primarily of interest expense, investment management fees, salary expenses and other expenses.
Accrued Investment Income
The following table sets forth the composition of “Accrued investment income,” as of the dates indicated:
December 31,
20232022
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities$272,031 $187,628 
Equity securities220 349 
Commercial mortgage and other loans21,070 13,335 
Policy loans35,210 14,525 
Other invested assets43 48 
Short-term investments and cash equivalents5,264 3,750 
Total accrued investment income$333,838 $219,635 
Net Investment Income
The following table sets forth “Net investment income” by investment type, for the periods indicated: 
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$1,139,581 $589,248 $299,607 
Fixed maturities, trading96,128 55,790 38,778 
Equity securities14,772 8,226 530 
Commercial mortgage and other loans231,994 119,358 63,548 
Policy loans48,118 21,189 69,602 
Other invested assets98,369 101,289 104,375 
Short-term investments and cash equivalents123,857 44,182 712 
Gross investment income1,752,819 939,282 577,152 
Less: investment expenses(77,297)(55,281)(26,917)
Net investment income$1,675,522 $884,001 $550,235 
Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net
The following table sets forth “Realized investment gains (losses), net” by investment type, for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities(1)$(31,193)$(74,005)$(3,514)
Commercial mortgage and other loans(17,854)(18,201)1,535 
Other invested assets36,246 (78,671)(2,737)
Derivatives(2)(3)(1,072,892)507,313 (382,531)
Short-term investments and cash equivalents2,033 (54)353 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(3)$(1,083,660)$336,382 $(386,894)
(1)Excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading.
(2)Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.
(3)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Net Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Investments
The following table sets forth net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, as of the dates indicated: 
December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale with an allowance$1,987 $4,371 $3,685 
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale without an allowance(1,406,265)(2,285,288)540,881 
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges(1)11,934 138,627 39,896 
Affiliated notes(8,760)(13,189)73 
Other investments(2)(3)(1,089)(1,176)868 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments(3)$(1,402,193)$(2,156,655)$585,403 
(1)For more information on cash flow hedges, see Note 4.
(2)Includes net unrealized gains (losses) on certain joint ventures that are strategic in nature and are included in “Other assets.”
(3)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending
The following table sets forth the composition of “Cash collateral for loaned securities,” which represents the liability to return cash collateral received for the following types of securities loaned as of the dates indicated:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Remaining Contractual Maturities of the AgreementsRemaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements
Overnight & ContinuousUp to 30 DaysTotalOvernight & ContinuousUp to 30 DaysTotal
(in thousands)
Foreign government bonds$486 $$486 $506 $$506 
U.S. public corporate securities27,247 27,247 7,903 7,903 
Foreign public corporate securities13,101 13,101 12,873 12,873 
Equity securities177,476 177,476 65,468 65,468 
Total cash collateral for loaned securities(1)$218,310 $$218,310 $86,750 $$86,750 
(1)The Company did not have any agreements with remaining contractual maturities greater than thirty days, as of the dates indicated.
Securities Pledged The following table sets forth the carrying value of investments pledged to third-parties and the carrying amount of the associated liabilities supported by the pledged collateral, as of the dates indicated:
December 31,
20232022
 (in thousands)
Pledged collateral:
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale$39,344 $20,553 
Equity securities172,995 63,895 
Total securities pledged$212,339 $84,448 
Liabilities supported by the pledged collateral:
Cash collateral for loaned securities$218,310 $86,750 
Total liabilities supported by the pledged collateral$218,310 $86,750 
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Derivative Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value
The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivative contracts by the primary underlying risks, excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value amounts below represent the value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account of the netting effects of master netting agreements and cash collateral.
 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Primary Underlying Risk/Instrument TypeGross
Notional
Fair ValueGross
Notional
Fair Value
AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Currency/Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps$3,064 $$(238)$3,225 $$(316)
Foreign Currency Swaps2,274,636 121,243 (54,044)1,933,343 233,812 (10,462)
Total Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments$2,277,700 $121,243 $(54,282)$1,936,568 $233,812 $(10,778)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps$163,179,764 $6,605,817 $(17,820,436)$138,419,110 $6,757,890 $(17,092,749)
Interest Rate Futures1,332,600 3,055 (210)2,425,500 3,267 (201)
Interest Rate Options29,738,000 189,112 (969,718)8,368,000 123,168 (225,125)
Interest Rate Forwards1,458,000 741 (3,196)1,104,000 11,265 (12,359)
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency Forwards744,576 1,772 (12,232)364,946 590 (10,423)
Credit
Credit Default Swaps643,280 7,727 47,450 346 
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps2,237,331 96,618 (31,294)2,289,170 194,412 (14,624)
Equity
Total Return Swaps15,049,993 418,084 (803,452)15,958,130 120,341 (175,104)
Equity Options49,247,510 1,600,335 (1,552,706)25,187,516 239,003 (1,112,196)
Futures418,973 1,232 (500)876,790 956 (513)
Synthetic GICs311,302 
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments$264,361,329 $8,924,494 $(21,193,744)$195,040,612 $7,451,238 $(18,643,294)
Total Derivatives(1)(2)$266,639,029 $9,045,737 $(21,248,026)$196,977,180 $7,685,050 $(18,654,072)
(1)Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value of these embedded derivatives was a net liability of $7,402 million and $3,351 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, primarily included in "Policyholders' account balances".
(2)Recorded in “Other invested assets” and “Payables to parent and affiliates” on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Offsetting of Financial Assets
The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
 December 31, 2023
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives$9,045,718 $(9,028,019)$17,699 $$17,699 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell25,000 25,000 25,000 
Total Assets$9,070,718 $(9,028,019)$42,699 $$42,699 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives$21,248,026 $(18,596,679)$2,651,347 $(2,651,347)$
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Total Liabilities$21,248,026 $(18,596,679)$2,651,347 $(2,651,347)$

 December 31, 2022
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives$7,685,050 $(7,637,939)$47,111 $$47,111 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell290,000 290,000 (290,000)
Total Assets$7,975,050 $(7,637,939)$337,111 $(290,000)$47,111 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives$18,654,072 $(16,568,912)$2,085,160 $(2,085,160)$
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Total Liabilities$18,654,072 $(16,568,912)$2,085,160 $(2,085,160)$
(1)Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities
The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
 December 31, 2023
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives$9,045,718 $(9,028,019)$17,699 $$17,699 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell25,000 25,000 25,000 
Total Assets$9,070,718 $(9,028,019)$42,699 $$42,699 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives$21,248,026 $(18,596,679)$2,651,347 $(2,651,347)$
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Total Liabilities$21,248,026 $(18,596,679)$2,651,347 $(2,651,347)$

 December 31, 2022
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives$7,685,050 $(7,637,939)$47,111 $$47,111 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell290,000 290,000 (290,000)
Total Assets$7,975,050 $(7,637,939)$337,111 $(290,000)$47,111 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives$18,654,072 $(16,568,912)$2,085,160 $(2,085,160)$
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Total Liabilities$18,654,072 $(16,568,912)$2,085,160 $(2,085,160)$
(1)Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance
The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship.
  
Year Ended December 31, 2023
 Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
Change in Value of Market Risk Benefits, Net of Related Hedging Gain (Loss)Net
Investment
Income
Other
Income
(Loss)
Change in AOCI
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate$$$(118)$$72 
Currency/Interest Rate(636)43,934 (26,206)(126,765)
Total cash flow hedges(634)43,816 (26,206)(126,693)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate25,329 (1,555,807)
Currency(16,012)
Currency/Interest Rate(102,238)(257)
Credit14,350 
Equity1,744,218 (821,996)
Embedded Derivatives(2,734,793)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments(1,069,146)(2,377,803)(257)
Total$(1,069,780)$(2,377,803)$43,816 $(26,463)$(126,693)
  
Year Ended December 31, 2022
 Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses) (1)
Change in Value of Market Risk Benefits, Net of Related Hedging Gain (Loss) (1)Net
Investment
Income
Other
Income
(Loss)
Change in AOCI
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate$$$(8)$$(312)
Currency/Interest Rate7,636 36,734 34,070 99,043 
Total cash flow hedges7,637 36,726 34,070 98,731 
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate661,978 (5,230,085)
Currency18,952 
Currency/Interest Rate107,388 557 
Credit(15,904)
Equity40,076 1,050,139 
Embedded Derivatives(312,814)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments499,676 (4,179,946)557 
Total$507,313 $(4,179,946)$36,726 $34,627 $98,731 

 Year Ended December 31, 2021
 Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses) (1)
Change in Value of Market Risk Benefits, Net of Related Hedging Gain (Loss) (1)Net
Investment
Income
Other
Income
(Loss)
Change in AOCI
 (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate$$$47 $$(161)
Currency/Interest Rate1,357 15,983 11,119 48,169 
Total cash flow hedges1,359 16,030 11,119 48,008 
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate(53,626)33,029 
Currency2,006 
Currency/Interest Rate44,350 79 
Credit2,892 
Equity(299,798)(644,967)
Embedded Derivatives(79,714)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments(383,890)(611,938)79 
Total$(382,531)$(611,938)$16,030 $11,198 $48,008 
(1)Amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss) Before Taxes
Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in AOCI before taxes:
(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2020$(8,112)
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate(112)
Currency/Interest Rate76,628 
Total amount recorded in AOCI76,516 
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate(49)
Currency/Interest Rate(28,459)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(28,508)
Balance, December 31, 2021$39,896 
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate(319)
Currency/Interest Rate177,483 
Total amount recorded in AOCI177,164 
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate
Currency/Interest Rate(78,440)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(78,433)
Balance, December 31, 2022$138,627 
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate(44)
Currency/Interest Rate(109,673)
Total amount recorded in AOCI(109,717)
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate116 
Currency/Interest Rate(17,092)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(16,976)
Balance, December 31, 2023$11,934 
v3.24.1
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.
 December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Netting(1)Total
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$$975,287 $$$975,287 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions776,627 776,627 
Foreign government bonds281,304 682 281,986 
U.S. corporate public securities9,495,912 9,495,912 
U.S. corporate private securities4,476,258 513,236 4,989,494 
Foreign corporate public securities1,698,965 7,129 1,706,094 
Foreign corporate private securities4,137,004 493,978 4,630,982 
Asset-backed securities(2)1,928,428 99,122 2,027,550 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities773,663 78,115 851,778 
Residential mortgage-backed securities396,070 396,070 
Subtotal24,939,518 1,192,262 26,131,780 
Market risk benefit assets2,367,243 2,367,243 
Fixed maturities, trading2,762,398 34,048 2,796,446 
Equity securities(3)790,346 11,285 28,709 830,340 
Short-term investments31,879 280,228 1,759 313,866 
Cash equivalents447,396 1,196,729 1,644,125 
Other invested assets(4)23,432 9,022,304 (9,028,019)17,718 
Other assets224,019 224,019 
Reinsurance recoverables69,745 69,745 
Receivables from parent and affiliates147,984 147,984 
Subtotal excluding separate account assets1,293,053 38,360,446 3,917,786 (9,028,019)34,543,266 
Separate account assets(5)(6)176,239 113,747,569 5,985 113,929,793 
Total assets$1,469,292 $152,108,015 $3,923,771 $(9,028,019)$148,473,059 
Market risk benefit liabilities$$$5,144,401 $$5,144,401 
Policyholders' account balances7,689,929 7,689,929 
Payables to parent and affiliates21,239,770 (18,588,647)2,651,123 
Other liabilities(7)8,032 6,340 (8,032)6,340 
Total liabilities$8,032 $21,246,110 $12,834,330 $(18,596,679)$15,491,793 
 December 31, 2022
 Level 1Level 2Level 3Netting(1)Total
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$$281,792 $$$281,792 
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions628,200 628,200 
Foreign government bonds272,738 724 273,462 
U.S. corporate public securities6,443,944 6,443,944 
U.S. corporate private securities3,573,269 243,460 3,816,729 
Foreign corporate public securities1,371,354 6,868 1,378,222 
Foreign corporate private securities3,509,162 257,168 3,766,330 
Asset-backed securities(2)1,421,852 20,502 1,442,354 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities573,930 84,222 658,152 
Residential mortgage-backed securities336,216 336,216 
Subtotal18,412,457 612,944 19,025,401 
Market risk benefit assets(8)1,393,237 1,393,237 
Fixed maturities, trading1,936,159 1,936,159 
Equity securities108,076 6,403 28,593 143,072 
Short-term investments81,215 16,945 98,160 
Cash equivalents1,432,182 1,432,182 
Other invested assets(4)4,223 7,680,827 (7,637,939)47,111 
Other assets141,041 141,041 
Receivables from parent and affiliates148,075 148,075 
Subtotal excluding separate account assets112,299 29,697,318 2,192,760 (7,637,939)24,364,438 
Separate account assets(5)(6)102,243 108,682,425 4,645 108,789,313 
Total assets$214,542 $138,379,743 $2,197,405 $(7,637,939)$133,153,751 
Market risk benefit liabilities(8)$$$5,521,601 $$5,521,601 
Policyholders' account balances3,502,096 3,502,096 
Payables to parent and affiliates18,653,159 (16,568,242)2,084,917 
Other liabilities(7)899 (9,496)(670)(9,267)
Total liabilities$899 $18,643,663 $9,023,697 $(16,568,912)$11,099,347 

(1)“Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $(9,569) million and $(8,931) million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(2)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by syndicated bank loans, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(3)Equity securities excluded from the fair value hierarchy include a fund for which fair value is measured at net asset value ("NAV") per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of this investment was $14.6 million.
(4)Other invested assets excluded from the fair value hierarchy include certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds for which fair value is measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair values of such investments were $67 million and $69 million, respectively.
(5)Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
(6)Separate account assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate, hedge funds and a corporate owned life insurance fund, for which fair value is measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent). At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the fair value of such investments was $5,259 million and $5,262 million, respectively.
(7)Other liabilities includes embedded derivatives associated with reinsurance agreements.
(8)Amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information The tables below present quantitative information regarding significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities.
 December 31, 2023
 Fair Value    Valuation  
Techniques
Unobservable 
Inputs  
Minimum  MaximumWeighted
Average
Impact of 
Increase in Input on Fair Value(1)
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities(2)$81,635 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate6.98 %20 %9.73 %Decrease
LiquidationLiquidation value63.62 %63.62 %63.62 %Increase
Commercial mortgage-backed securities$78,115 Discounted cash flowLiquidity premium0.60 %0.75 %0.71 %Decrease
Market risk benefit assets(4)$2,367,243 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Increase
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.91 %Increase
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Decrease
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Increase
Equity volatility curve15 %25 %Decrease
Other assets$224,019 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%80 %Increase
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.85 %Increase
Mortality rate(9)%23 %Increase
Equity volatility curve%25 %Decrease
Option Budget(11)(1)%%Decrease
Liabilities:
Market risk benefit liabilities(4)$5,144,401 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.91 %Decrease
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Increase
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve15 %25 %Increase
Policyholders' account balances(10)$7,689,929 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%80 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.41 %1.85 %Decrease
Mortality rate(9)%23 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve%25 %Increase
Option Budget(11)(1)%%Increase
 December 31, 2022
 Fair ValueValuation 
Techniques
Unobservable 
Inputs   
MinimumMaximumWeighted
Average
Impact of 
Increase in Input on Fair Value(1)
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities(2)$408,494 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate9.77 %20 %16.53 %Decrease
Market ComparablesEBITDA multiples(3)2.2 X23.5 X8.1 XIncrease
Market risk benefit assets(4)(12)$1,393,237 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Increase
Spread over SOFR(6)0.50 %2.20 %Increase
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Decrease
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Increase
Equity volatility curve18 %26 %Decrease
Liabilities:
Market risk benefit liabilities(4)(12)$5,521,601 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%20 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.50 %2.20 %Decrease
Utilization rate(7)38 %95 %Increase
Withdrawal rateSee table footnote (8) below.
Mortality rate(9)%15 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve18 %26 %Increase
Policyholders' account balances(10)$3,502,096 Discounted cash flowLapse rate(5)%80 %Decrease
Spread over SOFR(6)0.22 %2.26 %Decrease
Mortality rate(9)%23 %Decrease
Equity volatility curve%30 %Increase
Option Budget(11)(2)%%Increase
(1)Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact on fair value as that presented in the table.
(2)Includes assets classified as fixed maturities, available-for-sale.
(3)Represents multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), and are amounts used when the Company has determined that market participants would use such multiples when valuing the investments.
(4)Market risk benefits primarily represent fair value for all living benefit guarantees including accumulation, withdrawal and income benefits. Since the valuation methodology for these assets and liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
(5)Lapse rates for contracts with living benefit guarantees are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates for contracts with index-linked crediting guarantees may be adjusted at the contract level based on the applicability of any surrender charges, product type, and market related factors such as interest rates. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply. For any given contract, lapse rates vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected for the purposes of valuing these balances.
(6)The spread over the SOFR swap curve and the LIBOR swap curve represents the premium added to the proxy for the risk-free rate (SOFR or LIBOR, as applicable) to reflect the Company's estimates of rates that a market participant would use to value the living benefits in both the accumulation and payout phases and index-linked interest crediting guarantees as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. This spread includes an estimate of NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because funding agreements are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt. Effective April 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with The Ohio National Life Insurance Company, now known as AuguStar Life Insurance Company ("AuguStar"), an affiliate of Constellation Insurance Holdings, Inc., to reinsure approximately $10 billion of account values of PDI traditional variable annuity contracts with guaranteed living benefits. See Note 11 for additional information regarding this transaction. As a result of this transaction, a ceded MRB asset balance was established to fair value the reinsurance reimbursements to the Company. The establishment of the fair value also required an estimate of NPR for AuguStar, which may differ from that of the Company's; however, the NPR spreads for AuguStar were developed using a methodology similar to that of the Company.
(7)The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal. Range reflects the utilization rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits.
(8)The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions vary based on the age of the contractholder, the tax status of the contract and the duration since the contractholder began lifetime withdrawals. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the minimum withdrawal rate assumption is 81% and 77%, respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the maximum withdrawal rate assumption may be greater than 100%. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100% and decrease as the withdrawal rate moves further away from 100%.
(9)The range reflects the mortality rates for the vast majority of business with living benefits and other contracts, with policyholders ranging from 50 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain other contracts do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders with mortality rates approaching 0% for certain benefits. Mortality rates may vary by product, age and duration. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.
(10)Policyholders’ account balances primarily represent general account liabilities for the index-linked interest credited on certain of the Company’s life and annuity products that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
(11)Option budget estimates the expected long-term cost of options used to hedge exposures associated with equity price and interest rate changes. The level of option budget determines future costs of the options, which impacts the growth in account value and the valuation of embedded derivatives.
(12)Amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation The following tables describe changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods (excluding MRBs disclosed in Note 10). When a determination is made to classify assets and liabilities within Level 3, the determination is based on significance of the unobservable inputs in the overall fair value measurement. All transfers are based on changes in the observability of the valuation inputs, including the availability of pricing service information that the Company can validate. Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company can validate.
Year Ended December 31, 2023(6)(7)
Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(1)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Foreign government$724 $(42)$$$$$$$$682 $(53)
Corporate securities(3)507,496 85 567,936 (39,722)(130,688)3,129 117,671 (11,564)1,014,343 (973)
Structured securities(4)104,724 (4,442)241,159 (37)(2,147)(2,222)4,537 (164,335)177,237 (4,298)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading1,083 36,284 2,931 (6,250)34,048 1,225 
Equity securities28,593 (928)2,531 (1,487)28,709 (928)
Other invested assets
Short-term investments16,945 2,573 4,922 (21,322)(1,359)1,759 
Other assets141,041 (40,062)145,922 (22,882)224,019 (62,944)
Reinsurance recoverables(5)(3,034)75,143 (2,364)69,745 (3,034)
Separate account assets4,645 408 2,216 (1,124)(160)5,985 406 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(5)(3,502,096)(2,641,436)(1,653,028)106,631 (7,689,929)(360,807)
Year Ended December 31, 2023(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(2,081)$$$(2,808)$490 $(2,904)$$$(2,420)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading1,080 1,225 
Equity securities(928)(928)
Other invested assets
Short-term investments1,857 (73)789 
Other assets(40,062)(62,944)
Reinsurance recoverables(3,034)(3,034)
Separate account assets408 406 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(2,641,436)(360,807)
Year Ended December 31, 2022(6)(7)
Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(1)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Foreign government$150 $73 $501 $$$$$$$724 $69 
Corporate securities(3)385,634 (47,296)323,603 (62,827)(102,377)106,408 10,475 (106,124)507,496 (45,235)
Structured securities(4)173,944 (26,318)81,576 (1,993)(122,485)104,724 (28,489)
Other assets:
Equity securities12,472 (3,310)10,000 (230)9,661 28,593 (3,872)
Short-term investments114 18,046 (8,560)7,290 55 16,945 73 
Other assets72,937 44,096 49,677 (3,855)(21,814)141,041 47,951 
Separate account assets(70)7,715 (3,000)4,645 (70)
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(5)(3,245,773)(409,912)(1,094,824)1,248,413 (3,502,096)(289,548)
Year Ended December 31, 2022(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(16,829)$$$(56,470)$(242)$(14,416)$$$(59,239)
Other assets:
Equity securities(3,310)(3,872)
Short-term investments77 73 (36)73 
Other assets44,096 47,951 
Separate account assets(70)(70)
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(409,912)(289,548)
Year Ended December 31, 2021(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(832)$$(6,318)$388 $(1,778)$$(5,346)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading46 46 
Equity securities709 709 
Short-term investments181 
Cash equivalents147 
Other assets1,258 359 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(78,321)5,476 

(1)"Other" largely represents non-cash moves related to novated variable indexed annuities under the reinsurance agreement with FLIAC. See Note 11 for more details regarding these transactions. In addition, for the prior year Policyholders' account balances represents an out of period adjustment related to certain portions of reinsurance activity that had been incorrectly recorded on the balance sheet during the fourth quarter of 2021.
(2)Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.
(3)Includes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate public, and foreign corporate private securities.
(4)Includes asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
(5)Purchases/issuances and settlements for Policyholders' account balances and Reinsurance recoverables are presented net in the rollforward.
(6)Effective January 1, 2021, Future policy benefits previously included in "Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities" are now reported as Market Risk Benefits. See Note 10 for additional information.
(7)Excludes MRB assets of $2,367 million and $1,393 million and MRB liabilities of $5,144 million and $5,522 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information.
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation The following tables describe changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods (excluding MRBs disclosed in Note 10). When a determination is made to classify assets and liabilities within Level 3, the determination is based on significance of the unobservable inputs in the overall fair value measurement. All transfers are based on changes in the observability of the valuation inputs, including the availability of pricing service information that the Company can validate. Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company can validate.
Year Ended December 31, 2023(6)(7)
Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(1)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Foreign government$724 $(42)$$$$$$$$682 $(53)
Corporate securities(3)507,496 85 567,936 (39,722)(130,688)3,129 117,671 (11,564)1,014,343 (973)
Structured securities(4)104,724 (4,442)241,159 (37)(2,147)(2,222)4,537 (164,335)177,237 (4,298)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading1,083 36,284 2,931 (6,250)34,048 1,225 
Equity securities28,593 (928)2,531 (1,487)28,709 (928)
Other invested assets
Short-term investments16,945 2,573 4,922 (21,322)(1,359)1,759 
Other assets141,041 (40,062)145,922 (22,882)224,019 (62,944)
Reinsurance recoverables(5)(3,034)75,143 (2,364)69,745 (3,034)
Separate account assets4,645 408 2,216 (1,124)(160)5,985 406 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(5)(3,502,096)(2,641,436)(1,653,028)106,631 (7,689,929)(360,807)
Year Ended December 31, 2023(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(2,081)$$$(2,808)$490 $(2,904)$$$(2,420)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading1,080 1,225 
Equity securities(928)(928)
Other invested assets
Short-term investments1,857 (73)789 
Other assets(40,062)(62,944)
Reinsurance recoverables(3,034)(3,034)
Separate account assets408 406 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(2,641,436)(360,807)
Year Ended December 31, 2022(6)(7)
Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(1)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Foreign government$150 $73 $501 $$$$$$$724 $69 
Corporate securities(3)385,634 (47,296)323,603 (62,827)(102,377)106,408 10,475 (106,124)507,496 (45,235)
Structured securities(4)173,944 (26,318)81,576 (1,993)(122,485)104,724 (28,489)
Other assets:
Equity securities12,472 (3,310)10,000 (230)9,661 28,593 (3,872)
Short-term investments114 18,046 (8,560)7,290 55 16,945 73 
Other assets72,937 44,096 49,677 (3,855)(21,814)141,041 47,951 
Separate account assets(70)7,715 (3,000)4,645 (70)
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(5)(3,245,773)(409,912)(1,094,824)1,248,413 (3,502,096)(289,548)
Year Ended December 31, 2022(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Interest credited to policyholders' account balancesIncluded in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(16,829)$$$(56,470)$(242)$(14,416)$$$(59,239)
Other assets:
Equity securities(3,310)(3,872)
Short-term investments77 73 (36)73 
Other assets44,096 47,951 
Separate account assets(70)(70)
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(409,912)(289,548)
Year Ended December 31, 2021(6)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment incomeRealized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(832)$$(6,318)$388 $(1,778)$$(5,346)
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading46 46 
Equity securities709 709 
Short-term investments181 
Cash equivalents147 
Other assets1,258 359 
Liabilities:
Policyholders' account balances(78,321)5,476 

(1)"Other" largely represents non-cash moves related to novated variable indexed annuities under the reinsurance agreement with FLIAC. See Note 11 for more details regarding these transactions. In addition, for the prior year Policyholders' account balances represents an out of period adjustment related to certain portions of reinsurance activity that had been incorrectly recorded on the balance sheet during the fourth quarter of 2021.
(2)Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.
(3)Includes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate public, and foreign corporate private securities.
(4)Includes asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities.
(5)Purchases/issuances and settlements for Policyholders' account balances and Reinsurance recoverables are presented net in the rollforward.
(6)Effective January 1, 2021, Future policy benefits previously included in "Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities" are now reported as Market Risk Benefits. See Note 10 for additional information.
(7)Excludes MRB assets of $2,367 million and $1,393 million and MRB liabilities of $5,144 million and $5,522 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. See Note 10 for additional information.
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring The following tables represent information for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The fair value measurement is nonrecurring as these assets are measured at fair value only when there is a triggering event (e.g., an evidence of impairment). Assets included in the table are those that were impaired during the respective reporting periods and that are still held as of the reporting date. The estimated fair values for these amounts were determined using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, there were no triggering events.
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes
Investment in joint venture$$(75,000)$
Gains (Losses):
Other invested assets$$(11,125)$
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Carrying value after measurement as of period end:
Investment in joint venture(1)$$60,456 
(1)Reported carrying value includes value as of the measurement period of June 30, 2022 for "Investment in joint venture".
Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
The tables below present the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. In some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.
 December 31, 2023
Fair ValueCarrying
Amount(1)
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalTotal
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans$$$5,918,386 $5,918,386 $6,122,721 
Policy loans1,472,677 1,472,677 1,472,677 
Short-term investments66,500 66,500 66,500 
Cash and cash equivalents470,668 24,999 495,667 495,667 
Accrued investment income333,838 333,838 333,838 
Reinsurance recoverables22,155 22,155 23,537 
Receivables from parent and affiliates184,599 184,599 184,599 
Other assets80,646 1,489,983 1,570,629 1,570,629 
Total assets$537,168 $624,082 $8,903,201 $10,064,451 $10,270,168 
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts$$955,647 $5,396,885 $6,352,532 $6,368,061 
Cash collateral for loaned securities218,310 218,310 218,310 
Short-term debt to affiliates176,110 176,110 180,411 
Payables to parent and affiliates16,573 16,573 16,573 
Other liabilities2,121,861 32,423 2,154,284 2,154,283 
Total liabilities$$3,488,501 $5,429,308 $8,917,809 $8,937,638 
 December 31, 2022
  
Fair ValueCarrying
Amount(1)
 Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalTotal
 (in thousands)
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans$$$4,602,177 $4,602,177 $4,928,680 
Policy loans505,367 505,367 505,367 
Short-term investments26,331 26,331 26,331 
Cash and cash equivalents675,445 290,000 965,445 965,445 
Accrued investment income219,635 219,635 219,635 
Reinsurance recoverables25,127 25,127 27,183 
Receivables from parent and affiliates76,846 76,846 76,846 
Other assets94,200 730,682 824,882 824,882 
Total assets$701,776 $680,681 $5,863,353 $7,245,810 $7,574,369 
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts$$1,192,271 $3,141,000 $4,333,271 $4,351,945 
Cash collateral for loaned securities86,750 86,750 86,750 
Short-term debt to affiliates120,325 120,325 126,250 
Long-term debt to affiliates173,905 173,905 185,563 
Payables to parent and affiliates41,654 41,654 41,654 
Other liabilities1,269,615 33,250 1,302,865 1,302,866 
Total liabilities$$2,884,520 $3,174,250 $6,058,770 $6,095,028 
(1)Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments.
v3.24.1
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Deferred Charges, Insurers [Abstract]  
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DAC balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DAC balance: 
Fixed AnnuitiesVariable AnnuitiesTerm LifeVariable / Universal LifeTotal
 (in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$$$462,099 $2,030,983 $2,493,082 
Capitalization576 32,590 168,760 653,864 855,790 
Amortization expense(1,008)(146,952)(53,775)(123,860)(325,595)
Other(1)84,913 3,921,094 24 4,006,031 
Balance, December 31, 202184,481 3,806,732 577,084 2,561,011 7,029,308 
Capitalization31,494 270,864 127,541 532,678 962,577 
Amortization expense(13,724)(341,142)(55,423)(109,987)(520,276)
Other(2)(365)(540,819)(541,184)
Balance, December 31, 2022102,251 3,736,454 648,837 2,442,883 6,930,425 
Capitalization117,851 241,136 159,000 576,920 1,094,907 
Amortization expense(22,165)(326,444)(63,949)(121,877)(534,435)
Other(3)(393,385)(1)(393,386)
Balance, December 31, 2023$197,937 $3,257,761 $743,888 $2,897,925 $7,097,511 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture as well as the assuming of DAC upon Affiliated reinsurance agreement with FLIAC within Fixed Annuities. See Note 1 and Note 11 for additional information.
(2)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with Lotus Re. See Note 11 for additional information.
(3)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information.
Deferred Reinsurance Losses
The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DRL balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DRL balance:

Variable AnnuitiesTerm LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$274,415 $87,932 $362,347 
Amortization expense(14,847)(9,506)(24,353)
Other(4,991)(4,991)
Balance, December 31, 2021254,577 78,426 333,003 
Amortization expense(31,057)(9,048)(40,105)
Other(5)(5)
Balance, December 31, 2022223,515 69,378 292,893 
Amortization expense(29,403)(8,374)(37,777)
Other(1)(1)
Balance, December 31, 2023$194,111 $61,004 $255,115 
Deferred Insurance Gains
The following table shows a rollforward for the lines of business that contain DRG balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DRG balance:
Fixed AnnuitiesVariable AnnuitiesVariable / Universal LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$$$174,259 $174,259 
Amortization(657)(7,365)(8,022)
Other(1)78,795 7,704 86,499 
Balance, December 31, 202178,138 174,598 252,736 
Amortization(6,437)(79,952)(86,389)
Other(2)(13,803)1,340,312 1,326,509 
Balance, December 31, 202257,898 1,434,958 1,492,856 
Amortization(9,790)(15,612)(71,462)(96,864)
Other(3)(34)277,333 277,299 
Balance, December 31, 2023$48,074 $261,721 $1,363,496 $1,673,291 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture.
(2)    Includes $1,352 million deferred gain related to the reinsurance agreement with Lotus Re, entered into January 1, 2022.
(3)    Includes the impact of the reinsurance agreement with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information.
Deferred Sales Inducements
The following table shows a rollforward of DSI balances for variable annuity products, which is the only line of business that contains a DSI balance, along with a reconciliation to the Company's total DSI balance:

Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2021$
Capitalization167 
Amortization expense(17,885)
Other(1)432,337 
Balance, December 31, 2021414,619 
Capitalization676 
Amortization expense(33,791)
Balance, December 31, 2022381,504 
Capitalization1,514 
Amortization expense(31,625)
Other31 
Balance, December 31, 2023$351,424 
(1)    Includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture.
v3.24.1
Separate Accounts (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Separate Account Assets
The aggregate fair value of assets, by major investment asset category, supporting separate accounts is as follows:

December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Asset Type:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$2,954 $2,510 
 U.S. corporate securities9,504 8,702 
 Foreign corporate securities1,763 1,420 
Mortgage-backed securities186 276 
Mutual funds:
Equity72,614,821 67,144,660 
Fixed Income37,065,162 38,109,374 
Other4,101,661 3,441,016 
Equity securities104,159 49,260 
Other invested assets5,258,900 5,262,178 
Short-term investments2,126 1,237 
   Cash and cash equivalents27,249 30,613 
Total$119,188,485 $114,051,246 
Separate Account Liabilities
The balances of and changes in separate account liabilities as of and for the periods indicated are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Variable AnnuitiesVariable LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$91,785,447 $22,265,799 $114,051,246 
     Deposits440,707 2,745,751 3,186,458 
     Investment performance12,219,777 4,310,729 16,530,506 
     Policy charges(2,296,859)(829,539)(3,126,398)
     Surrenders and withdrawals(9,687,372)(347,955)(10,035,327)
     Benefit payments(73,791)(226,242)(300,033)
     Net transfers (to) from general account(1)(15,121)(1,175,575)(1,190,696)
     Other10,333 62,396 72,729 
Balance, end of period$92,383,121 $26,805,364 $119,188,485 
Cash surrender value(2)$91,201,190 $23,700,726 $114,901,916 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Variable AnnuitiesVariable LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$123,977,624 $25,820,204 $149,797,828 
Deposits658,695 2,275,000 2,933,695 
Investment performance(21,600,783)(4,270,091)(25,870,874)
Policy charges(2,513,831)(767,168)(3,280,999)
Surrenders and withdrawals(8,481,231)(339,931)(8,821,162)
Benefit payments(62,586)(278,140)(340,726)
Net transfers (to) from general account(206,269)(213,752)(420,021)
Other13,828 39,677 53,505 
Balance, end of period$91,785,447 $22,265,799 $114,051,246 
Cash surrender value(2)$90,208,083 $19,575,562 $109,783,645 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Variable AnnuitiesVariable LifeTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$124,275,626 $21,464,796 $145,740,422 
Deposits669,497 2,397,739 3,067,236 
Investment performance13,179,092 3,482,547 16,661,639 
Policy charges(2,937,255)(703,264)(3,640,519)
Surrenders and withdrawals(11,147,772)(403,558)(11,551,330)
Benefit payments(74,953)(289,298)(364,251)
Net transfers (to) from general account3,449 (164,405)(160,956)
Other9,940 35,647 45,587 
Balance, end of period$123,977,624 $25,820,204 $149,797,828 
Cash surrender value(2)$121,847,584 $23,174,409 $145,021,993 
(1) Variable life includes $900 million of funding for a policy loan to an affiliated irrevocable trust. See Note 15 for additional information.
(2) Represents the amount of the contractholder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges.
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Liability for Future Policy Benefits
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.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period554,896 554,896 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of assumption update(790)(790)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(200,513)(989)(201,502)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,265,387 (989)11,264,398 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,345,514)(35,657)(1,381,171)
Interest accrual521,176 521,176 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,153,544 11,153,544 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(225,711)(225,711)
Balance, end of period$10,927,833 $$10,927,833 

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period962,035 24,876 986,911 
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of assumption update(1,044)(1,044)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(263,243)6,991 (256,252)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,532,999 236,594 18,769,593 
Issuances712,495 36,646 749,141 
Interest accrual895,023 8,440 903,463 
Benefit payments(1,386,583)(33,287)(1,419,870)
Other adjustments3,844 (84)3,760 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,757,778 248,309 19,006,087 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(331,571)(19,521)(351,092)
Balance, end of period$18,426,207 $228,788 $18,654,995 
Other, end of period1,765 
Total balance, end of period$18,656,760 
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$7,498,374 $228,788 $7,727,162 
Flooring impact, end of period44 44 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring7,498,418 228,788 7,727,206 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,817,488 18,489 6,835,977 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$680,930 $210,299 $891,229 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(1,826,120)(1,826,120)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of assumption update1,295,294 1,295,294 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(112,661)(1,143)(113,804)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,841,569 (1,143)11,840,426 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,339,902)(29,326)(1,369,228)
Interest accrual525,149 525,149 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period11,466,690 11,466,690 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(554,896)(554,896)
Balance, end of period$10,911,794 $$10,911,794 


Year Ended December 31, 2022
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(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 period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of assumption update1,756,995 1,756,995 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(206,175)(1,639)(207,814)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period18,880,642 218,722 19,099,364 
Issuances439,874 30,469 470,343 
Interest accrual888,525 7,836 896,361 
Benefit payments(1,416,823)(27,138)(1,443,961)
Other adjustments5,068 (286)4,782 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period18,797,286 229,603 19,026,889 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period(962,035)(24,876)(986,911)
Balance, end of period$17,835,251 $204,727 $18,039,978 
Other, end of period2,127 
Total balance, end of period$18,042,105 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$6,923,457 $204,727 $7,128,184 
Flooring impact, end of period
Balance, end of period, post-flooring6,923,457 204,727 7,128,184 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable6,497,257 16,460 6,513,717 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$426,200 $188,267 $614,467 


Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$12,791,701 $$12,791,701 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(2,461,823)(2,461,823)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period10,329,878 10,329,878 
Effect of assumption update39,089 39,089 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity246,712 246,712 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period10,615,679 10,615,679 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Net premiums / considerations collected(1,193,642)(29,700)(1,223,342)
Interest accrual489,196 489,196 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period10,658,936 10,658,936 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period1,826,120 1,826,120 
Balance, end of period$12,485,056 $$12,485,056 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$21,897,943 $237,094 $22,135,037 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period(4,893,834)(27,090)(4,920,924)
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period17,004,109 210,004 17,214,113 
Effect of assumption update40,236 40,236 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity268,005 (1,422)266,583 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period17,312,350 208,582 17,520,932 
Issuances747,703 29,700 777,403 
Interest accrual832,663 7,454 840,117 
Benefit payments(1,566,091)(25,328)(1,591,419)
Other adjustments3,197 (47)3,150 
Balance at original discount rate, end of period17,329,822 220,361 17,550,183 
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period3,607,275 16,704 3,623,979 
Balance, end of period$20,937,097 $237,065 $21,174,162 
Other, end of period2,902 
Total balance, end of period$21,177,064 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Net Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves)
Term LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring$8,452,041 $237,065 $8,689,106 
Flooring impact, end of period951 951 
Balance, end of period, post-flooring8,452,992 237,065 8,690,057 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable7,855,802 19,314 7,875,116 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, end of period, post-flooring$597,190 $217,751 $814,941 

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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$21,871,767 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,027,611 $0
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,748,999 $0
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,118,532 $332,902
Interest accrual$373,845 $8,440
Gross premiums$1,804,955 $41,111
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.17 %3.70 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)4.99 %4.95 %
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$22,223,836 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$15,322,180 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$14,587,657 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$29,330,574 $306,286 
Interest accrual$363,375 $7,836 
Gross premiums$1,831,360 $32,105 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)117
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)106
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.23 %3.60 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)5.39 %5.33 %
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Term LifeFixed Annuities
($ in thousands)
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums$24,005,621 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)$16,246,950 $
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)$19,102,730 $
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses$27,127,403 $293,095 
Interest accrual$343,467 $7,454 
Gross premiums$1,822,261 $35,672 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)107
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)117
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)5.30 %3.47 %
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate)2.55 %2.49 %
For additional information regarding observable market information and the techniques used to determine the interest rate assumptions seen above, see Note 2.
The balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$18,193 $15,765 $9,959 
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity(6,978)1,250 1,247 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period11,215 17,015 11,206 
Profits deferred5,191 2,511 5,823 
Interest accrual552 616 529 
Amortization(2,129)(1,909)(1,793)
Other adjustments(11)(40)
Balance, end of period14,818 18,193 15,765 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable1,365 1,684 1,726 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable$13,453 $16,509 $14,039 
    
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, for the years ended December 31,:

202320222021
Fixed Annuities
(in thousands)
Revenue(1)$3,375 $(2,428)$(5,805)
Interest accrual552 616 529 
(1)Represents the gross premiums collected in changes in deferred profit liability.
The following table shows a rollforward of AIR balances for variable and universal life products, for the years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring$12,664,445 $11,660,527 $10,878,087 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI1,269,236 (896,931)(1,169,972)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring13,933,681 10,763,596 9,708,115 
Effect of assumption update22,910 2,197,592 (1,243)
Effect of actual variances from expected experience and other activity34,021 (223,185)53,125 
Adjusted balance, beginning of period13,990,612 12,738,003 9,759,997 
Assessments collected(1)929,709 961,924 848,263 
Interest accrual486,253 433,631 344,789 
Benefits paid(294,199)(199,877)(189,453)
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring15,112,375 13,933,681 10,763,596 
Flooring impact and amounts in AOCI(831,583)(1,269,236)896,931 
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Less: Reinsurance recoverable14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340 
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, including amounts in AOCI, end of period$226,192 $206,261 $241,187 
(1) Represents the portion of gross assessments required to fund the future policy benefits.


202320222021
($ in thousands)
Interest accrual$486,253 $433,631 $344,789 
Gross assessments$1,405,696 $1,367,796 $1,674,305 
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)222322
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate)3.39 %3.37 %3.37 %
The following table presents the reconciliation of the ending balances from the above rollforwards, Benefit Reserves, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves including other liabilities, gross of related reinsurance recoverables, to the total liability for Future Policy Benefits as reported on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position for the years ended December 31,:
202320222021
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring$7,727,206 $7,128,184 $8,690,057 
Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring14,818 18,193 15,765 
Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527 
Subtotal of amounts disclosed above22,022,816 19,810,822 20,366,349 
Other Future policy benefits reserves(1)1,182,389 1,018,211 1,144,400 
Total Future policy benefits$23,205,205 $20,829,033 $21,510,749 
(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.
The following tables present revenue and interest expense related to Benefit Reserves, Deferred Profit Liability and Additional Insurance Reserves, 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:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,804,955 $$41,111 $1,846,066 
Deferred profit liability3,375 3,375 
Additional insurance reserves1,405,696 1,405,696 
Total$1,804,955 $1,405,696 $44,486 $3,255,137 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,831,360 $$32,105 $1,863,465 
Deferred profit liability(2,428)(2,428)
Additional insurance reserves1,367,796 1,367,796 
Total$1,831,360 $1,367,796 $29,677 $3,228,833 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Revenues(1)
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$1,822,261 $$35,672 $1,857,933 
Deferred profit liability(5,805)(5,805)
Additional insurance reserves1,674,305 1,674,305 
Total$1,822,261 $1,674,305 $29,867 $3,526,433 
(1)Represents "Gross premiums" for benefit reserves; "Gross assessments" for additional insurance reserves; and "Revenue" for deferred profit liability.

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$373,845 $$8,440 $382,285 
Deferred profit liability552 552 
Additional insurance reserves486,253 486,253 
Total$373,845 $486,253 $8,992 $869,090 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$363,375 $$7,836 $371,211 
Deferred profit liability616 616 
Additional insurance reserves433,631 433,631 
Total$363,375 $433,631 $8,452 $805,458 

Year Ended December 31, 2021
Interest Expense
Term LifeVariable/ Universal LifeFixed AnnuitiesTotal
(in thousands)
Benefit reserves$343,467 $$7,454 $350,921 
Deferred profit liability529 529 
Additional insurance reserves344,789 344,789 
Total$343,467 $344,789 $7,983 $696,239 
v3.24.1
Policyholders' Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities [Abstract]  
Policyholder Account Balance
The balances of and changes in policyholders' account balances as of and for the periods ended are as follows:

Year Ended December 31, 2023
Fixed
Annuities
Variable AnnuitiesVariable Life / Universal LifeTotal
($ in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,575,823 $16,432,032 $18,736,365 $38,744,220 
Deposits2,612,775 4,633,727 2,117,153 9,363,655 
Interest credited101,192 277,708 556,057 934,957 
Policy charges(8,438)(23,368)(1,810,644)(1,842,450)
Surrenders and withdrawals(229,843)(516,039)(845,436)(1,591,318)
Benefit payments(50,522)(30,461)(83,409)(164,392)
Net transfers (to) from separate account(1)15,121 1,175,575 1,190,696 
Change in market value and other adjustments(2)163,326 2,048,045 322,052 2,533,423 
Balance, end of period6,164,313 22,836,765 20,167,713 49,168,791 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(3)4,746 569,844 12,830,700 13,405,290 
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance recoverables$6,159,567 $22,266,921 $7,337,013 $35,763,501 
Unearned revenue reserve3,741,426 
Other102,583 
Total Policyholders' account balance$53,012,800 
Weighted-average crediting rate2.08 %1.40 %2.86 %2.12 %
Net amount at risk(4)$15 $$323,508,432 $323,508,447 
Cash surrender value(5)$5,307,537 $20,490,433 $18,676,852 $44,474,822 
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Fixed Annuities(6)Variable AnnuitiesVariable Life / Universal LifeTotal
($ in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,005,867 $11,465,411 $18,762,548 $33,233,826 
Deposits754,397 4,761,547 2,173,035 7,688,979 
Interest credited53,884 175,574 583,814 813,272 
Policy charges(5,118)(5,482)(1,795,879)(1,806,479)
Surrenders and withdrawals(68,343)(282,497)(873,034)(1,223,874)
Benefit payments(90,640)(35,042)(103,358)(229,040)
Net transfers (to) from separate account206,269 213,752 420,021 
Change in market value and other adjustments(2)(74,224)146,252 (224,513)(152,485)
Balance, end of period3,575,823 16,432,032 18,736,365 38,744,220 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(3)5,724 323,981 12,896,517 13,226,222 
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance recoverables$3,570,099 $16,108,051 $5,839,848 $25,517,998 
Unearned revenue reserve3,067,336 
Other(6)100,980 
Total Policyholders' account balance$41,912,536 
Weighted-average crediting rate1.64 %1.26 %3.11 %2.26 %
Net amount at risk(4)$$$304,864,582 $304,864,585 
Cash surrender value(5)$2,968,033 $13,844,151 $17,137,744 $33,949,928 


Year Ended December 31, 2021
Fixed Annuities(6)Variable AnnuitiesVariable Life / Universal LifeTotal
($ in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$379,981 $3,634,125 $18,363,958 $22,378,064 
Deposits396,377 725,701 2,523,000 3,645,078 
Interest credited1,181 94,453 508,391 604,025 
Policy charges(5,346)(1,941)(1,740,260)(1,747,547)
Surrenders and withdrawals(41,886)(208,224)(990,423)(1,240,533)
Benefit payments(87,897)(41,851)(132,586)(262,334)
Net transfers (to) from separate account(3,449)164,405 160,956 
Change in market value and other adjustments(2)2,363,457 7,266,597 66,063 9,696,117 
Balance, end of period3,005,867 11,465,411 18,762,548 33,233,826 
Less: Reinsurance recoverables(3)7,066 340,527 11,706,343 12,053,936 
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance recoverables$2,998,801 $11,124,884 $7,056,205 $21,179,890 
Unearned revenue reserve2,398,788 
Other(6)98,066 
Total Policyholders' account balance$35,730,680 
Weighted-average crediting rate0.07 %1.25 %2.74 %2.31 %
Net amount at risk(4)$$$309,431,313 $309,431,313 
Cash surrender value(5)$2,476,677 $11,250,816 $16,915,935 $30,643,428 
(1)    Variable life includes $900 million of funding for a policy loan to an affiliated irrevocable trust. See Note 15 for additional information.
(2)    Primarily relates to changes in the value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the indexed options of certain products. Includes $7,203 million related to assuming of policyholders' account balances with PALAC for the year ended December 31, 2021. See Note 1 for additional information.
(3)    The amount of recoverables related to reinsurance agreements that reduce the risk of the policyholders’ account balances gross liability.
(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.
(6)    Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.
Policyholder Account Balance, Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate
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:

December 31, 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
Less than 1.00%
$105 $337 $994 $117,377 $118,813 
1.00% - 1.99%
487,191 73,393 234,487 79,713 874,784 
2.00% - 2.99%
301,132 469,276 562,347 16,881 1,349,636 
3.00% - 4.00%
29,131 29,131 
Greater than 4.00%
Total$817,559 $543,006 $797,828 $213,971 $2,372,364 
Variable Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$908,097 $807,460 $18,083 $$1,733,642 
1.00% - 1.99%
214,377 2,061 1,060 217,498 
2.00% - 2.99%
23,323 4,071 4,135 31,529 
3.00% - 4.00%
903,953 9,245 33 913,231 
Greater than 4.00%
2,046 2,046 
Total$2,051,796 $822,837 $23,311 $$2,897,946 
Variable Life / Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
$$$$196,692 $196,692 
1.00% - 1.99%
201,121 2,588,458 528,155 3,317,734 
2.00% - 2.99%
28,061 1,445,439 2,789,520 260,651 4,523,671 
3.00% - 4.00%
3,956,631 2,217,133 1,107,726 7,281,490 
Greater than 4.00%
2,136,137 2,136,137 
Total$6,321,950 $3,662,572 $6,485,704 $985,498 $17,455,724 
December 31, 2022
Range of Guaranteed Minimum
Crediting Rate(1)
At guaranteed minimum
1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum
51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Total
(in thousands)
Fixed Annuities(2)
Less than 1.00%
$$$$$
1.00% - 1.99%
521,189 73,554 248,881 83,415 927,039 
2.00% - 2.99%
208,420 000208,420 
3.00% - 4.00%
38,195 00038,195 
Greater than 4.00%
0000
Total$767,804 $73,554 $248,881 $83,415 $1,173,654 
Variable Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$1,008,763 $861,119 $18,744 $$1,888,628 
1.00% - 1.99%
243,223 2,257 1,294 0246,774 
2.00% - 2.99%
26,778 973 0027,751 
3.00% - 4.00%
1,070,958 2247001,073,205 
Greater than 4.00%
2,172 0002,172 
Total$2,351,894 $866,596 $20,038 $$3,238,530 
Variable Life / Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
$11,902 $$$$11,902 
1.00% - 1.99%
418,399 773,591 1,928,342 3,120,332 
2.00% - 2.99%
32,651 121,200 2,413,571 1,824,303 4,391,725 
3.00% - 4.00%
4,737,864 3,510 2,093,511 129,398 6,964,283 
Greater than 4.00%
2,145,123 0002,145,123 
Total$7,345,939 $124,710 $5,280,673 $3,882,043 $16,633,365 
December 31, 2021
Range of Guaranteed Minimum
Crediting Rate(1)
At guaranteed minimum
1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum
51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum
Total
(in thousands)
Fixed Annuities(2)
Less than 1.00%
$$$$$
1.00% - 1.99%
9,470 9,470 
2.00% - 2.99%
213,321 213,321 
3.00% - 4.00%
42,418 42,418 
Greater than 4.00%
Total$265,209 $$$$265,209 
Variable Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$1,070,567 $894,487 $19,207 $$1,984,263 
1.00% - 1.99%
267,409 1,627 00269,036 
2.00% - 2.99%
30,738 62 0030,800 
3.00% - 4.00%
1,150,448 0001,150,448 
Greater than 4.00%
2,415 0002,415 
Total$2,521,577 $896,176 $19,207 $$3,436,962 
Variable Life / Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
$18,091 $$$$18,091 
1.00% - 1.99%
380,144 2,537,887 2,918,031 
2.00% - 2.99%
10,227 3,735,376 552,995 4,298,598 
3.00% - 4.00%
4,793,734 2,048,590 343,129 53,673 7,239,126 
Greater than 4.00%
2,092,925 0002,092,925 
Total$7,295,121 $2,048,590 $4,078,505 $3,144,555 $16,566,771 

(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.
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance
The balances of and changes in URR as of and for the periods ended are as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
Variable Life / Universal Life
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$3,067,336 $2,398,788 $1,745,269 
Unearned revenue827,960799,185 760,153
Amortization expense(153,779)(129,525)(106,634)
Other adjustments(91)(1,112)0
Balance, end of period3,741,426 3,067,336 2,398,788
Less: Reinsurance recoverables1,690,2551,542,900 939,798
Unearned revenue reserve net of reinsurance recoverables$2,051,171 $1,524,436 $1,458,990 
v3.24.1
Market Risk Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Market Risk Benefits
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:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk1,727,910 1,727,910 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Attributed fees collected1,158,879 (246,747)912,132 
Claims paid(85,898)9,952 (75,946)
Interest accrual293,205 (53,016)240,189 
Actual in force different from expected79,030 (13,338)65,692 
Effect of changes in interest rates(1,438,873)455,062 (983,811)
Effect of changes in equity markets(1,845,207)180,953 (1,664,254)
Effect of assumption update330,769 (54,067)276,702 
Issuances29,433 7,680 37,113 
Other adjustments(1)(36,888)(635,011)(671,899)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(146,999)(146,999)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk4,762,985 (917,792)3,845,193 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,068,035)(1,068,035)
Balance, end of period$3,694,950 $(917,792)$2,777,158 

Year Ended December 31, 2022
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk287,605 287,605 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Attributed fees collected1,249,956 (147,727)1,102,229 
Claims paid(64,406)3,456 (60,950)
Interest accrual143,483 (13,438)130,045 
Actual in force different from expected105,996 (9,968)96,028 
Effect of changes in interest rates(7,271,427)767,394 (6,504,033)
Effect of changes in equity markets3,103,563 (326,575)2,776,988 
Effect of assumption update(160,597)23,171 (137,426)
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk187,910 187,910 
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk6,278,535 (422,261)5,856,274 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(1,727,910)(1,727,910)
Balance, end of period$4,550,625 $(422,261)$4,128,364 
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Variable AnnuitiesLess: Reinsured Market Risk BenefitsTotal, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period$13,577,543 $(13,589,575)$(12,032)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk722,837 722,837 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk14,300,380 (13,589,575)710,805 
Attributed fees collected1,368,434 (759,997)608,437 
Claims paid(29,401)14,648 (14,753)
Interest accrual24,824 (16,593)8,231 
Actual in force different from expected(19,290)22,687 3,397 
Effect of changes in interest rates(3,461,436)3,240,588 (220,848)
Effect of changes in equity markets(2,789,777)2,070,833 (718,944)
Effect of assumption update(221,767)221,767 
Other adjustments(1)8,223,470 8,223,470 
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk(334,312)(334,312)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk9,171,967 (906,484)8,265,483 
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk(287,605)(287,605)
Balance, end of period$8,884,362 $(906,484)$7,977,878 
(1)     Other adjustments for December 31, 2023 primarily includes $638 million related to the reinsurance transaction with AuguStar. See Note 11 for additional information. Other adjustments for December 31, 2021 includes the impact of the 2021 Variable Annuities Recapture. See Note 1 for additional information.
The following table presents accompanying information to the rollforward table above.
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
($ in thousands)
Net amount at risk(1)$9,041,651 $12,141,947 $2,566,157 
Weighted-average attained age of contractholders706866
(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:
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Variable Annuities
(in thousands)
Market risk benefit assets$2,367,243 $1,393,237 $1,786,565 
Market risk benefit liabilities5,144,401 5,521,601 9,764,443 
Net liability$2,777,158 $4,128,364 $7,977,878 
v3.24.1
Reinsurance (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]  
Reinsurance Impact On Balance Sheet
Reinsurance amounts included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, were as follows:

20232022
 (in thousands)
Reinsurance recoverables(1)$38,709,651 $37,096,562 
Policy loans(1,082,584)(1,011,112)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(1)(3,195,161)(3,343,270)
Deferred sales inducements(1)(35,313)(38,146)
Market risk benefit assets(1)1,165,378 543,177 
Other assets(1)1,897,410 1,146,794 
Policyholders’ account balances(1)5,977,108 7,157,639 
Future policy benefits(1)7,026,209 6,320,863 
Market risk benefit liabilities(1)249,538 120,916 
Other liabilities(1)4,397,862 2,891,433 
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.

Unaffiliated reinsurance amounts included in the table above and in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, were as follows:
20232022
(in thousands)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(1)$71,315 $111,379 
Market risk benefit assets(1)745,662 64,738 
Other assets1,795,422 1,034,000 
Policyholders' account balances(1)1,830,579 2,771,961 
Future policy benefits453 
Market risk benefit liabilities(1)131,594 40,731 
Other liabilities1,915,205 820,185 
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Reinsurance Recoverables By Counterparty
Reinsurance recoverables by counterparty as of December 31, are broken out below:
20232022(1)
 (in thousands)
PAR U$15,722,061 $15,051,337 
PURC7,565,968 6,928,950 
PARCC2,304,270 2,437,589 
GUL Re3,211,899 3,124,697 
PAR Term2,101,004 2,040,599 
Prudential Insurance1,311,525 986,013 
Term Re2,080,564 1,830,197 
Lotus Re2,051,831 1,952,215 
DART744,043 578,462 
Unaffiliated1,616,486 2,166,503 
Total reinsurance recoverables$38,709,651 $37,096,562 
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Reinsurance Impact On Income Statement
Reinsurance amounts, included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Premiums:
Direct(1)$1,853,184 $1,868,709 $1,903,865 
Assumed(61)776 162 
Ceded(1)(1,524,226)(1,604,277)(1,719,569)
Net premiums(1)328,897 265,208 184,458 
Policy charges and fee income:
Direct(1)2,995,595 3,034,193 3,348,259 
Assumed(1)604,311 594,622 565,814 
Ceded(1)(2,063,300)(2,398,214)(2,613,978)
Net policy charges and fee income(1)1,536,606 1,230,601 1,300,095 
Net investment income:
Direct1,700,684 920,674 555,404 
Assumed1,364 1,513 1,049 
Ceded(26,526)(38,186)(6,218)
Net investment income(2)1,675,522 884,001 550,235 
Asset administration fees:
Direct323,444 351,600 403,359 
Assumed
Ceded(90,494)(67,418)(201,182)
Net asset administration fees232,950 284,182 202,177 
Other income (loss):
Direct636,930 (731,796)227,035 
Assumed(475)271 (66)
Ceded(1)108,173 80,056 35,451 
Net other income(1)(2)744,628 (651,469)262,420 
202320222021
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Direct(1)(1,195,753)497,016 (388,914)
Assumed(1)162,291 (244,000)12,592 
Ceded(1)(50,198)83,366 (10,572)
Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)(2)(1,083,660)336,382 (386,894)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):
Direct(1)298,425 (181,260)9,096,963 
Assumed(2,199)
Ceded(1)(390,594)(519,321)(13,319,493)
Net change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss)(1)(94,368)(700,581)(4,222,530)
Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):
Direct(1)3,354,306 3,362,353 3,215,531 
Assumed(1)1,258,651 1,107,436 905,325 
Ceded(1)(4,109,168)(4,011,416)(4,038,146)
Net policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves)(1)(2)503,789 458,373 82,710 
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:
Direct(1)(18,361)1,716,983 99,202 
Assumed(1)8,644 679,863 (16,166)
Ceded(1)13,669 (2,341,747)(56,028)
Net change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits(1)3,952 55,099 27,008 
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:
Direct(1)918,327 805,411 525,038 
Assumed136,725 74,402 138,202 
Ceded(1)(399,607)(434,598)(814,629)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances(1)655,445 445,215 (151,389)
Reinsurance expense allowances and general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization and amortization(1)(399,870)(150,374)(2,195,677)
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)Amounts include reinsurance agreements using the deposit method of accounting.
Unaffiliated reinsurance assumed and ceded amounts included in the table above and in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

202320222021
(in thousands)
Premiums:
Assumed(1)$(69)$149 $162 
Ceded(1)(70,169)(42,721)(26,143)
Policy charges and fee income:
Assumed1,563 2,113 
Ceded(143,764)(81,781)(65,451)
Net investment income(2):
Ceded23,023 10,802 687 
Asset administration fees:
Ceded(22,415)00
Other income (loss)(2):
Assumed(211)270 (68)
Ceded(1)37,526 3,243 
Realized investment gains (losses), net(2):
Assumed(1)162,291 778,620 
Ceded(1)(45,711)82,386 80,540 
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):
Assumed(1)(2,199)
Ceded(1)(186,996)(120,663)(130,654)
Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves)(2):
Assumed804 2,566 429 
Ceded(1)(157,344)(94,402)(186,927)
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:
Ceded(1)(1,367)(6,824)
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances:
Assumed16,243 (95,285)
(1)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
(2)Amounts include reinsurance agreements using the deposit method of accounting.
Gross And Net Life Insurance In Force
The gross and net amounts of life insurance face amount in force as of December 31, were as follows:
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Direct gross life insurance face amount in force$1,127,561,798 $1,093,610,227 $1,079,382,740 
Assumed gross life insurance face amount in force35,558,423 36,668,045 37,822,851 
Reinsurance ceded(1,027,473,705)(1,009,571,304)(992,635,327)
Net life insurance face amount in force$135,646,516 $120,706,968 $124,570,264 
v3.24.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The following schedule discloses significant components of income tax expense (benefit) for each year presented:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in thousands)
Current tax expense (benefit):
U.S. federal$698,170 $(345,263)$440,649 
State and local14,550 4,479 5,002 
Total712,720 (340,784)445,651 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
U.S. federal(1)(683,342)45,249 (920,437)
Total(683,342)45,249 (920,437)
Total income tax expense (benefit) on income (loss) before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures29,378 (295,535)(474,786)
Income tax expense (benefit) on equity in earnings of operating joint ventures(109)(193)(147)
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:
Other comprehensive income (loss)(1)(5,627)(106,197)(128,241)
Total income tax expense (benefit)$23,642 $(401,925)$(603,174)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The differences between income taxes expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% applicable for 2023, 2022 and 2021, and the reported income tax expense (benefit) are summarized as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
($ in thousands)
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit)(1)$103,215 $(207,292)$(392,740)
Non-taxable investment income(42,730)(46,426)(48,662)
Tax credits(42,578)(47,544)(36,806)
Changes in tax law(3,644)
State tax (net of federal benefit)(2)11,495 3,538 3,952 
Other(2)(24)2,189 3,114 
Reported income tax expense (benefit)$29,378 $(295,535)$(474,786)
Effective tax rate(1)6.0 %29.9 %25.4 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities
December 31,
20232022
 (in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Insurance reserves(1)$1,660,421 $1,235,687 
Investments(1)776,190 354,538 
Net unrealized loss on securities(1)296,749 481,989 
Other(1)4,723 2,801 
Deferred tax assets2,738,083 2,075,015 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred policy acquisition cost(1)936,929 954,953 
Deferred sales inducements(1)72,791 80,116 
Deferred tax liabilities1,009,720 1,035,069 
Net deferred tax asset (liability)$1,728,363 $1,039,946 
(1)    Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Equity (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Equity [Abstract]  
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) The balance of and changes in each component of AOCI as of and for the years ended December 31, are as follows:
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
Interest Rate Remeasurement of Future Policy BenefitsGain (Loss) from Changes in Non-Performance Risk on Market Risk BenefitsTotal Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2020$(7,797)$553,925 $$$546,128 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12(81,364)(155,255)571,039 334,420 
Change in OCI before reclassifications(2)(3,891)(185,492)37,274 (435,232)(587,341)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(24,994)(24,994)
Income tax benefit (expense)(2)414 44,256 (7,828)91,399 128,241 
Balance, December 31, 2021(11,274)306,331 (125,809)227,206 396,454 
Change in OCI before reclassifications(2)(9,337)(2,249,609)310,351 1,440,307 (508,288)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(4,428)(4,428)
Income tax benefit (expense)(2)604 473,231 (65,174)(302,464)106,197 
Balance, December 31, 2022(20,007)(1,474,475)119,368 1,365,049 (10,065)
Change in OCI before reclassifications2,419 677,735 (60,978)(659,875)(40,699)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI14,217 14,217 
Income tax benefit (expense)(497)(145,255)12,805 138,574 5,627 
Balance, December 31, 2023$(18,085)$(927,778)$71,195 $843,748 $(30,920)
(1)Includes cash flow hedges of $12 million, $139 million, and $40 million as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
 (in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1)(2):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
Cash flow hedges—Currency/Interest rate(3)$16,976 $78,433 $28,508 
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(31,193)(74,005)(3,514)
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)(4)(14,217)4,428 24,994 
Total reclassifications for the period$(14,217)$4,428 $24,994 
(1)All amounts are shown before tax.
(2)Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
(3)See Note 4 for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(4)See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and other liabilities.
OTTI, Allowance and All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) AOCI Rollforward
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturity Securities on Which an Allowance for Credit Losses has been RecognizedNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) on All Other Investments(1)
Other Costs(2)
Future Policy
Benefits, Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities(3)

Income Tax
Benefit (Expense)
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related to Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2020$$849,349 $1,200,048 $(1,348,231)$(147,241)$553,925 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12(1,000)(89,160)(12,880)21,677 (81,363)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period2,951 (240,903)50,016 (187,936)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income(8)(24,986)5,254 (19,740)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period742 (742)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses(4)(275,458)327,917 (11,014)41,445 
Balance, December 31, 20213,685 581,718 835,430 (1,033,194)(81,308)306,331 
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period(149)(2,737,481)574,760 (2,162,870)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income831 (5,259)930 (3,498)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period(4)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses(4)(2,033,852)2,521,873 (102,459)385,562 
Balance, December 31, 20224,371 (2,161,026)(1,198,422)1,488,679 391,923 (1,474,475)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period(4,482)744,727 (155,393)584,852 
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income(265)14,482 (2,984)11,233 
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period2,363 (2,363)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses397,071 (459,581)13,122 (49,388)
Balance, December 31, 2023$1,987 $(1,404,180)$(801,351)$1,029,098 $246,668 $(927,778)
(1)Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 4 for information on cash flow hedges.
(2)"Other costs" primarily includes reinsurance recoverables and deferred reinsurance losses.
(3)"Other liabilities" primarily includes reinsurance payables.
(4)Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Insurance [Abstract]  
Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions
The following table summarizes certain statutory financial information for the Company, including its subsidiary PLNJ, for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
202320222021
(in millions)
Statutory net income (loss)(1)$4,923 $3,317 $833 
Statutory capital and surplus(1)5,161 5,205 5,955 
(1) 2022 amounts include adjustments made to the audited statutory financial statements as of December 31, 2022.
v3.24.1
Related Party Transactions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Affiliated Notes Receivable
Affiliated notes receivable included in “Receivables from parent and affiliates” at December 31, were as follows:
Maturity DatesInterest Rates20232022
(in thousands)
U.S. dollar fixed rate notes2025-20270.00%-14.85 %$147,984 $148,076 
Total notes receivable - affiliated(1)$147,984 $148,076 
(1)All notes receivable may be called for prepayment prior to the respective maturity dates under specified circumstances.
Affiliated Commercial Mortgage Loans
The following table sets forth the composition of “Commercial mortgage and other loans” as of the dates indicated:
 December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
 Amount
(in thousands)
% of
Total
Amount
(in thousands)
% of
Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:
Apartments/Multi-Family$1,578,785 25.7 %$1,289,026 26.0 %
Hospitality102,952 1.7 104,177 2.1 
Industrial2,486,230 40.4 1,766,247 35.8 
Office604,611 9.8 590,897 11.9 
Other456,720 7.4 380,121 7.7 
Retail363,706 5.9 351,457 7.1 
Total commercial mortgage loans5,593,004 90.9 4,481,925 90.6 
Agricultural property loans562,046 9.1 467,018 9.4 
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans6,155,050 100.0 %4,948,943 100.0 %
Allowance for credit losses(37,689)(20,263)
Net commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans6,117,361 4,928,680 
Other loans:
Other collateralized loans5,360 
     Total other loans 5,360 
     Net commercial mortgage and other loans$6,122,721 $4,928,680 
The affiliated commercial mortgage loan included in "Commercial mortgage and other loans" at December 31, was as follows:
Maturity DateInterest Rate20232022
(in thousands)
Affiliated Commercial Mortgage Loan20259.85%$71,038 $72,225 
Affiliated Asset Transfers The table below shows affiliated asset trades for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
AffiliateDateTransactionSecurity TypeFair
Value
Book ValueAPIC, Net
of Tax
Increase/
(Decrease)
Realized
Investment
Gain/
(Loss)
    (in thousands)
PALACJanuary 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$4,432 $4,432 $$
PALACJanuary 2022PurchaseDerivatives$404 $404 $$
PALACFebruary 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$128,909 $128,909 $$
PAR UApril 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$48,970 $48,970 $$
Prudential InsuranceMay 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$233,426 $241,128 $6,085 $
Prudential InsuranceJune 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$88,754 $81,216 $(5,955)$
Prudential InsuranceJune 2022Transfer InFixed Maturities$52,089 $45,031 $(5,577)$
Prudential InsuranceJune 2022Transfer OutFixed Maturities$48,786 $58,984 $(8,057)$
PAR UJune 2022PurchaseCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$6,492 $6,492 $$
PAR UJune 2022SaleCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$14,853 $15,725 $$(872)
GUL ReJune 2022PurchaseCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$13,551 $13,551 $$
GUL ReJune 2022SaleCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$8,692 $9,033 $$(341)
PURCJune 2022PurchaseCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$4,403 $4,403 $$
Prudential InsuranceJuly 2022Transfer InFixed Maturities$6,319 $7,230 $719 $
PAR UJuly 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$16,284 $16,284 $$
Prudential InsuranceAugust 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$155,823 $139,712 $(12,728)$
Vantage Casualty Insurance CoSeptember 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$3,497 $3,497 $$
WH Warehouse LtdOctober 2022SaleFixed Maturities$26,536 $26,388 $$148 
PAR UNovember 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$91,051 $91,051 $$
Prudential InsuranceDecember 2022PurchaseFixed Maturities$67,477 $71,369 $3,075 $
Prudential InsuranceJanuary 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$48,329 $50,372 $1,614 $
Prudential InsuranceMarch 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$7,175 $7,500 $256 $
PURCApril 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$102,804 $102,804 $$
Term ReJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$115,573 $115,573 $0
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$4,298 $4,443 $114 $
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$4,394 $4,494 $80 $
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$19,453 $19,203 $(198)$
Prudential InsuranceJune 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$14,452 $15,086 $502 $
Prudential InsuranceSeptember 2023PurchaseFixed Maturities$15,880 $15,801 $(62)$
Prudential InsuranceDecember 2023SaleCommercial Mortgage and Other Loans$762 $754 $$
Debt Agreements The following table provides the breakout of the Company's short-term debt. There is no long-term debt to affiliates as of December 31, 2023.
AffiliateDate IssuedAmount of Notes - December 31, 2023Amount of Notes - December 31, 2022Interest 
Rate
Date of Maturity
(in thousands)
Prudential Insurance8/13/2021$$96,666 4.39 %12/15/2023
Prudential Insurance8/13/202129,000 4.39 %12/15/2023
Prudential Insurance8/13/202194,953 97,665 3.95 %6/20/2024
Prudential Insurance8/13/202137,981 39,066 3.95 %6/20/2024
Prudential Insurance8/13/202147,477 48,832 3.95 %6/20/2024
Prudential Funding LLC12/28/2022138 4.73 %1/31/2023
Prudential Funding LLC12/29/202262 4.73 %1/31/2023
Prudential Funding LLC12/30/2022384 4.73 %1/31/2023
Total Loans Payable to Affiliates(1)$180,411 $311,813 
(1)Includes $180 million of loans reclassified as current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2023.
v3.24.1
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Guarantees
Guarantees of Asset Values

December 31,
20232022
(in thousands)
Guaranteed value of third-party assets$311,302 $
Fair value of collateral supporting these assets$287,621 $
Asset (liability) associated with guarantee, carried at fair value $$
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended 24 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Jul. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
subsidiary
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]              
Number Of Subsidiaries | subsidiary     1        
Adoption of ASU 2018-12 for LDTI           Accounting Standards Update 2018-12  
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Total assets     $ 213,309,041 $ 193,473,118   $ 193,473,118  
Loss related to ceding commissions     1,536,606 1,230,601 [1] $ 1,300,095 [1]    
Reinsurance recoverable     639,002 2,254,290 [2] 1,134,683 [2]    
Capital contributions received       0 776,657    
Reinsurance recoverables     38,709,651 37,096,562   37,096,562  
Policyholders’ account balances     $ 53,012,800 41,912,536 [3] 35,730,680 41,912,536 [3]  
Variable Annuties              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Policyholders’ account balances       16,432,032 11,465,411 16,432,032 $ 3,634,125
Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Reinsurance recoverable   $ (11,600,000)          
Net deferred reinsurance loss   (200,000)          
Pre-tax loss   (2,900,000)          
Fixed Annuities              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Policyholders’ account balances       $ 3,575,823 3,005,867 $ 3,575,823 $ 379,981
Investments | Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Non-cash activities   8,300,000          
PALAC | Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Total assets   6,800,000          
Loss related to ceding commissions   (2,000,000)          
PALAC | Investments | Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Loss related to ceding commissions   (2,000,000)          
Prudential Insurance | Additional paid-in capital | Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Capital contributions received   3,800,000          
Non-cash activities   3,400,000          
Cash   $ 400,000          
Affiliated Entity | FLIAC | Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Net deferred reinsurance loss $ (238,000)            
Reinsurance recoverables         7,200,000    
Affiliated Entity | FLIAC | Fixed Annuities | Impacts of Recapture              
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]              
Policyholders’ account balances         $ 9,800,000    
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[3] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Summary of Adoption of New Guidance on Consolidated Statement of Financial Position) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Deferred policy acquisition costs $ 7,097,511 $ 6,930,425 [1] $ 7,029,308 $ 2,493,082 $ 2,493,082
Reinsurance recoverables 38,709,651 37,096,562      
Deferred sales inducements 351,424 381,504 [1]      
Income tax assets 1,737,651 1,694,751 [1]      
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237 [1]      
Other assets 2,078,938 1,331,427 [1]      
TOTAL ASSETS 213,309,041 193,473,118      
Policyholders’ account balances 53,012,800 41,912,536 [1] 35,730,680    
Future policy benefits 23,205,205 20,829,033 [1] $ 21,510,749    
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]      
Other liabilities 5,170,308 3,597,373 [1]      
Total liabilities 208,787,616 188,436,923      
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit) (532,951) (994,154) [1]      
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (30,920) (10,065) [1]      
Equity, Attributable to Parent 4,491,231 5,036,195      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 213,309,041 193,473,118      
As Originally Reported          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Deferred policy acquisition costs   6,616,097     $ 2,433,936
Reinsurance recoverables   34,561,825      
Deferred sales inducements   275,574      
Income tax assets   1,873,740      
Market risk benefits assets   0      
Other assets   1,327,393      
TOTAL ASSETS   189,299,841      
Policyholders’ account balances   41,748,241      
Future policy benefits   23,204,533      
Market risk benefit liabilities   0      
Other liabilities   3,407,156      
Total liabilities   184,936,310      
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit)   (95,583)      
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (1,581,300)      
Equity, Attributable to Parent   4,363,531      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   189,299,841      
Effect of Change          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]          
Deferred policy acquisition costs   314,328   $ 74,702  
Reinsurance recoverables   2,534,737      
Deferred sales inducements   105,930      
Income tax assets   (178,989)      
Market risk benefits assets   1,393,237      
Other assets   4,034      
TOTAL ASSETS   4,173,277      
Policyholders’ account balances   164,295      
Future policy benefits   (2,375,500)      
Market risk benefit liabilities   5,521,601      
Other liabilities   190,217      
Total liabilities   3,500,613      
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit)   (898,571)      
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   1,571,235      
Equity, Attributable to Parent   672,664      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   $ 4,173,277      
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Summary of Adoption of New Guidance on Consolidated Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
REVENUES      
Premiums $ 328,897 $ 265,208 [1] $ 184,458 [1]
Policy charges and fee income 1,536,606 1,230,601 [1] 1,300,095 [1]
Other Income (loss) 744,628 (651,469) [1] 262,420 [1]
Realized investment gains (losses), net (1,083,660) 336,382 [2] (386,894) [1]
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses) (94,368) (700,581) [1] (4,222,530) [2]
TOTAL REVENUES 3,340,575 1,648,324 (2,110,039)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES      
Policyholders’ benefits 503,789 458,373 [1] 82,710 [1]
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits 3,952 55,099 27,008
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 655,445 445,215 [1]  
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances [1]     (151,389)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 534,435 520,276 [1] 325,595 [1]
General, administrative and other expenses 1,151,452 1,156,464 [1]  
General, administrative and other expenses [1]     (523,774)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES     (239,850)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES 2,849,073 2,635,427  
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 491,502 (987,103) (1,870,189)
Income tax expense (benefit) 29,378 (295,535) [1] (474,786) [1]
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 462,124 (691,568) (1,395,403)
NET INCOME (LOSS) 461,691 (766,705) [2] (1,394,701) [2]
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:      
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)   (2,254,037) (210,486)
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits   310,353 37,274
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits   1,440,305 (435,232)
Total (26,482) (512,716) (612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss) (5,627) (106,197) (128,241)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (20,855) (406,519) (484,094)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 440,348 (1,173,224) (1,878,795)
As Originally Reported      
REVENUES      
Premiums   274,783 203,676
Policy charges and fee income   1,731,957 1,529,757
Other Income (loss)   (661,860) 267,208
Realized investment gains (losses), net   1,041,435 (5,295,406)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses)   0 0
TOTAL REVENUES   3,554,498 (2,542,353)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES      
Policyholders’ benefits   609,392 655,910
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits   0 0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances   517,488  
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances     (114,585)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs   857,385 342,118
General, administrative and other expenses   1,154,229  
General, administrative and other expenses     (523,925)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES   3,138,494 359,518
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE   416,004 (2,901,871)
Income tax expense (benefit)   (882) (691,439)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE   416,886 (2,210,432)
NET INCOME (LOSS)   341,749 (2,209,730)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:      
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)   (2,430,238) (247,176)
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits   0 0
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits   0 0
Total   (2,439,575) (251,067)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)   (510,840) (52,374)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes   (1,928,735) (198,693)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)   (1,586,986) (2,408,423)
Effect of Change      
REVENUES      
Premiums   (9,575) (19,218)
Policy charges and fee income   (501,356) (229,662)
Other Income (loss)   10,391 (4,788)
Realized investment gains (losses), net   (705,053) 4,908,512
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses)   (700,581) (4,222,530)
TOTAL REVENUES   (1,906,174) 432,314
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES      
Policyholders’ benefits   (151,019) (573,200)
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits   55,099 27,008
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances   (72,273)  
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances     (36,804)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs   (337,109) (16,523)
General, administrative and other expenses   2,235  
General, administrative and other expenses     151
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES   (503,067) (599,368)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE   (1,403,107) 1,031,682
Income tax expense (benefit)   (294,653) 216,653
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE   (1,108,454) 815,029
NET INCOME (LOSS)   (1,108,454) 815,029
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:      
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)   176,201 36,690
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits   310,353 37,274
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits   1,440,305 (435,232)
Total   1,926,859 (361,268)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)   404,643 (75,867)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes   1,522,216 (285,401)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)   $ 413,762 $ 529,628
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Summary of Adoption of New Guidance on Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net Income (Loss) $ 461,691 $ (766,705) [1] $ (1,394,701) [1]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Policy charges and fee income 69,986 131,936 [1] 165,675 [1]
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 655,445 445,215 [1] (151,389) [1]
Realized investment gains (losses), net 1,083,660 (336,382) [1] 386,894 [2]
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses 94,368 700,581 [2] 4,222,530 [1]
Change in:      
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities 2,241,530 3,743,780 [1] 1,831,520 [1]
Reinsurance recoverables (639,002) (2,254,290) [1] (1,134,683) [1]
Deferred policy acquisition costs (560,471) (442,303) [1] (4,067,946) [1]
Income taxes (37,886) (334,769) [1] (842,107) [1]
Other, net (395,372) 1,567,947 [1] 1,376,588 [1]
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $ 2,459,895 1,824,964 (883,941)
As Originally Reported      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net Income (Loss)   341,749 (2,209,730)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Policy charges and fee income   (78,754) (21,763)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances   517,488 (114,585)
Realized investment gains (losses), net   (1,041,435) 5,295,406
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses   0 0
Change in:      
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities   2,407,887 2,080,967
Reinsurance recoverables   (1,181,692) (1,304,306)
Deferred policy acquisition costs   (105,194) (3,926,121)
Income taxes   (40,095) (1,082,459)
Other, net   1,635,056 1,674,972
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities   1,824,964 (883,941)
Effect of Change      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net Income (Loss)   (1,108,454) 815,029
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Policy charges and fee income   210,690 187,438
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances   (72,273) (36,804)
Realized investment gains (losses), net   705,053 (4,908,512)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging (gains) losses   700,581 4,222,530
Change in:      
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities   1,335,893 (249,447)
Reinsurance recoverables   (1,072,598) 169,623
Deferred policy acquisition costs   (337,109) (141,825)
Income taxes   (294,674) 240,352
Other, net   (67,109) (298,384)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities   $ 0 $ 0
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Affiliated Asset Transfers) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
[1]
Dec. 31, 2021
[2]
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]        
Realized investment gains (losses), net   $ (1,083,660) $ 336,382 $ (386,894)
Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture | PALAC July 2021 Purchase | Affiliated Entity        
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]        
Fair Value $ 4,908,000      
Book Value 4,908,000      
APIC/Retained Earnings Increase/(Decrease) 0      
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0      
Derivative, Gain (Loss) 0      
Variable Annuties | Impacts of Recapture | Prudential Insurance July 2021 Contributed Capital | Affiliated Entity        
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]        
Fair Value 3,420,000      
Book Value 3,420,000      
APIC/Retained Earnings Increase/(Decrease) 3,420,000      
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0      
Derivative, Gain (Loss) $ 0      
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Transition Adjustment Roll Forward Of Retained Earnings) (Details) - Retained Earnings
$ in Thousands
Jan. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Retained Earnings Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]  
Balance after-tax, after transition $ 1,167,252
As Originally Reported  
Retained Earnings Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]  
Balance after-tax, prior to transition 1,772,398
Effect of Change  
Retained Earnings Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]  
Reclassification of market risk benefits non-performance risk to accumulated other comprehensive income (722,837)
Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities (116,120)
Other 72,950
Total pre-tax adjustments (766,007)
Tax impacts $ 160,861
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Transition Adjustment Roll Forward Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]        
Beginning balance [1]   $ (10,065)    
Ending balance   (30,920) $ (10,065) [1]  
Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]        
Beginning balance $ 546,128 (10,065) 396,454 $ 546,128
Ending balance 880,548 (30,920) (10,065) 396,454
As Originally Reported        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]        
Beginning balance   (1,581,300)    
Ending balance     (1,581,300)  
As Originally Reported | Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]        
Beginning balance 546,128     $ 546,128
Effect of Change        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]        
Beginning balance   $ 1,571,235    
Ending balance     $ 1,571,235  
Effect of Change | Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)        
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Transition Adjustment [Roll Forward]        
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits (196,526)      
Reclassification of market risk benefits non-performance risk to accumulated other comprehensive income 722,837      
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses (102,042)      
Change in operating joint ventures (753)      
Total pre-tax adjustments 423,516      
Tax impacts $ (89,096)      
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Schedule of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance $ 7,097,511 $ 6,930,425 [1] $ 7,029,308 $ 2,493,082 $ 2,493,082
As Originally Reported          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance   6,616,097     2,433,936
Effect of Change          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance   314,328   74,702  
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]          
Other       (15,556)  
Term Life          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance 743,888 648,837 577,084 462,099 462,099
Term Life | As Originally Reported          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance         462,098
Term Life | Effect of Change          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance       0  
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]          
Other       1  
Variable / Universal Life          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance $ 2,897,925 $ 2,442,883 $ 2,561,011 2,030,983 2,030,983
Variable / Universal Life | As Originally Reported          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance         $ 1,971,838
Variable / Universal Life | Effect of Change          
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost [Line Items]          
Balance       74,702  
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]          
Other       $ (15,557)  
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Shedule of Deferred Reinsurance) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance $ 362,347  
As Originally Reported | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 233,678
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 14,804  
Effect of change in reserve basis to market risk benefits | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 141,032  
Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (27,167)  
Variable Annuties | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 274,415  
Variable Annuties | As Originally Reported | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   118,579
Variable Annuties | Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 14,804  
Variable Annuties | Effect of change in reserve basis to market risk benefits | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 141,032  
Variable Annuties | Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Term Life | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 87,932  
Term Life | As Originally Reported | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   87,932
Term Life | Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Term Life | Effect of change in reserve basis to market risk benefits | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Term Life | Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Variable / Universal Life | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 0  
Variable / Universal Life | Deferred Reinsurance Gain    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 174,259  
Variable / Universal Life | As Originally Reported | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   27,167
Variable / Universal Life | As Originally Reported | Deferred Reinsurance Gain    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 134,213
Variable / Universal Life | Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Variable / Universal Life | Effect of change in reserve basis to market risk benefits | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Variable / Universal Life | Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis | Deferred Reinsurance Losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (27,167)  
Variable / Universal Life | Effect of change in SOP 03-1 reserve basis | Deferred Reinsurance Gain    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change $ 40,046  
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Liability for Future Policy Benefit-Benefits Reserve) (Details) - Benefit Reserves - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance $ 8,522,254  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance 14,299,073  
Reinsurance recoverable 13,728,627  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 570,446  
As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 8,486,563
Changes in cash flow assumptions and other activity    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 35,691  
Cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 5,776,819  
Term Life    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 6,674,231  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance 9,106,241  
Reinsurance recoverable 8,536,200  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 570,041  
Term Life | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   6,674,490
Term Life | Changes in cash flow assumptions and other activity    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (259)  
Term Life | Cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 2,432,010  
Life Insurance - Taiwan    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 1,635,562  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance 4,952,553  
Reinsurance recoverable 4,952,553  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 0  
Life Insurance - Taiwan | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   1,592,329
Life Insurance - Taiwan | Changes in cash flow assumptions and other activity    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 43,233  
Life Insurance - Taiwan | Cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 3,316,991  
Other    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 212,461  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance 240,279  
Reinsurance recoverable 239,874  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 405  
Other | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 219,744
Other | Changes in cash flow assumptions and other activity    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (7,283)  
Other | Cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change $ 27,818  
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Liability for Future Policy Benefit-Deferred Profit Liability) (Details) - Deferred Profit Liaibility - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance $ 52,666  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Reinsurance recoverable 52,666  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 0  
As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 50,816
Changes in benefit reserves    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Change in benefit reserves 1,850  
Life Insurance - Taiwan    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 42,456  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Reinsurance recoverable 42,456  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 0  
Life Insurance - Taiwan | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   49,127
Life Insurance - Taiwan | Changes in benefit reserves    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Change in benefit reserves (6,671)  
Other    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 10,210  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Reinsurance recoverable 10,210  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 0  
Other | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 1,689
Other | Changes in benefit reserves    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Change in benefit reserves $ 8,521  
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Additional Insurance Reserves) (Details) - Additional Insurance Reserves - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance $ 10,878,087  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 9,708,115  
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 9,708,115  
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition 1,169,972  
Reinsurance recoverable 10,685,150  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 192,937  
As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 9,951,896
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 8,471,196  
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 8,471,196  
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (1,480,700)  
Reclassification of future policy benefits additional insurance reserves to market risk benefits    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (534,422)  
Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 1,771,341  
Variable / Universal Life    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 10,878,087  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 9,708,115  
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 9,708,115  
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition 1,169,972  
Reinsurance recoverable 10,685,150  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 192,937  
Variable / Universal Life | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   9,363,585
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 7,936,774  
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 7,936,774  
Variable / Universal Life | Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (1,426,811)  
Variable / Universal Life | Reclassification of future policy benefits additional insurance reserves to market risk benefits    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 0  
Variable / Universal Life | Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change 1,771,341  
Variable Annuties    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance 0  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 0  
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 0  
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition 0  
Reinsurance recoverable 0  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 0  
Variable Annuties | As Originally Reported    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]    
Balance   $ 588,311
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 534,422  
Balance after transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses 534,422  
Variable Annuties | Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (53,889)  
Variable Annuties | Reclassification of future policy benefits additional insurance reserves to market risk benefits    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change (534,422)  
Variable Annuties | Updates to certain universal life contract liabilities    
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]    
Cash flow change $ 0  
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Unearned Revenue Reserves) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition $ 14,280,792 $ 12,664,445 $ 11,660,527   $ 10,878,087
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity   34,021 (223,185)   53,125
Less: Reinsurance recoverable 14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340    
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable $ 226,192 $ 206,261 $ 241,187    
Variable / Universal Life | Policyholder Contract Deposit          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition       $ 1,745,268  
Less: Reinsurance recoverable       751,517  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable       993,751  
Variable / Universal Life | As Originally Reported | Policyholder Contract Deposit          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition         $ 1,377,669
Variable / Universal Life | Changes in benefit reserves | Policyholder Contract Deposit          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity       $ 367,599  
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Market Risk Benefit, Activity) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Annuties        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities $ 4,550,625 $ 8,884,362 $ (12,032) $ 13,577,543
Variable Annuties | As Originally Reported        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities       $ 13,227,814
Variable Annuties | Additional insurance reserves to be reclassed to market risk benefits, prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     534,422  
Variable Annuties | Total liability prior to transition        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     13,762,236  
Variable Annuties | Change in reserve basis to market risk benefits framework        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     (184,693)  
Variable Annuties | Market risk benefits after transition, at current non-performance risk value        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     13,577,543  
Variable Annuties | Less: Reinsured market risk benefits        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     13,589,575  
Variable Annuties | Market risk benefits after transition, at contract inception non-performance risk value        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     13,577,543  
Variable Annuties | Cumulative change in non-performance risk        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     722,837  
Individual Variable | Market risk benefits after transition, at contract inception non-performance risk value | Retirement Strategies        
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Net liabilities     $ 14,300,380  
v3.24.1
Business and Basis of Presentation (Cost Of Reinsurance) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition $ 14,280,792 $ 12,664,445 $ 11,660,527   $ 10,878,087
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity   34,021 (223,185)   53,125
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition 14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340    
Balance after transition $ 226,192 $ 206,261 $ 241,187    
Variable / Universal Life | Other liabilities          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition       $ 437,315  
Amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses after transition       191,098  
Balance after transition       628,413  
Variable / Universal Life | As Originally Reported | Other liabilities          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition         $ 602,294
Variable / Universal Life | Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses | Other liabilities          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity       (246,899)  
Variable / Universal Life | Balance prior to transition, excluding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses | Other liabilities          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Balance prior to transition       355,395  
Variable / Universal Life | Impact from updates to certain universal life contract liabilities | Other liabilities          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]          
Unwinding amounts related to unrealized investment gains and losses and other activity       $ 81,920  
v3.24.1
Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements (Narrative) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Jan. 01, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Jan. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]        
Commercial mortgage and other loans, Loan-to-value ratios (greater than) 100.00%      
Commercial mortgage and other loans, Loan-to-value ratios (less than) 100.00%      
Commercial mortgage and other loans, Debt service coverage ratios (less than) 1.0      
Commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans, Debt service coverage ratios (greater than) 1.0      
Uncertain tax positions measurement percentage (greater than) 50.00%      
Securities Loaned Transactions Collateral Fair Value of Domestic Securities 102.00%      
Securities Loaned Transactions Collateral Fair Value of Foreign Securities 105.00%      
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Equity, Attributable to Parent $ 4,491,231,000   $ 5,036,195,000  
Effect of Change        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Equity, Attributable to Parent     $ 672,664,000  
Effect of Change | Accounting Standards Update 2018-12        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Equity, Attributable to Parent   $ 673,000,000   $ (271,000,000)
Maximum        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Net To Gross Ratio 1      
Minimum          
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Repurchase and Resale Agreements, Collateral, Percentage 95.00%      
Minimum   | Liability for Future Policy Benefit        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, cohort level and balance floored $ 0      
Minimum   | Deferred Profit Liability        
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]        
Liability for Future Policy Benefits, cohort level and balance floored $ 0      
v3.24.1
Investments (Fixed Maturities Securities Excluding Investments Classified as Trading) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost $ 27,538,066 $ 21,311,087
Gross Unrealized Gains 335,759 72,582
Gross Unrealized Losses 1,740,037 2,353,499
Allowance for credit losses 2,008 4,769
Fair Value 26,131,780 19,025,401
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 1,009,937 354,348
Gross Unrealized Gains 38,858 300
Gross Unrealized Losses 73,508 72,856
Allowance for credit losses 0 0
Fair Value 975,287 281,792
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 789,856 654,884
Gross Unrealized Gains 5,288 4,275
Gross Unrealized Losses 18,517 30,959
Allowance for credit losses 0 0
Fair Value 776,627 628,200
Foreign government bonds    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 330,830 330,967
Gross Unrealized Gains 1,840 1,140
Gross Unrealized Losses 50,684 58,640
Allowance for credit losses 0 5
Fair Value 281,986 273,462
U.S. public corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 10,159,089 7,414,790
Gross Unrealized Gains 98,047 21,299
Gross Unrealized Losses 760,274 992,145
Allowance for credit losses 950 0
Fair Value 9,495,912 6,443,944
U.S. private corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 5,207,699 4,140,734
Gross Unrealized Gains 37,435 13,071
Gross Unrealized Losses 254,828 335,205
Allowance for credit losses 812 1,871
Fair Value 4,989,494 3,816,729
Foreign public corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 1,809,347 1,539,172
Gross Unrealized Gains 12,658 2,455
Gross Unrealized Losses 115,673 163,384
Allowance for credit losses 238 21
Fair Value 1,706,094 1,378,222
Foreign private corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 4,902,391 4,338,585
Gross Unrealized Gains 109,806 19,761
Gross Unrealized Losses 381,215 589,153
Allowance for credit losses 0 2,863
Fair Value 4,630,982 3,766,330
Asset-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 2,016,028 1,467,955
Gross Unrealized Gains 23,035 6,976
Gross Unrealized Losses 11,512 32,577
Allowance for credit losses 1 0
Fair Value 2,027,550 1,442,354
Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 913,347 727,159
Gross Unrealized Gains 4,776 94
Gross Unrealized Losses 66,345 69,101
Allowance for credit losses 0 0
Fair Value 851,778 658,152
Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 399,542 342,493
Gross Unrealized Gains 4,016 3,211
Gross Unrealized Losses 7,481 9,479
Allowance for credit losses 7 9
Fair Value 396,070 $ 336,216
Fixed maturities | U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Fair Value 975,287  
Fixed maturities | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Fair Value 776,627  
Fixed maturities | Foreign government bonds    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Fair Value 281,986  
Fixed maturities | Asset-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Fair Value 2,027,550  
Fixed maturities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Fair Value 851,778  
Fixed maturities | Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Fair Value $ 396,070  
v3.24.1
Investments (Fair Value and Losses by Investment Category and Length of Time in a Loss Position) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value $ 2,492,369 $ 10,575,622
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 39,568 925,410
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 13,312,102 5,707,596
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 1,699,993 1,428,069
Total, Fair Value 15,804,471 16,283,218
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 1,739,561 2,353,479
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 98,174 212,991
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 945 46,928
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 214,889 62,630
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 72,563 25,928
Total, Fair Value 313,063 275,621
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 73,508 72,856
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 83,729 307,734
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 293 16,851
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 218,375 61,915
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 18,224 14,108
Total, Fair Value 302,104 369,649
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 18,517 30,959
Foreign government bonds    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 10,226 139,577
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 116 19,435
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 233,757 111,371
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 50,568 39,205
Total, Fair Value 243,983 250,948
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 50,684 58,640
U.S. public corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 782,904 3,873,275
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 10,009 389,937
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 5,201,353 1,979,725
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 750,265 602,208
Total, Fair Value 5,984,257 5,853,000
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 760,274 992,145
U.S. private corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 707,674 2,506,932
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 16,613 157,853
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 2,794,697 948,686
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 238,181 177,352
Total, Fair Value 3,502,371 3,455,618
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 254,794 335,205
Foreign public corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 92,955 548,083
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 1,063 40,508
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 948,963 596,437
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 114,169 122,856
Total, Fair Value 1,041,918 1,144,520
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 115,232 163,364
Foreign private corporate securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 429,212 1,772,413
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 8,035 199,124
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 2,461,367 1,479,608
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 373,180 390,029
Total, Fair Value 2,890,579 3,252,021
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 381,215 589,153
Asset-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 208,970 625,710
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 1,761 15,146
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 532,814 289,581
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 9,750 17,431
Total, Fair Value 741,784 915,291
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 11,511 32,577
Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 42,621 459,186
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 298 30,408
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 580,931 176,349
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 66,047 38,693
Total, Fair Value 623,552 635,535
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses 66,345 69,101
Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]    
Less than Twelve Months, Fair Value 35,904 129,721
Less than Twelve Months, Gross Unrealized Losses 435 9,220
Twelve Months or More Fair Value 124,956 1,294
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 7,046 259
Total, Fair Value 160,860 131,015
Total, Gross Unrealized Losses $ 7,481 $ 9,479
v3.24.1
Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Loans acquired $ 0 $ 27,600  
Loans sold 0 24,800  
Fixed Maturity Purchased with Credit Deterioration 0 0  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase $ 0 $ 0  
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 100.00% 100.00%  
Commercial mortgage and other loans purchased with credit deterioration $ 0 $ 0  
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 26,131,780 19,025,401  
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446 1,936,159  
Fair value of collateral that could be sold or repledged 25,000 290,000  
Assets Deposited With Governmental Authorities 3,600 3,900  
Gross Unrealized Losses 1,739,561 2,353,479  
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses 1,699,993 1,428,069  
Carrying value of non-income producing assets      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 9,200    
Fixed maturities, trading 1,000    
Fixed maturities | Trading      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446    
NAIC high or highest quality rating | Fixed maturities      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Gross Unrealized Losses 1,633,900 2,164,100  
NAIC other than high or highest quality rating | Fixed maturities      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Gross Unrealized Losses $ 105,700 189,400  
California      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 28.00%    
Texas      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 12.00%    
Colorado      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 5.00%    
Europe      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 10.00%    
Mexico      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 1.00%    
Australia      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 1.00%    
Other Income | Fixed maturities | Trading      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments $ 65,600 (728,600) $ 156,100
Other Income | Equity securities      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments 25,800 (10,200) $ 2,100
Fixed maturities      
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]      
Twelve Months or More, Gross Unrealized Losses $ 1,700,000 $ 1,428,100  
v3.24.1
Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturities by Contractual Maturities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Amortized Cost    
Due in one year or less $ 553,892  
Due after one year through five years 8,444,655  
Due after five years through ten years 7,626,127  
Due after ten years 7,584,475  
Amortized Cost 27,538,066 $ 21,311,087
Fair Value    
Due in one year or less 546,321  
Due after one year through five years 8,239,529  
Due after five years through ten years 7,378,674  
Due after ten years 6,691,858  
Fair Value 26,131,780 19,025,401
Asset-backed securities    
Amortized Cost    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale,Maturity, without Single Maturity Date,Amortized Cost 2,016,028  
Amortized Cost 2,016,028 1,467,955
Fair Value    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale,Maturity, without Single Maturity Date,Fair Value 2,027,550  
Fair Value 2,027,550 1,442,354
Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Amortized Cost    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale,Maturity, without Single Maturity Date,Amortized Cost 913,347  
Amortized Cost 913,347 727,159
Fair Value    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale,Maturity, without Single Maturity Date,Fair Value 851,778  
Fair Value 851,778 658,152
Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Amortized Cost    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale,Maturity, without Single Maturity Date,Amortized Cost 399,542  
Amortized Cost 399,542 342,493
Fair Value    
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale,Maturity, without Single Maturity Date,Fair Value 396,070  
Fair Value 396,070 $ 336,216
Fixed maturities | Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value    
Fair Value 2,027,550  
Fixed maturities | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value    
Fair Value 851,778  
Fixed maturities | Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value    
Fair Value $ 396,070  
v3.24.1
Investments (Fixed Maturities Securities Proceeds) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments $ 1,736,809 $ 1,688,079 $ 1,251,269
Fixed maturities | Available-for-sale      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Proceeds from sales 460,596 1,117,293 790,331
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments 1,218,844 624,640 465,347
Gross investment gains from sales and maturities 11,482 5,647 14,972
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities (43,078) (58,432) (16,674)
Write-downs recognized in earnings (2,358) (20,600) (2)
(Addition to) release of allowance for credit losses 2,761 (620) (1,810)
Noncash or Part Noncash Divestiture, Amount of Consideration Received $ 57,400 $ (53,900) $ (4,400)
v3.24.1
Investments (Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings on Fixed Maturity Securities Held by the Company) (Details) - Available-for-sale - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 4,769 $ 4,149 $ 2,339
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 4,268 13,036 2,675
Reductions for securities sold during the period (5,120) (1,798) (28)
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   (16,990)  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance 431 6,372 (837)
Write-downs charged against the allowance (2,340)    
Balance, end of period 2,008 4,769 4,149
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period 0 0 0
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 0 0 0
Reductions for securities sold during the period 0 0 0
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   0  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance 0 0 0
Write-downs charged against the allowance 0    
Balance, end of period 0 0 0
Foreign government bonds      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period 5 11 0
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 0 329 11
Reductions for securities sold during the period (1) (96) 0
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   (324)  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance (4) 85 0
Write-downs charged against the allowance 0    
Balance, end of period 0 5 11
U.S. and Foreign Corporate Securities      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period 4,755 4,138 2,339
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 4,267 12,700 2,664
Reductions for securities sold during the period (5,118) (1,702) (28)
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   (16,666)  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance 436 6,285 (837)
Write-downs charged against the allowance (2,340)    
Balance, end of period 2,000 4,755 4,138
Asset-backed securities      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period 0 0 0
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 1 0 0
Reductions for securities sold during the period 0 0 0
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   0  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance 0 0 0
Write-downs charged against the allowance 0    
Balance, end of period 1 0 0
Commercial mortgage-backed securities      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period 0 0 0
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 0 0 0
Reductions for securities sold during the period 0 0 0
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   0  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance 0 0 0
Write-downs charged against the allowance 0    
Balance, end of period 0 0 0
Residential mortgage-backed securities      
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning of period 9 0 0
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded 0 7 0
Reductions for securities sold during the period (1) 0 0
Reductions for securities with intent to sell   0  
Addition (reductions) on securities with previous allowance (1) 2 0
Write-downs charged against the allowance 0    
Balance, end of period $ 7 $ 9 $ 0
v3.24.1
Investments (Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 6,155,050 $ 4,948,943
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Allowance for Credit Losses $ (37,689) $ (20,263)
Commercial Mortgage Loans 6,122,721 4,928,680
Total net Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans 6,122,721 4,928,680
Other loans 5,360 0
Commercial Mortgage and Agricultural Loans    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial Mortgage Loans 6,117,361 4,928,680
Total net Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans 6,117,361 4,928,680
Collateralized Loan Obligations    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Other loans 5,360 0
Total Net Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial Mortgage Loans 6,122,721 4,928,680
Total net Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans 6,122,721 4,928,680
Apartments and multi-family    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 1,578,785 $ 1,289,026
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 25.70% 26.00%
Hospitality    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 102,952 $ 104,177
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 1.70% 2.10%
Industrial    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 2,486,230 $ 1,766,247
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 40.40% 35.80%
Office    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 604,611 $ 590,897
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 9.80% 11.90%
Other    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 456,720 $ 380,121
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 7.40% 7.70%
Retail    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 363,706 $ 351,457
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 5.90% 7.10%
Commercial mortgage loans    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 5,593,004 $ 4,481,925
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 90.90% 90.60%
Agricultural property loans    
Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans $ 562,046 $ 467,018
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage 9.10% 9.40%
v3.24.1
Investments (Allowance for Credit Losses) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of year $ 20,263 $ 5,951 $ 4,552
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses 17,426 14,312 1,399
Total ending balance 37,689 20,263 5,951
Commercial mortgage loans      
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of year 19,665 5,847 4,546
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses 17,093 13,818 1,301
Total ending balance 36,758 19,665 5,847
Agricultural Property Loans      
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of year 598 104 6
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses 333 494 98
Total ending balance $ 931 $ 598 $ 104
v3.24.1
Investments (Credit Quality Indicators) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses $ 6,160,410 $ 4,948,943
Commercial mortgage loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 1,142,205 777,192
One Year Prior 782,796 1,248,477
Two Year Prior 1,261,597 354,746
Three Year Prior 363,599 511,628
Four Year Prior 528,288 265,253
Prior 1,514,519 1,324,629
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,593,004 4,481,925
Commercial mortgage loans | ≥ 1.2X    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 1,038,315 744,301
One Year Prior 779,282 1,248,477
Two Year Prior 1,261,597 243,325
Three Year Prior 292,561 452,626
Four Year Prior 497,407 258,617
Prior 1,402,831 1,203,807
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,271,993 4,151,153
Commercial mortgage loans | 1.0X to 1.2X    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 103,890 32,891
One Year Prior 3,514 0
Two Year Prior 0 83,655
Three Year Prior 0 26,558
Four Year Prior 15,632 6,636
Prior 40,521 45,742
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 163,557 195,482
Commercial mortgage loans | Less than 1.0X    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 0 0
One Year Prior 0 0
Two Year Prior 0 27,766
Three Year Prior 71,038 32,444
Four Year Prior 15,249 0
Prior 71,167 75,080
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 157,454 135,290
Agricultural Property Loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 126,949 264,918
One Year Prior 235,585 133,126
Two Year Prior 132,042 25,894
Three Year Prior 25,875 16,053
Four Year Prior 15,824 6,327
Prior 25,771 20,700
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 562,046 467,018
Agricultural Property Loans | ≥ 1.2X    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 126,949 262,918
One Year Prior 233,585 133,126
Two Year Prior 130,353 25,894
Three Year Prior 24,063 16,053
Four Year Prior 15,824 6,327
Prior 25,771 20,700
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 556,545 465,018
Agricultural Property Loans | 1.0X to 1.2X    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 0 2,000
One Year Prior 2,000 0
Two Year Prior 0 0
Three Year Prior 1,812 0
Four Year Prior 0 0
Prior 0 0
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 3,812 2,000
Agricultural Property Loans | Less than 1.0X    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 0 0
One Year Prior 0 0
Two Year Prior 1,689 0
Three Year Prior 0 0
Four Year Prior 0 0
Prior 0 0
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 1,689 0
0%-59.99% | Commercial mortgage loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 249,037 266,453
One Year Prior 245,914 262,095
Two Year Prior 482,718 63,558
Three Year Prior 109,249 222,638
Four Year Prior 265,053 201,087
Prior 1,068,763 894,646
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 2,420,734 1,910,477
0%-59.99% | Agricultural Property Loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 73,774 208,708
One Year Prior 179,375 133,126
Two Year Prior 132,042 25,894
Three Year Prior 25,875 16,053
Four Year Prior 15,824 6,327
Prior 25,771 20,700
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 452,661 410,808
60%-69.99% | Commercial mortgage loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 675,153 344,110
One Year Prior 355,984 681,996
Two Year Prior 449,878 243,800
Three Year Prior 172,721 219,593
Four Year Prior 225,803 61,757
Prior 206,237 305,175
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 2,085,776 1,856,431
60%-69.99% | Agricultural Property Loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 47,489 56,210
One Year Prior 56,210 0
Two Year Prior 0 0
Three Year Prior 0 0
Four Year Prior 0 0
Prior 0 0
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 103,699 56,210
70%-79.99% | Commercial mortgage loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 218,015 166,629
One Year Prior 133,343 304,386
Two Year Prior 255,299 47,388
Three Year Prior 77,812 66,148
Four Year Prior 20,924 2,409
Prior 86,806 53,336
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 792,199 640,296
70%-79.99% | Agricultural Property Loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 5,686 0
One Year Prior 0 0
Two Year Prior 0 0
Three Year Prior 0 0
Four Year Prior 0 0
Prior 0 0
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,686 0
80% or greater | Commercial mortgage loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 0 0
One Year Prior 47,555 0
Two Year Prior 73,702 0
Three Year Prior 3,817 3,249
Four Year Prior 16,508 0
Prior 152,713 71,472
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 294,295 74,721
80% or greater | Agricultural Property Loans    
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]    
Current Year 0 0
One Year Prior 0 0
Two Year Prior 0 0
Three Year Prior 0 0
Four Year Prior 0 0
Prior 0 0
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1
Investments (Analysis of Past Due Commercial Mortgage, Agricultural, and Other Loans) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses $ 6,160,410 $ 4,948,943
Non-Accrual Status 1,301 0
Current    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 6,160,410 4,947,614
30-59 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
60-89 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 1,329
90 Days or More Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
Commercial mortgage loans    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,593,004 4,481,925
Non-Accrual Status 0 0
Commercial mortgage loans | Current    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,593,004 4,481,925
Commercial mortgage loans | 30-59 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
Commercial mortgage loans | 60-89 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
Commercial mortgage loans | 90 Days or More Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
Agricultural Loan    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 562,046 467,018
Non-Accrual Status 1,301 0
Agricultural Loan | Current    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 562,046 465,689
Agricultural Loan | 30-59 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
Agricultural Loan | 60-89 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 1,329
Agricultural Loan | 90 Days or More Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0 0
Collateralized Loan Obligations    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,360  
Non-Accrual Status 0  
Collateralized Loan Obligations | Current    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 5,360  
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 30-59 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0  
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 60-89 Days Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0  
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 90 Days or More Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Recording investment gross of allowance for credit losses 0  
Loans | 90 Days or More Past Due    
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]    
Accruing Interest $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1
Investments (Other Invested Assets) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets $ 1,222,985 $ 1,088,613
Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 1,204,869 1,040,992
Derivative Instruments    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 17,718 47,111
other    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 398 510
Equity Method | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 1,137,562 971,993
Equity Method | Private equity | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 333,863 287,969
Equity Method | Hedge funds | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 720,360 576,595
Equity Method | Real estate-related | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 83,339 107,429
Fair Value | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 67,307 68,999
Fair Value | Private equity | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 48,483 59,146
Fair Value | Hedge funds | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets 137 396
Fair Value | Real estate-related | Total LPs/LLCs    
Other Invested Assets [Line Items]    
Other invested assets $ 18,687 $ 9,457
v3.24.1
Investments (Equity Method Investments, Statement of Financial Position) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
TOTAL ASSETS $ 213,309,041 $ 193,473,118
Total liabilities 208,787,616 188,436,923
Equity, Attributable to Parent 4,491,231 5,036,195
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 213,309,041 193,473,118
LP/LLC Interests    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Total liabilities and partners’ capital included above 979,271 815,783
Equity in LP/LLC interests not included above 216,205 214,442
Carrying value 1,195,476 1,030,225
Equity Method Investment    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
TOTAL ASSETS 44,591,082 67,721,613
Total liabilities 2,802,022 12,174,133
Equity, Attributable to Parent 41,789,060 55,547,480
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 44,591,082 $ 67,721,613
v3.24.1
Investments (Equity Method Investments, Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Investments [Abstract]      
Total Revenue $ 3,465,807 $ 11,062,060 $ 11,031,051
Total Expenses (979,287) (1,655,673) (2,044,942)
Net earnings (losses) 2,486,520 9,406,387 8,986,109
Earnings in net earnings (losses) included above 17,795 (36,513) 62,173
Equity in net earnings (losses) of LP/LLC interests not included above 11,792 7,320 28,765
Total equity in net earnings (losses) $ 29,587 $ (29,193) $ 90,938
v3.24.1
Investments (Accrued Investment Income) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income $ 333,838 $ 219,635
Fixed maturities    
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income 272,031 187,628
Equity securities    
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income 220 349
Commercial mortgage and other loans    
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income 21,070 13,335
Policy loans    
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income 35,210 14,525
Other invested assets    
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income 43 48
Short-term investments and cash equivalents    
Net Investment Income    
Accrued investment income $ 5,264 $ 3,750
v3.24.1
Investments (Net Investment Income) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income $ 1,752,819 $ 939,282 $ 577,152
Less: investment expenses (77,297) (55,281) (26,917)
Net investment income 1,675,522 884,001 550,235
Equity securities      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income 14,772 8,226 530
Commercial mortgage and other loans      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income 231,994 119,358 63,548
Policy loans      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income 48,118 21,189 69,602
Other invested assets      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income 98,369 101,289 104,375
Short-term investments and cash equivalents      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income 123,857 44,182 712
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income 1,139,581 589,248 299,607
Trading | Fixed maturities      
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]      
Gross investment income $ 96,128 $ 55,790 $ 38,778
v3.24.1
Investments (Realized Investment Gains Losses, Net) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net $ (1,083,660) $ 336,382 [1] $ (386,894) [2]
Fixed maturities      
Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net (31,193) (74,005) (3,514)
Commercial mortgage and other loans      
Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net (17,854) (18,201) 1,535
Other invested assets      
Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net 36,246 (78,671) (2,737)
Derivatives      
Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net (1,072,892) 507,313 (382,531)
Short-term investments and cash equivalents      
Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Investments [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net $ 2,033 $ (54) $ 353
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Investments (Net Unrealized Gains Losses on Investments by Asset Class) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]      
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments $ (1,402,193) $ (2,156,655) $ 585,403
Fixed maturities | Available-for-sale | With an allowance      
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]      
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments 1,987 4,371 3,685
Fixed maturities | Available-for-sale | Without an allowance      
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]      
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (1,406,265) (2,285,288) 540,881
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges      
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]      
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments 11,934 138,627 39,896
Affiliated notes      
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]      
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (8,760) (13,189) 73
Other investments      
Gain (Loss) on Securities [Line Items]      
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments $ (1,089) $ (1,176) $ 868
v3.24.1
Investments (Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities $ 218,310 $ 86,750
Overnight & Continuous    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750
Up to 30 Days    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
30 days or greater    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
Foreign government bonds    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 486 506
Foreign government bonds | Overnight & Continuous    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 486 506
Foreign government bonds | Up to 30 Days    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
U.S. public corporate securities    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 27,247 7,903
U.S. public corporate securities | Overnight & Continuous    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 27,247 7,903
U.S. public corporate securities | Up to 30 Days    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
Foreign public corporate securities    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 13,101 12,873
Foreign public corporate securities | Overnight & Continuous    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 13,101 12,873
Foreign public corporate securities | Up to 30 Days    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
Equity securities    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 177,476 65,468
Equity securities | Overnight & Continuous    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities 177,476 65,468
Equity securities | Up to 30 Days    
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]    
Total cash collateral for loaned securities $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1
Investments (Securities Pledged) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]    
Total securities pledged $ 212,339 $ 84,448
Total liabilities supported by pledged collateral 218,310 86,750
Fixed Maturities    
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]    
Total securities pledged 39,344 20,553
Cash collateral for loaned securities    
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]    
Total liabilities supported by pledged collateral 218,310 86,750
Equity securities    
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]    
Total securities pledged $ 172,995 $ 63,895
v3.24.1
Derivative Instruments (Gross Notional Amount and Fair Value of Derivatives Contracts) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional $ 266,639,029 $ 196,977,180
Fair Value Assets 9,045,737 7,685,050
Fair Value Liabilities (21,248,026) (18,654,072)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 2,277,700 1,936,568
Fair Value Assets 121,243 233,812
Fair Value Liabilities (54,282) (10,778)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Swaps    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 3,064 3,225
Fair Value Assets 0 0
Fair Value Liabilities (238) (316)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Foreign Currency Swaps    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 2,274,636 1,933,343
Fair Value Assets 121,243 233,812
Fair Value Liabilities (54,044) (10,462)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 264,361,329 195,040,612
Fair Value Assets 8,924,494 7,451,238
Fair Value Liabilities (21,193,744) (18,643,294)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Swaps    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 163,179,764 138,419,110
Fair Value Assets 6,605,817 6,757,890
Fair Value Liabilities (17,820,436) (17,092,749)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Future    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 1,332,600 2,425,500
Fair Value Assets 3,055 3,267
Fair Value Liabilities (210) (201)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Foreign Currency Forwards    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 744,576 364,946
Fair Value Assets 1,772 590
Fair Value Liabilities (12,232) (10,423)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit Default Swaps    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 643,280 47,450
Fair Value Assets 7,727 346
Fair Value Liabilities 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Foreign Currency Swaps    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 2,237,331 2,289,170
Fair Value Assets 96,618 194,412
Fair Value Liabilities (31,294) (14,624)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity Options    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 49,247,510 25,187,516
Fair Value Assets 1,600,335 239,003
Fair Value Liabilities (1,552,706) (1,112,196)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | interest rate forward    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 1,458,000 1,104,000
Fair Value Assets 741 11,265
Fair Value Liabilities (3,196) (12,359)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Option    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 29,738,000 8,368,000
Fair Value Assets 189,112 123,168
Fair Value Liabilities (969,718) (225,125)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Total Return Swap    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 15,049,993 15,958,130
Fair Value Assets 418,084 120,341
Fair Value Liabilities (803,452) (175,104)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity Futures    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 418,973 876,790
Fair Value Assets 1,232 956
Fair Value Liabilities (500) (513)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Synthetic Gics    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Gross Notional 311,302 0
Fair Value Assets 1 0
Fair Value Liabilities $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1
Derivative Instruments (Offsetting Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Offsetting of Financial Assets, Derivatives    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments $ 9,045,718 $ 7,685,050
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (9,028,019) (7,637,939)
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 17,699 47,111
Financial Instruments/Collateral 0 0
Net Amount 17,699 47,111
Securities purchased under agreements to resell    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments 25,000 290,000
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 0 0
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 25,000 290,000
Financial Instruments/Collateral 0 (290,000)
Net Amount 25,000 0
Total Assets    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments 9,070,718 7,975,050
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (9,028,019) (7,637,939)
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 42,699 337,111
Financial Instruments/Collateral 0 (290,000)
Net Amount 42,699 47,111
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities, Derivatives    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments 21,248,026 18,654,072
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (18,596,679) (16,568,912)
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 2,651,347 2,085,160
Financial Instruments/Collateral (2,651,347) (2,085,160)
Net Amount 0 0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments 0 0
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 0 0
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 0 0
Financial Instruments/Collateral 0 0
Net Amount 0 0
Total Liabilities    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments 21,248,026 18,654,072
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (18,596,679) (16,568,912)
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 2,651,347 2,085,160
Financial Instruments/Collateral (2,651,347) (2,085,160)
Net Amount $ 0 $ 0
v3.24.1
Derivative Instruments (Financial Statement Classification and Impact of Derivatives Used in Qualifying and Non-qualifying Hedge Relationships) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ (1,069,780) $ 507,313 $ (382,531)
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Realized investment gains (losses), net Realized investment gains (losses), net Realized investment gains (losses), net
Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ (2,377,803) $ (4,179,946) $ (611,938)
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses) Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses) Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses)
Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ 43,816 $ 36,726 $ 16,030
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Net investment income Net investment income Net investment income
Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ (26,463) $ 34,627 $ 11,198
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Other Income (loss) Other Income (loss) Other Income (loss)
AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ (126,693) $ 98,731 $ 48,008
Derivative, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ (634) $ 7,637 $ 1,359
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 43,816 36,726 16,030
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (26,206) 34,070 11,119
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (126,693) 98,731 48,008
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate Contract | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 2 1 2
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate Contract | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate Contract | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (118) (8) 47
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate Contract | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Interest Rate Contract | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 72 (312) (161)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (636) 7,636 1,357
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 43,934 36,734 15,983
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (26,206) 34,070 11,119
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Cash flow hedges | Currency/Interest Rate | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (126,765) 99,043 48,169
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (1,069,146) 499,676 (383,890)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (2,377,803) (4,179,946) (611,938)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (257) 557 79
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Contract | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 25,329 661,978 (53,626)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Contract | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (1,555,807) (5,230,085) 33,029
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Contract | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Contract | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Interest Rate Contract | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (16,012) 18,952 2,006
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (102,238) 107,388 44,350
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (257) 557 79
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Currency/Interest Rate | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 14,350 (15,904) 2,892
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Credit | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 1,744,218 40,076 (299,798)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (821,996) 1,050,139 (644,967)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Equity | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net (2,734,793) (312,814) (79,714)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments | Market Risk Benefit, Increase (Decrease)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments | Investment Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments | Other Income      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net 0 0 0
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments: | Embedded Derivative Financial Instruments | AOCI      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
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Derivative Instruments (Current Period Cash Flow Hedges in AOCI (loss) before Taxes) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]      
Derivative Instrument, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income, Effective Portion, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] Net unrealized investment gains (losses) Net unrealized investment gains (losses) Net unrealized investment gains (losses)
Cash flow hedges in AOCI      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]      
Balance, beginning $ 138,627 $ 39,896 $ (8,112)
Amount recorded in AOCI (109,717) 177,164 76,516
Amount reclassified into current period earnings (16,976) (78,433) (28,508)
Balance, ending 11,934 138,627 39,896
Interest Rate Contract | Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]      
Amount recorded in AOCI (44) (319) (112)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings 116 7 (49)
Currency/Interest Rate | Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]      
Amount recorded in AOCI (109,673) 177,483 76,628
Amount reclassified into current period earnings $ (17,092) $ (78,440) $ (28,459)
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Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative [Line Items]    
Embedded Derivative, Fair Value of Embedded Derivative, Net Liability $ (7,402) $ (3,351)
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months 19  
Credit Default Swap, Selling Protection    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Credit Derivative, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted 643 47
Credit Risk Derivatives, at Fair Value, Net Asset (Liability) (less than) 8 $ 0
Credit Default Swap, Selling Protection | NAIC 3    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Credit Derivative, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted 542  
Credit Default Swap, Selling Protection | NAIC 6    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Credit Derivative, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted $ 101  
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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Balances of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale $ 26,131,780 $ 19,025,401
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237 [1]
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446 1,936,159
Equity securities 844,950 143,072
Short-term investments 380,366  
Other invested assets 1,222,985 1,088,613
Other Assets 2,078,938 1,331,427 [1]
Reinsurance recoverables 38,709,651 37,096,562
Receivables from parent and affiliates 332,583 224,921
Separate account assets 119,188,485 114,051,246
TOTAL ASSETS 213,309,041 193,473,118
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]
Payables to parent and affiliates 2,667,696 2,126,571
Total liabilities 208,787,616 188,436,923
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 975,287 281,792
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 776,627 628,200
Foreign government bonds    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 281,986 273,462
U.S. corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 9,495,912 6,443,944
U.S. corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 4,989,494 3,816,729
Foreign corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,706,094 1,378,222
Foreign corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 4,630,982 3,766,330
Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 2,027,550 1,442,354
Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 851,778 658,152
Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 396,070 336,216
Equity securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value investment measured at NAV per share 14,600  
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 26,131,780 19,025,401
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446 1,936,159
Equity securities 830,340 143,072
Short-term investments 313,866 98,160
Cash equivalents 1,644,125 1,432,182
Other invested assets 17,718 47,111
Other Assets 224,019 141,041
Reinsurance recoverables 69,745  
Receivables from parent and affiliates 147,984 148,075
Subtotal excluding separate account assets 34,543,266 24,364,438
Separate account assets 113,929,793 108,789,313
TOTAL ASSETS 148,473,059 133,153,751
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601
Policyholders’ account balances 7,689,929 3,502,096
Payables to parent and affiliates 2,651,123 2,084,917
Other liabilities 6,340 (9,267)
Total liabilities 15,491,793 11,099,347
Assets netting (9,028,019) (7,637,939)
Liabilities netting (18,596,679) (16,568,912)
Netting (9,569,000) (8,931,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other invested assets    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Assets netting (9,028,019) (7,637,939)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Payables to parent and affiliates    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Liabilities netting (18,588,647) (16,568,242)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other liabilities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Liabilities netting (8,032) (670)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 975,287 281,792
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 776,627 628,200
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government bonds    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 281,986 273,462
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 9,495,912 6,443,944
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 4,989,494 3,816,729
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,706,094 1,378,222
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 4,630,982 3,766,330
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 2,027,550 1,442,354
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 851,778 658,152
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 396,070 336,216
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Market risk benefits assets 0 0
Fixed maturities, trading 0 0
Equity securities 790,346 108,076
Short-term investments 31,879 0
Cash equivalents 447,396 0
Other invested assets 23,432 4,223
Other Assets 0 0
Reinsurance recoverables 0  
Receivables from parent and affiliates 0 0
Subtotal excluding separate account assets 1,293,053 112,299
Separate account assets 176,239 102,243
TOTAL ASSETS 1,469,292 214,542
Market risk benefit liabilities 0 0
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0
Payables to parent and affiliates 0 0
Other liabilities 8,032 899
Total liabilities 8,032 899
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign government bonds    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | U.S. corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | U.S. corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1 | Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 24,939,518 18,412,457
Market risk benefits assets 0 0
Fixed maturities, trading 2,762,398 1,936,159
Equity securities 11,285 6,403
Short-term investments 280,228 81,215
Cash equivalents 1,196,729 1,432,182
Other invested assets 9,022,304 7,680,827
Other Assets 0 0
Reinsurance recoverables 0  
Receivables from parent and affiliates 147,984 148,075
Subtotal excluding separate account assets 38,360,446 29,697,318
Separate account assets 113,747,569 108,682,425
TOTAL ASSETS 152,108,015 138,379,743
Market risk benefit liabilities 0 0
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0
Payables to parent and affiliates 21,239,770 18,653,159
Other liabilities 6,340 (9,496)
Total liabilities 21,246,110 18,643,663
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 975,287 281,792
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 776,627 628,200
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign government bonds    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 281,304 272,738
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | U.S. corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 9,495,912 6,443,944
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | U.S. corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 4,476,258 3,573,269
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,698,965 1,371,354
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 4,137,004 3,509,162
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,928,428 1,421,852
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 773,663 573,930
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 | Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 396,070 336,216
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,192,262 612,944
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237
Fixed maturities, trading 34,048 0
Equity securities 28,709 28,593
Short-term investments 1,759 16,945
Cash equivalents 0 0
Other invested assets 1 0
Other Assets 224,019 141,041
Reinsurance recoverables 69,745  
Receivables from parent and affiliates 0 0
Subtotal excluding separate account assets 3,917,786 2,192,760
Separate account assets 5,985 4,645
TOTAL ASSETS 3,923,771 2,197,405
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601
Policyholders’ account balances 7,689,929 3,502,096
Payables to parent and affiliates 0 0
Other liabilities 0 0
Total liabilities 12,834,330 9,023,697
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign government bonds    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 682 724
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | U.S. corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | U.S. corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 513,236 243,460
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign corporate public securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 7,129 6,868
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign corporate private securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 493,978 257,168
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Asset-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 99,122 20,502
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 78,115 84,222
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3 | Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 0 0
Other invested assets    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value investment measured at NAV per share 67,000 69,000
Separate account assets    
Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Fair value investment measured at NAV per share $ 5,259,000 $ 5,262,000
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Quantitative Info for Level 3 Inputs) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Corporate securities $ 824,270 $ 148,179
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237 [1]
Other assets 2,078,938 1,331,427 [1]
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237
Other assets 224,019 141,041
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601
Policyholders’ account balances 7,689,929 3,502,096
Level 3    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Funds held under reinsurance agreements $ 10,000,000  
Level 3 | Minimum      
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Inputs, Policyholder Age 50 years  
Level 3 | Minimum   | Market risk benefit liabilities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Mortality rate 0.00%  
Level 3 | Maximum    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Fair Value Inputs, Policyholder Age 90 years  
Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Market risk benefits assets $ 2,367,243 1,393,237
Other assets 224,019 141,041
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601
Policyholders’ account balances $ 7,689,929 $ 3,502,096
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Discounted cash flow | Market risk benefit liabilities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 1.00% 1.00%
Spread over SOFR 0.41% 0.50%
Utilization rate 38.00% 38.00%
Withdrawal rate (greater than maximum range) 81.00% 77.00%
Mortality rate 0.00% 0.00%
Equity volatility curve 15.00% 18.00%
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Discounted cash flow | Policyholders' account balances    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 1.00% 1.00%
Spread over SOFR 0.41% 0.22%
Mortality rate 0.00% 0.00%
Equity volatility curve 6.00% 6.00%
Option budget (1.00%) (2.00%)
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Discounted cash flow | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Discount rate 6.98% 9.77%
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Discounted cash flow | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Liquidity premium 0.60%  
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Discounted cash flow | Market risk benefit assets    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 1.00% 1.00%
Spread over SOFR 0.41% 0.50%
Utilization rate 38.00% 38.00%
Withdrawal rate (greater than maximum range) 81.00% 77.00%
Mortality rate 0.00% 0.00%
Equity volatility curve 15.00% 18.00%
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Discounted cash flow | Other assets    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 1.00%  
Spread over SOFR 0.41%  
Mortality rate 0.00%  
Equity volatility curve 6.00%  
Option budget (1.00%)  
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Market comparables | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
EBITDA multiples   2.2
Level 3 | Internal | Minimum   | Liquidation | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Liquidation value 63.62%  
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Discounted cash flow | Market risk benefit liabilities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 20.00% 20.00%
Spread over SOFR 1.91% 2.20%
Utilization rate 95.00% 95.00%
Withdrawal rate (greater than maximum range) 100.00% 100.00%
Mortality rate 15.00% 15.00%
Equity volatility curve 25.00% 26.00%
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Discounted cash flow | Policyholders' account balances    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 80.00% 80.00%
Spread over SOFR 1.85% 2.26%
Mortality rate 23.00% 23.00%
Equity volatility curve 25.00% 30.00%
Option budget 7.00% 6.00%
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Discounted cash flow | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Discount rate 20.00% 20.00%
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Discounted cash flow | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Liquidity premium 0.75%  
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Discounted cash flow | Market risk benefit assets    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 20.00% 20.00%
Spread over SOFR 1.91% 2.20%
Utilization rate 95.00% 95.00%
Withdrawal rate (greater than maximum range) 100.00% 100.00%
Mortality rate 15.00% 15.00%
Equity volatility curve 25.00% 26.00%
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Discounted cash flow | Other assets    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Lapse rate 80.00%  
Spread over SOFR 1.85%  
Mortality rate 23.00%  
Equity volatility curve 25.00%  
Option budget 7.00%  
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Market comparables | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
EBITDA multiples   23.5
Level 3 | Internal | Maximum | Liquidation | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Liquidation value 63.62%  
Level 3 | Internal | Weighted Average | Discounted cash flow | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Discount rate 9.73% 16.53%
Level 3 | Internal | Weighted Average | Discounted cash flow | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Liquidity premium 0.71%  
Level 3 | Internal | Weighted Average | Market comparables | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
EBITDA multiples   8.1
Level 3 | Internal | Weighted Average | Liquidation | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Liquidation value 63.62%  
Level 3 | Internal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Market risk benefit liabilities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Market risk benefit liabilities $ 5,144,401 $ 5,521,601
Level 3 | Internal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Policyholders' account balances    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Policyholders’ account balances 7,689,929 3,502,096
Level 3 | Internal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Corporate securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Corporate securities 81,635 408,494
Level 3 | Internal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities 78,115  
Level 3 | Internal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Market risk benefit assets    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 $ 1,393,237
Level 3 | Internal | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other assets    
Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Line Items]    
Other assets $ 224,019  
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Market risk benefits assets $ 2,367,243 $ 1,393,237 [1]  
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]  
Equity securities      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 28,593 12,472  
Purchases 2,531 10,000  
Sales 0 (230)  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements 0 0  
Other (1,487) 9,661  
Transfers into Level 3 0 0  
Transfers out of Level 3 0 0  
Fair Value, end of period 28,709 28,593 $ 12,472
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (928) (3,310)  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (928) (3,872)  
Equity securities | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Equity securities | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (928) (3,310) 709
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (928) (3,872) 709
Equity securities | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Equity securities | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Equity securities | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Other invested assets      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 0    
Purchases 0    
Sales 0    
Issuances 0    
Settlements 0    
Other 0    
Transfers into Level 3 0    
Transfers out of Level 3 0    
Fair Value, end of period 1 0  
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 1    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 1    
Other invested assets | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 1    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 1    
Other invested assets | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Other invested assets | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Other invested assets | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Other invested assets | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Short-term investments      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 16,945 0  
Purchases 4,922 18,046  
Sales 0 0  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements (21,322) (8,560)  
Other (1,359) 7,290  
Transfers into Level 3 0 55  
Transfers out of Level 3 0 0  
Fair Value, end of period 1,759 16,945 0
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 2,573 114  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 73  
Short-term investments | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 1,857 77 181
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Short-term investments | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Short-term investments | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Short-term investments | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (73) 73 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 73 0
Short-term investments | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 789 (36) 0
Cash equivalents | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings     147
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings     0
Cash equivalents | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings     0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings     0
Cash equivalents | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings     0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings     0
Cash equivalents | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings     0
Other assets      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 141,041 72,937  
Purchases 145,922 49,677  
Sales 0 0  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements (22,882) (3,855)  
Other 0 (21,814)  
Transfers into Level 3 0 0  
Transfers out of Level 3 0 0  
Fair Value, end of period 224,019 141,041 72,937
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (40,062) 44,096  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (62,944) 47,951  
Other assets | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (40,062) 44,096 1,258
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (62,944) 47,951 359
Other assets | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Other assets | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Other assets | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Other assets | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Reinsurance recoverables      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 0    
Purchases 75,143    
Sales 0    
Issuances 0    
Settlements 0    
Other (2,364)    
Transfers into Level 3 0    
Transfers out of Level 3 0    
Fair Value, end of period 69,745 0  
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (3,034)    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (3,034)    
Reinsurance recoverables | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (3,034)    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (3,034)    
Reinsurance recoverables | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Reinsurance recoverables | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Reinsurance recoverables | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Reinsurance recoverables | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Separate account assets      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 4,645 0  
Purchases 2,216 7,715  
Sales (1,124) (3,000)  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements (160) 0  
Other 0 0  
Transfers into Level 3 0 0  
Transfers out of Level 3 0 0  
Fair Value, end of period 5,985 4,645 0
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 408 (70)  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 406 (70)  
Separate account assets | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Separate account assets | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Separate account assets | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 408 (70)  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 406 (70)  
Separate account assets | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Separate account assets | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Policyholders' account balances      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period (3,502,096) (3,245,773)  
Purchases 0 0  
Sales 0 0  
Issuances (1,653,028) (1,094,824)  
Settlements 0 0  
Other 106,631 1,248,413  
Transfers into Level 3 0 0  
Transfers out of Level 3 0 0  
Fair Value, end of period (7,689,929) (3,502,096) (3,245,773)
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (2,641,436) (409,912)  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (360,807) (289,548)  
Policyholders' account balances | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (2,641,436) (409,912) (78,321)
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (360,807) (289,548) 5,476
Policyholders' account balances | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Policyholders' account balances | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Policyholders' account balances | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Policyholders' account balances | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (2,081) (16,829) (832)
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (2,904) (14,416) (1,778)
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0 0
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0 0  
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (2,808) (56,470) (6,318)
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (2,420) (59,239) (5,346)
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 490 (242) 388
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Foreign government      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 724 150  
Purchases 0 501  
Sales 0 0  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements 0 0  
Other 0 0  
Transfers into Level 3 0 0  
Transfers out of Level 3 0 0  
Fair Value, end of period 682 724 150
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (42) 73  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (53) 69  
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Corporate securities      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 507,496 385,634  
Purchases 567,936 323,603  
Sales (39,722) (62,827)  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements (130,688) (102,377)  
Other 3,129 106,408  
Transfers into Level 3 117,671 10,475  
Transfers out of Level 3 (11,564) (106,124)  
Fair Value, end of period 1,014,343 507,496 385,634
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 85 (47,296)  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (973) (45,235)  
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities | Structured securities      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 104,724 173,944  
Purchases 241,159 81,576  
Sales (37) 0  
Issuances 0 0  
Settlements (2,147) (1,993)  
Other (2,222) 0  
Transfers into Level 3 4,537 0  
Transfers out of Level 3 (164,335) (122,485)  
Fair Value, end of period 177,237 104,724 173,944
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings (4,442) (26,318)  
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings (4,298) (28,489)  
Trading | Fixed maturities      
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]      
Fair Value, beginning of period 0    
Purchases 36,284    
Sales 0    
Issuances 0    
Settlements 0    
Other 2,931    
Transfers into Level 3 0    
Transfers out of Level 3 (6,250)    
Fair Value, end of period 34,048 $ 0  
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 1,083    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 1,225    
Trading | Fixed maturities | Realized investment gains (losses), net      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0   0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0   0
Trading | Fixed maturities | Other income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 1,080   46
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 1,225   46
Trading | Fixed maturities | Interest credited to policyholders' account balances      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0    
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0    
Trading | Fixed maturities | Included in other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings 0   0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held:      
Included in earnings 0   0
Trading | Fixed maturities | Net investment income      
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):      
Included in earnings $ 3   $ 0
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - Level 3 - Fair Value, Nonrecurring - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Investment in joint venture      
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes $ 0 $ (75,000) $ 0
Carrying value after measurement as of period end 0 60,456  
Other invested assets      
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Gains (losses) $ 0 $ (11,125) $ 0
v3.24.1
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Financial Instruments where Carrying Amounts and Fair Values May Differ) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Assets:    
Policy loans $ 1,472,677 $ 505,367
Short-term investments 380,366  
Cash and cash equivalents 2,139,792 2,397,627
Accrued investment income 333,838 219,635
Reinsurance recoverables 38,709,651 37,096,562
Receivables from parent and affiliates 332,583 224,921
Liabilities:    
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750
Fair Value    
Assets:    
Commercial mortgage and other loans 5,918,386 4,602,177
Policy loans 1,472,677 505,367
Short-term investments 66,500 26,331
Cash and cash equivalents 495,667 965,445
Accrued investment income 333,838 219,635
Reinsurance recoverables 22,155 25,127
Receivables from parent and affiliates 184,599 76,846
Other assets 1,570,629 824,882
Total assets 10,064,451 7,245,810
Liabilities:    
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts 6,352,532 4,333,271
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750
Short-term debt to affiliates 176,110 120,325
Long-term debt to affiliates   173,905
Payables to parent and affiliates 16,573 41,654
Other liabilities 2,154,284 1,302,865
Total liabilities 8,917,809 6,058,770
Carrying Amount    
Assets:    
Commercial mortgage and other loans 6,122,721 4,928,680
Policy loans 1,472,677 505,367
Short-term investments 66,500 26,331
Cash and cash equivalents 495,667 965,445
Accrued investment income 333,838 219,635
Reinsurance recoverables 23,537 27,183
Receivables from parent and affiliates 184,599 76,846
Other assets 1,570,629 824,882
Total assets 10,270,168 7,574,369
Liabilities:    
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts 6,368,061 4,351,945
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750
Short-term debt to affiliates 180,411 126,250
Long-term debt to affiliates   185,563
Payables to parent and affiliates 16,573 41,654
Other liabilities 2,154,283 1,302,866
Total liabilities 8,937,638 6,095,028
Level 1 | Fair Value    
Assets:    
Commercial mortgage and other loans 0 0
Policy loans 0 0
Short-term investments 66,500 26,331
Cash and cash equivalents 470,668 675,445
Accrued investment income 0 0
Reinsurance recoverables 0 0
Receivables from parent and affiliates 0 0
Other assets 0 0
Total assets 537,168 701,776
Liabilities:    
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts 0 0
Cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
Short-term debt to affiliates 0 0
Long-term debt to affiliates   0
Payables to parent and affiliates 0 0
Other liabilities 0 0
Total liabilities 0 0
Level 2 | Fair Value    
Assets:    
Commercial mortgage and other loans 0 0
Policy loans 0 0
Short-term investments 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents 24,999 290,000
Accrued investment income 333,838 219,635
Reinsurance recoverables 0 0
Receivables from parent and affiliates 184,599 76,846
Other assets 80,646 94,200
Total assets 624,082 680,681
Liabilities:    
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts 955,647 1,192,271
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750
Short-term debt to affiliates 176,110 120,325
Long-term debt to affiliates   173,905
Payables to parent and affiliates 16,573 41,654
Other liabilities 2,121,861 1,269,615
Total liabilities 3,488,501 2,884,520
Level 3 | Fair Value    
Assets:    
Commercial mortgage and other loans 5,918,386 4,602,177
Policy loans 1,472,677 505,367
Short-term investments 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents 0 0
Accrued investment income 0 0
Reinsurance recoverables 22,155 25,127
Receivables from parent and affiliates 0 0
Other assets 1,489,983 730,682
Total assets 8,903,201 5,863,353
Liabilities:    
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts 5,396,885 3,141,000
Cash collateral for loaned securities 0 0
Short-term debt to affiliates 0 0
Long-term debt to affiliates   0
Payables to parent and affiliates 0 0
Other liabilities 32,423 33,250
Total liabilities $ 5,429,308 $ 3,174,250
v3.24.1
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements (Balance of and Changes in DAC) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]      
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Beginning Balance $ 6,930,425 [1] $ 7,029,308 $ 2,493,082
Capitalization 1,094,907 962,577 855,790
Amortization Expense (534,435) (520,276) (325,595)
Other (393,386) (541,184) 4,006,031
Balance, end of period 7,097,511 6,930,425 [1] 7,029,308
Fixed Annuities      
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]      
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Beginning Balance 102,251 84,481 0
Capitalization 117,851 31,494 576
Amortization Expense (22,165) (13,724) (1,008)
Other 0 0 84,913
Balance, end of period 197,937 102,251 84,481
Variable Annuties      
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]      
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Beginning Balance 3,736,454 3,806,732 0
Capitalization 241,136 270,864 32,590
Amortization Expense (326,444) (341,142) (146,952)
Other (393,385) 0 3,921,094
Balance, end of period 3,257,761 3,736,454 3,806,732
Term Life      
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]      
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Beginning Balance 648,837 577,084 462,099
Capitalization 159,000 127,541 168,760
Amortization Expense (63,949) (55,423) (53,775)
Other 0 (365) 0
Balance, end of period 743,888 648,837 577,084
Variable / Universal Life      
Movement Analysis of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs [Roll Forward]      
Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Beginning Balance 2,442,883 2,561,011 2,030,983
Capitalization 576,920 532,678 653,864
Amortization Expense (121,877) (109,987) (123,860)
Other (1) (540,819) 24
Balance, end of period $ 2,897,925 $ 2,442,883 $ 2,561,011
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements (Balance of and Changes in Deferred Reinsurance Losses) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 292,893 $ 333,003 $ 362,347
Amortization expense (37,777) (40,105) (24,353)
Other (1) (5) (4,991)
Balance, end of period 255,115 292,893 333,003
Variable Annuties      
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 223,515 254,577 274,415
Amortization expense (29,403) (31,057) (14,847)
Other (1) (5) (4,991)
Balance, end of period 194,111 223,515 254,577
Term Life      
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 69,378 78,426 87,932
Amortization expense (8,374) (9,048) (9,506)
Other 0 0 0
Balance, end of period $ 61,004 $ 69,378 $ 78,426
v3.24.1
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements (Balance of and Changes in Deferred Reinsurance Gain) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Gain [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 1,492,856 $ 252,736 $ 174,259
Amortization (96,864) (86,389) (8,022)
Other 277,299 1,326,509 86,499
Balance, end of period 1,673,291 1,492,856 252,736
Lotus Re      
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Gain [Roll Forward]      
Other   1,352,000  
Fixed Annuities      
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Gain [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 57,898 78,138 0
Amortization (9,790) (6,437) (657)
Other (34) (13,803) 78,795
Balance, end of period 48,074 57,898 78,138
Variable Annuties      
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Gain [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 0 0 0
Amortization (15,612) 0 0
Other 277,333 0 0
Balance, end of period 261,721 0 0
Variable / Universal Life      
Reinsurance Recoverable, Allowance for Credit Gain [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 1,434,958 174,598 174,259
Amortization (71,462) (79,952) (7,365)
Other 0 1,340,312 7,704
Balance, end of period $ 1,363,496 $ 1,434,958 $ 174,598
v3.24.1
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Deferred Reinsurance Losses, Deferred Reinsurance Gains And Deferred Sales Inducements (Balance of and Changes in DSI) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Movement in Deferred Sales Inducements [Roll Forward]      
Beginning Balance [1] $ 381,504    
Ending Balance 351,424 $ 381,504 [1]  
Variable Annuties      
Movement in Deferred Sales Inducements [Roll Forward]      
Beginning Balance 381,504 414,619 $ 0
Capitalization 1,514 676 167
Amortization expense (31,625) (33,791) (17,885)
Other adjustments 31   432,337
Ending Balance $ 351,424 $ 381,504 $ 414,619
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Separate Accounts (Separate Account Assets) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets $ 119,188,485 $ 114,051,246
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 2,954 2,510
U.S. corporate securities    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 9,504 8,702
Foreign corporate securities    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 1,763 1,420
Mortgage-backed securities    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 186 276
Equity    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 72,614,821 67,144,660
Fixed Income    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 37,065,162 38,109,374
Other    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 4,101,661 3,441,016
Equity securities    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 104,159 49,260
Other invested assets    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 5,258,900 5,262,178
Short-term investments    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets 2,126 1,237
Cash and cash equivalents    
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items]    
Separate account assets $ 27,249 $ 30,613
v3.24.1
Separate Accounts (Separate Account Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 114,051,246 $ 149,797,828 $ 145,740,422
Deposits 3,186,458 2,933,695 3,067,236
Investment performance 16,530,506 (25,870,874) 16,661,639
Policy charges (3,126,398) (3,280,999) (3,640,519)
Surrenders and withdrawals (10,035,327) (8,821,162) (11,551,330)
Benefit payments (300,033) (340,726) (364,251)
Net transfers (to) from general account (1,190,696) (420,021) (160,956)
Other 72,729 53,505 45,587
Balance, end of period 119,188,485 114,051,246 149,797,828
Cash surrender value 114,901,916 109,783,645 145,021,993
Variable Annuties      
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 91,785,447 123,977,624 124,275,626
Deposits 440,707 658,695 669,497
Investment performance 12,219,777 (21,600,783) 13,179,092
Policy charges (2,296,859) (2,513,831) (2,937,255)
Surrenders and withdrawals (9,687,372) (8,481,231) (11,147,772)
Benefit payments (73,791) (62,586) (74,953)
Net transfers (to) from general account (15,121) (206,269) 3,449
Other 10,333 13,828 9,940
Balance, end of period 92,383,121 91,785,447 123,977,624
Cash surrender value 91,201,190 90,208,083 121,847,584
Variable Life      
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 22,265,799 25,820,204 21,464,796
Deposits 2,745,751 2,275,000 2,397,739
Investment performance 4,310,729 (4,270,091) 3,482,547
Policy charges (829,539) (767,168) (703,264)
Surrenders and withdrawals (347,955) (339,931) (403,558)
Benefit payments (226,242) (278,140) (289,298)
Net transfers (to) from general account (1,175,575) (213,752) (164,405)
Other 62,396 39,677 35,647
Balance, end of period 26,805,364 22,265,799 25,820,204
Cash surrender value 23,700,726 $ 19,575,562 $ 23,174,409
Policy loan funding to an affiliated irrevocable trust | Variable Life      
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward]      
Net transfers (to) from general account $ (900,000)    
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Benefit Reserves) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Other adjustments $ (3,952) $ (55,099) [1] $ (27,008) [1]  
Interest accrual 486,253 433,631 344,789  
Other Businesses        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 2,127 2,902    
Balance after transition, at current discount rate 1,765 2,127 2,902  
Total        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 18,042,105 21,177,064    
Balance after transition, at current discount rate 18,656,760 18,042,105 21,177,064  
Term Life        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Net Premium [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 10,911,794 12,485,056 12,791,701  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 554,896 (1,826,120) (2,461,823)  
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 11,466,690 10,658,936 10,329,878  
Effect of assumption update   (790) 1,295,294 $ 39,089
Effect of actual variances from expected experiences and other activity   (200,513) (112,661) 246,712
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   11,265,387 11,841,569 10,615,679
Issuances 712,495 439,874 747,703  
Net Premium / Consideration Collected (1,345,514) (1,339,902) (1,193,642)  
Interest accural 521,176 525,149 489,196  
Balance at original discount rate, end of period 11,153,544 11,466,690 10,658,936  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (225,711) (554,896) 1,826,120  
Balance, end of period 10,927,833 10,911,794 12,485,056  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 17,835,251 20,937,097 21,897,943  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 962,035 (3,607,275) (4,893,834)  
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 18,797,286 17,329,822 17,004,109  
Effect of assumption update   (1,044) 1,756,995 40,236
Effect of actual variance from expected experience and other activity   (263,243) (206,175) 268,005
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   18,532,999 18,880,642 17,312,350
Issuances 712,495 439,874 747,703  
Interest accrual 895,023 888,525 832,663  
Benefit Payments (1,386,583) (1,416,823) (1,566,091)  
Other adjustments 3,844 5,068 3,197  
Balance at original discount rate, end of period 18,757,778 18,797,286 17,329,822  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (331,571) (962,035) 3,607,275  
Balance after transition, at current discount rate 18,426,207 17,835,251 20,937,097  
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring 7,498,374 6,923,457 8,452,041  
Flooring impact, end of period 44 0 951  
Balance, end of period, post-flooring 7,498,418 6,923,457 8,452,992  
Less: Reinsurance Recoverable 6,817,488 6,497,257 7,855,802  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 680,930 426,200 597,190  
Term Life | Gross Basis        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums 21,871,767 22,223,836 24,005,621  
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) 15,027,611 15,322,180 16,246,950  
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) 14,748,999 14,587,657 19,102,730  
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses 29,118,532 29,330,574 27,127,403  
Interest accrual 373,845 363,375 343,467  
Gross premiums $ 1,804,955 $ 1,831,360 $ 1,822,261  
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 10 years 11 years 10 years  
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate) 10 years 10 years 11 years  
Weighted-Average Interest Rate (At Original Discount Rate) 5.17% 5.23% 5.30%  
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) 4.99% 5.39% 2.55%  
Fixed Annuities        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Net Premium [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 0 0 0  
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 0 0 0  
Effect of assumption update   0 0 0
Effect of actual variances from expected experiences and other activity   (989) (1,143) 0
Adjusted balance, beginning of period       0
Issuances 36,646 30,469 29,700  
Net Premium / Consideration Collected (35,657) (29,326) (29,700)  
Interest accural 0 0 0  
Balance at original discount rate, end of period 0 0 0  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period 0 0 0  
Balance, end of period 0 0 0  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 204,727 237,065 237,094  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 24,876 (16,704) (27,090)  
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 229,603 220,361 210,004  
Effect of assumption update   0 0 0
Effect of actual variance from expected experience and other activity   6,991 (1,639) (1,422)
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   236,594 218,722 208,582
Issuances 36,646 30,469 29,700  
Interest accrual 8,440 7,836 7,454  
Benefit Payments (33,287) (27,138) (25,328)  
Other adjustments (84) (286) (47)  
Balance at original discount rate, end of period 248,309 229,603 220,361  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (19,521) (24,876) 16,704  
Balance after transition, at current discount rate 228,788 204,727 237,065  
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring 228,788 204,727 237,065  
Flooring impact, end of period 0 0 0  
Balance, end of period, post-flooring 228,788 204,727 237,065  
Less: Reinsurance Recoverable 18,489 16,460 19,314  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 210,299 188,267 217,751  
Fixed Annuities | Gross Basis        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums 0 0 0  
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate) 0 0 0  
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate) 0 0 0  
Undiscounted expected future benefits and expenses 332,902 306,286 293,095  
Interest accrual 8,440 7,836 7,454  
Gross premiums $ 41,111 $ 32,105 $ 35,672  
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 7 years 7 years 7 years  
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate) 6 years 6 years 7 years  
Weighted-Average Interest Rate (At Original Discount Rate) 3.70% 3.60% 3.47%  
Weighted-average interest rate (at current discount rate) 4.95% 5.33% 2.49%  
Fixed Annuity        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Net Premium [Roll Forward]        
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   $ (989) $ (1,143)  
Term Life and Fixed Annuities        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Net Premium [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period $ 10,911,794 12,485,056 12,791,701  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 554,896 (1,826,120) (2,461,823)  
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 11,466,690 10,658,936 10,329,878  
Effect of assumption update   (790) 1,295,294 39,089
Effect of actual variances from expected experiences and other activity   (201,502) (113,804) 246,712
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   11,264,398 11,840,426 10,615,679
Issuances 749,141 470,343 777,403  
Net Premium / Consideration Collected (1,381,171) (1,369,228) (1,223,342)  
Interest accural 521,176 525,149 489,196  
Balance at original discount rate, end of period 11,153,544 11,466,690 10,658,936  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (225,711) (554,896) 1,826,120  
Balance, end of period 10,927,833 10,911,794 12,485,056  
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 18,039,978 21,174,162 22,135,037  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, beginning of period 986,911 (3,623,979) (4,920,924)  
Balance at original discount rate, beginning of period 19,026,889 17,550,183 17,214,113  
Effect of assumption update   (1,044) 1,756,995 40,236
Effect of actual variance from expected experience and other activity   (256,252) (207,814) 266,583
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   18,769,593 19,099,364 $ 17,520,932
Issuances 749,141 470,343 777,403  
Interest accrual 903,463 896,361 840,117  
Benefit Payments (1,419,870) (1,443,961) (1,591,419)  
Other adjustments 3,760 4,782 3,150  
Balance at original discount rate, end of period 19,006,087 19,026,889 17,550,183  
Effect of cumulative changes in discount rate assumptions, end of period (351,092) (986,911) 3,623,979  
Balance after transition, at current discount rate 18,654,995 18,039,978 21,174,162  
Balance, end of period, pre-flooring 7,727,162 7,128,184 8,689,106  
Flooring impact, end of period 44 0 951  
Balance, end of period, post-flooring 7,727,206 7,128,184 8,690,057  
Less: Reinsurance Recoverable 6,835,977 6,513,717 7,875,116  
Balance after transition, net of reinsurance recoverable 891,229 614,467 $ 814,941  
Nonparticipating Traditional and Limited-Pay Business        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Loss in net income 31,000 82,000    
Gain in net income $ 30,000 $ 83,000    
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Deferred Profit Liability) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Other adjustments $ (3,952) $ (55,099) [1] $ (27,008) [1]  
Fixed Annuities | Deferred Profit Liability        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Balance, beginning of period 18,193 15,765 9,959  
Effect of actual variance from expected experience and other activity   (6,978) 1,250 $ 1,247
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   11,215 17,015 $ 11,206
Profits deferred 5,191 2,511 5,823  
Interest accrual 552 616 529  
Amortization (2,129) (1,909) (1,793)  
Other adjustments (11) (40) 0  
Balance, end of period 14,818 18,193 15,765  
Less: Reinsurance Recoverable 1,365 1,684 1,726  
Balance after reinsurance recoverable 13,453 16,509 14,039  
Gross Basis | Fixed Annuities | Deferred Profit Liability        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Interest accrual 552 616 529  
Gross premiums $ 3,375      
Gross Basis | Fixed Annuities | Deferred Profit Liability        
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]        
Gross premiums   $ (2,428) $ (5,805)  
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Additional Insurance Reserves) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Insurance [Abstract]        
Balance including amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, post-flooring $ 12,664,445 $ 11,660,527 $ 10,878,087  
Flooring Impact and amounts in AOCI 1,269,236 (896,931) (1,169,972)  
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, beginning of period, pre-flooring   13,933,681 10,763,596 $ 9,708,115
Effect of assumption updates   22,910 2,197,592 (1,243)
Effect of actual variance from expected experience and other activity   34,021 (223,185) 53,125
Adjusted balance, beginning of period   13,990,612 12,738,003 $ 9,759,997
Assessments collected 929,709 961,924 848,263  
Interest accrual 486,253 433,631 344,789  
Benefits paid (294,199) (199,877) (189,453)  
Balance, excluding amounts in AOCI, end of period, pre-flooring 15,112,375 13,933,681 10,763,596  
Flooring Impact and amounts in AOCI (831,583) (1,269,236) 896,931  
Balance, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring 14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527  
Less: Reinsurance recoverable 14,054,600 12,458,184 11,419,340  
Balance after reinsurance recoverable, including amounts in AOCI, end of period 226,192 206,261 241,187  
Gross assessments $ 1,405,696 $ 1,367,796 $ 1,674,305  
Weighted-average duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate) 22 years 23 years 22 years  
Weighted-average interest rate (at original discount rate) 3.39% 3.37% 3.37%  
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Future Policy Benefits Reconciliation) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Insurance [Abstract]      
Benefit reserves, end of period, post-flooring $ 7,727,206 $ 7,128,184 $ 8,690,057
Deferred profit liability, end of period, post-flooring 14,818 18,193 15,765
Additional insurance reserves, including amounts in AOCI, end of period, post-flooring 14,280,792 12,664,445 11,660,527
Subtotal of amounts disclosed above 22,022,816 19,810,822 20,366,349
Other future policy benefit reserves 1,182,389 1,018,211 1,144,400
Future policy benefits $ 23,205,205 $ 20,829,033 [1] $ 21,510,749
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Liability for Future Policy Benefits (Revenue and Interest Expense) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Benefit Reserves | Term Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue $ 1,804,955 $ 1,831,360 $ 1,822,261
Interest expense 373,845 363,375 343,467
Benefit Reserves | Variable / Universal Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 0 0 0
Interest expense 0 0 0
Benefit Reserves | Fixed Annuities      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 41,111 32,105 35,672
Interest expense 8,440 7,836 7,454
Benefit Reserves | Total      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,846,066 1,863,465 1,857,933
Interest expense 382,285 371,211 350,921
Deferred Profit Liability | Term Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 0 0 0
Interest expense 0 0 0
Deferred Profit Liability | Variable / Universal Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 0 0 0
Interest expense 0 0 0
Deferred Profit Liability | Fixed Annuities      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 3,375    
Interest expense 552 616 529
Deferred Profit Liability | Total      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 3,375    
Interest expense 552 616 529
Deferred Profit Liability | Fixed Annuities      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue   (2,428) (5,805)
Deferred Profit Liability | Total      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue   (2,428) (5,805)
Additional Insurance Reserves | Term Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 0 0 0
Interest expense 0 0 0
Additional Insurance Reserves | Variable / Universal Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,405,696 1,367,796 1,674,305
Interest expense 486,253 433,631 344,789
Additional Insurance Reserves | Fixed Annuities      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 0 0 0
Interest expense 0 0 0
Additional Insurance Reserves | Total      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,405,696 1,367,796 1,674,305
Interest expense 486,253 433,631 344,789
Revenues | Term Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,804,955 1,831,360 1,822,261
Revenues | Variable / Universal Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 1,405,696 1,367,796 1,674,305
Revenues | Fixed Annuities      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 44,486 29,677 29,867
Revenues | Total      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Revenue 3,255,137 3,228,833 3,526,433
Interest Expense | Term Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Interest expense 373,845 363,375 343,467
Interest Expense | Variable / Universal Life      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Interest expense 486,253 433,631 344,789
Interest Expense | Fixed Annuities      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Interest expense 8,992 8,452 7,983
Interest Expense | Total      
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]      
Interest expense $ 869,090 $ 805,458 $ 696,239
v3.24.1
Policyholders' Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 41,912,536 [1] $ 35,730,680  
Transfer (to) from separate account 1,190,696 420,021 $ 160,956
Unearned revenue reserve 3,741,426 3,067,336 2,398,788
Other 102,583 100,980 98,066
Total Policyholders' account balance $ 53,012,800 $ 41,912,536 [1] $ 35,730,680
Weighted-average crediting rate 2.12% 2.26% 2.31%
Net amount at risk $ 323,508,447 $ 304,864,585 $ 309,431,313
Cash surrender value 44,474,822 33,949,928 30,643,428
Total      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 38,744,220 33,233,826 22,378,064
Deposits 9,363,655 7,688,979 3,645,078
Interest credited 934,957 813,272 604,025
Policy charges (1,842,450) (1,806,479) (1,747,547)
Surrenders and withdrawals (1,591,318) (1,223,874) (1,240,533)
Benefit payments (164,392) (229,040) (262,334)
Transfer (to) from separate account 1,190,696 420,021 160,956
Change in market value and other adjustments 2,533,423 (152,485) 9,696,117
Balance, end of period 49,168,791 38,744,220 33,233,826
Less: Reinsurance and other recoverable 13,405,290 13,226,222 12,053,936
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverables 35,763,501 25,517,998 21,179,890
Total Policyholders' account balance   38,744,220 33,233,826
Fixed Annuities      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 3,575,823 3,005,867 379,981
Deposits 2,612,775 754,397 396,377
Interest credited 101,192 53,884 1,181
Policy charges (8,438) (5,118) (5,346)
Surrenders and withdrawals (229,843) (68,343) (41,886)
Benefit payments (50,522) (90,640) (87,897)
Transfer (to) from separate account 0 0 0
Change in market value and other adjustments 163,326 (74,224) 2,363,457
Balance, end of period 6,164,313 3,575,823 3,005,867
Less: Reinsurance and other recoverable 4,746 5,724 7,066
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverables $ 6,159,567 3,570,099 2,998,801
Total Policyholders' account balance   $ 3,575,823 $ 3,005,867
Weighted-average crediting rate 2.08% 1.64% 0.07%
Net amount at risk $ 15 $ 3 $ 0
Cash surrender value 5,307,537 2,968,033 2,476,677
Variable Annuties      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 16,432,032 11,465,411 3,634,125
Deposits 4,633,727 4,761,547 725,701
Interest credited 277,708 175,574 94,453
Policy charges (23,368) (5,482) (1,941)
Surrenders and withdrawals (516,039) (282,497) (208,224)
Benefit payments (30,461) (35,042) (41,851)
Transfer (to) from separate account 15,121 206,269 (3,449)
Change in market value and other adjustments 2,048,045 146,252 7,266,597
Balance, end of period 22,836,765 16,432,032 11,465,411
Less: Reinsurance and other recoverable 569,844 323,981 340,527
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverables $ 22,266,921 16,108,051 11,124,884
Total Policyholders' account balance   $ 16,432,032 $ 11,465,411
Weighted-average crediting rate 1.40% 1.26% 1.25%
Net amount at risk $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Cash surrender value 20,490,433 13,844,151 11,250,816
Variable Annuties | PALAC      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Change in market value and other adjustments     7,203,000
Variable / Universal Life      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 18,736,365 18,762,548 18,363,958
Deposits 2,117,153 2,173,035 2,523,000
Interest credited 556,057 583,814 508,391
Policy charges (1,810,644) (1,795,879) (1,740,260)
Surrenders and withdrawals (845,436) (873,034) (990,423)
Benefit payments (83,409) (103,358) (132,586)
Transfer (to) from separate account 1,175,575 213,752 164,405
Change in market value and other adjustments 322,052 (224,513) 66,063
Balance, end of period 20,167,713 18,736,365 18,762,548
Less: Reinsurance and other recoverable 12,830,700 12,896,517 11,706,343
Policyholders' account balance net of reinsurance and other recoverables $ 7,337,013 5,839,848 7,056,205
Total Policyholders' account balance   $ 18,736,365 $ 18,762,548
Weighted-average crediting rate 2.86% 3.11% 2.74%
Net amount at risk $ 323,508,432 $ 304,864,582 $ 309,431,313
Cash surrender value 18,676,852 17,137,744 16,915,935
Variable Life      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Transfer (to) from separate account 1,175,575 $ 213,752 $ 164,405
Policy loans | Variable Life      
Additional Liability, Long-Duration Insurance [Roll Forward]      
Transfer (to) from separate account $ 900,000    
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Policyholders' Liabilities (Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate) (Details)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 53,012,800 $ 41,912,536 [1] $ 35,730,680  
1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholder account balance, above guaranteed minimum crediting rate 50 50 50  
1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholder account balance, above guaranteed minimum crediting rate 1 1 1  
51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholder account balance, above guaranteed minimum crediting rate 150 150 150  
51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholder account balance, above guaranteed minimum crediting rate 51 51 51  
Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholder account balance, above guaranteed minimum crediting rate 150 150 150  
Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances   $ 3,575,823 $ 3,005,867 $ 379,981
Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances   16,432,032 11,465,411 3,634,125
Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances   18,736,365 18,762,548 $ 18,363,958
Less than 1.00% | Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 118,813 $ 0 $ 0  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%  
Less than 1.00% | Fixed Annuities | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 105 $ 0 $ 0  
Less than 1.00% | Fixed Annuities | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 337 0 0  
Less than 1.00% | Fixed Annuities | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 994 0 0  
Less than 1.00% | Fixed Annuities | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 117,377 0 0  
Less than 1.00% | Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 1,733,642 $ 1,888,628 $ 1,984,263  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%  
Less than 1.00% | Variable Annuties | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 908,097 $ 1,008,763 $ 1,070,567  
Less than 1.00% | Variable Annuties | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 807,460 861,119 894,487  
Less than 1.00% | Variable Annuties | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 18,083 18,744 19,207  
Less than 1.00% | Variable Annuties | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2 2 2  
Less than 1.00% | Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 196,692 $ 11,902 $ 18,091  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%  
Less than 1.00% | Variable / Universal Life | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 0 $ 11,902 $ 18,091  
Less than 1.00% | Variable / Universal Life | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Less than 1.00% | Variable / Universal Life | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Less than 1.00% | Variable / Universal Life | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 196,692 0 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 874,784 $ 927,039 $ 9,470  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.99% 1.99% 1.99%  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 487,191 $ 521,189 $ 9,470  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 73,393 73,554 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 234,487 248,881 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Fixed Annuities | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 79,713 83,415 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 217,498 $ 246,774 $ 269,036  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.99% 1.99% 1.99%  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 214,377 $ 243,223 $ 267,409  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,061 2,257 1,627  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 1,060 1,294 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable Annuties | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 3,317,734 $ 3,120,332 $ 2,918,031  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.99% 1.99% 1.99%  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 201,121 $ 418,399 $ 380,144  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,588,458 773,591 0  
1.00% - 1.99% | Variable / Universal Life | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 528,155 1,928,342 2,537,887  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 1,349,636 $ 208,420 $ 213,321  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 2.99% 2.99% 2.99%  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 301,132 $ 208,420 $ 213,321  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 469,276 0 0  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 562,347 0 0  
2.00% - 2.99% | Fixed Annuities | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 16,881 0 0  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 31,529 $ 27,751 $ 30,800  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 2.99% 2.99% 2.99%  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 23,323 $ 26,778 $ 30,738  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 4,071 973 62  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 4,135 0 0  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable Annuties | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 4,523,671 $ 4,391,725 $ 4,298,598  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 2.99% 2.99% 2.99%  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 2.00% 2.00% 2.00%  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 28,061 $ 32,651 $ 10,227  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 1,445,439 121,200 0  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,789,520 2,413,571 3,735,376  
2.00% - 2.99% | Variable / Universal Life | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 260,651 1,824,303 552,995  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 29,131 $ 38,195 $ 42,418  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 29,131 $ 38,195 $ 42,418  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
3.00% - 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 913,231 $ 1,073,205 $ 1,150,448  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 903,953 $ 1,070,958 $ 1,150,448  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 9,245 2,247 0  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 33 0 0  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable Annuties | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 7,281,490 $ 6,964,283 $ 7,239,126  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | Maximum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | Minimum          
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 3,956,631 $ 4,737,864 $ 4,793,734  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,217,133 3,510 2,048,590  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 1,107,726 2,093,511 343,129  
3.00% - 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 129,398 53,673  
Greater than 4.00% | Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%  
Greater than 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 0 $ 0 $ 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Fixed Annuities | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 2,046 $ 2,172 $ 2,415  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable Annuties | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 2,046 $ 2,172 $ 2,415  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable Annuties | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable Annuties | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable Annuties | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 2,136,137 $ 2,145,123 $ 2,092,925  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates 4.00% 4.00% 4.00%  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 2,136,137 $ 2,145,123 $ 2,092,925  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Greater than 4.00% | Variable / Universal Life | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 0 0 0  
Total | Fixed Annuities        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,372,364 1,173,654 265,209  
Total | Fixed Annuities | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 817,559 767,804 265,209  
Total | Fixed Annuities | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 543,006 73,554 0  
Total | Fixed Annuities | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 797,828 248,881 0  
Total | Fixed Annuities | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 213,971 83,415 0  
Total | Variable Annuties        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,897,946 3,238,530 3,436,962  
Total | Variable Annuties | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2,051,796 2,351,894 2,521,577  
Total | Variable Annuties | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 822,837 866,596 896,176  
Total | Variable Annuties | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 23,311 20,038 19,207  
Total | Variable Annuties | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 2 2 2  
Total | Variable / Universal Life        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 17,455,724 16,633,365 16,566,771  
Total | Variable / Universal Life | At guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 6,321,950 7,345,939 7,295,121  
Total | Variable / Universal Life | 1 - 50 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 3,662,572 124,710 2,048,590  
Total | Variable / Universal Life | 51 - 150 bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances 6,485,704 5,280,673 4,078,505  
Total | Variable / Universal Life | Greater than 150bps above guaranteed minimum        
Policyholder Account Balance [Line Items]        
Policyholders’ account balances $ 985,498 $ 3,882,043 $ 3,144,555  
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Policyholders' Liabilities (Additional Insurance Reserves) (Details) - Variable / Universal Life - Policyholder Contract Deposit - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Expected Future Policy Benefit [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 3,067,336 $ 2,398,788 $ 1,745,269
Unearned revenue 827,960 799,185 760,153
Amortization expense (153,779) (129,525) (106,634)
Other adjustments (91) (1,112) 0
Balance, end of period 3,741,426 3,067,336 2,398,788
Less: Reinsurance recoverables 1,690,255 1,542,900 939,798
Unearned revenue reserve net of reinsurance recoverables $ 2,051,171 $ 1,524,436 $ 1,458,990
v3.24.1
Market Risk Benefits - Rollforward of Balances for Variable Annuity Products (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Variable Annuties      
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 4,550,625 $ 8,884,362 $ 13,577,543
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 1,727,910 287,605 722,837
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 6,278,535 9,171,967 14,300,380
Attributed fees collected 1,158,879 1,249,956 1,368,434
Claims Paid (85,898) (64,406) (29,401)
Interest accrual 293,205 143,483 24,824
Actual in force different from expected 79,030 105,996 (19,290)
Effect of changes in interest rates (1,438,873) (7,271,427) (3,461,436)
Effect of changes in equity markets (1,845,207) 3,103,563 (2,789,777)
Effect of assumption update 330,769 (160,597) (221,767)
Issuances 29,433    
Other adjustments (36,888)   0
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk 0 0 0
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 4,762,985 6,278,535 9,171,967
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk (1,068,035) (1,727,910) (287,605)
Balance, end of period 3,694,950 4,550,625 8,884,362
Less: Reinsured Market Risk Benefits      
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period (422,261) (906,484) (13,589,575)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 0 0 0
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk (422,261) (906,484) (13,589,575)
Interest accrual (53,016) (13,438) (16,593)
Actual in force different from expected (13,338) (9,968) 22,687
Effect of changes in interest rates 455,062 767,394 3,240,588
Effect of changes in equity markets 180,953 (326,575) 2,070,833
Effect of assumption update (54,067) 23,171 221,767
Issuances 7,680    
Other adjustments (635,011)   8,223,470
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk (146,999) 187,910 (334,312)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk (917,792) (422,261) (906,484)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 0 0 0
Balance, end of period (917,792) (422,261) (906,484)
Less: Reinsured Market Risk Benefits | Augustar      
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]      
Other adjustments 638,000    
Less: Reinsured Market Risk Benefits      
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]      
Attributed fees collected (246,747) (147,727) (759,997)
Claims Paid 9,952 3,456 14,648
Total, Net of Reinsurance      
Market Risk Benefit [Roll Forward]      
Balance, beginning of period 4,128,364 7,977,878 (12,032)
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk 1,727,910 287,605 722,837
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 5,856,274 8,265,483 710,805
Attributed fees collected 912,132 1,102,229 608,437
Claims Paid (75,946) (60,950) (14,753)
Interest accrual 240,189 130,045 8,231
Actual in force different from expected 65,692 96,028 3,397
Effect of changes in interest rates (983,811) (6,504,033) (220,848)
Effect of changes in equity markets (1,664,254) 2,776,988 (718,944)
Effect of assumption update 276,702 (137,426) 0
Issuances 37,113    
Other adjustments (671,899)   8,223,470
Effect of changes in current period counterparty non-performance risk (146,999) 187,910 (334,312)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in non-performance risk 3,845,193 5,856,274 8,265,483
Effect of cumulative changes in non-performance risk (1,068,035) (1,727,910) (287,605)
Balance, end of period $ 2,777,158 $ 4,128,364 $ 7,977,878
v3.24.1
Market Risk Benefits - Market Risk Benefits In Asset and Liability Positions (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]          
Market risk benefits assets $ 2,367,243 $ 1,393,237 [1]      
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]      
Variable Annuties          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]          
Net amount at risk $ 9,041,651 $ 12,141,947 $ 2,566,157    
Weighted-average attained age of contractholders 70 years 68 years 66 years    
Market risk benefits assets $ 2,367,243 $ 1,393,237 $ 1,786,565    
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 9,764,443    
Net liability   4,550,625 8,884,362 $ (12,032) $ 13,577,543
Total, Net of Reinsurance          
Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Activity [Line Items]          
Net liability $ 2,777,158 $ 4,128,364 $ 7,977,878   $ (12,032)
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Reinsurance (Balance Sheet Reinsurance Results) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Reinsurance recoverables $ 38,709,651 $ 37,096,562      
Policy loans (1,472,677) (505,367)      
Deferred policy acquisition costs (7,097,511) (6,930,425) [1] $ (7,029,308) $ (2,493,082) $ (2,493,082)
Deferred sales inducements (351,424) (381,504) [1]      
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237 [1]      
Other Assets 2,078,938 1,331,427 [1]      
Future policy benefits 23,205,205 20,829,033 [1] $ 21,510,749    
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]      
Other Liabilities 5,170,308 3,597,373 [1]      
Impacts of Reinsurance          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Reinsurance recoverables 38,709,651 37,096,562      
Policy loans (1,082,584) (1,011,112)      
Deferred policy acquisition costs (3,195,161) (3,343,270)      
Deferred sales inducements (35,313) (38,146)      
Market risk benefits assets 1,165,378 543,177      
Other Assets 1,897,410 1,146,794      
Policyholders’ account balances 5,977,108 7,157,639      
Future policy benefits 7,026,209 6,320,863      
Market risk benefit liabilities 249,538 120,916      
Other Liabilities 4,397,862 2,891,433      
Unaffiliated activity          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Market risk benefits assets 745,662 64,738      
Other Assets 1,795,422 1,034,000      
Policyholders’ account balances 1,830,579 2,771,961      
Future policy benefits 453 0      
Market risk benefit liabilities 131,594 40,731      
Other Liabilities 1,915,205 820,185      
Unaffiliated activity          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]          
Deferred policy acquisition costs $ 71,315 $ 111,379      
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Reinsurance (Reinsurance Recoverable by Counterparty) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables $ 38,709,651 $ 37,096,562
PAR U    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 15,722,061 15,051,337
PURC    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 7,565,968 6,928,950
PARCC    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 2,304,270 2,437,589
GUL Re    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 3,211,899 3,124,697
PAR Term    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 2,101,004 2,040,599
Prudential Insurance    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 1,311,525 986,013
Term Re    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 2,080,564 1,830,197
Lotus Re    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 2,051,831 1,952,215
DART    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables 744,043 578,462
Unaffiliated activity    
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]    
Total reinsurance recoverables $ 1,616,486 $ 2,166,503
v3.24.1
Reinsurance (Income Statement Reinsurance Results) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Premiums:      
Direct $ 1,853,184 $ 1,868,709 $ 1,903,865
Assumed (61) 776 162
Ceded (1,524,226) (1,604,277) (1,719,569)
Net premiums 328,897 265,208 [1] 184,458 [1]
Policy charges and fee income:      
Direct 2,995,595 3,034,193 3,348,259
Assumed 604,311 594,622 565,814
Ceded (2,063,300) (2,398,214) (2,613,978)
Net policy charges and fee income 1,536,606 1,230,601 [1] 1,300,095 [1]
Net investment income:      
Direct 1,700,684 920,674 555,404
Assumed 1,364 1,513 1,049
Ceded (26,526) (38,186) (6,218)
Net investment income 1,675,522 884,001 550,235
Asset administration fees:      
Direct 323,444 351,600 403,359
Assumed 0 0 0
Ceded (90,494) (67,418) (201,182)
Net asset administration fees 232,950 284,182 202,177
Other income (loss):      
Direct 636,930 (731,796) 227,035
Assumed (475) 271 (66)
Ceded 108,173 80,056 35,451
Net other income 744,628 (651,469) [1] 262,420 [1]
Realized investment gains (losses), net:      
Direct (1,195,753) 497,016 (388,914)
Assumed 162,291 (244,000) 12,592
Ceded (50,198) 83,366 (10,572)
Realized investment gains (losses), net (1,083,660) 336,382 [2] (386,894) [1]
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):      
Direct 298,425 (181,260) 9,096,963
Assumed (2,199) 0 0
Ceded (390,594) (519,321) (13,319,493)
Net change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss) (94,368) (700,581) [1] (4,222,530) [2]
Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):      
Direct 3,354,306 3,362,353 3,215,531
Assumed 1,258,651 1,107,436 905,325
Ceded (4,109,168) (4,011,416) (4,038,146)
Net policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves) 503,789 458,373 [1] 82,710 [1]
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:      
Direct (18,361) 1,716,983 99,202
Assumed 8,644 679,863 (16,166)
Ceded 13,669 (2,341,747) (56,028)
Net change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits 3,952 55,099 27,008
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:      
Direct 918,327 805,411 525,038
Assumed 136,725 74,402 138,202
Ceded (399,607) (434,598) (814,629)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances [1]     (151,389)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 655,445 445,215 [1]  
Reinsurance expense allowances and general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization and amortization (399,870) (150,374) (2,195,677)
Unaffiliated activity      
Premiums:      
Assumed (69) 149 162
Ceded (70,169) (42,721) (26,143)
Policy charges and fee income:      
Assumed 1,563 2,113 0
Ceded (143,764) (81,781) (65,451)
Net investment income:      
Ceded 23,023 10,802 687
Asset administration fees:      
Ceded (22,415) 0 0
Other income (loss):      
Assumed (211) 270 (68)
Ceded 37,526 3,243 0
Realized investment gains (losses), net:      
Assumed 162,291 778,620 0
Ceded (45,711) 82,386 80,540
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (loss):      
Assumed (2,199) 0 0
Ceded (186,996) (120,663) (130,654)
Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):      
Assumed 804 2,566 429
Ceded (157,344) (94,402) (186,927)
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits:      
Ceded (1,367) (6,824) 0
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:      
Assumed $ 16,243 $ (95,285) $ 0
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Reinsurance (Life Insurance In Force) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]      
Direct gross life insurance face amount in force $ 1,127,561,798 $ 1,093,610,227 $ 1,079,382,740
Assumed gross life insurance face amount in force 35,558,423 36,668,045 37,822,851
Reinsurance ceded (1,027,473,705) (1,009,571,304) (992,635,327)
Net life insurance face amount in force $ 135,646,516 $ 120,706,968 $ 124,570,264
v3.24.1
Reinsurance (Narrative) (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 21 Months Ended 24 Months Ended 36 Months Ended 48 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2023
USD ($)
Jan. 01, 2022
USD ($)
Jul. 01, 2019
Jul. 01, 2017
Jul. 01, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Jan. 31, 2001
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
counterparty
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Policy charges and fee income                   $ 1,536,606 $ 1,230,601 [1] $ 1,300,095 [1]                  
Policy loans                   1,472,677 505,367                    
Deferred Reinsurance Gain                 $ 252,736 1,673,291 1,492,856 252,736                 $ 174,259
Reinsurance recoverables                   38,709,651 37,096,562                    
Variable Annuties                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Deferred Reinsurance Gain                 0 261,721 0 0                 0
Fixed Annuities                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Deferred Reinsurance Gain                 $ 78,138 48,074 57,898 78,138                 $ 0
Impacts of Reinsurance                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Policy loans                   1,082,584 1,011,112                    
Reinsurance recoverables                   38,709,651 37,096,562                    
PAR U                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   15,722,061 15,051,337                    
PURC                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   7,565,968 6,928,950                    
PARCC                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   2,304,270 2,437,589                    
GUL Re                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   3,211,899 3,124,697                    
PAR Term                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   2,101,004 2,040,599                    
Term Re                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   2,080,564 1,830,197                    
Prudential Insurance                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   1,311,525 986,013                    
Lotus Re                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   2,051,831 1,952,215                    
DART                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   744,043 578,462                    
FLIAC | Variable Annuties                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Funds held under reinsurance agreements                   5,300,000                      
FLIAC | Fixed Annuities                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Funds held under reinsurance agreements                   $ 2,000,000                      
Percent of total reinsured block                   0.80                      
Somerset Re                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Deposit assets on reinsurance                   $ 1,618,000 828,000                    
Funds withheld liabilities                   1,518,000 $ 705,000                    
Union Hamilton                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance recoverables                   $ 2,300,000                      
Union Hamilton | Quote Share Reinsurance                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage                         50.00%                
AuguStar                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsured Amount $ 10,000,000                                        
Deferred Reinsurance Gain $ 277,000                                        
Percent of total reinsured block 0.10                                        
AuguStar | Separate account liabilities under MODCO                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage 100.00%                                        
AuguStar | General account liabilities under MODCO                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage 100.00%                                        
Affiliated Entity | PAR U                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage         95.00% 70.00%                              
Affiliated Entity | PURC                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage                               95.00% 70.00%        
Affiliated Entity | PARCC                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage     100.00%       90.00%                            
Affiliated Entity | GUL Re                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage       30.00%                     95.00%            
Affiliated Entity | PAR Term                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage     100.00%                               95.00%    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential of Taiwan                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Related Party Transaction, Term               2 years                          
Affiliated Entity | Term Re                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage                                   95.00%      
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage                   100.00%                      
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance | Impacts of Reinsurance                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Policy charges and fee income   $ (305,000)                                      
Number Of Counterparties | counterparty                   2                      
Affiliated Entity | Lotus Re | Impacts of Reinsurance                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance liabilities associated with the risks of the coinsurance agreement                                       $ 32,000  
Reinsurance agreement ceded risk                 100.00%                        
Net liabilities associated with the transaction for coinsurance                 $ 1,387,000     1,387,000                  
Net liabilities associated with the transaction for modified coinsurance                 14,037,000     14,037,000                  
Policy loans                 855,000     855,000                  
Cash received                 820,000     $ 820,000                  
Recognized gains                 $ 1,352,000                        
Affiliated Entity | DART                                          
Effects of Reinsurance [Line Items]                                          
Reinsurance Retention Policy, Reinsured Risk, Percentage                           95.00%              
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Current tax expense (benefit):      
U.S. federal $ 698,170 $ (345,263) $ 440,649
State and local 14,550 4,479 5,002
Total 712,720 (340,784) 445,651
Deferred tax expense (benefit):      
U.S. federal (683,342) 45,249 (920,437)
Total (683,342) 45,249 (920,437)
Income tax expense (benefit) 29,378 (295,535) [1] (474,786) [1]
Income tax expense (benefit) on equity in earnings of operating joint ventures (109) (193) (147)
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:      
Other comprehensive income (loss) (5,627) (106,197) (128,241)
Total income tax expense (benefit) $ 23,642 $ (401,925) $ (603,174)
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Statutory federal income tax rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
Effective tax rate 6.00% 29.90% 25.40%
Percent of income tax expense (benefit) 5.00%    
Income (loss) from domestic operations $ 492 $ (987) $ (1,870)
DRD constituting non-taxable investment income 40 44 46
Non-taxable investment income $ 43 $ 46 $ 49
v3.24.1
Income Taxes (Reconciliation To Effective Rate) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit) $ 103,215 $ (207,292) $ (392,740)
Non-taxable investment income (42,730) (46,426) (48,662)
Tax credits (42,578) (47,544) (36,806)
Changes in tax law 0 0 (3,644)
State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 11,495 3,538 3,952
Other (24) 2,189 3,114
Total income tax expense (benefit) on income (loss) before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures $ 29,378 $ (295,535) [1] $ (474,786) [1]
Effective tax rate 6.00% 29.90% 25.40%
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Deferred tax assets:    
Insurance reserves $ 1,660,421 $ 1,235,687
Deferred Tax Assets, Investments 776,190 354,538
Net unrealized loss on securities 296,749 481,989
Other 4,723 2,801
Deferred tax assets 2,738,083 2,075,015
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Deferred policy acquisition cost 936,929 954,953
Deferred sales inducements 72,791 80,116
Deferred tax liabilities 1,009,720 1,035,069
Net deferred tax asset $ 1,728,363 $ 1,039,946
v3.24.1
Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance [1] $ (10,065)    
Income tax benefit (expense) 5,627 $ 106,197 $ 128,241
Ending balance (30,920) (10,065) [1]  
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (20,007) (11,274) (7,797)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     0
Change in OCI before reclassifications 2,419 (9,337) (3,891)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 0 0 0
Income tax benefit (expense) (497) 604 414
Ending balance (18,085) (20,007) (11,274)
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (1,474,475) 306,331 553,925
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (81,364)
Change in OCI before reclassifications 677,735 (2,249,609) (185,492)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 14,217 (4,428) (24,994)
Income tax benefit (expense) (145,255) 473,231 44,256
Ending balance (927,778) (1,474,475) 306,331
AOCI, Liability for Future Policy Benefit, Parent      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 119,368 (125,809) 0
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (155,255)
Change in OCI before reclassifications (60,978) 310,351 37,274
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 0 0 0
Income tax benefit (expense) 12,805 (65,174) (7,828)
Ending balance 71,195 119,368 (125,809)
AOCI, Market Risk Benefit, Instrument-Specific Credit Risk      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 1,365,049 227,206 0
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     571,039
Change in OCI before reclassifications (659,875) 1,440,307 (435,232)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 0 0 0
Income tax benefit (expense) 138,574 (302,464) 91,399
Ending balance 843,748 1,365,049 227,206
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (10,065) 396,454 546,128
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     334,420
Change in OCI before reclassifications (40,699) (508,288) (587,341)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 14,217 (4,428) (24,994)
Income tax benefit (expense) 5,627 106,197 128,241
Ending balance (30,920) (10,065) 396,454
Cash flow hedges | Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 139,000 40,000  
Ending balance $ 12,000 $ 139,000 $ 40,000
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Equity (Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]      
Amounts reclassified from AOCI $ 14,217 $ (4,428) $ (24,994)
Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]      
Amounts reclassified from AOCI 14,217 (4,428) (24,994)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]      
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (14,217) 4,428 24,994
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | Accumulated Other   Comprehensive  Income (Loss)      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]      
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (14,217) 4,428 24,994
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]      
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments (31,193) (74,005) (3,514)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | Currency/Interest Rate | Cash flow hedges      
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]      
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments $ 16,976 $ 78,433 $ 28,508
v3.24.1
Equity (Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI on AFS Fixed Maturity Securities with OTTI, Allowance for Credit Losses and All Other Investments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance [1] $ (10,065)    
Ending balance (30,920) $ (10,065) [1]  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (1,474,475) 306,331 $ 553,925
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (81,364)
Ending balance (927,778) (1,474,475) 306,331
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (losses) | Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) Pre-Tax with Allowance      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 4,371 3,685 0
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     0
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on investments arising during period (4,482) (149) 2,951
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (265) 831 (8)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period 2,363 4 742
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses 0 0 0
Ending balance 1,987 4,371 3,685
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (losses) | Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) Pre Tax All Other      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (2,161,026) 581,718 849,349
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (1,000)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on investments arising during period 744,727 (2,737,481) (240,903)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income 14,482 (5,259) (24,986)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period (2,363) (4) (742)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses 0 0 0
Ending balance (1,404,180) (2,161,026) 581,718
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (losses) | Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (1,198,422) 835,430 1,200,048
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (89,160)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on investments arising during period 0 0 0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income 0 0 0
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period 0 0 0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses 397,071 (2,033,852) (275,458)
Ending balance (801,351) (1,198,422) 835,430
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (losses) | Future Policy Benefits and Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 1,488,679 (1,033,194) (1,348,231)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (12,880)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on investments arising during period 0 0 0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income 0 0 0
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period 0 0 0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses (459,581) 2,521,873 327,917
Ending balance 1,029,098 1,488,679 (1,033,194)
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (losses) | Income Tax Benefit (Expense)      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 391,923 (81,308) (147,241)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     21,677
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on investments arising during period (155,393) 574,760 50,016
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (2,984) 930 5,254
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period 0 0 0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses 13,122 (102,459) (11,014)
Ending balance 246,668 391,923 (81,308)
Net Unrealized Investment Gains (losses) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)      
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance (1,474,475) 306,331 553,925
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-12     (81,363)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on investments arising during period 584,852 (2,162,870) (187,936)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income 11,233 (3,498) (19,740)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period 0 0 0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses (49,388) 385,562 41,445
Ending balance $ (927,778) $ (1,474,475) $ 306,331
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]      
Statutory net income (loss) $ 4,923 $ 3,317 [1] $ 833 [1]
Statutory capital and surplus 5,161 5,205 [1] 5,955 [1]
Statutory surplus capacity to pay divided without prior approval in 2024 0    
Return of Capital 1,400    
Statutory dividend paid to Prudential Insurance $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Pruco Life Insurance      
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]      
Statutory Accounting Practices Dividends And Distributions Surplus Restriction 10.00%    
[1]
v3.24.1
Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
policy
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Aug. 01, 2021
USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Commissions and fees                         $ 1,536,606,000 $ 1,230,601,000 [1] $ 1,300,095,000 [1]  
Company's share of corporate expenses                         (979,287,000) (1,655,673,000) (2,044,942,000)  
Payments to Fund Policy Loans                         1,162,959,000 144,764,000 122,297,000  
Policy loans $ 1,472,677,000                       1,472,677,000 505,367,000    
Net investment income                         1,675,522,000 884,001,000 550,235,000  
Accrued investment income 333,838,000                       333,838,000 219,635,000    
Long-term debt to affiliates 0                       0 185,563,000    
Contributed / (return of) capital                           0 776,657,000  
Return of Capital                         1,400,000,000      
Prudential Insurance                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Contributed / (return of) capital 7,000,000     $ 405,000,000 $ 7,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 8,000,000 $ 457,000,000 $ 3,813,000,000   $ 106,000,000          
Return of Capital 450,000,000 $ 650,000,000 $ 300,000,000             $ 34,000,000     (1,400,000,000) 0    
Dividend                         0 0 0  
PALAC                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Contributed / (return of) capital               $ 167,000,000                
PALAC                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Market value of loan                               $ 324,000,000
Premium from Transactions with Related Party                       $ 24,000,000        
Prudential Insurance and Prudential FInancial                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount 4,156,000,000                       4,156,000,000 4,512,000,000    
Fees related to Life Insurance, Corporate or Bank Owned, amount                         50,000,000 52,000,000 56,000,000  
Prudential Insurance                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Stock option program plan expense                         1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  
Deferred compensation program expense                         5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000  
Pension plan expense                         13,000,000 19,000,000 14,000,000  
Welfare plan expense                         $ 14,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000  
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution, percent (up to)                         4.00%      
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized                         $ 7,000,000 9,000,000 5,000,000  
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy                         5      
PRUCO Life Insurance Company                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Company's share of corporate expenses                         $ 144,000,000 105,000,000 86,000,000  
Number of Corporate Owned Life Insurance policies sold | policy                         1      
Payments to Fund Policy Loans                         $ 900,000,000      
Policy loans 898,000,000                       898,000,000      
Interest and Fee Income, Other Loans                         26,000,000      
Affiliated Entity                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Net investment income                         6,900,000 4,600,000 1,700,000  
Accrued interest receivable related to long-term notes 1,000,000                       1,000,000 1,000,000    
Revenue related to long-term notes receivable                         3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000  
Accrued investment income 500,000                       500,000 500,000    
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 7,000,000,000                       7,000,000,000      
Long-term debt to affiliates 0                       0      
Interest expense related to loans payable, Related Party                         17,000,000 3,000,000 0  
Affiliated Entity | PAD                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Commissions and fees                         587,000,000 611,000,000 379,000,000  
Affiliated Entity | ASTISI and Prudential Investments                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement                         274,000,000 306,000,000 374,000,000  
Affiliated Entity | PGIM Investments                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Fee income from revenue sharing agreement                         38,000,000 36,000,000 21,000,000  
Affiliated Entity | PGIM                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Net investment income                         53,000,000 41,000,000 20,000,000  
Prudential Financial Joint Venture                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Net investment income                         5,000,000 21,000,000 $ 39,000,000  
Other invested assets $ 754,000,000                       754,000,000 606,000,000    
PGF                                
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                
Investment Income, Interest                         $ 499,000,000 $ 137,000,000    
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Related Party Transactions (Affiliated Notes Receivable) (Details) - Affiliated Entity - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Total long-term notes receivable - affiliated $ 147,984 $ 148,076
U.S. Dollar fixed rate notes    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Total long-term notes receivable - affiliated $ 147,984 $ 148,076
U.S. Dollar fixed rate notes | Minimum      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Interest Rates 0.00%  
U.S. Dollar fixed rate notes | Maximum    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Interest Rates 14.85%  
v3.24.1
Related Party Transactions (Affiliate Commercial Mortgage Loan) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Commercial Mortgage Loans $ 6,122,721 $ 4,928,680
Affiliated Entity | Commercial mortgage Loans    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Interest Rates 9.85%  
Commercial Mortgage Loans $ 71,038 $ 72,225
v3.24.1
Related Party Transactions (Affiliated Asset Transfers) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
[1]
Dec. 31, 2021
[2]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Realized investment gains (losses), net $ (1,083,660) $ 336,382 $ (386,894)
Affiliated Entity | PALAC - January 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 4,432    
Book Value 4,432    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | PALAC - January 2022 - Purchase - Derivatives      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 404    
Book Value 404    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | PALAC - February 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 128,909    
Book Value 128,909    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Co - April 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 48,970    
Book Value 48,970    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - May 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 233,426    
Book Value 241,128    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 6,085    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - June 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 88,754    
Book Value 81,216    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) (5,955)    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - June 2022 - Transfer In - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 52,089    
Book Value 45,031    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) (5,577)    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - June 2022 - Transfer Out - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 48,786    
Book Value 58,984    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) (8,057)    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Co - June 2022 - Purchase - Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 6,492    
Book Value 6,492    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Co - June 2022 - Sale - Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 14,853    
Book Value 15,725    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net (872)    
Affiliated Entity | Gibraltar Universal Life Reinsurance Co - June 2022 - Purchase - Commercial and Other Loans      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 13,551    
Book Value 13,551    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Gibraltar Universal Life Reinsurance Co - June 2022 - Sale - Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 8,692    
Book Value 9,033    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net (341)    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Universal Reinsurance Co - June 2022 - Purchase - Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 4,403    
Book Value 4,403    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - July 2022 - Transfer in - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 6,319    
Book Value 7,230    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 719    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Captive Co - July 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 16,284    
Book Value 16,284    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - August 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 155,823    
Book Value 139,712    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) (12,728)    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Vantage Casualty Insurance Co - September 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 3,497    
Book Value 3,497    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | WH Warehouse Ltd - October 2022 - Sale - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 26,536    
Book Value 26,388    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 148    
Affiliated Entity | PARU, November 2022, Purchase, Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 91,051    
Book Value 91,051    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - December 2022 - Purchase - Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 67,477    
Book Value 71,369    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 3,075    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, January 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 48,329    
Book Value 50,372    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 1,614    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, March 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 7,175    
Book Value 7,500    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 256    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | PURC, April 2023, Purchase, Fixed maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 102,804    
Book Value 102,804    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Term Re, June 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 115,573    
Book Value 115,573    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, June 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 4,298    
Book Value 4,443    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 114    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, June 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities 1      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 4,394    
Book Value 4,494    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 80    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, June 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities 2      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 19,453    
Book Value 19,203    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) (198)    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, June 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities 3      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 14,452    
Book Value 15,086    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 502    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance, September 2023, Purchase, Fixed Maturities 4      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 15,880    
Book Value 15,801    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) (62)    
Realized investment gains (losses), net 0    
Affiliated Entity | Prudential Insurance - December 2023, Sale, Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fair Value 762    
Book Value 754    
APIC, Net of Tax Increase/ (Decrease) 0    
Realized investment gains (losses), net $ 8    
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
v3.24.1
Related Party Transactions (Debt Agreements) (Details) - Affiliated Entity - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 180,411,000 $ 311,813,000
Short-term debt to affiliates 180,000,000  
Prudential Insurance Loan Issued 8/13/2021    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 0 96,666,000
Interest Rates 4.39%  
Prudential Insurance Loan Issued 8/13/2021    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 0 29,000,000
Interest Rates 4.39%  
Prudential Insurance Loan Issued 8/13/2021    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 94,953,000 97,665,000
Interest Rates 3.95%  
Prudential Insurance Loan Issued 8/13/2021    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 37,981,000 39,066,000
Interest Rates 3.95%  
Prudential Insurance Loan Issued 8/13/2021    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 47,477,000 48,832,000
Interest Rates 3.95%  
Prudential Funding LLC Loan Issued 12282022    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 0 138,000
Interest Rates 4.73%  
Prudential Funding LLC Loan Issued 12292022    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 0 62,000
Interest Rates 4.73%  
Prudential Funding LLC Loan Issued 12302022    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Short-term and Long-term debt $ 0 $ 384,000
Interest Rates 4.73%  
v3.24.1
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) - Guarantee of Asset Values - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]    
Guaranteed value of third-party assets $ 311,302 $ 0
Fair value of collateral supporting these assets 287,621 0
Asset (liability) associated with guarantee, carried at fair value $ 1,000 $ 0
v3.24.1
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Jul. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]      
Litigation and regulatory matters loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum (less than) $ 100.0    
Indonesia | Joint Venture With CT Corp      
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]      
Joint Venture with CT Corp, Ownership Percentage     49.00%
Commitments | Commercial mortgage loans      
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]      
Total outstanding commercial mortgage loan commitments 270.0 $ 333.0  
Allowance for credit losses 0.3 0.1  
Change in allowance for credit loss expense (reversal) 0.3 0.1  
Commitments | Investments      
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]      
Commitments to purchase investment (excluding commercial mortgage loans) 1,182.0 582.0  
Purchase Commitment      
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]      
Change in allowance for credit loss expense (reversal) 0.0 0.0  
Other Guarantees      
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities [Line Items]      
Accrued Liabilities $ 32.0 $ 33.0  
v3.24.1
Schedule I - Summary of Investments Other Than investments in Related Parties (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost $ 27,538,066 $ 21,311,087
Fair Value 26,131,780 19,025,401
Equity securities, at cost 824,270 148,179
Equity securities, at fair value 844,950 143,072
Fixed maturities, trading, amortized cost 3,476,746 2,682,022
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446 1,936,159
Commercial Mortgage Loans 6,122,721 4,928,680
Policy loans 1,472,677 505,367
Short-term Investments 380,366  
Other invested assets 1,222,985 1,088,613
Total Investment at Cost 41,037,831  
Total investment per Balance Sheet 38,971,925 27,751,783
Equity securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Equity securities, at cost 824,270  
Equity securities, at fair value 844,950  
Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 27,538,066  
Fair Value 26,131,780  
Trading | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, trading, amortized cost 3,476,746  
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 1,009,937 354,348
Fair Value 975,287 281,792
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fair Value 975,287  
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 789,856 654,884
Fair Value 776,627 628,200
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fair Value 776,627  
Foreign government bonds    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 330,830 330,967
Fair Value 281,986 273,462
Foreign government bonds | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fair Value 281,986  
Asset-backed securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 2,016,028 1,467,955
Fair Value 2,027,550 1,442,354
Asset-backed securities | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fair Value 2,027,550  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 913,347 727,159
Fair Value 851,778 658,152
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fair Value 851,778  
Residential mortgage-backed securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 399,542 342,493
Fair Value 396,070 336,216
Residential mortgage-backed securities | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fair Value 396,070  
Public utilities | Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 2,379,489  
Fair Value 2,196,446  
All other corporate bonds | Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 19,693,932  
Fair Value 18,620,862  
Redeemable preferred stock | Available-for-sale | Fixed maturities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 5,105  
Fair Value 5,174  
Other common stocks | Equity securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Equity securities, at cost 783,571  
Equity securities, at fair value 805,715  
Mutual funds | Equity securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Equity securities, at cost 12,188  
Equity securities, at fair value 11,277  
Perpetual preferred stocks | Equity securities    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Equity securities, at cost 28,511  
Equity securities, at fair value 27,958  
Total Net Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans    
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]    
Commercial Mortgage Loans $ 6,122,721 $ 4,928,680
v3.24.1
Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Statements of Financial Position) (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Jan. 01, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Assets:          
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale $ 26,131,780 $ 19,025,401      
Fixed maturities, trading 2,796,446 1,936,159      
Equity securities, at fair value 844,950 143,072      
Policy loans 1,472,677 505,367      
Short-term Investments 380,366 124,491      
Commercial Mortgage Loans 6,122,721 4,928,680      
Other invested assets 1,222,985 1,088,613      
Total investments 38,971,925 27,751,783      
Cash and cash equivalents 2,139,792 2,397,627      
Deferred policy acquisition costs 7,097,511 6,930,425 [1] $ 7,029,308 $ 2,493,082 $ 2,493,082
Accrued investment income 333,838 219,635      
Reinsurance recoverables 38,709,651 37,096,562 [1]      
Receivables from parent and affiliates 332,583 224,921      
Deferred sales inducements 351,424 381,504 [1]      
Income taxes assets 1,737,651 1,694,751 [1]      
Market risk benefits assets 2,367,243 1,393,237 [1]      
Other assets 2,078,938 1,331,427 [1]      
Separate account assets 119,188,485 114,051,246      
TOTAL ASSETS 213,309,041 193,473,118      
Liabilities:          
Policyholder Account Balance 53,012,800 41,912,536 [1] 35,730,680    
Future policy benefits 23,205,205 20,829,033 [1] 21,510,749    
Market risk benefit liabilities 5,144,401 5,521,601 [1]      
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750      
Short-term debt to affiliates 180,411 126,250      
Long-term debt to affiliates 0 185,563      
Payables to parent and affiliates 2,667,696 2,126,571      
Other liabilities 5,170,308 3,597,373 [1]      
Separate account liabilities 119,188,485 114,051,246 149,797,828   145,740,422
Total liabilities 208,787,616 188,436,923      
Equity          
Common stock ($10 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding) 2,500 2,500      
Additional paid-in capital 5,052,602 6,037,914      
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit) (532,951) (994,154) [1]      
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (30,920) (10,065) [1]      
Total equity 4,521,425 5,036,195      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 213,309,041 193,473,118      
Fixed Maturities, Available-for-sale, allowance for credit losses 2,008 4,769      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 27,538,066 21,311,087      
Fixed maturities, trading, amortized cost 3,476,746 2,682,022      
Equity securities, at cost 824,270 148,179      
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses 37,689 20,263 $ 5,951   $ 4,552
Other invested assets, at fair value $ 85,025 $ 116,110      
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 10 $ 10      
Common stock, shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000      
Common stock, shares issued 250,000 250,000      
Common stock, shares outstanding 250,000 250,000      
PRUCO Life Insurance Company          
Assets:          
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale $ 23,662,832 $ 17,305,913      
Fixed maturities, trading 2,773,006 1,912,377      
Equity securities, at fair value 840,335 138,714      
Policy loans 357,581 293,304      
Short-term Investments 374,407 117,491      
Commercial Mortgage Loans 5,883,092 4,780,501      
Other invested assets 1,073,038 959,085      
Total investments 34,964,291 25,507,385      
Cash and cash equivalents 1,953,388 2,141,860      
Deferred policy acquisition costs 6,704,372 6,578,551      
Accrued investment income 279,567 194,413      
Reinsurance recoverables 35,163,935 34,033,034      
Investment in subsidiaries 1,434,641 1,026,655      
Receivables from parent and affiliates 308,635 206,127      
Deferred sales inducements 351,424 381,504      
Income taxes assets 1,670,376 1,627,136      
Market risk benefits assets 1,829,584 834,613      
Other assets 2,051,898 1,290,499      
Separate account assets 105,111,382 100,124,288      
TOTAL ASSETS 191,823,493 173,946,065      
Liabilities:          
Policyholder Account Balance 48,976,616 39,138,221      
Future policy benefits 20,864,146 18,733,638      
Market risk benefit liabilities 4,606,742 4,962,977      
Cash collateral for loaned securities 218,310 86,750      
Short-term debt to affiliates 180,411 126,250      
Long-term debt to affiliates 0 185,563      
Payables to parent and affiliates 2,658,870 2,119,579      
Other liabilities 4,715,785 3,432,604      
Separate account liabilities 105,111,382 100,124,288      
Total liabilities 187,332,262 168,909,870      
Equity          
Common stock ($10 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding) 2,500 2,500      
Additional paid-in capital 5,052,602 6,037,914      
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit) (532,951) (994,154)      
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (30,920) (10,065)      
Total equity 4,491,231 5,036,195      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 191,823,493 173,946,065      
Fixed Maturities, Available-for-sale, allowance for credit losses 2,004 4,406      
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost 24,872,031 19,320,369      
Fixed maturities, trading, amortized cost 3,451,001 2,654,456      
Equity securities, at cost 819,617 143,565      
Commercial mortgage and other loans, allowance for credit losses 36,527 19,855      
Other invested assets, at fair value $ 80,638 $ 113,721      
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 10 $ 10      
Common stock, shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000      
Common stock, shares issued 250,000 250,000      
Common stock, shares outstanding 250,000 250,000      
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Statements of Operations) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
REVENUES      
Premiums $ 328,897 $ 265,208 [1] $ 184,458 [1]
Policy charges and fee income 1,536,606 1,230,601 [1] 1,300,095 [1]
Net investment income 1,675,522 884,001 550,235
Asset administration fees 232,950 284,182 202,177
Other Income (loss) 744,628 (651,469) [1] 262,420 [1]
Realized investment gains (losses), net (1,083,660) 336,382 [2] (386,894) [1]
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses) (94,368) (700,581) [1] (4,222,530) [2]
TOTAL REVENUES 3,340,575 1,648,324 (2,110,039)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES      
Policyholders’ benefits 503,789 458,373 [1] 82,710 [1]
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits 3,952 55,099 [1] 27,008 [1]
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 655,445 445,215 [1]  
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 534,435 520,276 [1] 325,595 [1]
General, administrative and other expense 1,151,452 1,156,464 [1]  
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES 2,849,073 2,635,427  
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 491,502 (987,103) (1,870,189)
Income tax expense (benefit) 29,378 (295,535) [1] (474,786) [1]
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 462,124 (691,568) (1,395,403)
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes (433) (75,137) 702
Net Income (Loss) 461,691 (766,705) [2] (1,394,701) [2]
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) 691,952 (2,254,037) [1] (210,486) [1]
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits (60,978) 310,353 [1] 37,274 [1]
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits (659,875) 1,440,305 [1] (435,232) [1]
Total (26,482) (512,716) (612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss) (5,627) (106,197) [1] (128,241) [1]
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) 440,348 (1,173,224) (1,878,795)
PRUCO Life Insurance Company      
REVENUES      
Premiums 289,344 231,500 155,709
Policy charges and fee income 1,476,927 1,172,867 1,227,933
Net investment income 1,507,280 785,609 449,744
Asset administration fees 223,803 275,702 193,302
Other Income (loss) 741,052 (649,316) 261,639
Realized investment gains (losses), net (1,039,350) 322,547 (387,409)
Change in value of market risk benefits, net of related hedging gain (losses) (157,160) (558,535) (4,262,200)
TOTAL REVENUES 3,041,896 1,580,374 (2,361,282)
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES      
Policyholders’ benefits 448,286 430,184 41,931
Change in estimates of liability for future policy benefits 6,067 38,468 24,189
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 591,310 397,637 (194,393)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 513,863 500,986 307,397
General, administrative and other expense 1,100,663 1,099,599 (574,501)
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES 2,660,189 2,466,874 (395,377)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 381,707 (886,500) (1,965,905)
Income tax expense (benefit) 16,915 (264,761) (485,879)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE 364,792 (621,739) (1,480,026)
Equity In Earnings Of Subsidiaries 96,844 (69,829) 84,623
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes (433) (75,137) 702
Net Income (Loss) 461,203 (766,705) (1,394,701)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) 632,819 (1,877,552) (143,225)
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits (50,679) 250,486 23,870
Gain (loss) from changes in non-performance risk on market risk benefits (597,083) 1,298,259 (395,563)
Other (11,539) (183,909) (97,417)
Total (26,482) (512,716) (612,335)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss) (5,627) (106,197) (128,241)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (20,855) (406,519) (484,094)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ 440,348 $ (1,173,224) $ (1,878,795)
[1] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
[2] Prior period amounts reflect the implementation of ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts.
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Schedule II - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Condensed Statements of Cash Flow) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities $ 2,459,895 $ 1,824,964 $ (883,941)  
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:        
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,736,809 1,688,079 1,251,269  
Fixed maturities, trading 97,693 907,941 914,662  
Equity securities 189,237 242,292 100,151  
Policy loans 182,973 169,723 172,932  
Ceded Policy Loans Proceeds (119,787) (112,164) (13,387)  
Short-term investments 456,983 632,069 221,645  
Commercial mortgage and other loans 167,888 196,672 280,103  
Other invested assets 19,693 60,349 302,692  
Payments for the purchase/origination of:        
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale (7,544,596) (7,009,578) (2,504,582)  
Fixed maturities, trading (857,717) (425,267) (117,247)  
Equity securities (678,847) (281,684) (98,122)  
Policy loans (1,162,959) (144,764) (122,297)  
Ceded policy loans 151,019 71,402 12,161  
Short-term investments (690,173) (558,161) (317,593)  
Commercial mortgage and other loans (1,341,450) (1,076,351) (565,222)  
Other invested assets (190,826) (166,345) (148,842)  
Other, net (4,808) 57,687 (10,392)  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities (9,639,503) (6,114,134) (699,329)  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Policyholders’ account deposits 12,101,043 9,996,128 5,690,619  
Ceded policyholders’ account deposits (1,189,331) (1,216,195) (1,149,254)  
Policyholders’ account withdrawals (3,695,248) (3,727,579) (3,927,948)  
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals 625,238 638,392 326,680  
Contributed / (return of) capital   0 776,657  
Other, net 63,816 (59,327) (3,251)  
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities 6,921,773 5,767,866 2,075,222  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (257,835) 1,478,696 491,952  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 2,139,792 2,397,627 918,931 $ 426,979
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR 2,139,792 2,397,627 918,931 426,979
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION        
Income taxes paid (refund) 67,203 39,201 391,015  
Interest paid 4,533 7,863 6,341  
PRUCO Life Insurance Company        
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities 2,365,722 1,813,780 (1,014,479)  
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:        
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale 1,622,501 1,586,432 1,150,169  
Fixed maturities, trading 95,872 901,690 914,082  
Equity securities 189,210 242,247 100,151  
Policy loans 152,275 140,937 144,925  
Ceded Policy Loans Proceeds (117,589) (110,477) (11,560)  
Short-term investments 444,983 622,072 221,613  
Commercial mortgage and other loans 157,116 178,564 258,743  
Other invested assets 17,405 57,335 296,278  
Payments for the purchase/origination of:        
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale (6,762,400) (6,674,455) (2,278,457)  
Fixed maturities, trading (857,717) (425,267) (97,523)  
Equity securities (678,790) (281,502) (98,122)  
Policy loans (236,886) (122,982) (104,528)  
Ceded policy loans 147,961 69,369 10,391  
Short-term investments (679,224) (551,161) (307,596)  
Commercial mortgage and other loans (1,239,173) (1,024,697) (561,310)  
Other invested assets (174,680) (149,837) (125,329)  
Capital contributions to subsidiaries (323,909) (325,000) (100,000)  
Other, net (56,531) (316,170) (68,135)  
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities (8,299,576) (6,182,902) (656,208)  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
Policyholders’ account deposits 10,508,549 9,500,054 5,130,649  
Ceded policyholders’ account deposits (870,031) (902,233) (817,978)  
Policyholders’ account withdrawals (3,287,164) (3,343,369) (3,413,219)  
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals 360,211 398,101 78,517  
Contributed / (return of) capital (995,000) 0 776,657  
Other, net 28,817 75,814 340,224  
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities 5,745,382 5,728,367 2,094,850  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (188,472) 1,359,245 424,163  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 1,953,388 2,141,860 782,615 358,452
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR 1,953,388 2,141,860 782,615 $ 358,452
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION        
Income taxes paid (refund) 57,749 61,613 384,472  
Interest paid $ 4,377 $ 7,863 $ 6,323